THE LIKELY LAST POST

Hey Dolphin Family, our new web site is scheduled to go live tomorrow sometime.  It has been a while in the making and thanks must go out to the creative staff at Higher Design & one of our board members, Sandie Boulet who has been instrumental in moving this forward.

It will allow us much greater freedom to both change & upload content.

Latest news will be replaced by the BLOG tab.

Cheers & Holiday Greetings to all.

Bill

POOL CLOSED AGAIN

Same issue as yesterday.  Trying to get answers from pool staff.  No swimming today. 

SORRY

MONDAY SWIMMING CANCELLED DEC 10th

As per our club policy, when school is cancelled we also cancel swimming.  Stay safe on the roads folks.

ELF EXTRAVAGANZA MEET - CHARLOTTETOWN

If anyone is interested in volunteering at this meet on Saturday the contact person is craigjoann@eastlink.ca 

Good practice for those attending the recent clinics.

Swim Suits are ready for pick up!!!!

Hi Dolphins!

The swimsuit order is ready for pick up. I will be at the CUP on Wednesday between 4:30 and 5:30 pm.

I have LOTS of goggles, so if you need a second pair or forgot to order - no worries, I will have goggles for everyone :)

Bad news.... some suits did not come in. I will attempt to re-order these:

Amber A (Jr. Dolphins) I have the next size if you wish to try

Dominique M (Jr. Dolphins) I have the next size if you wish to try

Sophia B (Jr. Dolphins) I have the next size if you wish to try
McKenzie S

Ellie (1B)

Lydea C (1A)

Ashlyn P (1A)

Colton P (Regional)

Thanks, Tanya

FALL CASH DRAW WINNER

We forgot to thank Becky Hink who faithfully collected a garbage bag full of ballots right up until the last minute.  Thanks Becky!

FALL CASH DRAW WINNER

Cecelia Campbell drew the winning ballot at the pool this afternoon and the winner of our 500.00 cash prize is Brenda Bernard of Wellington.

Congratulations to Brenda who is pretty excited about her good fortune.

Thanks go out to the Proffit family & Patrick Martin for assisting with preparing the ballots for the draw.

FALL SPLASH SWIMMERS

Coach Dave informs us that we had nearly 100 personal best swim times at our meet last week-end.  CONGRATULATIONS to all Dolphin swimmers who achieved Personal Bests.  Also, our swimmers were great ambassadors for our club & are to be commended.

Bathing suits are in!!!

Hello Dolphins and Parents

Bathing suits are Finally in. Please stay tuned for dates this week to pick them up. Tanya has to sort them first and there will be another post soon to let you know when you can pick them up.

Thanks

FALL SPLASH FOLLOW-UP

WOW, what a week-end, the Fall Splash was a huge success thanks to the combined efforts of our swimmers, coaches, pool staff & volunteers.

We will eventually count up the number of individual volunteers & those who volunteered multiple times & report that on our blog.

For now, it is suffice to say that we had by far one of the best run major meets ever in Summerside.

One of our goals as a board this season was to accomplish exactly that, run well attended, well officiated and electronically sound swim meets.

WE DID IT throught the combined efforts of all involved.  THANKS to each & every one of you for stepping up and making the Fall Splash meet one of our best ever.



 

DOLPHIN CLOTHES!!

Hello Dolphins and Parents

Janice McIsaac will be setting up in the lobby at the CUP to take orders for Dolphin Clothing on the following dates/times:

Saturday November 24th from 9:30-10:30 am
Monday November 26th from 4:45-6:00 pm
Tuesday November 27th from 4:00-5:15 pm
Wednesday November 28th from 4:45-6:00 pm

This will allow time to get the orders in for Christmas

FALL SPLASH MEET SCHEDULE

Our fall splash meet goes this weekend and following are the times for each session.

Friday, November 23 - Warm-Up 4:30PM  for a 5:30 Start

Saturday November 24 - Warm Up 8:30AM for a 9:30 Start

Finals - Saturday November 24 - Warm-Up 4:30PM for a 5:30 Start

Timed Trials - Sunday, November 25 - Warm-Up 8:30AM for a 9:30 Start

GO DOLPHINS GO!!!

FUND RAISING DRAW TICKETS

Our draw for 500.00 is approaching December 1st.  We have not received a lot of ballots yet.  Please fill out & place in Dolphin Box prior to the draw date.

NEW WEB SITE

Our new web site is almost ready to launch so watch for it.  ( Same address)

FALL SPASH MEET NOVEMBER 23-25th

Our Fall Splash meet has now been sanctioned by Swim Canada and we need volunteers to sign up to assist as timers, stroke & turn officials, runners, etc.

We will have sessions on Friday evening, Saturday morning, Saturday evening and Sunday morning.

All parents should have received an email from me pointing out the importance of swim meets to our club and the ongoing need for volunteers.

