Quince Orchard Otters Swim Club, Inc.
PO Box 83641, Gaithersburg, MD 20883-3641
6/30/2008
Happy 4th of July!
We had a loss at last Saturdays A meet against Hallowell. Despite this, though, we had several more swimmers achieve All Star Times. Congratulations to the following swimmers:
· Austin Burke 25 Breast
· Kelsey Liu 100 Back
· Mary McMeekin 50 Breast
· Kevin Schwartzman 50 Back
Congratulations to Katie Rogers who broke 2 pool records at our last home meet against Manchester Farms:
Women 15-18 100 Free
1:00.20 (beating her team and pool record set the previous week of 1:00.50)
Women 15-18 100 IM
1:09.59 (breaking team record held by her sister Lindsay Rogers 1:10.11 set in
2003)
Meets this Week:
This Wednesday's, July 2nd, B meet will be HOME vs Germantown. Swimmers should plan to arrive at 4:25 pm for 4:30 warm ups. The meet starts at 5:30 pm.
Wednesday B Meet Theme The theme for this Wednesday's B-meet is "Superheros"! Come dressed as your favorite superhero!
On Saturday, July 5th, our A meet is AWAY against Poolesville. Swimmers should arrive at the QO pool by 7:15 am to check in with Dyann. We will decorate the cars so bring "window chalk" in green & white. The "Otter Caravan" will depart at 7:30 am for Poolesville. The meet starts at 9:00 am.
Saturday A Meet Theme - Our theme for this week is `Red, White & Blue Otters'. Dress as patriotic as possible and please take a moment to remember all those who are serving (or have served) our country.
Additional Events / Important Items:
`B' Relays Monday, July 7 at Home Vs Westleigh & Poolsville 5:30pm start. Sign up sheet is on the Otter Board. Check either YES or NO to whether they will be able to swim by Friday, July 4th at 6 pm. If the swimmer does not check yes, they will not be placed in a relay.
Pancake Breakfast Thursday, July 3rd, immediately following the team practice. Everyone is invited to enjoy a hot stack of pancakes, Little Otters and their `coaches' will have pancakes at 11:00. Please sign-up at the bulletin board to bring some hot pancakes, juice or syrup for our hungry Otters.
Otters Teen Party is Sat. 7/12/08 !!! The otters teen party is Saturday, July 12th 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. All teens entering 8th grade or older are invited to a pool party with pizza, snacks, soda/water, DJ, dancing & splashing. Otter team members are $5.00; guests (non-team members) are $10.00 each. Bring your rafts and other water toys as well as a dessert to share. Questions? Contact Maureen McNamara, mqm117@comcast.net, or 301-926-0919. Payment is by cash or check payable to QO Otters and can be put in the "McNamara" folder. Sign the signup sheet on the otter-board by Thursday July 10th if you are planning to come.
Senior Photos Seniors, please send/email your photos and song selection for the banquet slide show to Bill Szymczak at bill.szymczak@comcast.net or place pictures for him to scan in the Szymczak family folder by July 12th
MiniMeet! Calling all 8 and under swimmers (including Pre-team) to participate in the MiniMeet on Sunday, July 13th, at the Westleigh Swim Club. Registration forms are available in the family folders and must be turned in by Tuesday, July 8th. We can only register 25 swimmers from our team. This is always a fun-filled event for the younger kids to participate in! If you have any questions contact Elizabeth Burke at 301-208-2620 or elizabethb3@comcast.net.
Additional Items
Pizza & Pictures The weather held out and we were able to get our pictures taken and quickly eat our pizza before the thunderstorms started. Thanks to Karen Schwartzman for organizing this!!
Pictures wanted! If you've been taking digital pictures at the meets and other swim team functions, we would love you to share those pictures for the Banquet slide show. Please put them on a CD and pass them on to Bill Szymczak, or if you only have a few pictures, email them to Bill at bill.szymczak@comcast.net. Thanks! Graduating Seniors should send him their pictures and song selection by July 12.
Post your favorite swimmer photos on our photo site for the team at Snapfish. You can view and post your own photos to this group album. You can also comment on the photos. The site requires a free account and group password to access.
A Very Special "Otter" Thanks goes to Phil Dennis, Sandy Liu and Mark Rogers in the rebuilding of the Timing Poles with PVC pipe. Phil's mechanical skills guided him to design and build these 12 cost efficient, aesthetically pleasing, and functional stands. We appreciate all the time and effort they commit to our Otter Team. It'sOtterly Great!
Also, congratulations to the Otter parents that participated and swam in the Parents-Jr. Coaches Relay against others in Division B at the "A" Relays on Sunday. Nice swims by: Judy Kettl, Mark Steinwandel, Kim Wong and Mr. Wilcox and our Junior Coaches.
B meet sign up procedures:
1. Coach Dyann will prepare the B meet lineups for each Wednesday meet over the previous weekend and post them on the Otter bulletin board by Monday morning practice.
2. Each swimmer or parent is to sign off by initialing next to the swimmer's name. Check each child in the family, even if you aren't expecting them to be in the meet, just to be sure.
3. If any changes are desired, write them on the lineup next to the swimmer's name and inform Coach Dyann. (There are over 200 swimmers on the team and the coaches cannot be expected to remember verbal requests.) This must be done by 6pm Tuesday; no changes can be made after that time. All changes are subject to the coach's approval.
4. If your child is unable to swim any Wednesday (or Saturday), it is very important that you inform the coaches. Empty lanes mean extra heats, a longer meet, and possibly someone losing their chance to swim entirely if there is a weather delay. If there are no initials by your child's name, it will be assumed that (s)he is not in town and will not be swimming on Wednesday.
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REMINDER for Upcoming Events:
July 2 Home `B' meet vs Germantown (on-deck: 4:25pm; warm-up: 4:30pm: Start: 5:30pm )
July 3 9:00 Pancake Breakfast following all team practice (see Otter Board for details & sign ups)
July 5 Away `A' meet at Pollesville (caravan check-in: 7:15am; depart QO pool: 7:30am: Start: 9am)
July 7 - "B" RELAYS Home Vs Westleigh & Poolsville 5:30pm start
July 8 MCSL Coaches Invitational Long Course Meet
July 9 - AWAY `B' meet at Westleigh
July 10 9:00- 10:30 All team practice. Following will be Bagel & Donut Breakfast (details & sign ups will be posted on the Otter Board)
July 12 Home `A' meet vs. Stonegate. Teen party 6-9 pm see Otter Board for sign ups
July 13 Mini Meet at Westleigh