Peace Haven vs Sherwood @ HOME - Tuesday, June 3rd

MEET THEME: EXTREME BLUE & GREEN! Show your team spirit! Swimmers and volunteers will receive blue beads upon arrival. A prize will be given to the best dressed Dolphin!

Sharks are fish. They range in size, have gills and usually do not travel in large groups. Dolphins are mammals. They also range in size, have well-developed hearing which is adapted for both air and water. So well developed that some can survive even if they are blind. Wow! What a great species!! Dolphins travel in groups called pods and form a family. Much like our Dolphin family!

The Sherwood Sharks are a strong team. We are too! Let’s welcome them and show them what a great Dolphin family we are!

Saturday was a wonderful learning meet and this Dolphin team is ready. So, grab goggles, caps and your towels. Gear up in our blue and green. Mark your Dolphin with their name and events. Be ready to swim with a smile!

4:00 PM Dolphin/Pod volunteers, Lead Set-up and coaches arrive and start setting up!

4:15 PM All Dolphins arrive - swimmers need to be ready to go when warm ups start!!!

4:30 PM Sherwood arrives

4:45-5:05 PM Dolphins Warm Up

5:05-5:25 PM Sharks Warm Up

5:15 PM Timer, Stroke & Turn and Runner Meeting

IMPORTANT - Second half volunteers should come to this meeting. If you cannot make it you must check-in with Stacy Bachmann (Referee) before the second half.

5:30 PM Meet start

HEAT SHEET - The Heat Sheet and Meet Entries will be sent out on Tuesday afternoon.

VOLUNTEERS - We are in great shape with volunteers! When you arrive, check-in at our volunteer table. You will receive instructions here on how to do your job. Please ask questions if it is your first time!

PARKING - As you know, our parking is limited. You are welcome to drop swimmers off once our lot is full, but will then need to park on the street. PLEASE park on the POOL SIDE only of Hearthside Drive. Also, do not park in the NO PARKING area between our entrance and exit gates.

ARRIVAL - Unless you are a Dolphin Pod volunteer, plan to arrive by 4:15 PM to get set up, mark events, etc... If you need help, please seek a veteran parent or Dolphin Pod volunteer. We recommend you Mark Your Swimmer prior to arrival to save time.

DECK - Spectator chairs will be set up along the shelter side of the pool only. Peace Haven takes the deep end half (including the 3 rows of round tables that go from the chairs toward the shelter) and we give the shallow end half (including 2 rows of round tables and the picnic tables alongside the Baby Pool) to the visiting team. We will be arriving first, so let’s be hospitable and make sure to share the deck space. Please bring extra chairs. No one is allowed on the steps in the shallow end or to have legs in the pool anywhere on deck during the meet. The Baby Pool will be closed.

10 & UNDER SWIMMERS - The Dolphin Pod is located along the fence at the deep end of the pool. It will be VERY important to instruct your 10&U swimmers to remain in the Dolphin Pod with their assigned parent volunteer so they can easily be found when their next events come around.

11 & OVER SWIMMERS - These swimmers have the freedom to roam during the meet, but it is a BIG responsibility keeping track of meet progression and lining themselves up for their own events. 11&Over swimmers need to take this responsibility seriously, we DO NOT want to be chasing them down before their events!

ORDER OF EVENTS - As a reminder, the 6&U backstroke event now follows the completion of the 15-18 50 yd Freestyle event (#24).This allows 6&U swimmers to finish their meet sooner and reduces crowding on the deck.

* Let’s encourage good sportsmanship! Remind your Dolphin to stay in the water and shake hands with the other team at the end of the race. Let’s cheer for EVERYONE and never put others down - including our competitors.

DOLPHIN DOLLARS - All heat winners (including relays) will receive a “Dolphin Dollar” that they can redeem for a piece of candy at the Dolphin Dollar Tent near the Shelter.

PLAYGROUND - The playground is open for use during the meet but is unsupervised. Parents are advised to monitor as necessary. The baby pool is not open for swimming.

CONCESSIONS - Hamburgers, chips, drinks, candy and snacks are available at the Snack Shack during the meet. PH members may charge their accounts or pay with cash or Venmo. Sunset Slush will be set up on the grass outside the entrance and prefers cash but accepts cash app, card, venmo and Apple Pay. Price is $5 for 2 scoops and $10 for a full koozie. If you bought a koozie last year, bring it and you can reuse it for $1 per scoop.

CLEAN UP - Many hands make light work! At the conclusion of the last event we will ask Dolphins and their parents to help clean up. Moving chairs, picking up trash, etc. The Pizza Party will not start until the deck is put back in order. THANK YOU!

AFTER PARTY WITH PIZZA FOR DOLPHINS

We will have our pizza party in the shelter after the meet. It is $5 per person, $20 family max. Leanne Irwin is our Pizza Planner for this meet! You can PREPAY her Venmo - @Leanne-Irwin - and she will take cash and Venmo on Tuesday until 7:00PM. This is a lot of fun for our swimmers!! We hope you will stay and enjoy!

* MEET DAY ISSUES- please send to [email protected]

LET’S GO DOLPHINS!

• Katie and Ashley