Hello everyone! Schedule Changes - Please read! October/November The meet we had scheduled in November has been cancelled altogether. I have been considering some options to mitigate the impact of this change. There is another meet that takes place on the exact same weekend, which is just a little bit farther away at Cumberland Valley High School. It is about 1 hour and 20 minutes without traffic. We have gone there many times as a team, but it has been quite a few years. With the additional drive time, I...

Hello team! I am looking forward to seeing everyone who has already committed! If you missed the sign-up or initially declined and have changed your mind, you can still participate. Just send me an email or a text(443-504-3068) sometime today, and I will look out for you. Arrive by 5:30pm and check in with me so I can get the correct number of tickets at the discounted price! If you are a little late, just let me know. If you arrive after 5:30pm, you can still enter. You will just...

Motivation Strategies for Athletes As we prepare for our first USA Meet for Marlin, JR, and SR groups, I want to go over some things we are doing to help motivate the swimmers. As some of you know, USA Swimming is more of an individual activity. Team-scored events do not really exist, relays are scarce, and many swimmers are competing in events with a huge number of athletes from a large area. To help with that, we try to find other ways to set goals and stay motivated. Team Records...

A few things to share with the team this week! Intrasquad Meet #1 More information to come later this week about the meet. Entries are posted. It is all Freestyle to prepare for the first USA Meet. It is going to be a big one! I am so happy to see the level of participation that we have to start us off! September and October Entries are Submitted The September meet is all finalized. Our October meet at Delaware has also been sent in. You still have time to scratch...

Our team-specific link will expedite the process for new and renewing members. Please use this rather than going to the USA Swimming home page from your browser. https://omr.usaswimming.org/omr/welcome/BA85AE608E754E Membership Types Wahoo swimmers will register as a "FLEX Athlete" Member. Marlins, JR, and SR group swimmers will register as a "Premium Athlete" Member. Deadlines New members must register within the next two-three weeks to prepare for the first meet. Renewing members have until the end of 2024 before their membership expires. I attached some detailed instructions generated by USA Swimming. It...

Hello everyone! We are very close to the beginning of our Season! Good luck to those who are left to start school this week! Parent Meeting Unfortunately, we had some repeated connection issues at the pool. Sorry to anyone trying to listen online. As a result, we do not have a good recording either for those who were hoping to listen later. I attached the notes HERE from the meeting that cover the important details. More information will be available soon regarding registration with USA Swimming. See you all soon!

End-of-Season Party August 13th 6:00pm – 9:00pm @ Camp Mosh 615 Cherry Hill Rd, Street, MD 21154 The entire family is welcome! Be prepared for lots of fun! The camp will be closed at this point in the season, so we will have the grounds to ourselves. There is plenty of grassy area around the pools, so please bring any kind of lawn games, balls, frisbee, etc. you might want to play with. You will need to bring some chairs and blankets, because there is minimal seating at the camp...

USA Team Updates and Reminders Registration Reminder Priority registration ends today. Registering early is crucial, as it allows us to finalize our group rosters and set up billing for September. During registration, you will approve the necessary team policies and pay the annual $100 team registration fee. If you will not be swimming with us this season, please send me a quick email to let me know. This helps me a lot with planning. Meet Information Update I added a couple of meet notices online. October, November, and January meet...

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If you are interested in joining our USA Team, registration will begin in August. New swimmers will need to visit the pool for a brief evaluation. Feel free to email me for more information and ask any questions you might have. Galen Ziegler [email protected]