MISSION MARLINS NEWSLETTER

Whew! This was an interesting & busy week! With two meets and picture day (and some wet weather!), we made it through with a lot of excitement. The little pop-up storm Thursday morning was definitely not on my bingo card for the day!

While scores are kept during our dual meets, the individual successes and growth are really what this season is all about. Being proud of what we accomplished as a team this week, while holding true to our character, is what I feel is most important for our team as Marlins. We had a lot of new best times and Level II/A times this week. It is always so fun to see the success in the water--the improvements in racing in just one week was amazing! Next week, we will be halfway through our season (how can that be?!)--we will continue to push everyone to work hard and make improvements heading into the back half of our season!

Please continue to communicate with the coaches when your swimmer will be absent from a meet. The easiest way to do this is to mark your swimmer as ATTENDING THE MEET or NOT ATTENDING THE MEET for each meet in Swimtopia. You can also shoot Coach Katie an email as well. Remember, a swimmer must participate in a minimum of 2 swim meets in order to be eligible for Champs.

- Save the dates:

• NO PRACTICE Friday, July 3rd! Enjoy the holiday weekend!
• Pre-competitive Swim Meet (For GREEN Teamers Only) is Monday, July 6th at Homestead Country Club.
• Championships are Tuesday, 7/14, and Thursday, 7/16 (during the day). Please keep these dates open. These will be day meets, not evening meets, so letting you know now to plan accordingly.
• End of the Season Picnic/Awards ceremony is Friday, July 17th at 7pm! More details to be announced.

Tuesday, 6/23: Regular Practice; 10 & Under Swimmers compete vs. Turner/Genesis @ Turner Aquatic Center

Wednesday, 6/24: Regular Practice

Thursday, 6/25: Regular Practice; 11 & Older Swimmers compete vs. Turner/Genesis @ Mission Family Aquatic Center

Friday, 6/26: Regular Practice

Tuesday, 6/16: MMSC - 193, HCC - 164

Thursday, 6/18: MMSC - 603 , HCC - 180

Combined Score: MMSC - 796 , HCC - 344

New Level II Times:

Caleb Loney – 50 Free, 50 Breast

Rose O’Hara – 100 IM

Maren Myers – 25 Back

Jack Simonsen – 25 Back

Caroline Clutter – 50 Back

Cael Kowalski – 50 Back

Thomas Lantz – 50 Fly

Ella Tylicki – 200 Free

Bexley Geis – 100 IM

Lacey Geis – 100 IM

Cassidy Carter – 100 Back

Nicholas Cara – 50 Fly

Luke Swob – 50 Fly, 100 Free

Layla Busche – 50 Fly

Elaine Giroux – 100 Free

Nancy Logan – 100 Free, 500 Free

Mitch O’Laughlin – 50 Breast

Charlie Gibson – 100 Breast

Jack Kingston – 100 Breast

New "A" Times:

Dominic Cara – 50 Fly, 50 Breast

Tuesday, June 23, 2026: 10 and under swimmers compete against Turner/Genesis at Turner Aquatic Center (2211 S 55th St, Kansas City, KS 66106)

Thursday, June 25, 2026: 11 and older swimmers compete against Turner/Genesis at Mission Family Aquatic Center (**Chick-fil-a will be at the meet for your concession needs**)

For all swim meets, please arrive no later than 5:15 P.M. – Warm-ups begin at 5:30 P.M.

The meet begins at 6:00 P.M. – Please be on time!! Parking is always an issue…please consider carpooling and head to the meet with plenty of time.

Things to keep in mind for swim meets:

- Consider keeping your belongings in a trash bag or water-resistant bag.

- Bring extra towels, as swimmers will be entering and exiting the water throughout the meet.

- Bring warm clothing. Even during the summer, when the sun starts to set, the temperatures start to drop.

- Bring a water bottle and a healthy snack. Keep in mind that trash should not be left in the team area.

- Eat a light dinner no later than 4:30.

- Try to limit your time in the sun on meet days.

- Label EVERYTHING!

- Do not bring anything to the swim meet that cannot get wet. Swimmers are responsible for lost or damaged belongings.

- Please notify Katie ASAP if you are unable to attend the meet.

- Meet entries are posted during practice on the day of the meet. Swimmers will check their events and Coach Katie will send out meet entries via Remind, as well.

- PLEASE do not leave the swim meet early without checking out with Coach Katie. This is super important so that swimmers can participate in relays and we don't have to declare a last minute scratch because someone left early.

When trying to find parking for meets at Mission Family Aquatic Center, please be respectful of the "No Parking" signs that are posted on side streets for our swim meets. These are put up by the police, so it is obviously not recommended you park there. There is an overflow lot just east of City Hall near Martway. There are neighborhood side streets you can park on, but it's further south towards Shawnee Mission Parkway. As we maintain a positive relationship with the city, this is something easy we can do. If there's a sign - no parking. Thank you!!

Thanks for your participation in picture day on Wednesday and your patience with the adjusted practice schedule. If you registered with the selfie link before picture day, your pictures should be live soon (if they aren't already). If you didn't, and want to see what pictures were taken/you changed your mind, you can still use the link below to gain access to the pictures. Thank you!

https://www.quic.pics/checkin/27375774

This is just a friendly reminder that the deck space at swim meets is reserved for coaches, swimmers and volunteers. When cheering for your child, please allow space for those individuals and swimmers, especially in the area behind the blocks. Thank you for respecting the pool deck space so the meets can run effectively.

• I have TWO Male Size 30 Jammers available for sale for $10/each. Both are black and blue of various designs. Contact Coach Katie if interested and I'll get you in contact with the seller!

