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Welcome to the 2010 Dolphin Website!

Happy New Year Dolphin Families!

Now that the holiday season is behind us, the Dolphin Swim Team Committee just wanted to say “HI” and to let you know that the 2010 Swim Season planning has just begun! We will kick-off the season with a Pancake Breakfast/Fundraiser and an HOA Easter Egg Hunt at the OOI Clubhouse on Saturday, April 3rd (which includes an "Early Registration" for NEW and RETURNING Dolphin Swimmers). In the event you cannot make it, a 2nd Registration has been scheduled for May 16th with a Parent Meeting on May 23rd (both at the OOI Clubhouse). The preliminary 2010 Swim Season Calendar will be available on the Dolphin website soon! However for those families who want to plan their summer vacations around the Dolphin swim season, the 2010 Swim Season officially begins on Monday, June 7th and ends with the Awards Ceremony on Sunday, July 18th (optional Swim Clinic from June 1st thru 4th).

Although Mark Osowski has passed the leadership torch to incoming Swim Team Manager – Carlos Barrios, Mark will not be leaving us entirely – Mark will assume the League Rep/Meet Director position! Just as the leadership torch is passed, so are other dedicated members of the Dolphin Swim Team Committee moving on – Thank you to Laura Good and Rhonda Zima for all your years of dedicated service to the Dolphin swim team. You have both contributed so much to help make the swim season a wonderful, fun, and safe program for our children – THANK YOU!

2010 Swim Team Committee:

With that said, the Dolphin Swim Team Committee is on the lookout for a special parent who would like to volunteer for the following OPEN position:

Team Spirit Coordinator – Sample duties include: Updating of the Swim Team’s large lockable weatherproof display board with swim team information, photos of dolphin swimmers and activities, etc.

In order to assure its success, the swim team counts on extensive parent involvement. So, if you are interested in becoming more involved, please come forward and be a part of a winning team tradition and contact Carlos Barrios at barrioscarlos@att.net or 661/644-2263. Please note that appointments to the Swim Team Committee are filled by committee decision.

Should you have any comments and questions please feel free to contact me or anyone on the OOI Swim Team Committee.  As always we appreciate all your efforts and volunteering in order to assure its success!  See you around the pool…

Yvette R. Barrios,
OOI Dolphin Webmaster

NOTE:  As a reminder, the parents involved on the Swim Team Committee are all volunteers.  They were recruited, and not elected (a policy that has been in effect since the organization of the OOI Swim Team).  Therefore, they do their best to provide a fun and safe program for our children.  If any of you have special talents and are interested in becoming more involved with the operations of the swim team, please come forward and let any committee member know what position you are interested in.  Thank you!

Dolphin History

The swim team is open to residents of Old Orchard I who are between the ages of 4 through 16.  We are part of a network of local neighborhoods that formed a league with friendly competition. The Dolphin organization strives to give our children an opportunity to acquire and improve their swimming skills in a competitive environment while at the same time generating a strong sense of community sprit.  The program is only six weeks long!

In order to assure its success, the team counts on extensive parent involvement.  It takes over 50 volunteers to run a swim meet and volunteers are also needed to help with swim team social activities.  Please sign-up for at least one volunteer position and help assure that we maintain our excellent program.

Come be a part of a team with a winning tradition!                      

This page is being updated by Yvette Barrios
Revised: 02/20/10