Hello Rapids families! Just a reminder that our first home meet is tomorrow, 6/29. For new swim families, our Swim Meet 101 is helpful to prepare for the morning.

Tomorrow morning, the gates will open at 7:00 AM! 

• Please park in a designated spot. You CANNOT park next to the Rapids shed or on the grass going up the hill. Car pool, if possible, to reduce the number of cars in the lot.
• If you are donating to concession, please drop off your donated items upon arrival.
• Please have your swimmer(s) check in with their coaches upon arrival.
  • Please have swimmers prepared to swim (team suit/ cap/ goggles)
• Volunteers, please check in with our volunteer coordinator, Tasha Clemmer, who will be set up somewhere near the computer tables. Please check in even if you are working a job that starts later in the meet.
  • Set-up/ clean-up volunteers - please arrive by 6:45 AM
• Rapids typically set up tents or chairs on the grass area next to the competition pool (on the side of the bathhouse) and visitors set up next to the zero entry pool.
  • Please note: you cannot set up chairs or tents behind the blocks. This is our seeding area and it must be clear for swimmers and parent volunteers.
  • We also ask that people do NOT sit on the concrete wall behind the coaches tent. This is an area roped off for officials, volunteers and swimmers to move back and forth and we try to keep that space clear to avoid injury.
  • Reminder that swimmers are NOT PERMITTED ON THE PLAYGROUND during meets. 

Warm-ups:

Warm ups will begin at 7:15. Swimmers should check in with the coaches before 7:15 and they will announce how warmup times will be broken down by age group. We share the pool with our visitors for warmups, so group times may vary.

The meet will begin at 8:00 sharp! Chaperones and seeders will begin gathering swimmers for the first few events a few minutes before 8:00, so please make sure your swimmers are in the Rapids area so they hear when their age/ event are called. 

Heat sheets are now available on the mobile app! This is where you can view your swimmer(s) events and event numbers. Do not worry about heat and lane assignments. Seeders will place swimmers in the correct lanes and assignments might change slightly. It is helpful to note your swimmer(s) events so they can listen for the chaperones to call them to the seeding tent to their events.

Following their events, we encourage the swimmers to check in with their coaches under the coaches tent. If parents have questions during a meet, please see a board member.

Concession: We will have concession available under the pavilion. We will be serving coffee, breakfast sandwiches, bagels, muffins, donuts, fruit and will also have candy, snacks, water and Gatorade for sale. Concession will be cash sales. 

We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!