Hello, Dolphin Families!

Thank you all for your feedback regarding yesterday evening’s practice at the SAAC!

I have reached out to Emory regarding the concerns of the low pool temperature and dropping swimmers off at the front of the building.

Temperature

Emory’s SAAC Pool is heated to 82 degrees, and it is currently sitting at 78 degrees.

Since the pool itself is large and was recently filled, it will take a few days for the temperature to level out to a consistent 82 degrees. Emory’s Aquatics Manager has assured me that it will be fully heated by Saturday’s practice.

Please make sure to bring extra warm clothes to put on after practice and an extra towel! Swim caps and Rash Guards also help swimmers trap heat and regulate temperature.

Drop Off Procedure

We found out yesterday that minors are not allowed to walk themselves into the pool space without being escorted by a coach or parent. In order to allow for parents to continue drop their swimmers off at the SAAC for practice, today and going forward, we will be staging our Graduate Assistant Coaches next to the front desk and having them escort all swimmers who arrive without a parent to the pool space. The GA Coaches will be staged at the front desk until 15 minutes past the hour- (5:15pm and 6:15pm) to allow for any traffic related delays.

Parents are still more than welcome to walk their children (and carpool buddies) to the practice space themselves, the above procedure only applies if you are dropping your swimmer off and will not be escorting them.

Swimtopia Mobile App and News Tab

Please download the Swimtopia App to receive push notifications! We will be sending push notifications in addition to e-mails to highlight important updates.

If you need to reference a prior communication, all Dolphin Diaries and Team Blasts are posted to the News tab of the Swimtopia website! Please visit dhgcdolphins.swimtopia.com/news to review prior communications and stay up to date on all our happenings!

Thank you for your patience as we navigate this new facility!

Go Dolphins!

Robyn Whittemore