Monday, May 5, 2008

Garden of the Gulf Re-cap

Hello Everyone,

Well where do I begin...

What an amazing meet for our Dolphin swimmers! We might not have won the Overall High Point Team Trophy but that doesn't matter. The way our swimmers performed this weekend was extraordinary! The coaches were especially impressed with our younger swimmers. They raced their little hearts out scoring several points for our team. Every single swimmer at the meet achieved best times which is fantastic. That is really what swimming is all about!

Our team captured several awards this weekend. I would like to acknowledge our award winners.

High Point Winners
Gary Paynter- 8 & Under Boys
Anna Son- 9-10 Girls
Molly Wedge- 13-14 Girls
Andrew Brawn- 13-14 Boys
Emily Finkle Hammer- 15 & Over Girls

Swim PEI Award Winners
Molly Wedge- Alex B. Campbell Award, Swim PEI's most prestigious award
Andrew Brawn- Top "A" Male Swimmer of the Year
J Hammer- Administrator of the Year

Provincial Record Breakers
Maggie Finkle Aucoin- 11-12 Girls 1500m Freestyle
Molly Wedge- 13-14 Girls 50m Freestyle

A huge congratulations to all of the award winners and the entire Dolphin team. You guys were amazing!

I also want to extend a big thank-you to the Summerside Dolphin's Executive and to all the parents/volunteers that made this event happen. The meet and awards ceremony was fantastic! Thank-you!

Just reminder that there is NO SWIMMING today for all groups. On Tuesday, there is NO SWIMMING in the AM for the Regional group and there is NO SWIMMING tomorrow afternoon for the Tier 1 & 2's. The Tier 4 and Regional groups will swim Tuesday afternoon from 4:00-5:30. The remainder of the week will be back to regular scheduled practice times.

Congratulations again to all of our swimmers...you made your coaches proud!

See you all soon!

Coach Tracy