Congratulations to the Marlins for their 3rd place finish in the K Divisional Meet held on Saturday, July 23rd! There were numerous all star times set during Divisionals as well three new team records!

Divisional All Star Times!

Click on the image below to see the details of the Divisional All Star times...

Also, as we wrap up the 2011 season with only All-Stars as the remaining meet, we want to thank you for all your support and interest in the Quail Valley Marlins team. Special thanks to the Norris Family for 22 years of participation and leadership in the team. With their last child, Patrick Norris, finishing up his senior season with QV Marlins, we will be saying farewell to this dear family. They will be truly missed.
Remember to thank them and say farewell to them at the end of year picnic.

Ever See How You Look Underwater When Swimming?

One of the Marlin swimmers, Josiah, took some underwater pictures during one of the team practices.
See if you find yourself in these pictures.
    
    
    

27th Long Course Invitational Results

Click on the image below to see the results.

Membership

You must be a member of the Quail Valley Pool in order to register your child to swim / practice with the team and every child swimming at the practices MUST be a registered team member.  This is due to Quail Valley HOA liability.


Changes To The Mini Marlins Program

Our Minis are the future of our team!  Due to the overwhelming number of swimmers in this program, it is now required that potential swimmers try out.  Chilren must be comfortable in shallow water alone and be able to swim half the length of the pool (12.5 meters) non stop.  It will be the coaches' decision if the swimmer qualifies to join the team.


Family Concession Stand Support Fee

Instead of asking for donations before every home meet for items to be sold at the concession stand, this year again asking family to contribute a one-time $15 fee to e used by the team to purchase food strictly for concession sales.  (This fee does not apply toward Friday potlucks, the waffle breakfast, or the team banquet, which are team-only events that do not have food sales).

New Team Swimsuits

There will not be a new team suit this year.  If you do need a suit or any swim gear, it can be purchased at the Underwater wear store located at 615 S. Frederick Ave.  Lower Level B & C, Gaithersburg, 301-527-8326.


Coaches

We're thrilled to welcome back Head Coach, Heather Holmes.  As you know, Heather is a very experienced swim coach who recently moved to Gaithersburg from Ohio.  She was head coach of a USA Swimming age group (4 - 21) swim team for 7 years and held numerous other coaching positions with both high school and swim club teams.  Heather also has a master's degree in Sport Science and Coaching.  We're also very pleased to welcome back our Assistant Head Coach Katie Krauss, as well as newcomer Assistant Coaches Frank Barrett and Zack Kovall.


QV Marlins Google Group

We'll be communicating mainly through a Google e-mail group (you do not need a Google e-mail address to join).  If you have not yet joined, the address is qvmarlins@googlegroups.com.  It is very important that you join so that you don't miss out on any of the team events.


Volunteers

All team parents must volunteer in order for our meets to run smoothly and for our team to have a fun, memorabe season.  We'll have signups at registration, so bring your calendars!  Again this year there will be SSL opportunities for MCPS students, including assisting the Mini-Marlins and volunteering at mini-meets.


Restaurant Nights

Fund-raising restaurant nights will be rescheduled for nearby restaurants, with a percentage of sales going to the QV Marlins - dates and locations to be announced.


Sponsorship

A letter outlining the benefits of being a team sponsor can be downloaded from - Sponsorship is a great way to adventise your own business, or feel free to pass the letter along to other potential sponsors.  Contact Bonnie Flandrau at bflandrau@msn.com if you have any questions or suggestions regarding team sponsorship.


Swim Meet Officials

We are always in need of trained officials - stroke and turn judges, referees and starters.  If you've already been certified, please check the MCSL website to see if you need to re-certify this year, or you may want to consider becoming certified for an additional official position.

A Reps:

Patti Aguilar - msp.aguilar@comcast.net
Dilki Jayasekara - dilrukshius@yahoo.com


B Reps :

Janet Segui - theseguis@yahoo.com
Angie Girard - ssgirard@msn.com


Mini-Marlins Rep :

Megan Didavi - mdidavi@gmail.com               

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