This season we are all hoping
to have the Country Club League back to normal and get some good racing in. At The Houstonian Club, we want to keep our kids motivated and excited, so we will be
having meets in June whether or not we can compete against other clubs. The
league’s coaches and program directors are still discussing the possibility of having a regular season, so we are hopeful that as we get closer to the meet
season, we will get the green light from the league. In any case, we are ready
and excited for the upcoming season!
2021 BlueFins Info Sheet
BlueFins Swim Team is a Country Club League Swim Team for children ages 5 to 14. Register Now! BlueFins Country Club League regular season will be May 3- June 26, 2021. Once you register on Camp Minder, you will have access to all of the BlueFins calendars, meet information and important dates. May 3 - June 26, 2021. Swim test
required
Friday, May 28, 4-5:15 p.m., Picture Day!
o Individual photos at 4 pm on a first come
basis.
o Team Photos 4:45 pm
o Team T-Shirts will be distributed to swimmers as
they arrive in the pool area.
o Checks or Credit Cards are needed for direct
payment to William and Mary’s Photography at the time the photos are taken.
o For the Sign-Up Form and pricing, click here. (NEEDS HYPERLINK)
o **No Swim Practice**
Friday, June 4 - BlueFins Practice Swim Meet 4 - 6 p.m.
This is a practice meet, between
just BlueFins swimmers, that helps the children handle the excitement and
stress of their first competition.
Warmup: 4 p.m.
Competition: 4:30 – 6 p.m.
We need parent volunteers to help
time the swimmers and record their times. We till teach everyone how to use a stopwatch. Please contact Clement Dulac at cdulac@houstonian.com to sign up.
Tuesday, June
29: 3-4:30 p.m., BlueFins Team Trophy
Party
· At the Sports Pool
· WiBit Races with friends and coaches!
· Ice cream and popsicles
· Trophies and Championship medals and ribbons
distributed.
Swim Team Practice schedule: Starting June 1.
June Swim
Practice Schedule:
Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays
· Blue Team (Ages 5-6) 2-2:50 p.m.
· Bronze Team (Ages 7-8) 3-3:50 p.m.
· Silver Team (Ages 9-10) 4 – 4:50 p.m.
· Gold Team (Ages 11-14) 5-5:50 p.m.
Swim Meet Schedule:
All regular season meets: Warmup (Drop your swimmer off with their coach): 4 p.m.
Competition: 5 p.m.
All "Home" Meets are at The Houstonian Club.
Directions to all "Away” Meets available by clicking here! (NEEDS HYPERLINK)
· June 8 Away: at Forrest Club
· June 10: Home Bluefins VS Houston Racquet Club
· June 15: Home BlueFins VS Briar Club
· June 17: Home BlueFins VS Houston Country Club
· June 22: Away at River Oaks Country Club
· June 24: Home BlueFins VS Lakeside Country Club
Championship Meet!
Saturday, June 26, Location TBA
Save the date!
The Country Club League Meet of Champions is by invitation
only.
Each team is allowed to have two swimmers in each
event. Coach Dulac and the Coaches will
select and invite the top two swimmers from the team in each event.
Please make sure your
swimmer plans on attending the BlueFins Team Party and Trophy Pick-up on
Tuesday, June 29 from 2-4:30 p.m.
How to earn $40 credit! We need parents to volunteer at every swim meet.
Please sign up on sign up genius with the following link:
Volunteer Duties:
Score Keeper: If you help at every meet, you will receive
credit for one swimmer
Ribbon Giver: If you help t three swim meets, you will
receive $40 credit.
Finish Runner (Observes all scoring heats and writes down
the order of finishes then turns that is to the Score Keeper) If you help at
all four Home Meets, you will receive $60 credit.
Team Photographer: Captures the moment for the swimmers,
races, fun and parents. * If you attend
every meet and send in the photos, you will receive credit for one swimmer.
BlueFins July
Stroke Workshops
Below
is a sampling of the modified programming for July’s BlueFins Weekly Workshops
for kids in 2021 for ages 7 - 14, July 5 - 30.
BlueFins
Weekly Workshops are stroke development classes that are technique oriented focusing
on the most important aspects of fast efficient swimming.
To
participate, a swimmer must be able to:
· Comfortably
swim 25 yards Freestyle and 25 yards Backstroke without stopping or assistance.
· Swim
and listen to the coaches in The Sports Pool’s 800 F temperature.
Clinics to be Offered Area
of Focus
· Week
1 (July 5-9)
Free/Back
· Week
2 (July 12-16) Breast/Fly
· Week
3 (July 19 -23) Starts & Turns
· Week
4 (July 26-30) Learn to Race
· Option
1 - 3 days a week: Monday & Wednesday & Friday
· Option
2 - 2 days a week: Tuesday & Thursday
Group
Age
Times Prices for 3day/2day sessions
· Bronze
Ages 7-8 11:00 – 11:45
a.m.
$95/$65
· Silver
Ages 9-11 2:00 – 2:55 p.m.
$105/$75
· Gold Ages
10-14 3:00 – 3:55 p.m.
$105/$75
· Blue (max
6) Ages 5-6
4:00pm-4:45 p.m.
$95/$65
For
the Blue Group, a swimmer must be able to proficiently swim 25 yards with no
coach in the water.