Marlins,

Happy Father’s Day to all our Marlin Dads! It was an exciting win over Saratoga Woods and we had over 120 personal bests!! The results are attached. We did not have a photographer for the meet, so no photos this week. Great job swimmers and thanks to the coaches, parents and CITs for all their hard work. Special congrats to all our parents who had some impressive swims in the parent relay!

It’s another action packed week with the Brookside meet closing on Weds @ 7 (sign up now) and don’t forget to add the IM as a bonus event if your 9+ swimmer wants to give it a try, the Swim-A-Rama on Weds during normal practice times (donate here), a special Giffen BBQ Friday Night Dinner (RSVP by Thurs 6/20), GMCA will also be hosting a Beers and Brownies Happy Hour on Friday, and another CIT Dive Clinic on Sunday from 10-12 (CITs and 10U swimmers sign up here).

We only have two more dual meets, and a reminder that all swimmers (Marlins & Jr. Marlins of all swimming abilities) are welcome at Champs as long as they have competed in two dual meets (the practice meet does not count). Champs is an exciting meet with all teams in our league. We’d love to have you all join so if you haven’t been to a meet yet, you’ll need to attend these next two in order to join us at Champs. 

SWIM-A-RAMA: WEDS 6/19 DURING NORMAL PRACTICE (donate here)

We’re only half way to our goal of $5K, which is going towards our new shade tents. Please donate what you can for our main fundraiser of the year. All families that raise at least one donation will be entered in the raffle on Wednesday!! You do not need to be present to win. Swimmers who donate the most money will get to throw pies in the coaches faces during the Pep Rally. The swim-a-rama will be held at your child’s normal practice time on Wednesday. Any donation amounts will be appreciated. Any questions, please contact Mari at [email protected].

BROOKSIDE: CLOSING WEDS 6/19 @ 7

Our next meet on 6/22 is a home meet against Brookside and you can sign up now (swimmers here and jobs here). This is the only meet where swimmers 9 and older can try the IM. The IM is one lap of butterfly, back, breast, and free. It is a bonus event and will be run after the relays. It will not count for points and would be in addition to the 3 individual events. It will close on Weds (6/19) @ 7 PM. Please sign up on time!

GIFFEN BBQ FND: RSVP BY THURS 6/20 (see attached flier for more info)

Join us this Friday for the Marlins Friday Night Dinner featuring Giff's Grill! GMCA will hold a Beers & Brownies Happy Hour in conjunction with the BBQ! (Non-alcoholic beverages will also be provided.) For $15, you will have the following options: Burger ∙ Veggie Burger ∙ Hot Dog ∙ Pulled Pork. Meals will include choice of potato salad or coleslaw, plus Caesar salad and fruit. To order your meals, go to tinyurl.com/MarlinsFND. DEADLINE to pre-order your meal is Thursday, June 20. Don’t be a BBQ procrastinator as we will first serve those that have pre-ordered. Very limited quantities may be available AFTER all pre-orders have been served.Please Venmo @Fatima-Giffen, and include Friday Night Dinner or FND in the memo. If you do not have Venmo, you can pay with cash when you pick up your food. Questions? Contact Fatima Giffen at [email protected]

CIT 10U FREE DIVE CLINIC: SUN 6/23

Our CITs will be hosting a free dive clinic for our swimmers who are 10 and under. There will be 30 minute time slots between 10-12 with a max of 12 swimmers in each slot. Swimmers and CITs please sign up here. Swimmers may sign up for one slot per session and CITs, please feel free to help at as many as you can. While we hope our younger swimmers get more comfortable diving, the main goal is for our oldest and youngest swimmers to get to know each other better in smaller groups.

SCORES AND STANDINGS

Thanks!

Donna