WEEK OF AUGUST 12, 2024 Dear Swim Team Families, Happy 1st day of school, Marlins! We hope that the transition from summer to school is going well for you and your swimmers. Have you registered yet for Fall Swim? Believe it or not Fall Swim is right around the corner - the season starts next week on Monday August 19. There are two choices this year for our busy swimmers - Weekday Fall Swim on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, and Weekend Fall Swim on Saturdays. See below for more information....

WEEK OF AUGUST 5, 2024 Dear Swim Team Families, What a FANTASTIC OMPA weekend! So many popped times, first time bronze, silver, and gold times. Our Marlins brought the energy and good vibes, and we should be so proud of each and every swimmer. As Coach Trevor said, each Marlin played a role and contributed to our team’s overall success this weekend. Likewise, OMPA weekend and the entire season wouldn’t have been possible without your commitment and support, so THANK YOU! We hope that the forever core memories that were...

WEEK OF JULY 29, 2024 Dear Swim Team Families, This newsletter is jam packed with important information. Keep reading until the end. Action items are highlighted in green. Happy Spirit Week! Wow, the front of MVP looks absolutely amazing! Kudos to our Spirit Week Chairs Angel Johnson and Sian Newman for planning a fun week of festivities leading up to OMPA. If you haven’t marked your calendars yet for all of the fun, the Spirit Week schedule is below. We hope to see you tonight (5:00-8:00pm) at MVP for our...

WEEK OF JULY 22, 2024 Dear Swim Team Families, How can we only have one regular swim meet left before OMPA? Last Chance at Ranch is this Wednesday July 24. We will send the meet entries as soon as they are ready. We’d like to thank Jane Bordalo and her parent volunteer crew for a fun Marlin Ball celebration last Thursday. It was a hot night, but that didn’t stop swimmers and parents from having a great time. We’d also like to recognize and appreciate the parents who donated to...

WEEK OF JULY 15, 2024 Dear Swim Team Families, It is hard to believe that we only have 3 more weeks until OMPA. Summer is whizzing by, but we still have fun meets and activities to look forward to. Be on the lookout for an “All About Spirit Week and OMPA” email coming your way soon. Spirit Week takes place the week of July 29, leading up to OMPA. Our Spirit Week team is putting together a fabulous week of activities at MVP leading up to OMPA. Glow for the...

WEEK OF JULY 8, 2024 Dear Swim Team Families, We hope that you enjoyed a fun holiday week off with your family. It was inspiring to see so many swimmers participating in the team’s first-ever “Friends and Family Workouts”. Thank you to our coaches for creating these challenging age group workouts! What a great way to keep swimmers engaged during their “week off”. If you were in town and attended the Orinda 4th of July parade, MVP was hard to miss - over 100 strong! Despite the heat, swimmers and...

Dear Swim Team Families, All About MVP Swim Team “Family and Friends Week” ~ Week of July 1 Next week’s practices are canceled, but that doesn’t mean that our team’s momentum has to stop! This year at MVP we’re trying something new. We’re taking a few days off to make space for “family and friends” practices. Attached you can find age group workouts written by our coaches that can help you make progress during our time off. Have fun, stay engaged, and make some awesome memories! Grab a teammate, sibling,...

WEEK OF JULY 1, 2024 Dear Swim Team Families, What an amazing weekend of swimming! OPP Relays on Saturday, always a fun time - swimmers, moms, dads, and coaches all rocked their events! Bottoms Up at MVP on Sunday - wow, our pool looked fantastic. And MVP finished 3rd overall! We have heard nothing but compliments from other clubs on how well run and organized our event was. Kudos to Bottoms Up Chair Vinita Anantavat and Bottoms Up Volunteer Coordinator Phoebe Harris Millman for their countless hours of planning, preparation,...

WEEK OF JUNE 24, 2024 Dear Swim Team Families, Wow…so…many…laps…today at MVP’s Lap-A-Thon! Thank you to our swimmers for their hard work and to the parents who came to count laps. Also, a big shout out to Michelle Jun and Kate Biedelman for organizing such a fun event. We appreciate you all. We are rolling right along this summer with a busy week ahead - a swim meet at Meadow this Wednesday, the OPP Relays at Orinda Park Pool on Saturday, and then MVP’s biggest event of the year -...

WEEK OF JUNE 17, 2024 Dear Swim Team Families, TOMORROW is MVP Swim Team’s Fundraiser at Nation’s in Orinda. Why cook at home when you can enjoy three meals at Nation’s? Dine anytime from 6:00am-11:00pm and 20% of sales will be donated when you mention “Moraga Valley Pool Swim Team” BEFORE you order. Make it a party and invite fellow age group swimmers/families to dine together! Order a pie and surprise a neighbor! This only applies to the Orinda location and you must mention “Moraga Valley Pool Swim Team'' to...