Hi parents, 

We are excited for our first home meet of the season tomorrow, May 28 at River Green. We will be hosting the Bridgemill Barracudas tomorrow. 

There is a lot of important information in this email, so please read it!

1. Arrival: Please arrive at 4:45 and have your swimmer ready to be in the water promptly at 5pm for our warm-up. 

2. Swimmers: All River Green swimmers need to set up and stay in the River Green bullpen area. This year we will have designated bullpens and volunteers for 10 and under swimmers, but 11 and up swimmers still need to set up and be in the River Green bullpen area. The coaches are asking that all swimmers hang out in that area so that they can be easily located for their events. 

3. Volunteers: If you are volunteer for this meet, please arrive at 4:45 to get signed in and settled in your role. We need the bullpen workers to arrive at 4:30 if possible to be ready to sign in swimmers as they arrive. Hospitality volunteers also need to get here at 4:30 if possible since the visiting team will start arriving at this time. Set-up and concessions also have earlier arrival times. This is all listed in the job sign up. Please review your job description before arrival. 

4. Shirts/Caps: If you didn't get your shirt today, I will be at the 9am practice and at the meet to distribute shirts. Our caps are not here yet, but if they happen to arrive tomorrow, I will bring them to the swim meet. 

5. New Parents: Please read this very detailed explanation of a swim meet: https://rivergreenrays.swimtopia.com/swim-meet-101

This post details the order of events, bullpen set up, weather cancellation, what to bring, how to mark up your swimmer, concessions, etc. 

6. Concessions: We will have pizza, hot dogs, snacks, and drinks available in our concession stand. We accept cash and Venmo. We will also have the Kona Ice truck available. Thank you to all who have donated drinks to our concessions!

7. Mark-up your swimmer: The coaches ask that you PLEASE mark up your swimmer before arriving at the meet. Every swimmer needs their name and age on their back (use a sharpie). For example: Sara  7

They also need to have their events, heats, and lanes listed on their arm or leg. 

See this post for details and examples: https://rivergreenrays.swimtopia.com/meet-preparations

You can see what your swimmer is swimming via the Swimtopia App. 

8. Personal Belongings: Please write your swimmer's name on their team shirt, towels, water bottles, etc. We always have a lot of items left behind after a meet. It helps to get them back to you if you have your name on it. If not, we will put left behind items in the pool lost and found. 

Thank you for reading! We will see you tomorrow!

Vanessa