Good afternoon Dolphins!

Happy Monday – as Norah said to me via text this am, “…this Monday is hitting hard.” If you ever want to skip reading my emails (I mean, why would you do that tho?) if you just need a quick glance at a calendar – click HERE to see one! You’re welcome!

MCSL Coaches Long Course Invitational Meet – Tuesday, July 8^th

There will be no evening practice tomorrow, July 8^th (also Coach Maddie’s birthday) because of this league-level meet. Congratulations to our own NWB Dolphins that qualified and are swimming in the meet: Selim Ericson, Emme Lebruto, Teddy Lee, Mimi Moore, Teddy McDonough & Dottie Roszkowski – GOOD LUCK TO ALL OUR DOLPHINS!

• If you want to come and cheer for the Dolphins – Meet starts at 6pm and is being held at Rockville Outdoor Swim & Fitness Center - 355 Martins Ln, Rockville, MD 20850

NWB vs. Glenwood B-Meet – Wednesday, July 9^th – at Glenwood Pool

The meet entries were already due and Maddie sent them out this morning for our last dual B-Meet. More details will come out about this meet tomorrow (re: parking, concessions, timeline, etc.) The meet theme is TWIN if you are ahead of the game and preparing for your outfit/costume.

We do have plenty of jobs open for this meet – it’s a fun one! We are still in need of second-half timers, a photographer and some stroke & turn officials! Let’s GOOOO! You can sign up for a job HERE on Swimtopia!

Last Friday of Regular Season – Pot Luck Breakfast! – Friday, July 11^th

After the last Friday practice of the season there will be a potluck breakfast down by the snack shack. You can head on over HERE to sign up to bring something or help serve, etc. for your appropriate age group practice. For example, if you have an 8&under, you’ll want to be sure to sign up for that time block and something to bring then, not in one of the older kid practices. This is usually a RIDICULOUS spread and the kids love it! I will note that Swimtopia doesn’t allow for comment boxes after the job sign ups so if you want you can put what you’re bringing in the RSVP comment box – in addition to adding it to the list just so I can see what people are bringing and then adjust if need be or make a more specific sign up and assign you to it (eg. If Aimee is making those magical egg bites, I can make “egg bites” a sign up once I know and then assign Aimee to it – does that make sense?) I always bring bacon so if you see my name under the breakfast meat – please just know it’s bacon. I was/am having an annoying morning and didn’t feel like building a sign-up genius (that is more user friendly) from scratch. Sorry!

Pep Rally & Lip Synch – Friday, July 11^th @ 6pm

It’s time to start thinking and practicing for the annual lip synch pep rally on Friday evening! We are SO EXCITED to see what the swimmers come up with! Please go into the RSVP and put what song you are using for your performance so as well as any group members if you’re doing a group performance. This is helpful for the DJ so they can prepare the songs and the playlist and order ahead of time! There are also normal pep rally jobs in there if you want to sign up also!

FINAL DUAL MEET OF THE SEASON NWB vs. Connecticut Bel Air – Saturday, July 12^th

• This is the senior meet where we celebrate all our graduating seniors: Mia Brown, Teddy McDonough, Mimi Moore, & Mia Walker! This is an EXTREMELY FUN meet that can get messy and a bit teary! We have a lot of NWB lifers graduating and it’s going to be extremely sad.
• Theme is PROM: Hopefully you picked something out from the swap on Friday but if not, you can pull out an old dress/outfit from a special occasion or head on over to your favorite thrift store. There will be a step & repeat photo session when the swimmers walk in for this meet and it’s absolutely ADORABLE.
• THERE IS A TEAM PICTURE AFTER THE SWIM MEET BUT BEFORE THE TEAM GRILL LUNCH!
• We will set up the team by the well and take an amazing FULL TEAM picture! If your child normally swims in B-Meets please bring them AT A MINIMUM for the picture so they can be included – should happen around 11:45/Noon. WEAR YOUR TEAM SUIT IF YOU HAVE IT. If you don’t have one, wear whatever you want or a blue suit to rep the team, we aren’t picky!
• After the picture there will be a grill lunch served by our Grill Team and Deli Masters – expect greatness. The menu will be quesadillas (cheese, chicken and steak) and you can place your orders in Swimtopia when you go into RSVP. More details coming but this is a start. It will be $7/lunch like always and you can Venmo the team by putting “TEAM LUNCH” in the memo or just bring cash to the table when you are getting your food. Remember that if you’re coming to be in the team picture, you should get a lunch too and hang at the pool!

Looking Ahead Items that are still pretty important and timely:

• 2025 Division E T-Shirts will be designed and ready for order soon – this week so please be prepared to fill out a google form for your orders – the shirts are almost always like $25-$30/each. Just wanted to get that on your radar.
• The Swim Team Banquet is NEXT SATURDAY, July 19^th and you can go into the website and pay for your family per person. The cost is $30 a person and it will pay for a dinner, drinks and dessert as well as helping to pay for all the table/chair rentals, awards and other décor for the evening – just to name a few. Children 4 and under are free. You can sign up and pay DIRECTLY ON OUR WEBSITE HERE. Thanks!

See you at the pool!

Lauren & Norah