Hello Stingrays,

We are ready for our next home meet against the Summer Hill Stingrays on Saturday! Yes, you read that right, it will be Stingrays vs Stingrays this weekend!

PARKING - IMPORTANT

Please DO NOT PARK in the Swan Lake parking lot. This lot is reserved for Summer Hill. We would also like to save as many spots in the surrounding streets as possible for Summer Hill families, so we have made alternate parking arrangements for Swan Lake families.

Please drop off your swimmers and belongings at Swan Lake, and then park at the Morgan State North Campus Garage. The address is 1700 E Cold Spring Lane, but the entrance is actually off of Perring Parkway. It is a very manageable walk to the pool.

ARRIVAL/WARMUPS

Coach Owen would like all swimmers to arrive at Swan Lake no later than 7:40am. Our team will warm up from 8:00 until 8:25. The meet will start promptly at 9:00.

SEATING AREA

Swan Lake’s team area is the lawn near the party pavilion and Clerk of Course, close to the shallow end and Lane 4. We will reserve the shady seats along Lane 1 for Summer Hill. We want to be good hosts, so please respect the designated seating areas. Swan Lake’s team seating area will likely be sunny and hot. Feel free to bring a pop-up tent to make yourself more comfortable.

VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED

Thank you to everyone who has already signed up for a volunteer shift! We have just a few spots left to fill. We need a volunteer to sell 50/50 raffle tickets, two additional volunteers to help with Clerk of Course, two volunteers to help with concessions in the second half, and one morning greeter to help out in the parking lot. I am always amazed and so grateful at how easy it is to fill our volunteer spots week after week. THANK YOU!!!

MEET ENTRIES

Meet entries are available to view in Swimtopia as they are created, and the Psych Sheet is attached to this email. Heat sheets will be available around 8:30 AM on the day of the meet, after we have adjusted for any last-minute scratches. If you’d like to view the heat sheets and follow meet results in *almost* real time, you can do so on the Swimtopia app.

RELAY ALTERNATES

The following swimmers are relay alternates. This means that they will only swim in the relay if another swimmer is unable to swim for some reason. Relay alternates are an important part of the team and sometimes they are needed at the last minute. If your swimmer is a relay alternate, please do not leave the meet early unless you have spoken to Coach Owen and confirmed that your swimmer is not needed for the relay.

6&U - Delyth Brunyate, AJ Marbury, Chris Shu

8&U - BJ Shu (A), Henry Kennel (A), Abby Brecheen (A), Tasman Marbury (B)

9/10 - Ezra Berrong

11/12 - Billie Michaels, Lillie Voelker

13/14 - Te Cruz, Emmett Rife

15&over - Kai Shade

CONCESSIONS

The Swan Lake concession stand will be open. In addition to the usual offerings, there will be donuts and taco-in-a-bag. Our sponsor Pizza Bravo will also be selling pizza by the slice.

REPORTING FOR RACES

During the meet, please listen to the announcer so you will know when it’s time for your swimmer to report to their race. Clerk of Course volunteers will NOT be walking around the entire pool deck to look for swimmers. The expectation is that swimmers and families will be in the Swan Lake seating area and listening to loudspeaker announcements. Generally, Clerk of Course gathers swimmers about four events before their race. Once swimmers are in the Clerk of Course area, volunteers will help them get into the correct heat and lane.

Thank you for reading this entire message! If your swimmer is no longer able to participate in the meet, please let me know as soon as possible by texting (770)402-1591.

Let's Go Stingrays!

Linn