Champs Families!

Champs is almost here!! We look forward to seeing you all at the Pep Rally tomorrow @3-5 in the park, then on Sun @ 7:30 AM in our NEW team location at Independence High School (please see below for more details and attached maps). Please review the general Champs info here, the parent packet here, and the meet sheet here. Please be aware that non-working parents are not allowed on deck after warm ups. During the meet, you will walk them to the clerk of the course, they will head down stairs, then you go cheer from the stands. Please double-check they have all they need before they head down! The coaches will be down there and plenty of working parents to help.

ATHLETE SHEET AND APP

I’ve attached the athlete check in sheet so you can see your swimmer’s events/heats/lanes. The format looks different because at Champs the data is run by a bigger group. The results will be on an app called Meet Mobile instead of SwimTopia.

VOLUNTEERS

I’ve attached the current volunteer list. We really appreciate everyone’s help to make the meet a success. If you need to cancel your meet job for any reason, please contact Christine Hodson @ [email protected] or on 650-799-8093. There are many more volunteers to coordinate, so please be on time and review the information in the Parent Packet about the location and time for your volunteer job’s meetings. On the morning of Champs, you will check in with Deirdre Nagayama and Terri Yamamoto (thanks both!). They will be in location A on the Meetings Map (attached), which is the upper deck in front of the boys locker rooms. All teams will have their check-ins in the same area, so please look for the Greenmeadow table.

GOODIE BAGS

If you have a 12U swimmer, please keep an ear out for our CITs to ring your bell and drop off a goodie bag tomorrow night between about 5-7 PM (we organize and leave after the pep rally). If you have moved since you registered or if your child will be at a different address, please let me know.

RELAYS

If your swimmer’s name is listed below, they are in a relay or an alternate. Please do not leave before the relays are done and let us know ASAP if your swimmer will not be able to stay through the relays.

• 6U: Natalie Wong, Jack Qiu, Tanay Singhvi, Brooks Truntzer, Lucy Pelly, Cece Mence-Barrins, Minnie Harrison, Calvin Paymer
• 7-8: Vivienne Schoell, Evie Pelly, Avedon Lynch, Andrew Song-Liang, Oliver Maa, Harper Whitehead, Maddie Andrikopolous, William Kostal
• 9-10: Phoenix Lynch, Joseph Kalvass, Cat Thurman, Brooke Andrikopolous, Eloise Kostal, Jordan Wong, Lilliana Schoell, Regan Mattson
• 11-12: EJ Kaleba, Russell Orviss, Sloane Nagayama, Naomi Hill, Kelly Tao, Neil Singhvi, Ellie Rassam, Breda Sheckley
• 13-14 Elizabeth Soedarmono, Lucas Barbou-des-Places, Kelly Tao, Tabitha Seale, Eamon O’Shaughnessy, EJ Kaleba, Sloane Nagayama, Liani Ragade
• 15-18: Maddy Yeung, Morgan Germanow, Oscar Germanow, Parker Ballew, Elizabeth Soedarmono, Tobey Chou, Zach Hill, Yeardenne Sternmeim

LOCATION

Champs is located at Independence High School in San Jose (617 N Jackson Ave, San Jose, CA 95133), which is about 25-30 min from Greenmeadow, so please factor in travel time, parking, and set up. Everyone should arrive by 7:30, but some of you may have earlier arrival times based on your jobs.

PARKING: FREE

The parking lot by the Independence High School pool is by the tennis courts. Avoid parking by the football field as that is a long walk to the pool. Please park in any available stall in the parking area, including the shade area under the solar panels!

SCHEDULE

Saturday, July 16

• 3-5 pm: Pep Rally
• 5-7 pm: CITs deliver goodie bags
• 6 pm Walk through for those families who are new to the venue
• 6 pm Set-up workers

Sunday, July 17

• 7:00: Doors Open
• 7:15: Pre-Meet Marshal Meeting (see here and attached for location)
• 7:30: All volunteers and swimmers arrive.
• 8:00 - 8:35: Greenmeadow warm ups in these lanes only:
  • Lanes 1-4 Dives
  • Lanes 11 & 13 No Dives, 3 Point Entry
• 8:10: Job specific meetings, locations on the map here and attached.
• 8:40: Team Cheer: Greenmeadow will go last this year
• 9:00: Meet Begins.
• 2:00 - 3:00: Approx. Meet Ending
• 6:30 - 8:30: End of Season: Awards Night Greenmeadow Park

GENERAL FAMILY INFO

• Our team area is different than last year. This year Greenmeadow will be by the public bathrooms and you can see the location of our team area on this map in the lower left corner.
• Absolutely no chairs, tents, or umbrellas are allowed in the Competition Viewing Bleachers or upper deck breezeways. Shade tents and chairs are allowed in our team area.
• Non-working Parents/Spectators are not allowed on the pool deck after 8:30 am. Please prepare your kids that they will be in the clerk and on the pool deck while you are in the stands. Please rely on CITs if your kids need help. There will be plenty of adults on the pool deck to keep an eye on them and get them where they need to be.
• Champs Programs will be available for purchase for $10. The programs list the swimmer names, heat and lane numbers for each event, in addition to purchased ads, Senior Bios and sponsorship Ads.
• Results will be on Meet Mobile App

FOOD OPTIONS

• There will be 3 food trucks: Waffle Roost, Mona’s Fruit, and Kona Ice outside by Gate 1 (see maps).
• Families may pack a lunch, visit the food trucks outside or drive to nearby food options on Jackson/McKee, about 0.6 miles: Lee’s Sandwiches, Round Table Pizza, McDonald’s, Duc Huong (Vietnamese sandwiches), Chavez Supermarket (Taqueria), Subway~ 1 mile away: Togo’s
• No metal, aluminum or glass containers at the Independence Pool.
• No food is permitted on the pool deck. Food is permitted on the bleachers and upper deck only.

Let's Go Marlins!!

Donna