News
Hi 6 & Under Families, The registration deadline for the Aquaknights Meet (scheduled for Saturday, June 3) is quickly approaching (the deadline is Saturday, May 27th, one week before the event). We want to make it clear that 6 & Unders who register for future meets should be able to swim the length of the pool (25 yards) independently (without junior coaches in the water). The large size of our 6 & Under and 7/8 groups is exciting for team growth and it also means that if we have swimmers...
Hi 8 and Under Families, Please click on this PDF with the Otters' Schedule and Volunteer Assignments for Sunday, June 4th. ALL families who go to invitationals have a volunteer assignment, including Core Volunteers, Board Members, and Volunteer Buyouts. To avoid losing your volunteer deposit (and needing to repay it), please check the list and make sure you show up at the assigned time for your volunteer shift. If something happens the day of and you are unable to fulfill your shift, please contact Jeanne Woodford ASAP. She will be...
Hi Team, Great job at Time Trials today! Without team photos to slow us down, future meets will start on time so we should hopefully make it through the rest of our meets in their entirety. Here are Time Trials Results! Great job swimmers!!!
Location: James Lemos Pool Time Gates Open at 7:30 AM. Please make sure to line up at the main entrance to the pool. Do NOT enter through the side gates unless you are part of the set-up and take-down crew. Meet will end at approximately 12:30 pm. If you are part of set-up/takedown crew, show up at 6:30AM and enter through the side gate (in the parking lot). Check in with Leslie Clements, Meet Director, who will be assisted by Kelliann Cadigam, Head of Set Up and Take Down Crew....
Hi Parents, Please check this Time Trials Entry List. If you registered your swimmer to participate, make sure that they are on this list. If your swimmer will not be present, make sure they are NOT on this list. Please reply to this email ASAP if your swimmer's status is not correct. This list is only for the actual Time Trials Meet. You may show up up for team pictures whether or not your swimmer is on this list. Thank you!
Hi Stingrays, Sorry for the many NewsSplashes this week but we have a lot of important reminders and last minute updates that keep ocurring! Otters Registration If your 8/under plans on swimming at the Otters Invitational, make sure to submit your registration form into the black mail box attached to the Family Folder Cart by Thursday, May 18th. No late entries can be accepted. Here is all of the Otters' Info with a link to the registration form. Picture Day Forms Make sure to visit your Family Folder this week...
Hi Team, There is another Stroke and Turn Clinic for anyone interested in becoming Stroke and Turn Certified (we can always use more Stroke and Turn Judges!!!) Who: Any adult associated with a Summer Recreational Swim Team may attend What: Learn the official rules of all of the strokes so that you can serve as a stroke and turn judge at meets....this is a huge help to the team and jjudging at meets fulfills your volunteer requirement for the year Where: The Greenery Restaurant Meeting Room, 1551 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut...
Dolfin team suits have arrived and are ready for distribution! If you will be at the pool today, our team vice president, Kendall Lara, has the suits sorted and labeled for pick up. She will be there until around 5:00, and then our team meet director, Leslie Clements, will help distribute suits for a while longer. If you are unable to come down today, Kendall will also distribute suits at the pool during the same time period this Wednesday.
Core Volunteer Updates Thank you so much to those of you who stepped up to volunteer as a core volunteer. For shepherds, we still desperately need: 6/Under Girls Shepherd: Two Families 7/8 Boys Shepherd: One Family We are otherwise doing pretty well in filling our Core Volunteer Slots, but we could still use two more folks to step up (this covers both your meet and social volunteer requirement!!!): Reliever for Data Entry and Timer Position (Home Meets Only!!!) This person would receive training on both Data Entry and our Colorado...
Hey Team! This is a long one. I promise most meet NewsSplashes won't be this long but we have a lot of new families so here goes! Time Trials is Saturday, May 20th!!! Time Trials is our first "meet" of the season. I say "meet" because there is no opposing team. Everything else is exactly the same as the dual meets that will occur later this season. The race times the swimmers get at Time Trials will serve as their base times for the season. If your swimmer plans to...