Today's Email - Please Read!!

Swimmers & Parents,

Today

We’ll have an abbreviated practice this afternoon at the Hilliard pool.  After practice, we’ll load all our swim gear onto the bus and I’ll transport it back to the 16^th Street pool.  Coach Wright will stay with swimmers waiting to be picked up at the Hilliard pool.

Tomorrow

We'll open the 16^th Street pool gate by 6:45 a.m. Saturday morning so swimmers can grab anything they might need for the meet.

We'll issue each swimmer traveling to the meet a backpack, parka, and meet cap before we leave tomorrow.  Swimmers who travelled to Rosenberg last week already have those items.

The bus will leave Bay City from the 16^th Street pool parking lot at 7:00 a.m.

We should arrive at the competition pool by 8:30 a.m.

Our assigned warm-up time is from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m.  We will be in lanes 3 & 4 in the competition end of the pool.

The meet will start at 10:15 a.m. and should end around 2:30 p.m.

We'll be competing in the facility that will host our district meet.  Our athletes will see the Victoria facility and we'll be better prepared in January.

Swimmers should bring:  suit, goggles, cap, parka, backpack, drinks (water, Gatorade, etc.), snacks (or money for concession stand), and two (2) towels

Swimmers should not bring:  valuable items that could be lost or stolen, a large amount of money, etc.

We will stop for a meal on the return trip.  We have budgeted money for that, so swimmers will not pay. 

All athletes are encouraged to return to Bay City with the team on the bus.  If other arrangements are to be made, they must be made by following the BCHS Athletic Department travel policy.  Consult your handbooks for more info.

We hope to return to Bay City by 4:30 p.m.

More information (pool address, scoring, officiating, etc.) can be found on the attached pdf.

Monday

The 16^th Street pool is full.  It may take a couple of days to get the chemicals “right” and the temperature up.  We’re expecting to be able to swim there Monday.  As always, be prepared to dress out for both swimming and dry-land workouts.

Our swimmers have done a great job this week in less than ideal training conditions.  Coach Wright and I appreciate the outstanding  efforts we’ve seen!