2008 MONTICELLO MARLINS SWIM TEAM SCHEDULE

(For individual results, click on the event)

6/7     at Paxton   (Loss)

6/14   at Rantoul   (Loss)

6/21   Home vs. Watseka   (WON) 

6/28   Home vs. Hoopeston  (WON)  

7/5     at Turtle Run  (Loss)

7/12   Home vs. Gibson City (WON)

7/19   Home vs. Milford  (WON)

7/26   Conference Championship Meet at Paxton (3rd place)

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All Saturday morning meets begin at 9:00 A.M. and they usually last two and a half hours (except the conference swim meet all day event).  Directions to away meets will be handed out to parents. 

Both home and away meets require help from parent volunteers (Timers, Lane Judges, Starter, Announcer, Ribbon Table, Official Scorer, Bull Pen, and Runner).  A volunteer sign up sheet will be passed around at practices.

2009 SWIM TEAM COACHES

Head Coach: TBA

Asst. Coach: TBA

The Monticello Marlins Swim Team is for youth ages 8 and under through 18.  This is a summer RECREATIONAL swim team with the main emphasis on having FUN.  No prior training or experience is needed.  However, participants should be able to swim at least one length of the pool, 25 meters, with any stroke. 

New swimmers will be taught the strokes they don't know.  Lanes will be divided by ability for practices.  This is done so that an individual can improve at his or her own pace.  Coaches will place swimmers in the lane that best matches their ability.  Swimmers are required to make 3 practices each week in order to swim in a Saturday meet.  It doesn't matter how the 3 practices are made.  It can be three in one day or over the course of the week.  The only exception is if a swimmer is at a camp or on vacation.  Attendance will be taken every morning and a sign in sheet will be at the pool office for evening practices.  Swimmers must swim in three meets to be eligible for the conference meet at the end of the season.      

Practices start on time.  Please don't come in late.  That puts you behind in practice.  Please let the coaches know when you're going to miss a meet so they don't schedule you to swim.  Arrive to all meets on time or else you will be pulled from the line up.

Practices are on weekdays from:

7-8 A.M. for ages 11 & over.

8-9 A.M. for ages 10 & under.

5-6 P.M. optional if you can't attend morning practice.  (Coaches are not always on site for this practice a swim workout will be left in the pool office).

Morning practices begin on Monday, June 1st at the Monticello Family Aquatic Center located at 601 W. Railroad St.