(This email is for REGULAR MEET SWIMMERS.)

Good Evening Wynfield Families,

Tomorrow is our first AWAY meet! We've been working hard at improving breaststroke skills this week and are excited to add some entries in that even this week!

Please reach out to us at [email protected] if you have any questions or last minute changes in availability for your swimmer. Here's everything you need to know for tomorrow's meet:

WHERE: NORTHSTONE POOL 

15801 Northstone Drive

Huntersville, 28078

WHEN: Thursday, June 6, 2024

ARRIVAL: Plan to arrive between between 5:00 and 5:10 to check in with coaches. You will check in with the coaches according to your last name:

• A-C: Coach Kristina
• D-G: Coach Nora
• H-L: Coach Cooper
• M-N: Coach Mitchell
• O- SH: Coach Wilson
• SM-Z: Coach Sophia and Coach Adriana

MEET SCHEDULE:

• Warm-ups: Warmups for Wynfield begin at 5:25. We will warm up in 2 quick sessions tomorrow.
  • 10 & Under: 5:25-5:35
  • 11 & Up: 5:35-5:50
  • • *Please remind your 11 & Up swimmers that we will be doing the same warmup practice that we have been doing at practice daily for the past week.

• 5:50: Clear the pool and National Anthem.
  • Please help us get our 8& under relays lined up during the 11& up warmups so that we are ready for a quick start at 6:00pm.
• 6:00: Meet begins. Projected end time is close to 9:30/10:00pm.

PREPARING FOR THE MEET:

• Write your swimmer’s name (first and last) and age on their right shoulder/upper back.
• Mark their events on their arms or the back of their hands. (Heat sheets will be emailed out and posted on our website by 2:00 pm tomorrow. Entries will also be visible on the SwimTopia App by that time.)
  • *If you are new to swimming or need a refresher on how to mark your swimmer, see specific instructions below.

WHAT TO BRING:

•  Extra towels and warm clothes! Keeping muscles warm between events help improve times and prevent injuries. Please encourage your swimmer(s) to bring and wear sweatshirts/pants, parkas, dry towels, etc. between events!
• Team Suit
• Goggles (and extras if you have them)
• Cap
• DRY TOWELS!
• Healthy Snacks
• Water
• Deck chairs for the adults

*REMINDER: NO GLASS CONTAINERS ALLOWED ON DECK

AT THE MEET:

• Please help your child set up a space in our team area. We really need parental support for this. It is very important that swimmers sit together to support each other and to make sure they don't miss an event.
• Volunteers will check in at the volunteer table.
• Northstone asked us to communicate that no coolers are allowed. They will have pizza, concessions, and other limited dinner options.
• Please DO NOT leave if your swimmer is in a relay. If a swimmer must leave early, please notify Coach Tiffany or Coach Kristina as soon as possible so that we try to prevent scratching relays.
• If your swimmer is listed on a relay outside of their normal age group it is not an error.  Throughout the season we will "swim up" swimmers into older relays when we are short on swimmers in that age group. It's a fun way for some of our younger swimmers to get a chance to swim with the "big kids"--and sometimes even the coaches!
• Make sure you have your phone with the remind app downloaded. In the event that we have to communicate meet changes due to weather during the meet, we will use the Remind app as our main means of communication.

Finally, get ready to cheer!!! GO WAVES!!!!!

~Coach Tiffany

Marking your swimmer:

Mark the arm as illustrated below in the picture in the order of Event/Heat/Lane/Relay Leg. Write on clean dry skin with no sunscreen. It is best to do this before arriving to minimize sunscreen washing it away. However, we are always willing to help poolside before the meet if you need assistance!

• Find your child’s race information on the Heat Sheets, the entry sheets, or the SwimTopia App.
• Label your swimmers with a black sharpie with their race details.
• On their forearm, mark their event information: (See further below for Stroke labels)

(E = event, H = heat, L = lane). For relays, add a slash followed by the position on the relay after the lane# (1, 2, 3 or 4)

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