The Marlin Splash

Weekly Newsletter / Week of June 8th

Hey Marlins!

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

First things first — a HUGE THANK YOU to all of our volunteers from last week’s meet vs ACAC! That was a huge team, and we truly ran a phenomenal meet. I even had several ACAC parents come up and share how well-organized everything was — which is a direct reflection of YOU. We absolutely could not have done it without our volunteers, so thank you again!

This Week: First Away Meet!

We’re heading to Woodlake for our first away meet this Tuesday (June 9th)

Meet Details:

Address-

5020 Woodlake Village Parkway

Midlothian, VA 23112

• Warm-ups: 5:15 PM
• Meet Start: 6:00 PM

Please plan to arrive in time for warm-ups so swimmers are settled and ready to go before events begin.

I’ve reached out to the Woodlake rep for details on food options and any additional meet info — I’ll share an update as soon as I hear back.

Registration Reminder

Registration is now closed. If your swimmer was not registered, they will be entered by default — so please let us know right away if they will not be attending.

If you have any other questions, please use the Swimtopia contact form.

Show Your Team Spirit!

Let’s bring the energy to Woodlake!

• Wear your Granite gear
• This year’s team shirt (if you have it)
• Or anything teal/turquoise

We’ll also be decorating a Granite team banner at afternoon practice today that we’ll bring and hang at our team tent — we will need swimmers will help make it awesome!

Volunteers Needed!

We still need volunteers to fill essential roles (timers, strokes and turns, clerk of course help)

• Each family is expected to help
• Sign-ups are open until Tuesday morning on Swimtopia
• We cannot run the meet without all roles filled

If you have questions about roles, please reach out!

When you arrive at the meet:

• Stop by the teal Granite team tent
• Check in with Jenn Gray (she’ll coordinate volunteers + provide name tags)

Practice Times Reminder

Morning Practice:

• 8:30 – 9:30 AM → 11 & Over
• 9:30 – 10:15 AM → 9–10
• 10:15 – 10:45 AM → 7–8
• 10:15 – 11:00 AM → 9–10

Afternoon Practice:

• 4:45 – 5:30 PM → 11 & Over
• 5:30 – 6:00 PM → 6 & Under
• 6:00 – 6:45 PM → 7–8
• 6:45 – 7:30 PM → 9–10

Swimmers are encouraged to attend at least one practice daily, but are always welcome to come to both if they want extra time in the pool!

Team Gear Update

Our remaining team shirts are almost here!

They were expected last week but are still in transit. As soon as they arrive, I’ll bring them to practice/pool and distribute to anyone still waiting.

Thanks so much for your patience — this delay is unfortunately out of our control.

Let’s keep the momentum going and bring the energy this week!

GO MARLINS!