Penguins & families, friendly reminder that we will not have practice - both in the lap pool & Little Blues - this evening due to the Coaches Long Course Meet in Rockville.

Tomorrow is our B Meet @ Strathmore Bel Pre. Little Blues will have a kickboard race at the beginning of the meet if they are able & willing to swim! We need more parent volunteers for this meet so please check our Swimtopia & sign up if you are able & willing. We can’t run our meets without our amazing parents! Below are some additional details regarding this B Meet.

This Saturday is our Last Dual Meet of the Season! Make sure you have RSVPd your swimmer for this important meet & don’t forget to volunteer via Swimtopia. Coaches will be completing the Meet Line-Up after the B Meet.

Congratulations to Izzy M. & Cata D. for earning qualifying times for the Coaches Invitational Long Course! This meet takes place on Tuesday, July 8th for those swimmers who have the top 8 fastest times for each swim meet event in the entire Montgomery County Swim League. Swimmers will compete at the Rockville Swim & Fitness Center on a 50 meter long course. Poplar Run Penguin Afternoon practice will NOT be held on Tuesday, July 8th due to this meet. This USA Sectioned Meet starts at 6pm in Rockville - if you are available, please COME CHEER ON OUR PENGUINS!

Reminders about Wednesday’s B Meet @ Strathmore Bel Pre:

• Strathmore Bel Pre Pool Address: 13920 Bethpage Lane, Silver Spring MD 20906.
• Swimmers and families, please arrive at Strathmore Bel Pre pool NO LATER THAN 5PM. Our warm-Ups are at 5:20pm.
• Parents - WE STILL NEED volunteers for tomorrow’s B Meet vs. Strathmore Bel Pre - sign up via Swimtopia. We appreciate all you do and know that without our amazing parent volunteers, swim meets would not happen.
• Parking is available in their pool parking lot. Parking is available in the pool parking lot and on Bethpage Lane. The pool lot should have plenty of room, but if overflow is needed, please only park on the pool side of the street.
• The Penguin team area will be the grassy area at the bottom of the ramp to the pool. Make sure you bring your chairs and own shade - canopies/tents are perfect!
• Parents - please help us with keeping all swimmers out of the wading pool & the pirate ship playground area during the meet. These spaces are off limits!!!
• Please help us respect the following host team rule: Swimmers must remain in their designated team area except for restroom breaks and trips to concessions. Swimmers are not allowed to congregate on the deck during the meet. They should report to the clerk of course that is on the side of the pool when it is time to report for their event. We will then have them move from there to the area behind the starting line.
• Strathmore Bel Pre will have food for sale during the meet - pizza, hot dogs, as well as drinks and snacks.
• The meet line-up and entries have been shared via Swimtopia - please check what your swimmer is swimming. Please note that there are no relays scheduled during this meet and we WILL HAVE A LITTLE BLUE kickboard race at the beginning of the meet. Strathmore Bel Pre is part of the Prince-Month Swim League, so we will be swimming with their order of events - LINK TO ORDER OF EVENTS
• Keep an eye and ear out for the weather - storms are forecasted all week in the evenings! Please be flexible and aware - we will update as soon as we know the weather!

Dates to Remember:

• Tuesday, July 8th = Only Morning Practice / NO AFTERNOON PRACTICE!
  • Afternoon Practice will NOT be held due to the MCSL Coaches Long Course meet in Rockville. See above announcement & congratulations!
• Wednesday, July 9th = B Meet at Strathmore Bel Pre
  • Meet there NO LATER THAN 5PM!!!
• Saturday, July 12th = Last Dual Meet at Middlebridge
  • The theme for this meet will be Throwback to the Past!
  • Meet there NO LATER THAN 7:45AM!!!
• Saturday, July 19th = Division O Championships & Banquet
  • Divisional Championships will be held at our Lap Pool early in the morning- Meet at Pool NO LATER THAN 6:30AM!
  • Banquet - Awards start at 5pm followed by dinner - bring your suits to play in the pool after the banquet!
• Saturday, July 26th = All Star Relays
  • If your Penguin swam with one of our winning relays, check your email with additional details regarding ALL STAR RELAYS, held in Rockville Saturday morning.
• Sunday, July 27th = All Star Individuals
  • We will be talking to those parents of our All Star Penguins following Division Championships!

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 this week’s Penguin Post ~ Penguin Post Edition 15

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