Sorry for the plethora of emails lately. As we get into the heart of the season, the emails will come frequently! Otters Updates Relay Changes: Please review the Relay Changes to ensure you stay until the end of the meet if your swimmer is assigned to a relay. Snack Bar: Come hungry for breakfast! Here is their menu. Competitive Swim Lessons Now that summer is here, our junior coaches will offer one-on-one private lessons for our swimmers. The days will be Monday/Tuesday OR Wednesday/Thursday. Each two-day session will have a...

Hello 8/Unders Families! Here is all of the Otters' Information and Meet Program. Date and Time Date: Sunday, June 9th 2024 Gates Open: 7:30AM Warmups: Benicia will warm up from 7:30-7:45 in lanes 5-8. Note gates open, and warmups begin, at 7:30. Please arrive early and line up with your swimmer ready to jump in the pool immediately for warmups while you set up camp. Meet starts: 8:40 Meet Ends: ~11:30, usually earlier than this Location Rankin Aquatic Center 100 Buckley Street in Martinez Team Camp: Benicia will share camp...

Hi Team, With the upcoming change in practice times to the morning, Coach Miguel and Coach Karissa will give us their valuable assistance and motivation at meets only. They cannot be on deck for our morning summer practices as they have been during the afternoon spring practices. This makes us very sad AND we are excited to add 3 additional coaches to our staff to help with summer practices and meets! Coach Steve Mainini Coach Steve will be joining us on Tuesdays and Thursdays to assist with practice. He is...

Reminders for the week! Timers for Aquaknights We have 3 open slots for Timers that we need to fill. If you are able, please sign up for a volunteer shift. Thank you! Battle Registration Due Now Battle of the Ages registration is due TOMORROW, Thursday, June 6th. Get those forms filled out and turned in ASAP. No late registrations will be accepted! Once Battle Registration closes, we will roll out registration for ECI. Be on the look out for this NewsSplash shortly! Ahi Home Meet Registration Deadline is Saturday, June...

Battle of the Ages Registration Forms and Payment are due THIS Thursday, June 6th. Get those forms in ASAP!!!! Late registrations will not be accepted. Here is the meet info, which has a link to the registration form. Ahi Home Meet, Saturday June 15th Deadline to register for Ahi is Saturday, June 8th. Late adds will not be accepted. Otter 8 and Under Volunteer Assignments Here is all of the Otter Info in detail. Here are the Otter Volunteer Assignments. Remember that missing a volunteer shift will result in an...

Great job today team! We were a little short-staffed today but we made it work!!! Thank you to the junior coaches and Coach Inessa for stepping up and helping wherever possible. A big and special thanks to Coach Miguel for being in 17 places at one time as he managed our entire team without the assistance of our remaining adult coaches. Coach Mariska is on the mend and is anxious to return to the pool deck! Congratulations to 13/14 year old swimmer, Evan, for earning two County Qualifying Gold Times...

Registation Reminders Away Meet at Aquaknights, Saturday, June 8th in Oakley This is a beautiful facility with a ton of space to set up camp! Aquaknights WILL allow junior coaches in the water with the 6/unders so sign those littles on up! The deadline to register is tomorow, Saturday, June 1st. Home Meet versus Ahi, Saturday, June 15th Deadline to register is Saturday, June 8th! Battle of the Ages Invitational, Saturday, June 29th-Sunday, June 30th, Pleasant Hill Take this weekend to fill out those registration forms. Registration Dealdine is Thursday,...

It's finally arrived; it's what we have been waiting for all year; it's our first real meet of the season! Unfortunately, Coach Mariska will not be present at the meet tomorrow. She is recovering from a planned minor surgery and just needs another couple of days to heal before she is allowed back on the pool deck. Our assistant coaches will be present and will do a great job of coaching/managing our swimmers with the assistance of our junior coaches. Location: Rankin Aquatic Center, 100 Buckley Street, Martinez CA Parking:...

Just a quick reminder..... Don't forget about Battle of the Ages Registration! Registration forms and payment are due Thursday, June 6th. No late registration will be allowed!!! Here is all of the Battle Info and here is a direct link to the registration form! Almost every swimmer who participates in Battle gets a PR or two or three! This is a fast pool and our swimmers always do great at this meet! When you pay, please include $35 per registered swimmer AND $30 to cover the background check on whichever...

Hi Team, It's hard to believe we are already talking about Lapapalooza, but let's talk about Lapapalooza!!! Lapapalooza is our biggest fundraiser of the year and will occur during practice on Friday, June 28th. Funds from this event help keep our registration fees down for next season! This is a great event for a great cause. The online platform allows you to get pledges from friends and family near and far!!! The swimmers always have a great time trying to swim more laps than last year. There are tons of...