Happy Friday Penguins! Tomorrow is our first event of the swim season, Time Trials.

Important Information for tomorrow:

• Parents and swimmers should arrive at the Poplar Run Lap Pool no later than 7:45am. If you are able to help set-up at 7:30, we would be grateful! We need more parent volunteers to make tomorrow happen! Please do not be intimidated if you are new! We will teach you what you need to know. If we do not have enough parent volunteers, we do not have a meet or team. You can sign-up in SwimTopia.
• Swimmers should wear their swim meet suit - for girls, a one-piece suit with no zippers or other fastening devices & for boys, a jammer-like suit. Exemptions to the MCSL rules for swim suits will be granted only for religious beliefs, medical conditions, etc. Please see one of the team reps if this is the case.
• T-shirt/Swim Cap Pick-up: All swimmer registrations include the team shirt and one swim cap and may be picked up tomorrow. Swimmers ages 10 and above may sign for their shirts and swim caps. Swimmers 9 years old and under will need a parent to sign for the pick-up. Please label your child’s shirt and cap! . Replacement swim caps may be available for purchase until sold out.
• What to bring for your Swimmer:
  • Goggles + Extra Spare, Swim Cap, towel, something warm to wear in between events & after the meet, something to sit on, and a water bottle
  • Not required but is nice to have is cards or something NON-ELECTRONIC to do in between events.
  • For more info on what to expect, check out these resources.
• Other things to bring: Large tents are very useful for trying to keep our swimmers in the shade.
• Parents who volunteered to bring something for the Grab & Snack, please bring those to the tables under the Clubhouse no later than 8am. It’s not too late to sign-up HERE! Please help feed our swimmers!
• We will have a brief team meeting before warm-up and a short parent meeting during warm-up. It’s the perfect time to ask questions!
• Parents = Please remind your swimmer to use their listening ears tomorrow. We would like for our Penguins to not enter the Rec Pool until after Time Trials is over. Encourage your swimmer to cheer on their teammates as they swim. It’s always cool to watch the older swimmers get encouragement from the younger swimmers :)
• ICYMI: Time Trials is a Penguins-only event where all swimmers will be timed in as many events as they are eligible in the same structure as a regular meet. Time Trials provide the coaches and swimmers with a baseline or “seed” time in each event and helps the coaches determine which meets and events in which to place swimmers for the subsequent weeks. Ideally, we hope to see all our Penguins at the event as it is a great meet simulation and an important bonding experience for the team.
• Little Blues: we invite all of our Little Blues to attend tomorrow to pick up their shirt and cap, learn team cheers, enjoy some yummy snacks, and support their teammates in the pool!

As always, if you have any questions and/or need any additional information, please email your friendly Team Reps - Tobii & Kristin at [email protected] or find one of us on the pool deck.