Shark Families,

I hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. Below are some reminders and info for the first swim meet coming up this Thursday, 5/30. 

Swimmer RSVPs

• RSVPs are always due the Sunday prior to the meet by midnight
• RSVPs for Thursday, 5/30, meet are due by Sunday, 5/26
• Please RSVP Yes or No to ALL swim meets, so coaches know which swimmers will be attending
• If you do not RSVP in time, your swimmer WILL NOT be placed in any events.
• All meets are currently open for RSVP, so the easiest thing to do is go ahead and RSVP for all of them. If something changes prior to the meet, you can change your RSVP up to the the Sunday before the meet. If you RSVP Yes, and find out after Sunday that your swimmer won't be able to attend, just email us so the coaches know they won't be availalbe for relay races. 

Team T-Shirts

• If you registered your swimmer PRIOR to 5/5 or ordered a fundraiser shirt, they are in and will be available to pick up at practice. We will have them at the table near the entrance gate.
• Pro-Tip - Write your swimmers name inside their shirt so they don't get mixed up with other swimmers shirts.
• If you registered after 5/5, and would like to purchase a shirt for you or your swimmer, you will have an opportunity after registration closes on June 10th. The shirts will be $15 each, but our vendor requires an order minimum of 24 shirts. If you order one, and we don't have at least 24 shirts for the order, we will refund your money.

Practice Reminders

• No practice Sunday, 5/26, or Monday, 5/27 for Memorial Day
• Regular practice Tuesday & Wednesday
• First swim meet Thursday, 5/30
• Morning Practice will start Wednesday, June 5th (we originally said it would start Monday, June 3rd, but the coaches had scheduling conflicts on Monday)
  • Morning Sessions - June 5th - June 26th - Monday & Wednesday Mornings
    
    • 8:30-9:30AM - 11 and up
    • 9:30-10:30AM - 10 and under
    • 10:30-11AM - 6 and under & beginner swimmers
• Evening practices will still be held at normal times, throughout the season.

Swim Meet, 5/30

• The first swim meet will be away at the Richland neighborhood - 2074 Quinton Place NW, Suwanee GA 30024
• Richland will send us information regarding parking, bullpen location, whether bubbles will swim, concessions, etc. in the upcoming days. Once I have the information, I will send it out to everyone.
• Swimmer Arrival Time – 5:00PM, warm-ups begin at 5:25PM 
• First Half Volunteer Arrival Time - 5:20PM
• Check-in: Swimmers and volunteers check-in at the bullpen 
• Meet begins at 6:00 pm, expected to last until 10:00 pm
• Swimmers must check IN and OUT at bullpen, please do not leave the Meet until your swimmer has checked out.
• Swimmer Heat Info will be available on SwimTopia and a PDF Heat Sheet will be emailed out by Wednesday evening. Heat sheets will not be available to purchase at the meet.

First year team participants – if this is your first season on swim team, I encourage you to the read the 2024 Parent Guide and How to Survive a Swim Meet. A key item – swimmers and parents need to bring their own folding chair to sit in during the Meets, both for Home and Away.

Thanks,

Rachel