Hi all,

I can't believe this is our last week of the season! It has FLOWN by. Please see all info below and let me know if you have any questions!

In this email:

• Schedule this week
• Volunteers needed
• Graduating swimmers
• Team Party
• Championship Meet update

SCHEDULE THIS WEEK
We have a little bit of a funky schedule this week, so it is outlined below. Please take note that there is no ribbons and donuts practice after the meet. Swimmers will get ribbons at the party on Thursday.

Monday-morning practice, swim meet at Mark Trail-arrive by 4:30
Tuesday-morning practice for those going to the Tech meet (10&under are 9-10AM, 11&up are 10-11AM)
Wednesday-morning practice for those going to the Tech meet (10&under are 9-10AM, 11&up are 10-11AM)
Thursday- swim meet at Tech for all who entered, arrive by 7:15 as we have first warm-ups; Team party 5:30-7:30
Friday-morning practice for those we think may make finals, 9-10am

Saturday-finals for those that make it (top 40 individual 10&under, top 30 individual 11&up, top 10 relays)-10&unders start at 11AM and 11&ups start at 4PM

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We are still in need of MANY volunteers for the meet on Monday night.  Please go to the site (mtps.swimtopia.com), click on "calendar", and then "job signup" if you can help.  If you have already worked your required number of shifts but are willing to help, I would greatly appreciate it!!  

GRADUATING SWIMMERS RECOGNIZED AT MEET

We will recognize our graduating swimmers (Coach Grace M and Coach Paige) as well as the other team’s in between the backstroke and IM events at the meet on Monday. Just fyi!

TEAM PARTY

Wavemakers end of year party It is hard to believe the season is almost over. The end of the year party will be on June 28th from 5:30-7:30 at Mark Trail. Los Rancheros will be catering the party and will be providing a taco bar, cheese dip, rice, and beans. Beverages and dessert will also be provided. Can't wait to see everyone and celebrate a fantastic season. Please RSVP with how many are coming (eating) to Ashley at

[email protected].

The swim team is subsidizing the cost of the catering. Parents can pay through Venmo (@wavemakers please put end of year party in the comments) or go to the website and click on "shop" to pay.

If you pay before Tuesday:

All swimmers are $5

3&under free 4-10 years old

$5 11+ are $8

With a family max of $20

If you pay after Tuesday:

4-10 year olds are $5

11+ are $10

No family max.

ASA CHAMPIONSHIP MEET INFO-PLEASE READ IF YOU ARE GOING TO THE MEET

VOLUNTEERS-

We have been assigned 2 girls timers and 2 boys timers. The shifts will be 8:30-11 and 11 until the end of the meet. Please email me if you can volunteer. There is a girls’ pool and a boys’ pool, so you can see your swimmer’s races if you time in that pool. Thanks!

WARM-UPS

We rotated to 1st warm-ups this year. Please arrive at 7:15AM, plan for traffic. We will warm-up and then write on kids' arms. The good news is that we get to sit on deck again and not up in the stands! When you arrive, we will have coaches waiting upstairs to walk kids down in groups. If you don't see one of us, hang out in hall for a minute, and one of us will be there to gather the troops.

PRACTICES

As mentioned before, we will have Tuesday and Wednesday morning practice for the kids going to the meet, but the time will change slightly. We will NOT have afternoon practice.

Mornings: all 10&unders (including 6&under) will be 9-10AM and all 11&ups will be 10-11 like normal.

For those who make finals, we will have practice Friday morning. Everyone will practice from 9-10, as it won’t be a huge number of kids since many are going out of town.

HOW DO WE KNOW WHO MAKES FINALS?

There will be a running list on the league website: atlantaswimming.org, and I will keep emailing updates as well. We are the 3^rd session, but there are 3 sessions after ours, so we'll have to keep watching. The top 10 relays make it back and the top 40 (10&under) individuals/top 30 (11&up) individuals.

MEET INFO

The meet starts at 9 with the 6&u free relays and all medley relays, then 6&under free, all free relays, 6&under back, and then the rest of the individual events for 7&up. So 6&unders will be done earlier than the rest. There will be 2 pools going on at the same time. All girls will be in one pool and all boys will be in the other pool. Here is the link from the league that has general meet info, a seating chart, map to the pool and surrounding area, and where the results will be posted: http://atlantaswimming.com/NASAChampionships .

Parking-note from the league

Just a reminder that parking at Georgia Tech is unfortunately not free. You can save a little money if you prepay for your parking and get your pass in advance, please visit the following link https://gatech.clickandpark.com/ . Parking is $12 per day for the event.

Please only buy the day you need and make sure you select the correct day (Day 1 is Wednesday, Day 2 is Thursday, Day 3 is Friday, Day 4 is Saturday), no one will need an All Day pass. The cost for the advance passes is $12. If you do not prepay for parking you will need cash to park, the cost is $15 at the gate. Please be sure to share this info with your teams. A map to the area around the Aquatic Center can be found at : https://pts.gatech.edu/subsite1/Documents/Parking_map_14-rv1.jpg There will also be signs around the venue that will point you in the direction of the lots for the meet.

Teams, please be advised that barring a miracle, traffic is still bad in Atlanta. Please advise your swimmers and families to build in a little extra time to account for any delays.

STATE QUALIFYING

For those that are trying to qualify for the Sandy Springs state team (state meet is July 20-21), there could be kids trying to qualify during all sessions Wednesday through Friday. As an FYI, you will see “SP5” before all names in the meet that are trying to qualify for state (not just our session, but the whole meet).

Thanks!

Coach Julie