Holy Mackerels Swim Team

07/27/2013

Hello Mackerels!

What a great morning at Chase Club! You all swam so well and we, coaches, are proud of your efforts! Keeping with our season trend, 5 team records were broken: Mac Marsh lowered his team records in the 8 & under Free(16.35), Breast (22.24) and Fly (17.02); Nicolas Reeves lowered his team record in the 15-18 Backstroke (30.59); and Lucy Khlopin broke a 34 year old record in the 13-14 Breaststroke (40.86)!

Tomorrow is the annual team banquet at 5:00PM in the Banquet Hall! It promises to be a fun night of memories and recognizing the everyone's great swimming! After the buffet dinner, awards will be given. Following awards will be the season slideshow--we've been hard at work collecting photos from all our volunteers and it promises to be a great event...so stick around to watch.

After the banquet, the team traditionally goes to Upton Hills for mini-golf. We have secured the group rate of $3.50 a golfer and hope you all will join us on the course to chat and reminisce.

Now for the announcement many have been waiting for...I have received official word from the league about all-stars....we have 14 swimmers who have made all stars and 7 alternates (noted below) for total of 21 in the top 20 of the league! All Stars and Alternates will have practice this week, Tuesday through Friday (7:30-8:30 AM). Please let me know ASAP if you are unable to compete at All Stars next Saturday August 3 at Countryside.

Sully Atkin- Breast
Isabel Barnidge- Fly (alternate)
Amy Butler- Breaststroke
Kathleen Butler- Breaststroke
Natalie Cecil- Fly
Ashley Deabler- Fly (alternate)
Elizabeth Dufrane- Back (alternate)
Olivia Grabman- Fly (alternate)
Sam Hughes- Free and Breaststroke
Lucy Khlopin- Breast
Io Kovach- Back and Fly
Jeanie Laybourn- Free and Breaststroke
Jimmy Markowicz- Back (alternate)
Joey Markowicz- Back (alternate) and Fly (alternate)
Mac Marsh- Free, Breast and Fly
Kendra Metcalfe- Back
Matias Moreno- Back and IM
Nic Reeves- Back, Fly and IM
Caitlin Sughrue- Breast, Fly and IM
Connor Sughrue- Fly (alternate)
Maggie Sughrue- Back

Congrats to all our swimmers!

See you at the banquet tomorrow!

Coach Caroline
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07/21/2013

Mackerels!

Hope to see you all at today's FAMILY POOL PARTY!! Don't forget to bring food for Coach Ryan's food drive to benefit AFAC!

Great effort in our last dual meet yesterday! There were a lot of close races and everyone gave their best! This week we enter the official last week of the season (unless you qualify for All Stars). It is a slightly different schedule so please note the information below.

EVERYONE PRACTICES on MONDAY & TUESDAY, normal schedule!

Starting WEDNESDAY MORNING-FRIDAY, only swimmers competing at Saturday's Blue Division Qualifier will have practice (normal schedules).

Tuesday July 23: Swim Clinic, 6:00-6:30 or 6:40-7:10
*Topic: Odds & Ends...we will offer help in all strokes and aspects of the race...please sign up by topic and session.
*$5/swimmer per session

Wednesday July 24: Holy Mackerel Invitational
*We will be swimming against Arlington Forest in our final developmental meet of the season.
*If you have a preference of stroke email or tell Coach Caroline by the end of practice on Monday.
*Swimmers who are swimming 2 or more strokes at Saturday's Blue Division Qualifier are ineligible for this Invitational.
*Theme: BLUE & WHITE!

Friday July 26: Car Decorating @ AKC!
*Bring your car to AKC between 8-10am or 5-7PM to get decorated for the Blue Division Qualifier!

Saturday July 27: BLUE DIVISION QUALIFIER @ Chase Club
*I will confirm our warm-up time by Wednesday and send more information.
*Preliminary entries are attached. These are subject to change...please be patient! If you are absolutely unable to swim on Saturday please let me know ASAP so that I can substitute in another swimmer. I must make these changes by Monday night.
*This meet is the qualifier for All Stars! Swimmers who finish in the top 18 of the league will qualify to compete at the All Star Meet on Saturday August 3.

See you at the pool!

Coach Caroline

07/18/2013

Mackerels:

Holy Mackerel Week has been loads of fun so far...hope to see you at the last few events of the season..

KINGS PARTY TONIGHT: 6:30-7:30PM, come enjoy ice cream and poster making with Coach Nick and Kathleen

Friday July 19:
Mackerel School Pride
Bonitos= Navy, Chubs= light blue, Cunene= Neon blue, Kings= Royal blue, Petos= Teal
*Pancake Breakfast @ practice. Come in your suit for practice...we'll release you for pancakes during the last few minutes of practice.

