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MacDolphins beat the Highcroft Hurricanes 290.5 to 221.5 (meet photos, team records).
We have several unfilled volunteer positions … please contact Bev Speroffif you can help out.
Wet & Wild – Don’t miss the team trip to Wet & Wild Emerald Pointe on Thursday (no swim practice)! All interested MacDolphins should meet in the MDCC parking lot at 8:00 a.m. sharp. Click here for more details.
Cary City Meet - Saturday, July 17th at Scottish Hills Swim Club. 10&Unders will swim the morning session from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (7:00 a.m. warm-ups). 11&Ups begin warm-ups at 1:30 and compete until about 7:00pm, weather permitting. Other details to follow. Raindate: Sunday, July 18th.
Swim Team Banquet - Join us for a Mexican Fiesta swim team banquet and awards night on Thursday, July 22. The banquet buffet begins at 6 p.m. followed by the awards ceremony at 7 p.m. Please RSVP no later than Monday, July 19 by registering at the MacGregor Downs website. The cost of the banquet will be $12 for 13 years old and older and $6 for 12 and unders. Following the banquet, join us at the pool for the ever popular slide show and swim!
Lost & Found: Two beach towels, one pair of goggles. Check in guard house.
Hi MacDolphins!
What a great swim meet with such a short list of swimmers! There were outstanding swims by everyone and some really close finishes. More importantly everyone had fun with their friends and in the pool.
I know that I said this last week, but please let your swimmers know we are guests for the last of the meets. There was a lot of trash lying around the pool deck with trash cans sitting right there. It takes just a few extra steps to throw trash in a can instead of on the ground.
Also, (at the Highcroft meet) some of our swimmers wrote on the pool deck with crayons … one phrase was not friendly or sportsmanlike. Thanks to one of the parents this phrase was removed, but there was far too much for him to even try removing the rest. Our kids are all good kids, and I’m sure this was something that was done in the excitement of the moment. Please gently remind your swimmers that crayons and paper go together, not crayons and pool decks.
See you at the pool!
Each year, the MacDolphins take time to give back to those in need. Swimmers collect donations on their behalf and attempt to swim up to 4 hours straight in the pool, a heroic feat for anyone.
This season our “Swim for a Cause” is being dedicated to the Barham Family. The Barhams have been members of the club since 2007 and have been extremely active with the swim team the last 3 years. Our Swim for a Cause dedication is due to the courageous battle Sherri Barham recently fought. Please attend this great event in coming together as a swim team and raise money toward finding a cure for cancer in Sherri Barham’s honor.
All MacDolphins are asked to attend Swim for a Cause which will be held in lieu of normal swim practice. If your swimmers only come out for practice once this year, Monday, July 19th is the day to come!
Please contact Mike Mitchell with any questions or concerns.
Please email Miriam Beck at miriambeck@nc.rr.com for more information.
If we have over 99 attendees, the ticket price drops $6.00 per person!
Call your friends! This will be a blast!
Children under 2 are free.
Swimmers must be accompanied by a responsible parent or guardian over 18 years of age.
Transportation is not provided. Please arrange to join a friend.
Coaches will not be acting as chaperones and will not be driving swimmers.
Once in the park, swimmers 13 and over may sit anywhere,
but check in with their parent chaperones regularly.
We ask that children under 13 be closely supervised in the park by their parent or guardian.
There is plenty of lounge seating by the Pirate Ship directly in from the main entrance.
You may bring your own food, but only bottled water is allowed in the park.
Emerald Pointe will store your cooler for a fee outside the gate.
You have to leave the gate to eat, but can go back inside the park afterwards.
Food and drinks are sold in the park, but can be expensive.
Lockers and Cabanas are an additional fee.
What to bring:
See website below for park information and maps www.Emeraldpointe.com.
Photos from the MacDolphins’ swim meet against the Highscroft Hurricanes on July 6, 2010 have been posted. The MacDolphins defeated Highcroft 290.5 – 221.5.
The results from the last night’s MacDolphins swim meet against the Highscroft Hurricanes are available.
Congratulations to our triple winners:
The results will be updated again in the next day or two to include the place information for the main events from the score sheet.
Update: The results have been updated with the place information from the score sheet.
The MacDolphins have an away meet on Tuesday, July 13th against the Park Village. Park Village is off Davis Drive just north of Davis Drive Middle School. Allow 15 minutes travel time from MDCC to Park Village.
For the Highcroft meet we had a total of 95 scratches and no-shows. About 30 of the scratches come in after the heat sheets had been prepared. We also had 8 no-shows at the swim meet. A few late scratches are anticipated and happen at every meet but No-Shows really make the jobs of the coaches and volunteers harder than they need to be.
Please don’t wait until the last minute, if your swimmer(s) won’t be at the meet and haven’t scratched yet, please do so ASAP. If you aren’t sure, double check the Park Village scratch list to make sure your swimmer is listed. The scratch system has been improved to include a confirmation e-mail once the scratch has been entered into the system.
NOTE: Telling one of the coaches at swim practice that your swimmer(s) will not be at a meet does not mean they are on the scratch list – you still need to submit your scratch using the web site, email, or text message.
| Date | Tue Jul 13, 2010 |
| Opponent | Park Village Porpoises |
| Location | Away |
| Participation | Scratch |
| Team Name | Porpoises |
| Club or Pool Name | Park Village |
| Pool Length | 25 Yards (6 Lanes) |
| Address | 201 Park Village Drive Cary, NC 27519 |
| Primary Phone | (919) 363-0192 |
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