Thanks to everyone for a great 2011 season!  We placed 10th, out of 18 teams in RMSL!  We won 2 dual meets and lost, by a small margin, 3 meets.  Lots of personal bests and several pool records were broken this summer!  Some kids swam their first 25 this summer in a meet!  Several seniors graduated and are finished with summer league swim team.  :(  The coaches and swimmers and volunteers were fantastic!  We look forward to a great season in 2012, with three new parent reps - Jody Baker, Amy Daly and Kim Oliva.  Have a great year and we'll hope to see you back next spring!  Registration will be mid-April online.  Watch this website for more details and we'll send out an email to "old" swimmers in March about 2012!

Wow, our 2nd try at Pirate's Cove this summer...and due to lightning and rain, it's cancelled again.  

Blue Fins, the end of season is almost near - hard to believe!  Tomorrow, around 40 swimmers are participating in Finals at Stonegate.  Tomorrow evening at 7 p.m., is the End of Season Party.  Parent reps will talk to the team a little, the coaches will speak and we'll hand out awards/trophies/swimmer gifts for each age group - afterwards is free (fun) swimming.  Bring a dessert tomorrow evening and a couple of camping chairs and swim suits.  We'll hope for no rain, too!  

Tomorrow morning, our warm ups for those participating in Finals is at 7:10 a.m. in lanes 1-4.  Be at Stonegate by 7 a.m., to find our set up spot.  We could use several tents from families, as we will be there much of the day and it is supposed to be hot, and possibly rain in the afternoon.  

We need everyone who is an alternate to show up tomorrow morning for warm ups.  You might swim - you never know.  Also, if you're in a relay, other people are counting on you so please show up tomorrow am, too.

Visit www.rmsl.org for Prelim Results, Map to Stonegate & Finals information.  I haven't attached any of the forms to this email since they are all there.

We've had a great season!  Thank you all for your help!

Lisa

Practices will be a little different next week.   This email should help clarify things a little for those participating in prelims.  We will have a couple coaches leading practices at our pool each day for those who are not participating in prelims.  The other coaches will be at the Prelim location of that day.

Practice schedule for kids attending prelims (and then finals, if applicable):

Monday - 8-9:15 13 & up
              9:15-10 12 & under
              GO 8 & UNDERS AT PRELIMS!  No warm ups for 8 & under        prelims.  Meet at Ben Franklin at 6:50 am.  Look at the map on the RMSL website www.rmsl.org under PRELIMS 2011.  Meet where our team is supposed to set up.  Our warm up time is 7:05 SHARP in lanes 3 & 4.

Tuesday - 8-9:15 9 & up
                9:15-10  8 & unders who made finals
                GO 13 - 18 YEAR OLDS AT PRELIMS!   Be at CCV by 7:15 to find our tents.  Look at the map on www.rmsl.org to find out where we'll set up our tents.  We will warm up at 7:30 am SHARP at CCV in lanes 7 & 8. 

Wednesday - 8-9:15 13 & up who made finals
                9:15-10 11-12's, 8 & unders who made finals

Please visit the RMSL website at www.rmsl.org to find all the information needed for Prelims next week.  Look on the left side of the website, under Prelims and Finals 2011 to find your age group, date, warm up times and pool map (so you'll know where our team is gathering).  Our email system is currently down and we aren't able to send out emails.  So we'll have to communicate on the website until it is working again.  Bad timing, I know!  Check here for all announcements and Prelims news!

Due to lightning and heavy rains, the previously rescheduled stroke clinic is cancelled tonight at the pool.  

Due to inclement weather, again, tonight's stroke clinic is rescheduled to tomorrow night from 6-7 p.m.