Hello AP Dolphins,

NOTES FROM THE COACH

Hello Dolphins! Happy Mother’s Day to all our wonderful Dolphin moms! We hope you had a relaxing day.

Time Trials were a great success on Saturday! If you were unable to attend, we will begin getting times during practice this week. We will continue working on all strokes, as well as reviewing relays and our team cheer daily.

Please make sure swimmers arrive to practice on time with all necessary gear ready to go. We have limited time in the water and want to make the most of every practice.

Our lost and found continues to grow daily. Please double-check your area before leaving and make sure all belongings, including trash, are picked up.

This weekend is our first dual meet against the Dixon Dolphins! The sign-in deadline is TONIGHT at MIDNIGHT. Please be sure to update your attendance status and either attend or decline the event. If you are not coming to the meet you still need to go into the site and decline to be opted out of attending. While we had a little more flexibility with Time Trials, dual meets require finalized entries ahead of time.

Meet prep begins Monday, and we need ALL Dolphins there to show off our team spirit!

Please make sure you check-in on time:

• Check-in: 6:30 AM
• Scratches begin: 7:00 AM
• Warm-ups begin: 6:55 AM
• Warm-ups ran a little behind schedule at Time Trials, so we will need swimmers ready and behind the blocks at their assigned times (see below). Dixon will enter the pool at 7:35 AM for their warm-ups.

For all home meets, the warm-up schedule and check-in times will remain the same:

• 11 & Up: 6:55–7:10 AM
• 9/10: 7:10–7:20 AM
• 7/8: 7:20–7:30 AM
• 6 & Under: 7:30–7:35 AM (Optional – 2 laps)

Go Dolphins!

Sabrina Henley

AP Dolphins Head Coach

[email protected]

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

Heads up! There will be no practice Friday, May 22 and Monday, May 25 for Memorial Day weekend.

DOLPHIN DUO

Thanks for coming to meet your buddy on Saturday! Bracelet making was fun! Anyone that was added on Saturday will be matched this week and an email will follow to let you know who your buddy is.

If you are one of our Dolphin Duos, please join us at the swim meet this Saturday at 7am (right after check-in) so you can meet your buddy. There were a lot of people who didn’t know who was who and we want to facilitate a meet up (quick one so swimmers can be ready for warm up).

FOUND ITEMS

At the swim meet, if you lost either of these items, please respond to this email:

• A large bog bag

• Two gold rings

SNACK BAR NEWS

Christina wants your suggestions! Any ideas for yummy additions to our AP snack bar? Let her know at [email protected].

Check out the attached menu to see what will be available at the snack bar this weekend. And a big congratulations to Pat Conaty for reading the Splash last week and winning the snack bar card raffle.

BREWFEST – MAY 30^TH 6pm-9pm

I have my tickets, did you get yours yet? By signing up, you support our swimmers, coaches, and families as we continue to grow a strong, welcoming swim team program in Arden Park. Grab a friend, raise a glass, eat yummy food, and help our Dolphins thrive in and out of the pool. While we love our children, this event is ADULTS only. Tickets are available now by clicking here.

IMPORTANT DATES

• 5/16/26 - Dixon @ Arden Park
• 5/22/26 & 5/25/26 – NO PRACTICE for Memorial Day Weekend
• 5/30/26 – Del Norte @ Arden Park
• 5/30/26 – Brewfest – 6-9pm
• 6/3/26 – Team Pictures @ 4:30pm
• 6/06/26 - Arden Park @ Fair Oaks
• 6/12/26 – Lapapalooza – AP Swim Fundraiser
• 6/20/26 – Galt @ Arden Park
• 6/27/26 - Arden Park @ West Sacramento
• 7/11/26 – Laguna Creek @ Arden Park
• 7/18/26-7/19/26 - Gold Rush Swim Championship
• 8/1/26-8/2/26 – Sacramento Valley Meet of Championships

All of these dates have been added to the Calendar on the AP Dolphins website and can be found by clicking this link: AP Dolphins Calendar. Please check out our website for more details www.apdolphins.org. Be sure to download the mobile app platform for our site, SwimTopia. You can also follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/APDolphinsSwimTeam and on Instagram at https://instagram.com/apdolphins

See you at the pool!

Leah Lind

AP Dolphins Communications