All,

Just a reminder that there are no afternoon practices for any groups on Monday (7/27) since we will be having Time Trials.  Also, please see below and sign up for our next two time trials, dive clinics, and complete the Fall Conditioning survey so that we can start to plan those practices.  

TIME TRIALS (7/27 @ 4:00 - 6:45 pm & 8/8 @ 8:30 - 11:30 am)

The time trials will be run similar to last time, with 36 people per session. However, we will make the groups 11+ and 10U to even out numbers and to give the older kids a bit more rest between events. One thing to note is that you should put your swimmer’s age as of May 31st so that they are in the right age group and swimming the right events for the season

• July 27th
  • Session A: 4:00 - 5:00 pm 11+ Sign Ups
  • Session B: 5:30 - 6:45 pm 10U Sign Ups
• Aug. 8th
  • Session A: 8:30 - 9:45 am 11+ Sign Ups
  • Session B 10:00 - 11:30 am 10U Sign Ups

DIVE CLINICS (7/26 & 8/2 @ 9:00 am - 12:00pm)

We are also planning two more free CIT dive clinics for our 8U swimmers on July 26th and Aug. 2nd from 9am -12 noon. These will be in 20 minute blocks. Please don’t expect your swimmers to come away knowing how to dive after such a short period of time, the main point is to start making connections with the older swimmers and to build some confidence with diving. We encourage all 13+ swimmers to sign up to help with the clinics even if they aren’t CITs. The sign ups are below and please make sure you sign up in the right spots.

• July 26th from 9 am-12 pm in 20 minute clinic blocks. CITs and 8Us sign up HERE
• Aug. 2nd from 9 am-12 pm in 20 minute clinic blocks. CITs and 8Us sign up HERE.

For the benefit of those who can’t make it or if there are 9+ swimmers working on their dives, below are the dive progressions the CITs will be teaching. You are also welcome to practice these progressions on your own.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4NztaSDeFA
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdXcRm3M5eE

FALL CONDITIONING (Prelim. Interest Survey Here)

The current summer season ends on Aug. 7th and we plan to offer Fall Conditioning starting at the end of Aug., which will run until Thanksgiving break. We hope to offer practices before and after school. The time blocks will likely be the same with 8Us having 30 min practices, 9-12 45 minute, and 13+ 60 minute. We will also probably have groups on M/W/F and Tu/Th/Sat. The cost will likely be between $230 - $290 for the session depending on practice groups. It is unclear yet whether we can offer practices for the Jr. Marlin, so please talk to Tjasa about whether your swimmer is ready for the Marlins practices and please complete the survey either way if you are interested.

We want to start to get an idea of who is interested in the program and availability. Please could complete this survey to help with our planning. Completing this survey does not guarantee a spot in the program or a preferred practice time/date. You will still need to register for the program once it opens and it will be filled on a first come/first to swim basis.

Thanks,

Donna