Well this season will definitely keep us on our toes! Our first  meet of the summer ended during the breastroke event. Delays due to thunder and lightning resulted in the decision to reschedule our meet against Beaurepaire Pool until next Tuesday July  2nd, with warm up at 6:30pm and the meet to begin where we left off at 7:00pm. We will finish the breastroke event and then move on to the backstroke, fly and remaining relays.  We everyone that is available to be there!  The score was very close when the meet stopped and we need as many points as we can get to hopefully win! 
  
Our second meet will be Wednesday July 3rd at Beaconsfield Heights Pool. Participation in two meets back to back will give us all a chance to be together on deck and solidify
our team spirit. It is this spirit that makes our team so special. 
 
RSVP messages will go out shortly for each of these upcoming meets.

Any parent who can volunteer at either of the meets please advise Lynn Bourdeau at the following address: lbourd@hotmail.com.   For every meet we require at least 10 officials
every week and we must advise the other team by Monday afternoon prior to each meet. Your involvement is always essential to all our meets. 

Hope to see you next Tuesday at Beaurepaire pool and next Wednesday at  Beaconsfield Heights pool. 

Please note that the dolphin practice usually held on Tuesday will be cancelled next week Tuesday July 2nd because of the Beaurepaire re-match.

Every year the Dolphins run BBQ and Bakesales during the meets that we host. This helps to cover the cost of ribbons for the meets that we host, a portion of the coaches salaries and incidentals such a team outings and special events, and a portion of the buses we take to
Sections and Finals.

Without a pool it is impossible to host meets so we have resorted to participating in a few Westmount events and running our Baketables at those events.  Family Day, even in the cold and rain, was a great success for us:  everyone brought abundant baked goods
and we found plenty of hungry customers.  St-Jean, this past Monday was moderately successful, however we had less baking and the heat made baked goods seem far less appealing.  Even so, we still managed to find lots of hungry people and sold until just before
the start of the Scouts’ BBQ.

On Canada Day we are resuming a tradition we started 2 years ago:  the BBQ
and Bakesale during the afternoon Westmount celebrations taking place between 
12noon-4pm. This is a very successful event for us but we need every Dolphin member that is in town to be present:  
 
1)      We need your baked goods or innovative treats:  fruit brochettes on a hot day would be “hot” sellers;  candy brochettes would also be popular; slices of watermelon sell out in the sun;  creations with marshmallows are mouth-watering!  Use your imagination.  Of course, cupcakes are always a hit and cookies and squares are too...but if you
are thinking it a tad too hot to bake, think of a no-bake tasty solution.


2)      We need you:  please sign up every available member of your family to the following
tasks:


BBQers...adults who love to work the fire...you know who you are!

BBQ assistants...kids or adults who can package up burgers and dogs for distribution

BBQ sales...adults or older kids working the cash

BAKESALE...adults or kids who work the cash and greet customers to the baketable


3)      Available Shifts:   
     10:30-12noon:  set up; BBQ  prep

     11:30-1:30pm: 1st Bakesale shift;  1st BBQ shift

     1:30pm-3:30pm:  2nd Bakesale shift;   2nd BBQ shift

     3:30-5pm: 3rd shift  to help with clean up


Please sign up at westmount.dolphins@gmail.comwith your preference of shift.  

We want to ensure that everyone has a chance to have a break; so that everyone takes turns and makes this a fun day of fundraising for all.

The Dolphins participated for the first time in the St-Jean festivities held in Westmount Park on Monday.

We want to thank everyone who brought baked goods to sell and who came out to help sell the delicious treats in the sweltering heat.  We had a nice shady spot near the area where our “Guards without H2O” organized some water-filled games to help keep kids cool.

The Dolphins raised just under $300, which was quite a bit less than we had made in the shivering cold of Family Day but we attributed that to the smaller amount of baking (so many Dolphins were away this past weekend) and the heat:  given the choice between the ice cream trolley (who set up beside us) and a cupcake, most kids went for the ice cream. That said, we sold nearly every crumb!!