If interested and you have not already done so, please contact Jules Aucoin at   jdaucoin@ihis.org

OFFICIALS TRAINING CLINICS

Hi Folks,

We have 3 training clinics scheduled prior to our Fall Splash meet.  Thus far we have 6 people registered for Stroke & Turn & 5 for the Timing clinic.  Both clinics are scheduled for 6:00 PM on the evening of November 15th at CUP & we would love to see more parents sign up. 

We also have a Starters clinic scheduled for September 21st at 6:30 in Charlottetown.

Having just officited at a 3 day meet in Dartmouth, I certainly appreciate the value in having competent race meet officials.

If interested in any of these clinics please email me at will.martin@bellaliant.net

Swim Meet - Hi folks - It looks like we have 47 swimmers attending the met this weekend in Charlottetown. The meet starts at 2:00pm All swimmers should be on the pool deck by 1:45 to stretch and get ready. The meet should be over by 6-6:30pm (swim fast and it will be over sooner!!!). The meet fees are $30 per swimmer and should be paid by Friday. This will save our treasurer a lot of work. The following swimmers are attending -Courtney McBride - Leah and Emily McIsaac - Nico Durant - Lauren and Julia Folland - Kate MacKenzie - Elly Dobson - Jadyn Gallant - MacKenzie Sims - Ashlyn Pridham - Maya Connick - Kiana Clow - Tyra MacKinnon - Santiago and Mateo Gomez - Grace Boulet - Sydney and Logan Palmer - Mya Welton - Cloe Drummond - Isabelle Steele - Teodora Bujenita - Anna Son - Jenna Chaisson - Evan and Mikhala Tynski - Bearon Bracegirdle - Zach Doiron - Liam and Hannah Bulger - Nathan Fennell - Patrick Martin - Ian Hink - Colton Profitt - Noah Gallant - Julia Campbell - Nick and Grace Meade - Maggie Finkle Aucoin - Adele Couture - Abbey and Evan Corish - Chelsea Perry - Karen and Samuel Farag - Zoey Chapman - Jordyn Connell.

Swim Suit Order / Canada Games Yard Sale

Hey Dolphins!

Tanya Tynski will be taking bathing suit and goggle orders this Saturday between 9 - 12 at the Silver Fox Yacht Club. Please either take your swimmer with you, or be sure to know their regular clothing size to facilitate proper sizing.

Also, some of our athletes who are hoping to be named to the Canada Games team will be having a yard sale in support of their training this March in Spain. This massive yard sale will also take place this Saturday, between 9 am - 12 at the Silver Fox Yatch Club. Please feel free to come out and support these swimmers!

Monday Swimming

Coaches have advised that we will have no swimming on Monday October 8th as this is the Thanksgiving Day Holiday

MAJOR SWIM PEI SWIMMING AWARDS

Our club is proud to announce that two of our swimmers won the top swimmer awards for the entire province at the Swim PEI awards event held here in Summerside on Saturday.

LOGAN PALMER won as the top under 10 year old male swimmer &

EVAN TYNSKI won as the top 13/14 year old male.

These are major accomplishments considering the relatively small size of our club and both swimmers need to be commended for their hard work, dedication and commitment to excellence.

In addition, Logan, Evan & Zach Doiron were recognized for setting several provincial records in the past swimming season.

Give a high five when you next greet these terrific club ambassadors.

HOMECOMING MEET & SWIM PEI AWARDS

The meet on Saturday was both well attended & judging by the smiles & laughter was fun for all involved.

Special thanks to the many volunteers as timers, starter, etc.  It was great to have such a great turn out of parents willing to assist.  Thanks to Dave for being the PA announcer (no microphone needed) & event marshaller.

Congratulations go out to Tanya Tynski, Jules Aucoin, Lori Gandy & the Journal Pioneer for winning major awards from Swim PEI.

The meet also gave us a chance to test equipment & address issues with pool set up for meets.

Congratulations to all participants which included several masters swimmers from both Summerside & Charlottetown.

Bill

PS - We are working on a new web site so stay posted.

Important Message for Canada Games Streamed Swimmers!!

PLEASE NOTE: Due to several email issues, Coach  Bill and Tanya will be using the below blog to communicate with parents and swimmers. Please put this link in your "favorites" and check it often. Thanks!!

https://cgswim.wordpress.com/


Tanya

A Few Notes

Just letting Tier 3, 4 and Regional swimmers know that Thursday 615 am practices will not be starting until after Thanksgiving.

Fun Swim Meet on Saturday at the CUP for returning Tier 1 and up swimmers. Warm-up starts at 930 am and meet starts at 10 am. There is no cost. We could use a few parents to do some timing.

Swim PEI AGM and Awards Banquet will be held, immediately following the meet! Everyone is encouraged to come.

One final note: Parents should have received an email from Swim Canada regarding your swimmers. Please follow instructions in the email to confirm your swimmers registration on the Swim Canada site. Please let me know if you have not received an email. Check your spam folders first, please!!!!

