*The intersquad meet went well! There were many good swims and good times. The coaches are looking forward to a great meet against Marblehead!

Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped with the meet. We truly appreciate your efforts!

*CONGRATULATIONS to Matt Lee who unofficially broke the 11&12 year old 50 freestyle record with a time of :27.75. The record was previously :28.17. Way to go Matt!

*There will be practice as scheduled on Sunday November 14^th (day after Marblehead meet)

*Don’t forget to visit the website – http://lowellybarracudas.tripod.com

*Reminder effective October 29^th – Friday evening practices for all swimmers will start at 5:30 pm and finish at 7:30pm. The D/E groups are not required to stay for the entire practice, but may do so if they wish to.

*Swim –a- thon fundraiser scheduled for December 2^nd and 3^rd. More info to follow shortly.

*Pizzeria Unos’s pizza night fundraiser December 9^th. Mark your calendars. More info to follow.

*Away meet vs. Marblehead YMCA will be held at Salem State on November 13^th. Swimmers are required to ride the bus.

*Away meet vs. Dorchester YMCA on November 20^th has a 1:30 pm warm up. The bus will leave the Y at 12:15 pm

*REMINDER – Paperwork for meets are due on the assigned dates! Forms must be in on time or swimmers will not be allowed to compete. If there is a problem, please speak with one of the coaches.

DATES

November 8 Meet/volunteer sign up sheet due for Marblehead meet

November 13 AWAY meet vs. Marblehead. 12:00 pm warm up. Be at the YMCA no later than 10:15 am. Bus will leave at 10:30 am.

November 15 Meet/volunteer sign up sheet due for Dorchester meet

November 20 AWAY meet vs. Dorchester. 1:30 pm warm up. Be at the YMCA no later than 12:00 pm for a 12:15 pm bus

December 2/3 Swim a thon at the YMCA

December 9 Pizzeria Uno’s fundraiser