Riptides!

Reminders:

• Swim-a-Thon is coming Friday morning! Please collect pledges today and tomorrow!
• Friday: Kona Ice Truck is coming as a reward for Swim-a-Thon and for our ribbons/ SOW snack! We will do ribbons approximately 10:45-11am.

***PRACTICE CHANGE for Thursday morning***:

11&ups: 9am-9:45am

10&unders: 9:45am-10:30am

Due to the earlier meet start, we coaches wanted more time for swimmers and us between practice and meet.

We hope you are all getting excited for our dual meet at Devenger! We have explained to the swimmers that we are "small but mighty"! We will be outnumbered (like we were last week!), but we need to be BIG in spirit, in our races, and in our sportsmanship! Please be decked out in your PURPLE gear and show the Devenger group our TEAM SPIRIT! Let's leave a great Dove Tree impression!

Meet Details for Thursday's Meet at Devenger-

***Parents - I also want to do a PSA and plea for you to do ear drops with your swimmers every night but ESPECIALLY after AWAY meets, the lake, the beach, etc. We had 2 swimmers' ear issues after one away meet... So we don't want swimmers getting ear infections the week before Divisionals - (we don't want them anytime bc of the pain and inconvenience! but especially not at this point in the season!). Homemade solutions are simple - 50% rubbing alcohol and 50% white vinegar... put 6-7 drops in each ear and then drain it out. The alcohol dries the water and the vinegar kills any bacteria. I do this myself after I swim. But changes in chemicals, extreme heat, different pools, etc trigger the ear because it's "different" from the normal (DT pool).

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We posted a Welcome Letter from Devenger to the website under the MEET info with the pool address, map, parking, volunteer locations, concessions, etc. Please read the posted letter.

Heat Sheets: just posted under MEET info

Team Warm-Ups: 3:15-3:45 pm. *Please arrive NO LATER than 3pm so that swimmers have time to settle in, get bodymarkings, etc. 10&unders 3:15-3:30pm. 11&ups 3:30-3:45pm. Parents - please continue to write their event #s on their arms. This helps us so much! Please also plan time for WALKING, parking, and/ or swimmer dropoff. Swimmer drop-off is clearly marked on the MAP. 

Swimmer area: will be on the basketball courts. Please bring a chair. We will bring the team tents. (See MAP on website)

Spectators: see letter - bring your own chairs/ tents for outside of the pool deck, etc.

Meet Entries: All swimmer events should be showing in your Swimtopia App. The "easy to read" relay pdf is posted to the website under the meet.

*If a swimmer ever has an emergency, sickness, etc, please text a coach as soon as you know so that we can make accomodations. But we need EVERYONE healthy and motivated!

Post Meet Social: Cookout!

Please remember to encourage your little fins or big fins at the meet.

Let's GO, RIPTIDES! Get excited!

Coaches Janie, William, & Tiffany