Parents Meeting

Hello everyone,

Just a reminder about the parents meeting tomorrow night, Wednesday Sept 19th, at the Silver Fox, beginning at 6:30 pm. Hope to see you all there!

Canada Games Meeting

This message has been sent to a number of Island athletes.  Incase email contacts are not up-to-date, the message is posted here for parents / swimmers.  The following swimmers are identified:
SDSC:  Bearon Bracegirdle, Liam Bulger, Julia Campbell, Jenna Chiasson, Zach Doiron, Nathan Fennell, Maggie Finkle Aucoin, Zachary Graham, Patrick Martin, Nick Meade, Colton Profitt, Anna Son, Evan Tynski.


With less than a year away until the Games in Sherbrooke Quebec, we will be working hard to train and develop the largest and strongest PEI swim team ever! We are certainly excited about the coming year and the amazing opportunities we have planned for our swimmers.

We are holding two meeting to review the schedule, commitment requirements, selection criteria, travel requirements and so on. It is IMPORTANT that you attend one of these meetings as Canada Games activities are starting in early September.

Details are:
Who:                Parent(s) and Swimmer
Where / When: Summerside Credit Union Place, Meeting Room #2, September 4, 7:00 pm
                        Charlottetown, Sport PEI (40 Enman Cres), Room 234 September 5, 7:00 pm


PLEASE RSVP BEFORE SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 2ND TO tmtynski@pei.sympatico.ca


Yours in swimming,

Tanya Tynski
Manager, PEI Canada Games Swim Team

2012-2012 Dolphin Registration

We hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful summer! Hard to believe we are talking about fall planning but we are. The dates for registration for the upcoming Dolphin season are Saturday, September 8th from 9am-12 pm and Wednesday, September 12th from 6-8 pm at the Credit Union Place. At this point, there is no change to Tier registration fees.

Bill has sent out an email to parents of swimmers he had email addresses for and is asking people to let him know ASAP if your swimmers are planning on returning. This gives us a rough estimate of numbers and also allows us to get information out to you before these dates.

Thanks

Jana

June 23rd Last Chance Meet

We are short 4 timers for our meet tomorrow.  Warmups are at 11:30, heats start at noon with a finish time scheduled for 2PM.  No experience required to be a timer so if you can assist call either Jules Aucoin at 432-2081 or Bill Martin at 888-7455 to sign on.

Thanks & Go Dolphins Go!

Family Volunteering Ballots & Awards

Family Volunteering The success of our club’s obligations to the total swimming community and SDSC’s membership depends on the support of family volunteers. In an effort to distribute the obligation fairly throughout our membership, it is essential that each family commit a few hours of their time to helping our swim club.
An added incentive to encourage your participation is that each family member who volunteers for the roles outlined below will receive a corresponding number of ballots towards a free membership next year.
NOTE: draws are non transferable (to another swimmer) and there is no cash value. Draws will be held at our annual awards banquet.

Each family is responsible to submit their volunteer activity, date and ballots to the Dolphin box after each swim meet. Ballots will be made available at the meets Position		Ballot Value
Meet Volunteer	Referee		5
Starter		5
Chief Finish Judge		5
Electronics (HyTek)		10
Chief Timer		5
Recorder / Scorer		5
Clerk of Course		5
Volunteer Coordinator / Assistant Meet Manager		5
Stroke and Turn		3
Head Lane Timer		3
Timer		3
Marshalling		3
Posting		2
Food Server		2
Photographer		1
Club Operations	President		30
Sponsorship Coordinator		10
Treasurer or Registrar		15
Board Member		10
Swim PEI parent Rep		5
Club Support	Away Meet Coordinator		2
Swim-A-Thon lane counter		1
Fundraiser Coordinator (grocery bagging and other tier / club approved initiatives)		3
Social Committee Member		3
Family Point Coordinator		3
Clothing Coordinator		5
Swimwear Coordinator		5

Family Volunteering Awards

Hi Folks,

For those of you who are new to the Dolphin Swim Club, a policy exists that rewards individuals who volunteer at various meets, functions & other capacities by receiving draw ballots. See separate post.

After each season two draws are made, 1 for tiers 1-3 & 1 for the 4’s & regionals.  The winners drawn receive free swimming for their child the following season.

Unfortunately, this past season many people who volunteered were not given opportunities to fill out ballots.  To correct this & reward volunteers we are asking all individuals who volunteered in any capacity (again see the list) to respond to this by emailing Bonnie Profitt at profittboys@hotmail.com

We are recognizing that we are using the honor system with this but this appears to be the most equitable manner to proceed.

We will organize a ballot writing committee to fill out the necessary ballots, place them in a box & make the two draws at the AGM on September the 19^th at 6:30.

To summarize, we all need to advise Bonnie of the events involved & the capacity we served in.    Deadline for submissions is July 31, 2012

Regards,

Bill

We have emailed parents with this information as well but it appears our email list is not complete.

End of Season Updates

Hi Dolphins:

Our season is almost over but we have a few updates for you:

Meet Fees for Saint John Long Course Champs These fees are $60 plus $11 coaching fee for a total of $71. Please pay in the CUP box ASAP.

