Good evening, Dolphin Families!

The Coaches, Swim Team Committee, and I cannot wait to see everyone on deck tomorrow evening for our annual Practice Meet (AKA, Time Trails)!

Time Trials Meet Timeline:

4:30pm – Swimmer/Volunteer arrival and check in. (Volunteers, arrive promptly at 4:30 and check in at the towel shack. Swimmers, check in at your Bullpen!)
5:00-5:30pm – Dolphin Warmups
5:30 – Meet begins!

We are so lucky to have 188 of our swimmers declared for this meet! We will send the Heat Sheet for our meet tomorrow morning, in addition to any updates. If you did not declare your swimmer and would like to participate in Time Trials, or you do not see your child on the heat sheet tomorrow, please promptly let Justin/Robyn know, and your child will be added into the final heat of the event.

What to Expect at Time Trials

Our "Time Trials" - Sometimes referred to as a "Practice Meet" is our first opportunity to time our swimmers in the various events in which they will be competing. During competitive meets, we arrange swimmers in their heats based on their "seed times" - the time they have most recently recorded for that particular event. We will be using the times gathered at Time Trials for our first meet vs. PDC on May 28th, but also to have a defined starting point for our swimmers to track their growth throughout the season!
This run through is also important for our team- giving our swimmers the chance to experience what a meet will be like, and giving our parent volunteers an opportunity to practice their roles without another team on deck.
Time Trials will run like a regular meet- meaning we will have a Heat Sheet, the swimmers will remain in their Bullpens for the duration, and our timing company will be on site to time our swimmers! Swimmers will participate in the events they are eligible for so we can gather their base times.

The Dolphins will be providing pizza for the swimmers as the club is closed on Mondays and will not be offering food and beverage service. We recommend that you also pack a light snack for your swimmer(s), a water bottle, towel, and sweatshirt/jacket (as it can be cold when they get out of the pool). Also, we suggest something to keep your swimmer occupied in the bullpen during the downtime in between their events - a book, coloring materials, cards, games, etc. We do not recommend electronics as the bullpen can get quite soggy and rumor has it that water and electronics are not a good combo.

Other Time Trials Notes:

• Please make sure to bring:
• Caps
• Goggles
• Sun Screen (labeled)
• Water Bottle (labeled)
• Nut-Free Snacks
• Non-Electronic Entertainment for the Bullpen
• Towel (Towels are not provided for meets)
• Wear your Competition Suit!
• You are welcome to stay with your child in their bullpen even if you are not volunteering. Please make sure your child is in their bullpen so our volunteers can mark them and line them up for their events.
• Please Sun Screen your swimmer AFTER they are marked. It is difficult to use a sharpie on already Sun Screened Skin!
• Don't be afraid to CHEER LOUD for your teammates!

As Coach Justin says, most importantly, be sure to "have fun and swim fast!"

GO DOLPHINS!

Robyn Whittemore