Below are the updated entries (as of 7/13) for the Harford Swim League Championship Meet. You will know the Saturday / Sunday swimmer schedule by Wednesday morning! Coach Kristin and Charlie will put together relays once we have your swimming schedule.

If you don’t see the file or want to download it, click here.

Our swim meet this Saturday. June 27th, is at home. Please arrive by 6:55 am, ready for warm-ups at 7:00

Here your swimmers events: NH@AB 27-Jun-09

Here are our volunteers for the meet: Volunteer List for North Harford Meet

Here are the snack bar assignments. Snack Bar assignments for North Harford. Our snack bar is stocked by the parents. We count on your donations. Please bring the item assigned to your family. Apparently a lot of families did not bring in their snack bar item last week… if you are not going to be at the meet please send your item with another family. Also if you are assigned a drink please bring it cold.

We will have the lap swim from 8:30-10:30 am for all swimmers. Parents- please see Misty Williams if you would like to help tally laps. You may continue to get pledges and collect money after the lap swim but please turn in all money by Monday, July 6 to be counted in the running for top fund raiser. We will also have a Bill Bateman’s fund raiser night from 5-11pm on Monday night. The team will receive 15% of your total when you turn in the flyer below…this counts for eat in and carry out. So no cooking on Monday, come out and enjoy a fun night with your penguin swimmers and coaches.

Bill Bateman’s Fundraiser Flyer

Our swim meet this Wednesday is in Valleybrook Country Club. Please arrive by 5:15, ready for warm-ups at 5:30

Here your swimmers events: AB@VB 24-Jun-09

Here are our volunteers for the meet: Volunteer List for Valleybrook Meet

Our swim meet this Wednesday is in Belcamp at Riverside Swim Club. Please arrive by 5:15, ready for warm-ups at 5:30

Here your swimmers events: AB@BP 17-Jun-09

Here are our volunteers for the meet: Volunteer List for Belcamp Meet

Download results from meet at Bel Air: Aberdeen vs. Bel Air Results

Great job on Saturday. We hope you all had a great time, especially our new families. We had many questions we thought we would answer as a group. It is very difficult to clerk and encourage 190 swimmers- we need your help.

1) It is very important that your child go to the clerk of course when the announcer calls their event. The clerk will put them in the right place. Lauri and SueEllen position themselves to help line up the little ones and walk them over, but they do not have time to search for every child on the team. Please make sure to tell them if you are timing and then they will keep them near while you are working. Please encourage your child to be at the right place and not playing in another team’s pool, playground, sandbox, snackbar, etc. if they are supposed to swim.

2) Do not leave the meet until you have read the relay sheet, we caught 4 children dressed, leaving and they were in relays. If they tell us they cannot stay for a relay we will honor that, but if they just leave without checking, we will not put them in a relay in the future.

3) Swimmers, upon finishing their event should wait for all swimmers to finish and then shake the nearby lane’s swimmers hands. Our team practices good sportsmanship at all times. We also pick up our trash and return the furniture we moved.

4) Wednesday night meets run late. Your child may only be in 2 events. Some of our age groups are too big to swim 3 events. Why? Because in each event we are only allowed to enter 9 to 12 swimmers per event. Most teams work out an agreement to allow us more. Bel Air was extremely generous to us Saturday because our 2 teams were huge! However small teams especially on a Wednesday night meet will hold us to the rule. Your freestyle event may be in the relay or even not at all. We try very hard to rotate you around so you can swim all events. All we ask is that you try!

5) Requests for events: As the season progresses you may make a request for an event on our home Saturday meets, we will need you to write it down 3 days prior to the meet and give it to your coach.

5) We thank all our wonderful parents that helped, timed, officiated, clerked, handed out candy, scored,coached, wrote ribbons…. whew!

6) You can check all of the league results and your times at the Harford Swim League Website www.harfordswimleague.org

Hope you had fun Saturday!! Thank you!!!!!!

