Hello Gators!

We have our first home meet of the season. Let’s show Pine Mill Ranch our great Gator hospitality! Let's all swim fast and get load cheering for our teammates! We had some great team spirit at Blue Green. Let's see if we can be louder!

Few Key Things to Remember for Home Meets:

• Please make sure your kids know to stay with their specific tent. We are working to run a fast efficient meet. If kids leave the tent area they may miss their swim.
• Bring folding chairs for your kids and adults. If you want a place to sit your will need to bring your chair. Pine Mill is bringing 140 swimmers plus parents that is at least and additional 210 people compared to our Blue Green meet!
• Please see the attached pool layout. If you are part of the set up crew take a good look at it. It will help you understand where everything needs to go prior to meet start.
• Remember there is no parking directly in front of the pool. This is drop off only. Additionally we need this space to set up our food trucks!
• Check your volunteer assignments! We cannot put on a successful meet without support from our volunteers. If you have questions, contact Marilyn or Vicki, our volunteer gurus! If you check in for a volunteer spot you need to show up. No shows create delays to an already long swim meet.
• We cannot have a great swim season without amazing volunteers

Our meet against Pine Mill will take place on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the home. Our theme is Hawaiian

Show your team spirit with your best Hawaiian gear.

Wear your Gator gear.

Please be good hosts and show Pine Mill our best respect and sportsmanship. Remind your swimmers to stay in their lane until everyone is finished. And make sure they say "good swim!" Our coaches will remind everyone as well. Thank you for your support in this effort.

REMINDERS FOR OUR PARENTS:

DO NOT let your swimmer wander around the meet-especially the 6 and unders.

Your swimmer MUST stay in their assigned lanes or their time & score may not be counted.

DO NOT leave before the conclusion of your swimmers' races and check out with team parent before leaving the meet.

Please pay close attention to arrival times:

3:00pm Pool Closes to Swim Meet

3:45 Set Up Break Down Crew Arrives

4.30pm. Pool open for visitors

4.30pm. Volunteer sign in Assistants & Console operators arrive

4.30pm. Tent Parent and Floaters arrive

4.30pm. Swimmers arrive - note we have early warm up so early arrival

4.50pm - 5:20 Grand Lakes Warm Up

5.00pm Food Truck and Kona Ice Arrive

5.00pm. (All other volunteers arrive: Timers, judges, runners, ribbons, hospitality, etc.)

5:20 - 5:50pm Pine Mill Warm Up

5:45pm Judges Meeting – Held at the far end of the pool by the white board

5:45pm Timers Meeting – Held at the baby pool/shower station

5:55pm All volunteers in position – Starter to run test heat for Console/Timers

6.00pm. Meet Start time

9:00 pm Food Truck and Kona Ice Depart

For volunteers on first shift – we will be providing food runners. Just place your order with them and provide a form of payment. They will go to the food truck and bring you back your order. We want our volunteers to be well fed!

To review your volunteer position please go to the glswim.swimtopia.com website and click on the "My Account" tab in the right hand corner. Sign in with your username and password.

Heat Sheets will be made available on Swimtopia 2 hours prior to the meet. 

Practice Schedule for the week: Reminder all practices are in the morning

Monday: OFF

Tuesday: Regular Practice

Wednesday:Shortened Practice

7-8: 7:30-8:00

9-10: 8:00-8:30

11-12:8:30-9:00

13-18: 9:00-9:30

6&U:9:30-10:00

Thursday: OFF

Friday: Regular Practice

See you at the pool!

Go Gators!