We look forward to a bigger turnout of Dolphins families (baking and people to work) on Canada Day to help make our BBQ and Bakesale a success!  An email  will go out shortly with more information.

Look forward to seeing you all at T-shirt day this afternoon at 4:30pm (just before the 10 and unders practice) in Westmount Park (behind the playground where the swimmers did
land-training).

We also look forward to cheering our swimmers on Wednesday night at Beaurepaire Pool!

Go Dolphins Go!
 

There are some important dates coming for the Dolphins in the next few days:


Practices this weekend at Ben Weider JCC:

Friday 4-6pm (FULL TEAM), Saturday 4-6pm (NEW and SUMMER SWIMMERS ONLY)  Sunday 6-8pm (FULL TEAM).  Note that this is the last 6-8pm practice and after this they will also be
4-6pm.
 
Practices begin at PJD for swimmers 11 and over:  
MONDAY JUNE 24 from 9-10am, TUESDAY JUNE 25 from 9-11am, WEDNESDAY JUNE 26   9-10am. Meet the coaches at 8:30am at Vendôme metro station and travel together to PJD.  
 
PRACTICE AT  WESTMOUNT YMCA CANCELLED ON MONDAY JUNE 24!!


Practices begin at Westmount YMCA for swimmers 10 and under:
TUESDAY JUNE 24 AND THURSDAY JUNE 27  5:30-6:30 pm.
Please arrive 10-15 minutes earlier so that your swimmer is ready on the deck to begin
practice at 5:30pm
 
ST JEAN CELEBRATIONS AT WESTMOUNT PARK:  Monday June 24
BAKESALE FOR THE DOLPHINS!!! 2-5pm

Please bring your baked goods to the park at 1:30pm. Cupcakes and cookies are always
popular!

Sign up to work at the bakesale:  1:30-3:30pm  or   3:30-5:30pm
westmount.dolphins@gmail.com 
Watch for an email with exact location in the park...to be advised.
This is an important fundraiser for the team!  
  
WESTMOUNT DOLPHINS T-SHIRT DAY!!!!  Tuesday June 25  4:30pm 
Westmount Park 

Meet us in Westmount Park and receive your team t-shirt and clothing orders. 
We will immediately try to coordinate a team photo. 
Swimmers 10 and under can leave from there to go to practice at the Westmount YMCA.



 

This  message is for the Dolphin parents that would be interested in attending an
officials clinic tomorrow evening at Beacon Hill, 110 Harwood Gate, Beaconsfield. 

As the parent of a swimmer it is important to have some knowledge of the sport to be able to support them through their progress.
In our league, ALPS, we have a great group of experienced instructors who are looking forward to working with all parents interested in attending the ALPS officials clinics tomorrow evening. Regardless of whether you are new to officiating or have worked at swimming meets in the past you are all welcome to attend. 

Registration begins at 6:30 and the clinics begin at 7 p.m. The training will continue until 10 p.m. so each  participant will have the opportunity to attend 3 different clinics if they wish
(or 2 if they take the Excel Scoresheet clinic). Each clinic takes approximately 50 minutes. 

For planning purposes, it is always helpful if people pre-register. However, anyone that shows up at Beacon Hill is more than welcome and will be accommodated in the clinics in which they wish to participate.

To pre-register, please send me an email Lynn Bourdeau at  lbourd@hotmail.com and let me know which clinics  you would like to attend .
  
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Ce  message s'adresse aux parents des Dauphins qui seraient intéressés à participer
à des formations d'officiels en natation demain soir à la piscine de Beacon Hill, 110, Harwood Gate, Beaconsfield. 

Avoir quelques notions du sport que nos enfants pratiquent est toujours une bonne façon de les soutenir.  L'association ALPS offre demain soir des cliniques pour apprendre comment
devenir  officiel en natation. ALPS a un bon groupe d'instructeurs qui ont tous  très hâte de partager leur expertise et de travailler avec tous les parents  intéressés à participer aux cliniques de formation. Quelque soit votre niveau d'expérience vous serez accueillis chaleureusement. 

