Hello Pool Shark families,

Tomorrow evening we will be hosting Spring Green at the Outdoor Pool! (Weather permitting) We WILL swim in the rain, but not through storms. We will try to make decisions about the meet as soon as we can and communicate accordingly as soon as we know. If you do NOT hear anything, the meet is ON!

 If this is your first swim meet, please see the "Swim Meet 101" section under the "Resources" tab on our website, or click the link below to know what to expect and how to prepare. Swim meet 101

If for some reason something comes up, and your swimmer is NOT able to swim, and they were signed up for the meet, please email our head coach Riley Talmage at [email protected] ASAP.

• Please arrive between 3:30 and 3:45 pm. Our warm-ups will be from 4:10-4:30 pm. Spring Green will have the pool from 4:30-4:50. The meet will start at 5:00 pm.
• If you want to see what your swimmer is swimming in the meet, go to the "Meets and Events" tab on our website and click on the gray meet entry box (that is marked closed). You will be able to see your swimmer(s) and what they are scheduled to swim at the meet. Also, if you have not uploaded the free Swimtopia App, it is very helpful in signing your swimmer up for meets and seeing what they are swimming.
• Thank you to everyone who signed up to volunteer! All volunteers will need to check in with me, Julie Goodman, once you arrive and get set up. (Usually while the swimmers are warming up) I will be located in front of the boys locker room entrance/lifeguard office on the pool deck. You will then be told where to go and be trained for your job if needed. This is how you get credit for your volunteering, so please be sure to get checked in.
• All timers MUST report to the Timer meeting at 4:45 pm in front of the lifeguard office.
• The forecast for tomorrow is looking like rain...Like I mentioned above, we WILL swim in the rain, but have to stop/delay the meet if we hear/see thunder/lightning. We will do everything we can to get this meet IN tomorrow, so please plan to sit through the rain with pop ups, rain gear and extra dry towels and sweatshirts. If we decide to cancel ahead of time, we will try to make that call before 3pm tomorrow, if not earlier. If you do not hear anything, the meet is ON.
• The theme for Saturday's meet is NEON! Come dressed in your brightest NEON outfits to show some team spirit during the meet! (swimsuit underneath of course!)
• Concession stand fruit - At each home meet a portion of the team is asked to bring cut up fresh fruit in a container/ziplock bag to the concession stand upon arrival to be mixed and served as fruit cups. This meet will be the last third of the alphabet, so if your last name starts with N-Z, please plan to bring fruit tomorrow. :) If you missed a meet you are assigned to bring fruit, please plan to bring it tomorrow.
• Heat sheets will be for sale at the concession stand ($3), as well as LOTS of dinner items! We will have burgers, brats, hotdogs, pulled pork sandwiches and nachos supreme available, as well as other food and snack options! Plan to have dinner with us! The concession stand is CASH ONLY.
• 8 and under FREE RELAYS MOVED - We will be moving the 8 and under FREE RELAYS from the end of the meet to inbetween events 30 and 31. So if you have an 8 and under in the FREE RELAY, they will swim right after the 15-18 boys backstroke races. We will be announcing this change, and will call for the event like all the other events. Coaches will help remind and round up the relays as well. This is only something we do for week night meets.
• Clerk of course and flow of traffic. Swimmers will report to the gate by the concession stand to report for their events. (Look for the bright orange tent/pop-up) Once they complete their races, they are to exit out the bathhouse through the locker rooms.
• Results - Final race results will be posted throughout the meet on the results board by the main entrance of the bathhouse. It takes about 20-30 minutes to post results after each event. All final results of the meet will be posted to our website under "Meet and Events", "Meet results" sometime after the meet on Saturday.
• Spectators will be allowed to sit in the bleacher area, and outside the fence, but are NOT allowed on deck. Please do NOT stand along the fence in front of the bleachers. You will be asked to either sit on the ground or move because it blocks the bleacher viewing area. We allow swimmers on deck to cheer at the end of the lanes for other swimmers. They should stay at the ends of the lanes and not move to the side of the pool or other areas on deck. The ends of the lanes will be cleared for ALL 8 & UNDER events to make room for timers on that end of the pool. There will be deck stuarts to help enforce this, but we appreciate your help in talking to your swimmers about this before the meet.
• Team Records - Team Records are posted on our website under “Meets and Events”, “Team Records”. These records are for our team only, and must be swam in the Sauk Prairie Outdoor Pool. Team records are from 2014-present and will also be listed on our home meet heat sheets for each event.
• Once your child is done swimming all the events they are signed up for, you may leave. If you are not sure, please ask a coach to be sure they are done swimming before you leave.
• This will be a very competitive meet for us! We match up very well with Spring Green, and both teams are counting on a close meet. Please be a positive supporter of your child and their efforts, no matter what the outcome. Remember, they are trying their best. Encourage them to display good sportsmanship, be good teammates, and have fun! :)
• Lastly, if you are on Facebook or Instagram, please follow our Sauk Prairie Pool Sharks FB and Instagram pages for updates, pictures and events!

See you at the Pool!

Julie Goodman and The Sauk Prairie Pool Sharks board