Last Chance Meet This meet is the last meet of our regular season and is hosted in our pool June 23rd. We will need all hands on deck – if your child is swimming we hope that you can volunteer. Please contact Jules Aucoin with your interest at pearl1965@gmail.com Cost of this meet is $25. There will be a clinic for swimmers offered between 9:30 -11:30 am and the meet will begin at noon until approximately 2:30.


Olympic Flag Signing Swim PEI is coordinating sending a signed flag from Island swimmers to London England to support our Canadian swimmers. The flag will be available this Saturday during 8:30 – 10:30 for everyone to sign – younger swimmers who are out of the water are encouraged to stop by and sign this special flag!

Towels Anyone interested in getting their child’s name on their new towel can stop by the Embroidery Shop on Water Street. Cost is reasonable.

Banquet Gifts Any swimmers who were not able to attend our banquet should contact President Bill Martin ASAP to get their towel.

Volunteer Ballots Volunteer Ballots need to be turned in over the coming weeks and will be drawn over the Summer for a free memberships before next Season. Stay tuned for details.

 Bill

No Practice on Monday, June 4th - enjoy the rest and see T4s and Regionals on Tuesday morning!!  Coach Dave.

GOOD LUCK DOLPHIN SWIM TEAM!

19 members of our team are participating in a the New Brunswick Long Course Championship this week end in St John.  Best of luck & fast swimming to all.

AWARDS NIGHT UPDATE

153 people will be attending our awards night on Tuesday June 5th.  Thanks to all who have been involved in this process & we look forward to a fun evening.

SDSC Board

Reminder for Banquet Tickets

The Banquet is fast approaching and will be a fun night for our Dolphins to celebrate a great season of swimming. We are just reminding people that the last two days for purchasing tickets are on Saturday, May 26th @ 8:30-9:30 am; and Monday, May 28th @ 5:30-6:30 pm. Maureen has to have the numbers in to the CUP so we really need people to purchase their tickets on these last 2 dates. Thanks.

SDSC Board

No Practice on Monday

As many dolphins were away this weekend, practice will be cancelled on Monday for a rest day see everyone on Tuesday!

Dolphin Awards Banquet

Hi Everyone,

Just update on the details for the upcoming Dolphin Banquet. It is on June 5th, starting at 6 pm at the CUP.
Menu:Lasagna/Roast Beef/Chicken Fingers/Potato Wedges/Mashed Potatoes/Vegetables/Caesar Salad/Bread

Tickets will be $15.00 for adults/extra siblings and $5.00 for swimmers. You can purchase tickets at the CUP lobby on the following dates/times: Tuesday, May 22nd @ 430-530 pm; Wednesday, May 23rd @ 4-5 pm; Saturday, May 26th @ 8:30-930 am; and Monday, May 28th @ 530-630 pm. If you have any questions about the tickets, contact Maureen at maureen@islandtelecom.com or 436-0991.

Jana

Summerside Meet - May 12th

The day has come & gone & we need to celebrate, congratulate & thanks lot's of people.

We need first of all to congratulate all our young swimmers who represent our future.  Our kids were awesome both as competitors & ambassadors.

We need to congratulate our coaches whose efforts were rewarded.

We need to thank & congratulate our meet managers. without their hard work the event would not have been sanctioned or official.

We need to thank our volunteers.  From our outstanding group of referees, our timers, our judges, our starters, our marshalls, our food service runners, without all of your contributions, meets like this can not happen.

We also need to thank our Dolphin parent family that also extends to grandparents as well.  It was great to see the stands full of cheering fans.

To the coaches, family & volunteers who assisted us from the Charlottetown Bluefins & CNBO from Moncton, thanks for participating & thanks also for your positive feedback about coming to our meets & city.

Finally, thanks to the CUP staff who go out of their way to assist in every way.

Warm ups for the May 12th meet are as follows - Morning session - 8:00 AM to 8:40 with an 8:45 start.  Afternoon session - 3:00 PM to 3:40 with a 3:45 start.

Good Swimming Dolphins!

STROKE & TURN TRAINING CLINIC - MAY 10th

Hi Dolphin Family, we are hosting a 2 hour Stroke & Turn training session the evening of May 10th, 6PM in room 2 at CUP.  As a club we have very few certified S & T officials to assist at our meets.  Most people do not know that stroke & turn judges do not disqualify swimmers, they simply report what they have seen to the head referee who will determine if an infraction has taken place & rule accordingly.  The referee, not the judge, makes this decision & the benefit of the doubt always goes to the swimmer.  In addition, after the training seminar, the new judge must participate at two official meets being mentored by a qualified judge before being certified.  (Example the dequal meet on the 12th as an example of this)  I have taken this training & plan to retake it on the 10th.  The videos shown are very clear & helpful as part of the training.  There is no need to preregister just join us on the evening of the 10th of May.  Thanks,

Awards Night Dinner is scheduled for the evening of June 5th at Credit Union Place.  More details to follow shortly but please reserve the date

MAY 12 PEI DEQUAL CHAMPS

Hi folk - just an update to let you know about a very important meet for our Tier 1 - 2 - 3 swimmers. We are hosting the Provincial B Championships Sat May 12 - the meet has 2 sessions (8 am - 1 pm and 3 pm - 6 pm). Swimmers are able to swim 6 events plus the 100 IM and relays. We WANT ALL TO ATTEND.
To swim you must not have an "A" time standard. Cost is $40. There will be swimmers from Ch'town and Moncton. DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS MAY 6TH.

Sat - swim meet update

TIME CHANGE : - For this weekends Fast and Furious Meet - the first session now starts - warm -up 10:45 - meet 11:30.
ALSO - We need to help out with officials - if you can spare time for one of the 3 sessions, please let Jules Aucoin know asap.
The following swimmers are entered - Grace Boulet - Bearon Bracegirdle - Hanna and Liam Bulger - Jenna Chaisson - Evan Corish - Zach Doiron - Nathan Fennell - Maggie Finkle Aucoin - Noah Gallant - Ian Hink - Tyra MacKinnon - Patrick and Zach Martin - Grace and Nick Meade - Logan Palmer - Chelsea Perry  - Colton Proffit - Anna Son - Molly Wedge
All fees are $50 per swimmer.

MEET INFO - IMPORTANT !!!!!!

FIRSTLY - a GIANT congrats to all our 10 and under swimmers who took part in the 10 and under meet in Fredericton over the weekend - To Jenn and Natasha - GREAT JOB.

THE FAST AND FURIOUS MET SAT/SUN APRIL 28/29TH - CHARLOTTETOWN.
This meet is open to all swimmers and there are mainly sprint events and relays plus two CASH MONEY ELIMINATOR EVENTS.
Meet times - Session #1 Sat 12:00 - 12:45 warm up / Session #2 Saturday 5:30 - 6:15 pm warm up / Session #3 Sunday 8:00 - 8:45 warm ups.

Swimmers may enter 3 races per session plus the 50 eliminator and a relay.
The 50 eliminator is for 10 and under - 11 and 12 - 13 and 14 - and 15 & over age categories with cash prizes of $25 for 10 and under and 11 - 12 age group = $50 for 13 & 14 - $100 for 15 and over.

Entry fees - $50 per swimmer
meet limited to first 225 swimmers to enter
Officials needed.
Swimmers may only swim 1 - 100 race in each of session #1 and #3.
There is also an IRON MAN/WOMAN 8 X 100 event - swum by the fastest 8 swimmers entered - prize $100 (100's on 1:40)

If you are attending - you MUST NOTIFY YOUR COACH BY WED APRIL 11TH - sorry for the short notice but I am out of province April 13th - 22nd so entries must be in early.

Thanks - Dave

New Board Composition and Tier Reps

Just a quick note to let people know that the SDSC Board has welcomed some new members. They are:

Maureen Campbell
Bernadette Campbell
Becky Hink
Bonnie Profit
George Lyle

Bill Martin is our new President and other board members still active are Paula Finkle, Jana Corish, Chris Palmer and Rob Connell. Once roles and responsibilities of each of the board members is finalized we will provide another update.


Tier Reps

It was decided in our last board meeting to assign an individual to each tier as a rep for parents to ask questions to, etc. At this point, Chris Palmer will be the Tier 1 rep, Jana Corish will be the Tier 2 and 3 rep, Becky Hink will be the Tier 4 rep and Paula Finkle will be the Regional Rep. We are looking for someone who may be interested in being the rep for the Junior Dolphins. Anyone interested can express their interest to one of the board members.

Thanks SDSC Board

CELEBRATING MOLLY WEDGE AT THE OLYMPIC TRIALS!

ALL DOLPHINS AND GENERAL PUBLIC are invited to attend a FUN event to celebrate MOLLY WEDGE (former dolphin and Lori Gandy's daughter) who is particiapting in the OLYMPIC TRIALS this Saturday, March 31st.

Time: 10:30-2:00 pm

Location: Conference Room, Main level, Credit Union Place

Activities: Live Streaming of the swim trials, including Molly's 100 m Freestyle Event
                 Free face painting for the kids (or adults if you like)
                 Free munchies, coffee, water, etc.
                 Special message from Molly

This is a very informal but fun event and people can come and go as they wish. We hope that we can have a huge turnout to celebrate Molly is this amazing lifetime event!

