Please note the following practice schedule changes due to the upcoming Long Course State Meet.  The changes are highlighted in yellow.  There will be no afternoon practice on Thursday, July 21, no practice on Friday, July 22 and no morning practices from July 25th through July 29th.  We resume the regular practice schedule Monday, August 1.  

Please let Coach Mixon know by the end of the day if you would like to attend the 8 & Under State Meet in Cleveland, Mississippi.  Swimmers do not have to qualify to attend this short course meet.  Click on the link to view the invitation.  This is a great opportunity for our young swimmers to prepare for future state competitions.  We need at least 6 swimmers to participate in order for our team to attend.

After a successful Splash and Dash, it is time to sign up for Long Course State Meet.  The LC State Meet will be held Thursday, July 21 to Sunday, July 24 in Cleveland, Mississippi.  Click on the link to view the meet invite. 

Congratulations to  our long course state qualifiers:  Blaine, Mya, Cicily, Mallory, Katie F., Victoria, Katie M., Liz, Emily, Abby, Afton, Hunter, Cameron, Connor, Chip, Slade, Chris, Charlie, Tommy, Matt, Morgan, Dixon and Wally. 

Click on the link to view the psych sheet.

Heat Sheets have now been posted.  As a reminder, Delta State does not sell heat sheets.  You are responsible for printing your own heat sheets.  Warm up assignments are also posted below. 

Thursday, July 21

Friday, July 22

Saturday, July 23

Sunday, July 24

Warm Up Assignments

Check out the Stamm Family Invitational pictorial, information on this weekend’s Splash and Dash, and details for this year’s Gator Bait Tri and Open Water Swim in July’s edition of The Whale Tale.

It’s time to Splash and Dash for your last chance at a state meet qualifying time.  Vicksburg’s Last Chance Meet is scheduled for Saturday, July 9, 2011.  Warm ups begin at 8 a.m. and the two session meet begins at 9 a.m.  The meet invite can be found under Swim Meet Schedule or by clicking on the link.  All meet entries are due to Coach Mixon by Wednesday, July 6.

Results

Coaches:  Results, Backup

Early registration is now open for the Gator Bait at Eagle Lake Triathlon and Open Water Swim.  Check out the page for VSA’s Gator Bait at Eagle Lake Triathlon and our Gator Bait at Eagle Lake Open Water Swim.  The events are scheduled for Saturday, August 27, 2011.  Register Now and Save!

Thanks to all of our parent volunteers, swimmers and sponsors for making the 2011 Stamm Family Invitational such a great success!  The Killer Whales rocked the blocks.

NOW…

Just 2 days until the Stamm Family Invitational…the most anticipated long course meet this summer.

For the latest info on the Stamm Family Invitational — meet invite, psych sheets, resutls — click on the Stamm Family Invitational page.

Later…

May’s Whale Tale is has been revised.  Please note the White, Black, and Bronze Movie Outing is scheduled for Friday, May 27 at 10 a.m.  

• Thursday, May 19 – YMCA – Mandatory Parent Meeting
• Friday, May 20 – Back to the City Pool
• Friday, May 27 – White, Black and Bronze Pods Movie Outing
• June 3 – 5 – Stamm Family Invitational