In this Pre-Meet Newsletter:

• Final Meet is locked tonight
• Emergency contacts after Meet entry deadline.
• Meet information:
  • Visitor Seating Reservations (please note!)
  • Swimmer Grand Entrance
  • Pre-order Concessions (Romeo's
  • NO Alcoholic Beverages
  • Volunteer Needs
• Meet Photographer
• Upcoming Fundraisers and Events:
  • 6/23 Papa Murphy’s Spirit Night
  • Tidal Wave Car Wash Vouchers
  • Saturday's Clinic
• Thank you to our Sponsors!

Hello Killer Whales!

It's looking like another great week for swimming! This week is another home meet and we’ll be swimming against the Sunset Ridge Barracudas.  We're excited for another fun night of swimming, treats, and team bonding! 

Reminders for this Meet: The tables to the left of the main steps and into the grill area (and the parking lot) are reserved for the visiting team to use. Second: No alcoholic beverages are allowed at Meets, per TSA Rules, and being found among our team could force us to forfeit the meet, last of all please make sure to pick up all your trash before you leave. 

Swimmer's Grand Entrance: We're going to do a trial run of making a grand entrance for our swimmers to see if it's something that we like (read the directions below). 

We have an assortment of food trucks to choose from this week as well as a Papa Murphy's Spirit Night!  Truck Links and Romeo's Pre-ordering flier are below. 

Let’s Go Killer Whales!

Your SVKW Swim Board

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Reminder: Emergencies after the Swimmer Declaration deadline

This week, the Meet is locked Monday night (tonight) and no additional changes can be made. Please use the contacts below in case of emergencies such as sickness and injuries: 

• Pre-meet (before 4pm Tuesdays): if an emergency arises and a child will be missing all or part of a meet please inform the coaches of the change as soon as possible by emailing them at: [email protected].
• At the meet (after 4pm Tuesday): please talk to Coach Lauren if something arises after 4pm on Tuesdays/during the Meet. If you cannot attend at all, please email the coaches AND text a friend to tell Coach Lauren when they arrive. Coaches may/may not get emails after 4pm Tuesdays once they are in route to the pool.

Swimmer's Grand Entrance: 

We’re trying something new! We want to attempt a grand entrance for our Swimmers with cheering. If we love it, we'll do it again.  at 5:45pm (or after warmups) , 13+ meet under the white tents (you're the cheering squad) and 12 and under: meet up outside the fence between the westside gate and baby pool for instructions. However, if you are swimming 7-8 relays, find your kid pusher first by 2nd call under the white tents. Depending on the timing, we'll give you further instructions there.  We are also keen to make sure this does not delay the start of the Meet.  When the announcer introduces the teams before the National Anthem, the swimmers will jog in towards the white tent area. Any questions or concerns please reply to this email. 

 Pre-Meet Warm-Up + Volunteer Schedule

Our SVKW Warm-up times for home meets start at 4:55 pm. Please arrive earlier than this to get set up so you're ready to swim. Here's the timeline for when you need to be where!

• Volunteers, check in as you arrive, by 5:30 pm at the latest.
• 4:00 pm: Set-Up Crew arrives
• 4:55 pm: 10&Under warm-up
• 5:10 pm: 10&Up War- Up
• 5:25 pm: Team cheer with all swimmers.
• 5:45 pm: Meeting for timers in the baby pool area.
• 5:45 pm: Meeting for Stroke & Turn, Order of Finish, and runner outside the main gate
• 5:45 pm: meeting for kid pushers by the lifeguard stand in the diving well
• 5:45 pm: Big Whale Check-In at the SVKW tents if you have questions, then form a tunnel for the grand entrance: all 12 and under swimmers meet outside the fence between the westside back gate and baby pool. 
• 5:50 pm: Line up for relays and tunnel entrance (7/8 relay swimmers: meet your kid pushers first under the white tents). 
• 5:55pm Swimmer Grand Entrance then National Anthem 

6/18 Home Meet Information

Volunteer Needs:

Shifts are filled! Substitutes - some have already been moved into vacant shifts. All scheduled volunteers should have already received an email from Anne. Contact her if not at: [email protected].

Meet Set up crew, please note the start time is 4:10pm (you should be ready to begin immediately at 4:10pm). Sunset Ridge will be arriving at 4:15 to set up pop-ups, we need the space in front of the grills cleared promptly.

Check Posterboard Heat Sheets when you Arrive:

When you arrive at the meet, double-check the physical posterboard heat sheets on the diving board (not just the app). Changes are often made last minute if swimmers have an emergency. Big Whales: check your LW heat sheets to see if they are swimming this meet, and when.

Parking: The Lot is Reserved for the Visiting Team. When you park along the street, please do not block any resident's driveways or fire hydrants. Carpooling is highly recommended due to the limited parking.

Seating: Seating is available around the pool deck and outside of the fence (visiting team usually sets up from the left of the main entrance into the swing/grill area). 

Parents: Make sure your swimmers are on deck and ready to go at the first call for their events. It’s not the kid pushers' job to find your child for their event.

Concessions:

• Our Food Trucks this week are Ty's All Natural Food Truck, Romeo's Pizza, Kona Ice, & Fresh LOCAL Ice Cream.  
• The SV Pool Snack Bar is open
• TSA Rules prohibit alcoholic beverages at all swim meets. 
• Romeo's flier is also attached and pre-ordering is recommended

Photographer Option:

Luke Eiles is able to come to our meets to take more photographs at your request. If you would like him to take multiple pictures of your child at a meet, please reach out to him at [email protected] or text him at (984) 349-9536 to set this up in advance and discuss pricing for this service. You may want to pick a favorite event and have him take multiple shots during your child’s heat.

Upcoming Events this Week

• Join us for Fun Friday during the normal morning practice times.
• 6/22 Sat clinic: 11+ theme is Sprints, the 10&U theme is Backstrokes (follow the normal age group practice times).

Upcoming Team Fundraisers (fliers also attached):

• Tidal Wave Car Wash Vouchers on still on sale near the Spirit Wear Table at this Meet
• The APEX Papa Murphy’s is hosting a spirit night on June 23 this week from 11am-8pm. Mention the SVKW team and use the Code: GIVE33 when you order and they will donate a portion of the sales to the team. make dinner easy! Pre-order using this link 

THANK YOU TO OUR SVKW SPONSORS: