Dolphins Midweek Update 

6/19/24 

***IMPORTANT A MEET UPDATE: Due to heat, the Dolphins away A Meet this Saturday (6/22) at Dominion Hills is being moved up to an 8 a.m. start. All other meet activities including the warm-up and WRA parking lot caravan gathering will also be one hour earlier. Please email Team Reps immediately if this change impacts your swimmer’s availability.***

In this message: 

1. Reminders: Team photo, Motivational T-shirts pep rally, Teen Night 
2. Results: Hollin Meadows B Meet 
3. Update: Saturday A Meet @DH now starts at 8 a.m. 
4. Sign up!: Highland Park B Meet swims and volunteer roles 
5. Relay Carnival @Canterbury Woods (Wednesday, 6/26) 

1) Reminders: Team photo, Motivational T-shirts, Teen Night 

The Dolphins have two once-a-season events this Friday plus a Teen Night Thursday. 

Team and individual photos (Friday morning, 6/21): 

• Swimmers coming for individual pictures, please arrive by 7:30 a.m. There may not be individual pictures after the team photo due to the photographer’s schedule and the team’s need for the pool practice space. 
• Dolphin swimmers, including Little Dolphins, are asked to arrive for the team photo by 8:15 a.m. We suggest swimmers wear their team swimsuits. If you don’t have one a blue or black swimsuit will look best/fine. Coaches and Little Dolphins coaches should join swimmers for the team pictures. 
• Please come hydrated and consider sun block. It’s likely going to be a hot day for lining up – this has been an actual issue the past two seasons, even in the early morning. 
• The photographer’s flier has more details (sent in Sunday newsletter, 6/16). 
• Friday morning practice changes: 9-10 swimmers whose practice is disrupted may join either the 11-12 or 8 & under practice on Friday. 

Friday 6 p.m. pep rally: 

Coach Dylan asks that everyone bring a plain BLUE or WHITE T-shirt to the pep rally on Friday to decorate with Dolphin Spirit. The results are always really cool. 

• Paint and other need supplies will be provided. 
• Hint: T-shirts that are all or mostly cotton tend to work best. The Variety Store, WalMart, and Amazon are all good places to look for plain T-shirts. 

Thursday Teen Night: 

• Details continue to elude us but we keep hearing it has something to do with golf and it is Thursday. 
• Consult with your teen for more information. 
• Reminder: like all teen nights, this is only for registered Dolphins who are 13+.

2) Results: Hollin Meadows B Meet 

We got through all four strokes but didn’t get to IMs (no surprise). We continue to have strong B Meet attendance, 157 Dolphins swam in Monday’s meet. 

• Team progress: The Dolphins entered the Hollin Meadows B Meet with nine 8 & under group swimmers having achieved a legal breaststroke swim this year in a meet and six with a legal butterfly. After the meet, we now have twelve meet-certified breaststrokers and eight for butterfly in our 8 & under groups. 
• B Meets are fun with only a moderate level of competition to foster swimmer development. You don’t need a team swimsuit to participate. If your swimmer hasn’t swum in one this year, we encourage him/her to try. 
• The results of the Dolphins B Meet and new swim ladder are available here. 
• The team photo gallery is also filling up nicely with updates from both the Hollin Meadows B Meet and Canterbury Woods A Meet.

3) UPDATE: Saturday A Meet @DH now starts at 8 a.m. 

We agreed with host Dominion Hills to change the start time for our Saturday (6/22) A Meet based on the recommendation of NVSL. 

• The new timeline: 
  • 6:15 a.m. – The Dolphins will meet in the WRA parking lot to caravan. 
  • 7:25 a.m. – The Dolphins warm-up begins at DH. 
  • 8:00 a.m. – First event (boys 8 & under freestyle) swims. 
• Dominion Hills’ address: 6000 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington 22205. 
• Volunteer signups are now open (but we understand if you’re waiting for the swimmer list). 
• Parking notes from DH: “We will be reserving our main parking lot off of Wilson Blvd for WW families. Parking is also available along Wilson Blvd and in the surrounding neighborhoods.” 
• Food forecast from DH: “We will have cash-only concessions for the entire meet including drinks (water, sodas, coffee, and Gatorade), Anita's breakfast burritos, bagels and donuts. Small bills are greatly appreciated!” 
• There will be an optional team lunch immediately after the meet – details to come. 
• Swimmers indicating availability will be notified of team selections no later than Thursday evening via email.

4) Sign Up! Highland Park B Meet swims and volunteer roles 

All signups are available here. 

We’ve open swimmer sign ups for the Home B Meet with Highland Park on Monday (6/24) at 6 p.m.: 

• Strokes will go in regular order: free, back, breast, fly, IM. 
• We will swim IMs at this meet but swimming an IM counts as one of a swimmer’s two strokes (maximum) allowed for the meet. 
• For A Meet swimmers, remember if you finish first, second, or third you can’t swim the stroke again at the next B Meet. 
• Deadline to register is Saturday (6/22) at 6 p.m. 
• The 10 & under breast/fly permission list will remain in place all season. 

5) Relay Carnival @Canterbury Woods (Wednesday, 6/26) 

We 've opened swimmer availability declarations for Division 7 Relay Carnival -- we'll explain Relay Carnival in the Sunday newsletter but the deadline for declaring availability for Relay Carnival is this Monday at 11 p.m. (same deadline as the third A Meet). 

• The swimmer selection criteria for Relay Carnival is similar to an A Meet (and we’ll have A Meet sign ups for 6/29 too this weekend), but there are some distinctions we’ll go over on Sunday. 
• Please don’t let the lack of a ride/transportation from Waynewood keep your swimmer away if he/she is otherwise available and selected to swim: a big part of team success at Relay Carnival is getting your team to the meet. Email Team Reps if you need help here – the team will find a teammate who will gladly give your swimmer a ride. 

Questions? 

Don’t hesitate to contact our Team Reps, James & Genna, at [email protected] 

Go Dolphins! 

Waynewood Dolphins Communications