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There are two
exciting things coming to Dynamo very soon. We are excited
about both of these opportunities.
· As of
June 1, Dynamo will go to online registration for all team programs
(including Masters). We have an agreement with Active.com,
which is a well known online community that is a leader in
registrations, be it Teams or Events. Active.com is
particularly well known in the Triathlon and Running event
arena. Through an agreement with Hy-tek Software (proprietary
team management software), and subsequently Dynamo, we will do all
our registrations online, and information will flow easily to our
office.
Soon there will be
a link on our website to register for Dynamo. From that link
you will find menu options to take you to the proper facility
(Chamblee or Alpharetta), practice groups (including practice
schedule, coach assignments and meet schedule) and ultimately data
needed to register. The process ends when you pay the
registration fee ($185.00), and receive a confirmation email from
Dynamo and Active.com.
Through this
process you will generate a username and password. Please keep
it, as in subsequent years, you will be able to register by only
updating your information rather than entering it in
it’s’ entirety each year. The medical waiver will be
part of this, and we are working with our insurance company to see
if a digital signature is acceptable, or we will need a physical
signature.
Only our
registration fee will be part of this process. Monthly billing
will still be done by our office, though we will go to email
billing as of fall 2008. More information will be available as
we get closer to ‘going live’.
·
Speaking of ‘going live’, we have entered another
agreement, this time with one of our own. Dynamo has rented
the concession area at the Chamblee facility to ‘Joy
Delivered’, a personal chef/catering business owned by Coach
(AG1-Chamblee) Jon Beber’s wife Joy. As of the fall, we
will have concessions at our meet second to none, as Joy will run
them for us (she still need some volunteers at the meets!).
Additionally, families can order and pick up meals through her
business on a regular basis.
As Dynamo seeks to
further our Brand through entrepreneurial relationships, we are
particularly proud of this one, as it is with one or our own, and
some really nice people.
With some work on
the area, Joy should be up and going sometime this
summer. Dynamo will continue to operate the concessions as we
have for the remainder of the summer meets. Expect a grand
opening event later in the summer!
JT
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HAVING TROUBLE BALANCING FINAL EXAMS AND
PRACTICE?
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As we near the end
of another school year, it seems as though everyone has the extra
weight of stress on their shoulders. Between final exams,
practice, hanging out with friends, getting a summer job, and
family vacations, how do we manage to balance it all? We have
developed a few pointers to guide you along!
BE A
PLANNER
Organize your time
between practice, friends, family, and studying well in
advance. You should do this about 1 to 2 weeks before you
start studying for finals. First, make a calendar of
commitments and obligations you must attend to, like practice,
school, appointments, etc., and plan your studying around
this. Then, figure out the one or two subjects that you think
you will need to study for the most. Decide adequate study
times for these subjects on your calendar, and then add the
remaining subjects. Make sure you include enough extra down
time for relaxing, mental breaks, and hanging out with
friends. Also, meet with your professor or teacher well in
advance. Ask him or her what information you need to focus
more time on, and what information will be pertinent to the
exam. Bring old exams, homework, and assignments as examples,
and remember to also have those on hand during your study
time.
CHILL
Find a few
activities that relax you and get your mind off
studying. Exams are very stressful, so you will need something
relaxing and enjoyable with which to reward yourself during a study
break. During this time, get some fresh air, exercise, or see
family and friends. Bring a watch so you don’t lose
track of time during these activities. These study breaks
should be factored into your study calendar ahead of
time.
MAKE A
SPLASH
Make sure you
still regularly attend practice! We know you have a lot on
your plate, but the proven benefits of exercise have a positive
impact on your studies. According to WebMD, exercise increases
blood flow to the brain, which brings in oxygen and important
nutrients. This causes faster brain waves, which are
responsible for quick thinking! Other benefits of exercise
are:
§ Reduces anxiety
§ Reduces stress
§ Improves mood
§ Promotes better sleep patterns
Continuing to come
to practice regularly will also give you a way to see your friends
and take a much needed study break.
HUNGRY?
Make sure you
continue a balanced and healthy diet. Do not skip a meal, and
continue drinking plenty of water and other hydrating
fluids. Try avoiding caffeine or sugars while you study and
take your exams. These ingredients will give you quick energy
at first, but then will cause your blood sugar to
crash.
ZZZZZZ
Make sure you
continue your great sleep habits. Staying up late at night
studying will make you very tired the next day, and will tempt you
to drink caffeine. The downfall of substituting caffeine for a
good night’s sleep is mentioned above.
