Good evening Dolphin Families, 

This Saturday will mark one official week practicing back at our home pool! 

Please note that the restrooms near the Lullwater Lounge can only be accessed if you are wearing a cover up and shoes. In general shoe and cover ups must be worn in the clubhouse at all times! It is recommended swimmers use the restrooms located in the Golf House Grill due to the tiled floor! 

Time Trials is upon us, and with 156 Dolphins registered, it's sure to be a great morning! 

If you have not declared your child as attending the meet, you MUST DO SO or they will not appear on the heat sheet! Please see this (linked) guide on how to declare your child! 

Time Trials Information

Where: The DHGC Pool Deck 

When: Parent Worker Check- in at 9:30 AM
Warmups at 10am
Practice Meet Begins at 10:30AM
Meet Concludes Approximately 12pm 

Food: The Golfhouse Grill has extended their Omelet Station to accommodate hungry swimmers. As it is Donut Saturday, we will be providing donuts. 

Team Tees and Caps: Tees and caps are here and will be handed out at check in! (All swimmers receive a season t-shirt that will be part of our meet uniform. If you ordered a cap from Augusta, you will be able to pick it up!) 

A Note From Your 6U Coaches

With time trials right around the corner, we want to ensure you and your swimmer are aware of what's to come! Each swimmer will be in their own lane and have the opportunity to dive/jump off the side or the block for their race. Swimmers will swim two races- one 25 of freestyle and one 25 of backstroke.

The expectation is that swimmers swim the entire lap without stopping. 

The Dolphin Swim Coaches will be assessing the skill sets of 6U swimmers during time trials and may make the recommendation to bump back to Junior Dolphins based on their skill and ability to swim a full lap. The safety of your swimmer is our top priority and we want to ensure they are swimming with a group that works best for them! Please feel free to connect with the coaches via email or on the pool deck if you have any questions! 

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 27th, 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 workers 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.

We recommend that you 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 working. Please make sure your child is in their bullpen so our parent workers and Graduate Assistants 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!"

Thank you, 

Robyn Whittemore