Hi again! 

SUMMARY OF EMAIL BELOW:  City Meet info, a parent meeting, a sponsorship opportunity and the official event invitation! 

More information will be coming as the meet is seeded and the event is pulled together. I am summarizing what we know now here so you know what to expect since this year's event WILL be different than City Meet's of the past!

PLEASE DECLARE YOUR SWIMMERS ON THE CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT ASAP.  This is important because ALL entries MUST be submitted by noon on Saturday and Coach Ava needs to form relays! Last minute changes do affect the whole team.
**Please note that the team covers Meet entry fees for each of our swimmers and each of their events. It is very important that your swimmer is declared and their events of choice selected. If your swimmer is entered and your fees are paid, we assume you will be on the blocks August 3!

GENERAL MEET INFO

City meet will be held at the Hampton Aquaplex, 1908 Coliseum Drive. If you are unfamiliar, this is a 2-story indoor complex with a touch pad timing system, large live scoreboard, concessions, bleachers and AIR CONDITIONING. You can get an idea of the facility on their website here.

The pool will be set up with an 8-lane, 25m competition side and a warm up pool on the other side, separated by a bulkhead.

Only swimmers, coaches and officials will be on deck. Spectators must remain in the bleachers on the second level of the facility that overlooks the pool. We will also have a dedicated tent area in the parking lot for everyone to hang out between events if you choose. This means you will not be on deck with your swimmer. We will have a dedicated team area on deck to hang our banner. 

There will be two competition sessions. Session 1, for ages 8 & under, will warm up at 8am and swim all 6 competition events starting at 8:30. Session 2, ages 9-18, will warm up after Session 1 is complete. An estimated time will be announced once the meet has been seeded. 

A Clerk of Course will be assigned to get kids to events for Session 1 ONLY. 

Parking is always tight at the Aquaplex. There will be drop-off locations and additional parking will be available across the street but leave time for this! 

Special commemorative event T-Shirts will be for sale on site.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY 

AD SPACE IS FOR SALE! Heat sheets are now all digital via Swimtopia, but the live scoreboard (shown on the wall here) will be showing sponsorship ads between events and during meet downtime. Ads can be half size or full screen, are all full-color, and cost $25 - 50. Ads should be sent to me by this Sunday, July 28 to be included. See the Ad form here for details.

RULES TO NOTE

• Spectators/parents are NOT allowed on the pool deck unless working the meet. 
• No outside food or beverages in the facility, must remain in tent area. Concessions will be for sale in the building.
• No glass, gum, or coolers in the facility. 
• No lawn chairs, smoking or pets in the facility. 
• No alcohol in the facility.

PARENT MEETING 

Join us this Saturday in the picnic area outside the fence after Final Fiesta (before the lifeguard races) to go over City Meet questions, team support info and volunteer requirements. 

The official GPSA Championship Meet Invitation can be found here.