Good morning, Barracudas!

I have a few updates for you, so please read until the end!

Time Trials
It was great seeing all the swimmers "back in action" getting in some racing at Time Trials on Tuesday, especially our new kiddos swimming their very first 25s. Last year, we did not swim the longer freestyles (50s for the younger ones, 100s for the older ones). We did this year because those events don't exist in our dual meets but then show up at the Smoky Mountain Invitational and City Meet Championship, so it's nice to get updated seed times for those entries. All that to say—thanks for persevering through the cold for a longer than usual Time Trials.

We purchased a new semi-automatic timing system, Time Drops, and Tuesday was our first time using it. We ran into some issues throughout the meet, and it appears that a lot of the heats' results got flip-flopped. I'm in Canada until Saturday evening, but when I get back, I intend to review all the paper timer slips and DQ slips to correct the errors. So, the times you see in the SwimTopia app might be wrong. Once the errors are fixed, I'll transfer the results into the swimmers' profiles so they're updated for next week's meet.

Beaver Brook Blue Fins @ Home
Next Thursday, June 11th, we have our first dual meet against Beaver Brook at our home pool. RSVPing is now open. Please mark "Attending" or "Not Attending" at your convenience. I'll send out a reminder at the beginning of next week.

Since it's a home meet, warm-ups will be at 5 PM again. The visiting team always warms up at 5:30. Racing begins at 6. We will also be taking individual and team photos before warm-ups, so plan on being at the pool around 4. Usually, folks wanting individual photos will get there a bit earlier to get those taken care of. Wear this year's team shirt!

Apparel Second Order
If you didn't purchase all the t-shirts you wanted for your family, you're able to get more now! Under the "Merchandise" tab of our website, you'll find those available for online purchase. We also have white tank tops and light gray hoodies and crewneck sweatshirts available. All these items have the same front design that the t-shirts have. The window for this second order is about a week; we'll close it before next Friday, June 12th, so get what you need while you can!

I think that's about all I have for y'all for now! Thanks for reading! Please continue to reach out if you need anything or have questions!

Coach Josh

PS: We have a black rolling cart full of file folders for each family that we'll start bringing out on the pool deck during practices next week (unless the assistant coaches or board members have already started doing this). Please check your folder for items such as registration receipts, photo order forms, and beginning after next Thursday, ribbons from swim meets!