Quince Orchard Otters Swim Club, Inc.
PO Box 83641, Gaithersburg, MD 20883-3641
www.quinceorchardotters.com

Last Formal Registration Session:

The last Otters Swim Team formal registration session is at the Quince Orchard Swim and Tennis (QOST) Club's upstairs clubhouse on Tuesday, May 27, 2007   4:45 PM - 6:45 PM.  It is required that families register with QOST Club before registering with the Otters Swim Team. As a parent volunteer swim team, it can't be successful without everyone helping.  Therefore, to complete the registration, we require families to pay, sign up, and commit (in person) to 4 duties during the season. Therefore, please review the swim season calendar on the web site to coordinate your availability for meets and events – 4 jobs minimal.

Therefore, if you miss the scheduled registrations, applicants must locate the Board member volunteering to process registrations at practices.  COME PREPARED TO SIGN_UP FOR 4 JOBS.  DO NOT give registrations to Coaches as they are busy conducting practices. Note:  A swimmer MUST complete all registration processes with the QOST Club and the Qtters Swim Team before being able to participate in any swim practices. 

Save GAS- New Swim Suits Available at Registration

Underwater Wear representatives will be on hand to sell the new Dolfin Equalizer in Green (of course) team swim suits during the May 27th registration. These suits will be made available for sizing and purchase at Otters Swim Team Registration through Underwater Wear, Inc.  Otherwise, suits can be purchase directly from Underwater Wear, Inc. located at 615 S. Fredrick Ave. (lower level B &C -on backside of building) Gaithersburg, MD 20877 – call for info (301) 527-8326.  They will accept cash, check or charge cards.  The suit costs are as follows:

- Girls suit                     $35      (#7502L-GRN)

- Boys Jammer             $26      (#8500L-GRN) 

- Boys Racer                $24      (GRN)

Little Otters and Pre-team Swimmers  

Little Otter and Pre-Team practices begin Monday, June 16 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Practices for these groups will be Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you are not sure which group your child belongs in, the coaches will determine their placement on Monday.

If you are 11 years old or older and would like to help coach the Little Otters and Pre-Team and earn student service learning hours, a sign-up will be posted on the team bulletin board outside the Men's locker room. You must be age 11 and up, committed to helping the whole season, required to find a sub when you will not be able to make a practice, and notify the coordinator when you will not be there. If you have any questions, please contact Carol  at 301-330-4226.

MCSL 50th Anniversary

In preparation for a series of press releases related to MCSL's 50^th Anniversary, the Otters would like to identify multi-generational MCSL families who might like to be profiled by news media. Families should have at least one current active MCSL swimmer.

All Otter families that ft this criteria and are interested in submitting a brief description of the family's MCSL involvement, should please send their contact information and submission to Dave Coyne, Glenwood Team Rep, at swimteamrep@... and cc:  sandyrliu@... so that we can share with the rest of the Otters Team.

Time Trials are fast approaching - June 7^th  

Time trials are going to be held for everyone on Saturday, June 7^th in preparation for our first A-meet on June 14^th. Warm-ups will begin at 6:30am and the trials will begin at 7:00am. Swimmers will be timed in a competitive environment in all 4 events and an IM, if eligible. Times obtained at these trials are critical as they are used by the coaches to create the line-up for our first meet on June 14.  Bring additional towels and sets of dry clothing, as it may be chilly in the early morning.  

Practice Times: (revise for 2008)

Meet Officials Training 

Past team officials, please check your certification status at: www.mcsl.org. MCSL has free instructional clinics scheduled in May and June. These clinics focus on certification for officials and are open to all interested persons, free of charge. For a complete list of training dates and times, check our calendar on our website. Contact Mark Rogers at mr1856@... or Amy Cooley at amybcooley@... for additional information.

Get Otters newsletter via email !

Sign up today! - To receive this newsletter via e-mail, you will need to send an e-mail to: quinceorchardotters-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. The purpose of this group is for newsletter distribution only and not for group members to post messages. This will be the only way to receive newsletters by e-mail but you will still be able to access the newsletters on our website. If you have any questions about subscribing to the newsgroup, please feel free to e-mail me at dsperbeck1@... or dsperbec@....

Coaching Staff / Board Contact information

Please contact one of the Board Members and/or Coaching Staff below if you have any questions during the summer swim season.

Go QO!!!      SWIM FAST OTTERS!!!