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Benicia Stingrays

Hi Stroke and Turn Judges, Thank you all for stepping up and volunteering as a judge! The ECI stroke and turn schedule was just released. At first, the schedule looks confusing and overwhelming. But, each block is only a 30-minute segment. I tried to simplify it by highlighting in blue the Stingray shifts. Then I divided up the shifts among our judges. Once I did that, it is really not bad--two hours total for one judge and 90 minutes total for the other 2 judges on either Saturday OR Sunday....

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Hi Team, ECI Volunteer Schedule Update With all of the moving pieces, it is challenging to make up a volunteer schedule that fulfills the team's responsibilities at ECI and satisfies the availability of our families. Here is the latest version of the volunteer schedule. Please review it to make sure you do not miss a shift...you may have been given a second shift to cover. Here is a summary of number of shifts each family has. Please review this summary to make sure you are aware if you have 1...

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Hi Team, Sorry for multiple emails today!!! Current Family Volunteer Hours Sorry, the link was omitted from the last Splash! Here is the spreadsheet of family volunteer hours! ECI And, hot off the press, ECI sent us the rest of their information as soon as the last Splash was sent out. Volunteer Schedule: There is a slight change to the schedule. Please use this schedule as the final schedule (the changes affect the Vitale and Oliveira Families). Here is all of the info again (with newly added team camp map,...

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Hi Team, This Splash has a lot of info so please read through it! ECI Here is the volunteer schedule. Please make sure to review the entire document as you may have a job on both Saturday and Sunday. ALL families should check in with Audrey Vargas as soon as you get to the meet to confirm you are aware of your volunteer job and time. Please arrive at your assigned shift 5 minutes before your shift begins and make sure to only relieve the Benicia timer for your lane...

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Hi Team, Don't forget that tomorrow is the July 3rd, Torchlight Parade. Here is all of the info again. Meet up Meet near Sailor Jacks at the end of First Street. We are entry #41 so you can see where we are to depart from on this map. Meet up time will be approximately 6:10 PM. Remember that you will have to park quite a distance away, so keep this in mind when planning your evening. Volunteer Jobs: Check in with Volunteer Coordinator Bekki Callaway to get credit for fulfilling...

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Hi Team, Please review the ECI Entries to make sure your swimmer is entered in everything appropriately. Coach Mariska needs to submit these by early tomorrow so we need to correct any errors or omissions ASAP. Here is the event list and here are the entries by individual athlete. Please make sure to review the entries by individual athlete as several swimmers were moved up into relays with older kids to make a complete relay. Please review your swimmer's personal entries, but athletes I noticed swimming up in age for...

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Great job today Stingrays! The Stingrays decisively beat AHI and remain 4-0 in dual League meets!!! In addition we had 3 new County Qualifying Swims!!! Luca Vitale (14) qualified in freestyle!!!! Keeping it in the family, cousins Faye Marshall (6) and Conor Smith (12) each qualified, with Faye in backstroke and Conor in fly. Way to go swimmers!!!! Here are the overall results. Here are the team scores. Here are the Stingray only results, which show the time improvement for each swim. GREAT job today Stingrays!!!!!!

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Hi Team, Here are a few updates and reminders heading into the weekend! 8 and Under Age Group Outing: Tie-Dye and Pizza Party What: Age Group Outing 8 and Unders When: June 15th, 4:30-6pm Where: Francesca Park, Benicia Please bring a white t-shirt to tie-dye and wear appropriate clothing as the dye stains. 6 and under parents need to stay (little kids and tie-dye require a lot of help!) Pizza and tie dye materials will be provided. A sign-up genius will be sent out soon for ice cream, sundae toppings...

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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.

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Hi Fall Swim Parents, We are in the home stretch for Fall Swim. Three more days and our swimmers and coaches will get some well deserved down time before the Spring season begins!! A huge thank you to Coach Mariska and Coach Miguel for their huge commitment to our team and for making practices so fun for our swimmers. Parent Volunteers Needed Thursday, October 27th will be our last Fall Swim practice. Much like the mini meet we had at the end of September, we will have a mini meet...