SAY Swim Parents

We had a wonderful first meet of the season, I hope that your family had a great experience.  If this was your first meet and it seemed overwhelming, don’t worry, learning the ropes about swim meets takes time.  Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me, fellow swim parents, Coach Pat, your swimmer’s age group or dual meet team coach.  Hopefully this list of swim meet facts will help you navigate your swimmer’s next meet.  1.   Every Meet is Similar For every meet you need to get your swimmer inside the facility 15 minutes before first warm up to check in with the coach, so plan for finding parking, traffic issues and some time to find where our team is camped out at the meet.    Your swimmer also needs to be prepared; at our house we taught our kids to have towels, extra goggles, water, spending money, and proper clothing packed the night before.   It is also expected that you declare your swimmer for each meet and complete the job sign up as soon as possible.    Remember that even