Hi Blue Crabs!

What a meet yesterday! Our meet against Lake Linganore embodied everything we want to be about as a team and community.

• GROWTH: swimmer’s showed tremendous growth as 103(!) swimmers improved their times and got to bang away on the PR Pot hanging from our team tent!
• ENCOURAGEMENT: accomplishments were celebrated, teammates were cheered on, and it was obvious to everyone that we were there for one another.
• SERVICE: Wow! From all of our timers to everyone who helped set-up and take-down, from our officials and clerk of course parents to our coaches and everyone who helped out at the Crab Shack, as a community we came together, solved problems, met needs, and had a great time doing it. Which leads us to the last point:
• FUN! All of this amounted to just having a fun time together as a community. But it wasn't just us! The Board President of the Dolphins emailed to say, “Our entire team had a blast swimming at your pool and we have nothing but positive things to say about the entire day.” 

So, thanks to everyone for the part you played to make yesterday’s meet such a success. I am grateful we get to do all of this together. You can view the complete results here and, once available, you will be able to view photos from the meet here (these are also available by clicking “Meets & Events” in our website menu). 

This post contains a list of Shout-Outs, information about our Monday's fundraiser at Manhattan Pizza, our picture night on Thursday, our Potluck Dinner on Friday, and our practice schedule and details for this week. Also, please note that there are no practices this Wednesday, 6/19.

SHOUT-OUTS

In addition to the 103 swimmers who achieved personal bests, we also had 25 individual team records set and 2 relay records set (view our team records here):

• 7-8: Reese Douty (25 free), Piper Wowk (25 back)
• 9-10: Alberto Nevares (25 breast, 25 back, 50 free, 25 fly)
• 11-12: Matix Garmon (50 breast), Carmen Nevares (50 free, 100 IM, 50 breast, 50 back)
• 13-14: Annabella Edgar (100 free), Amir Hussein (50 free, 100 IM, 100 free, 50 fly), Mason Garmon (50 breast), Kyleigh Kauflin (50 free, 100 IM, 50 back), Jarret Zhou (50 back)
• 15-18: Zach Missigman (50 free, 100 IM, 50 breast, 50 fly)
• 10 & Under Medley Relay: Alberto Nevares, Nathan Thornburg, Maria Molina, Aubree Carr
• 13-18 Medley Relay: Mason Garmon, Grace O’Malley, Amir Hussein, Kyleigh Kauflin

We also had 16 swimmers achieve all-star times for the FSSL: Reese Douty (25 free, 25 back), Mason Garmon (50 free, 50 breast, 50 back, 100 free), Matix Garmon (50 free, 50 breast, 50 back, 50 fly), Amir Hussein (50 free,100 IM, 100 free, 50 fly), Tarek Hussein (50 fly), Knox Kauflin (50 free, 50 breast), Kyleigh Kauflin (50 free), Maria Molina (50 free), Alberto Nevares (25 breast, 25 back, 50 free, 25 fly), Carmen Nevares (50 free, 100 IM, 50 breast, 50 back), William Pullen (25 free, 25 back, 50 free, 25 fly), Nathan Thornburg (25 breast) Elliot Voas (50 free, 100 IM, 100 free), Piper Wowk (25 back), Eric Yi (25 free), Jarret Zhou (50 free, 100 IM, 50 back, 50 fly).

Congratulations to all of our swimmers on their amazing accomplishments!

One more shout-out goes to Ryan Mayer. Ryan offered to do donut pick-up this past Friday so that our swimmers could enjoy a treat after practice. Not only did Ryan happily pick them up, he also picked up the tab. This was not the expectation, entirely unnecessary, yet wonderfully generous, reflecting so many of our priorities as a team. If you see Ryan, please be sure to thank him!

SPIRIT NIGHT @ MANHATTAN PIZZA

Tomorrow we are partnering with our sister team, the Seahawks, to raise money in support of swimming in the Villages of Urbana. 20% of all food sales from 11A-10P will go to benefit our community teams. Just mention the swim team fundraiser or bring the flyer to Manhattan tomorrow!

PICTURE NIGHT

This Thursday night we will be having our team photo taken by Feldy with Image of Life Photography. This picture is for all swimmers, Blue Crabs and Mini Crabs. Prior to the picture being taken, we will hand out our 2024 Team T-Shirts to be worn during the team photo.

We are excited to provide a digital copy of the photo to all of our wonderful swim team families. However, if you are interested in individual photo sessions, they will be available on a first-come, first-served basis starting a 4:30 PM. Sessions will be $20 for an individual photo session or $20 for a family (multiple swimmers) photo session, and payment will be collected on site.

We will begin lining up swimmers at 6:00 PM for the team picture. Please plan on this taking about 45 minutes.

Please note that we will be using an alternate practice schedule that evening.

• 9 & under swimmers will practice from 4:00-4:35
• 10 & over swimmers will practice from 4:40-5:15
• Mini Crabs will practice from 5:20-5:50

PEP RALLY POTLUCK

Join the Blue Crabs this Friday, 6/21 from 5:00-7:00 PM for a pep rally potluck 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, 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 or store. 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. We are looking forward to a fun night with our Blue Crab families!

THIS WEEK'S MEET

This week we have our first AWAY meet. We will be swimming against the Whittier Riptides and our meet theme will be Pajama Party!

The meet is scheduled to begin at 8 AM. Swimmers should arrive by 7:10 AM to check-in with the coaches and warm-up. the pool address is 2000 E. Greenleaf Drive, Frederick, MD 21702. The Riptides have requested that we park along East Greenleaf Drive and NOT along Tuscany Drive. Also, please do not block any driveways.

Swimmer Entry: Whether you plan to attend the meet or not, please take a moment to declare whether your swimmer will be “attending” or “not attending” the meet. In order to participate in the meet, this must be completed no later than Tuesday, June 18 at 10:00 PM.

A couple of other notes for the meet: the concession stand at Whittier is only able to accept cash. Please plan accordingly. Finally, there are still a few volunteer opportunities for this meet. If you can take a moment to sign-up to help out, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

Monday, 6/17

• 9-10 year olds practice from 8:30-9:15 AM
• 11+ practice from 9:20-10:10 AM
• Mini Crabs practice from 10:20-10:50 AM
• 8 and unders practice from 11:00-11:45 AM (bring your pool pass!)

Tuesday, 6/18

• Declare your swimmer(s): Please declare your swimmer as either “attending the meet” or “not attending the meet” by 10:00 PM on Tuesday.
• 9-10 year olds practice from 4:00-4:40 PM
• 11+ practice from 4:45-5:30 PM
• Mini Crabs practice from 5:40-6:10 PM
• 8 and under Blue Crabs practice from 6:20-7:00 PM

Wednesday, 6/19

• No Practices. Enjoy the day off!

Thursday, 6/20

• 9 and under practices from 4:00-4:35 PM
• 10 and over practices from 4:40-5:15 PM
• Mini Crabs practice from 5:20-5:50 PM
• INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS start at 4:30 PM
• TEAM PHOTO starts at 6:00 PM

Friday, 6/21 – DONUT FRIDAY!

• 9-10 year olds practice from 8:30-9:15 AM
• 11+ practice from 9:20-10:10 AM
• Mini Crabs practice from 10:20-10:50 AM
• 8 and unders practice from 11:00-11:45 AM (bring your pool pass!)
• 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, 6/22

• Meet @ Whittier: The meet will begin at 8:00 AM. Please arrive by 7:15 to 2000 E. Greenleaf Drive, Frederick, MD 21702. The meet theme will be Pajama Party!

We’re looking forward to another fun week!

Go Blue Crabs!