L'inscription débute à 18h30 et les cliniques débuteront à 19h. Les formations continueront jusqu'à  22h. Chaque participant aura l'occasion de participer à 3 différentes cliniques
s'il le désire. 

Pour planifier une soirée  comme celle-ci, il serait bon de s'inscrire avant demain soir, mais tous sont la  bienvenue à Beacon Hill. 

Pour vous inscrire avant demain soir contactez Lynn Bourdeau  lbourd@hotmail.com.

Hello Everyone,

One of the special aspects of our league, the Association of Lakeshore Pools (ALPS) is the dedication and enthusiasm of the parent-volunteers.  Parent-volunteers are integral part of the Dolphins program:  without you, the parents, the program and competitions could not happen.

At our Wednesday evening meets each team must provide a particular number of officials (volunteers) to take different tasks around the pool deck to ensure the meet runs smoothly.  A meet requires as many as 35-40 parent- volunteers!  There are many tasks and they all require a little bit of training.

To that end, our league offers some training events to prepare for the season.

The first training event is the REFEREE CLINIC:

What:  A refresher for experienced referees in the particularities of ALPS rules and an opportunity for new referees to learn this important task

Who:  ALPS Referees, starters, meet managers, ALPS reps, and interested individuals

When:  Wednesday June 12, 2013   7pm

Where:  East Concession Room of the Pointe-Claire Arena (Bob Birnie) across from Pointe Claire Aqatic Centre, corner of Mayrand and Douglas-Shand.

The next training event is the OFFICIALS CLINIC:

What: A series of “mini-clinics” offered for all the tasks (except Referee) for a swim meet

Who:  All those interested in learning some of the tasks around the pool deck

When:  Wednesday, June 19, 2013  (time to be confirmed)

Where:  TBA

Mark these dates on your calendar if you are interested.  We will advise you soon of more details for the Officials Clinic.

If you cannot attend the Officials Clinic don’t despair, many of the tasks can be learned during the briefing just before the start of each meet. 

This is fun way to get involved in the great sport of swimming!


Bonjour à tous,

L'un des aspects particuliers de notre ligue, l'Association des piscines du Lakeshore (ALPS) est le dévouement et l'enthousiasme des parents-bénévoles. Parents-bénévoles font partie intégrale du programme de Dauphins: sans vous, les parents, le programme et les compétitions ne pourraient pas se produire.

Lors de nos rencontres les mercredis soirs chaque équipe doit fournir un nombre déterminé d’officiels (bénévoles) de prendre les tâches autour de la piscine afin d'assurer la rencontre se déroule bien. Une rencontre nécessite pas moins de 35-40 parents-bénévoles! Il y a beaucoup de tâches et ils ont tous besoin d'un peu de formation.

À cette fin, notre ligue offre des sessions de formation pour  se préparer à la saison.

La première session de formation est la clinique ARBITRE:

Quoi: Un rappel pour les arbitres expérimentés dans les particularités des règles ALPS et une occasion pour les nouveaux arbitres pour apprendre cette tâche importante.

Qui: Les arbitres ALPS, démarreurs, directeurs de rencontre, représentants ALPS, et les personnes intéressées

Quand: le mercredi 12 juin, 2013       19h 00

Où: :  “East Concession Room de l’arena Pointe-Claire (Bob Birnie) en face de centre aquatique Pointe Claire, coin de Mayrand et Douglas-Shand.

La session de formation suivante est la CLINIQUE DES OFFICIELS:

Quoi: Une série de «mini-cliniques» offerts pour  toutes les tâches (sauf arbitre) nécessaire pour bien dérouler une compétition de natation

Qui: Les personnes intéressées d’ apprendre quelques-unes des tâches autour de la piscine

Quand: le mercredi 19 juin, 2013 (heure à confirmer)

Où: TBA

Marquez ces dates sur vos calendriers si vous êtes intéressés. Nous vous informerons bientôt avec plus de détails pour la Clinique des officiels.

