MM Weekly Announcements for Week of 03/30-04/05
Dear Marlin Families,
Practice Schedule
No practice for any location until the week of April 13
Practice Notes:
Enjoy your time away from the pool
Speedo Sectionals/IU Natatorium-Indy/March 27-30
Here is our entry. I will be the coach on deck today. If you are running late please have your athlete send me a text (574-276-6057). Here are the times for this upcoming today’s sessions.
Prelims Sunday
Warm-ups 6:30-8:20
Meet Starts 8:30
Finals Sunday
Warm-ups 3:00-4:15
Meet Starts 4:30
Team Awards Banquet
Thank you so much for making this SCY season such a great success. We will be honoring our athletes at our end of season Banquet on Thursday, April 3 5:30-7:00 pm. We do hope everyone will be able to attend for dinner, awards, and celebration with our hard-working swim team and their very supportive families.
We also need your pictures! We are creating a slideshow for the team banquet and would be happy to include your photos from the season. If you have photos for the slideshow, please upload them to the link below by the end of the day Monday
https://photos.app.goo.gl/aBwmk3342CrcT8vs6
If you have any questions about the pics/slideshow contact Julia Sama at [email protected] or (574) 485-6812.
First Day Spring/Summer
This is a reminder all locations will begin the spring/summer season the week of April 13. This is also a great opportunity for us to discuss the upcoming two-week break. Many of our swimmers have shared that they’ve either never had a break or have only had very short ones. I can’t emphasize enough how crucial it is for our athletes to take a break from the pool.
This doesn't mean no activity at all; in fact, I encourage the opposite. Please encourage your athlete to stay active—whether it’s riding their bike, going for a walk, playing basketball, or any other form of outdoor activity. The key is to allow them a break from training in the pool.
I understand this might feel unsettling for some, but I assure you that taking two weeks off from swimming will not have any lasting impact on their performance. We only need to look back to 2020, when our athletes were out of the water for nearly three months, yet they returned stronger and faster than ever.
Take this time to enjoy a well-deserved break away from the pool. Your athlete’s body and mind will thank you!
USA Memberships
We will need all of our athletes that have not done so already, to renew their USA Swimming memberships. Here is the link. From my experience with my own athletes just purchasing the membership will initiate the transfer process.
If you qualify for the Outreach Program email me and I will send you the link you will need to use for registrations.
If you have any questions about any registration issues you can reach out to me or our team/business manager Kelly Laneman ([email protected])
Spring and Summer Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
This is our tentative meet schedule for the spring and summer. We may add meets if we find ones that fit our club’s needs or delete meets if there is not enough interest from our members. There will be two different dates listed with each meet The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and the second date is the deadline to commit.
Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines will be based on deadlines that were set in previous years. They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets, if the option to select the days you want is not available, leave a message in the notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend.
Some meets will be marked with an * and those will require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. You can view all pool locations on our website under the "Pools" tab.
NASA Off The Block Invitational/Northridge High School/May 3/April 20
VSC Spring Classic/Valparaiso High School/May 16-18/April 20
CON Buffalo Wild Wings Blazin Invite/Elkhart Aquatics/May 30-June 1/April 20
ELK Summer Bash Invitational/Elkhart Aquatics/June 13-15/May 4
NASA Summer Invitational/Northridge High School/June 20-22/May 25
DUNE Splash Spectacular/Hobart High School/June 27-29/June 8
GSI Last Chance Luau/Goshen Aquatic Center/July 11-12/June 8
*IN Swimming Senior State/IU Natatorium-Indy/July 17-20/June 29
*USA Swimming Futures/Madison, WI/July 23-26/June 29
*IN Swimming Age Group State/IU Natatorium-Indy/July 25-27/June 29
*USA Swimming Junior Nationals/Irvine, CA/July 30-August 3/TBD
*IN Swimming Divisional Championships/TBD/August 1-3/July 13
Here are our results from the winter season.
DUNE Sweater Weather Swim Spectacular/Our Results
CON Skypoint Transit Invite/Our Results
GSI Goshen Rays Veterans Day Meet/Our Results
ELK Rudolph Romp/Our Results
IA Tim Welsh Invite/Our Results
CON IMXtreme Invite/Our Results
IA Jr. Superstar Invitational/Our Results
CON Leisure Pools Last Chance Showdown/Our Results
IN Swimming Divisional Championships/Our Results
IN Swimming Senior State/Our Results
IN Swimming Age Group State/Our Results
USA Swimming Speedo Sectionals/IU Natatorium Indy/Mar. 27-30/Our Entry
As always, if you have any questions or notice any errors, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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John VanDriessche
Head Coach
Michiana Marlins
Penn High School
(574)276-6057
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