Hello Swim Families, 

🐬There are no practices on Monday, May 29th for the Memorial Day Holiday.

🐬 Let’s all send up good vibes to the Weather Gods–we desperately need some warm, dry weather this week! The weather kept a lot of our swimmers out of the water this past week and we’ve lost some good practice time. We are hoping for better attendance and better weather–believe it or not, we only have two more weeks before our first meet!

🐬Junior Dolphins practices start this week! You should have received an email from Coach Mindy last week with your swimmer(s) scheduled time: Tuesday/Thursday AM or Monday/Wednesday PM. If you did not receive the message, please let us know! We can’t wait to see our little dolphins in the water!

🐬Thursday, June 1st is our Team Picture and Potluck! Practices will be condensed: 11 & Ups will practice from 4:00-4:45 and 10 & Unders will practice from 4:45-5:30. Please have your swimmer wear (or bring) their new team t-shirt and team swimsuit (if you have one). We’ll start dinner around 5:30 and our team picture will be taken promptly at 6:00 by the fantastic Holly Hodges. Junior Dolphins, please plan on attending! Be sure to sign up to attend and bring a dish to share via SwimTopia. As of right now, we have a lot of people attending, but not a lot of folks signed up to bring a dish to share. Please consider bringing fruit, a salad, main dish, or dessert!

🐬FRIDAY (June 2nd) PRACTICE Since we didn’t get a lot of practice in last week, and it’s crunch time–only two more weeks ‘til our first meet–we will be offering condensed practices this Friday, June 2nd: 11 & Ups from 4:00-5:00 and 10 & Unders from 5:00-6:00. Please plan on having your swimmer(s) attend!

🐬Time Trials are next Sunday, June 4th at 5:00pm.

• We will begin promptly at 5:00pm with warm ups, just like we would for a regular meet. All of our swimmers will swim all strokes (except butterfly for the 6 and unders). The goal is to get baseline times for each swimmer.
• We will run this just like a meet (except no relays), so no one is allowed in the pool (even in the shallow end after warm-ups) unless they are being timed for a stroke.
• Our Junior Dolphins are not expected to attend Time Trials, but you are more than welcome to come by and see how a meet runs without the large crowds.
• For our new families, Swim Meet 101 information can be found on SwimTopia under the “Meets and Events” tab.
• Please bring $ (credit cards accepted) for concessions and water. There will be an option to pre-order cheese or pepperoni pizza, snacks, and drinks available for purchase. If you would like to order pizza, please email Alison Hudson at [email protected]. Be sure to include your name, what kind, and how many pizzas you would like.
• If your swimmer will be “gone” for time trials please be sure to mark this in SwimTopia and talk to Coach Kyle about having your child timed during a practice instead.
• Time Trials should take about 2 hours.
• We also currently have a few open volunteer positions still available for Time Trials. This would be a great time to sign up and try new and different volunteer positions, since it is low risk and not a formal meet. If you have not filled your 4-5 family volunteer positions, please consider taking up one of these spots. Sign-up via SwimTopia or let us know what you’d like to cover and we can fill you in.
• The following positions are open and available:
  • Kid Pusher (2)
  • Meet Set Up
  • Meet Clean Up

🐬 Long Sleeve Tees and Sweatshirts We are planning on putting in another order for long sleeve tees and sweatshirts, if we have a minimum of 24 orders. More information will be coming later this week if you are interested in purchasing. They are super cozy and a great way to support the team!

🐬Please ALWAYS keep an eye on your children in the pool, even when they are with the coaches. Any children under 14 MUST be accompanied by an adult. If you cannot attend, please make arrangements with another family to be your child’s “parent” for that day at practice. Please note, swimmers under 16 years of age cannot be considered the “parent” of a sibling for practice.

🐬Upcoming Dates to Remember (see Upcoming Events listed in SwimTopia)

• June 1 Potluck and Team Picture, immediately following condensed practices at 5:30! Don’t be late for the picture at 6:00!
• June 4 Time Trials, BBW pool, 5:00pm
• June 13 FIRST MEET @ Hawthorne

Thanks and have a great week!

Jill and Andrea

🐬BBW/HL Dolphins🐬

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