Week Ahead
DECLARE FOR DOLPHIN-SQUAD AND JUNE 2ND MEET TODAY!
There will be no practice Tuesday evening 6/2 due to our first dual meet AT HOME vs Brookberry!
DOLPHIN-SQUAD MEET & TEAM PICTURE on SATURDAY 5/30
*** For all swim meets we park on the pool side of the street ONLY.
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 -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:
- 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 6/1
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.
PIZZA PARTY AFTER MEET ON 6/2
We’re doing our post meet pizza party a little differently this year! All pizza orders must be placed and paid for before the meet using the link HERE. We will only be ordering whole pizzas. If your family doesn’t need an entire pizza, feel free to team up with another family and share. Pizza will be from Papa John’s, and gluten-free options are available!
All orders must be submitted by Saturday, May 30 at 1:00 PM, and payment must be sent via Venmo to @CCJJOHNSON (last four digits: 4690).
FIRST DUAL MEET TUESDAY 6/2 @ HOME vs BROOKBERRY
Meet Theme: EXTREME BLUE and GREEN! Prize for the best dressed!
Look for an email with detailed meet information on Monday!
A NOTE ON MEET ENTRIES
Every year parents have questions about why their children are entered or not entered in certain events at our dual meets. This explanation may help:
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. 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 large numbers of swimmers. We also prioritize entering swimmers in events we believe they will swim without being 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 when there are openings in individual events or to fill out a relay. We will do this whenever we can to give swimmers opportunities to compete in more events. Please carefully review the heat sheet so that your child doesn't miss their event.
STROKE CLINIC WITH COACH KRISTY FRIDAY 6/5
Our beloved former Head Coach, Kristy Ernst, will be returning to Peace Haven to offer a stroke clinic for our Dolphins. There will be two sessions - 8:30-9:15 AM (7-10 YO) & 9:15-10:00 AM (11&O) - and we are limiting participants to 30 per session to allow for the best learning experience. Please use these links to sign up:
GO DOLPHINS!