PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Morning practice only on Fridays. We are going to stick with the current schedule for Monday to see how practice attendance numbers are looking. There will be no practice Tuesday evening due to our first dual meet AT HOME vs SHERWOOD!

DOLPHIN-SQUAD MEET & TEAM PICTURE on SATURDAY 5/31

*** For all swim meets we park on the pool side of the street ONLY. Also, do not park in the NO PARKING area between our entrance and exit gates.

Arrival - 7:30 AM. Warm up - 7:45 AM. Timers/S&T meeting - 7:45 AM. Meet start - 8:00 AM. Team picture - 9:45 AM. Donuts & 50/50 Raffle drawing -10:00 AM.

• The Heat Sheet will come out on Friday afternoon
• Print your heat sheet at home, highlight your child’s events and mark your child before you arrive. Helpful links:
  • https://peacehaven.swimtopia.com/how-to-read-a-heat-sheet
  • https://peacehaven.swimtopia.com/marking-up-your-swimmer-for-meets
• Wear your team suit and bring your cap and goggles
• Volunteers check-in when you arrive
• Stay positive - this is a great learning opportunity for everyone.

PEP RALLY MONDAY 6/2

Join with fellow swimmers to make blue and green beaded bracelets and decorate the sidewalk and basketball court with chalk to prep for our first home meet of the season. Supplies will be available from 6:15-7:15 PM and we will gather for a cheer between practices at 6:45 PM.

• Morning swimmers: you are welcome to come just to participate in the social event.
• Afternoon swimmers: come to your practice time and do the bracelets/chalk before or after your practice.

FIRST DUAL MEET TUESDAY 6/3 @ HOME vs SHERWOOD

Meet Theme: EXTREME BLUE and GREEN - every swimmer will receive blue/green beads when they arrive. Prize for the best dressed!

Declare your swimmer IN or OUT ASAP and no later than SUNDAY 6/1 at 12:00 PM. 

LIMITED MEET ENTRIES

Every year parents have questions about why their children are entered or not entered in certain events at our dual meets. Coach Annie has this to share:

“Our league has rules about the number of entries per swimmer and number of heats per event in order to keep the meets from running too long. For a typical dual meet, we are allowed unlimited entries for 10 & under freestyle, 6 entries for backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and 11 & up freestyle; and 3 entries for the IM and distance freestyle events for each gender and age group. Additionally, we are allowed 3 relays for each gender and age group for both the medley and freestyle relays.

For this reason, some swimmers will swim fewer events per meet, particularly in age groups where there are high numbers of swimmers. I also prioritize entering swimmers in events I believe they will swim without getting disqualified. As swimmers improve their strokes over the season, they will have more opportunities to swim.

GFSL allows swimmers to “swim up” in other age groups where there are openings in individual events or to fill out a relay. There will be times when I give swimmers the opportunity to compete in more events by swimming them up in a different age group. I understand that your child may feel anxious about swimming up, but I hope that you will encourage them to embrace the opportunity to swim.”

Look for an email with detailed meet information on Monday!

GO DOLPHINS!