Hope all of your had a good and restful holiday season.  Thank you all for the cards with gift cards and all of the treats, and kind words.  It means a lot especially the words from the swimmers.

Hope we all can get into a normal routine now with school, swimming and any other activities that you may be involved with.  I know that first day of school can be hard after a long break but you all are awesome and I am sure each of you rose to the occasion.

This weekend there are 2 meets.

Mako Polar Plunge--Saturday and Sunday at Mason. Please check the Mako web site for warm up times.  I was asked by a couple of you last week about suiting up for this meet and the answer is NO.   Understand that this is a training meet to help get back into the swing of thi9ngs after the holidays.  I will not be attending this meet as I will be at the distance meet at the Saint James both days.

January Distance Meet Saturday and Sunday @Saint James. Saturday is the 1000. Positive Check in by NOON on Friday January 5.  Sunday 1650 Positive check in by NOON Saturday January 7.  You only need to arrive about 45 minutes before your heat.  You need a timer and counter.

A THOUGHT to swim into 2024 with.

"THE CORK and the WHALE" --Author Unknown

A little brown cork

Fell in. the path of a whale

Who lashed it down

With his angry tail.

But, in spite of the blows,

It quickly arose,

And floated serenely

Before his nose.

Said the cork to the whale,

"You may flap and sputter and frown,

But you never, never can keep me down:

For I'm made of the stuff

That is buoyant enough

To float instead to drown."