Next up for the Haines Dolphins Swim Team is Saturday’s annual Swim-a-Thon. From 9-11 a.m., kids will add up the total number of lengths they swim at the pool.
Donations are being collected at http://www.swim-a-thon.com, which includes a list of swimmers and their fundraising goals.
Coach Steve Vick said the overall team goal is to raise $17,500, or approximately $400 per child.
The Dolphins also are launching a beginning swim team program, to begin 4:30 p.m. Monday. Children age 6 and up are eligible for the $50 program that will meet for 45 minutes on Mondays and Wednesdays through April 27.
“They have to be able to swim, like float and propel themselves back and forth across the water, but it’s an eight-week program to introduce kids to the sport of swimming,” Vick said.