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Grizzly Cubs roll on road in Shelbyville

Posted by Zach C DeWitt at Dec 2, 2020 7:38AM PST ( 0 Comments )
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Franklin swept host Shelbyville, with the boys winning by a 137-45 spread and the girls earning a 128-54 triumph.

Getting individual wins for the boys were Callum Buchanan (100 and 200 freestyle), Anthony Ries (200 IM, 100 back), Nicholas Coy (50 free, 100 breast), Drake Keller (diving) and Franco Chirinos (500 free). For the girls, Allie Lacy (100 and 200 free), Paige Lawrence (IM, breaststroke), Camryn Quiggins (diving), Jaynie Salyers (100 fly), Jenna Newton (500 free) and Jyllian Antle (100 back) all finished first.Grizzly Cubs roll on road

Here’s a new segment for all you Franklin Faithful, it’s called the report card? We’ll see about the moniker, but never-the-less, these folks need some shout-outs!

https://youtu.be/jBjC1reZqLU

Thanks as always for your patience, passion, and support for this program. Your support makes this job worth doing.

ZD

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Just in case....

Posted by Franklin Community Swimming & Diving at Dec 1, 2020 1:33PM PST ( 0 Comments )

Here is one more reminder that the Shelbyville meet is not open to visiting spectators. Check out the team from home at 5:30 by using the link sent by the athletic department! Cheer loud for fast swims and flawless dives!

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Shelbyville Meet

Posted by Franklin Community Swimming & Diving at Nov 30, 2020 6:07PM PST ( 0 Comments )

This is just a reminder that there will be no visiting spectators at the Shelbyville meet. If you would like to cheer on our Franklin Swim and Dive athletes, please click on the link below to access the live stream expected to start at 5:30. This link will give you access to the Shelbyville’s Golden Bear TV You Tube site.

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We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Here are a few things that you many want to know for the week:

1. Due to the limited capacity of the Shelbyville pool facility, the spectators for Tuesday’s meet will be limited to HOME FANS only. The Shelbyville athletic department extends an apology for any inconvenience that this may cause. They are working on a LIVE streaming plan so that Franklin Fans can watch the meet as well. We will get that link information out to you ASAP! Thank you for your understanding.

2. The Hall of Fame Meet is coming up this Saturday. It will be a fast competitive meet, but it will be slightly different than in previous years. Due to the amount of athletes at this meet as well as safe social distancing guidelines, spectators will not be allowed in the Franklin pool facility during this meet. Once we get information on LIVE streaming plans, we will pass that info onto you. If you have signed up to volunteer during this meet, please know that we will be running only one timed Finals session starting at 1:00. For now, we will need volunteers to arrive around 12:30. If this time changes, I will let you know ASAP.

3. As the snow season approaches, it is possible for a 2 hour delay to be called for the school day. If this happens, practice is then delayed 2 hours as well. If this happens on a Tuesday or Thursday, we are hopeful that hot breakfast can still be served to our athletes. Instead of having hot breakfast set up at the normal 6:45 am time, hot breakfast would need to be set up and ready to serve by 8:45 am. Please do not forget to add your name and cell number when you sign up to serve hot breakfast. This helps your group coordinate food as well as contact each other in instances of school delays.

4. Apparel is set to arrive some time during the beginning of December. Apparel ordered from Fan Cloth will be shipped directly to your home. Apparel ordered from Kratz will be shipped to the school and then passed out to the athletes. I will send communication via Team Pages when that apparel is passed out so that you can look for it to come home.

Monday:
I will be at the pool after practice on Monday to pass out suits and caps. Every swimmer will receive a latex cap. I have already passed out most of the silicone caps that have been paid for. If your athlete has not received one and you paid for a silicone cap, please remind him/her to come see me after practice. If your athlete has not picked up his/her warm-up yet, I will have those to pass out as well on Monday.

Tuesday (Meet Day):
Make sure you have ordered your 2 tickets online for Tuesday’s meet. They will not be selling tickets at the door. The previous post on Team Pages provides the link to order tickets. You will need your student’s name and student ID number to purchase these.

If you have signed up to volunteer as a timer, concession worker, photographer, or a member of the fort crew, you will NOT need to purchase a ticket for yourself. Your name will be on a list at the ticket counter. Just give the volunteer at the ticket booth your name, and you will be admitted free. If volunteers can arrive around 5:00, then I can have everyone accounted for before the senior walk-outs start. Thank you for volunteering.

The meet is scheduled to start at 5:30. We will be having a presentation of our seniors before that time. We look for that presentation to start at 5:00 or after depending on the timing of the meet. Please come to celebrate these senior athletes! They so deserve it! We appreciate your patience as the set-up and rules for meets this season are different.

Wednesday:
Practice is scheduled to end at 9:30. Breakfast will be available to the athletes at the completion of practice and Coach DeWitt’s Circle of Thanks.

People who volunteered to drop off food for Thanksgiving Breakfast can start doing so from 9:00-9:25. To keep the numbers of individuals low inside of the pool area, we ask that you drop off your food at door 11. Someone will be there to take your donation inside for you. Thank you again for cooking for our athletes!

Please try to bring your items packaged in throw away containers if possible. Whenever you can, individually wrap or bag items so that athletes are able to serve themselves quickly and easily. We will have 5 volunteers available to serve items that can’t be individually packaged. If your food item needs to be kept warm, please send it in a crock pot or warming dish. Labeling this dish with your name will also help us to get it back to the owner.

Volunteers who signed up to help with Thanksgiving Breakfast set-up and service, please arrive at 8:45. We will be setting up inside of the pool area. Do not forget your masks- as we will need to wear them throughout the entire Thanksgiving Breakfast.

If you have any questions, please reach out! This is a different season to navigate, but we are so happy that we can creatively and safely provide some normalcy to our athletes! Thank you for helping with that!