MEET INFORMATION: MENDOCINO COAST SEA DRAGONS | PACIFIC SWIMMING | SHORT COURSE C/B/A+ MEET | NOVEMBER 22-23, 2025

Meet Information

Mendocino Coast Sea Dragons Thankswimming Classic 

Fort Bragg, California - November 22-23, 2025

This weekend the Seals will travel to Fort Bragg to compete at the annual Thankswimming Classic hosted by the Mendocino Coast Sea Dragons. The Thankswimming Classic has been a cherished team tradition that begam in 2013. This year 42 Seals will make the pilgrimage to the Fort Bragg, making this our largest turnout for a travel meet since 2019. 

Saturday Night Team Dinner

Don't forget about our team dinner at 5:30PM on Saturday, November 23, at Bear's Pizza across the street from the team hotel 111C Boatyard Dr, Fort Bragg, CA 95437).  Kids 0-4 are free, 5-9 are $9, 10 and up are $19 a person for all you can eat pizza, salad, and fountain drinks. 

Sunday Ice Cream Social

Please join the team on Sunday after the meet at Cowlick’s Ice Cream, 250 N Main St, Fort Bragg, CA 95437 for a well-deserved post-meet treat at Fort Bragg’s best ice cream shop.

Job Signup:

The Seals will be required to fill three timing chairs at lane 4 on both Saturday and Sunday. We will also be required to provide two stroke and turn judges each day. Timing shifts on Saturday will be 1.25 hours and Sunday will be 1.0 hours (except 1st shift which is 10 minutes longer on both days). Stroke and Turn official shifts start at 8:00 a.m. and go for the entire duration of the meet (5-6 hours), so if you see one of our parents officiating, please thank them for their service to the team and the sport. 

Please use the “Job Signup” button at the top of the event page or use the OnDeck App to register for a timing shift. Link to: MCSD Meet Event Page

Relays!! Relays!! Relays!!

There will be relays on both days of the meet. We hope to enter as many relay teams as possible. We will announce the relays after warmup each day. Email [email protected] if your swimmer signed up but will not be attending one or both days of the meet.  

Pre-Meet Checklist

1. Meet at the team tents prior to team warmup.  Swimmers ages 9 and older will meet at 8:00 AM and swimmers ages 8 and under will meet at 8:30 AM. 
2. Attend mandatory team meeting at 8:55 AM on Saturday and Sunday at the team tents. 

Pre-Seeded Individual Events

This is “pre-seeded” meet which means heat and lane assignments will be available at the start of the meet. This means there is also no check-in requirement at the start of the meet. Also, the meet director asks that they are informed of all families that entered but are not attending to avoid empty lanes during the meet. 

If your child registered but will not attend please email: [email protected] and [email protected]

Relays are not pre-seeded so swimmers should check in with the coaches about relay assignments around 10:00 AM each day.  

During the Meet:

1. Check in with coaches prior to each race. This is an opportunity for swimmers to review technical goals for the race.
2. Cool-down after every race.  This meet will have a two-lane pool for warm-up and cool-down. Depending on the age of the swimmer cool-down will typically be 150 – 300 yards of slow tempo swimming.
3. Check-in with a coach after race cool-down so we can provide feedback.

Other Notes:

• Bring camping chairs for you swimmers to bring inside. Swimmers (no parents) will be permitted to set up chairs on the pool deck.
• If your swimmer will miss the team warmup or team meeting please contact: [email protected]
• Swimmers MUST check-in with their coach prior to scratching any race. 
• No video is permitted on the block side of the pool.

Download the new USA Swimming app for Android and iPhone.  You can find the mobile app through a link at: https://www.usaswimming.org/news/2022/09/16/new-usa-swimming-app-now-available