It's here! Our first meet is today! It's been a while since we've all done this and is totally new for some of you, so we wanted to review some basics for our meets.

• Let's do weather first! We swim rain or shine unless there is thunder/lightning. If you have not already done so, please download the SwimTopia app, log in, and enable notifications. We will use it communicate small items that need a quick response, most especially weather delays. If we do have to clear the deck for lightning, DO NOT leave the neighborhood! Most of the time, we'll have a short delay and start again.
  • If you are not getting notifications from SwimTopia, an email will be sent to the address on file, and it will also be posted to the front page of the website.
• After many changes over the last 24 hours, we have finalized the heat sheet! I'm attaching it along with the volunteer assignments. Please double check to see what your role is for tonight!
• All of the parking lot spaces will be reserved for meet officials. The rest of the team can park in the pool parking lot, the tennis parking lot, or along the street. Please restrict parking to one side of the road and not blocking any driveways. There will be an off-duty police officer assisting with traffic. Vinings Estates would love for us to carpool if possible to help with traffic.
• This will be our setup for the evening:

• Please check in at the volunteer table when you arrive.
• The bullpen parents will have too much to do to write on all of the swimmers, so please be sure to mark your swimmers' races on their arm (or leg) before they arrive at the meet, and put names on their shoulder blades so volunteers can help get them where they need to go! There's a tutorial on the website. While you're there, there's a little more in depth information on what to expect if you've never been to a swim meet before!
• Swimmers should arrive at the pool at 4:45. We'll have warmups before the meet begins. The first race should get underway at 6:00. Once your swimmer is done (check with a bullpen parent in case we made a mid-meet change!) and your volunteer shift is finished, feel free to head out if you need to or hang with us to cheer on the older kids! Those last few events are some of the most exciting of the night!!
• Swimmers will be spending most of the meet in a "bullpen" with the rest of their age group. A few brave souls have volunteered to sit with them and help them get to their races on time. It's important that they be in their bullpens where those adults can find them, so other than grabbing food, running to the restroom, or swimming, they should be in the bullpen for their age group.
• Concessions is a huge deal for every swim team - we all depend on concessions to help keep keep our teams running! Please support our fellow teams whenever possible by buying from the concession stand. The concession pavilion for Vinings Estates is to the left of the slide. Payment options are cash, apple pay and credit card. The credit card machine is tap only. We offer: Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, BBQ, Pizza, popcorn, frozen grapes, candy, chips, water, sodas, and powerade. They can do cheese quesadillas if requested.
• Please, no alcohol at the meet. We can be disqualified, so let's save that for the after party!
• Things to bring:
  • swim cap (with your name on the inside of it!)
  • goggles
  • if you aren't wearing a Saddlebrook suit or cap, make sure it doesn't have another team logo on it!
  • 2 towels
  • jacket/hoodie for after the sun goes down
  • backpack to keep your stuff in

Did I forget anything? Don't hesitate to ask! 

Go Seahorses!!