Hi Stingrays!

I’m so excited to begin the season with you all! The coaches and I have already seen so much positivity and hard work from our team and are sure we will carry this energy forward into our first competition.

Here are the entries for our first meet this Saturday (6/6) at Wisconsin Dells. Warmups for this meet begin at 7:30am. Please be on deck and ready at 7:25am as we only have 20 minutes to warmup and want to use our time wisely. We will have a brief team meeting immediately after we warm up and the meet will begin at 8:00am with the Girls 8 & Under Medley Relay. Here are some other reminders for Saturday:

• Bring water and stay hydrated throughout the meet
• Bring a healthy snack or money for concessions (they have healthy snacks as well and the money each team makes from concessions helps run their team)
• Connect with your buddy throughout the day. It is an away meet, so buddies DO NOT need to bring each other gifts or treats (this is only for home meets).
• A few of our coaches are graduating or will be attending graduation this weekend (Congratulations!) If your swimmer is used to working with a coach who will not be in attendance, let them know that they can approach any other coach with questions or concerns.
• The pool at the Dells is only 22.5 yds as compared to a standard 25 meter pool. This means that your swimmer’s times will likely be much faster than usual. To get a more accurate estimate of their time(s), multiply by 1.32. Or just forget about the times and focus on having fun with the team!
• I will be publishing meet entries on Swimtopia tonight, which should allow you to see your swimmer’s entries on the website and Swimtopia app if you’ve downloaded it.

Please let me or one of the age group coaches know if you have any questions or concerns about the entries or meet.

Go Sting!

Coach Dave