We had a great week at the BSC!  Teen Night with over 25 kids, a Fun Family Night, and perfect pool weather.

Here's what's coming up this week

• Wednesday, 6:30 - 7:30pm, extra lap lane.  (6:30 - 7:30pm every Monday and Wednesday)
• Thursday Swim Meet -- pool closes at 5pm -- come support the team! (see below)

July's Events

• 4th of July Free Day.  Bring your friends and grill out, share treats and celebrate our nation's birth at the pool! 
  Note:  The pool will not be providing food for this free-day event.
• July 8:   Fiesta Friday
• July 15:  Teen Night
• July 30:  Family Swim
• July 24:  Sundae Sunday

Swim Team Update
Our Blackridge Barracudas have gotten off to a great 2-1 start.  They were victorious against Foxwood and Rosedale, but fell to Bel Aire (last year's Champs winner) last night.

Keep track of our results at the ESA site.  Better yet, come to our first home meet tomorrow!  Grab dinner at the concessions stand and cheer on our kids.

Tomorrow:  Thursday, June 30 vs Edgewood, 6:30pm start
Note:  The pool closes at 5pm for the meet.

For our Forest Hills friends...
The July monthly membership is now available here on the website.

Know friends from Forest Hills who were waiting to see if their pool would open?  Tell them about the BSC so they can get some swimming in this summer!

Hey folks, looks like a wonderful weekend for a swim.

And what would make it better than to swim with your friends!  Here's how you can make that happen:
-  Share this Facebook post with your friends.
-  Invite them to Teen Night (Friday at 8pm) or Family Night (Saturday at 8pm)

And, if you refer a new member, not only do you get free events for the summer, but to make the deal sweeter, you also get...

A free weekly treat from the ice cream man for a month!

Remember:  Share this Facebook post and...Encourage your friends to join the BSC.  :)

Enjoy the weekend!

The weather's been hot, the pool's been cool, and now everyone is officially out of school!
(No more rhyming now, I mean it.)

If you know of friends who you'd love to hang out with at the pool, let them know today about the BSC.  Free events all summer for you if you do!  And this next week looks like perfect pool weather.  

Speaking of events:
This Friday, June 25, Teen Night, 8pm - 10pm
This Saturday, June 26, Family Night, 8pm - 10pm

Teen Swim This Friday

• Starts at 8 pm til 10 pm
• $5.00 a head.
• Bring a friend and a towel.
• We will take care of snacks and drinks.
• Opening it to 11 and up. If all goes well they will be invited back.
• Any questions ask Kate 412-708-5444

Family Swim Night

• Saturday from 8 pm to 10 pm. 
• $10/family (to compensate the guards). 
• Come and swim under the lights! 
• BYO Snacks and have fun.  :)

Ice Cream Man!
Did you know the ice cream man comes to visit the pool every Wednesday at 2:45pm sharp?  Well now you do!

Make it a weekly tradition and share a piece of your childhood with your kids, or relive it yourself and get a bomb pop, push up, or drumstick.
Again:  Wednesdays (today!) at 2:45pm!

Swim Team
It's not too late to join.  The season is just beginning.  If you can (almost) swim across the pool, we want you on the team!

Some background:
The Barracudas team is a small organization that offers a supportive environment to swimmers of all abilities. The team's emphasis is on developing good sportsmanship, expanding each swimmer's experience, and having fun. Traditionally, older team members work closely with the team's younger members, helping them to improve their strokes, dives, and other aspects of competitive swimming.  The team recognizes that it is a great accomplishment to win and strives toward that goal with every meet, while emphasizing the importance of team work and improving each swimmer's individual times.

And we've just won our first meet of the year!

Email barracudas@blackridgeswimclub.org to get in on the action starting today.  :)

Rentals
Are you interested in renting the pool for a party or get-together?  It's one of the benefits of membership!  

The basics are:

• $50/hour (two hour minimum) plus $40 for the guards
• up to 50 guests for rentals starting at 8pm, 25 max noon - 8pm.  
• for smaller daytime rentals (12 or less) ask and we'll get you a price.  

