Parents Meeting for Tour Team and East Coast Qualifiers (Newfoundland)

Hello Everyone,

On Monday, March 1, 2010 after practice (6:30 PM) we are going to hold a meeting for the parents of the Tour Team members and East Coast Long Course (Newfoundland) qualifiers.

We would like update the parents on the Tour Team on several items and also find out what the interest level is to attend to the East Coast Championships in Newfoundland.

Below is the Tour Team list and the East Coast Qualifiers.

Tour Team
Grace Meade
Chase Holt
Cecilia Campbell
Zach Doiron
Evan Tynski
Nick Meade
Liam Bulger
Jessica Proctor
Drake Holt
Patrick Steele
Bearon Bracegirdle
Jessica Campbell
Martina Cormier
Maggie Finkle Aucion
Julia Campbell
Zach Martin
Molly Wedge
Emily Finkle Hammer
Brianna Meade

East Coast Qualifiers
Andrew Brawn
Bearon Bracegirdle
Martina Cormier
Zach Doiron
Drake Holt
Emily Finkle Hammer
Maggie Finkle Aucoin
Evan Tynski
Molly Wedge
Nick Meade

If one parent of these swimmers could attend the meeting, that would be greatly appreciated!

See you all on Monday!

Coach Tracy

East Coast Short Course Volunteers Needed

'Swim PEI is proud to be hosting the 2010 East Coast Short Course Championships from March 4th - March 7th. This meet brings together over 300 Age-Group Swimming from all over the East Coast, including all the Atlantic Provinces, and Ontario!

To host a meet of this magnitude numerous volunteers/officials are needed. Please find listed the schedule of when we need volunteers/officials.

Thursday Mar. 4th
Afternoon Session : 3:15pm - 8:30pm*

Friday Mar. 5th - Sunday Mar. 7th
Morning Session : 8:15am - 12:30pm*
Evening Session : 5:15pm - 9:00pm*

* Please note that the finish times are only an estimated time. The estimated finish time will not be known until all entries are submitted.

If you are available for any of the sessions please contact me ASAP if you have any questions please do not hesitate to as!

Thank you in advance and we look forward to seeing you on deck!

J Alexander MacDonald
Interim Executive Director
Swim PEI
www.swimpei.com
office (902) 368-6167
SwimPEI@sportpei.pe.ca

Thank You

Thank you to everybody who volunteered officiating for the meet this weekend! The meet ran extremely well, and it was a great club effort. A special thank you to Tracy Bowser and Bernadette Campbell and all the others who contributed food for our volunteers. As always - a big thank you to our dedicated coaching staff!

It takes a lot of effort to pull off a meet and it is great to have such a involved group of parents ensuring our Island swimmers have fun and a great meet.

Also, a big thank you to Margaret Whitrow for volunteering her time and refereeing the meet.

Remember, we will be hosting our provincial championships in May, and hopefully we will have the same great participation that we had this weekend. (NOTE: We may try to schedule a stroke/turn officiating clinic before this meet - as it is one area the club needs to have parents certified in)

Once again - THANKS
J
Meet Manager

Swim meet this Sunday Feb 21st

Hi all,
first of all - thanks to those of you who have volunteered already for the weekend. We are still short timers - remember no experience is necessary. We really need participation from families of all our swimmers in order to make this a fun and successful meet for our dolphins.
Please email me at this address if you can help out.

The duty roster is attached with the shifts we have filled for now. Volunteers should be at the pool by 8:45am (hot coffee and muffins will be provided) The meet is timed out for 2pm.

Thanks for your help on this.
J

LAST CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

Dear Dolphin Parents:

Just a final reminder about:

Grocery Bagging:
I hope all swimmers on the roster can attend at their assigned times. Fundraising is a critical piece to our overall budget and helps to keep our registration costs down. Parent Chaperones are:
9-11 Dave Perry
11-1 Eva Strongman
1-3 Dave Holt
Thanks parents for volunteering for this event :)

Swim Meet:
If you haven't already volunteered, please consider putting your name forward as a way to learn more about your swimmers sport and help out your club. It takes many people to host a meet - volunteering will give you a chance at a free membership next year! The meet is timed out at approximately 2:30 Sunday afternoon.

