Swim Team News ~ Week of August 5
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 made this season outweigh the weekend’s exhaustion (yea, maybe this just applies to us parents).
Please note - Hadley is en route to Tahoe and I’m on a plane to New York with my Marlins. We’ll do our best to answer email, but it may be delayed as we get a little R&R with our families before school starts.
Parents - have you contributed yet to the Coaches’ Bonus Fund? As Coach Trevor mentioned during last night’s OMPA celebration, most of our junior coaches are volunteers and started swimming at MVP as Mini Marlins! Please donate generously to the Coaches’ Bonus Fund. The suggested contribution is $100 per swimmer. Our goal is 100% psrticipation and we currently are at 32%. The deadline to contribute is September 1. Thank you for considering.
Fall Swim ~ Keep the Good Times Going!
Swimming doesn’t have to end with OMPA! Fall swim is integral to our team’s success and provides an opportunity for swimmers to continue to build their skills beyond the summer season. Join Coach Trevor to focus on stroke technique, fast turns, breath control, race endurance, race education and development. This year there will be two registration options:
Weekday Fall Swim: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays beginning Monday, August 19 and ending Thursday, November 21. The schedule and age group practice times are below. The registration fee for Weekday Fall Swim is $400 for 7 & Up swimmers and $300 for 6 & Under swimmers.
Weekend Fall Swim: Saturdays only beginning Saturday, August 24 and ending Saturday, November 16 (no practice on Saturday, October 12). Age group practice times are below. The registration fee for Weekend Fall Swim is $135 for all swimmers.
Registration is now open on www.mvpswimteam.com. Age group practice times and schedules are on the website.
Please note that Fall Swim is for 2024 OMPA eligible swimmers only as there are no coaches in the water. If you are unsure about your swimmer’s readiness, ask Coach Trevor before registering.
Save the new date for Swim Team Awards Night @ MVP - Friday September 6. All swimmers are recognized at this end of season event, in addition to age group high points winners, gold time achievers, most improved swimmers, and so on. You won’t want to miss it!
Marlin Ball Appreciations from Chair Jane Bordalo
Thank you to all who helped make Marlin Ball a success this year! I hope everyone had a blast, as it's a favorite and memorable event for so many of us each
year.
We appreciate your contributions and support for MVP!
The volunteer committee, so many of you new - jumped right in to make it come together smoothly!
Monaghan Family, Harper Family, Fagundes Family, Braina Van Den Broek, Hammonds, Conrads, Carmella Perrone, Ann Murphy, Coles, for their donations to the Silent Auction.
Congrats to the winners!
Welty, Bowen, Haley Kirkpatric, Idnani, Curran, Parisi, Murarka, McGill, Theusen. You should have received an invoice - please contact me if you need additional information or have any questions about your items.
Shout out to the Coaches for providing taper week lessons as our raffle prizes! These are priceless for our swimmers as we headed into OMPA.
Some of you asked about our Vendors:
Funk Mode Dance Studio
Cara Bode Young, Owner/Director https://www.funkmode.com/
Party Girl Balloon Company Instagram
Until next year!
Learn to Play Water Polo Fall 2024 ages 7-9.
This practice series is a great way to learn the basics of Water Polo! We will teach egg-beater, throwing skills, body position, and a basic understanding of the game with a mix of in-water and on-deck games and activities.
Practice will be held on Wednesdays starting August 28 and running through November 20on the following dates: 8/28, 9/4 11 18 25, 10/2 9 16 23 30, 11/6 13 20 (13 practices in total)
Group 1: 4:00-4:40
Group 2: 4:45-5:25
Groups will be kept to 14 players max per practice.
Players are expected to have solid swimming skills as the practice will be held in the deep end of the pool.
Ideally your child would be available for either time slot, but please email me directly if you have a strong preference as to a certain time.
Questions? Reach out to Head Coach Trevor Rose: [email protected]
Go Marlins!
Jenn Curran & Hadley Mickel
MVP Swim Team Co-Presidents
