Hello

PRACTICE — Normal this week, EXCEPT this Friday we will hold an early season time trial (see below).

TIME TRIAL — This Friday! No need to sign-up, just show up and race. Warm-ups from 3:30-4:05. Races begin around 4:10 and the whole thing usually takes about 1 hour. Swimmers have the opportunity to swim a 50 or 25 of each stroke and earn some ribbons! It’s a good, early season base-line meet, and gives me times for younger swimmers to enter the Spooky Plunge (the highlight meet of the Fall for the novice crew!). We will need some timers, so come lend a hand! There are rumors of ice cream sandwiches…

GEAR — We will have a representative from Making Waves on deck next Thursday (9/19). More details out soon! (suits and parkas and sweatshirts, oh my…)

MEET SCHEDULE THROUGH FALL —
9/13 Friday Night Time Trial at TPC no sign up necessary! Just show up!
9/21,22 St. Helena C/B/A+ CLOSED (unfortunately, these meets can fill up fast!)
10/19,20 Santa Rosa C/B/A+ Another sanctioned meet. Sign-up online (no coach on Friday night)
10/26 SPOOKY PLUNGE a great novice meet at the Rafael Racquet Club
11/2,3 NAPA C/B/A+ -not open yet
12/6-8 JUNIOR OLYMPICS in San Jose

DIVE/TURN CLINIC — like last Spring, we will offer a Wednesday, pre-practice (3-3:30) dive/turn focused half-hour group lesson. We will start THIS WEEK (9/11) and have 11 sessions until 11/20. Cost is $160mem/208n-mem. Email me to sign-up.

CONTACT — Please feel free to contact me (mike@northbayaquatics.org) with any questions, comments, or concerns over the season. I do enjoy feedback, and want to know any ideas to make the team and your experience better.

QUOTE — Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world. — Archimedes

See you at the pool, Coach Mike