Please read through this entire email! Information regarding upcoming events is included!

🐬Meet #3: Our next meet is AWAY at Planter’s Walk on Tuesday, June 25th. Please plan to arrive by 5:15 at the latest, so swimmers can be ready with numbers on their arms for warm-ups right at 5:30.

Pool Address: Their address is 901 Lynnwood Road Knightdale, 27545. Please try to park in the parking lot at the pool (please note the parking lot is a one way loop). If no more spaces are available, they ask that we park along Oak Grove and Clay Hill. Please do not block driveways or walk through/between yards to get to the pool.

Seating: We will set up on the left side of the pool. They have lounge chairs but have recommended that we bring our own chairs and pop-up tents to provide more seating and shade.

Concessions: They will have chicken/beef tacos and cheese quesadillas, along with other snacks/candy/ice cream. They accept cash or credit.

Timing: They use the same Time Drops timing system and have 6 lanes.

TSA Rules: Please remember that TSA rules state that no alcohol is to be consumed on deck.

Volunteers: Please review the jobs you have signed up for. There will be a volunteer meeting at 5:45 before the start of the meet.

6 & Unders: 6 and Unders do not swim butterfly, so they are free to leave after they finish swimming breaststroke. Please check with Coach Ben before leaving to make sure your swimmer is not swimming in the final relay before you leave. There will also be a butterfly cupcake race after the end of breaststroke for all 6 and unders that would like to participate.

Gone List: The following families have marked themselves “not attending” this meet. If your swimmer will not be at the meet, and you are not on this list, or if your child gets sick that day or something else comes up, please let us know ASAP. Coach Ben @ 919-889-4232, Andrea 561-441-1085, or Jill @ 757-580-4021. Coach Ben sets the lineup on Sunday evenings and it is really hard to change the lineup the day of the meet.

Skylar Joseph

Asher Kennedy

Brooks Lazarus

Anders Lazarus

Charlie Faucette

Addie Joseph

Tyler Faucette

Sloane Fryar

Leilani Joseph

Charlotte Wise

Stella Thomasson

Levi Huntley

Lily Chitsaz

Sweet Treat after the meet: We are planning on heading over to Pelican’s (1004 Big Oak Ct.) for a sweet treat following the meet (provided it ends before 9pm. If it ends later, we will make alternate arrangements).

🐬LUAU: Our Luau is scheduled for this Thursday, June 27th from 6-8pm. Join us for delicious food, fun games, and some parent/coach/swimmer relays! We will have condensed practices beforehand: 9 and ups from 4-5pm, 8 and unders from 5-5:45. The Hudson Chef Extraordinaires will be cooking up some yummy pork tacos and all the fixins. Please bring a dessert to share. Please also RSVP on Swimtopia so we can get a head count.

🐬Junior Dolphins: We’d like to extend a shoutout to all of our Junior dolphins that have competed in our recent meets! We are so proud of all of you for taking these big steps! This is the ultimate goal of Junior Dolphins–moving on up to the big team. When your swimmer is ready, they should be moving up to practice with the 6 and unders to help continue to prepare them to compete with their age groups.

🐬Coaches Corner

From Coach Ben: I’m glad everyone came to the clinic this Saturday. We saw a lot of improvement in one day. I recommend everyone come to the clinics. We have a swim meet on Tuesday against Planters Walk. If you are not coming, please mark it in Swimtopia or let a coach know. Go Dolphins!

From Coach Mindy: Congrats to those who swam in the meet! Good job Mary Shepard Penick, Nora Wagner, Abby Kennedy, June Gorski, and Nora Wagner! Our last home meet is 7/9! There will be many more Jr Dolphins repping in it!

Another shout out to Mary-Shepard for mastering backstroke, her sister Rhodes for starting freestyle and Liam Timmons for shoving off steps streamline with kicks and bubbles!! Wow!!

I am holding regular practices on Tuesday 6/25 and Thursday6/27. The team luau is on the 27th. RSVP thru the Swimtopia app. It’s a fun event! Hope to see you there!

Almost half my Jr Dolphins were out this past week. Either sick (get well soon) or on vaca. Hope you got me a gift! Missed you all and hope to see you this week!

We continue to work on face in water w kicking for the Wee groups. We cannot move forward without mastering this skill. Please work on it with your swimmer in the tub or at the pool.

I have been asked why I am not teaching side breathing with free to my brand new swimmers. For any new swimmers, bringing a stroke together takes a-lot of practice. With freestyle face looking/facing down, bubbles blown, straight legged solid kick and getting arms out of the water. Usually for weeks one of those aspects will get missed. There’s also getting them to swim straight and not flopping from side to side. This wastes time and energy. It is caused by arms crossing imaginary line of head, or legs not being together with bent kneed kicking. End of season I do work with those who are moving on to big team the side breathing and breast stroke basics.

Any questions? Complaints? Concerns? Let me know. 9194171738.

🐬The End of Season Party has been scheduled for Thursday, July 18th from 6-8pm at the Hunters Landing Pool. Please mark your calendars! Coaches will be passing out paper plate awards, medals, and trophies! Please plan to bring your family’s dinner or order from the pizza food truck that will be on site. We also ask each family to bring a dessert to share. More details to follow. We always enjoy wrapping up our season with a fun party! Hope to see you all there!

🐬Important Upcoming Dates:

Tuesday, June 25th Meet AWAY at Planters Walk

Thursday, June 27th LUAU

Friday, June 28th Hangout with Coach Ben at the pool

Saturday, June 29th Saturday swim clinic (Focus: TBD based on meet)

Tuesday, July 2nd Meet AWAY vs. Hawthorne

Thursday, July 4th NO PRACTICES

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!

Go Dolphins! 

See you at the pool,

Jill and Andrea