Hello Dolphins,

Thank you for a successful Time Trials Mock Meet last night. The swimmers and parent volunteers did such a good job and we thank all of our families for showing up and participating. We hope the experience gives you an idea of what goes on at a meet and how many people are needed to make a meet run smoothly!

Now, it's time to prepare for our very first OFFICIAL dual meet this Saturday against the South Briar Barracudas!

Please read below everything you need to know for our team dinner on Friday and first meet on Saturday.

FRIDAY

TEAM DINNER, MERCHANDISE & CAR DECORATING

Swimmers will practice in the morning on Friday. That evening, starting at 6 pm, we invite all families to come join us at Dog Haus for a team dinner. We will celebrate the end of the school year, get pumped up for our first meet and enjoy a nice night together as a team.

Dog Haus has generously offered to give 20% of all food and drink sales back to the team so we hope this will be a worthwhile fundraiser too!

Dog Haus is located at 1096 Enclave Pkwy, Houston, TX 77077 (at the corner of Eldridge and Enclave Parkway – 1 mile away from the Briarhills Pool). Please view their MENU in advance.

Team t-shirts will be distributed to those that have not yet received their shirts. Pre-ordered yard signs will also be available for pick-up.

We will also provide car markers so swimmers can decorate their cars (and the coaches’ cars too!). The swimmers find this to be A LOT of FUN and it is a great way to identify and honk at your teammates on the way to the meet on Saturday!

SATURDAY

PLEASE DECLARE YOUR ATTENDANCE FOR SATURDAY’S MEET BY 9 AM ON THURSDAY, JUNE 9th.

Coaches will be working on the meet file right after practice that morning and need to know if your swimmer will be there! Please be considerate of their time and double check that your swimmer is declared.

MEET INFORMATION:

The South Briar Barracuddas are hosting the Briarhills Dolpins at the South Briar Pool.

Pool Location: South Briar Pool – 1708 Crystal Hills Drive

WHEN TO ARRIVE & SWIMMER CHECK-IN INFORMATION:

ALL swimmers should leave their house by 7:30 a.m. and be checked in at their tents by 8:00 a.m. Anyone who has not arrived by 8 a.m. risks being scratched from their events.

The meet will start promptly at 9:00 a.m.

LENGTH OF MEET:

Meets are generally 4-5 hours long. This meet may start slow since it is the first meet of the season. Please bear with us - we will do our best to get through the events as quickly as possible. Remember everyone working the meet is a parent volunteer too!

PARENT VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS:

Please be sure in addition to declaring your swimmer, you have also signed up for a volunteer job. Kara is tracking fulfillment hours to make sure that every family is chipping in one way or another. It takes all of us working together to run the meets!

LOOKING AHEAD:

Next Monday is another MEET DAY – Please go ahead and declare your attendance for this meet now since we have a quick-turnaround after our Saturday meet. Sign up for a volunteer job too!

Monday’s meet is a HOME meet at Briarhills Pool. There will be no practice that morning. Sleep in, rest, eat healthy, stay hydrated and be ready to swim fast AGAIN! Meet starts at 2 p.m. and swimmers will need to arrive by 1 p.m.

Monday’s meet information will be sent either Saturday evening or Sunday morning.

We have a fast and furious week this week! Get ready to swim hard, cheer loud and have loads of fun this week! See you at the pool!

GO DOLPHINS!