Declare for 6/29 Away B Meet by TODAY (6/28) AT NOON!!!

Declarations for tomorrow night’s B meet at Rolling Forest are due by noon today. Rolling Forest does NOT allow any Monday write-ins, so if I don’t hear from you by noon today, your swimmer will not be swimming in the meet. Sign up now!

Jobs Still Needed: Thank you to everyone who has signed up already! We only have a few spots left to fill because you guys are so amazing:

• 2 Marshals: Keep an eye on things and get the best view of the meet (usually!).
• 3 Timers: Join the fun on deck and have fun with your fellow timers.

All About the Meet:

Expectations: We expect to see great sportsmanship from all of our swimmers. Parents, please talk to your swimmers about this expectation. This includes cheering/clapping politely for the other team, staying in the water after a race until all swimmers are finished, shaking hands across lanes after races, and being supportive and encouraging to all swimmers on both teams.

Parents: Please also talk to your swimmers about being gracious losers. We understand that it is tough losing a close race, but we do not want to see swimmers angrily throwing their caps off, splashing the water (and therefore splashing officials), etc. They risk getting DQed by the ref for poor sportsmanship.

Location: Rolling Forest is located at 7011 Flax St., Springfield, VA 22152. Their parking lot is open for our use, but extremely limited. Most families will need to park along Flax St. Please give yourself a little extra time to combat the Rolling Rd construction mess.

What to bring: Swimmers are greatly encouraged to bring a camp chair to sit on.

Concessions: Concessions at Rolling Forest only takes cash and Venmo. Spread the word!

Order of Events: Free, back, breast, fly, IM

Timeline: ARRIVE BY 5:30PM TO BE READY FOR WARMUPS AT 5:50PM!

5:30 PM Clerk of Course meet to review cards and meet sheet
             Home Team Marshal on deck
             Rolling Forest Warm-ups (20 minutes)

5:50 PM Visiting Team Marshal on deck
             Visiting Team Warm-ups (20 minutes)

6:00 PM Officials Briefing (Referee, Starter, S&T)

6:10 PM Timers Briefing

6:15 PM Mini Swimmers Race

6:20 PM Time Check (Timers and Starter)

6:25 PM All Officials and Timers in place
             National Anthem

6:30 PM Meet Begins (we will start with free)

9:00 PM Meet End

Please note the specific times listed above and on your job signup, some are slightly different than usual. Rolling Forest has requested we bring TWO marshals, so please help out there for a great view of the meet!

Attire: Swimmers should wear their team suits and caps. If you do not have a team suit, wear another competition-approved suit (no tie backs!). Find me if you need a new Vikings cap!

All deck officials (including timers and marshals) should wear a white shirt and navy blue bottoms.