Marlins,

We wanted to share some scheduling update for the summer and information about our Polar Plunge (Feb. 11) and March Madness Silly Relay Meet (March 25th), which that are open to all Marlins/Jr. Marlins, even those who aren’t doing the winter conditioning. Also, please consider joining our swim team committee or offering to take on a larger non-committee job such as organizing a social event (dive in movie, luau party, awards night etc.), it’s a great way to help shape the team and get to know some fun-loving Marlin parents.

POLAR PLUNGE (Feb. 11@10-12, RSVP here)

Please join us for a FREE Polar Plunge on Feb. 11th from 10 AM - 12 PM. All Marlins and Jr. Marlins (summer or any post-season) can plunge into the pool for coins, get goodie bags, and enjoy free hot cocoa and donuts. The pool will be fully heated, so really more of a tropical plunge. Please RSVP here for headcount purposes. 

MARCH MADNESS TIME TRIALS (March 25 @ 9AM - 12PM, sign up here)

We are trying something new with a March Madness Time Trials & Relay Meet. All welcome! If you are not doing Winter Conditioning, please email me to give access to sign up. The kids will have the opportunity to swim individual strokes, but we are adding on some silly basketball themed relays such as Traveling (pulling on the lane line), pushing a basketball across the pool, and a jersey exchange. The relays will be mixed gender/age so a good way for the whole team to bond. Please sign up here by March 20th for events and here for volunteer jobs. If you have not signed up for a meet before, you can find instructions here and please don’t forget to hit save.  Kids can sign up for all 3 relays and the coaches will determine final relays teams. 

SUMMER 2023

Summer is just around the corner!! We are still finalizing registration the final dual meet schedule, so much more information to come, but we wanted to share the current schedule:

• March 31st: Winter Conditioning Ends
• April 1-9: PAUSD Spring Break/No Practice
• April 10: Summer Season Starts
  • Practice times TBD, but morning practice will start June 5.
• May 20th: Practice Meet
• June 3 - July 8: Dual meets every Sat AM except July 1 (exact schedule TBD)
• July 16: Champs & Awards Night

Registration should start early March and we will provide more information closer to that time.

SWIM TEAM COMMITTEE

Our swim team committee is looking for new members to help us create a welcoming and fun-filled swim program for kids and parents alike. The committee meets about once a month with Caleb and Ryan to discuss scheduling, social events, and program/equipment improvements. No experience is necessary and newcomers are mostly learning and observing for their first summer. If you aren’t up for the committee, but would be willing to take on a larger role such as organizing a social event, please let us know and we are happy to work with your schedule for event planning. We are hoping to do fewer higher quality events this year and welcome new ideas. 

Thanks,

Donna