Meet #1 is Tuesday, June 10 @ Hallsley vs. Magnolia Green

Hello High Tides! We are so excited for our first meet tomorrow! Hallsley and Magnolia Green are the largest teams in the league so this will be a late night. Bring extra towels, snacks and water, games for entertainment, and lots of patience!

I have attached the heat sheet. Make note of the event, heat, and lane # of your swimmer and keep that handy during the meet (In my family, we write this information with Sharpie on their arms). We will do our very best to adhere to the timeline listed on the heat sheet so we need everyone to be in place when it is time for them to swim.

Address: 3900 Brightwalton Rd, Midlothian, VA 23112

Parking: See the attached map. The parking lot is reserved for the visiting team. You may enter the parking lot to drop off swimmers, gear, and spectators and then exit to find parking. You may park on Brightwalton past the clubhouse in front of the pool. Please do not park on Brightwalton before the clubhouse and pool (No Parking signs will be posted) to prevent damage to the irrigation system. Parking is also available along the side roads. Please do not park directly in front of a resident's driveway or on a resident's lawn. Please consider carpooling if possible.

Volunteers: Set-up crew - please report at 3:30. First half concessions - please report by 5:00. All other 1st half volunteers - please report by 5:15. The check-in table will be located on the pool deck at the bottom of the stairs at the entrance. Please check in and take your name tags. Please remember to return your name tags to the bin on the check-in table at the end of your shift.

Pool Gates Open: 4:30

The pool will be closing at 3:30 in order to set up for the meet. Only setup volunteers will be allowed in the pool area at this time. Any items left on tables and/or on the deck or grass inside the fence before 4:30 will be moved.

Swimmers Report to Coaches: 4:45

Warmups: Hallsley - 5:00-5:20, Magnolia Green - 5:25-5:45

Timer and Strokes and Turns Meeting: Our head referee requests that all first and second half Strokes and Turns judges be available for a meeting at 5:30 pm at the Clerk of Course. They will review the strokes, jurisdiction, and rotation. The head timer will have a meeting with all timers at 5:30 pm by the starter.

Meet Start Time: 6:00

General Meet Information: Please check out the Swim Meet 101 page on our website for general information about how swim meets are run, what to bring with you to a meet, and what to expect once you get there.

Concessions: Marco’s Pizza will be available for purchase for $3 per slice. There will also be a concession stand selling drinks and snacks. We will have 3 food trucks on site - El Guapo, Cluck and Roll, and Jiji’s Custard. Cash is preferred for concessions, but we also accept Venmo and PayPal.

Pool Deck/Observation Details: There will be designated spots for Hallsley and Magnolia Green families to sit. Please see the attached map of the Hallsley Pool below for specifics.

• Please do not place chairs in the observation areas. We are trying to make sure all families have a good view of their swimmers during their specific heats by having standing room only observation areas.
• Tents will not be allowed on the pool deck. You are welcome to set up your chairs and tents in the grass around the pool.
• Some of the seating will be outside of the pool deck in grassy areas.
• The swimming pool is closed to the public. Spectators are not to enter the water.
• Since Hallsley and Magnolia Green are the largest teams in the league, the playground and volleyball court are being utilized for family seating.

Important: Prior to leaving the meet after your swimmer is finished swimming, please check with the coaches to make sure your swimmer is not included on a relay. Quite often, it is necessary for coaches to make changes to the relay lineups after the meet has started. If a swimmer is scheduled to be on a relay and leaves before the relay, it is not fair to other swimmers who have stayed to swim, only to have their relay disqualified.

Weather: In the event of inclement weather, please do not leave until you have been given official notification from a board member or coach that the meet will not continue. Ideally, we would like to ride out the storm and continue the meet. If we determine that we cannot continue the meet on Tuesday and need to finish swimming, the make-up date will be Wednesday, June 11.

Reminder: The Hallsley pool is a meter pool.