Congrats on an AMAZING first Dual Meet today - Poplar Run Penguins brought home TWO wins! Big shout out to all the Parent Volunteers who made today’s meet a success! And a special shout-out to our three swim-up swimmers - Oviya A., Kaely C. and Taylor T. for stepping up to help the team & ROCKING IT!

School is out for the summer! Changes to our practice schedule are below - We now have early morning practices. Please review the practice schedule below:

• Emperor & Macaroni: 7-8am
• Rockhoppers (Invite Only): 8 - 8:45am

• Emperor & Macaroni: 4:30 - 5:30pm
• Rockhoppers 2: 5:45pm - 6:30pm
• Rockhoppers 1: 6:45pm - 7:30pm

• Little Blues 1: 5:30-6pm
• Little Blues 2: 6-6:30pm
• Little Blues 3: 6:30-7pm

Please refer to the linked / attached revised ability practice groups to confirm your swimmers practice group.

Note about Group Practice Times: Groups are fluid and can change depending on the needs and progression of your swimmer, we want to meet every child where they are so we can provide them the best possible experience. Please continue to be flexible and patient as we get to know your swimmers. The best way to get exposure is to bring your child to the pool for play and come to as many of your group assigned practices that you can!

Note about Little Blues Practice Groups: Little Blues will be practicing in the Rec Pool & will meet by the 3 ft. stairs. We will be hosting a Little Blues Parents Meeting during each of the group practices on Monday 6/17. A summary email of what is discussed at the Parents Meeting will be sent following Monday’s practice. We tried to match up Little Blues with older sibling practice times as best as we could.

Below are a few reminders and updates for our Penguin families:

• Ensure your swimmer brings their swim cap, goggles, water bottle, SUNSCREEN, and kick board if they have one to every practice.
• Your swimmer should use the bathroom BEFORE practice starts!
• Make sure your swimmer checks in with their Poplar Run pool pass & signs the attendance sheet in the PR Penguins Binder with the Gate Guards.
• Remind your swimmer to listen to the coaches and pay attention during practices.
• Don’t forget to RSVP if your swimmer will be swimming via Swimtopia for this week’s Swim Meets - B Meet on Wednesday, Away Dual Meet on Saturday and Relay Carnival on Sunday!

This Wednesday will be our First B Meet vs. Strathmore Bel Pre. Theme for this meet is Superheroes vs. Villains. Come dressed as your favorite superhero or villain!

• Strathmore Bel Pre Pool Address: 13920 Bethpage Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20906. Parking is available in the pool parking lot and on Bethpage Lane.
• Please arrive at Pool NO LATER THAN 5pm ready to swim.
• Make sure your swimmer brings 2x Goggles, Team swim cap + spare, and filled water bottle to the meet.
• Strathmore Bel Pre Swim Team will have concessions - pizza, snacks, and drinks.
• Please bring your own chairs, shade (canopies) and bug spray!
• Let’s respect the Strathmore Bel Pre Dolphins by keeping our swimmers and non-swimmers within our team area. Our team area is located in the grassy area at the bottom of the ramp to the pool. Check out this link for pool layout - https://sbpdolphins.swimtopia.com/information-for-visiting-teams
• Parents, please help us out as swimmers & non-swimmers are not allowed on the Pirate Ship, playground, and wading pool during the meet.
• MORE INFORMATION WILL BE SENT CLOSER TO THE MEET DATE!

This Friday’s Fun Practice & Pep Rally ~ THEME is the Olympics - Come Represent Your Country of Choice!

Friday Fun Practice will be held from 5-6pm, followed by our weekly Pep Rally Potluck, beginning at 6pm on the Pool Deck! Sign up with what you are bringing via SignUp Genius Link!

This upcoming weekend is a HUGE weekend for our Penguins - Saturday, June 22nd is our away Dual A Meet vs. Upper County and then Sunday, June 23rd is our Divisional Relay Carnival at Kemp Mill Pool.

Our coaches are in the process of determining our meet event line-up so PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU RSVP FOR BOTH MEETS via Swimtopia - especially if your swimmer will NOT be available for either meets this weekend!

• Details regarding the Saturday Away Dual Meet vs. Upper County:
  • Upper County Pool Address = 8211 Emory Grove Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
  • Swimmers & Parent Volunteers MUST be there NO LATER THAN 8am so that they are ready to jump in for scheduled warm-up.
• Details regarding the Divisional Relay Carnival at Kemp Mill:
  • Kemp Mill Pool Address = 11805 Stonington Place, Silver Spring, MD 20902
  • Swimmers & Parent Volunteers MUST be there NO LATER THAN 7:45am so that they are ready to jump in for scheduled warm-up.

As always, if you have any questions and/or need any additional information, please email your friendly Team Reps - Tobii & Kristin at [email protected] or find one of us on the pool deck.

Link to revised Ability Practice Group List ~ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mU8S079azGjUZRTLccKC3q1-U9oRbqD-atbrzyFz1mk/edit?usp=sharing

This week’s Penguin Post Edition #4 Link ~

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VlfoXj05KSNzh7cj42xmN7Tkej4GR8Xzrblomd5hGqo/edit?usp=sharing

Sign Up Genius for Friday’s Pep Rally Link ~ https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B45AEA922A2F5C34-49973411-penguins#/

Link to Poplar Run Penguins Swimtopia Site for Calendar, RSVP, and Team Information ~ https://poplar-run-penguins.swimtopia.com/