STING families,

The next swim meet of the season is this Saturday, February 10, at our Alpharetta YMCA. We will be hosting swimmers and families from the Cowart Family YMCA and Decatur Family YMCA.

Here are the details for the meet:

• The meet starts at 4:00pm and will last approximately 3 hours.

• Swimmers need to arrive by 2:30pm.When your swimmer arrives, he/she needs to check in with the volunteer parent from our team to let her know they are there. Volunteers also need to check-in when they arrive. The check in table is located in the small room across from the Aquatics office.

• Warm-up for our team is 2:45-3:15pm in the pool.
• Please enter/exit the YMCA via the ramp next to the outdoor pool. This will help alleviate so much traffic through the front door.
• If you are running late or will not be at the meet, please let Coach Carlos know ASAP.

• Swimmers should wear a racing bathing suit and bring multiple towels, goggles, swim cap, drinks, snacks, games, cards, books (entertainment while waiting for events).

• Swimmers will sit together as a team in the designated bullpen area in the gym. Parent volunteers will line the swimmers up for each race. It is important your child sits with the team so he/she will not miss being called for the race. Bullpen parents will not be tracking down swimmers who are not sitting with the team.
• Parents may sit in the gym or in the viewing area at the windows.

oParents may enter the pool deck to watch their swimmer race. Please enter/exit through the door by the Family Locker Room and sauna.

oPlease be respectful of the gym and viewing area(s) and clean up any trash.

• There will be concessions. Cash only – please bring small bills.

• Your swimmer's events will be available in Swimtopia by Friday evening.

• Please mark your swimmer's Event/Heat/Lane and put his/her name on their back before arriving.

• Please put your swimmer's name on all his/her gear - swimsuit, team t-shirt, goggles, swim cap, towel, etc.

****There are still MANY volunteer opportunities for parents to assist with the meet. Please check Swimtopia and sign up if you can help on Saturday. We still need 4 more parents to assist with the bullpen and 1 more timer. Throughout the season, each family is requested to volunteer for 2 meets. In order for the meet to run smoothly and efficiently we need parent volunteers. A HUGE thank you to all the families who have volunteered (many more than 2 times!) throughout the season.****

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Coach Carlos.

Go STING!