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Sunrise Sharks News - Sharks Bytes 5/11/25

Coaches Corner:

First and foremost, I want to wish all of those who mother our swimmers a happy Mother’s Day! Thank you for all you do!

This week was a lot of hard work for our swimmers, and they rose to the occasion. Getting to Time Trials was about learning our strokes and being able to establish a time in each event. Going forward practice will focus on getting stronger, faster, and building a fun and dynamic team culture. This week’s theme is “the importance of showing up”. This doesn’t mean attendance, although that is always a plus, it means showing up with a good attitude and ready to work. It means showing up for yourself by putting in the work. It also means showing up for your teammates and being encouraging and supportive. I want to see your swimmers all “show up” this week every time they walk onto the pool deck.

I want to thank all of you who have taken the time to talk to me (electronically, over the phone or in person). All your feedback is important, and I hope to continue to keep the lines of communication open through the season. I am usually rushed between groups, and I do not mean to be short and maybe a little too direct. I just have swimmers to attend to. With Coach Lexi joining us in a couple of weeks I should be able to move from group to group and spend time with all the coaches and have some extra time for things that you may wish to share immediately.

A quick reminder that your child cannot be in the water if they have diarrhea or have had it in the last 48hrs. While we are unable to control what we do not know, please make sure you are keeping your swimmer home if this is the case so that we can all stay healthy.

This week we focused on getting comfortable being uncomfortable. There were group changes, and we have put a lot of yardage in. Keep it up! The swimmers of the week this week are below. Congratulations to all! We will meet on Monday at the dive tank bleachers to recognize them and talk about the week ahead.

Swimmers of the week for May 5 - 9th

6U • Aubrey B – Aubrey comes to practice ready to put in hard work! Aubrey gets in the water quickly and always does a great job helping Coach by demonstrating skills!

7/8 • Ellie B – Ellie is always willing to try new things with a good attitude! She also works hard for the entire practice!

9/10 • Vienna S – Vienna had an outstanding week with a new group and a new coach. She had a great attitude and worked really hard!

11/12 • Michael I – Michael always comes to practice ready to work. He always asks questions not just to better himself but to benefit the entire group!

13/14 • Ayla S – Not only is a Ayla a volunteer Jr. coach but she also has a great attitude! Ayla has had a great week of practice keeping up with all the sets without complaint!

15/18 • Dominic C - Dominic is always pushing himself and working very hard at practice. Even with Coach’s really tough sets he never gives up.

-Coach Leslie

Breakfast Fundraiser Success.

Thank you for helping make our first Applebee’s Breakfast fundraiser a success! It was great to see so many Sharks families enjoying breakfast together and helping make Champs posters. This was an awesome fundraiser that raised $1,639. We intend to continue this fundraiser, so if you missed today, we’ll see you there next season😊

Our ice cream winning age group are the 15-18’s with 37 breakfast tickets sold! Guess our big Sharks are little Sharks when it comes to an ice cream incentive😄

Parent Reminders:

Foodraiser Wednesday is at the homemade eats from Panchito!

Everything is delicious here, homemade tortillas, salsas and everything in between. Give yourself some extra time since everything is made in house. Dine in & take only, no website orders, but you can call ahead for a quick pick up. Panchito is barely a block away from the pool, if you don't look, you'll miss it!

7683 Auburn Blvd

Citrus Heights, CA 95610

Next Meet:

Next Meet is 5/17 at Dixon, check here for all the information you need and watch your email Friday evening for the “Meet Email”. Click HERE to get to our calendar.

Shark-a-Thon!!!

Shark-a-Thon is coming up soon! On Wednesday May 21st, our Sharks will be swimming as many laps as they can during their practice time to help raise funds for our team. Shark-a-Thon is our LARGEST and main fundraiser of the season. More information will come separately.

Our foodraiser for that night will be a great deal, $5 hotdog meal. Prepared on deck, so your swimmer can immediately refuel after swimming all their laps! Meals are presale only, include hot dog, bag of chips, cookie and a drink-water or soda. Additional hot dogs can be purchased for just a buck! To order your sharktastic meal, please see Annie to purchase, cash or card accepted.

Turbo Shine Fundraiser:

Turbo Shine is offering Sharks discounted car washes! Good at both Sacramento & Roseville locations. Use the link below to purchase your washes for a fin-tastic clean car!😁

Go Sharks!