Hey 8/Under Families, We have a couple of updates for the Otters' Meet on Sunday. Warmups for Stingrays has been moved from 7:40-7:50 to 7:50-8:00 in lanes 1-4. Team Camp just got a little roomier. We are only sharing space with Crockett and Pinole now (no more Orinda Country Club). See map below. Per league rules, no cameras or cell phones are allowed behind the blocks. Please cooperate and do not record or take pictures from behind the blocks as you are timing. Otters has not sent us the meet...

Hey all, Assigned Events at Meets A couple of families have asked why their swimmer is not in every event tomorrow. I should have mentioned this in yesterday's email. At Saturday dual meets, swimmers are limited to 3 individual events. At Wednesday afternoon meets, swimmers are usually limited to 2 individual events (this varies, sometimes it is still 3.) Some swimmers will also be assigned to relays. Relays are generally assigned based on swimmers' times, with the fastest four swimmers being assigned to the A relay, the next 4 swimmers...

If your Stingray lost their cell phone, a phone was turned in to the front desk at the pool at 7:30 this evening by a good Samaritan.

Are we ready for our first dual meet of the season?????!!!! Who: Pinole Seals versus Benicia Stingrays Location: James Lemos Pool, 181 East J Street, Benicia Gates Open: Saturday, May 31st at 7:30 AM All families (except Stingray Families directly involved with meet set up) must enter through the front lobby doors on East J Street to then enter via the locker rooms. Do not enter through the side gate unless you have a specific job for meet set up. If you are part of Set Up/Take Down Crew, please...

We hope you all enjoyed family time over the long weekend! Now it's back to business!! Meet Registration Deadlines Registration Deadline for the Aquaknights Away Meet (Saturday, June 7th) is Saturday, May 31st Registration Deadline for the Ygnacio Woods Away Meet (Wednesday, June 11th) is Wednesday, June 4th. Registration Deadline for Battle of the Ages (Saturday, June 28-Sunday, June 29) is Monday, June 9th. Batte of the Ages is an invitational and has a different registration process. Find the registration form and all of the Battle Info Here No late...

Hi Team, Here are your weekly updates! Happy Memorial Day! Enjoy your 3 day weekend. There will be no practice on Monday, May 26th. Practice will resume on Tuesday, May 27th. Pinole Meet Registration Deadline Don't forget that Saturday, May 24th is the deadline to register for the Home Pinole Dual Meet on Saturdy, May 31st. No late adds will be allowed! We still need a head timer. This is an easy job and not scary like it sounds!!! Team Shirts If you did not attend Team Photos, your swimmer's...

Great job at Time Trials Stingrays! Our swimmers had 40% dropped times from last season. This is a great start to the season and great progress from last year this early into our season! Here are the results!!!

GREAT job at Time Trials team! It was fun to see the littlest Stingrays be so brave and swim their races! And it was great getting the older kids back in the water! Thank you to all of our families, new and old, for stepping up to volunteer! Thank you to our adult coaching staff for running such a smooth meet and getting us back into competition mode!!! And a special thank you to our junior coaches--it is not easy racing and then IMMEDIATELY running around the pool to help...

Time Trials Meet Sheet Here is the final Time Trials Meet Sheet!!! On the meet sheet, note that the combined events are outlined in red. Don't miss a race because of a combined event! If you did not register your swimmer for Time Trials, it is too late, and they can not be added now. This old NewsSplash has all of the Time Trials Information Remember to show up for your volunteer shift. Failure to show up will result in your credit card on file being charged $150 (the amount...

Hi Team, Thanks for reading all of the NewsSplashes sent to you this week! Otters' 8 and Under Registration Deadline Reminder that TOMORROW, Thursday, May 15th by 6:00pm is the last day to submit registration forms for Otters' 8 and Under Invitational. No late forms will be accepted! Core Volunteers Still Needed: These will both fulfilly our entire volunteer requirement for the summer (with the exception of invitationals, league, and county meet if your swimmer participates in any of these meets.) 6/Under Boys Shepherd: Help organize the 6/under boys at...