Good afternoon, Dolphin Families! 

A few updates and reminders as we continue to dive into this season. More information on the following bullet points is contained in the body of this e-mail. 

• We are cancelling our Bullpen Training for this upcoming Saturday. 
• Please order your caps by this Friday, April 25th. (Linked Below). 
• 6U/8U Practice has been cancelled this evening. Please review our Rain Out Communication Procedure below. 

Family Shifts and Bullpen Training

Update: This Saturday’s bullpen training session has been canceled. Since practices are still being held at Emory, the committee felt that asking parents to attend a training session at the club while practice is at a different location would create unnecessary logistical challenges.

We still hope to hold training sessions on May 6th and May 14th. If you are volunteering in the bullpen for the first time this season, please mark your calendar to attend one of these sessions.

If you haven’t already, please sign up for your family’s respective meet shifts. We have a few spots left, particularly for bullpen parents. If you have never served as a bullpen parent, it is an easy way to get your required shifts plus some extra time with your child(ren) during the meet, which can be especially helpful for any nervous swimmers. We offer information sessions to prepare new bullpen parents. So please sign up for your shifts today and plan to attend an upcoming information session on either May 6th (5pm - 6pm, and 6pm - 7pm) or May 14th (5pm - 6pm, and 6pm - 7pm). 

TO SIGN UP FOR FAMILY SHIFTS: Please follow this guide, complete with screenshots! Guide Linked Here 

Swim Suit and Cap Orders

Swim Suit orders will be open for the remainder of the season, as they are made to order! Cap orders, which are manufactured in bulk, will close on April 25th 2025! Please make sure to place your orders for caps before Friday!

Order Suits and Caps HERE!

Swim Suits will be shipped to your home address provided at checkout. Caps will be shipped in bulk to Druid Hills Golf Club after orders close, and we will be handing them out at practice!

Swim Caps are "one size fits all" and you will have a choice to customize your cap with your swimmer's last name. It is not a requirement in the Dolphin Uniform to have a customized cap!

If you have yet to be sized for your swim suit, please schedule an appointment with Robyn - [email protected] - and order your cap in advance!

Merchandise is updated regularly, and will be available to pre-order throughout the season. Please browse our catalogue: Linked Here 

Rain Outs

Our 6U/8U practice on April 23rd has been cancelled due to rain! We will continue monitoring the weather radar to ensure that we are able to safely have 10U/12U/14U practice this evening. Swimmer safety is always our top priority, as Robyn says, "we can't have fun until we're safe!" 

Weather allowing, we intend to send out alerts via Swimtopia and E-mail Blast one hour prior to the start of practice if we need to cancel or delay! Alerts will be sent by 4pm if 6U/8U practice will be cancelled or delayed, and 5pm if 10U/12U/14U practice is cancelled or delayed.

Weather can turn unexpectedly, so we will rely on Emory’s ThorGuard lightning detection system to alert us during practice if we need to get out of the water!

Please make sure you have the Swimtopia app downloaded, and push notifications turned ON so you can be alerted in real time for any updates.

Thank you for your attention to these matters! 

The coaches and I look forward to seeing you all poolside soon! 

Go Dolphins! 

Robyn Whittemore