Happy Friday everyone! The time has come for our first HOME DUAL MEET and Thunder Raines is ready to make some noise!

Below you will find helpful information for the upcoming meet.

Home Meet Details:

For the safety of both the residents and swimmers, parking is in designated areas only.

• Parking lot and Circle Drive are reserved for Coaches and Officials only. Must show badge
• Parking along the fence side only on the street. Do not park on the side near the playground. 
• Be respectful when parking along the street. Avoid parking near mailboxes, fire hydrants, stop signs, driveways, and crosswalks. Arrive early as parking goes fast!

SwimTopia

Event details and Heat Sheets are now live on the SwimTopia app. You can keep track of all of your favorite swimmers in the app!

Reminder that heats may be reseeded if there are a lot of scratches in the morning so keep an eye on any changes throughout the meet. Check in with coaches for any changes in relays.

Timeline of Events

6:50 AM - Tent Parents arrival
7:00 AM: Arrival. 10 and under check in with Tent Parents, 11 & up check in with coaches. Swimmers not checked in on time WILL BE SCRATCHED FROM RELAYS.
7:15 AM: Team Warm Ups
8:00 AM: Team Meeting
8:30 AM: Meet Start
2:30 PM: Estimated End

REMINDERS:

If your child is not sitting in the age group team tent, it is their/your responsibility to get them to their events. Tent parents are only responsible for the kids that are in the age group tents. 

During the meet, please remember the official times are what get posted into SwimTopia, regardless of what the swimmer is told by the timers or what is displayed on the scoreboard. Computer verifiers are checking for any errors or discrepancies.

When your swimmer is done and you are leaving the meet, please do your part and pick up any trash that you see around. Thunder Raines loves a clean area, please help out. 

What to Bring Checklist

Thunder Raines always wants to be prepared. He is a helpful checklist of a few things you may want:

• Swimsuits
• Swim caps
• Goggles
• Tarps
• Chairs
• Towels
• Sunscreen
• Competitive Spirit!
• Games and activities for kids between swims
• A charged cell phone

Food and Drink Options

In addition to our amazing chefs on the grill offering a variety of breakfast and lunch options, we will have our concession stand with tons of snacks. 

Traveling Tom's Coffee is bringing all of our caffeine needs tomorrow morning as well. See if you can spot Thunder Raines enjoying a tub of coffee in the morning. 

We will also have M and K Sno Cones on site delivering all of the best treats!

Photography

We love seeing our swimmers in action and getting photographs. Just a reminder that at no point should parents being taking photography from behind the starting block positions. This includes relays when racers are on both sides of the pool. Pictures from behind the blocks of swimmers IS NOT ALLOWED.

We can't wait to see everyone tomorrow. Let's keep the winning going tomorrow Bolts!

Thunder Raines saying good night Londonderry!