Month: June 2018

Sign up sheets have been posted for the Doc Howard Over 45 Gashouse Cove Swim and the Under 45 Cove Swims on Saturday July 7.  It’s a late afternoon swim – There will be a light dinner afterwards.

Gashouse Cove is considered a qualifying swim for Alcatraz and Golden Gate.  It’s also a great opportunity for under 45’s to get another help before Alcatraz and Golden Gate.

Here is how the timing looks for the swims:

Over 45 Gas House Cove:

3:30-4:15 pm                   Sign In

4:15  pm                          Pilot Briefing

4:30  pm                          Swim Briefing

4:45  pm                          Walk to Gas House Cove

5:30 pm                           Jump

Under 45 – Three Possible Courses: Cove (1 mile), Flag (1/2 mile) or Eppleton Hall (¼ mile)

3:30-4:15 pm                   Sign In

4:15  pm                          Pilot Briefing

4:30 pm                           Swim Briefing

5:30 pm                           Jump

We always have ‘help’ opportunities – You will need 3 helps to qualify for the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz swims – So get them checked off early!

We will need help at the following posts:

Clothes Wranglers –     4 needed; the more the merrier.  Bonus: you get to park in the Dolphin Club driveway-

Terry Horn                                            terryhorn@sbcglobal.net

Check In – Eric Shupert                       Eps307@hotmail.com

Timing – Polly Rose                             pollyrose1612@gmail.com

Galley – John Hornor                           hornor.01@gmail.com

Clean up – Neal Powers                      nipowers@earthlink.net

Please contact these people directly.

For Gashouse Cove swimmers, if this is your first swim of the year, the check-in desk will collect the annual $50 swim fee from you.  If this is your first 2018 swim AND your membership is listed with a club other than the Dolphin Club, please bring a copy of your USMS card.

 

Introduction to Bay Swimming

For new swimmers and anyone who wants to brush up or learn more, please join us Saturday, August 11 and Saturday October 20 at 8:30am for an Intro to Bay Swimming class.

Details:

This 2-3 hour session includes:

A ~1-hour chat with Q & A covering:

the geography of our cove
swimming out in the Bay
basic info about tides and currents
our non-human friends in the water
swimming in cold water and how to avoid hypothermia

. . . and lots more.

Classroom time will be followed by an optional group swim.


Location: 

The Dolphin Club

Please note that participants must be 18 or older and able to comfortably swim 400 yards.
Class size limited to 12 people – RSVP required
Please bring your own suit, towel, cap, and goggles.

Fees:
Dolphin Club Members: Free
Non-members: $10 day-use fee (class included)

Payment by CHECK to the Dolphin Club or Cash no credit cards

For more information, or to RSVP, please contact the swim commissioner

Coghlan Beach Swim results

June 24, 2018

The rescheduled Coghlan Beach swim featured warmer water, some flood current pushing people along and a generally nice day in and near the Bay.  It was swum as a fun swim, with no record of times or places, and all swimmers were recorded as having a qualifying swim for Alcatraz and the Golden Gate swims.

 

Swimmers:

Andrea Allen, Gregory Anderson, Allison Arnold, Cynthia Barnard, Joby Bernstein, Darryl Carbonaro, Ken Coren, Eileen David, Danny De Leon, Pauline Farmer, Jim Frew, Marlin Gilbert, Laura Grubb, Timothy Haines, Duff Hearon, Susan Hopp, John Hornor, Nancy Hornor, Carolyn Hui, Terry Huwe, Tim Kline, Timothy Kreutzen, Morgan Kulla, Susan Lauritzen, Maggie Lonergan, Heather McClure, Emeline Minor, Andrea Morgan, Stuart Moulder, Kent Myers, Tom Neill, Keith Nelson, Peter Neubauer, Hal Offen, Donald Osborne, Thomas Partridge, Jamie Robinson, Robin Rome, Marie Sayles, Susan Saylor, Ian Schmidt, Hank Scoble, Kala Sherman-Presser, Andy Stone, Jennifer Sturgill, Cory Sturtevant, Matthew Talmadge, Arnie Thompson, Cheryl Wallace, John Wilde

Pilots:

Andi Aliko, Dean Badessa, Jon Bielinski, Janine Corcoran, Peter Cullinan, Thomas Davis, Lewis Haidt, Terry Horn, Davis Ja, Brian Kiernan, Aniko Kurczinak, Eric Lam, Mickey Lavelle, Gary Leong, David Nettell, Anna Olsen, Jesse Pence, John Robiola, Wendy Schuss, Kathleen Sheridan, Deborah Sherwood, Chris Tschinkel, Chuck Vogt, Diane Walton

Helpers:

Cynthia Barnard, Joby Bernstein, Andrew Cassidy, Peter Cullinan, Danny De Leon, Susan Garfield, Brian Gilbert, Timothy Haines, Tom Hunt, Kristina Kordesch, Athena Kyle, Linda Mahnken, Heather McClure, Kevin Ness, Peter Neubauer, Hal Offen, Anna Olsen, Polly Rose, Eric Schaefer, Eric Shupert, Andy Stone, Susan Sward, Matthew Talmadge, Arnie Thompson, Kevin Whalen, John Wilde, Rebecca Wolski

Test swim:

Andrew Cassidy, Janine Corcoran, Peter Cullinan, Joe Gannon, Denise Sauerteig, Anna Schatz, John Blackman, Jim Frew, Terry Horn, Liz Kantor, Aniko Kurczinak, Thomas McCall, Tom Neill, Stephen Schatz

Special Thanks to:

Kristina Kordesch, for providing medical coverage for the swim.

