Hi Blue Crabs! 

Thank you to everyone who came out for our first ever Bingo night! We had a great time together, winning prizes, laughing, and getting into the swing of summer swim. A big thank you to Linda Amato (who came up with this idea) and the rest of the fun committee (Katie Thomas & Megan Brown) with an assist from Liz Peluso. Thank you all so much!

The Blue Crabs schedule is pretty light this week as we move toward the end of the school year and the start of Mini Crabs next week. And we have some good news: we have warm weather in the forecast! 

Here are some things you need to know from details on time trials to our team photo, it’s all right here.

TIME TRIALS (for Blue Crabs swimmers only)

Time Trials are a meet-like event that gives our team and swimmers a chance to get ready for the upcoming season. At Time Trials each swimmer participating gets an opportunity to establish their times in each event before heading into the season. To run an effective Time Trials we need both swimmers and volunteers.

Swimmer Entry: Whether you are able to attend time trials or not (or any other meet this season), every Blue Crab family must declare your swimmer(s) as either “attending” or “not attending.” Only those swimmers marked as “attending” by Wednesday at 1 PM will be eligible to swim on Saturday. To declare your swimmer follow these simple instructions:

• Start by going to the Swim Meet & Event Sign-Up page and then click on the green "Meet Entry" button located next to the event labeled "Time Trials."
• Next click the "Edit" button at the bottom of the page.
• For each swimmer select an option from the dropdown list next to his/her name: "Attending" or "Not Attending."
• You should select the shortest freestyle event for your swimmer (25 freestyle or 50 freestyle), as well as any other events you are reasonably confident your swimmer(s) can complete (up to 4 events). If you're not sure if they can swim breaststroke, butterfly, or 100-meter freestyle then do not enter them in those events. Please note that coaches have final say in what events a swimmer will or will not swim.
• Click the "Save" button at the bottom of the page.

Volunteer Sign-Up: Job signup is now open for Time Trials and the majority of our events throughout the rest of the season. Job signup takes place on our website on the same Meets & Events page where you enter your swimmers. Simply click on the green "Job Sign-Up" button and then you can sign up for a job.

***If you need help with swimmer entry or job sign-up, you can check out this page for additional details and instructions.

APPAREL & SWIM CAPS

If you ordered apparel from our store or swim caps during registration, we will have your items available and ready for pick-up on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.

TEAM T-SHIRTS & TEAM PHOTO

Every swimmer will receive a team t-shirt which comes as part of their registration. These will be handed out for our team picture on Tuesday, June 10 at Stone Barn. The team picture will take place at 7pm with an option for individual/sibling pictures starting at 5:15pm on a first-come, first-served basis.

THE CRAB SHACK

Thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far to the Crab Shack! Y’all are amazing! The Crab Daddies still have their Amazon Wish List out there if you are still interested in donating. Please use this link to support the Crab Shack!

This Saturday at Time Trials, the Crab Shack will be open on a limited basis with some grab-and-go items available, as they get ready for their full, hold-nothing-back (except the crabs) opening at our meet on June 14.

🦀 THE WEEKLY CRAB 🦀

This week there will only be practices for our Blue Crabs swimmers on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for both this week and next. Mini Crabs starts on June 9.

Tuesday through Thursday, 6/3-6/5

For practices enter and Check-In at the Blue Crab Gate:

• 9-10s from 5:00-5:50 PM 
• 8 & under from 6:00-6:50 PM
• 11 & over from 7:00-7:50 PM takes place starting at 5:00 PM with swimmers age 9 & 10 practicing until 5:50 PM; 8 & under will practice from 6:00-6:50 PM; and swimmers 11 and older will have practice from 7:00-7:50 PM.

Saturday, 6/8

Time Trials: Swimmers should arrive between 7:15 and 7:30 AM for warm-ups. Volunteers should check-in at the Blue Crab Gate at 7:30 AM. Our Time Trials will begin at 8:00 AM.

LOOKING AHEAD

• Saturday, June 7 – Time Trials at 8:00 AM
• Tuesday, June 10 – Team Picture at 7:00 PM
• Saturday, June 14 – Home Meet vs. Windsor Knolls at 8:00 AM (Theme: Glowing Back to the 80s/90s)

We will see you this week!

Go Blue Crabs!