Good morning Sharks,

We move to morning practices today Tuesday May 27. We practice every single week day morning from now thru June 23.

6Us 8-8:30am | 7/8s 8:30-9:15am | 9/10s 9:15-10am | 11+ 10-10:50am

I hope you are as excited as the coaches and I are for our first meet of the season, today, Tuesday May 27, Roxboro Sharks vs Georgetown Dolphins!

We have some seasoned and some brand new Sharks, but I am sure we can all use a few reminders.

For all swim meets, the parking lot is CLOSED. You will not be able to drive into the parking lot, even to drop off or pick up. Please do not leave your car in the lot earlier in the day, we use every single space for the meet and count on your cooperation to clear the lot. We have a volunteer parking coordinator and an off-duty Atlanta Police Officer to help with traffic. I have attached the parking map for your review. You can drive down to the pool as close as Lee Circle. There you can unload your swimmers and send them on down to the pool as you circle back up via Lee Circle and find a parking spot. Please be a good neighbor and don't block mailboxes and driveways. Please don't park on lawns. Please only park on the right side of Roxboro leading into the pool. We have to keep one side clear so that emergency vehicles have access if needed.

What to pack for a swim meet? Bathing suit, goggles, dry clothes, dry towels, some favorite snacks, a few games or activities to keep swimmers busy, and sunscreen. Swim caps will be distributed to swimmers at the meet tomorrow.

Sharks arrive at 4pm, our coaches will check in your swimmer and "mark them up" with their name and age, their events, heats and lanes. Then each swimmer will go and get settled in their bullpen area.

At 4:30pm, warmups will begin. At 5:30pm, the meet will start.

We know a lot of you are still in school this week and everyone is doing their best to manage the overlap of school and summer. Just arrive as soon as you safely can and we will try to get your Shark in the water for a few warmup laps.

The Hearn and Schutt families are heading up the concessions for our meet tomorrow. We have pizza slices, chips, drinks, and candy treats. If you are a veggie or fruit eater, you may want to pack that. Please bring small bills or Venmo.

Kay Alexander and Alison Strok are our Volunteer Coordinators this season. They will be there to check you in and answer any questions about your volunteer job. We are still short some volunteers. Remember, if your swimmer is in the meet, the expectation is you will volunteer to work at the meet.

GO SHARKS!

Jennifer Entrekin