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Susan Kenney

Check out the latest issue of the Pelican Post! Including: Pelican Drawing Contest -entries due June 26th! Reminder and Sign Up for Pictures & Parfaits on June 18th Optional Practice June 19th Opt-in by June 17th for the Home meet v FAST COMING SOON: Popcorn Fundraiser!

Erica Wheatley

Please see attached for lastest updates and announcements! Some links for you: Volunteer Committee Sign-up Download Photos from June 7 Home Meet. Don't forget team pictures next Wednesday, June 18th! Coach Erica

Erica Wheatley

Hello Pelicans - Happy week two! 1. Results from yesterday's EPSC/HAGY are uploaded to your TeamUnify Account/SportsEngine App. The pdf is saved under the meet on Past/Archived Meets & Events. Thank for to all who swam, volunteered, and cheered. The Pelicans really showed up ready to race! Anyone available Tuesday please join us on the upper deck Tuesday morning to label and organize ribbons. 2. Pelican Team shirts are here! They will be avialable at practices this week. All swimmers get one (Copper included). Families and friends may purchase them...

Erica Wheatley

Hello Copper Pelicans! Copper Group Assignments Copper sessions are 30 minutes each, scheduled for 9:00, 9:30, or 10:00 am. Adjustments to these times may occur during the first week or two of practice. If you did not receive an assignment email, please reach out to Coach Erica. Swim Meets Our first swim meet is scheduled for June 7th at Shepherd University, with warm-ups beginning at 3:00 pm. This home meet is coming up quickly, just a week into our summer practices! If your family is able to attend, please indicate...

Erica Wheatley

Welcome to EPSC Summer Swim 2025! Only one week left of school and then it’s time to hop in the pool. I know that some of you receiving this email are planning on swimming on other teams or taking the summer off, but since others are still in the registration process, I am just blasting it to everyone. Click here to see the 2025 Summer Swim Information Packet. Please take the time to review all the content. Highlights include the following: Practice Arrival Times and Gear Lists Meet Schedules and...

Erica Wheatley

Good morning EPSC Swimmers and Families - Only one more week of Spring Boot Camp and we are on to Summer Swim (Starting June 2)! Thank you all who have participated in our session this spring - we never get through everything we want to but nevertheless we have seen great improvement, especially for those who have been able to make it to every practice. For those joining us for Summer Swim, we have a full packet in the works with all the information. But, until that is ready, we...

Erica Wheatley

Welcome to Spring Boot Camp 2025! We are looking forward to this spring where we get a chance to hone in on our techniques from the base level up. We will work on body alignment, streamlines, powerful pulls, and a lot of kicking. Group Placement: During the first week or two, the coaches will be running evaluations and shifting swimmers around accordingly between lanes. You may even be contacted about a different time option for practice if we feel your swimmer would benefit from joining another practice group. Arrival: Be...

Erica Wheatley

24 Hours ‘Til Party Time! Hello Swim Families - I just wanted to make some quick reminders and give you some practice updates on the remainder of the season. You will also find Spring and Summer Registration and Pricing information attached! Please read the last few news posts to see the flyers and to catch up on some previous announcements. End-of-Season TEAM PARTY Tomorrow, March 1 4-6 pm at Galaxy Skateland in Martinsburg. If you haven’t already, please sign up to bring a dish to share. PRACTICE SCHEDULE Next week...

Erica Wheatley

6 Days Until Party Time! EPSC 2024-2025 Season Team Party Yay, it’s our season party this Saturday afternoon at Galaxy Skateland! We have some fun decorations planned, treats for the kids, and good times overall. It’s always good to see the kids visit with each other outside of the pool and meet teammates from other practice groups. HELP NEEDED! Please go into the Volunteer Jobs on the event page and sign up to bring a dish, help with decorations and clean up/set up. Currently we have one person signed up...

Erica Wheatley

Happy February, Pelican families! The groundhog may have seen his shadow, but our swimmers always stay toasty warm in the Wellness Center, so we don't mind! We are heading towards the end of the USA Short Course Season - please read below for informaton on practice schedules, Championship Meet Opt-ins, and some Fundraiser Challenge reminders. Also, some really fantastic swims this past weekend by the Eastern Panhandle Pelicans! Our team brought home many Pentathalon Awards (maybe seven?!?!). We will try and post on Facebook this week so we can all...