Swim Team Friends,

We are so proud of you all. What a joy to watch you in the water these past 3 weeks! And now…it’s the real deal. We can’t wait to see you put your “fins” to the test in our 1st swim meet against Riverside on Tuesday, May 30th.

Here’s the run-down for practices this coming week:

Morning practice resumes on Tuesday (We do practice on meet days):

Get your team tshirt and marked up for the meet.

• 8 & under: 8:30 AM-9:15 AM,
• 9-10 yr old: 9:15 AM-10:00 AM
• 11 & Up: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Wednesday, May 31^st: Picture Day, Donuts and Ribbons

• Fill out the attached Photo Order form and bring with payment on Wednesday to have individual pictures taken.
• Individual Pictures will start at 9:30am followed by the Team Photo roughly at 10am.
• We will be handing donuts and ribbons out while you wait to take your individual photo.

Thursday back to normal morning practice schedule.

Schedule for 5/30: Away meet against Riverside

• Location: 6450 Riverside Drive NW, Sandy Springs, GA 30328

The driveway to the club is hidden. We are next door to a peach-colored mansion. The parking lot is rather tight. Additional parking is available on Edgewater Drive and Old Riverside Drive. Please be respectful of residents and only park on one side of the street.

• 4:30 PM arrival for swimmers & 1st shift volunteers
• 5:00 PM Barracuda’s warm-up
• 5:30 PM meet start
• 6:30 PM arrival for 2nd shift volunteers

Full concessions will be offered including pizza, CFA, and Scoop-Itz Ice Cream will be at the event serving ice cream from 6-9. Ice creams are $4 each. Cash and card accepted.

Things to know for the meet:

Swimmers should be dressed out in their team swimsuit, team cap and goggles. Upon 4:30 PM arrival for a swim meet, a swimmer’s four basic responsibilities are as follows:

1. Report to their respective bullpen preparation area and let the bullpen volunteer know that they have arrived. Our team will congregate on the side of the pool closest to the parking lot. Limited seating is available. Swimmers and fans are encouraged to bring their own seating.

2. Ensure they are marked up by the bullpen volunteer with first name, last name initial, age group, and the events they are swimming (the only exception is 13&Up who will mark themselves)

3. Report on-time to warm-up, begins at 5:00 PM.

4. Once the meet starts, report to the bullpen waiting area at least 5 heats before they are to swim and line up according to heat and lane number (volunteers will be there to assist).

Volunteers

Upon arrival for a swim meet, a volunteer’s three basic responsibilities are as follows:

1. Let the Volunteer Chairperson (Sandy Burt) know they have arrived and obtain a name tag (Sandy will be at the check-in desk at the entrance to the pool)
2. Report any volunteer job concerns or questions to the Volunteer Chairperson
3. Report on-time to designated location for their volunteer job

Side note: Timers, Judges and Coaches will have a brief meeting with the ASA official assigned to our meet around 5:15 PM. Listen for the call to do so.

Spectators

• Shall be gracious (and have fun!) as they cheer on all our Barracudas in a respectful manner
• Shall not engage in loud, intimidating, disrespectful or negative behavior toward officials, athletes, other spectators, support personnel or pool staff

Tips for a Successful Meet

• Wear your Barracudas attire! Team shirts are in and we have some adult merchandise that you can purchase at practice Tuesday morning if interested.
• Do not put sunscreen on the right/back shoulder blade and left/inside forearm of your swimmer. We write on those areas for each swimmer and the ink will not transfer if you have sunscreen there.
• Bring fold-up chairs, activities and sunscreen. Basically, anything that will make your experience more enjoyable and quiet activities (like cards) which will make your swimmer less restless in between events.
• Clean up, throw away trash. Please, be a good neighbor and don't leave our host team and volunteers to clean up after you.
• Swimmers need to stay in their designated bullpen preparation area until they have completed all their events. In order to keep the meet running smoothly, if your child comes to you after their event, please quickly congratulate them and send them back to the bullpen area. Ownership is on parent and athlete to ensure the swimmer is lined up on deck and ready for their event. Bullpen volunteers will help in the process however they have a lot of swimmers to keep track of and need the extra help.

Finally…during this meet, let’s demonstrate our finest moments of kindness, compassion, patience, and support! Cheer for our swimmers, it really helps them swim faster and have fun. This is what swim team season is all about!

Enjoy the holiday- we love swimming with you!

Virginia (304-685-6611) and Laine (404-918-4499)