**Tuesday Night Families: Turner/Genesis is asking for some extra help with providing some volunteers for our meet on Tuesday. They are a very small team and while they'll have some volunteers, it will likely not be enough. To ensure our meet runs smoothly, I'm calling on you for some extra hands. I have added some extra spots to the sign-ups for that meet in Swimtopia. I'd rather have too many people signed up than not enough and begging for you later. Thank you in advance!

**Please make sure you're double checking the dates you are signed up for. We've had some confusion with volunteers unintentionally signing up for the incorrect night for volunteering. Please know that if you sign up for the incorrect night and then are a no-show, that volunteer credit is not granted.

**If you are a timer for meets, please be sure you are checking in with our volunteer coordinator by 5:15-5:30 on meet days. A timer meeting is held before the meet starts, so if we are missing volunteers, we will likely call for extra people so that our meet can start on time.

Thank you for your help with this!

Our fundraiser starts this Monday at 1pm! This fundraiser is a quick & easy one that bonus, has amazing popcorn! 50% of what we earn with this fundraiser will go straight back to us! This is through Double Good Popcorn. It's a 7-day virtual fundraiser that can be a HUGE success! The website, with the history of this fundraiser, calculates that if just 20 people really participate in this fundraiser and share, our team could earn over $2000. And we have 255 swimmers! I think this has the potential to be AWESOME for us!!! Check out the flyer below for the easy to follow steps and for more info!

Begins: Monday, June 22nd at 1:00PM

Ends: Monday, June 29th at 1:00PM

This fundraiser can be amazingly successful - but it's only possible with your help! It's super easy - follow the steps provided in the flyer below. The most important thing you can do for this to be successful is SHARE, SHARE, SHARE! Once you download the app and enter our team store code, it will give you a sharable link to use.

**My favorite part of this fundraiser is that it doesn't require a lot of "extra" - just sharing the link. Let's do this Mission Marlins!!!**

• @swimblue26 (for Blue Team swimmers and families)
• @swimred26 (for Red Team swimmers and families)
• @swimora26 (for Orange Team swimmers and families)
• @swimwhi26 (for White Team swimmers and families)
• @swimyel26 (For Yellow Team swimmers and families)
• @swimgre26 (for Green Team swimmers and families)

Each Friday, the coaches recognize swimmers from each practice group for their outstanding weekly attendance, hard work, and positive attitudes. It is always a VERY hard decision, as we are full of AMAZING young people! These swimmers were recognized as this week's Top Tankers:

- BLUE: Lucy Adamo, Dominic Cara, Cassidy Carter, Avery Given, Braydon Owens, Dakota Rominger

- RED: Nicholas Cara, Isaac Datu, Elaine Giroux, Adelaide O’Hara, Mitch O’Laughlin

- ORANGE: Anna Cardin, Gabby Guild, Reagan Hesseltine, Cael Kowalski, Thomas Lantz, Caleb Loney, Jo White

- WHITE: Finn Alexander, Hezzie Bloss, Frances Grabs, Avery Luea, Andy Pfeffer, Eliza Sanders, Matty Seufert

- YELLOW: Harry Carter-Brown, Ingrid Gonzalez, Kypten Hanson, Joe Harrington, Tuck Pate, Rafa Schaible Negrete

- GREEN: Marlo Bloss, Eli Jones, Wade McLarren, Calvin Norton, Oaklen Null, Luna Riordan

Top Tanker recipients need to return the shirt they were given next Friday CLEAN so we can award more Top Tankers. Thank you!!!

Top Tankers are sponsored by: Gabrielle Morris Real Estate by Compass Realty 🏠

Blue Team: I Believe I Can Fly Club (Captain's Class) - Members of this club are able to swim a 25 butterfly without taking a breath. Welcome to the club, blue teamers!

Lucy Adamo, Emily Atchity, Ashlyn Beckley, Joseph Beecher, Annika Berg, Tyson Boyer, Clara Breneman, Elli Brunsvold, Dominic Cara, Cassidy Carter, Ella Clutter, Ian Gonzalez, Maddox Harvey, Charlie Holloway, Juliana Jamison, Kaitlyn Kellerman, Jack Kingston, Darcy Kroening, Leah Kroening, Quinn Laing, Izzy Nely, Abe Nissen, Caroline Nissen, Zoey O'Keefe, Curtis O'Laughlin, Graham Peoples, Dakota Rominger, Declan Rydzel, Calvin Sawyer, Landon Solenberger, Eileen Smith, Blake Thompson, Lauren Trost, Ella Tylicki, Mirah Wade, Dale Williams, Hazel Williams, Alex Wingert, Zachary Wingert, Calvin Winkler

Red Team: Super Duper 50 Free Club - Red Teamers are given the opportunity to join this club by swimming a 50 freestyle at practice from a start either under 40 seconds (Captain's Class) or under 35 seconds (Captain's First Class). Welcome to the club, red teamers!

Captain's Class (Under 40 seconds):

Layla Busche, Nicholas Cara, Ellie Collier, Cale Connell, Isaac Datu, Morgan Dennis, Bexley Geis, Eliana Gonzalez, Eliana Guild, Luke Swob, Sam Trost

Captain's First Class (Under 35 seconds):

Charlie Gibson, Elaine Giroux, Mitch O'Laughlin

Many of you have asked how you can help out the team. I've started this Amazon Wish List for this year. There is absolutely NO pressure for any of this, but wanted to create it for those who have asked. I will add on to this as we go. Thank you for supporting the Mission Marlins!

WOWWWWW - thanks for all the contributions. What an amazing community we are. 🩵

Gabrielle Morris Real Estate with Compass Realty 🏠