Hello Swim Families!

In preparation for our upcoming home meet against Fox Hunt, please see below for all relevant details.

Tomorrow is senior day! There will be a short, memorable and humorous send off to all ten, Ceremony to start around 8:50am

*Started in Waterspouts

Volunteers: Most jobs are filled, well done. We still need one more family to assist with the set-up Saturday morning and 1 more concessions helper

Per NVSL standards, all officials should wear a white top and navy bottoms.

Arrival times:

1. The meet begins at 9am. Hiddenbrook will warm up first from 8.00 to 8.20am.

Please make sure your swimmer arrives 20 minutes prior to warm-ups, so they need to be at 7:40am.

2. Officials (Ref, Starter, Stroke and Turn judges, Timers, Head Timer, Clerks of Course…) should arrive on deck at no later than 8:15 for briefings. Swim Marshals, please arrive prior to 8am, as all Marshals must be in place prior to our team warm-up.

Parking: Our lot should accommodate all families, however, if you park on the street, please do NOT block driveways or mailboxes, as you will be ticketed or towed or receive a nastygram from the HOA.

Team Areas:

Please note the Hiddenbrook’s team area is located in the picnic area under the large blue funbrella.

1. There are picnic tables for swimmers to put their belongings on but many swimmers bring foldable chairs to put their things on too. We could have equipped a small army with the belongings left at Time Trials, so please encourage your swimmers to be diligent about keeping their stuff from spreading out.
2. Please bring goggles, sunscreen, swim cap, towel, bathing suit, bottle of water, snacks, enthusiasm, and the other normal necessities of a meet.

Return to Team Area:

Once swimmers have completed their races, they will be escorted by marshals back to the team areas along the deck of the pool, please make sure they return to the team areas and do not leave the facility, go to the playground, or hang out on the bleachers.

Spectators:

Hiddenbrook has two 15 foot, 5 riser bleachers. We provide canopies over the top of them so that they are mostly in shade.

Other items to note:

1. We provide complimentary water to all meet officials (timers, stroke and turns, ref, starter, marshals, team reps, clerk of course, announcer, etc.)
2. The team will be heading to Santini’s in Reston after the meet tomorrow.

You are highly encouraged to order early Link

Make sure your swimmers get plenty of rest and arrive Saturday ready to swim fast. There are some very close races that could swing the meet. For those of you who have used the virtual meet tool, we are not favored. But there is nothing better than being a spoiler. There are some age groups we are going to crush in and some others that are going to be ugly. Keep your heads and swim fast.

Cheers,

Neal and Marc