Marlins,

Coach Ryan and I are combining our announcements this week, so while it’s a long email, it’s got lots of information about the upcoming meets (sign up now for Laurelwood!), the team photos, free 10U dive clinics, cap & shirt pick ups, weekly practice focus and more. We also want to make sure everyone is aware there is no practice on Memorial Day (5/29).

PRACTICE MEET RESULTS & THANK YOUS

Congratulation to everyone who participated in the Practice Meet. Your efforts and performance were outstanding! The results are attached and an incredible 70% of the swims were best times - wow!! It was wonderful to watch kids trying new events for the first time and fun seeing kids and parents reconnect with their Marlins summer family.

Special thanks to Heather Schoell for organizing the Tie-Dye Party! We can’t wait to see how colorful our team is at the meets. Another big shout out goes to Terri Yamamoto for coordinating the delicious ice cream social. We really appreciate all our volunteers for helping kick off the season in such a fun way.  Huge thank you to our coaches too for their hard work and dedication, you all did great!

LAURELWOOD @ GM ON 6/3: MEET OPEN (swimmers here and volunteers here)

The meet entries will start to come fast and furious. Please sign up before the deadline, which is 5 PM Weds before each dual meet. Once we merge data with the other team it is very hard to add swimmers, so late entries may be denied. Sign up now for our dual meet against Laurelwood at home on June 3rd (swimmers here and volunteers here). Deadline to sign up is May 31st at 5 PM.  

TEAM PHOTOS on 6/3 (sign up here)

After our dual meet on June 3rd, we will have a professional photographer out to take a team photo and individual/sibling/buddy photos. It’s only $25 per family for high res digital copies of all photos that you can print at your preferred vendor. Please sign up and pay here.  Photos are for all swimmers, whether meets or no meets, so please come by on June 3rd around noon for the team and individual photos. 

10U FREE DIVE CLINICS: June 4 and July 9 (sign up here)

If you have a 10 and under swimmer who wants some dive practice, our CITs will be putting on free dive clinics for Marlins and Jr. Marlins on June 4th and July 9th from 10AM - 12 PM in 30 min blocks. You will need to sign up to participate and please limit sign ups to one per swimmer per day. 10 and under swimmers, please sign up here. CITS please sign up on the main spreadsheet here using the tabs at the bottom.

SHIRTS & CAPS

The personalized caps did arrive in time for the meet, which was a nice surprise. If you didn’t pick yours up, they are in the lifeguard station and Coach Ryan will try to hand them out during practices. If you did not order a personalized cap you can buy blank ones at the home meets and Friday Night Dinners. If you did not pick up your free team shirt, you can get it on June 3rd at our home meet.

COACH RYAN STROKE CLINICS & LESSONS

Due to the upcoming swim team competition schedule, Coach Ryan will temporarily suspend offering lessons. However, please note that other coaches an instructors are still available to provide lessons during this time. If you are interested in signing up for lessons, please register here: https://greenmeadow.org/swim-fitness/#swimlessons. Thank you for your understanding.

PRACTICE FOCUS FOR THE WEEK

To begin with, congratulations on the outstanding performance at the practice meet! Everyone excelled, and it was an excellent way to kick off the competition season. While there is still plenty of work ahead of us, it’s clear that we’re on the right track. As we head into Week 7 of swim practice, our primary focus will be on refining the breaststroke technique. We’ll dedicate our efforts to ensuring that our breaststroke kicks and strokes adhere to the legal requirements so your swimmers won’t get disqualified. Additionally, I observed a few areas during the meet that could use improvement, and we’ll address those as well.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• May 29: No Practice for Memorial Day
• June 3 - Laurelwood @ Greenmeadow
• June 3 - Team Photo
• June 4 - CIT Dive Clinic
• June 6 - Morning Practice Starts (swimmers may attend either morning or afternoon, but not both)
• June 9 - Friday Night Dinner
• June 10 - Greenmeadow @ Cupertino Hills
• June 10 - 12 U Marlins Movie night in the Clubhouse

Go Marlins!

Coach Ryan and Donna