practice for the week of THANKSGIVING!

Thor Anderson

Greetings MARLINS Swimming FAMILY

week #12 of our 2025/2026 Short Course Season for our Senior Team...LAST practice before high school boys season for Fargo/West Fargo swimmers and Moorhead starts tomorrow...ALL Marlin high school boys are WELCOME at morning practices and whenever high school practice allows...GOOD LUCK! Gentleman

week #11 of our 2025/2026 Short Course Season for our Age Group and Developmental Teams...we are gonna start getting after it… practices are oriented towards stroke work and skill development for about a third of the practice daily and/or divided into different groups at practice...

making PROGRESS!

NEW Information:

Senior Team morning practice @Moorhead High School (MHS) this week on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday @6:00am - 7:30am

NO morning PRACTICE for Senior Team @Hulbert Aquatic Center (HAC)

PLEASE check the schedule weekly for the most up-to-date practice schedule

we NOW have access to the boys lockeroom at the beginning of practice

no high school home meets till December

NO PRACTICE - Wedneday, Thursday or Friday due to THANKSGIVING Holiday

CONGRATULATIONS!!! on a GREAT IMX and Fall Invite at the Hulbert Aquatic Center this weekend...Coaches got alot of material for our practices as we continue our journey in Swimming from this weekend

SHORT practice week due to the Holiday...ENJOY!!! time with family, friends and relaxation

If you are new to our Swimming family ...

WELCOME!!!

Please read through the information below and let me know if you have any questions...

General Information:

ALL swimmers MUST be registered with Marlins Swimming of The NORTHERN LIGHTS (NLSA) & USA Swimming in order to practice.

Swimmers NOT registered with BOTH the Marlins & USA Swimming will not be able to practice, or they must register online at the pool in order to practice. NO EXCEPTIONS...Thank you!

Swimmers that will be in 7th grade this fall '25 / register with the Senior Team (reach out to Coach Pat if you have questions)

If you have any questions please reach out to Coach Anderson ([email protected] / text 701-261-9144)

Protocols for Practice:

Practices at Moorhead High School (2300 4th Avenue S, Moorhead, MN 56560)
Enter thru the MAIN SCHOOL entrance to Moorhead High School door#19 (thru doors past weight room, turn right down the hallway to the pool on the left…use door by coaches office to enter the pool) which is a turn left down the hallway once you get to the pool
Illness - PLEASE keep your swimmer(s) home from practice if they are running a fever, are nauseous, vomiting, or may be contagious to others. Thank you for working with us to keep everyone safe and maintain our opportunity to swim!!

DROP OFF/PICK UP at the POOL-

1. Please wait until your swimmer(s) are inside the school doors / pool doors before leaving when dropping them off.
We want to ensure the doors are open at the school / pool before your swimmers are left at the pool without a ride home

2. Please come inside to pick them up as we have our swimmer(s) wait inside the school/ pool area OR inside the school

Practice Attendance Expectations:

Senior Team (no limit on weekly practice attendance / would like at least 3 / practice attendance should be reflective of GOALS!)
Age Group Team (up to 5 practices weekly / would like at least 3)
Developmental Team (up to 3 practices weekly)

Practice for the week of: Monday, November 17^th, 2025

Monday, November 24^th

Morning practice:

6:00am - 7:30am ... Senior Team @Moorhead High School POOL

Evening practice:

6:00pm - 8:00pm ... Senior Team @Moorhead High School POOL
6:00pm - 7:30pm ... Age Group Team @Moorhead High School POOL
6:00pm - 7:00pm ... Developmental Team @Moorhead High School POOL
6:00pm - 6:45pm ... INTRO to competitive swimming MON session #2 @Moorhead High School POOL

Tuesday, November 25^th

Morning practice: