What you Need to Know This Week (July 20-26) All Stars, Dine Out, Jell-O Fight
DINE OUT: Chipotle Norbeck Road Location Tonight!!
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What a weekend -- It was a switch-around, nail-biting swims, time drops, a Divisionals win, a well-earned division move up (we are coming for you Division N), a banquet, a slide show filled with nothing but best actors and actresses, and a night swim!!!!
While Disney may claim to be the "happiest place on earth," I am certain that the actual happiest place on earth is that place we occupied with our swimmers over the last 8 weeks - and my proof is the absolute community, love, and support bubble that shows up EVERY SINGLE MOMENT where it was needed and where it just is. We, the Ducks, are truly the "happiest place on earth." Thank you for this, ALL.OF.IT!!
There are still a few things left for us to do...
Annoucements
Jello Fight: We will be holding a Jello-fight make-up on Wednesday night (some of us have pounds of jello in the refrigerator - no fear, it will not go to waste)
Dine Out: There is a Dine Out at Chipotle on Norbeck Road on Tuesday
All Stars: We have All-Star Relay and All-Star Individual swim meets this weekend (this is for all the marbles) - a final list of those who made the All Star Relay and All-Star Individual events will be sent later today/tomorrow
Trophy Acquisition: We will be picking up our well-earned Divisional Trophy at All Stars. At which time the Trophy will be placed front and center in our Trophy Case back at the pool (next to the Snack Shack...Thanks to Steve Lawson for the amazing build-out)
What you need to know July 20-26th
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Monday, July 20th
- Take a break, unpack all that has just happened and breathe - we did it!
- If you are in All Stars or All Star Relay and want a t-shirt please let us know ASAP - here is the order form - we have to collect all team orders and submit as a team: https://mcsl.org/content/documents/2026/all_star_order_form2026_2.pdf - If you plan to order a shirt, please plan to pay Jamie via Venmo or cash - let me know which works best for you and I will provide the details - Orders are due July 22nd
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Tuesday, July 21st
- For those in All Star Relays and All Stars, there is a swim practice today from 5 pm to 6 pm
- Chipotle Dine Out at the Chipotle on Norbeck (the drive-through one near Safeway, Gilly's, Ema Rosi, and Villa Maya)
- If you are in All Stars or All Star Relay and want a t-shirt please let us know - here is the order form - we have to collect all team orders and submit as a team: https://mcsl.org/content/documents/2026/all_star_order_form2026_2.pdf - If you plan to order a shirt, please plan to pay Jamie via Venmo or cash - let me know which works best for you and I will provide the details - Orders are due July 22nd
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Wednesday, July 22nd
- For those in All Star Relay and All Star Individual Swim practice from 9-10 am
- Jello Fight make-up - 5:30-6:30 pm
- If you are in All Stars or All Star Relay and want a t-shirt please let us know - here is the order form - we have to collect all team orders and submit as a team: https://mcsl.org/content/documents/2026/all_star_order_form2026_2.pdf - If you plan to order a shirt, please plan to pay Jamie via Venmo or cash - let me know which works best for you and I will provide the details - Orders are due July 22nd
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Thursday, July 23rd
- Rest, unpack all the good stuff of the season
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Friday, July 24th
- All-Star Relay representatives; eat well, drink lots, rest up -- All Star Relays is a well-oiled, somewhat overwhelming chaos machine...be ready
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Saturday, July 25th
- All-Star Relays: more information can be found here https://mcsl.org/all-stars-relays/
- We are Session II with warm-ups starting at 9:30 am at the Rockville Pool (more details to come)
- Divisional Trophy pick up (after All-Star Relays)
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Sunday, July 26th
- All-Star Individual Events - more details will be provided to those who qualified for this swim meet
This has been another AMAZING, crazy season - we would be so much less without all of you - thank you!!!
Go Ducks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jamie, Jenn, Linda, Sarah, Regina, and Rachel
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Practice: schedule is posted on the "Practices" tab on our website: https://ducks.swimtopia.com/practice-schedule
Consider using "swimmers ear" preventive drops: We suggest starting ear drops on day 1 for at least the first few weeks of the season. You can find them at CVS, Amazon, and Target
Swim Meet Schedule: This year is going to be a doozy of a schedule, and we want everyone to have a proper heads up on the meet schedule (which can also be found on the Meets and Events Tab: https://ducks.swimtopia.com/calendar-and-meets)
In preparation here is something to think about:
- Signing up for a Swimtopia account if you don't have one—this is how we communicate with you: ducks.swimtopia.com
- Reaching out to us before and during the season if you have questions or need to pay your swim team fees (we do check email and are at the pool most afternoons
- Don't suffer and question in silence. What can we do to make this a great experience for you? Let us know (please don't make us guess—if we were good at guessing, there would be a lottery win somewhere between the group of us). Reach out if you have questions!
