Hello Gators!

We have our first home meet of the season. Let’s show Cinco Ranch South West 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. Cinco Ranch South West 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 Vicki, our volunteer guru! 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

We will be running the standard Whale Template for the meet with no extra heats. The pool is a 8 lane pool.

This means we will only swim:

• 2 heats of free relays - 8 entries per age group which equals 32 swimmers
• Unlimited heats of Freestyle and Backstroke
• 2 Heats of IM per age group which equals 8 swimmers
• 3 Heats of Breastroke and Butterfly per age group which equals 12 swimmers
• 1 Heat of medley relays - 4 Entries - 16 swimmers
• There will be cases were swimmers don't get to swim all the events desired. We know some swimmers will be disappointed but we all need to show our great Gator spirt and cheer your team mates on. Let's be the loudest we have ever been.

Our meet against Cinco Ranch South West will take place on Tuesday June 20, 2023 at the home.

Our theme is Western

Show your team spirit with your best Western gear.

Wear your Gator Swim Suits.

Please be good hosts and show Cinco Ranch South West 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

4.00pm. Pool open for visitors

4.00pm. Volunteer sign in Assistants & Console operators arrive

4.00pm. Tent Parent and Floaters arrive

4.15pm. Swimmers arrive - note we have early warm up so early arrival

4.30pm - 4:55 Grand Lakes Warm Up

5.00pm Food Truck and Kona Ice Arrive

4.45pm. (All other volunteers arrive: Timers, judges, runners, ribbons, hospitality, etc.)

4:55 - 5:25pm Cinco Ranch South West Warm Up

5:15pm Judges Meeting – Held at the far end of the pool by the white board

5:15pm Timers Meeting – Held at the baby pool/shower station

5:25pm All volunteers in position – Starter to run test heat for Console/Timers

5.30pm. Meet Start time

9:00 pm Food Truck and Kona Ice Depart

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.

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

Monday: Regular Practice

Tuesday: 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

Wednesday: OFF - EOS Party at Swim Team Pool 6pm - 8 pm

Thursday: MOC Practice

7-8: 7:30-8:15

9-10:7:30-8:30

11-UP:8:30-9:30

6&U:9:30-10:00

Friday: MOC Practice

7-8: 7:30-8:15

9-10:7:30-8:30

11-UP:8:30-9:30

6&U:9:30-10:00

See you at the pool!

Go Gators!

Note: Prelim Heat sheet attached, as always there may be scratches and substitutions for relays day of meet. Only use this as a guide for timeline of the meet and individual entries.