Good afternoon Dolphins,

With a lot of help from the Round Hill Aquatics Center and Lovettsville Community Center we have a practice schedule for this week. Tomorrow is still meant to be cold and rainy (60 degrees for the high!) but Thursday is meant to warm back up to 78 degrees. Below is the confirmed plan:

Wednesday May 28, 2025 – Round Hill Aquatics Center

17010 Evening Star Dr, Round Hill, VA 20141

Please remember that the Round Hill pool is indoors and seating is limited as the facility is designed for swim instruction and not for hosting swim meets. Please be courteous to each other and the PRCS Staff, they are doing us a huge favor and overcrowding may cause issues in them welcoming us back again. Use caution in the parking lot as its tight and eager and excited swimmers may be running around.

Practice will start and end at the times listed below. Please ensure you are on the pool deck at the start of your practice time. If you are planning on dropping your swimmer(s) off for practice, please stay close to pick them up promptly at the end of their practice times.

Mini-Dolphins/Red Group – 6:30pm-7:00pm

Yellow Group – 7:00–7:45pm

Blue Group – 7:45-8:00pm

Bronze/Silver/Gold – No Practice

Thursday May 29, 2025 – Lovettsville Community Center Pool (LCC Pool)

57 E Broad Way, Lovettsville, VA 20180

Regular Practice is scheduled!

Please visit our website to view your swimmer's practice times: Practice Schedule - Lovettsville Dolphins. The mini-dolphins will practice at the same times as the red/yellow groups.

Please arrive 10-15 minutes before your swimmer's practice begins. We are not allowed to enter the pool before 7 pm, so swimmers in the mini-dolphins, red, yellow, and blue groups will line up behind their respective sandwich board outside of the pool upon arrival. We will all walk in together right at 7:00 pm. Bronze, silver, and gold swimmers can enter the pool area as they arrive and wait for their practice to begin in the grassy picnic area or near the gate if its muddy. If you are planning on dropping your swimmer(s) off for practice, please be sure to arrive before the conclusion of their practice to pick them back up!

Here is a list of equipment to bring to each practice:

- Swimsuit (You might be surprised how often this is overlooked by kids)

- Towel

- Goggles

- Water Bottle: many swimmers, especially those who have not been swimming regularly, may experience calf and side cramps during the first two weeks of practice. Staying hydrated is essential to preventing cramps and keeping athletes healthy!

- Swim Cap (optional)

- Fins (optional but recommended for certain drills)

- Warm clothing: Essential at the beginning of the season, and especially this week.

There is no forecast for thunder this week, but please be aware if lightning is spotted or thunder is heard, the pool will close, and we may need to cancel practice. This includes the Round Hill Pool. In such cases, updates will be posted to the team's Facebook page and sent via email. If you are planning on dropping your swimmer(s) off for practice, please be sure to monitor those channels for updates.

Swim Strong!

Jennings 

Lovettsville Dolphins President