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The Stillwater Starz is a developmental summer swim team and a member of the Naperville Swim Conference (NSC). A volunteer-driven 501(c)(3) nonprofit, our mission is to develop confident, capable young swimmers and foster a love of competitive swimming in a safe, supportive, and fun environment.

Our swimmers range from 4-18 years of age, and most are residents of the Stillwater subdivision and other nearby communities in southwest Naperville, Plainfield, and Oswego. For our youngest swimmers, their time on the Starz is often their first experience with competitive swimming. It’s also where many of our returning swimmers, some of whom now swim year-round in club and school programs, got their start. Join us this summer, and find out what fun you can have when we shoot for the Starz together!

Starz Roundup: Monday, July 7, Important Notes, and Tomorrow's Home Meet vs. Breckenridge

Lea Fortkamp

Starz Roundup:

Monday, July 7, 2025

 

 

Good Afternoon, Starz Families!

 

You’’ll find information on tomorrow’s final home meet of the season, including swimmer and worker lists, at the end of this email. First, though, a few other important notes!

 

UPCOMING DEADLINES AND EVENTS

 

MONDAY-WEDNESDAY: Pick up your team, individual, and/or sibling photos (if ordered) inside the desk-side door of the coach/guard office. Envelopes are alphabetical by last name. Please—dry hands only.

TUESDAY: Home vs. Breckenridge! This meet is our senior night, so we’ll take a brief pause after Event 44 to recognize our two Class of 2025 Coaches, Coach Gabe and Coach Kegan. Please stop by the clubhouse early in the meet to sign cards for both coaches; they will be on the bar just inside the door off the patio.

THURSDAY: Last day to RSVP your swimmer for next Thursday’s Championship Week kickoff party. The cost of this food-and-fun event is covered in your swimmers’ registration fees, but we’d like a headcount to aid in purchasing. All swimmers are welcome; your swimmer needn’t be a morning group swimmer or participating in a championship meet to attend! We will recognize our championship meet swimmers at this event, too! RSVP TODAY using our website or the SportsEngineMotion app.

THURSDAY: Feed My Starving Children team service night. Registration for this event has closed; we’re looking forward to seeing what 100 Starz family members can accomplish working together! Please arrive 10-15 minutes early for our 7:00 p.m. packing session and wear closed-toe shoes. Can’t attend but would still like to contribute? Please Venmo @Kathryn-Rosensweet. In the note please write “FMSC.” FMSC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; your donations are tax-deductible.

SATURDAY: Away at Tall Grass. Look for more details, including swimmer and worker lists, later in the week!

SUNDAY: Last day to declare for the Classic Championship meet. Thanks to those who declared early; because of you, we were able to provide meet organizers with the reliable estimate they need. Not sure whether the Classic Championship is right for your swimmer? Please check here and/or discuss with Coach Mary.

 

 

TOMORROW'S HOME MEET

 

Breckenridge at Stillwater

Positive Check-in Opens: 4:30PM

Warm-ups Begin/Positive Check-in Closes: 4:45PM (Swimmers arriving after 4:45 p.m. will be scratched from the meet.)

Worker Check-in: 4:45PM, following swimmer check-in (On the pool deck, near the small pool, with Asheley)

Meet Starts: 5:30PM

 

Declared Swimmers:

Home vs. Breckenridge (Tomorrow, Tuesday)

The following swimmers have been declared for this meet. No swimmers can be added at this time. If your swimmer is declared but an illness or emergency prevents his or her participation tonight, please email Head Coach Mary ASAP.

 

At the meet, please check both the left AND right column of the posted entry report to ensure you’ve recorded ALL your swimmers’ events. Please pay careful attention to RELAYS, and don’t leave the meet without checking out with a coach to ensure that ALL your swimmer’s events, including relays, are complete!

 

Parent Workers:

Home vs. Breckenridge (Tomorrow, Tuesday)

 

Announcer

Fortkamp, Mark

 

Backup/Sub Timer

Sultan, Neha/Rakesh Mohan

 

Bag Tag Distributors

Dalo, Kim/Jeff

Tayeb, Umme

 

Bullpen

Gwaliorkar, Abhay

Shinde, Bhagwat

Tayeb, Umme

Paramonov, Alexander (Daria Lagankina)

McKee, Kimberly

 

Computers and Scoring

Dubash, Roxana

Rosensweet, Katie

 

Concessions

House, Lisa (Jason)

Schurr, Cassandra

Endres, Anna

Parker, Brian/Heather

Refai, Dahlia

 

Concessions Assistant

Nadtochiy, Alesia (Max)

 

Concessions Chairpersons

Madsen, Lisa

Loegel Jaishankar, Elisabeth

 

Floaters

Brown, Sarah/Mike

Prabakaran, Arul

 

Griller

Tsang, Autumn

 

Grill Helpers/Runners

Sultan, Neha/Rakesh Mohan

Nadtochiy, Alesia

 

Head Clerk/Bullpen Chief

Dela Cruz, Rochelle

 

Head Timer

Moe Gamad

 

Meet Director

Fortkamp, Lea

 

Meet Runner

Kurpiewski, Agnieszka

 

Officials (Stroke and Turn)

OToole, Kristen

Ponnada, Deepthi

Sadhu, Santosh

Blaine, Carrie

 

Official (Starter)

Cocallas, David

 

Scorer

Thammineni, Namratha

 

Setup/Cleanup/Tear Down

Li, Jialin

 

Timers

Freudenberg, Jared

Wojdyla, Adam

Terziev, Gjorgi

Ramachandran, Ranjith

Solomon, Sharlene (Prean Reddy)

Pichkova, Valeriia

Brown, Sarah

Zakharova, Kateryna

Srivastava, Tulika (Starz-assigned)

Srivastava, Tulika

Kaltsas, Jessica (Starz-assigned)

Vakharia, Kaushik (Starz-assigned)

 

Volunteer Coordinator

Kram, Asheley

 

 

That’s it for today, folks! I’m looking forward to seeing many of you tomorrow night at our final home meet of the season!

Go Starz!

 

Lea

Stillwater Starz Parent Board