Flippers Up! Your Weekly Splash from the Penguins - Week 6 (6/29-7/5)

Flippers Up! Your Weekly Splash from the Penguins - Week 6 (6/29-7/5)

This Week's Theme: 🇺🇸 USA – Red, White & Blue Everything! ❤️🤍💙

 

What a Fantastic Week of Swimming! We couldn’t be more proud of our Penguins after an action-packed week of meets!

Our B Meet swimmers toughed it out through some weather delays and showed what true Penguin grit looks like in some extra warm waters — awesome job representing the team!

At the A Meet, our swimmers lit up the pool with fast times, fierce determination, and unbeatable team spirit. Even though Ashburn Village came out ahead this time, 311.5 to 139.5, our athletes raced their hearts out, with tons of time drops and all-out effort in every lane.

Let’s ride this momentum into the next meet — go Penguins! 🐧🔥🙌🏻

 

NO Friday Practice: There will be NO practice or Fun Friday this Friday, we’re taking a break for the 4th of July! Enjoy the fireworks, fun, and family time — stay safe and have a blast! 🇺🇸💥

 

Spirit Wear Store REOPENED! We are doing a second round of ordering for SPIRIT WEAR!

The e-store is open NOW and will be available to order items until 11:59pm ET on July 4th. Store link:  https://burkecentrepenguins2025round2.itemorder.com/shop/home/

 

Don't miss out on all of our amazing items!

 

B Meet: Wednesday, July 2nd at Sequoia Farms (5562 Sequoia Farms Dr, Centreville, VA 20120)

 

All swimmers are invited to compete - swimmers may sign up to swim TWO strokes plus IM (if time permits)

 

Reminder: Swimmers that came in First, Second, or Third place at the A meet on Saturday, are not allowed to select that same stroke at the following B meet.  

• Declare Strokes by: Tuesday, July 1 (auto shut off at midnight)

• Arrival Time: 5:15pm, 15 min prior to warm ups (5:30pm warm-up)

• Location: 5562 Sequoia Farms Dr, Centreville, VA 20120

• Meet Start Time: 6pm 

• Stroke Order: Breaststroke, Butterfly, Freestyle, Backstroke and IM (time permitting)

Note: If you're interested in swimming IM, this is a great opportunity—especially if you're hoping to participate in the IM Meet on July 7th!

 

Stroke & Turn Clinics:  The BCP coaches offer a specific one hour focused clinic on Thursday evenings @ the Commons pool from 6-8pm.  

This week's focus will be:

1)  Focus 6-7pm

2)  Focus 7-8pm

 

There is a $20 per swimmer/per hour fee paid directly to the coaches. Sign up/declare your attendance in TU in the event Jobs or via the OnDeck app.

 

A Meet: Saturday, July 5th AWAY at Armfield Farm (3567 Armfield Farm Drive Chantilly, VA 20151). Swimmers will be selected based on their placement on the ladder (updated after every meet…login required to see Boys and Girls ladders https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/reccobcpva/page/results).  

 

The “A” meet roster will be emailed Thursday evening.  Swimmers must acknowledge participation per instructions in the email.

 

IMPORTANT - ALL swimmers need to declare their availability for the Saturday meets, even if they are lower on the ladder.  Coach Jake will only select swimmers to participate if they have declared their availability.

 

All A meets are available for declaration NOW - Don’t wait!  You can always go back and change your availability but you can’t declare after the deadline!

• Declare Availability by: Wednesday, July 2nd (auto shut off at midnight)

• Arrival Time: Approx 7:15am, 15 min prior to warm ups

• Location: Armfield Farm (3567 Armfield Farm Drive Chantilly, VA 20151)

 

A Meet Declaration!!! EVERY swimmer has the potential to swim in an A Meet! Please declare your availability TODAY for the remaining A Meets. Illness and last-minute changes can pop up, and we've sometimes found ourselves needing more A Meet swimmers after the roster is sent out. If we don’t know you’re available, we can’t add you to the roster — so don’t miss the chance!

 

We’ll be emailing families who haven’t declared each week, so if you’d rather avoid extra reminders and emails, be sure to declare your availability today!

 

How to Declare:

Step 1: Sign into your account, select ‘Events & Competition’ and ‘Team Events’

 

Step 2: Click on ‘EDIT COMMITMENT’ 

 

Step 3: Click on the swimmer's name.

 

Step 4: Click ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ and SAVE. (We want it to be YES though 🤩)

 

Step 5: Repeat Steps 1-4 for EACH swimmer in your family AND for EVERY remaining A Meet. 

 

Private Lessons: All of our coaches are Red Cross Lifeguard Certified and bring years of coaching experience to the pool. They also offer private lessons! If you're interested, feel free to reach out directly to your child's favorite coach to coordinate a time, location, and focus for the lesson(s). You can find their contact information—->Coach info (website).xlsx

 

Morning Practices at the LANDINGS POOL (6001 Cove Landing Rd). The practice schedule is... 

 

Minis Practice Schedule: Practice is at the LANDINGS POOL (6001 Cove Landing Rd). 

NOTE: Friday practice times for all Minis have been adjusted to allow each group to have breakfast afterward.

The practice schedule is...

 

Key Volunteer Positions Needed: We still need volunteers for Team Rep Trainee, and pool set-up & cleanup/equipment manager trainee. Filling a key volunteer position fulfills your volunteer responsibility for the summer. 

 

Volunteer Sign-Up: Volunteer sign-ups are open,  Check regularly, events are getting updated and jobs are being added.  Please remember you MUST sign-up for 7 volunteer shifts - 6 must be swim meet related. Mini families whose swimmer will not be participating in meets only need to complete 3 volunteer shifts.

 

Fin Bin: The FIN BIN will be available at practices at the LANDINGS Pool! The fin bin is take what you need, donate what you don't want! You may also donate old spirit wear and swim gear in the fin bin too!  Located on shelves Left of the bathrooms and guard room.

 

Reminders for spectators and swimmers…

• Please remember our Safe Sports Rules. Specifically, filming or photographing children behind the starting blocks is not permitted. Photos and videos may only be taken from the side of the pool.  

• All families signed a Swimmer Code of Conduct during registration…

 

Swimmer Code of Conduct

Swimmers participating with the Burke Center Penguins (BCP) agrees to follow all guidelines outlined below in addition to those established by the staff:

1. BCP swimmers should display proper respect and sportsmanship toward coaches, officials, teammates, parents, fellow competitors, swim facilities and equipment, and the public at all times.

2. The possession or use of alcohol or tobacco products by any athlete is prohibited.

3. Bullying is not allowed.

4. Swimmers are reminded that when competing in meets, and attending other meet-related functions, they are representing themselves as well as BCP.  Swimmers’ behavior must positively reflect the high standards of the team.

5. Swimmers are to refrain from inappropriate physical contact at team activities and events.

6. Swimmers are to refrain from use of inappropriate language.

7. Swimmers are to respect the privacy of one another.

8. Dishonestly, theft, and/or vandalism will not be tolerated.

9. Swimmers are expected to respect each other. Fighting, bullying, intentional touching or striking another athlete is not allowed.

10. Always give your best and have fun!

I understand that if I violate this code of conduct, I will be subject to disciplinary action determined by my coaches and the swim club’s board of directors.

🐧 Let's Go PENGUINS! 🐧