Week 5: It's a Home Meet Hawaiian Luau!
So much to share this week...please read all the way through this novel so you don't miss out on anything!
Mills Farm vs. Loch Lloyd (at Home)
Theme: Hawaiian Luau - wear your orange and tropical gear!
Swimmer Arrival: 4:20pm (note earlier time)
Swimmer Warm-Up: 4:30pm
Meet Begins: 5:30pm
We'll have leis for all our parents -- grab one on the way in!
New Meet Setup This Week
Wednesday's meet may be the largest meet in SSA history. 300 swimmers + 300-400 spectators = CRAZY CROWDED! We are bringing in some large canopy tents and tables for spectators to relax in outside the upper gate. BYOC (Bring your own chair!) Relax in the tent with friends in the shade, then step up to the gate (or on the pool deck) to watch your swimmer.
VIP Seating Auction for Wednesday’s Meet
If you’d like a reserved table with umbrella, four chairs and a prime view…here’s your chance! Two tables available. The auction closes at noon on Wednesday. You can place a proxy bid (max amount you don't want to go over) so you don't have to keep close tabs on the auction. Proceeds from this auction help us pay for our portion of the new audio system installed this summer. https://www.32auctions.com/MFLL
Swimmer Events This Week
This will be our most competitive dual meet of the season and, as such, coaches will assign meet entries to help the team score the most points. Relays will be the fastest relays we can put together. Expect to see some amazing swims!
RSVP for SSA Championships - Friday & Saturday July 11/12
Our league championships are Friday, July 11 (11 & Up swimmers) and Saturday, July 12 (10 & Under swimmers). All swimmers who participated in at least two meets this season are eligible -- you do not have to "qualify" for champs. We HIGHLY encourage all swimmers to attend; it is really the pinnacle of our season and is so much fun for the kids. For many, it is their first meet in a "professional" swim facility (Shawnee Mission Aquatic Center).
The Champs Meet is now open for RSVP's on our website! Please note you can select events your swimmer is interested in, but coaches will ultimately make these choices based on what is best for the team.
Friday Champs Session (11& Up)
Doors open: 2:30pm for warm-ups (specific times to be assigned)
Meet begins: 4pm
Saturday Champs Session (10 & Under)
Doors open: 8:am for warm-ups (specific times to be assigned)
Meet begins: 9:30am
'A Splash of Orange' End-of-Season Party - Sunday, July 13
Hard to believe it's time to talk about the end of the season! You don't want to miss this celebration and awards ceremony. We recognize all swimmers on the Sunday after Champs with dinner and a program. Parents and siblings are encouraged to attend!
When & Where: Sunday, July 13 @ BVSW, 6-9pm
Attire: White with a 'splash' of orange. (Kids usually dress up a bit -- nice shorts/shirts and/or summer dresses; parents are similar!)
Please RSVP and pay for the banquet HERE.
Order Mustang Yearbooks and Best Times Plaques
If you would like to order (or see more information) about the Mustang Yearbook for 2025 and/or our Best Times Plaques, please click here.
Yearbooks are nicely bound, hardcover and 50 pages of pure Mustang fun from the season. Plaques are a record of your swimmer's best times from the year. (Many Mustangs have a collection of these from all their years swimming!) Both items come in sometime in August, so that we can include Champs times and pictures from both Champs and the banquet.
Plaques: $12
Yearbook: $31
Teen Night – Monday at 7:30PM @ MILLS RANCH POOL
Note the location change to Mills Ranch! (We needed an empty pool for this night so we can fill it with floaties!) Kids can still ride their bikes on the sidewalk to Mills Ranch (if parents are comfortable!) Event will end at 9:30pm.
4th of July Week Practice
We DO have practices every day during this week EXCEPT Friday the 4th. There is a home meet on Wednesday, July 2 and you do NOT want to miss it because it's our annual GLOW party!
Volunteers for Wednesday's Meet
Here's who signed up to work this week. If you can't make it, please send a replacement!
2025 Loch Lloyd Swim at Mustangs - THEME: Hawaiian Luau
| Ahlers, Mel | 7:00 AM — 9:00 AM | Ribbons (Thursday AM job)/Ribbons |
| Auslander, Jeff | 9:30 PM — 10:30 PM | Tear Down & Clean Up/Tear Down & Clean Up |
| Auslander, Lynn | 2:30 PM — 4:30 PM | Meet Setup (2:30 - 4:30pm)/Meet Setup |
| 9:30 PM — 10:30 PM | Tear Down & Clean Up/Tear Down & Clean Up | |
| Buller, Tim | 2:30 PM — 4:30 PM | Meet Setup (2:30 - 4:30pm)/Meet Setup |
| 7:00 AM — 9:00 AM | Ribbons (Thursday AM job)/Ribbons | |
| 9:30 PM — 10:30 PM | Tear Down & Clean Up/Tear Down & Clean Up | |
| Chambers, Luke | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers |
| Chambers, Molly | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers |
| Davis, Chad | 2:30 PM — 4:30 PM | Meet Setup (2:30 - 4:30pm)/Meet Setup |
| Groves, Chrissy | 4:30 PM — 9:30 PM | Team Parent - 13 & Up/Team Parent - Teens |
| Hansen, Kristi | 7:00 AM — 9:00 AM | Ribbons (Thursday AM job)/Ribbons |
| Hinds, Carisa | 3:30 PM — 9:00 PM | Hospitality/Hospitality |
| Hughes, Bradley | 2:30 PM — 4:30 PM | Meet Setup (2:30 - 4:30pm)/Meet Setup |
| Hughes, Samantha | 2:30 PM — 4:30 PM | Meet Setup (2:30 - 4:30pm)/Meet Setup |
| Johnson, Curt | 2:30 PM — 4:30 PM | Meet Setup (2:30 - 4:30pm)/Meet Setup |
| Johnson, Sara | 2:30 PM — 4:30 PM | Meet Setup (2:30 - 4:30pm)/Meet Setup |
| Kenton, Laura | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers |
| Kirkman, Amanda | 4:30 PM — 9:30 PM | Team Parent - 9 & 10 Girls/Team Parent - 9/10 Girls |
| Kirkman, David | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Clerk of Course (Home Meets Only)/Clerk of Course |
| Kissel, Zach | 9:30 PM — 10:30 PM | Tear Down & Clean Up/Tear Down & Clean Up |
| 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers | |
| Maxon, Kim | 4:30 PM — 9:30 PM | Team Parent - 11 & 12/Team Parent 11&12 |
| Muelleman, Thomas | 4:30 PM — 9:30 PM | Team Parent - 9 & 10 Girls/Team Parent - 9/10 Girls |
| Obringer, Cat | 3:30 PM — 9:00 PM | Hospitality/Hospitality |
| Peck, Brooke | 2:30 PM — 4:30 PM | Meet Setup (2:30 - 4:30pm)/Meet Setup |
| 9:30 PM — 10:30 PM | Tear Down & Clean Up/Tear Down & Clean Up | |
| Powell, Mary | 4:30 PM — 9:30 PM | Team Parent - 8 & Under Girls/Team Parent - 8U Girls |
| Reetz, Joe | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers |
| Rong, Lin | 4:30 PM — 9:30 PM | Team Parent - 8 & Under Girls/Team Parent - 8U Girls |
| Staniszewski, Janina | 4:30 PM — 9:30 PM | Team Parent - 11 & 12/Team Parent 11&12 |
| Swigle, Micaela | 5:30 PM — 9:30 PM | Heat Ribbon Worker/Heat Ribbons |
| Thompson, Aaron | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers |
| Torres, Lauren | 5:00 PM — 9:30 PM | Timers/Timers |
Thank you!
Lindsay