What a great first week of the regular season!

We want to thank all of you who participated in the first swim meet this past Wednesday night and came out in great force to help us toward our first win: 542 to 491 over CAVIP, the team from Ile Perrot.  Thank you for waiting out the storm that threatened which finally blew by.  It was a long night but we were successful.  Thanks to all of you who contributed to the bake sale and concessions we raised just under $600 to go towards the ribbons and our end of season banquet.

Thursday was our first theme day and we hope you all had fun playing games that morning! A small number of you also turned out for Bob Night which was a blast! The next Bob night is Thursday July 11.

All week you have been working and improving and we cannot wait to see what you can do next week with what you have learned so far.  See what is coming up:

1. Monday: There is practice CANADA DAY then afterwards Splash Bash, a Westmount tradition, will be taking place. This event is based on first come, first served entrance to the pool. Entrance is with Westmount Recreation Passes or $8.00 day passes are required.  The lifeguards will keep patrons occupied with games and then there is the traditional Flag Cake in the early afternoon, with City officials on hand to slice and distribute to all in attendance.
   

Reminder:  Sign up to the swim meet closes at midnight on Monday! 

1. Wednesday:  Westmount hosts Hudson Yacht Club 6:00pm to 9:30pm (barring any weather delays).  We are hosting the meet and so parents are encouraged to contribute to the bake sale. If you have not contributed yet to a bake sale, now is your chance. Pretty cupcakes, brownies, cookies, fruit kebabs and water melon slices, crudité snack bags (carrots and celery sticks) to name a few popular items, are nice complements to the Pendeli’s pizza we are selling for dinner. Check the lists to see what we need—drinks are needed! Please sign up to volunteer at the meet so that we can ensure a fair competition for all!
   
2. Friday:  Valois Pool in Pointe-Claire is hosting the Summer Players’ Water Polo Tournament on Friday July 5, approximately 8:00am to 2:00pm which is open to all players 14 years old and younger as of January 1, 2019 (coed teams) who would like to play at a fun level. Please sign up by Sunday, June 30 at midnight. We will need any parents who are able to drive that morning to ensure that carpooling is available to the players.
   
3. Upcoming:  We have a special opportunity for all of our swimmers to have some special coaching sessions during regular practice with a member of the Canadian Team for the World University Games, our own team member and our first Swimmer-in-Residence:  Ainsley McMurray.  We will be advising dates for these special coaching sessions as when she returns from the Games taking place in Naples, Italy starting next Wednesday.  Read about more Ainsley here.
   

Have a great weekend!   Go Dolphins Go!

It is finally here, what we’ve all been waiting for:  our favourite summertime place and summertime fun! Yes, the pre-season has finished and we are ready to embark on the regular season of Summer2019!!

Preseason gave everyone a chance to get their feet wet, but now the real action is about to begin. We’ve got lots in store but this first week is going to be rock and roll:

1. First week of morning activities starting with Swim Team on Monday and then the start of the other sports in the mornings on Tuesday.  Swim Team deadline to sign up to the first swim meet is Monday at midnight.
2. The clothing orders (swimsuits, hoodies etc) should be handed out this week, hopefully before the meet on Wednesday. If you missed the AGM and did not receive your team t-shirt and swim cap, volunteers will be around most mornings to distribute them to you. Don’t worry—we have them set aside for you. CIT t-shirts will also start to be distributed this week as well.
3. Tuesday evening:  6:30pm in Westmount Park, the small field behind the playground where the “Camping in the Park” usually takes place, we will meet for GAMES.  This should be a lot of fun with coaches and kids.  Families can bring a picnic dinner to the park if it makes their life easier.  Hope to see many of you there!
4. Wednesday evening:  6pm to 9:30pm (approximately) FIRST SWIM MEET OF THE SEASON AT OUR POOL!  We will be meeting the team CAVIP from Ile Perrot and we want to show them a warm Westmount welcome. We want to have a well-stocked bake sale full of great treats and be ready with lots of volunteers to help the competition run smoothly. We trust all our members will contribute their time and talents to making this a great success.  After the competition it is team tradition to head to Dairy Queen on Sherbrooke Street to reward our efforts.
5. Thursday:  our first THEME DAY:  UNDER THE SEA!  We invite all the athletes to come to practice with this theme in their minds. That means, costumes are encouraged and we have fun in store during every sport all morning long. Also for this first theme day we want to offer everyone the opportunity to try Supervision, Water Polo, Synchro and Diving so if you would like to stay all morning and test out the waters in these sports this will be a great chance to do it.  You can add these other activities in your Amilia account.
6. Thursday evening:  BOB NIGHT! 7:45pm to pool closing. What is BOB night, you ask?  Well BOB is one of those quintessentially Dolphin things that is so much fun and there are actually some great Dolphins skills that you learn from it too!  It is a game, similar to British Bull Dog, with one individual in the middle ready to tag the masses attempting to cross to the other side, just add water. So instead of an implacable bull dog, you have BOB, who will drag you to the surface as you try to dive down deep below him or her. As people are dragged to the surface, they must join BOB in bringing still more to the surface. Last one standing is the next BOB! Not for the faint of heart (recommended 9 years and older unless they are strong swimmers) it is SO much fun!
   

We are really excited to get back into our Dolphins groove and look forward to seeing you in the mornings! It is going to be a GREAT SUMMER!

Go Dolphins Go!