Hello Killer Whales

Tomorrow is our 1st away meet at Harmony  so below are a few details:

Harmony Pool -  has 5 lanes (4 main event lanes) and is 25 yards long (5.5 to 3.5 feet deep) with secured wooden blocks. 

Location:   6880 Turner Creek Rd., Cary 27519. 

WARM UPS -  start at 5:30pm, 

Meet Starts at 6:00 pm - PROMPT   

Lighting -   Harmony does have pool lighting, BUT their HOA wants the meet complete before 9:30 pm.    

 Seeding Swimmers A pool with 5 lanes means that it is harder for our Clerk of Courts so we need our kid pushers to make sure the kids are in line correctly and for our parents to back this up.

For the main event (Heat 1) Kildaire Farms will have lanes 2 and 4; Harmony will have lanes 3 and 5. (Lane 1 is used as exhibition during the main event) For Heat 2 you will have lanes 1, 2, and 4; Harmony will have lanes 3 and 5 For Heat 3 you will have lanes 2 and 4; Harmony will have lanes 1, 3, and 5.

Parking Harmony has  one tiny main pool parking lot. You are welcome to utilize that as well as the side of the street opposite from the pool. The HOA is VERY strict about parking and so they will have parking attendants assisting. Please try to carpool as much as possible.

Pool Deck Most of the pool deck is in direct sunlight with little shade and seating is limited. If you have any canopy tents and lawn chairs they are a great idea to bring. Kildaire Farms  will take the deck by the baby pool backed by a large grassy area behind it. 

Canopy Tents -  if some of you can volunteer to bring some canopy tents maybe we can designate one for each age group to help keep the swimmers (and parents)  cool 

Keep the swimmers with their kid pusher -  parents - please please please  set up together as an age group and keep your swimmers with their kid pusher - Let's try to make it easy and efficient.  Swimming in a 5 lane pool is a little different.   Our kid pushers should NOT be running around the pool frantically trying to find a swimmer so they don't miss their swim. 

 Concessions Harmony  will have CASH concessions of pizza, snacks, candy, and drinks.

Summer Weather  - Please remember - it's summer and it's hot.  Sometimes those thunderstorms pop up when we least expect it.   When we have weather please do NOT leave the pool.   Watch for emails from Jeremy Dott or Me telling you how we are going to handle the weather.  We always put the safety of our swimmers, coaches and families first.    There are TSA rules that we must follow and it is most helpful if we all stay calm and work together.    We are very aware that most families do not want to come back on Wednesday to finish the meet.   We can consider a meet final once we have completed the Breast Stroke Event so we often rearrange things to make that happen.   When we do this we need lots of cooperation.   It's very very sad for the team to lose a meet because a family or two left the pool before we called the meet and we couldn't fill our relays with move up swimmers. 

Stuff Happens:   If you have a sick child - please let Jeremy Dott ( 202-262-5317)  or Tammie Smoot (704-507-4411)  know as soon as you can so we can update the roster.  Changes that we make on the deck slow down the meet and cause confusion and mistakes.    If you are not going to get there before the 6pm start time please let us know and let us know what time you will arrive.   A text that says "we are running late"  doesn't help us.  A  text that says  " joey smith is running late - will be at pool by 6:33pm"  helps us figure out what we need to change.    It's terrible for the kids to lose points because we are missing a swimmer.

WATER - COLD TOWELS - PATIENCE - Camera  -It will be toasty so please bring plenty of water - cooling towels are great  - don't forget your camera because summer swim team pictures are the BEST  and your patience.

GO KILLER WHALES