Marlins,

Hope everyone is feeling excited about our Time Trials and Pancake Breakfast tomorrow. The time trials will start at 9 AM sharp, so please arrive by 8:40 (timeline below). Angela Sherry’s amazing sourdough pancakes will be served from 10 AM - 12 PM, which you can purchase in advance here until 5 PM tonight or at the clubhouse on Saturday while supplies last.

The athlete sheet is attached, which has swimmers heats/lanes, and volunteer sign ups are attached. You can also use the SwimTopia app to see heats/lanes and jobs.

We will be following the Santa Clara County and CA recommendations that masks are strongly recommended, but they're not mandated if you are vaccinated. However, we will require masks for all volunteers who will be preparing and serving the pancakes.

If time permits, the coaches will run medley relays at the end for swimmers who want to participate. These are usually the highlight of meets for both kids and parents. Relays will be determined by the coaches at the time trials and it can get a little chaotic, so please be patient with the process.

TIMELINE

• 8:30 AM: All set up volunteers arrive and (please find Carmen in the Clubhouse).
• 8:40 AM: All swimmers and all first half volunteers. Volunteers, please check-in at the table near the women’s bathroom. Swimmers do not need to check in, but should review their heats/lanes.
• 8:45 AM: First half volunteer meetings (timers, clerks)
• 9:00 AM: Meet starts! Events run young to old, fly, back, breast, free, IM, relays.
• 10:00 AM: Second half volunteers should check in. Second half will start at the end of the 8U breaststroke event, but its hard to tell exactly when it will start.
• 10 AM - 12 PM: Pancakes!
• Time permitting the coaches will run medley relays for those kids who want to participate.
• Please remember to pick up all your trash at the end of the meet and thank the coaches for their hard work.

WHAT TO BRING

• Googles (and an extra pair if you have them)
• Cap
• Towels (On warm days, 2 towels per swimmer is sufficient. When it is cold or overcast, you may want to bring extra towels.)
• Sweatshirt, sweatpants
• Sunscreen
• Drinks and snacks or hit up concessions
• Sharpie pen (to write swimmer’s event/heat/lane assignments on arm)
• Blankets or chairs for sitting on grass
• Shade tents/umbrellas, hats, sunglasses
• A good attitude and some team spirit!

Good luck to all the swimmers and thanks to all our coaches and volunteers! Please let me know if anyone has any questions or if your availability has changed.

Thanks,

Donna