15-18 Progressive Dinner: info is in the evite

Saturday July 20: HOME Meet v. Ashburn Farms
*Entries are attached. Please be at AKC by 6:45 AM.
*It's the last dual meet of the season and we are still in the hunt for the blue division championship! We need everyone to come ready to swim their best! If you aren't entered in the meet, please come cheer us on!
*Theme: Italy
-8 & unders come as Italian foods
-9/10s come as gondaliers
-11/12s come as gladiators
-13/14s come as ancient romans
-15-18s come as roman gods (see coach caroline for your assignment)

Sunday July 21: FAMILY Pool Party
* 10:00-12:00 noon at AKC: holy mackerel families enjoy some chill time at the pool
*family relay races...sign up on the bulletin board!
*bring a snack and drink to share with the team

FOOD DRIVE
Junior Coach Ryan Dalbec is collecting food for AFAC this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Bring non-perishable items to donate to help fill the pantries! See flyers at the pool for details! Earn points for your team by participating!

HOLY MACKEREL INVITATIONAL
Wednesday July 24 is our last Developmental Meet. We will be swimming against Arlington Forest. I will have entries posted at the Family Pool Party.

BLUE DIVISION QUALIFIER:
Saturday July 27 @ Chase Club.
Entries will be posted at the Family Pool Party

I think that's it for now...

See you at the pool,

Coach Caroline

07/17/2013

Theme: Heritage/Ancestry

KINGS PARTY 6:30-7:30 PM-- ice cream and poster making with Coach Nick & Kathleen.

Friday's Events:
Theme: Mackerel School Pride
*Bonitos=Navy Blue, Chubs=light blue, Cunene= neon blue, Kings= royal blue, Petos= teal

15-18 Progressive Dinner!
*details were sent in an evite...make sure you RSVP!

Saturday July 20: Dual Meet #5 v. Ashburn Farms
Theme: Italy...
8 & unders dress as Italian food
9/10 dress as gondaliers
11/12s dress as gladiators
13/14s dress as ancient romans
15-18s dress as roman gods (see Caroline for your assignment)

See you soon!
Coach Caroline

07/16/2013

ckerels,

Tonight's Events:
Swim Clinic: Butterfly
*Session #1: 6-6:30 PM or Session #2: 6:40-7:10
*$5/ swimmer per session

15-18 Meeting, 7:15-7:45 @ AKC

Tomorrow's (Wednesday) Events:
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07/15/2013

Mackerels,
As promised, I received the official results from the relay carnival and 5 more team records were broken! Congratulations to the following:

the 8 & under boys medley team of Jimmy Markowicz, Mac Marsh, Tres Muckleroy and CJ Agulles swam 6 seconds faster than their record breaking performance on Saturday-- a scorching 1:23.67!

11-12 girls medley team of Io Kovach, Lily Miller, Sabrina Atkin and Elizabeth Dufrane broke the yard record with a new time of 2:21.76 to go with their meter relay record!

the 9-10 mixed gender freestyle relay team of Joey Markowicz, Jeanie Laybourn, Caitline Sughrue and Sam Hughes carved 5 seconds off the previous record with a new time of 2:20.92

15-18 mixed gender freestyle relay team of Nicolas Reeves, Isabel Shirron, Kathleen Butler and Matias Moreno edged out the old record with a new time of 1:49.14.

Lastly, the mixed gender mixed age medley relay team of Io Kovach, Zach Rosenthal, Nicolas Reeves and Jeanie Laybourn swam to a team best 2:13.93

Great job everyone!!

Just a reminder that tonight is the PETOS PARTY @ 5:30 PM! Come decorate cupcakes and play bingo with Coach Jessica and Aidan!

Tomorrow's practice theme is EXPLORERS!

Don't forget Wednesday's theme is I

07/15/2013

Hello Mackerels!

What a fun day at the relay carnival! We continued our streak of setting team records at every meet this season with several relay records! I will send the complete list once I receive the official results from the league but I believe we broke 4 records today!

This week is Holy Mackerel Week! The best week of the season! Make sure to dress up and participate to earn major points for your mackerel school! Attached is the flyer with all the information, I will provide daily reminders this week so everyone is on top of things!

1. Monday is ROLL OUT OF BED & SWIM DAY
*come to practice in your pajamas! Bonus points if you swim in your pj's!

2. PETO PARTY on Monday July 15, 5:30-6:30 PM
*cupcake decorating & BINGO
*please make sure to RSVP to Jessica ([email protected]) or tell her at practice tomorrow

3. Tuesday is EXPLORER DAY
*come dressed as a famous explorer

4. Swim Clinic on Tuesday July 16: Butterfly
*sign-up on the bulletin board
*$5/ swimmer per session

5. 15-18 Meeting on Tuesday July 16: 7:15-7:45 PM
*pizza will be provided..please let Coach Caroline know if you will be there!