Email rentals@blackridgeswimclub.org for more information.  

What a beautiful week!  And we're taking advantage of it at the BSC.

• Swim Team has started (it's not too late to join -- email barracudas@blackridgeswimclub.org or just come)
• Swim Lessons are going on at 11:30 and noon (Mon-Thurs through June 23, email Annmarie (manager@blackridgeswimclub.org) to join in)
• And we've got some great events coming up!

Don't forget to tell your friends about the BSC.  Like us on Facebook and share our post telling folks all about the BSC.  

Upcoming Events:

• Weeding Wednesday this week, 9:30 - 11:30am and 7:30 - 8:30pm
• Fiesta Friday this Friday (details below)
• June 24:  Teen Night
• June 25:  Family Swim

Fiesta Friday This Week:  From Kate, our uber-event coordinator...

Our First Fiesta Friday of the season is THIS Friday June 17th.
Come out for an ADULT evening of sitting on the deck under the stars. Always a great time with many laughs. BYOB with an appetizer to share. $5.00 per person donation. We start right after swim practice at 8:30. We have plenty of space so feel free to bring a friend or two. Looking forward to catching up with old friends and making new ones. Any questions fire away or call Kate at 412-708-5444.

Lap Swimming
Some folks have expressed interest in swimming laps.  While we always have one dedicated lap lane, we'd like to give those folks an extra chance to swim laps.

Therefore, Mondays and Wednesdays we'll be opening two lanes for dedicated lap swimming from 6:30 - 7:30pm.

Come on down and enjoy some great exercise with some great folks.  :)

Rain Out Notification Reminder
Please sign up if you want to know the pool status based on weather!  
We'll be using this service to notify our members about pool closings and swim team cancellations due to weather.  Our email list will be kept for newsletters like this one.

So, please sign up for either text or email notifications so that you know what the status is:  
Sign up here!  

Summer at the BSC is now in full swing.  Tell your friends!  Check us out on Facebook and Twitter and get the word out about your backyard pool.

Swim Lessons:  Sign up now for our first session, next week!

• eight 30 minute lessons, starting at either 11:30am or noon
• two weeks, Monday through Thursday, 6/13 - 6/23
• $40/child for members, $80/child for non-members

Email Annmarie for more details...

Forest Hills Free Look Day:  This Sunday, June 12
We want to make sure our Forest Hills friends get one more chance to check out our pool, so let them know they can come for free this Sunday!

Rain Out Notification
We'll be using this service to notify our members about pool closings and swim team cancellations due to weather.  Our email list will be kept for newsletters like this one.

So, please sign up for either text or email notifications so that you know what the status is:  
Sign up here!  

Weeding Wednesday
Lots of folks have worked to make our hillside beautiful this year.  We'd like to keep it that way.  So please join us for our first...Weeding Wednesday!

For two hours in the morning, and one in the evening, every other Wednesday we'll be weeding the hillside.  We'll start next Wednesday.

So:

• Come Wednesday June 15 prepared to weed.
• 9:30 - 11:30 am or...
• 7:30 - 8:30pm and...
• bring extras from your garden to fill in the bare spots

Thanks for making the BSC a beautiful and fun place to be.  :)

The weather has been great, the pool is crystal clear, and it's been wonderful to meet new friends and see familiar faces.  

Remember:  Refer a friend to the BSC and get into all summer events for free! 

Swim Team Starts This Week
Evening practices (Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 7:30-8:30) start today, Monday June 6.

Morning practices (daily, Monday through Friday) start Thursday June 9.

• 8 and under:  9:30-10am
• ages 9-10:  9:30-10:30am
• 11 and up:  10:30-11:30am. 

Check out the website or email barracudas@blackridgeswimclub.org for more information.  

Pool Schedule This Week
The kids are almost all out of school, so we'll be getting to our normal summer schedule soon.  Sooner than we thought!

Monday - Wednesday:  4pm to 8pm

Starting Thursday, we're open daily at our normal hours, noon to 8pm!  

See you at the pool.  :)