Final (?) County Meet Update

Benicia Stingrays

Alright, the big weekend is almost here!  It's what our swimmers have worked so hard for all season!  

 

Thank you coaches for the extra week of practice.  This is always the best week of practice and the swimmers all appreciate everything you do to make this week just a little bit extra! 

 

Program and Apparel Sales

  • These will be available today at Acalanes High School from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM outside the northeast entrance to the pool.  
  • They will be back on sale tomorrow morning.  The more common sizes sell out quickly.  If you are a relay only swimmer (particularly for Sunday), it is a good idea to make arrangements for someone else to purchase your swimmer their shirt/hoodie/etc.  
  • Cash is preferred bc internet is spotty at this location, but they will accept credit card and apple pay as well. 

 

Team Camp

  • Thanks to John Freytag and Colin Buresh (seriously the heroes for this weekend), we have an assigned team camp with space for FOUR tents!  This is huge as last year we only had space for 2 tents on a pathetic patch of dirt on the access road (the "O" of the Open Space)
  • Because we are stroke and turning, our team is allowed to set up camp at 12:00pm today.  
  • The Open area can not be accessed until 2:00pm by any teams (even those with early 12:00 access).  But, as you can see, if some of us were to show up at 2:00pm, we could set up additional tents adjacent to our assigned camp.  

Timing Schedule

  • Here is the timing schedule, but this is irrelevant because, thanks to John and Colin, we do not have any timing assignments (no volunteer jobs!!) for the weekend.  

 

Stroke and Turn Schedule

  • Saturday Schedule
  • Sunday Schedule
  • There will be an Officials' meeting each day in the Officials' Lounge, which is located in the classroom just outside the northeast entrance to the pool, at 8:15 am for morning shifts and 12:15 pm for afternoon shifts

 

Warmups

  • Coaches will warm our swimmers up from
    • ​8:00-8:30 9/ups
    • 8:30-8:50 8/unders
  • Relay only swimmers, arrive by 11:45 am to be in the warmup lanes by noon each day

 

Approximate Schedule

 

  • 9:00-11:45 AM session
  • 12:00-12:15 Warmups for 8&unders only
  • 12:15-12:45 Warmups for all
  • 1:00-4:15 PM session

 

Pasta Feed Tonight

  • If you have yet to RSVP, you may do so here.  Parents and siblings are invited.  
  • Once you have RSVP'd, visit the donation list to see what you can bring to share with the team.
  • Time:  5:00-7:00
  • Location: at Meg Shaw's Workshop, 479 East L Street
  • This is an old auto body shop that is now a fun hang out spot. Feel free to park in the driveway or on the street, and enter via the office door to the right when you walk up the driveway.
  • If you bring a dish, please make a small note with listed ingredients, in case any folks are sensitive to particular foods.
  • There will be a few warming plates.  If a crockpot will work for your dish, please bring that with you.