Tomorrow is our first official meet! Look forward to lots of excitement and lots of fun!!

Here your swimmers events: AB@BA 13-Jun-09

Here are our volunteers for the meet: Volunteer List for Bel Air Meet

Here are a few things to remember…
-Swimmers should arrive at BelAir Athletic Club prepared to be in the pool by 7:25. You will miss warm ups if you are late.
- We have been asked to park in the back parking lot and enter through the kids club entrance (far left of facility).
-New and young swimmers need to hang out with their coach or Miss Lauri and Miss SueEllen to make sure they get to their proper event and help with questions. This will cut down any confusion if they do not know where to go. We will walk your children through each event.
-We swim rain or shine (not in thunder or lightening)
-Parent bring money for the snackbar! cameras! sunscreen!
-Bring a chair or blanket to sit on.
-The meet should be over by 11:30!

Registration for this year’s swim team is now closed. Thanks to all who signed up! See you in a few weeks!

The Valleybrook meet is for young swimmers and new swimmers. It is an indoor pool at Magnolia Middle. If you have never been to a swim meet it is an opportunity to participate or just watch!

“Swim your Own Age Group”
6 & under; 7 yrs., 8 yrs., 9 yrs., 10 yrs., 11 yrs., 12 yrs.
Saturday, June 6, 2009

Please print and fill out the attached form below if you are interested. All checks should be made to Penguin Swim Team.

Valleybrrok Invitational Info Sheet

Valleybrrok Invitational Signup Form

Just a reminder:

It’s time to register for swim team. We will be holding registrations at the Havre de Grace Activity Center (behind Havre de Grace Middle School) this Sunday April 19 and next Sunday April 26 from 2:00-4:00.

Please come prepared to sign up to volunteer at 3 meets.

You will also have a chance to pre-order you swim team suits, t-shirts, etc. at registration. We will not have suits to try on, you can order only if you are sure of your size. The pre-orders will be in the last week in May when we have the regular swim suit try on and order date.

Our morning practice schedule for this year will be as follows:

Session 1- 8:30-9:30 more experienced swimmers (swimmers who can legally swim all 4 strokes as well as IM)

Session 2- 9:30-10:30 less experienced swimmers

After all registrations have been received swimmers will be assigned a session and a coach. These will be posted at the parent meeting as well as in an e-mail.

The following is a schedule for the first week of practice…

Please come prepared with tennis shoes for dry land practice as well as a suit for swimming.

Tues. May 26th- 5:00-5:30 new swimmer and parent meeting (returning swimmers and parents are also welcome!! )
5:30-6:30 session 2 only

Weds. May 27th-5:00-6:00 session 1
6:00-7:00 session 2

Thurs. May 28th 5:00-6:00 session 1

6:00-7:00 session 2

Also **swim suit try on and order

Friday May 29th-5:00-6:00 session 1

6:00- 7:00 session 2

Monday June 2nd- 5:00-6:00 session 1

6:00-7:00 session 2

We will continue to follow this schedule until June 12th.

Morning schedule will begin on Monday, June 15th.

Swim Suit try-on and ordering will be on Thursday, May 28th

We need Officials!!!

Please consider taking a training session to become an official. This is a great way to secure a front row seat at the meets! If you are interested you will need to attend one of the following training sessions. Please let Lauri know if you will be attending. Thank You!

May 20, Weds.-7:00 at Jarrettsville Fire Department

June 4, Thurs.- 6:30 BAAC

June 6, Sat.-6:30 Marriot on 543 and Rt.7

It is mandatory that all officials and stroke and turn officials be at one meeting.

There will be a try-out period for all new swimmers. Your child will have the first week of practice to make a reasonable attempt at swimming a 25 yard lap. They may swim any stroke, as long as they are unassisted. Again, after one week if your child has not progressed to swimming the 25 yards alone we will refund your money and recommend swimming lessons.