Si vous ne pouvez pas assister à la Clinique des officiels ne désespérez pas, la plupart des tâches peuvent être apprises lors du briefing juste avant le début de chaque rencontre.

C'est une façon amusante de s'impliquer dans le grand sport de la natation!

Go Dolphins Go!


 

 

***Un message français à suivre***
 
Hello Dolphins,
 
This will be the first full weekend of Dolphins practices. 
  
We would like to take this time to remind everyone that this summer, wherever we are swimming, we are guests. As such, we must be aware that each pool has different rules and we must endeavour to follow them. We want to ensure that wherever we go we give a great impression of what the Dolphins are all about!
 
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND AT BEN WEIDER POOL...PLEASE READ THROUGH
CAREFULLY


1)    Please remove your shoes whenever you walk out onto the deck from either
entrance.
 
2)    FRIDAYS--Please enter from the side door 
Note: this door must remain locked and closed when there is not someone waiting to let you in. If no one is there, you should find a cell phone number to call for someone to let you in. Try to be on time to avoid this. It is a good idea to wait with your swimmer to ensure they gain access. If you would like to volunteer to be a "door-keeper" let us know: westmount.dolphins@gmail.com.
 
3)    SATURDAYS and SUNDAYS--Please enter through front entrance, at top of stairs, turn right, when you reach the main desk veer left, go through doorway (doors are open) and downstairs to the desk/turnstiles. Give your name at the desk and they will check it against our team list. Here you will access the main changerooms to get to the deck. Saturdays you may use main changerooms.
 
4)    IMPORTANT: Sunday you must use changerooms on deck as we must exit from the side entrance that we use on Fridays. 
 
5)    NOTE  FOR SATURDAY PRACTICES: This practice is for all SWIMMERS WHO ARE NOT REGISTERED TO A WINTER SWIMMING TEAM which is mainly our new members and summer swimmers. We have limited lanes on Saturdays so we wanted to offer these swimmers some extra pool time.
 
If you have any questions, please do not hestitate to contact
us. We will endeavour to answer you. 

 
Bonjour Dauphins,

Ce sera  le premier fin de semainecomplet des pratiques de Dauphins.

Nous aimerions profiter de cette occasion pour rappeler à tous que cet été, où nous nageons, nous  sommes invités. En tant que tel, nous devons être conscients que chaque piscinea des règles  différentes et nous devons nous efforcer de les suivre.Nous voulons faire en sorte que partout où nous allons, nous donnons une grande impression de notre club les Dauphins!

N’OUBLIE PAS à BEN WEIDER POOL ... VEUILLEZ  LIRE  ATTENTIVEMENT

1) S'il vous plaît enlever vos chaussures quand vous marchezau bord de la piscine n’importe
quelle porte.

2) LES  VENDREDIS- S'il vous plaît  entrer par la porte de côté.

NOTE: cette porte doit rester verrouillée et fermé quand il n'est pas quelqu'un qui attend de vouslaisser entrer.  Si personne n'est pas là, il aura un numéro de téléphone posté sur la porte pour  appeler quelqu'un de l’ouvrir. Essayezd'être à l'heure pour éviter cela.
C'est une bonne idée d'attendre avec votre nageur pour s'assurer qu'ils ont accès. Si vous souhaitez faire du bénévolat pour être  un "portier" laissez-nous  savoir: westmount.dolphins@gmail.com.

3) LES SAMEDIS ET DIMANCHES - Veuillez entrer par l'entrée principale, en haut des escaliers, tournez à droite, lorsque vous atteignez le bureau principalvirer à gauche, passer par la porte (portes sont ouvertes) et en bas à la réception / tourniquets. Donnez votre nom à la réception et ilsvont le vérifier contre notre liste de l'équipe. Ici, vous aurez accès aux vestiaires principales. Samedi, vous pouvez utiliser les vestiaires principales. 

