Hello Mt. View Families,

Information for Saturday is below. If you have any questions, please ask! (I may not get back to emails quickly today, so please if it’s urgent send me a text at 717.304.5718).
Arrival for Saturday is 7:00 AM, warm-ups are at 7:15 AM. Our meet is at HOME.

The meet is scheduled to start at 8:30 AM, although with it being the first meet and at home, there is always a few hiccups and we may start late.

Volunteers Still needed!!!

We are still in need of the following volunteers for Saturday:
(2) Second Half Concession worker
(1)Second Half Finish Judge
(1)Second Half Line-up Person
(1)Second Half Official
(1)Starter/Referee
(8) People to Help Tear Down
Lane 1 Timer: Second Half
Lane 2 Timer: Second Half
Lane 3 Timer: Second Half
Lane 5 Timer: Second Half
Back-Up Timer: First Half
Back-Up Timer: Second Half

Sign-ups are open until 9 PM tonight. If your child is swimming and you have not signed up, you will be assigned!

Running Late? Sick on Saturday?

Please Please Please! If you are going to be late please email or text me (this is my email, my cell is 717-304-5718 please text!). I start to panic when we are done with warm-ups and people aren't there. I don't want to remove people from the meet because we don't know where you are!

Coaches will have entry cards on Saturday morning that will list the swimmers events. This will be the individual and any relays. ***Lanes are subject to change, but your events will not change!***

Our meet is estimated to be over by about 11:30 AM!

Relays are at the beginning of the meet this week: They are free relays. *Most swimmers will be in a relay!*

CAPS

All swimmers get 1 latex cap (if they want one) for the season. We also have silicon caps for sale. The logo caps are $10 each, and if we have any left the "MTV" caps are $5 each

Caps will be handed out with cards after warm-ups.

What do I need to know, bring, or understand about a swim meet?

WHAT TO BRING:

Swim suit, swim cap and goggles (having extras is helpful)

Towels (more than one per swimmer)

Water/sports drinks

Team t-shirt or sweatshirt

Games/books to keep kids entertained between events

Folding chairs for parents and blanket or chair for swimmer (we aren’t permitted to use the chairs at the pool on meet days)

Nutritious snacks – bananas, granola bars, fruit snacks, yogurt, cereal, sandwiches.

Sunscreen and bug spray.

Cash to purchase a heat sheet (if available) and snacks.

BEFORE THE MEET STARTS

1.Arrive at the pool approximately 15 minutes before the scheduled warm-ups (that would be 7:00 this week)

2.Upon arrival, find a place to put your swimmer's blanket, swim bag, etc... The team usually sits in one place together, so look for some familiar faces.

3.Write each event number on your swimmer's arm in something waterproof (i.e., a sharpie is good for this). This will help him/her remember what events he/she is swimming and what event number to listen for.

4.Your swimmer will now get their cap and goggles and report for the team's warm-up. It is important for all swimmers to warm up with the team. A swimmer's body is like a car on a cold day – he/she needs to get the engine going and warmed up before he/she can go all out.

5.After warm-ups, your swimmer will go back to the area where his/her team (and family) is sitting and wait there until his/her first event is called. This is a good time to make sure he/she goes to the bathroom if necessary, gets a drink, or just gets settled in.

6.All questions concerning meet results, an officiating call, or the conduct of a meet should be referred to a coach.

7.At some meets psych sheets will be available. It lists all swimmers in each event in order of “seed time”. When the team entry is sent in, each swimmer and his/her previous best time in that event is listed. If the swimmer is swimming an event for the first time, he/she will be entered as a “no time” or “NT”. A “no time” swimmer will most likely swim in the second or third heat of an event.

MEET STARTS

1.It is important for any swimmer to know what event numbers he/she is swimming (the reason to write this information on their arm). He/she may be swimming right away or have to wait awhile.

2.Most meets are computerized. There are generally two (2) ways a swimmer gets to his/her lane:

a. A swimmer usually reports directly to a staging area before he/she actually swims. Typically, one or two team parents will make sure 8&U swimmers get to this staging area before each of their events.

b. Generally, girls events are odd-numbered and boys events are even-numbered.

c. The Clerk of Course will usually line up all the swimmers in the staging area and take them down to their lane in the correct order. There are usually multiple heats for each event.

3.After your child has swam his/her event, he/she may ask the timer (people behind the blocks at each lane) what his/her time was.

4.Swimmers and parents can leave once a swimmer has swam all of his/her events, but please check with Coach Jess before you go to make sure we don't need you for something!

5.Results may be posted somewhere at the pool throughout the meet.

6.Awards (ribbons) are given to swimmers and will be available for pick up at the next practice.

Questions, please let me know!