🍨💙 The Swim-a-Thon Is Coming!

This Year’s Theme: “Will Swim for Sundaes!”🦈

Hey, Marlins Families! It's almost time for one of our favorite traditions of the season ... SWIM-A-THON! 🏊🏻♀️🏊🏼♂️🏊🏾

This is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year and it’s super important. Why?! Because it helps keep registration costs affordable for our whole team! 🥳 Since we're a small but mighty team this season, every single lap (and every single swimmer!) makes a HUGE difference. Let's make this our best Swim-a-Thon yet!

📅 DATE & TIME Tuesday, July 14 during both morning and evening practices. 

Practices will be combined for all age groups so any swimmer can show up at any of the times below:

• Morning Practice: 8:30 - 10:30a 

• Evening Practice: 6:00 - 7:30p

* Best of all, swimmers are welcome to participate in one or BOTH practices to get more laps!
*Note: Ice cream sundaes will be served to all swimmers at the end of both the morning and evening practices at 10:30a and 7:30p respectively.

🌊 HOW IT WORKS

1. 💰 Collect Pledges
 Ask grandparents, neighbors, friends, coworkers, and family members to sponsor your swimmer! Track donations on the pledge form (attached). Sponsors can pledge: • A flat donation, OR • An amount per lap swam 

2. 🏊 Swim, Swim, Swim!
 Come to practice ready to rack and track those laps! Every swimmer will need a volunteer to count laps. If you don't have someone available, please reach out to Christina Kposowa or Mandi Armand ASAP so we can help arrange a counter.

3. 📋 Turn Everything In
Submit all pledge forms and donations by Friday, July 17 to be eligible for prizes and be included in the team competitions! 🏆 PRIZES! 🍨 Everyone Who Swims Wins!
 Every swimmer who participates will earn a delicious ice cream sundae after morning and evening practices!
And swimmers will have the opportunity to vote on their two favorite sundae flavors, Coldstone style!

💪 Age Group Challenge
 The 12 & Unders will battle the 13 & Ups to see who can raise the most money. The winning team will have their photo displayed in the Marlins Hall of Fame at the pool and will get to go through the food line first at the Awards Banquet!

⚡ Boys vs. Girls Showdown
 The boys and girls will compete to see who can swim the most total laps! The winning team will get to dump buckets of water on either our coaches or our junior coaches!

💦 🌟 Grand Prizes
 Four individual champions will be crowned! 
 🏅 Most Money Raised (12 & Under)
 

🏅 Most Laps Swam (12 & Under)
 🏅 Most Money Raised (13 & Up)
 🏅 Most Laps Swam (13 & Up) Winners will choose from a shopping spree at Five Below or a $25 gift card to a retailer of their choice!

 These are the correct Venmo and Zelle.