EXCUSES,
EXCUSES
It can be very
easy to put studying off until last minute…do not make
excuses to not study. If you plan ahead and use your time
wisely, then you will have plenty of time to study, relax, come to
practice, and learn any new material you may have missed. If
you truly feel overwhelmed and weighed down, then do not hesitate
to talk to your coaches, teacher, parents, or friends for help and
support.
If you follow
these simple guidelines and helpful hints, then studying should be
a breeze! GOOD LUCK!
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2008 SPRING ATTENDANCE
WINNERS
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Chamblee
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Green
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Andrews,
Winston
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Bent,
Nadia
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Courtney,
Tyler
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Dillard,
Matt
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Fadjariza,
Brian
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Gantt,
Courtney
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Gonzalez,
Nicholas
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Johnson,
Megan
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Lang,
Benjamin
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Lonial,
Ben
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Malever,
Rebecca
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McGrady,
Kaleigh
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Morris, Mary
Kate
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Oh,
Noah
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Pascaner,
Aaron
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Pfahnl,
Arnold
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Rathbun,
Grace
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Sun,
Lee-Kai
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Sun,
Lee-Shan
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Valdez,
Catalina
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Yoon,
Caroline
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Young,
Crystal
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Gold
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Arail,
Izzi
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Bettin,
Foster
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Binkley,
Maura
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Cardot,
Charles
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Cruz,
Jordy
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Dillard,
Jack
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Gershon,
Danielle
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Glinsky,
Manachem
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Kleider,
Emerson
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Ng,
Tiffany
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Oh,
Nicolas
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Pfleger,
Erin
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Rogers,
Stephanie
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Solomon,
Rachel
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Stearns,
Cailee
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Sweet,
Matthew
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Thanes,
Christopher
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Williams,
Margaret
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Wurst,
Jessica
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Yoon,
Chris
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Ag3
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Andrews,
Rose
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Angle,
Sam
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Bills,
Alina
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Buxton,
Margaret
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Cheung,
Wesley
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Durmer,
Jeffrey
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Hu,
Rachel
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Lonial,
Hallie
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Reynolds,
Rob
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Schank,
Allie
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Syre,
William
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AgD
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Acosta,
Cesar
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Bruce,
Travis
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Caldarella,
Lindsay
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Greenstein,
Ryan
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Haratin,
Helen
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Krupp,
Alex
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Sturken,
Craig
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Wildner,
Mary
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Ag2
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Andrews,
Finny
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Bentz,
Gunnar
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Cetron,
Bryce
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Coats,
Sarah
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Cooper,
Caitlin
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Davis,
Alana
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Dillard,
Joe
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Drummond,
Austin
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Durmer,
Julia
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Ehrlich,
Daniel
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Hu,
Rebecca
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Koch,
Rachel
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Lechner,
Suzanne
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Longo,
Haley
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Munger,
Austin
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Naegle,
Olivia
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Niederhauser, Mary
Kate
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Nowak,
Kate
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Smith,
Sarah
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Taylor,
Tristan
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Williams,
Matthew
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Ag1
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Astles,
Rachel
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Durmer,
Haley
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Eriksen,
Michael
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Fallon,
Miranda
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Kelly,
Annie
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Kelly,
Ryan
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Kowalski,
Rishi
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Osment,
Erin
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Peaden,
John
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Price,
Carter
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Sater,
Stan
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Seifried,
Erica
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Staley,
Chris
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Zhang,
CiCi
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Sr3
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Alvis,
Mark
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Balenger,
Addie
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Bentz,
Kenzie
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Cambria,
Zach
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Chang,
Ben
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McWhinnie,
Elizabeth
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Reuning,
Tom
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Senter,
Wally
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Slimming,
Harry
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Sr2
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Hamilton,
Annie
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McMahon,
Sara
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Kelly,
Lizzie
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Fusco,
Emily
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Whelan,
Alex
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Sr1
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Brodie,
Layne
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Couture,
Wilson
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Griest,
Anna
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Kintz,
Emily
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McDonnell, Brigid
Mary
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Munger,
Graham
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O’Neill,
Sheila
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Stephens,
Jake
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Alpharetta
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Green
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Auerbach,
Cade
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Bailey,
Elizabeth
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Bray,
Isabelle
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Bowen,
Mackenzie
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Cross,
Michael
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ElGomayel,
Allie
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Frierson,
Bayley
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Gurin,
Stella
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Horvath,
Hansen
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Jan,
Richard
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Klustner,
Jordan
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Kortana,
Animesh
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Laegen,
Lizzie
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McMahon,
Karsen
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Nedza,
Jacob
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Paczewitz,
Corrine
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Ray,
Alexander
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Ruth,
Alex
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Smy,
