Hi parents,

We are excited for our 3rd meet of the season tomorrow, June 11 at Harmony on the Lakes. 

Address: 297 Harmony Lake Drive, Canton, GA,

There is a lot of important information in this email--thank you for reading. 

1. Arrival: Please arrive at 5pm and have your swimmer ready to be in the water promptly at 5:30pm for our warm-up.

From Harmony on the Lakes: 

2. Parking: Our parking lot is very small - your families are welcome to park in any open spot they find. Parking is also allowed along Harmony Lake Drive (lake side only) and we have golf carts patrolling the street to shuttle guests to the pool.

Also attached is a map of our pool deck. Our deck is pretty small so most families bring tents and set up on the great lawn and then just come into the pool area when their kid swims. Our concession stand will have hot dogs, nachos, pizza, candy, and drinks. Cash and Venmo only. Kona Ice and Tropical Smoothie will also be here.

3. Swimmers: All River Green swimmers need to set up and stay 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. Parents, this is a small pool deck, so you will need to set up your own chairs wherever you can find space. There will not be space for your chairs in the bullpen area. 

Parents--please remind your swimmers to listen to the bullpen and ready bench volunteers. They are working to get swimmers to their events on time and they need swimmers to stay in their bullpen area. Remember 11 and up need to listen to the announcer and get to their lanes at least 3 events before their own events. 

4. Volunteers:

Thank you for volunteering! Please sign in with the volunteer coordinators Laura Evans and Heather Ryan. They will have clipboards and supplies for you. 

There are still a few second shift openings--so if you are able to help, please sign up!

Sign in with volunteer coordinator at these times:

Bullpen : 4:45pm

Timers: 5:30 pm

Deck Managers and Ready Bench: 5:15pm

Place Judge, Judges Recorder, Master Recorder: 5:30pm

If you are not volunteering, take your swimmers directly to the bullpen.

5. Caps: If you have not picked up your cap, you can pick up at morning practice tomorrow. I have placed the box in the storage room--just ask a coach to get your bag for you. 

6. 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.

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.

9. Clean up: After the meet ends, please pick up all trash in yours and your swimmer's areas. Be sure to grab your shirts, water bottles, goggles, etc!

Thank you for reading! We will see you tomorrow!

Vanessa