SDSC Board

10 and UNDER MEET

TWENTY -ONE MEMBERS OF THE SUMMERSIDE DOLPHIN SWIM CLUB WILL BE HEADING TO FREDERICTON N.B. THIS WEEKEND TO SLASH THEIR WAY TO SUCCESS AT THE N.B. 10 AND UNDER SWIMMING CHAMPS. COACH JENNIFER IS LOOKING FORWARD TO GREAT SWIMS, LOTS OF FUN, LOTS OF CHEERS AND A SUPER DUPER WEEKEND. THE FOLLOWING SWIMMERS WILL BE ATTENDING - COSTS FOR THE MEET ARE $40 PER SWIMMERS WHICH INCLUDES A T-SHIRT, MEET FEES AND COACHES EXPENSES. PLEASE LEAVE YOUR PAYMENT AT THE POOL IN THE DOLPHIN MAIL BOX - FRONT DESK.

SYDNEY AND LOGAN PALMER - CHARLIE AND FINN TURNER, AMILYNNE BEAULIEU - ZOEY CHAPMAN - ANNA CLARKE - EVAN CORISH - ELLY DOBSON - CHLOE DRUMMOND - NICO DURANT - JADYN GALLANT - COLE HEMPHILL - KATE MACKENZIE - TYRA MACKINNON - LAUREN MARTIN - COURTNEY MCBRIDE - SYDNEY MEISNER - PARKER MURRAY - ISABELLE STEELE - MYA WELTON.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL.

Split Team Meet

Just a quick note to let people know that the split team meet originally scheduled for March 17th is cancelled. This is due to the March Break and many people being away. It may be rescheduled at a later date. We will keep you posted.

Volunteering Ballots

As mentioned at the parents meetings previously this season, parents who volunteer at swim meets or as board members earn ballots (number varies with roles) that will go towards a draw at the end of the year for a free SDSC membership. I gave these out to many parents at the last swim meet but others may have been missed. For those needing ballots please send me an email at jana.corish@gmail.com and I can ensure you get the ballots. On the ballots you fill out your name, job performed, and date worked. You then just drop these off in the dolphin box at the front desk of the CUP. This also includes volunteering you did at other swim meets outside of our own club.

Thanks

Jana

New President

The Board would like to take this opportunity to thank Tanya for her time and dedication as President over the past several years. We also know she will continue to be a valuable part of our club in many other roles. Thank you again Tanya.

At this time, the Summerside Dolphin Swim Club Board would like to let swimmers and their families know that Bill Martin has assumed the position of President. Other board members remain unchanged. Several individuals have already expressed interest in joining the board and the board would like to extend this invitation to anyone else who may wish to join. If interested, please contact Bill Martin directly at 902-888-7455.


Thanks,

SDSC Board

Stroke Clinic

Sorry for the late notice but my computer was down. There will be a stroke and turn clinic held in Summerside on Sat March 10th from 10:30 - noon. It will focus on Breast stroke and Butterfly - stroke and turns. We will also be doing video taping. This clinic is being provided by Swim PEI - coaches Dave Campbell and Jennifer Power Hawrlyk. No cost - open to first 16 swimmers to register. If interested, confirm by emailing Dave at - davetier3@hotmail.com - this is a great opportunity for T1 - T2 and T3 swimmers.

Changes in Board Composition

Dolphins:

Just a short note to let you know that effective immediately, I am stepping down from the Board for personal reasons. I consider myself to be extremely privileged to have worked with so many dedicated volunteers over the past number of years.

I wish each of you fast swimming, good friendships and lots of fun! Will see you on the deck!

Tanya

MORNING PRACTICE CANCELLED!

Due to the forcast, it is best to cancel early morning practice tomorrow. For those on a taper - we will get a practice to the front office sometime tomorrow if you can get in the water late Saturday or Sunday. We will post when the practice is available.

Enjoy your sleep in day! t

EAST COAST SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

The following swimmers have qualified for the March 1-4 East Coast meet - CONGRATS -Evan Tynski, Bearon Bracegirdle, Zach Martin, Patrick Martin, Nathan Fennell, Julia Campbell, Anna Son, Zach Doiron and Maggie Finkle-Aucoin.

The meet starts Thursday March 1st - those in the 1500 female/800male free plus 13 and 14 year old males for the 4 X 100 Med. Relay. If others wish to go to warm-up/cheer then feel free.
Warm-ups Thursday 2-3pm
Friday /Saturday/ Sunday Heats 7:30 - 9am Finals 4-5pm.

Our only relay team is boys 13-14 - you swim relays Thur (4x100 MR) Fri (4x50 MR) Sat (4x50 FR)

Entry fees $50
Max # of events 6 plus relays.

Taper starts now for most of this group - lots of rest - eat well - relax - VISUALIZE YOUR SUCCESS !!!!!!!

Wow - What a Week!

Just want to echo Dave's comments - WOW - SDSC rocked the house today! Congrats to all our swimmers, lots of smiles and cheering, best times, first times, ECSC qualifiers, and a huge shout out to Zach Dorion for qualifying for age groups! Each one of you make us sooooo proud!

Also, check out today's Journal - also proud of Molly Wedge for qualifying for Olympic Trials in four events and taking home 7 medals in last weekend's AUS champs!

Go Dolphins!!!

