Good afternoon, Dolphin Families! 

I cannot believe we are heading into our final dual meet for the season! Please join us for Awards Night - Green Night, tomorrow evening at 6pm on the DHGC Pool Deck. This will be the final practice for all swimmers! We will be announcing the Championship Team who will be representing us at Georgia Tech on June 30th at Awards Night, and they will continue practice throughout this week. 

All Swimmers are welcome to join us for our final Post Championship Party at DHGC after the Championship Meet this coming Sunday! 

A few reminders as we head into our final meet tonight vs. the AGC Sharks! 

Please pack for warm weather! While our bullpens will be shaded, temperatures upwards of 95 degrees are expected, and the humidity will continue to remain moderately high throughout the evening. 

All Dolphins must be in uniform- this includes the team t-shirt, a competition suit or black speedo brand suit, a Dolphin swim cap, and goggles. Please let Robyn know ASAP if you do not have what is required, and I will do my best to help you gather these items.

If you have photos to share, please do so by uploading them to the google drive linked here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s9byNCPPMm...There are folders for photos you take at practice, events like Awards Nights, and for each specific meet. Please add to them over the course of the season, especially if you would like to see your child featured in e-mail communications. Photographs of practice, awards night, and prior meets can also be viewed and saved from the Google Drive! 

On to the details! 

WHERE: Our meet is AWAY- meaning it will be held at Ansley Golf Club: 196 Montgomery Ferry Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30309 

TIMELINE:

4:30- Parent workers arrive and check in at the table located next to the AGC Snack Bar
4:30pm- Swimmers arrive and check in at their designated bullpens which will be located behind the bleachers (picture of location below).
4:30 pm- AGC Sharks begin Warmups 5:00pm- Druid Hills Dolphins begin Warmups
5:30pm- Meet begins! 

Bullpens will be in this building: 

FOOD: AGC will be serving a buffet outside of the back pool gates. Access to the buffet will be via the gate located behind the diving board. Seating will be provided adjacent to the buffet. 

HEAT SHEET INFORMATION 

*** Please remember that heat sheets can change up to the start of the meet*** 

The most up to date information can be found on the Swimtopia app. If you are not currently a premium member, you can subscribe through the App Store using your Swimtopia log in. Due to high usage, the app may need to be refreshed during the meet. The easiest way to do that is close the app on your phone and re-open it when you are ready to check your swimmer’s events and results. 

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 Swim Team Committee Parent Job Chairs, 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 (301-473-3221), 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). 

OTHER INFORMATION: 

We would like to remind our parents that it is very important that swimmers remain in their Bullpen. You are always welcome to spend time with them there, regardless of whether or not you are working in that bullpen! 

PLEASE CLEAN UP AFTER YOUR CHILDREN IN THEIR BULLPENS! 

We will be providing trash bags to ensure the AGC Deck is as clean as we found it when we leave! Robyn will be bringing any lost and found items to Awards Night on June 25th! 

Please stay for the final relays! We need our swimmers to bring the DOLPHIN SPIRIT and cheer for their teammates, but we also often have to pull our friends to compete in the place of those who are absent during those relays! 

Please make sure to bring:
Caps
Goggles
Sun Screen (labeled)
Water Bottle (labeled)
Nut-Free Snacks
Non-Electronic Entertainment for the Bullpen 

The Coaches and I look forward to seeing you all in just a few short hours for this exciting showdown! 

GO DOLPHINS! 

Robyn Whittemore