River Place Rapids at BCW Barracudas Meet TOMORROW
Barracudas Families,
First, we want to inform all Barracudas that individual photo rain make-up day is on Monday during practice. You can stop by anytime between 4:30 - 7:00 PM for your picture, even if you are not able to practice that day. We are also looking for a few helpers; check out the swim meets and events calendar to signup. Weather today looks great for Fun Friday! Dive into games and treats during your swimmers regular practice time slot.
Now, let's move on to the information for those attending the swim meet! Tomorrow morning is our second official home meet of the season, and we will be competing against the River Place Rapids.
Here is the information you need for the meet:.
- Parent Relay(s)?
- Timeline - when to arrive, duration, etc.
- What to Bring
- Heat Sheet
- Marking Up Swimmers
- Where to Park
- Where to Watch
- How to Keep Up Online
- Baby Pool & Pool Steps are CLOSED During ALL Meets
PARENT RELAY(S)?
If anyone would like to do a fun parent/coach/helper relay, please reach out to [email protected] and let us know you are interested. Even better, get your whole relay together and then let us know!
SATURDAY TIMELINE
- Setup Crew: 6:00am, Athlete and Volunteer Check-ins by 6:30am
- AGP: by 6:45am, Timers/Stroke Judges/Ready Bench: by 7:45am
- 6:50am - Swimmers arrive
- 7:00-7:30am - Barracudas warm-up by age group
- 6 - 8s, 9 - 10s, 11 & up
- 7:30am - Barracudas team photo
- 7:45am- Visiting team warm-up
- 7:45am - Athlete Check-in Deadline (Any early relay swimmers not signed in by 7:45am will forfeit that relay spot. See link below for more details)
- 8:15am: Meet starts
When you arrive, have your swimmer sign in at the athlete check-in table just outside the gate/entrance. And after you do that, if you are volunteering head to the volunteer check-in table just inside the gate/entrance.
Expected finish is expected a little early this week (~11:15am) but could be slightly sooner or later depending on changes.
NOTES ON RELAYS
Many families both new and returning have had questions about how relays work, and the link below should answer all your Barracuda relay-related questions. As mentioned above, any swimmer who has not personally SIGNED IN at Athlete Check-in by 7:45am at the latest will be dropped from early relay teams. For more details, please carefully review the About Those Relays section on the website (scroll down from the top).
WHAT TO BRING
First off, please make sure you label anything you bring.
- Team suit! That’s our uniform!
- Towels to set down to claim your space and another one to dry off.
- Goggles and team swim cap if you use them.
- Sunscreen, especially the 11&ups based on the location which won’t have much shade.
- CASH, CARD, APPLE PAY, or GOOGLE PAY for the concession stand! If cash, we prefer singles. We will have Chicken Biscuits from our sponsor Chick-Fil-A of Lakeway! as well as candy, drinks, water...
- Leave your kickboards and fins at home. Those aren’t needed at meets.
- Rain gear for the families in case we get rain.
HEAT SHEET
The heat sheet is in the Swimtopia app and on the www.bcwbarracudas.com - Schedule - Swim Meets & Events page under "Files." Please print this out for your benefit! You can also use the helpful "Athlete Check-in" document linked there as well to mark your swimmer (see below for details!)
MARKING UP SWIMMERS
You can help the Age Group volunteers by writing their last name on their back and then on in order "event number-heat number-lane number" on their arm or shoulder so they can see what they are swimming. Directions here.
None of that is required, but it’s part of the experience for some, and helps them take ownership of when they’re swimming. Most importantly, make sure your swimmers know what strokes they are swimming!
WHERE TO PARK
Our humble parking lot will be full early. There will be cones along the inner/playground side of the driveway, please DO NOT park in the grass on that side or inside the circle of the parking near the pool. Cars can park along the side of Creeks Edge Pkwy.
WHERE TO WATCH
Parents cannot bring chairs inside the fenced pool deck area.
But you can set up chairs, coolers, and umbrellas outside on our amazing lawn either in between the pool and basketball court (under the trees in the shade!) or in the grassy area by the parking lot.
Parents and guests are welcome to stand and watch their swimmers during his/her individual races from vantage points along the north and south sides of the pool, but then are requested to exit the pool deck area after their swimmers’ races to give space for other parents. When your swimmer is racing, please take note of the rope to give space for the timing tents.
KEEPING UP ONLINE
Check out the Swimtopia mobile app in your phone’s app store. Some features are free, some do require a subscription similar to Meet Mobile. Assuming all goes well, we should have real-time meet status (current event/heat) and results in the app.
CANCELLATIONS/ SCRATCHES
If anything comes up this evening or early in the morning, please please please, email [email protected] with the details.
Baby Pool and Pool Steps are CLOSED During ALL Meets
Folks, thanks for your patience and we look forward to a super fun home meet tomorrow!
- 2024 Barracudas Volunteer Board of Directors