Good Afternoon Wahoos! 

Here are a few important reminders for this week. I am piggy packing on Eric's email with some additional information and reminders of some of the things he mentioned. 

MORNING PRACTICE begins MONDAY! All ages will have an additional practice time each day starting tomorrow (Monday, June 13). 11& Up will practice from 9-10:15, 7/8 & 9/10 will practice from 10:00-11:15 and 6&U will practice from 11:00-11:30.  See details here. It is not required for swimmers to go to both practices. You are welcome to come to either or both practices each day. 

SWIM MEET on TUESDAY! We will be swimming against Olive Chapel Otters on Tuesday at their pool. (1221 Ainsley Woods Place, Apex). Their pool is located right off of Olive Chapel Road, best accessed from Dogwood Ridge subdivision entrance, "White Dogwood Road". Parking it limited. Attached is a map that shows where you can park. Please take a look so you can "avoid parking violations or other unpleasantries!" 

Arrive at Olive Chapel by 5:15. We will be in the pool warming up by 5:30. The first event starts at 6:00pm. Bring your own chairs. There is very little shade, so feel free to bring a tent as well. 

From the Olive Chapel Concessions: Concessions will be sold at the Otter's Cafe! We are excited to host your swim team next week! Our Otter’s Cafe concessions stand is available to keep you and your swimmers hydrated and well-fed. We offer a variety of baked goods (typically cookies, brownies and rice krispy treats), as well as fresh fruit, chips, sub sandwiches, pizza by the slice, and of course candy! We also offer bottled water, Gatorade (variety of sizes and flavors) and canned sodas. Our concessions accept cash only; prices range from $0.50 to $5. We begin serving around 5:00-5:15. 

VOLUNTEERS: First of all, THANK YOU. Please check in with Katie Dickson when you arrive (1st half AND 2nd half volunteers need to check in before the meet). If you are an "official volunteer" (timers, place judges, recorder, scorekeeper, runner, clerk of course) you will need to go to the officials meeting at 5:45 behind the announcer and starter area.

MEET ENTRIES: Meet entries are closed. I will send out a heat sheet Tuesday afternoon before the meet. If your swimmer is in HEAT 1 for any event, they MUST be there. Especially if you are in a RELAY, you MUST be there. Please do not leave early. When you leave unexpectedly, the coaches have to scramble, the kid pushers scramble, the clerk of course scrambles, and someone has to tell 3 kids in a relay that they don't get to swim. Please don't leave early if you are in a relay. 

NUMBERS: Attached you will find a list of swimmer numbers. We had a few duplicates by accident so take note if your name is highlighted in yellow. Your number may have changed from last week. 

THEME: Each week our coaches pick a different theme to help our swimmers get excited about the meet. This week will be a Hawaiian theme. Come decked out in your favorite Hawaiian shirt and grass skirt! Look for more info from our coaches about this. 

GAME TIME: Be sure to find Mrs. Wagner with a new game at the meet to win fun prizes!