Marlins,

If you are going to Champs, please see the separate email I’ve sent to your families and keep an eye out for the athlete sheets and final instructions later this week. While the meet is just for those who signed, the CIT goodie bag packing/delivery, Pep Rally, and End of Season Awards night are for all swimmers, so please join us! Please also see below for information about Fall Practices.

LAST WEEK

Welcome to the last week of our summer swim team practice! Congratulations on an incredible season; we have finished undefeated in dual meets this year! This is the second time in our program’s history that we have achieved this feat. We are extremely proud of your outstanding performance, and we look forward to finishing the season on a strong note at the Champs this weekend. This week, our practice will primarily focus on dives and relay exchanges. Please check out the swimmers of the month for July: Swimmers of the Month (July).

FALL SWIM PRACTICE

After Champs, the swim team will take a break for the rest of the summer until we start our Fall Post-Season Practices, which will start the Mon. after PAUSD goes back (8/14) and end the Friday before PAUSD thanksgiving break (11/17).  The practice times will very likely be the same as the afternoon practices now. We will open registration by early August, so keep an eye out for that email that will be sent to all GMCA members.

CIT GOODIE BAG PACKING: JULY 13 @ 7-9

All CITs (anyone 13 and older) are invited to come to the Clubhouse between 7-9 to help pack the Champs goodie bags and enjoy some pizza. Please join us!

PEP RALLY: JULY 15 @ 3 - 5 PM in the Park

All swimmers whether going to Champs or not, whether they did meets or not, are welcome to join our Pep Rally to get everyone Fired Up for Champs. There will be stations to help Marlins show their spirit by painting their nails green, doing a Marlin themed craft, temp green hair dye, and temp tattoos. Our Swim-A-Rama top money earners will also have the chance to throw pies in the coaches faces. There will be light snacks, but not a meal. Please join in the fun.

GOODIE BAG DELIVERY July 15 @ 5 - 7 PM: CITS (Everyone 13 and older welcome!)

If you are new to the Marlins, we have a fun tradition where the kids who are 13 and older deliver goodie bags to the 12 and under Champs swimmers. If you have a 12 and under swimmer, listen for a knock at your door usually around 5:30 - 7:00 and see if you can catch the CITS sprinting away from their sneaky delivery! If you are 13 and older, please come help us back the goodie bags on July 13th from 7-9 PM in the Clubhouse (pizza provided). Then immediately following the pep rally, dress up crazy in green and help us bring the goodie bags to the swimmers. Bring your bikes, cars, scooters, and more to do the deliveries.

END OF SEASON AWARDS NIGHT JULY 16 @ 6:30 - 8:30 (Please RSVP here)

We invite all our Marlins and their families, including those who didn’t swim in any meets or Champs, including all our junior marlins who did meets or not, to our End of Season Awards Night. All swimmers 10 and under will receive a participation medal and we will have some special awards in each age group. Pizza and cake will be served for everyone. Following the awards the pool is open for free swim, so bring you suits too! Please RSVP for food planning purposes here.

Thanks,

Donna