Flippers Up! Your Weekly Splash from the Penguins - Week 6 (7/6-7/12)

Flippers Up! Your Weekly Splash from the Penguins - Week 6 (7/6-7/12)

This Week's Theme:🕺📼 Blast from the Past! 💿🧨

 

What an Amazing Week in the Water! We are so proud of our Penguins after a week packed with incredible swims and team spirit!

Our B Meet swimmers finally got some sunshine for their Wednesday night showdown, and they made the most of it —swimming hard and dropping time left and right!

At Saturday’s A Meet, our team brought the heat with fast swims, fierce focus, and endless enthusiasm. While Armfield Farm took the win, 270 to 191, our Penguins gave it everything they had in every race — and the time drops prove it!

Let’s keep the energy high as we dive into this week! Go Penguins! 🐧💪🔥

 

This email contains a lot of important information and upcoming events—please be sure to read all the way to the end!

 

Last Day of Practice: The last official day of practice for the regular season will be Wednesday, July 16th. Swimmers participating in Divisionals will continue practicing through Friday, July 18th, and those swimming in All-Stars will practice through Friday, July 25th. The Divisional roster will be shared on Wednesday, July 16th.

 

IM Meet: Please see the roster Coach Jake emailed out for the IM Meet. The IM Meet is on Monday, July 7th. 

Session 1: Age 10 and under

• Arrival Time: 4:30pm, warm-ups start at 4:45pm

• Location: Chantilly National Golf & Country Club 14901 Braddock Road, Centreville, VA 20120

• Meet Start Time: 5:30pm

Session 2: Age 11-18

• Arrival Time: 4630pm, warm-ups start at 6:45pm

• Location: Chantilly National Golf & Country Club 14901 Braddock Road, Centreville, VA 20120

• Meet Start Time: 7:30pm

 

Swim Pictures: Olson Photography will be at practice on Tuesday, July 8th for swim pictures. More information to follow. 
 

B Meet: Wednesday, July 9th at Saratoga (8070 Edinburgh Drive, Springfield, VA 22153)

 

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 8th (auto shut off at midnight)

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

• Location: 8070 Edinburgh Drive, Springfield, VA 22153

• Meet Start Time: 6pm 

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

 

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)  Freestyle Focus 6-7pm

2)  Starts & Turns 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.

 

Fun Friday: 📻 Theme: Blast from the Past – Decades or Pop Culture! Jump in the time machine, because Friday, 7/11 is taking us on a trip through the decades! It's time for a totally tubular Fun Friday full of throwbacks and pop culture icons. Come dressed as your favorite decade (70s disco, 80s neon, 90s grunge, early 2000s bling) or channel a pop culture icon from any era! We’ll have our costume contest at every practice, and then it’s time for our potluck breakfast – a tradition as timeless as the classics.

🥯 Use the SUG link below to claim your spot. You can drop your dish off before or during your child’s practice – we’ll take care of the rest. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B094AA8AA28AAFA7-57465944-funfriday#/

 

A Meet: Saturday, July 12th HOME vs. Franklin Farm (Commons Pool, 5701 Roberts Pkwy, Burke, VA 22015). 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 6th (auto shut off at midnight)

• Arrival Time: Approx 6:45am, 15 min prior to warm ups

• Location: Commons Pool, 5701 Roberts Pkwy, Burke, VA 22015

 

Relay Carnival: The Relay Carnival will take place on Sunday, July 13th at Sugarland Pool. Please DECLARE availability TONIGHT (Sunday, July 6th)!

• Declare Availability by: Sunday, July 6th (auto shut off at midnight)

• Arrival Time: Approx 6:50am, 15 min prior to warm ups

• Location: Sugarland Run: 200 Greenfield Court, Sterling VA 20164

 

Penguins EOY Baquet: Join us for the Penguins EOY banquet and awards on Sunday, July 13th from 5-7pm at the PONDS Pool (9837 Burke Pond Ln, Burke, VA 22015). More information to follow. 

 

Lollipop Meet: 🍭 Get ready for the sweetest meet of the season — the Lollipop Meet! 🍭

The Lollipop Meet will take place on Wednesday, July 16th at the Commons Pool. This meet is always a total BLAST and is just for our awesome 10 & under swimmers who haven’t placed in an A Meet yet! Whether you’re swimming freestyle, backstroke, kicking with a board, or cruising alongside a coach in the water — it’s all about having FUN and feeling confident. Every swimmer gets a chance to SHINE… and a lollipop when they cross the finish line! 

 

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!

 

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! 🐧