Here is some important information about tomorrow's AWAY meet at Lost Creek. Please read carefully. Away meets run differently than home meets, and this one being on a Friday afternoon adds an extra layer of details.

Location: The Lost Creek pool is located at 2612 Lost Creek Blvd, Austin, TX 78746.

Meet Timeline

4:00-4:25- LC Warm-Up

4:15- BCW Arrival & Check-in

4:25-4:50- BCW Warm-Up

4:45- Deadline to checkin for “early” relay events

5:00- Meet starts

6:00- Deadline to checkin for “late” relay events

8:10- Estimated end of meet

We are asking all swimmers and volunteers to sign in at the blue Barracuda tent as soon as they arrive. Swimmers should then follow the posted signs and find their Age Group Parents (AGPs). Note: If you ordered tickets to Schlitterbahn, ticket pick-up will be at the Volunteer Check-in table at the beginning of the meet.

Lots of time and energy goes into managing relay changes in the best of meet circumstances, but changes during an away meet at a different time of day are particularly challenging. If your swimmer does not check in at the tent by 4:45pm, we will start replacing them in any early relays with swimmers who are present to prevent us from scratching entire relay teams and harming those swimmers who are on time. Any swimmer not signed in by 6:00pm may be scratched from the late relays.

Since we are the visiting team, we will warm-up second and younger groups will roll straight from warm-up to ready bench for IM and early relays.

This meet is SHORTER than usual- few heats in each event. Swimmers will have less “free” time between the end of one event and the time to line-up for the next event. It is essential that swimmers stay with their age group unless they are lined up or swimming: Please remind your kids to stay close and let the AGP know if they are stepping away for any reason. If an AGP cannot locate a swimmer when it is time to walk to Ready Bench, the swimmer runs the risk of missing an individual event as a scratch. If a parent takes a swimmer to concessions for a snack or meal, it is the parent’s responsibility to get the swimmer back to the AGP area on time.

Follow the Meet

Since we cannot see the pool deck or the scoreboard from our area, it's really helpful to follow the meet on the (free) Swimtopia app. Swimtopia App (available for iPhone and Android): https://www.swimtopia.com/tour/swimtopia-mobile-app/

Heat Sheet and Athlete Check-in documents are expected to be linked on the website this evening if all goes as planned: https://www.bcwbarracudas.com/ Scroll down to “2022 BCW at CRUZ” for links.

Remember: Lost Creek’s pool is also a 25 meter pool (like ACC last week), so the entry page will show adjusted (slower) times.

Arrival and Parking

Parking: Will be in the general parking lot. Overflow parking will be along Lost Creek Blvd.

Seating area: The Barracudas’ team area will be located on the red decking in the upper pool area. It gets warm, so our set-up team will be bringing all our tents: we suggest bringing any other items to help stay cool. See image below.

If possible, please mark your swimmers before you arrive. See this video for help if you are new to the system.

Items to bring

• Camp chairs, picnic blankets, towels, or something else to sit on; items to stay cool.
• Bug spray is a good addition this time of year.
• Be sure your kids have shoes and supervision for trips to concessions. Some paths and parking lots near the pool deck get very hot in the afternoon sun.
• Credit Cards - their concession stand is cashless.

Concessions

Concession Stand: The snack bar will be adjacent to the Barracudas’ team area. Credit cards for non-members. No cash, please.

-$10 meals: Includes burger or hot dog, chips, and a drink

-Pizza by the slice

-Candy

-Lemonade

-Soda

What if...[something goes wrong]

In the event that you are delayed or something goes wrong, please email [email protected] ASAP. Multiple people monitor that account on meet days to help us respond as quickly as possible.