Thanks,

Tanya

Grocery Bagging this Weekend at Sobeys

Hi Everyone,
I am touching base to let everyone know that we have a date for a grocery bagging this weekend at Sobeys - Saturday February 20th between 9-5. This is a fantastic opportunity for a fundraiser and one that we can not pass up. This fundraiser is only available to swimmers 11 and over as it will involve working for a three hour shift. The swimmers will be required to pick up the filled grocery bags (once the cashier fills) them and place them in the customers cart. It is easy work but it does make for a long session.
Click on the chart above to see the breakdown the shift placements. Please contact me ASAP if your swimmer is not available. I would also ask parents to volunteer for a shift to help supervise the children.
Thanks everyone for your ongoing support for your club,
Click the image to enlarge it.

Tanya

East Coast Merchandise Order

Hello Everyone,

The East Coast organizing committee is now accepting orders for East Coast merchandise. These were hot items last year so if you are interested, please pre-order. Below is the link for the order form. Please fill out and submit to Tom Crowell (crowellrogers@eastlink.ca) by February 18, 2010. Swimmers that are not competing in the meet are also welcome to order clothing.

Order Form:
ECSC%20order%20form%202010%20rev5.pdf

Coach Tracy

Islander Day, Monday, February 15, 2010

Hello Everyone,

Just wanted to confirm with everyone that there will be practice on the holiday Monday, Islander Day. Practice will be at regular scheduled time.

Coach Tracy

Dolphin Social

Parents,
please be advised that the Social will be ending at 8:45 instead of 9:00pm on Friday night as we have to be out of the building no later than 9.
Thanks
Social Committee

Friday's Practice

Hello Everyone,

I just received a call from Credit Union Place and the pool will be up and running tomorrow. We will have regular scheduled practices tomorrow and Saturday AM.

Thanks everyone for your patience with this matter.

Oh, just a reminder...meet entries for the February 21st meet are due this weekend.

Coach Tracy

Upcoming Swim Meet

Hi All,
As you may know, the Dolphins are hosting a swim meet Sunday, Feb 21st. Meet starts with warm-ups at 8:30 and racing starting at 9:30. It should time out no later than 2pm.
As always, we need participation of all families in order to host a successful meet that is fun and challenging for our swimmers. We will be looking for timers, marshallers, stroke and turn, etc. If you haven’t timed before, a short development meet like this one is a great way to get experience.
Please email me with who can help out in your family and what you can do. Remember, you will get a ballot for a chance to win a free membership when you volunteer for meets.
Thanks
J
Meet Manager

ALL PRACTICES CANCELLED...

Hi There:
We have been advised that the pool pump is broken at the Credit Union Place and practices are cancelled until atleast Friday - please check the SDSC website 'latest information' on Thursday for an update on Friday practices.

NOTE: FOR EAST COAST QUALIFIED SWIMMERS: Practice has been scheduled at the CARI pool in Ch'town for you on:
Wednesday: 6 - 8 pm
Thursday: 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Thanks,

Tanya

Tier 2 Notice

Hi There:

NOTE: Practice will be cancelled for T2s on Thursday February 11th.

Thanks,

Tanya

Swimming Cancelled - Tuesday

Hi Everyone:

As school is cancelled today - swimming will also be cancelled. Thanks, Tanya

February Fling Swim Meet

Hello Everyone,

We have the honors of hosting the next swim meet...the February Fling. This meet is open to all swimmers. Parents...we need you!! We need the whole Dolphin Family to help out to make this meet successful! Please see below for all the meet details and to find out how you can volunteer.

Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010
Warm-Up: 8:30-AM for a 9:30 AM Start
Entry Fees: $25.00/swimmer
Entry Deadline- Sunday, February 14, 2010

To register your swimmer for this meet, please contact YOUR swimmer's coach to let them know. Entries will be sent in on the evening of February 14, 2010 so please do not forget to tell the coach!

