Tie Dye and Ice Cream Social Update for Saturday
Saturday from 1-3pm we have our swim team tie-dye & ice cream
social event. For every child who was marked as attending on TeamUnify by the deadline, we have one t-shirt for them to
tie-dye. If you did not indicate yet that your child will be attending, you are welcome to come, but please
bring something to dye.
Note: If your child is 6 and under please stay with your swimmer and help them with their tie-dye and ice cream sundae.
Looking forward to kicking off the OPP Social season together this Saturday!
A Documentary on Bay Area Swim Teams
Ever
ask, "what's with this swim team obsession in the Bay Area?" Well, we
now have a short documentary that answers your question. When you have a
chance, give this a look. You'll see several clips from OPP, and a
series of interviews that focuses on an OPP family.
https://www.flip-turns.com/documentary/watch-now
Practice Updates
The lanes are really getting full with swimmers these days. Still curious about swim team for your little ones, stop by from 4:00 to 7:00 to see our swimmers in action. This upcoming week's practice schedule is as follows:
8 and unders:
Review week of free, back, fly and breast
9 and ups:
Monday: Free dives and turns
Tuesday: Back starts and Turns
Wednesday: Breast starts and turns
Thursday: Fly starts and turns
Friday: IM's
10 Tips/Reminders for Time Trials and All Swim Meets
1. Invite friends and family to the event. We love to see big crowds cheering on the kiddos.
2. Bring a black or blue sharpie to write down swim/heat/lane information on arms--this can be very helpful.
3. Have your swimmers come in their uniforms--and bring two pairs of the items that your swimmers use (caps, goggles, towels, etc.)
4. Bring layers for your swimmers, it will be freezing in the morning, then warm during the afternoon.
5. There will be lots of food and coffee for purchase at the pool if you would like to eat there during the meet.
6. Expect to get to the event a little before the "be there time" so swimmers can warm up and get settled into the event.
7. If the parking lot is full when you arrive, drop off the swimmers with their gear, and head down the hill to find a spot. DO NOT PARK ON THE STREETS THAT SAY "NO PARKING." You should park near the bottom of El Toyonal, or on Orinda Way. Shuttle drivers will take you up.
8. Have a returning swim team family help you with the apps that you can use to follow along during the meet.
9. Be mindful of the swim schedule and announcements so you can get your kids to where they need to be in order to not miss their swims.
10. Let your coaches coach when your kids are poolside, your job is to cheer on your kiddos and be there for them after their swims--with a towel.
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