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I am so so sorry for flooding your inboxes today, but here is another (fun) update! Spirit Wear Team Spirit Wear has arrived!!!! Individual orders will be bagged up and on the pool deck ready for you to pick up near the snack bar. Please double-check your bag to ensure you have taken the correct order. Otters 8/Unders Time Drops And, unrelated, since I am emailing you anyway, Otters 8/Unders will have Time Drops. The access code will be given out at the meet.
Sorry for the multiple emails. Otters keeps sending out new info. Here is the Meet Program for Sunday!
Hey 8/Under Families, We have a couple of updates for the Otters' Meet on Sunday. Warmups for Stingrays has been moved from 7:40-7:50 to 7:50-8:00 in lanes 1-4. Team Camp just got a little roomier. We are only sharing space with Crockett and Pinole now (no more Orinda Country Club). See map below. Per league rules, no cameras or cell phones are allowed behind the blocks. Please cooperate and do not record or take pictures from behind the blocks as you are timing. Otters has not sent us the meet...
Hey all, Assigned Events at Meets A couple of families have asked why their swimmer is not in every event tomorrow. I should have mentioned this in yesterday's email. At Saturday dual meets, swimmers are limited to 3 individual events. At Wednesday afternoon meets, swimmers are usually limited to 2 individual events (this varies, sometimes it is still 3.) Some swimmers will also be assigned to relays. Relays are generally assigned based on swimmers' times, with the fastest four swimmers being assigned to the A relay, the next 4 swimmers...
If your Stingray lost their cell phone, a phone was turned in to the front desk at the pool at 7:30 this evening by a good Samaritan.
Are we ready for our first dual meet of the season?????!!!! Who: Pinole Seals versus Benicia Stingrays Location: James Lemos Pool, 181 East J Street, Benicia Gates Open: Saturday, May 31st at 7:30 AM All families (except Stingray Families directly involved with meet set up) must enter through the front lobby doors on East J Street to then enter via the locker rooms. Do not enter through the side gate unless you have a specific job for meet set up. If you are part of Set Up/Take Down Crew, please...
We hope you all enjoyed family time over the long weekend! Now it's back to business!! Meet Registration Deadlines Registration Deadline for the Aquaknights Away Meet (Saturday, June 7th) is Saturday, May 31st Registration Deadline for the Ygnacio Woods Away Meet (Wednesday, June 11th) is Wednesday, June 4th. Registration Deadline for Battle of the Ages (Saturday, June 28-Sunday, June 29) is Monday, June 9th. Batte of the Ages is an invitational and has a different registration process. Find the registration form and all of the Battle Info Here No late...
Hi Team, Here are your weekly updates! Happy Memorial Day! Enjoy your 3 day weekend. There will be no practice on Monday, May 26th. Practice will resume on Tuesday, May 27th. Pinole Meet Registration Deadline Don't forget that Saturday, May 24th is the deadline to register for the Home Pinole Dual Meet on Saturdy, May 31st. No late adds will be allowed! We still need a head timer. This is an easy job and not scary like it sounds!!! Team Shirts If you did not attend Team Photos, your swimmer's...
Great job at Time Trials Stingrays! Our swimmers had 40% dropped times from last season. This is a great start to the season and great progress from last year this early into our season! Here are the results!!!
GREAT job at Time Trials team! It was fun to see the littlest Stingrays be so brave and swim their races! And it was great getting the older kids back in the water! Thank you to all of our families, new and old, for stepping up to volunteer! Thank you to our adult coaching staff for running such a smooth meet and getting us back into competition mode!!! And a special thank you to our junior coaches--it is not easy racing and then IMMEDIATELY running around the pool to help...