Hello again, Dolphin Families! 

In just a few short hours, we will be together on deck! I cannot wait to kick off a fin-tastic meet against our long time rival, Ansley! 

Please see attached Heat Sheet and read the below Heat Sheet Information! 

A Note on Volunteering Tonight: 

We are in significant need of First Shift 10U Girl Bullpen Parents (primarily!), First Shift 10U Boys Bullpen Parents, 10U Girls Second Shift Bullpen Parents, and 8U Boys Second Shift Bullpen Parents. 
We are also missing lead Bullpen Parents for our 6U Boys, our 10U Boys, our 12U Boys, and one second shift Timer. 
If you can fill ANY OF THESE ROLLS, please arrive at 4pm and check in with Leah Humphries, Kelly Brock, or Robyn Whittemore. 

Heat Sheet Information

Even for the experienced Dolphin swim family, receipt of the heat sheet prior to a swim meet often generates questions.

• Each swimmer may swim a maximum of 3 individual events and 2 relays at a swim meet; however, not every swimmer will swim 5 events at a swim meet. The number of events a swimmer is entered in will vary from week to week. This rule does not apply to 6U swimmers. Coaches are happy to discuss event selection the day following the swim meet.
• The line-up exchange between teams typically occurs on Monday afternoons (in this case, Tuesday afternoon) after 12:00 p.m. A heat sheet cannot be created prior to the line-up exchange. After all heats and lanes have been consolidated, an initial heat sheet will be emailed to Dolphin swim families (typically by 3:00 p.m.).

Heat sheet has been emailed and you have reviewed it. Frequently asked questions and what to do:

• My child isn’t on the heat sheet!
  • First, to prevent this, make sure you “commit” or “not commit” to every swim meet on Swimtopia by the cutoff date. If you have not “committed” your swimmer on Swimtopia, they will not be on the heat sheet.
  • If your child is not on the heat sheet and will be attending the swim meet, do two things:
    • Email or text Robyn! I will not be able to respond to all emails but will collect all notifications and forward them to Coach Justin. ([email protected]) (301-473-3221)
    • Come to the meet, check in with our Volunteer Booth, let your bullpen parent know, we will make it work.
• My child IS on the heat sheet but now will be absent (sick, etc.)!
  • Let Robyn know via email or text, as above. This is important so that we can shuffle relays and get other swimmers in the water.
  • Please note, if you don't check-in with the appropriate bullpen parent on time, there is a possibility that your swimmer will be scratched from their events, particularly early races. If you are running late please let someone in your bullpen know so that we don't tap another swimmer for your relay spot.
• My child’s name is wrong on the heat sheet!
  • All names of swimmers on the heat sheet will appear as the swimmer is registered under Swimtopia (e.g., John Michael Phelps will appear as John Phelps on the heat sheet, not Michael Phelps). If you want the name of your swimmer to be anything other than their first name and surname, please make sure that information is noted on Swimtopia.
• My child is entered with “NT” in an event!
  • If your swimmer is entered with "NT" in an event, that simply means your swimmer has never swum the event previously and does not have an official time.
• My child is swimming the Individual Medley, or is on a Medley Relay. What order of strokes do they swim!
  • If your swimmer is swimming the Individual Medley (IM), the stroke order is butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. If your swimmer is swimming on a Medley Relay (MR), the stroke order is backstroke (1), breaststroke (2), butterfly (3), and freestyle (4).

As always, please let us know if you have any questions. I cannot wait to see our team together for our first dose of HOME MEET competition this season!

GO DOLPHINS!

Robyn Whittemore