Tanya

MEET and Monday Practice

WOW - what a meet - our Dolphin Family just had a GREAT day in the pool. There were a huge number of best times - we had three more swimmers qualify for East Coast Champs (Maggie Finkle Aucoin/Zach and Patrick Martin) and our first Canadian Age Group qualifier Zach Doiron. Congrats to all. Thanks to all our volunteers !!!!!

NO PRACTICE MONDAY - ENJOY THE DAY !!!!!!!

Saturday Meet

Hi Dolphins - We have a large number of swimmers attending the swim meet this weekend and we are looking forward to some fast swims. The entry fee for the event is $30 - Please pay asap as it will make life a lot easier for our Treasurer.
Those attending include: Mya Welton, Evan and Mikaela Tynski, Isabelle Steele, Anna Son, Colton Profitt, Ashley and Chelsey Perry, Sydney and Logan Palmer, Jadyn Gallant, Sydney Meisner, Parker Murray, Grace and Nick Meade, Emily and Leah McIsaac, Courtney McBride, Zach and Patrick Martin, Tyra MacKinnon, Kate MacKenzie, Ian Hink, Cole Hemphill, Mateo and Santiago Gomez, Amy Gerus, Ellin Gillis, Maggie Finkle-Aucoin, Nathan Fennell, Karen and Samuel Farag, Zach Doiron, Elly Dobson, Evan and Abbey Corrish, Zoey Chapman, Jenna Chaisson, Julia Campbell, Cecilia Campbell, Liam and Hannah Bulger, Grace Boulet, Hailey Ahern.

Thanks - Dave - GO DOLPHINS

Tax Receipts

Dolphin Income Tax receipts will be available at the front desk at the CCUP Thursday Feb 16th.

Molly Wedge Off To Olympic Trials!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Dolphins!

Molly Wedge, a first year Dal swimmer and graduate SDSC swimmer, qualified for Olympic Trials last night in the 100 Fly (102.25). With that time, she won the event and is placed 1st going into finals for the 50 fly and 2nd in the 50 free which goes tonight at the AUS meet in Halifax.

Congratualation to Molly from the entire SDSC team - you made us very proud! (and special shout out to Lori Gandy, our T2 coach and Molly's mom!)

Good Luck Molly!

SDSC Make A Splash In Moncton!!

Hey Dolphins, check out the Journal Pioneer (Wednesday) for the latest coverage on the SDSC! We are so proud of each swimmer's accomplishments last weekend - you all rock!! Go Dolphins!

Tanya

Olympic Trials - Tier 3, 4, Regionals

Hi There:
I am coordinating the planning for the Olympic Trials trip scheduled for March. There have been some changes to the original plan for this trip, therefore, I am forwarding an amended itinerary and estimated cost for your consideration.

Please note, we will require a confirmation from interested swimmers no later than this Saturday, February 11th. If there is enough interest, we will ask for a deposit of ½ the cost by February 18th.

Itinerary:
March 29th (Thursday) Travel to Montreal
March 30th Train at the Olympic Pool early morning and afternoon
Watch Olympic trials
March 31st Train at the Olympic Pool early morning and afternoon
Watch Olympic trials
*** A short meet is scheduled for either March 30 or 31st (3 50m events)
April 1st Train at the Olympic Pool early morning
Watch Olympic trials
Depart for home

We will arrange group meals at an approximate cost of $15 per meal. Breakfast will be provided in the hotel. We also hope to arrange some site seeing and shopping for the swimmers.

Estimated Costs:
Olympic Trial Tickets: $45
Training Pool Time: $30
Accommodations: $180
Meals: $100
Bus: $280
Total: $630



Can you please respond directly to me by February 11th if you are interested. Email is tmtynski@pei.sympatico.ca

Thanks!

Tanya

Swimming Is On - Wednesday

All swimming is going ahead for those who can make it - travel safely Dolphins. Tanya

FEB 18 Development Meet

Hi all

We will be hosting the next PEI Development meet on Saturday Feb 18th. The meet will run from 9:00 am until 1:30 pm. This meet is open to all Dolphin swimmers from Tier 1 to Regional levels. We will be hosting both the Bluephins and CNBO (Moncton). Swimmers may enter 4 events. Please advise your childs coach if they will be attending. Entry deadline is Sunday Feb 12th. Let's get swimming !!!!!
We will aloso need parent volunteers to make this event happen. It is a GREAT opportunity to give timing a try - best seat in the house !!!

Thursday Morning Feb 2nd

Due to swimmers attending the NB Championships this weekend - there is NO practice for T3/T4 or Regional swimmers Thursday morning Feb 2nd.
Thanks - Dave

Practice Back On - Saturday AM

Hey there, practice is on for the am unless the weather makes a major a turn. We will post by 730 if there is a cancellation, if no post, see you on the deck!! Thanks! Tanya

Swimming Cancelled on Friday

Please note that all SDSC swimming is cancelled for Friday due to the impending storm.

