Swim Team News ~ Week of May 6
WEEK OF MAY 6, 2024
Dear Swim Team Families,
Get your social calendars ready because this summer will be chock full of fun events for our families! Thank you to the fabulous parents who have reached out with fun ideas for the various social events they are leading for our team, including the Parent Party (date tbd, likely early June) and Mini Marlin Celebration.
Great news - swim caps from the first round of ordering are in. Emily Polcari will be at practice tomorrow and Wednesday from 5:15pm to 6:30pm distributing orders. Please see Emily on the pool deck to pick up your caps. If you ordered caps later in April, those are not in yet. We will let you know when they arrive.
Have you checked out MVP’s Team Store? A reminder that the ordering window closes this Sunday May 12. Trust us, you will have FOMO when you see fellow parents rocking their MVP gear at swim meets and OMPA if you miss the ordering window. Show your Marlin pride!
A reminder that all swimmers will receive a team shirt and an OMPA shirt as part of their registration (if registered by May 12) so there is no need to buy them shirts unless you want extras.
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Please commit/decline to May 18 Time Trials at Miramonte High School - only 102 swimmers are committed as of today. More info on how to do this is below. If you would like your child to swim, you must commit to the meet, otherwise they will not be added to the meet sheet. Mini Marlins do not swim at Time Trials. Feel free to reach out with questions.
Attention parents of junior coaches and CITs - Coaches Trevor, Ashley, and Jake appreciate their help at practices. If they are able to attend, help is most needed with our younger swimmers from 5:00 to 6:00pm. No need to sign up in advance, just show up.
“In School” season practices continue this week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The age group times are below and on www.mvpswimteam.com. If your child is registered for the swim team, they can join In School practice. If your child is registered as a Mini Marlin, practice starts on Monday June 3.
In School Season
April 22–May 30 (Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)
Time Trials on May 18 at Miramonte High School:
Time Trials is on Saturday May 18 from 9:00am-1:00pm (arrival time is 8:15am) at Miramonte High School. Time Trials is the first “meet” of the season, but it involves only our team. It gives each swimmer an opportunity to swim all of the events to establish base times and gives the coaches information to begin scheduling meets. It is important for all swimmers (except for Mini Marlins) to attend. Swimmers are encouraged to swim all events, but will not be required to swim an event they are uncomfortable or unfamiliar with.
For new families: swimmers will be at time trials from 8:15am (arrival time) to 1:00pm (the approximate ending time of the meet). Each event runs through every age group before the next event starts– IM ~ 7/8-15/18; Freestyle ~ 6U-15/18; Breastroke ~ 6U-15/18; Backstroke ~ 6U-15/18; Butterfly ~ 6U-15/18.
Mini Marlins do not swim in Time Trials. Please note that your swimmer does not have to swim an event they are not comfortable swimming in. We know that many of our new swimmers will be in various stages of learning how to swim the different strokes. Our coaches enter swimmers in the events that are most appropriate for their skill level.
Commit/Decline to Swim Meets:
Did you know that all of the season’s swim meets are already in the Events section of www.mvpswimteam.com? If you know your summer schedule, you can edit your swimmer’s declaration for each meet of the season.
To sign a swimmer in or out of a meet on www.mvpswimteam.com: On the homepage scroll down to Events and click on More Events. All meets will appear in a list. Click on the Edit Commitment button for a swim meet, select your swimmer, and change the declaration to “declined” or “committed”.
If you are new to swim team, guidance on how to do this is in the Swim Team Handbook on page 14. Generally you need to commit/decline to a swim meet at least 5 days in advance and 2 weeks in advance for invitationals. Deadlines are on the 2024 Swim Team Calendar. Get in the habit of editing commitments well in advance. If you do not edit your swimmer’s commitment by the deadline then they will not be entered into the meet.
Upcoming Key Dates*:
*complete 2024 calendar can be found on www.mvpswimteam.com
Swim Team In School Season - April 22 to May 30
MVP Online Team Store Closes - May 12
Last Day to Register for Swim Team and Receive Free Shirts - May 12
Time Trials - May 18, 9:00am-1:00pm (8:15am arrival time), at Miramonte High School
No Practice on Memorial Day - May 27
Swim Team Out of School Season - June 3 to August 1
Mini Marlins - June 3 to July 26
MVP at MRSC (A/B, 11 & up) - June 5
MVP at MRSC (A/B, 10 & under) - June 8
Go Marlins!
Jenn Curran & Hadley Mickel
MVP Swim Team Co-Presidents
