Snacks *all healthy foods, no soda or sugary foods
Foldable Chairs, if desired
Toys/Books/Games/Cards to pass the time
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT AND WHAT DO TO
Buy a Heat Sheet (Cost is usually $5-$15 depending on the meet).
Highlight your swimmer’s name and events in the heat sheet.
Write the following Grid on your swimmers arm or leg with a Sharpie Permanent Marker. Keep one grid handy for yourself as well. This will help you keep track of the events so that your swimmer does not miss a race.
Event
Lane
Heat
Distance and Stroke
4
6
2
100 Freestyle
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Locate the bullpen (If there is a bullpen). The bullpen is a staging area for swimmers ages 10 and under where volunteers organize them by heat and lane numbers to help them get their events on time and in the right order! When your swimmer’s event is called to the bullpen, please make sure your swimmer gets there and that he/she is ready to swim with goggles and swim cap already on. Volunteers and coaches take care of the rest. There are usually several hundred children at these meets, so we really need your help getting them to the bullpen. Coaches couldn’t possibly get all the swimmers where they need to be. Coaches need to be at the starts and finishes.
