Info for New Families
Things to Bring to Meets
1. Camping chairs
2. A canopy for shade (especially for the meet at Cumberland and for City Meet)
3. A cooler with waters and healthy snacks
4. Cash for concessions
5. Sunscreen
6. Lots of towels (one for after warmups & each event)
7. Slides or flops for your swimmers
8. Swim caps & goggles (it's a good idea to have an extra of each)
9. Sharpie markers
10. All your team spirit!!!
How to Read a Heat Sheet
How to Sharpie Your Swimmer
Putting your swimmer's last name and age on their shoulder and charting their events, heats, and lanes on their thigh or forearm can help you and your swimmer, our coaches, and our wranglers ensure that they get to the right place at the right time. Some swimmers also like to include the distance and stroke they're swimming in the last row of the chart. And many of our swimmers want a message and/or drawing on their back. Some favories are "Eat my bubbles!" "I don't swim. I fly!" "Chlorine King/Queen" and "Wicked in the Liquid." Rubbing alcohol will help remove the Sharpie after the meet.