4)    IMPORTANT: dimanche, vous devez utiliser vestiaires au bord de la piscine que nous
devons sortir de l'entrée de côté que nous utilisons tous les vendredis.

 5)   NOTE POUR LES PRATIQUES DU SAMEDI : Cette pratique est pour TOUS LES NAGEURS QUI NE SONT PAS INSCRITS A UNE EQUIPE NATATION D'HIVER qui est principalement nos nouveaux membres et les nageurs d'été.Nous avons voies limitéesle samedi alors nous voulions offrirces nageurs un peu de temps en piscine supplémentaire.

Si vous avez des questions, s'il vous plaît  ne pas hésiter pas
à nous contacter. Nous nous
  efforcerons de vous répondre.

LAND TRAINING IN WESTMOUNT PARK:
 
Who:  ALL DOLPHINS
 
Location:  the field behind the main playground (east of the path from the
library)...where we tie-dyed our t-shirts last summer; where camping in the park
is held every two years.
 
Time: 6pm-7:30pm
 
What to wear:  comfortable excercise clothes and running shoes
 
Get ready for some fun and some fitness!
 
ENTRAÎNEMENT SEC DANS LE PARC WESTMOUNT:

Qui:  TOUS LES DAUPHINS
 
Lieu: le champ derrière le terrain de jeu principal (à l'est du chemin de la bibliothèque) ... où nous avons fait le "tie-dye" été dernier, où le camping dans le parc se tient tous les  deux ans.

Temps:  18 h 00 -  19 h 30

Que porter: vêtements excercise confortables et chaussures de course

Soyez prêt pour de l'amusement et de remise en forme!



Go Dolphins Go!

The first practice for the Dolphins was tonight and it was a great success! 
At least 50 swimmers were on hand at Ben Weider JCC this evening to kick off the summer swimming season! 
Many were new to the team, including many who had just registered this week, bring our total number of swimmers up to almost 90!
Welcome to new and old for what we think will be a summer full of fun!
 
Practices continue this week and we will have more information to come tomorrow about land-training so stay tuned.
 
Friday we will be back at Ben Weider JCC from 4-6pm
 
Saturday, at Ben Weider JCC:  we invite our new swimmers and those returning swimmers who are not participating yet in a winter swimming team to come out for some special smaller groups  for more personalized training with the coaches and CIT's.
 
Sunday, Ben Weider JCC:  we had a late start tonight because the group before us likes to linger in the water.  With that in mind, until June 23, Sunday practices will start at 6:15pm.

Remember:  No Pool...No Problem!
 
 
La première pratique pour les Dauphins était ce soir et ce fut un grand succès!
Au moins 50 nageurs étaient sur place à Ben Weider JCC ce soir le coup d'envoi de la saison de natation d'été!

Beaucoup étaient nouveaux dans l'équipe, y compris beaucoup de ceux qui venaient enregistré cette semaine, apporter notre nombre total des nageurs à près de 90 nageurs!

Bienvenue aux nouveaux et anciens pour ce que nous pensons être un été plein de fun!

Pratiques continuer cette semaine et nous aurons plus d'informations à venir demain sur "l'entraînement sec" au parc, alors restez branchés.

Vendredi, nous serons de retour à Ben Weider JCC 16h-18h
 
Samedi, à Ben Weider JCC: Nous demandons que nos nouveaux nageurs et les nageurs anciens qui ne participent pas dans une équipe de natation d'hiver
participer dans cette pratique. Nous offrirons une chance pour une formation
plus personnalisée avec les entraîneurs et les CITs.

Dimanche, Ben Weider JCC: nous avons eu un bon départ ce soir tard car le groupe avant de nous aime à s'attarder dans l'eau. Avec cela à l'esprit,
jusqu'au 23 juin, les pratiques
dimanche débutera à
18h15.
 
Rappelez-vous: Pas de
piscine ... Pas de
problème!

Go Dolphins Go!