Izzy
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Smy,
Ryan
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Spralding,
Greer
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Veal, Mary
Kate
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Wan,
Martin
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Weisman,
Arielle
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Yang,
Jason
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Yang,
Tigerwin
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Zhan,
Jeff
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Zhang,
Andrew
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Zou,
Kelly
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Zhang,
Ashley
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Gold
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Ahuja,
Avni
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Chen,
Edward
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Chu,
Justin
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Clough,
Gracie
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Craver,
Addie
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Durrence,
Olivia
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Finn,
Claire
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Frierson,
Kenna
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Griffin,
Austin
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Lewis,
Averi
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Liu,
Sarah
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Marshall,
Clay
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Messawer,
Isabelle
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Norman,
Caroline
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Popenov,
Elizabeth
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Schantz,
Sarah
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Spiers,
Tristan
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Swanson,
Kenia
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Taylor,
Michael
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Tejeda,
Amber
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Todd,
Jake
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Tzeng,
Jessica
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Wang,
James
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Williamson,
Kota
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Zou,
Andy
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Ag3
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Anderson,
Katie
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Angell,
Sydney
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Auerbach,
Knox
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Bennison,
Haley
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Christian,
Carlisle
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Cooney,
Danny
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Damon,
Hannah
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Evonsion,
Alex
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Evonsion,
Megan
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Fahey,
Lexy
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Fahey,
Tory
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Fisher,
Klaire
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Funnell,
Emelia
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Ho,
Alex
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Hogan,
Kelly
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Kelson,
Lexie
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King,
Mandy
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Koski,
Joonas
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Laegen,
Sam
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Liebenow,
Hayley
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Lusby,
Trent
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Mallon,
Ashley
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Mulia,
Audy
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O’Connor,
Meagan
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Rizzo,
Ellie
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Schreiber,
Lauren
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Steubler,
Vivian
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Swanson,
Trey
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Venizoles,
Conrad
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Wei,
Julian
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Weidner,
Elise
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Wellman,
Jay
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Whitridge,
Tess
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Williams,
Tori
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Williamson,
Colt
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Wu,
Derek
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AgD
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Allen,
Hanna
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Ash,
Reed
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Blackstone,
Rachel
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Borden,
Callie
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Cave,
Megan
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Cheng,
Michael
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D’Souza,
Marissa
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Fang,
Andy
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Fang,
Jerry
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Gao,
Allen
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Ghai,
Surabhi
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Hand,
Sabrina
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Gillen,
Abbie
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Hutchinson,
Aaron
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Kostov,
Val
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Lan,
Philip
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Lauer,
Charlotte
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Lung,
Nadia
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Malinowski,
Erik
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Petrina,
Erik
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Stacey,
Katie
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Thomas,
Kaylun
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Thompson, Laura
Ann
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Walters,
Maddie
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Wan,
Mark
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Whitlock,
Robbie
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Zink,
Amanda
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Ag2
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Anderson,
Gentry
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Faucher,
Elizabeth
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O’Connor,
Cailin
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Stiles,
Julia
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Tieu,
Kelly
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Ag1
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Blair,
Connor
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Cassidy,
Nick
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Dedich,
Katie
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Dong,
Lisa
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Hogan,
Lindsey
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Howell,
Marshall
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Kase,
Samantha
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Kenny,
Michael
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Koutrelakos,
Kati
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Lembeck,
Natalie
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Lyons,
Morgan
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Mazourenko,
Lusya
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Nickens,
Margaret
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Prince,
Kelsey
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Ranzau,
Emily
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Reynolds,
Michael
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Weissman,
Meredith
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Sr3
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Angle,
Caroline
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Habib,
Ashley
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Habib,
Drew
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Hallenberg,
Christy
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Kocks,
Madison
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Laegen,
Cassie
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Mitry,
Katherine
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Sykes,
Niklaus
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Yang,
Alice
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Sr2
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Brockelbank,
Elliott
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Burke,
Hanah
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Kase,
Dylan
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Koski,
Matias
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Prince,
Ryan
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Rohal,
Jaclyn
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Swanson,
Sam
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Thompson,
Kelsey
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Sr1
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Anderson,
Tyler
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Ash,
Julia
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Browning,
Allen
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Browning,
Laura
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Cross,
Jessica
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Gorin,
Dmitiry
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Lockard,
Melanie
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McCarthy,
Kara
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Templeton,
Dylan
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Vater,
David
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Why Attend a Team Travel
Meet?
