PIRANHA FAMILIES —- Sorry for the late notice on the B-Meet this week.  As of my writing I still have not seen any information from Quail Valley about the meet.  As such I don't have a lot of information to pass along, but as soon as I have any details I will send them to you.  

THIS WEEK:

1. Weekly B- Meet:

WHEN: Wednesday, July 14th @ 6pm. Swimmers arrive by 5:05pm and check in with Coach Julia. Warm-ups will start at 5:20pm

WHERE: Quail Valley Swim Club, 18701 Quail Valley Blvd., Gaithersburg, MD 20879

WHO: Quail Valley Marlins

SIGN UP: Please make sure to sign your swimmers up ASAP. If you wish to make changes Tuesday or Wednesday,  please e-mail Coach Julia at [email protected].

Eligibility Guidelines:

Swimmers may sign up for as many events as they want as long as they didn’t swim that event in the A meet, with the exception of freestyle. Swimmers can swim freestyle at the B meet as long as they placed outside the top 6 in freestyle if they swam it in the A meet.

You cannot swim any event you have an all star time in.

A swimmer should not sign up for a stroke the my are not legal in. See the coach if you have a question.

A swimmer cannot swim rhe B meet in any stroke for which they are usually an A meet swimmer, but missed this past weekends A meet.

VOLUNTEER: We will definitely need volunteers!!! When you sign your swimmers up, take a look and volunteer to help us out!!!  We need Stroke and Turn Officials, a few people to bring tents, and a few other positions.

WEATHER WARNING: It is going to be extremely warm on Wednesday...95-degrees and a chance of thunderstorms (my personal favorite). Please make sure you bring plenty of water for yourself and your swimmer.

2. PRACTICE SCHEDULE:

Monday through Friday we have morning practice using the following schedule:

8:00-9:30am: 11-18 year olds

9:30-10:30am: 10 and under

10:30-11:00am: Pre-team (No pre-team on Friday)

Tuesday and Thursday afternoons:

5:45-6:45pm: Practice for all ages that miss morning practice. Please let us know if you plan on attending afternoon practice so we can have the correct amount of coaches available.

3. A-Meet: Saturday, July 17th at Home vs. Norbeck Hills, See details later this week!

4. DIVISIONAL SHIRTS:  Divisional shirts are on sale now for $20.  If your swimmer is likely to swim Divisionals and would like a shirt I recommend you order early as supplies in each size will be limited.  See the web-site for details.

5. AWARDS AND "BANQUET":  We are planning for our annual end of season awards on the evening of Saturday, 24 July 2021 (Rain Date Sunday, July 25th).  More details will follow later this week!

Go Piranhas!

Mike and Cindy