We need volunteers for this meet. We will be looking for timers, stroke and turn judges, marshallers, etc. Lots of areas to volunteer! If you are interested, please contact Tanya Tynski at tmntynski@pei.sympatico.ca .

Looking forward to another great meet!

Coach Tracy

CVAC Invitational Meet Results

Our first championship meet of the year was a huge success. This past weekend we had 18 swimmers compete at the 2010 CVAC Invitational in Moncton. Our swimmers rocked the CEPS pool, despite the nasty weather that howled outside! Overall we earned 28 medals, had two new East Coast Qualifiers and broke 6 provincial records! Outstanding!

Below are a few highlights...

Bearon Bracegirdle- Qualified for East Coast, swam 5/6 personal best times

Drake Holt- Qualified for East Coast, swam 6/6 personal best times, earned 4 gold medals and one silver and broke provincial records in the boys 11-12 age group in the following events...
100 Free-1:07.43
200 Free- 2:25.07
400 Free- 5:16.68
200 Back- 2:46.31

Andrew Brawn- Broke provincial records in the boys 13-14 age group in the following events...
50 Breast- 34.42
200 Breast- 2:49.55

Congratulations to all swimmers that swam last weekend!

To see all of the results from this meet, check out our bulletin board at the pool.

Coach Tracy

Contests for our Swimmers

Check out the following links below. Our swimmers have the chance to win great prizes.

Facebook- Canadian Record Challenge: http://facebook.com/group.php?gid=255502712446&ref=ts#/group.php?v=wall&ref=ts&gid=255502712446

Twitter-CR Challenge: http://twitter.com/CRChallenge

Coach Tracy

February Social for Dolphin Swimmers

Hello Everyone,

The social committee is organizing an fun event for our Dolphin swimmers. Please see the details below...

When: February 12, 2010 from 7:00-9:00 PM

Where: PEI Youth Center, 159 Greenwood Dr. (Front entrance)

What: Silly Olympics- please join us for an evening of fun as we celebrate the 2010 Winter Olympics. All of the swimmers are asked to bring along a munchie. Drinks will be provided by the Club. Bring along your Canadian spirit!

See you all there!

The Social Committee

Volunteers for This Week Needed

Hi There everyone, please see the below request. This is a great opportunity to see some fantastic swimming if you are available. NOTE: anyone who volunteers for this event, East Coast Short Course, or any other Island sanctioned meet will be eligible to receive ballots towards a free registration next year!

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'Good Afternoon,

The University of Prince Edward Island in cooperation with the CARI complex is hosting the Atlantic University Sport Swimming Championship this year from February 5th-7th.

As you are well aware it takes a multitude of volunteers to run swim meets.

We are currently looking for timers and minor officials for the event. The dates and times are provided below.

Friday Feb. 5
Morning Session - 9:00am-12:00pm
Evening Session - 5:00pm-8:00pm

Saturday Feb. 6
Morning Session - 9:00am-12:00pm
Evening Session - 5:00pm-8:00pm

Sunday Feb. 7
Morning Session - 9:00am-12:00pm
Evening Session - 5:00pm-8:00pm

If you are able to attend any of these sessions it would be greatly appreciated.

If you are able to act as a timer or minor official please contact me ASAP with the contact information provided below.

Thank you again, and we hope to hear from you soon!

J Alexander MacDonald
Interim Executive Director
Swim PEI
www.swimpei.com
office (902) 368-6167
SwimPEI@sportpei.pe.ca'

February Social

FEBRUARY SOCIAL FOR DOLPHIN SWIMMERS
Friday, Feb. 12 from 7 - 9pm
Location: PEI YOUTH CENTRE, 159 Greenwood Dr, Front Entrance

Join us for an evening of fun, as we celebrate the winter Olympics with our own "Silly Olympics"
All of the swimmers attending are asked to bring along a munchie - the club will provide the drinks.
Bring along your Canadian spirit! and we will see you all there!