2018 Pride Swim results

June 9, 2018

The annual Pride Swim was hosted by the Dolphin Club for both the DC and South End Rowing Club.  There were some costumes, some silliness, and just plain fun, with a terrific trinket and great food afterwards.  Results for finish order and times were not captured.  All DC swimmers, though, received a qualifying swim toward the Golden Gate and Alcatraz swims.  Thanks to our SERC neighbors for their swimming, piloting and helping.

DC Swimmers:

Lindzy Bivings, Tyler Burton, Darryl Carbonaro, Peter Cullinan, Kathleen Duffy, Pauline Farmer, Cyrus Foster, Isabel Friedman, Stuart Gannes, Keith Gray, Laura Grubb, Duff Hearon, Susan Hopp, John Hornor, Alexander Housser, Halie Kampman, Georgy Kartashov, Margaret Keenan, Susan Lauritzen, Mark Lenz, Maggie Lonergan, Linda Mahnken, Marcy Michael, Stuart Moulder, Keith Nelson, Peter Neubauer, Hal Offen, Donald Osborne, Holly Reed, Sibylle Scholz, Donna Schumacher,Kala Sherman-Presser, Suma Snehalatha, Cory Sturtevant, Cheryl Wallace, John Wilde, Andrew Willis, Janice Wood

DC Pilots:

John Blackman, Thomas Davis, Jim Ebert, Maria Gutkin, Terry Horn, Brian Kiernan, Aniko Kurczinak, Eric Lam, Mickey Lavelle, Mary Magocsy, Thomas McCall, Jesse Pence, John Robiola, Wendy Schuss, Ryan Utsumi, Diane Walton

DC Helpers:

Athena Kyle, Jean Lamming, Susan Lauritzen, Linda Mahnken, Michaelynn Meyers, Stuart Moulder, Peter Neubauer, Hal Offen, Robin Rome, Susan Saylor, Eric Schaefer, Donna Schumacher, Eric Shupert, Suma Snehalatha, Cory Sturtevant, Jill Utsumi, Chris Wagner, Ginny Watson, Kathryn Werhane, Rebecca Wolski

DC Test swim:

Andrew Cassidy, Peter Cullinan, Aniko Kurczinak, Hal Offen, Holly Reed, Anna Schatz, John Blackman, Charlie Cross, Joe Gannon, Mark Harrold, Terry Horn, Keira Koss-Baker, Thomas McCall, David McGuire, Stephen Schatz, Sibylle Scholz, Matt Stromberg

Special Thanks to:

Dr. Marion Guyer, for providing medical coverage for the swim, and Susan Hopp for arranging for Dr Guyer to join us.

Hal Offen: who served as organizer, swim commissioner for a day, general fun spirit and magnet drawing people in to the fun.

2 pilots whose names could not be deciphered.

Coghlan Beach Swim – Sunday June 24

Hi Dolphin Swimmers,

Sign-up sheets have been posted for the Coghlan Beach Swim – Sunday, June 24.  

Here’s how the timing looks:

6:00-6:45   Sign-in

7:00            Pilot & Swim briefing

7:15             Walk to Coghlan Beach

8:15             Jump

Coghlan Beach, adjacent to the Wave Organ, is 1.25 miles from the club.

We always have ‘help’ opportunities – You will need 3 helps to qualify for the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz swims – So get them checked off early!

We will need help at the following posts:

Clothes Wranglers –     4 needed; the more the merrier.  Bonus: you get to park in the Dolphin Club driveway-

Terry Horn                                                     terryhorn@sbcglobal.net

Check In – Eric Shupert                              Eps307@hotmail.com

Timing – Polly Rose                                    pollyrose1612@gmail.com.

Galley – John Hornor                                  hornor.01@gmail.com

Clean up – Neal Powers                             nipowers@earthlink.net

Please contact these people directly.

If this is your first swim of the year, the check-in desk will collect the annual $50 swim fee from you.  If this is your first 2018 swim AND your membership is listed with a club other than the Dolphin Club, please bring a copy of your USMS card.

Introduction to Bay Swimming Class – June 16

For new swimmers and anyone who wants to brush up or learn more, please join us Saturday, June 16 at 8:30am for an Intro to Bay Swimming.

Details:

This 2-3 hour session includes:

A ~1-hour chat with Q & A covering:

the geography of our cove
swimming out in the Bay
basic info about tides and currents
our non-human friends in the water
swimming in cold water and how to avoid hypothermia

. . . and lots more.

Classroom time will be followed by an optional group swim.


Location: 

The Dolphin Club

Please note that participants must be 18 or older and able to comfortably swim 400 yards.
Class size limited to 12 people – RSVP required
Please bring your own suit, towel, cap, and goggles.

Fees:
Dolphin Club Members: Free
Non-members: $10 day-use fee (class included)

Payment by CHECK to the Dolphin Club or Cash no credit cards

For more information, or to RSVP, please contact the swim commissioner