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Intrasquad TONIGHT!

May 3rd

Barracuda Families, it’s time for our first Intrasquad meet today! Since this is our 1st meet of the year, we wanted to share lots of details especially for new families!

  • Weather
  • Timeline - when to arrive, duration, etc.
  • Team Photo!
  • Swim Meet 101
  • What to Bring
  • Heat Sheet
  • Marking Up Swimmers
  • Where to Park
  • Where to Watch
  • What’s up with Ribbons
  • How to keep up online

Weather

We are actively monitoring the weather. We can and will have meets in the rain but if lightning is imminent and nearby that changes.

Please assume the meet is ON unless you get an email/alert from us saying otherwise.

Intrasquad Meet Timeline

  • Volunteers arrive per their area lead instruction
    • Check in with your volunteer lead when you arrive!
    • Setup Crew: 3:30pm
    • Age Group Parents (AGP): 4:15pm
    • Timers/Stroke Judges/Ready Bench: 4:45pm
    • Swimmers arrive 4:15pm (earlier is fine too). Please have your swimmer check in at the swimmer sign in table.
  • 4:30pm Warm-up starts
    • 4:30 - 4:35: 5-8s
    • 4:35 - 4:45: 9-10s
    • 4:45 - 5:00: 11&up
  • 4:45pm - Relay Swimmer check-in deadline (with AGP)
  • 5:00pm - Team Photo (wear your team suit!)
  • 5:05pm - Meet starts
  • 7:15pm - Meet finish (estimate)

Warmup begins at 4:30pm; that means swimmers would be inside the gate with their stuff set laid out and ready to get in the water at 4:30. We’re planning to start at approximately 5pm. We realize that timing’s a bit tough for some of our older swimmers and school, so just do your best. Since this isn’t a dual meet, the meet will be quicker and take approximately two hours once we get started.

Team Photo

We have our Team Photo after warmups today at 5pm. Even if you cannot make the whole meet, we would love to stop by for the team photo!

This isn't the individual photo; that will be during practice at another date.

Annually our Intrasquad Meet is our best opportunity for a team photo for our website; dual meets are too chaotic with the other team there and a tighter timeline.

Swim Meet 101

Is this is your 1st swim meet, check out this "Swim Meet 101" page. Click here or FAQs.

What to Bring

First off, please make sure you label anything you bring.

  • Team suit!!! That’s our uniform!!! :)
  • Towels to set down to claim your space and another one to dry off.
  • Goggles and team swim cap if you use them.
  • Sunscreen, especially the 11&ups based on the location which won’t have much evening shade.
  • CASH - preferably singles - or card for the concession stand. We will have pizza from our sponsor CraigO's pizza! as well as candy, drinks, water...
  • Leave your kickboards and fins at home. Those aren’t needed at meets.
  • Rain gear for the families in case we get rain.

Heat Sheet

The heat sheet is posted on our website under swim meets & events. Please print this out for your benefit!

Marking up Swimmers

You can help the Age Group volunteers by writing their last name on their back and then in order "event number-heat number-lane number" on their arm or shoulder so they can see what they are swimming.

None of that is required, but it’s part of the experience for some, and helps them take ownership of when they’re swimming. Most importantly, make sure your swimmers know what strokes they are swimming!

Where to Park

Our humble parking lot will be full before 4:30pm. There will be cones along the inner/playground side of the driveway, please don’t park in the grass on that side. Cars can park along the side of Creeks Edge Pkwy.

Where to Watch

Parents cannot bring chairs inside the fenced pool deck area.

You can set up chairs, coolers, and umbrellas outside on our amazing lawn either in between the pool and basketball court (under the trees in the shade!) or in the grassy area by the parking lot.

Parents and guests are welcome to stand and watch their swimmers during his/her individual races from vantage points along the north and south sides of the pool, but then are requested to exit the pool deck area after their swimmers’ races to give space for other parents.

Keeping Up Online

Check out the Swimtopia mobile app in your phone’s app store. Some features are free, some do require a subscription similar to Meet Mobile. Assuming all goes well, we should have real-time meet status (current event/heat) and results in the app.

Cancellation/Scratches

If anything comes up before 3pm today, please please please, email [email protected] with the details.

Folks, thanks for your patience and we look forward to a super fun Summer Swim Team Season!!!

- Barracudas Volunteer Board of Directors

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