Dear Otter Families,

We hope you’re as excited as we are, because the 2025 Orchard View Otters Swim & Dive Season is officially ready to make a splash! 🔴🦦⚫️

⚠️ WARNING: This email is long, but it’s packed with important info to kick off the season right! So grab a snack, settle in, and get ready for a wave of details.

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🏁 WELCOME TO SUMMER 2025!

We’re thrilled to welcome both returning and new Otter families. This season is shaping up to be full of fast swims, big dives, and even bigger fun. Let’s make this summer unforgettable!

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🏊 SWIM PRACTICE TIMES

First Day of Swim Practice: Monday, June 9th

The first two practices will be held after school:

Monday, June 9th:

13 & Over – 4:40–5:40 PM

10–12 – 5:45–6:45 PM

Tuesday, June 10th:

13 & Over – 4:40–5:40 PM

9 & Under – 5:45–6:45 PM

🚫 NO Practice on Wednesday, June 11th

Morning Practices begin Thursday, June 12th:

13 & Over – 8:30–9:30 AM

10–12 – 9:40–10:40 AM

9 & Under – 10:45–11:45 AM

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💪 DRYLAND TRAINING

Begins Monday, June 16th | Monday–Thursday Only

13 & Over – 9:45–10:15 AM

10–12 – 9:00–9:30 AM

9 & Under – No Dryland

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🤸 DIVE PRACTICES

Begin Monday, June 9th

13 & Over – 10:25–11:25 AM

10–12 – 10:50–11:50 AM

9 & Under – 9:25–10:25 AM

Note: No Friday dive practices

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⏱️ TIME TRIALS – TUESDAY, JUNE 17TH

Not sure what a Time Trial is? Here’s the scoop:

Time Trials simulate a real meet so that swimmers can compete in up to four strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) based on coach discretion. This helps coaches evaluate each swimmer’s progress, assign meet events, and introduce new swimmers and volunteers to how a meet operates.

📩 More details about time trials will be shared soon!

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🗓️ SWIM MEETS – DECLARE NOW IN SWIMTOPIA

All swim meets are now open for RSVP in SwimTopia.

✅ Please log in and declare your athlete’s availability for each meet.

⏰ Deadline to declare: 12 NOON the day before the meet

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🙋 VOLUNTEER & SNACK BAR SIGNUPS

Volunteering is what keeps our meets running smoothly, and the snack bar keeps our bellies full!

Each family is required to:

Volunteer at least 3 times

Donate a minimum of 4 snack bar items

You can find all available spots in each meet’s SwimTopia page.

Each family also has a drink donation at the start of the season. Family Drink Donation Spreadsheet attached here. Please bring your drink donations to practice or no later than Time Trials. Also, please mark your name, in marker, on the top of each box/case donated.

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🩱🩳 TEAM SUIT & CAP ORDERS – DUE SUNDAY, JUNE 1ST

🚨 New process this year! Due to changes at D&J, suits and caps must be ordered through the Google Form linked below.

📦 Caps take two weeks and are experiencing delays, so don’t wait!

👉 CLICK HERE TO ORDER

📅 Deadline: Sunday, June 1st

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👕👚 2025 Spiritwear Orders

We will be handling spiritwear in 2 phases. 

Phase 1️⃣: Ordering the 2025 Orchard View Team Shirt. Ordering will open shortly.

Phase 2️⃣: All remaining spiritwear like t-shirts, shorts, and tank-tops. 

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🎉 LET’S MAKE THIS SEASON AMAZING!

Thank you for being part of the Otter family! We know this email had a lot to cover (told you it’d be long 😄), but it’s all in the name of keeping our season running smoothly. We are so excited for the fun, friendships, fast swims, and high-flying dives that are ahead. 

I'm sure I forgot something, so I apologize in advance. I'm sure there will also be changes as the season takes shape. Practice times, meet arrival times; anything can change, but I promise, we'll let everyone know as soon as we can to give you each enough time to prepare. As always, any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. We're here to help in any way that we can!

Let’s do this, Otters!

Once an Otter, Always an Otter.

#StrongSwiftOtters #OtterlyAwesome #RedBlackWhitePride #GoOtters

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– Jessie