6. Wednesday is I

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07/14/2013

Mackerels!
What a great meet this morning, not only did we capture our 3rd win of the season but 13 team records were broken! Swimming in a yard pool for the first time in several years, several individuals swam their best times and broke very old records. Congrats to the following:
Mac Marsh: 8 & under 25y Free, 25y Breast, 25y Fly and 100y IM
Caitlin Sughrue: 9/10 50y Breast and 100y IM
Zach Rosenthal: 13/14 50y Breast
Shahan Jayasinghe: 15-18 50y Back
Nicolas Reeves: 15-18 50y Fly
8 & under boys medley relay: Mac, Tres Muckleroy, Jimmy Markowicz & CJ Agulles
9/10 girls medley relay: Caitlin Anderson, Caitlin Sughrue, Natalie Moreno and Jeannie Laybourn
13/14 girls medley relay: Lucy Khlopin, Kendra Metcalfe, Isabel Barnidge and Christina Savory
15/18 boys medley relay: Nicolas Reeves, Shahan Jayasinghe, Dylan Finnegan and Allen Gibbs

Tomorrow, several swimmers will participate in the Colonial Swim League Relay Carnival
Swimmers should be at Sugarland Run by 7:00AM
Theme: Mackerel Crazies
*See attached updated entries
* Attached is the meet program, please print your own copy. There will be no programs for sale at the meet.

Monday begins HOLY MACKEREL WEEK!! See the attached list of events!

See you at the pool,
Coach Caroline

07/12/2013

Dear Holy Mackerels,

It seems hard to believe we are nearing the end of the season, but it’s true.

I wanted to take a moment to remind you that the work requirements deadline is next week (July 20, 2013). There are several families who have not signed up for, or completed, your requirements to date.

Please review the Family Work Requirements and Guidelines (found on the Holy Mackerels web page). The key information to note is on page two of that document:

Those families who have not signed up for their required number of points by Saturday, July 20, 2013 will forfeit your children’s swim privileges until and unless the situation is rectified. Hence, the families who do not fulfill your obligations will forfeit your child(ren)’s swim privileges for the Holy Mackerel Invitational (last developmental meet) and/or the Divisional meet, and will lose their returning family status for the 2014 season.

All points must be either earned or signed-up by July 20, 2013. The good news is there are many jobs still available.

For your convenience, the Holy Mackerels website is found via this link: http://www.kofcedw2473.org/swim_team/index.html. From the home page, see the “Volunteer Sign Up” section on the left column. Click through for the links to remaining opportunities.

To see the point tracker, use your login to access the protected menu, then click 'point tracker'. Family names highlighted in blue have 5 or more points. NOTE: Coordinator points have been credited even if your event has not been completed. All other credits will be given after the event/meet has taken place. If you believe that there is an error in your family's points, please contact Alison Butler so she can fix it. Send an email to: [email protected]

We appreciate everyone pitching in and working so well together.

(Pray for sunny skies as we enter into Holy Mackerels Week.)

Go Holy Mackerels!

07/12/2013

1. 13 & 14s are BOWLING tomorrow night, Friday July 12.
5:30-7:30 PM @ Bowl America (140 S Maple Ave, Falls Church, VA 22046 )
$20 will cover dinner, shoes and 2 games.
** Bring your report card and receive a free game for each A or B on it.
Please let Coach Caroline know at practice if you are attending!

2. Dual Meet #4 @ Barrington: Saturday July 13
Theme: Argentina!
Swimmers meet at Barrington by 7:15 AM!
Please check the attached entries, I have added several siblings to swim the IM.

3. RELAY CARNIVAL @ Sugarland Run: Sunday July 14
Theme: Mackerel Crazies!
Meet @ Sugarland Run by 7:00 AM.

07/11/2013

Mackerels,

Next week is the final week of the regular swim season...and the greatest week of the season:
HOLY MACKEREL WEEK!

Every day of the week there is a theme and contests. Swimmers will earn points for dressing to the theme and participating in each day's activity. Attached please find details about each day's themes and activities.

Monday: Roll out of Bed & swim
Tuesday: Explorers
Wednesday: I

07/09/2013

Hello Mackerels,

some important reminders:

*TEAM PHOTO tomorrow, WEDNESDAY MORNING! Please be at AKC in your team swim suit by 7:20 AM! If you do not have a team suit, please wear a black suit (or closest to black as possible).

*Weather permitting, tonight we will have the Breaststroke/Backstroke clinics!

Tonight: CHUBS & CUNENE PARTY
7:00 PM!
S'Mores, Ice Cream and Finding Nemo!
Come join your fellow Chubs & Cunene for a party!
Raindate: Thursday July 11 @ 6:00PM.

Attached are the entries for tomorrow's AWAY meet at SARATOGA . Please note that the entries are one file, with the first 3 pages being girls and pages 4-6 are boys. There are still several open volunteer spots for tomorrow's meet, please sign up and help!!

SARATOGA: 8070 Edinburgh Dr Springfield, VA

Take 495 South to Braddock Road West.
Look for Rolling Road as you pass a strip mall.
Turn Left on Rolling Road.
Several miles down is Saratoga on right.
Turn right at MacDonalds onto Edinburgh Drive.
Circle halfway around Edinburg.
Pool and Parking lot are on right.

See you at the pool,
Coach Caroline