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Travel trips have
many social and competitive benefits conducive for long-term
development. Each summer, Dynamo provides the great opportunity for
many of our young swimmers to go on a team trip to an out-of-town
(sometimes out-of-state) swim meet. In the past, we have taken
groups to places such as Irvine, CA; Ft. Lauderdale, FL;
Washington, DC; and Indianapolis, IN. This summer we have chosen to
attend meets in Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Spartanburg, SC; and Raleigh,
NC, depending on your son/daughter’s group placement and
current ability level.
While on a travel
trip, swimmers travel together on a charter bus, room with their
teammates in a hotel near the pool, eat meals together, and are
under the supervision of their coaches and designated chaperones.
For many swimmers, it’s their first weekend away from mom and
dad, and their first opportunity to take responsibility for
prepping themselves to swim fast. Mom and Dad aren’t around
to help out with the little things, such as packing their bag,
ensuring proper hydrating and refueling, or getting them out of bed
in the morning. While ones times will take care of themselves,
ultimate success of the trip can be determined by how well each
swimmer does the little things correctly.
On the senior
training level, senior sectionals, junior nationals, and senior
nationals are focus meets for our training groups. Beyond Dynamo,
swimmers will focus on their collegiate conference meets, NCAA
championships, Olympic trials, and for some, the Olympic Games.
These meets generally rotate between various sites in different
cities and states, where team trips are a must, not an option, in
order to compete against the appropriate competition. The travel
trips we take during the season and championship season help each
swimmer prepare for their most important championship meets when
they get older.
Travel trips give
each swimmer a chance to represent themselves, their family, and
the Dynamo Swim Club, not to mention an excellent opportunity for
making new friends. While some swim clubs do not have travel trip
opportunities, we feel it’s a privilege to have this
opportunity as a member of the Dynamo Swim Club, and hope that many
of our swimmers can take advantage of this wonderful
experience.
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Should My Swimmer Stay with Dynamo During Summer
League
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This is a commonly
asked question every year, and a good one. It is wise to stay with
Dynamo during the summer league season. Considering that your child
has been placed through progression training thus far, why stop in
the summer. We do not want to discourage summer league, but rather
encourage this participation. By now, most swimmers are in a
routine with their training at Dynamo, as well as a solid
relationship with their coach. Although summer league may not be as
structured as a year round program, it is enjoyed by all in a
relaxing and fun environment.
Dynamo coaches
want their swimmers to be able to enjoy outside activities, but we
also want to continue to train our swimmers in the most efficient
way possible. All this being said our billing system is set up so
that those who have been with us since the start of the short
course season swim for free in the summers! In short, we’d
love to have our swimmers have the enjoyment of summer league, and
we’d love to have them see us too this summer for detail
reminders…
Georgia Swimming
Officials who volunteer at home or away meets (anywhere throughout
the United States) are well-taken-care of with up-to-date heat
sheets (even when none are sold), free food in hospitality, free
admission, and often free parking as
well.
Georgia Swimming is the governing body for USA Swimming in our
state. Dynamo is looking for volunteers interested in
becoming certified as Administrative Judges, who
deal with swimmers` entries, timing equipment and scoring, working
with Clerk of Course. Georgia Swimming will be offering
an
Administrator Clinic - Saturday, May 24, 9:00 AM-1:00
PM, Mountain View Aquatic Center, Marietta Ga. If you have
interest to attend this clinic, please contact Jeff Seiden,
bigmonkey42@hotmail.com
no later than May 20 so that training materials can be
provided. Attendees for ADMIN only (Clerk of Course) who are
not current USA Swimming Non-athlete Members will need to bring two
checks made payable to GA Swimming, $49 for USA membership and $15
for the clinic.
Not only does officiating fulfill your volunteer commitment at
Dynamo, the time spent is satisfying and yields great friends and
experiences. We have a great group of officials with Georgia
Swimming at Dynamo. We’d love to have you join
us!
Interested to find out more
about this great volunteer opportunity? Contact Dynamo parent,
Julie Allen, at allen.julie@sbcglobal.net.
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