Arrival Time

Home Meets: Arrive by 4:45 p.m.
Away Meets: Arrive by 5:15 p.m.

Mark Up Your Swimmer!

You must mark up your swimmer BEFORE arriving to the meet (and, before applying sunscreen!). Use a Sharpie to add the Events, Heats, and Lanes to your child's arm as follows:

1. Cap
2. Goggles
3. Team suit
4. Team t-shirts if you have one
5. Extra towels
6. Water bottle
7. Sunscreen (NOT on the arm or back/shoulders prior to mark up.)
8. Long sleeve shirt or sweatshirt – kids can get chilly late at night
9. Bug spray
10. Folding chairs
11. $ for concessions
12. Cards, games, coloring for the bullpen area.

LINE UPS

Coaches will make announcements at practices regarding any changes with respect to the meet schedule, line‐ups, meet times, etc. We will be communicating with you through email and will also use our swim team Facebook page (so make sure to request to follow us).

ASK YOUR SWIMMER AFTER EACH PRACTICE FOR ANY NEW INFORMATION. All swimmers must make changes to their RSVP for meets if needed, by the SUNDAY before the meet. Coaches will have the final word on the meet line-ups.

WEATHER

When lightning or thunder occurs, the pool and deck area around the pool is unsafe. The referee and coordinators only will determine how long to delay the meet. If the deadline arrives (11pm) before all events are finished, it will be considered a finished meet on whatever event is the last one swum. If the meet is called before event #46 is completed, the meet has to be re-scheduled. The meet will then be started on the next event where you left off and swim as before with regular heats until event #86.  

Bullpen for swimmers: Upon arrival, please check your swimmer in at the bullpen. The bullpen will be marked and is right at the side of the pool. Towels can be laid down to make you comfortable for the entire time they are at the meet. Eating in the bullpen is okay. Parents of the swimmers can sit around the perimeter of the bullpen. Please make sure to continue to monitor your children while in the Bullpen.

During the Meet

All swimmers under the age of 13 are strongly urged to stay in the bullpen at all times, unless checked out by his/her parent(s). Bullpen volunteers are NOT responsible for swimmers not in the bullpen and are NOT responsible to locate your swimmer(s) around the pool deck, concession or parking lot areas. We ask that you make a copy of your swimmers’ individual meet sheets and bring it to the race in order to help keep track of your child’s races. It’s important that you know your swimmer’s events to ensure he/she is in the bullpen no later than ten (10) races ahead of his/her scheduled event. For instance, if your swimmer is swimming in event #26, they should be in the bullpen by the time event #16 is announced.

If a swimmer, who has already signed-in, gets sick or for any other reason decides not to swim his/her event(s), a parent and/or the swimmer needs to let the bullpen volunteers know ASAP.

Remember, the meet will start on time and the swimmers must be where we can find them. The Starter will not wait for our swimmers if they are late or cannot be found.