Team Building Event

Hello Everyone,

Well we are three sleeps away from Provincials. The events are picked and the swimmers are working hard at perfecting their race strategies. The Dolphins Swim Club will have 42 swimmers participating this weekend. The coaches are thrilled with the amount of swimmers participating and hopefully next year we can have the entire team participate as this is one of the most exciting events for swimming on PEI!

On Friday, May 02, 2008, we are going to have a team building event for our swimmers at the pool from 4:15-5:30. For the first 45 minutes we are going to make posters to hang up around the pool deck. Our Club is going to provide the Bristol board but we are asking the swimmers to bring their own markers, pencil crayons, crayons, stickers, etc. to decorate the posters. No glitter glue please!! We have to keep the pool deck clean for the swim meet the next day. Following the poster decorating, we are going to practice our team cheers. The swimmers won't be getting into the pool so they do not need to bring their bathing suits. Street clothing is fine but just make sure they pack sandals or other footwear to wear on the pool deck.

Just a reminder, on Saturday and Sunday morning the warm-up starts at 8:00 AM. Please have your swimmer on the pool deck, ready for warm-up by 7:55 AM. Also, please make sure your swimmer brings their team clothing to wear on the pool deck and team cap to wear when racing. If your swimmer does not have a cap, they can be purchased from one of the coaches for $6.00.

That's all for now....hope to see all of you on the pool deck this weekend. Don' t forget your poms poms!!

Coach Tracy

Garden of the Gulf Provincials

Hello Everyone,

Sadly our season is coming to an end for most of our swimmers. The Island Swimming Provincials are less than two weeks away and our team has the pleasure of hosting this year! This meet is always an exciting one and we want the entire Dolphin Family to participate. Below please find the meet details....

Dates: May 3-4, 2008
Location: Credit Union Place (our home pool!)
Warm-Up Time: 8:00-9:00 AM both days
Entry Fees: $44.00/swimmer
Entry Deadline: Saturday, April 26, 2008

Parents, please let your swimmer's coach or myself know if your swimmer will be participating at Provincials by this Saturday, April 26, 2008.

Get your poms poms ready everyone...this is going to be an exciting event!! Can't wait to see you there!

Coach Tracy

Garden of the Gulf Provincial Championships Host by SDSC

The club is preparing for the Garden of the Gulf Provincial Swim Championships which is to be held on May 3rd & 4th in Summerside. As the host club we have been tasked with the responsibility of rounding up officials for the 2 day event. I would ask all members of the club and the Master swimmers to mark these dates on your calendar and volunteer for this event. Attached is the duties roster and as you can see there are some non-swimming related duties folks can volunteer for as well. This is going to be a wonderful weekend of swimming culminating with Swim PEI’s annual awards presentations.
As always swimming, like life, is what you make it. So please help make this a great weekend!

JHammer

SPEC PERFORMANCE CHART- SWIM WELL, SWIM FAST

The Spec Performance Chart is a program that was designed by Simon Faucher and Pierre Svartman from Quebec. The program was designed to teach and evaluate swimming techniques and skills for competitive swimmers. The program has four levels, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum however the Dolphin Club added an introductory level called "Skill". Coaches will conduct skill assessments throughout the season with their training group. Swimmers need to be able to perform each skill properly in the level to graduate from that level. Swimmers will be awarded medals for each level that they complete at the Dolphins Banquet in June.

The Spec Performance Chart will also be used, along with time standards in three events to determine the placement of swimmers within each training group. Click here view complete details on this program.

Testing will be taking place:

Tier 3 & 4: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 from 4:00-6:00
Tier 1 & 2: Friday, April 11, 2008 from 4:00-6:00

Sessions will also be organized for the 26 of May as well

Changes in Practice Schedule

Please note the following changes for the Tier IV & Regional Group...

Friday, April 4, 2008- NO SWIMMING
Saturday, April 5, 2008- NO SWIMMING due to the swim meet in Charlottetown
Monday, April 7, 2008- Both Tier IV and Regional Groups will practice from 4:30-6:00 PM
Tuesday, April 8, 2008- Back to regular practice schedule

Thanks!

Coach Tracy