MM Weekly Announcements for Week of 08/03-08/09

John VanDriessche

Good morning Marlin Families!

Practice Schedule

Penn High School

Splash 1 & 2: Next practice September 8

Splash 3: Next practice September 8

Splash 4: Next practice September 8

Fins Flex: Tuesday & Thursday 8:00-9:00 AM Knollwood CC-outdoor pool

Fins Compete: Tuesday & Thursday 8:00-9:00 AM Knollwood CC-outdoor pool

Elite: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00-9:00 AM Knollwood CC-outdoor pool

New Prairie High School

Splash: Next practice September 8

Fins: Next practice September 8

Elite: Next practice September 8

Knollwood CC

Splash 1: Next practice September 8

Splash 2: Next practice September 8

Splash 3: Next practice September 8

Practice Notes:

We have pool time reserved for the next two weeks at the KCC outdoor pool. If weather becomes an issue the decision to cancel practice will be made by 7:30 AM each day. All communication about cancellations will be emailed and then posted to our Facebook and Twitter pages.

Divisionals/Valparaiso High School/Aug. 1-3

Here is our entry. I (574-276-6057) will be on deck for all sessions today. If you are running late or will not be able to make it, please send me a text. Here are the pertinent times. All times are local to Valparaiso. Valparaiso is on CST.

Sunday 11 & Over Prelims

Warm-ups 6:45-7:45 CST – our athletes should be on deck by 6:30 CST

Meet Starts at 8:00 CST

Sunday 10 & Under Timed Finals

Warm-ups 11:15-11:45 CST – our athletes should be on deck by 11:00 CST

Meet Starts 12:00 CST

Sunday 11 & Over Finals

Warm-ups 2:15-2:45 CST – our athletes should be on deck by 2:00 CST

Meet Starts 3:15 CST

Splash and Fins Pre-Season Conditioning

We are offering a pre-season conditioning and technique session for our age group swim team members. This is a great opportunity for swimmers to stay in dryland shape and maintain their fitness levels prior to the start of the fall/winter season in September.

Dryland training is a vital part of our plan for long term athletic development. We will be focusing on dryland skills and technique during these sessions, so athletes should come wearing socks & athletic shoes. Athletes will also participate in classroom type learning where they will review and learn about goal setting for their swim training, character development, watch & learn from swim technique videos and participate in team bonding activities. We will spend some time in the water applying what we have learned in the technique videos.

Swimmers will not work out with their traditional training groups. Instead, they will attend practice within the following grade levels they will be entering this school year: Grades K-2, Grades 3-4, Grades 5-8.

The session will last two weeks, and there will be eight workouts offered for each age group (4 per week). Here are the details:

Fee: $130

Location: Knollwood Country Club in Granger

Time: 6:00 -7:00 PM Mon-Thurs

Dates: Aug 18, 19, 20, 21 and Aug 25, 26, 27, 28

Grades K-8

Registration Link: CLICK HERE

All accounts must have a ‘0’ balance in order to register. The fees will NOT be pro-rated if you are not able to attend all of the sessions and there are no drops or refunds.

If you have questions contact Kelly Laneman ([email protected])

Fall and Winter Registration

Here is the link to our registration page. Once you click on that link there is an additional link with registration information. Please read through all of the information then fill out the registration form.

Fall and Winter Meet Schedule

This will be posted in next week’s email.

USA Memberships 2026

Do not purchase the new membership until after September 1. If you purchase it before that date you will be buying a second 2025 membership and it will expire on 12/31/25. If you qualify for the Outreach Program email me and after 9/1 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 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.

Meets marked with an * 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/Our Results

Dual Meet Vs. Concord Swim Club/Concord High School/May 9/Our Results

VSC Spring Classic/Valparaiso High School/May 16-18/Our Results

CON Buffalo Wild Wings Blazin Invite/Elkhart Aquatics/May 30-June 1/Our Results

ELK Summer Bash Invitational/Elkhart Aquatics/June 13-15/Our Results

DUNE Splash Spectacular/Hobart High School/June 27-29/Our Results

GSI Last Chance Luau/Goshen Aquatic Center/July 11-12/Our Results

*IN Swimming Senior State/IU Bloomington/July 17-20/Our Results

*USA Swimming Futures/Madison, WI/July 23-26/Our Results

*IN Swimming Age Group State/IU Natatorium-Indy/July 24-27/Our Results

*IN Swimming Divisional Championships/Valparaiso High School/August 1-3/Our Entry