Wahoos Time Trials are here. Thursday (6/3) evening, 6:00 warm-ups and 6:30 swim start. With a good rhythm and flow we should wrap up between 8:00-8:30. We will swim in the rain. There is a 50% chance of scattered thunderstorms Thursday evening. Assume we are swimming unless you get an email or Swimtopia alert saying otherwise. Thunder and lightening will force us out of the pool and the lifeguards will give us a delay window. From there we’ll look at the weather radar and make a call to wait out the delay and resume swimming or call the meet. All swim parents get to play part-time meteorologists during the summer!

Heat Sheets are available as PDF online or you can view your swimmers' event/heat/lane assignments via the Swimtopia mobile app. Heat Sheets will inform you of the events your swimmers are assigned by Coach Nathan. Heat Sheets are organized by Event (defined by a number [1-50 for this time trial], gender, age group distance and stroke) and then by Heats (for this time trial #1 or #2) and Lanes (1-8 in our pool). Listen for the Starter to announce what events are upcoming and who should report to Clerk of Course (behind the slide ladder) to be ready for the events. Our Clerk of Course Volunteer and assistant coaches will help organize swimmers by events, heats and lanes and move them along toward the starting blocks.

Swimmers often use a marker to write their event/heat/lane assignments from the Heat Sheet on their arms or legs to help them know where to go and when. Please review Intro to Swim Meets for more information on what to bring, what to expect, how the meet flows, etc. time trials won’t have relays, entry limits or scoring, but otherwise is the same as a regular meet.

Thanks to all of parent Volunteers for Time Trials. If you are volunteering, please report to the volunteer check-in desk near the pool entrance where you can sign in and receive further info on your volunteer job for the evening.

We will also be having a Wahoos Yard Sale... Kimberly and Jen have dug through the club house attic and will be selling Wahoos apparel and other items from seasons past. We're happy to free up some space for the club and offer some cool "vintage" Wahoos gear to our families. You can also pickup any apparel or merchandise you’ve purchased and not received along with your swimmers’ team towel and cap if they haven’t gotten them yet.

Food & Beverages will be available from the concession stand during the meet. We will not be having pizza and the grill will not be operating (so no burgers). Just the usual concessions will be available (snacks, drinks and treats). The club's address is 4315 Weddington Matthews Rd, Weddington if you are ordering food to be delivered. You are of course welcome to bring your own food in, as well. Also, VeloPops will be on-hand selling their delicious, locally crafted popsicle treats.

Tell your swimmers to have fun! This is a great chance to swim and see what a meet is like. Coach Nathan wants to challenge some swimmers to tackle some events that may not have yet mastered. This will help give them a baseline to build from as they practice, learn and gain more experience during the season.

See you Thursday at 6:00 PM.

Joe Guy

Wahoos Team Rep