DIVE IN with the Okinawa Dolphins

When the air feels warmer and wetter, it means only one thing—summer is on the way. What’s the best way to cool off from this summer while doing something both exciting and challenging? Join the Okinawa Dolphins Swim Team!

"The Okinawa Dolphins strive to provide a competitive swimming program in which all swimmers can develop to the maximum of their abilities,” says Mathew Luebbers, Okinawa Dolphins Head Coach. “If they are a novice, they get the appropriate level of instruction. If they are a swimmer above that, we offer challenged to help them get there.” Swimmers have the opportunity to compete in local Japanese meets as well as other swimming competitions.

Tryouts for the Okinawa Dolphins will be held on May 19, 20, and 21 from 3 to 5:15 p.m. at the Foster 50-Meter Pool. To make the team, swimmers must be at least 7 years old and complete a minimum of 2x25 meter non-stop, legal swims using two of the four competitive styles (front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke, or butterfly) with no outside assistance. Coaches will be looking for technique, not speed. Once the tryout is over, a coach will meet with the swimmer and parent(s) to discuss the results.

Spring and summer swim seasons run May 27 to July 22. Spring after-school practices will run from May 27 to June 12, with specific practice times assigned to each skill level group after tryouts. Summer practices will run 8 to 10:30 am, from June 16 to July 22.

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For more information call 645-2787/3180