Marlins,

You will want to take a moment to look through the incredible photos Jessie Chen took at our Eichler meet (here). Thank you Jessie for capturing our team spirit and especially all our amazing seniors!  Thanks to everyone who contributed in money, time, and laps to our Swim-A-Rama!  More details on that will be coming soon, so stay tuned. 

FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER AND DIVE-IN-MOVIE

I hope you all swing by the pool tonight for our BBQ Friday Night Dinner (starting at 5:30 PM). The Giffens always put on a delicious spread! Be sure to come back again tomorrow night for our Dive-In-Movie to watch Bad Guys starting at 7 PM (Please RSVP here). Thanks to Oliver and Amy Lee for taking the lead on this fun event. Kids may bring floaties to enjoy the movie while floating the pool. Only light snacks will be served, so please have your kids eat dinner before coming.

SARATOGA WOODS: Tomorrow (Directions)

Our Saratoga Woods meet tomorrow is an away meet and it is going to be an extra exciting because they are the only other undefeated team and we have accepted their challenge of having parent relays! If you would like to participate on a parent relay, please bring your gear and make sure you get a good sleep since this will no doubt be the highlight of the meet. I’ve attached the athlete sheet, a primer on how to read the athlete sheet for event/heat/lane with a diagram of what to write on their arm, and the current job sign ups. Please see below for info and timeline.

If you need to cancel your meet job for any reason, please contact Christine Hodson @ [email protected] or on 650-799-8093 so she can find back up volunteers.

GENERAL INFO:

• Saratoga Woods is located at 12341 Saratoga Creek Dr, Saratoga, CA 95070, USA — Directions. It is about a 25 min drive from Greenmeadow and you will need to arrive by 8:00 AM.
• Greenmeadow sets up on the grass behind the diving blocks.
• Remember we are guests and need to leave our area cleaner than we found it. Please help by picking up all trash from our area, even if it’s not yours.
• You may park in the Saratoga Woods parking lot.
• Marlins may only warm up during our warm up time (see below).
• Please remind your swimmers to be good sports - everyone should stay in the pool until all swimmers finish and should say “good swim” or something friendly to their competitors.

TIMELINE:

• 8:00: All swimmers and volunteers arrive at Saratoga Woods
• 8:20 - 8:50 AM: Greenmeadow warm ups
  • 8:20 - 8:35: 11 and older
  • 8:35 - 8:50: 10 and under
• 8:30: Volunteer job meetings for timers, clerks, stroke & turn
• 8:50: Team Cheer led by CITs
• 9:00: Meet starts with events from youngest to oldest in order of fly, back, breast, free, Medley Relays.
• 10:30 - 11:00: Event 30 (9-10 Girls BR)1st Half Ends/2nd Half Starts
• 12:00 - 12:30: Meet should wrap up
• 7:00 - 9:30 PM: Dive -In- Movie @ GM (Bad Guys)

SWIMMERS: The athlete sheets are attached, which show swimmers’ events, heats, lanes. Swimmers do not need to check in before the meet, but do line up at the “Clerk of the Course,” about 3 events before their event. Clerk of the Course at Saratoga Woods is located between our area and the blocks, so should be easy to find.

PARENT VOLUNTEERS: A big thanks to our volunteers! The volunteer sign ups are attached and please check in with Christine Hodson when you arrive. She will have a table likely in our team area or near the entrance.

MEDLEY RELAYS: We will run relays, which in JSSL must be mixed gender for each age group. Their are often relay changes during the meet, so please check with the coaches before leaving to see if your child is on a relay.

WHAT TO BRING

• Marlins team swimsuit
• Marlins team shirts 
• Googles (and an extra pair if you have them)
• Swim cap
• Towels (On warm days, 1-2 towels per swimmer, if it's cold then 3-4 towels.)
• Sweatshirt, sweatpants
• Sunscreen
• Cash or card for 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 Marlins team spirit!

Good luck to all the swimmers and thanks to all our volunteers and coaches.

Go Marlins!

Donna