Happy Friday Penguins! Hope to see you at tonight’s Fun Practice from 5-6pm followed by our Friday Pep Rally at the Pool. Tomorrow, Saturday 6/29 is our third dual meet of the swim season vs. the Twinbrook Ducks at home.

Here are the details for Saturday’s Dual Meet vs. Twinbrook @home:

• Saturday’s meet will be held at HOME at the Poplar Run Lap Pool.
• The theme for this Saturday’s Swim Meet is Neon - Glow! Wear your brightest, neon colors and be prepared to GLOW!
• Parents and swimmers should arrive no later than 7:45am. For those parents who are volunteering, please arrive no later than 7:30am to help us prepare for the Swim Meet.
• Your swimmers should wear their swim meet suit - for girls, a one-piece suit with no zippers or other fastening devices & for boys, a jammer-like suit. Exemptions to the MCSL rules for swim suits will be granted only for religious beliefs, medical conditions, etc. Please see one of the team reps if this is the case.

• What to bring for your Swimmer:
  • Goggles + Extra 2x Spare, Penguins Swim Cap + Extra Spare, towel, WATER!, sunscreen, bug spray, something to sit on, and healthy snacks - fruit, good carbs, and healthy proteins are perfect to bring to the meet.
  • Not required but is nice to have is cards or something NON-ELECTRONIC to do in between events.
• Parents = Please remind your swimmer to use their listening ears on Saturday. They need to keep an ear & eye out for the Events they are swimming in. Remind them to keep track of their Swim Cap & Goggles and make sure they are ready to go for their events.
• Please encourage your swimmer to stay in our Team area if not swimmer and/or cheering on their teammates. Encourage your swimmer to cheer on their teammates as they swim. It’s always cool to watch the older swimmers get encouragement from the younger swimmers :)

Key Volunteers for the Saturday’s Dual Meet:

• Starter = Chris Diener
• Stroke & Turn Judges = NEED 2X
• Clerk of Course = Kristin Maki
• Assistant Head Timer = NEED
• Timers X9 = Justin Helphenstine, Nicholas Nyemah, Rina Nyemah, Dennis Ramos & WE NEED 5X MORE!!!
• Automation & Verifier = Malik Basri & Rosa Thomas
• Awards Chief = Isabel Torres

Please contact the Team Reps if you are unable to fill the key volunteer position filled above so we can fill the position as soon as possible.

We have our 2024 Division O Shirts ready for your order!

This year, the Division shirts are in the theme of 007 spy as we are Division O with 7 teams.

Shirts are $20 each & orders can be placed online via twinbrook-swim-team.square.site. Orders are due by July 14 and will be delivered to the PR Pool during Divisionals, Sat. 7/20.

Check out the attached flier for additional details.

Division O ~ MUM Food Drive, led by Middlebridge Coach Sebastian

We are collecting donations during the second half of the swim season to be donated to the Mid-County United Ministries (MUM), who will then distribute the nonperishable items, along with fresh produce, to families in need.

Please drop off your donations in the box under the Poplar Run Penguins Bulletin Board when you enter the Clubhouse for Check-In.

Check out the attached flier from MUM with most needed items.

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.