Dear Merrimack,

The MEET PROGRAM is attached. Please print at home & highlight your child’s events. We will not have copies at the pool.

To help expedite the meet, we will be combining the following events/heats:

• Event 1 Heat 1 + Event 3 Heat 1
• Event 5 Heat 1 + Event 6 Heat 1
• Event 43 Heat 1 + Event 44 Heat 1
• Event 45 Heat 1 + Event 46 Heat 1

SCHEDULE:

• Arrival time for 9 & up swimmers: 4:50 pm
• Merrimack warm-ups: 5:00pm (Warm ups for 9 & up only)
• Volunteer Check-in: 5:20pm
• Stroke & Turn briefing: 5:30pm
• Timer briefing: 5:40pm
• 8 and under swimmers arrive: 5:40pm
• Meet starts: 6:00pm

REMINDERS:

• Please keep swimmers on the pool deck so coaches can find them for their events.
• No Ping Pong during the meet please!
• The baby pool will be closed.
• Seating is tight–please bring chairs!
• The safety of our swimmers, spectators, and volunteers is our highest priority. Please plan for the heat–bring drinks and stay hydrated! Volunteers and spectators are welcome to wear swimsuits and cool off in the diving well during breaks.

VOLUNTEERS: We still need volunteers for our Clerk of Course and Ribbon Writer slots. Please sign up!

• Arrive by by 5:20
• Be sure to CHECK IN with us in the entrance/team area!

THEME:

• Animals! (Pull out your leopard print, animal onesies, ears, tails,...whatever you’ve got!)

FOOD:

• Mack’s Cafe will be open and selling sandwiches, chips, snacks, drinks, cookies and pastries. Credit card preferred.

WEATHER POLICY:

Forecast looks HOT! Bring extra cold water, ice and wet towels. Please stay hydrated. We will pause if there is thunder or heavy rain. Upon hearing the first roll of thunder there will be a 30 minute delay. Subsequent thunder resets the clock for another 30 min, with a maximum overall wait of 45 minutes. At Merrimack, waiting locations are limited. Swimmers and families must vacate the pool facilities and deck. Swimmers should wait in the parking lot or in their vehicles.

If you are a swimmer or volunteer and have a last minute change, please text your reps: Anna Park at 202-271-6172 and Meaghan Feder at 202-422-5903.

Your Team Reps,

Meaghan Feder and Anna Park (B Meet Reps)

Chris Pashby and Colin Johnson (A Meet Reps)