MM Weekly Announcements for Week of 08/17-08/23
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: TBD-see notes
Fins Compete: TBD-see notes
Elite: Monday: TBD-see notes
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:
As many of you know the Penn pool is down the month of August and into part of September. Until then, we are trying to secure pool time for Fins and Elite swimmers. We do have some pool time reserved at the KCC indoor pool but they are also doing maintenance and a finish date for that work is still up in the air. We have reached out to SBCSC about use of their pools and we have been told to reach out again on Monday, which we will. As soon as we are able to secure some practice space we will communicate that to our members. Our hope is by the end of the week we will have something in place.
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.
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])
Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
This is our meet schedule for the fall and winter. 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.
HOT Maple City Classic/Laporte High School/Oct. 10/Sept. 21
NASA Fall Invitational/Northridge High School/Oct. 10-12/Sept. 21
WAR Monster Splash Meet/Warsaw High School/Oct. 25/Sept. 28
CON Skypoint Transit Invitational/Elkhart Aquatics/Nov. 7-9/Oct. 5
GSI Veteran’s Day Invite/Goshen Aquatic Center/Nov. 14-15/Oct. 12
ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatics/Dec, 5-7/Nov. 16
VSC Holly Jolly Invitational/Valparaiso High School/Dec. 12-14/Nov. 23
IA Tim Welsh Invite/Elkhart Aquatics/Jan. 2-4/Nov. 30
CON IMX Challenge/Concord High School/Jan. 23-25/Dec. 14
IA Jr. Superstar Invitational/Riley High School/Feb. 14-15/Jan. 4
CON Last Chance/Concord High School/Feb. 27-Mar. 1/Jan. 18
*IN Swimming Divisional Championships/TBA/Mar. 6-8/Feb.22
*IN Swimming Senior State/TBA/Mar. 12-15/Feb. 22
*IN Swimming Age Group State/TBA/Mar. 20-22/Feb. 22
*CZ Speedo East Spring Sectionals/IU Indy/Mar. 26-29/Mar. 1
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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