Parents of Ga Tech swimmers, get ready. This email is going to be a long, but important read!!!

Remaining Practices: Tomorrow morning and Tuesday afternoon

Volunteers! Just like typical meets, we need volunteers!!!!! You can work one shift or the whole meet. Benefit of volunteering? You get on deck! Bonus - you get refreshments :) Sign up: https://redfield.swimtopia.com/swim_meets

Day of Timeline

• No later than 2:20pm Arrival: Meet on the FRONT lawn of Georgia Tech McCauley Student Rec Center to mark arms and take a team picture. We MUST walk in TOGETHER at 2:40pm, so please don’t be late! Parents can grab seats in the stands and we’ll handle getting the kiddos to our section on deck (more about that below)
• 3:10 Wam Up
• 4:00pm Meet Starts
  • All 6U races will be held at the BEGINNING of the meet! This helps get you and your kiddo home quicker and is a great intro to Ga Tech! You’ll see that our normal meet schedule shifts a bit because of this, but we’ll help ensure all the kiddos know where to be and when!

Day of Details

• Parking: Pre-paid parking spots are gone but day of parking is located at the W02 lot at 355 Ferst Drive (this is the student center lot). A map of the area can be found at Georgia Tech General Parking Map and ASA Parking Diagram and Map Please plan accordingly.
• Swimmer section: We scored prime seating for our swimmers on the deck! This not only makes it much easier for us, but it also makes it SO much more fun for the kiddos. Cara and I will be on deck, along Kylie, Preston and ALL the junior coaches! Our top priorities are keeping your kiddos safe, getting them to all their events, and making sure they have the BEST TIME EVER!!!!
• Parent seating: For those attending GT for the first time, only swimmers, coaches and volunteers are allowed on deck. Parents sit in the upper stands. We are working to determine how many wristbands we have and if any extra are available, they will go to parents of 6U kiddos first.
  • Tip: For parent seating, it is awesome to sit together. Try to grab seats in the middle of the pool (think 50 yard line). This gives parents the best view of both the guys and girls pool.
• Heat sheets will NOT be available on-site. This is a change from previous years! If you want a printed heat sheet (ie psych sheet), print it at home!!!!! Athlete entry list and heat sheet is available on the Championship Website. Championship - Atlanta Swim Association (swimtopia.com)
  • Note: your swimmer’s events and heats will NOT be available on the SwimTopia app.
• Packing recommendations (in a bag):
  • Two towels and a sweatshirt (as a forewarning, the main pool is COLD)
  • Two goggles and cap (we have extra if needed!)
  • Water bottle/drink sweatshirt
  • Snacks. Their is a healthy cafe next to the gym, but at least the last few years, it closes early. I always pack my kids multiple snacks and some pasta or some easy “dinner”. We’ll also have a few goodies for them:)
  • Electronic devices are discouraged due to the obvious wetness.
  • There is a cool down pool (which is actually a warm pool) kids can jump in after their swim to warm up; but please remind your kid that it is NOT a playground! It is meant for a couple laps and then they should sit in our section and cheer on/support their fellow Sun Devils!!
• Need to carpool? Contact us if you need assistance. We have tons of cars with space ready to help you out!

Want more info? Visit Championship - Atlanta Swim Association (swimtopia.com): get directions, purchase professional photography for your swimmer if you want, see entry lists and psych sheets. What are psych sheets???? They show the “seeding” for each event in our session (which is Session 2, Wed @ 4pm.) I strongly recommend that you NOT share seeding with our child prior to the meet. We have many swimmers seeded to place VERY high and it can be VERY stressful if they think they have that pressure on them to win. Also they are NOT the heat sheet.

Questions? Concerns? Want to talk? We’re here for you!!!

• Cara Welin, 469-586-9660
• Whitney Boudreaux, 404.788.4998

LET'S GO SUN DEVILS!!!!