Can you believe the banquet is just around the corner? We have one more meet on Monday, and then it will be time to celebrate!! Not just a great season, but the 40th birthday of the Saddlebrook Seahorses! This is one of my favorite events of the season - come prepared for the best pool party of the year!

The banquet starts at 6:00 pm next Wednesday evening. You can RSVP on the meet signup page so we know how many to expect. Also drop me a note if you were a Saddlebrook Seahorse back in the day!!

We're serving barbecue pork sandwiches along with hot dogs, and we are asking you guys to provide the extras. We're doing food a little differently this year - please choose an item (or two) on our Signup Genius so we can get all our bases covered.

Please bring disposable dishes and serving spoons if possible so we have less to clean up and return - we have had tons of dishes left behind over the years! If your contribution is a refrigerated item, please add ice underneath so it stays fresh. Pro-tip: you can freeze water in a disposable pan to make the perfect freezer pack to fit under your food!

Parents, it's your turn to swim! You can sign up for parent relays on the meet signup page! Lots of fun and games for all ages, trophies, gifts, and other awards for our swimmers and even some of our parents and coaches.

We'll wrap up with a video featuring all of our seahorses as soon as the sun goes down.

Don't forget if you'd like to contribute towards coach gifts, you can drop that at the snack bar during practice, the volunteer table at the meet, or send it by Venmo directly to me (@kate-bullard-1).

Thanks so much!