(05-11-2026) – Spring 2026 Wk 6 Weekly Update

May 11, 2026 | News

Hello CMA Families -

This is Spring Season week 6 of 8 

Attached to this email is:

An 'at a glance' weekly update for this week 

IMPORTANT: This week is the first week of our practice location switch up! 

All Shark Groups (Pond Pups through Apex Predators) are at APOLLO High School this week for their regularly scheduled practice times!

All Senior Groups are at Sartell High School this week!

A HUGE Thank You to all of our volunteers who helped out at our block party this weekend! We couldn’t do it without you so thank you. AND a special shout-out to Sarah Sciefelbein and Denise Pasquale-Witts who are taking the next step towards becoming officials so we can host more meets! THANK YOU!

If you are interested in learning more about becoming an official please reach out to Denise Lenarz at denise.lenarz@swimcma.com

Quick notes:

  • Please review the practice calendar for practice location updates 
  • Silicone Team Caps are available for order - Please reach out to Denise via email if your athlete would like a silicone team cap. 
  • Summer registration will go live at 5 pm today (5/11) - Please watch for an email announcing the opening of registration. 
  • Summer Season Registration Link: https://team.commitswimming.com/register/Wp5freYS8niRnJLq9
  • If your athlete is in a Shark Group and you want to register early for the summer season, please plan to register for the group they are currently in. We will be conducting move-up testing during weeks 7 & 8 of the season. If your athlete is ready to move groups you will be notified via email. Or you can wait to register until after move-up testing, there will be room for all CMA athletes to swim during the summer season if they would like to. 
  • Please make sure you update (or Register if you have not done so) your athlete’s USA Team Registration. Our Team Link can be found here: https://omr.usaswimming.org/omr/welcome/C5FDCDF50CA449

Meet Updates: 

  • DRGN & HURR Meet Registrations are now closed.
  • Summer Meets have registration deadlines coming up this month. Please make sure you review those opportunities if your athlete is planning on competing this summer. 

A look ahead: 

  • May 11th - 22nd there is switch up in practice locations. Starting May 11th all Shark Groups (Pond Pups through Apex Predators) will be practicing at Apollo High School. All Senior level groups will move to Sartell High School. This switch will last for two weeks (May 11 - May 22nd). 

Please reach out with any questions throughout the season - Email is the easiest way to reach out. 
Reminder if it is a ‘Dry-side’ Administrative question please reach out to Denise at Denise.lenarz@swimcma.com
All ‘Wet-side’ Coaching/Practice/Meet participation questions should be sent to either Coach Annika at Annika.Bordak@swimcma.com or Coach Mack at Mack.Sathre@swimcma.com 

Thank you
CMA Staff 

Spring-Wk6-WklyUpdate.051126.pdf