Dear : Please remind your swimmers that individual registration for 2019 is open. Also, if your club or workout group hasn't registered for 2019 yet, please complete this process as soon as possible.

Don't confuse giving with gifting this holiday season.  You give your time. You gift what you do with that time. You give a workout. You gift the promise of hope. You give the swimmers feedback on stroke technique. You gift the swimmers self-confidence and pride of accomplishment. Realize what gift you have that you can share now and into the future. Resolve to be better tomorrow than you were today. In sharing your gifts and enriching others, both giver and receiver benefit. I wish you and your swimmers a happy and healthy new year.

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