Week of 6/19-6/25

Hi Blue Crabs!

We had a FUN and amazing first swim meet on Saturday! Thank you to all those who came out, swam hard, showed your team spirit, and cheered the team on! You can view the complete results here and check out photos from the meet here (these are also available by clicking “Meets & Events” in our website menu).

A huge thank you to all the volunteers that made the meet possible, including all of our timers, officials, and clerk of course volunteers. These meets cannot happen without our great community pitching in to help. Also, a special shout out goes to Kerry Douty for some great pictures and Brian Polesnak for keeping everyone “safe”!

This email includes important information about our Friday pep rally, our Saturday swim meet, as well as a look ahead to our practice schedule for the coming week.

Important Reminders and Upcoming Events

• Pep Rally & Potluck Dinner: Join the Blue Crabs this Friday, 6/23 from 5:00-7:00 PM for a pep rally and dinner at the Stone Barn pool. We will have the lap pool reserved for our team and are looking forward to fun relays, a photo booth, banner making, and a potluck feast for us all to enjoy! If you plan to attend, please use this link to RSVP and sign up to bring a dish or two to share with our families. You can make your own items or pick something up from a restaurant. Food should be at the pool by 5:15 PM. Please provide any serving utensils that are necessary for your dish(es) and please mark your dish and utensil with your name so that we can return it to you after the event. Families should plan to bring their own drinks, but the team will provide plates, napkins, and utensils for the dinner. We are looking forward to a fun night with our Blue Crab families!
• Our First HOME Meet: We will be hosting the Landsdale Lightning this Saturday, 6/24. Our team theme will be Hawaiian Luau!
• Volunteer Sign-Up: Every swim meet happens when several parents step up and give of their time to serve our kids and pull the event off. Thank you for helping us build a culture of service, fun, and community. Put on your favorite Hawaiian shirt and sign up here to participate!
• Swimmer Entry: It is very important that you sign in and click on the green “Meet Entry” button on this page to declare your swimmer(s) as either “attending” or “not attending.” This must be done by 9:00 PM on Tuesday, 6/20. We had about 25% of our families neglect to do this, which makes it more difficult to plan and run the meet. Even if you are not attending on Saturday, please complete this process by Tuesday. Thank you!
• T-Shirt Pick-Up: If you have not yet received your team t-shirt, we will set-up a table and have those available at the pool during practice this week.
• Practice Schedule Update: We are now into our main summer season, and we will have a consistent practice schedule from here on out. Please note that there will be no practice on Monday, June 19. Blue Crabs swimmers do not need to attend both the morning and afternoon sessions on Wednesday, but they are more than welcome to.

The schedule for the week is as follows:

Monday, 6/19

• No Practices

Tuesday, 6/20

• Enter your swimmer(s): Please enter your swimmer as either “attending the meet” or “not attending the meet” by 9:00 PM on Tuesday.
• Mini Crabs Practice: 4:45-5:15 PM
• Blue Crabs Practice: 8 & under from 4:00-4:45 PM, 9 & over from 5:15-6:00 PM

Wednesday, 6/21

• Mini Crabs Practice: 10:15-10:45 AM.
• Blue Crabs Morning Practice: 9-10 year olds from 8:30-9:15 AM, 11 and older from 9:15-10:15 AM, and 8 and unders from 10:45-11:30 AM
• Blue Crabs Afternoon Practice: 8 & under from 4:00-4:45 PM, 9 & over from 5:15-6:00 PM

Thursday, 6/22

• Mini Crabs Practice: 4:45-5:15 PM
• Blue Crabs Practice: 8 & under from 4:00-4:45 PM, 9 & over from 5:15-6:00 PM

Friday, 6/23

• Mini Crabs Practice: 10:15-10:45 AM.
• Blue Crabs Practice: 9-10 year olds from 8:30-9:15 AM, 11 and older from 9:15-10:15 AM, and 8 and unders from 10:45-11:30 AM
• Pep Rally & Potluck Dinner: Join us from 5:00-7:00 to get pepped up for our first home meet! RSVP and sign up to bring food to share here.

Saturday, 6/24

• Swim Meet: Our first home meet vs. the Landsdale Lightning will begin at 8 AM. The meet this is Hawaiian Luau. Please plan to arrive at 6:45 AM to get your swimmer(s) checked-in for the meet. Swimmer warm-ups will be from 7:10-7:30 AM. Full meet information is available here.

We’re looking forward to another fun week!

Mahalo,

The Blue Crabs