A further decision regarding Saturday's practice will be made late tonight. Please check the blog tomorrow morning before leaving for the pool. Thanks, Tanya

All star arrival

We are on the road. Estimated time of arrival in summerside , Reads corner Esso at 515. cari pool arrival around 600 pm.

New Brunswick Champs

One of our biggest meets for our Short Course season is just around the corner. I need to know is your child will be attending - DEADLINE - THURSDAY BY NOON JAN 19TH.
Here is the info:
February 3rd - 5th.
Meet is three days - with heats and finals. Swimmers are expected to be at finals Fri and Sat evenings even if they are not swimming.
Fri Warm-ups 9-10 am (1oo back/50 fly Eliminator/200 breast/50 free/200 IM/1500 free)
Fri finals Relay plus 4 X 50 Medley- warm ups - 5-6pm
Sat Warm-ups 8-9 am (100 free/400 IM/200 back/100 fly/50 breast/800 free)
Sat finals plus 4X50 free relay and 50 fly Elim - 5-6pm
Sunday Warm-ups 8-9 am (200 free/50 back/200 fly/100 breast/400 free )
Sun finals plus 50 fly Elim - 4-5pm

Entry fees: $50 per swimmer.
Max # of events - 6 plus 50 fly Eliminator if interested.
12 and under 400 free and IM plus 200 fly are timed finals.
800 and 1500 free timed finals - swum in morning sessions EXCEPT fastest 6 in finals at night.

The following swimmers have made the qualifying standard and I hope ALL will attend.
Nathan Fennell/Zach Doiron/Zach and Patrick Martin/Evan and Mikaela Tynski/Bearon Bracegirdle/Maggie Finkle Aucoin/Julia and Cecilia Campbell/Anna Son/ Liam Bulger/Colton Profitt/Jenna Chaisson/Nick Meade/Ian Hink/Amy Gerus/Mateo Gomez/Grace Meade

Practice is On - T3, T4, Regional

Practice is going ahead today (Thursday) between 6-8 pm! See you then, Tanya

NO PRACTICE WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY MORNING

Dolphins:
Please note that all practices Wednesday evening and MORNING practice on Thursday are cancelled. Electricians will be fixing the timing system.

My apologies for this very late notice - the city only notified us this afternoon.

NOTE: If the system is fixed for Thursday night - T3, T4 and Regionals will swim between 6-8 pm. Please check back on the blog on Thursday for confirmation that Thursday's evening session will go ahead.

Thanks!

Tanya

Quebec fees are in - sorry for delay!!!

We have finally recieved the bill for our Dec Quebec meet - the cost is $397.53 - please make payable to Summerside Dolphin Swim Club and leave in our box at the CUP Centre. The following swimmers attended: Patrick and Zach Martin - Colton Profitt - Amy Gerus - Julia Campbell - Cecilia Campbell - Maggie Finkle Aucoin - Evan Tynski - Zach Doiron - Liam Bulger.
Thanks - Dave

T4 and Regional Dryland training.

Dryland training for Tier4 and Regional swimmers will begin on Wed Jan 11th at 4 pm. All swimmers must bring sneakers, t-shirt and shorts. Darren Bulger will be heading up one session per week with the 2nd session being looked after by our team captains. We will be holding dryland ever MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY 4-4:50PM. Please note: since we will be using the track and/or lobby areas - all swimmers are to be on their BEST behavior.
Special thank you to Darren for looking after this project.

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Jan 14th Development meet

The following swimmers have been entered in the Jan 14th Development meet being held at the CARI pool in Ch'town this Sat beginning at 2pm. COST IS $30 PER SWIMMER - PLEASE PAY BY SATURDAY MORNING.
Hailey Ahern
Grace Boulet
Courtney McBride
Ashley Perry
Parker Murray
Leah McIsaac
Amilynn Bealieu
Nico Durant
Ben Astorino
Mya Welton
Sydney Palmer
Isabelle Steele
Cloe Drummond
Santiago Gomez
Tyra
Evan Corish
Samuel Farag
Emily McIsaac
Zoey Chapman
Jordyn Connell
Teadora B
Noah Gallant
Logan Palmer
Liam Bulger
Maggie Finkle Aucoin
Nathan Fennell
Patrick Martin
Hannah Bulger
Chelsea Perry
Ian Hink
Abbey Corish
Mateo Gomez
Karen Farag
Mikaela Tynski

THANK YOU

JANUARY 14TH MEET

Happy New Year to all Dolphin swimmers and parents - looking forward to the New Year !!!!
Our next meet is fast approaching. It will be held in Charlottetown on Jan 14th at 2:00 pm - meet should be over by 5:30ish. Cost is $30 per swimmer and all swimmers can swim up to 4 events. It is open to all those Tier 1 up to Regional and I would love to see as many of you attend as possible. For those in T3 - Regional it is an opportunity to qualify for East Coast and NB Champs. PLEASE LET YOUR COACHES KNOW IF YOU ARE ATTENDING - DEADLINE SATURDAY JAN 7TH - PLEASE.
Dave