Brushy Creek Marlins: 2026 our 50th Season!

Big Swimmer/Little Swimmer is a Marlin's tradition focused on team bonding. We pairs an older Marlin swimmer with a younger Marlin swimmer and they team up to cheer for one another, make sure no one misses a race and participate in other fun activities every week on meet day!

A few things to keep in mind:

• The program is about supporting fellow swimmers and making new friends. While we ask that there be no gifts, swimmers can make something for one another such as a card, or a craft.
• If you participated in the program last year, you won’t get the same swimmer you had.
• Each week there will be an activity for the swimmers to do at the meet with one another. One week it may be to make a sign for their partner swimmer. The next it might be to develop a handshake with their partner swimmer. Each week's activity will be updated below.
• We know that swimmers may not be able to attend every meet, and that's okay. If possible, please try to make sure the swimmer who is attending the meet does not feel forgotten, or left out. For the swimmer missing the meet, they can make a card or craft to give to a fellow teammate who will be in attendance. That teammate can take that to the assigned swimmer who will be attending the meet. Or, if the activity is to develop a secret handshake at the meet, have a fellow teammate work with the swimmer at the meet on one..

Note: For the safety and privacy of our swimmers, this page is set to private so that our swimmers names and ages are not public for anyone to see.

Reminder: There will be no gift-giving, because friendship isn’t something you can buy. Please remember that the greatest gift you can give someone is your time and attention.

Week 1 Activity (May 11-16) - Getting to Know You Activity - see the linked file below.
Week 2 Activity (May 17-23) - Secret Handshake: Create a secret handshake or pre-race routine with your big/little swimmer.
Week 3 Activity (May 24-30) - Give your big/little swimmer a marlin (Sharpe) tattoo.
Week 4 Activity (May 31- June 6) - Swimmer interviews: cheer your big/little swimmer on for their race and give them a "swimmer interview" afterward.
Week 5 Activity (June 7-15) - Splash of Support: make a poster to cheer for your big/little swimmer.
Week 6 Activity (June 16-20) - Skill Swap: big/little swimmers swap a skill or talent they have outside of swimming (e.g., playing an instrument, drawing, or dancing).