Good afternoon all!  This is very exciting as we are quickly approaching SMI!  I am going to include a few links and reminders in here, so please read carefully.  

Also, the swimmers finished early today to begin their "taper" or resting period before SMI.  We will finish earlier tomorrow as well.  Please use this time and the rest of tomorrow to rest and hydrate well.  Please limit activities that could cause any injury or dehydration.  Please encourage them to get plenty of sleep and eat good healthy food.  We've been discussing this a lot on the deck together.

Pool address and directions: https://smi.swimtopia.com/map-and-directions

Check in times:  SATURDAY (11 & Up): 7:30 am; SUNDAY (10& Un): 7:15 am.  This means be AT the team tent and ready to go through instructions and information, and ready to head to warm ups.  It takes a little time to park and unload, so we suggest you plan to arrive at the pool area earlier than that.

When coaches take swimmers to warmup, Michelle Bell will be leading a helpful parent tour around the facility.  Please make plans to do this with her, especially if you are new to SMI.  

SWSR Team Tent Location:  

https://d1nmxxg9d5tdo.cloudfront.net/42100/files/2...

Please remember to pack camping chairs, extra towels, lots of water, snacks, drinks, sunscreen, portable/battery fans, sharpies, heat sheets, playing cards, any fun games, etc.  This is a very fun and exciting day, but packing well makes it even more fun, so please plan ahead and be sure you have plenty of coolers with drinks and food.  

I am attaching our SWSR entry list to this email as well. This is the alphabetical list of what each of our swimmers are swimming. Refer to it to be sure of your swimmer(s) events, and then you can find that based on the event number in the heat sheet to find their heats and lanes. This list doesn't include which relay (A, B, C, etc) so we understand it can be a little confusing, but coaches will help with that. IF SMI gives us the list prior to the weekend, we will send that out.

Heat Sheets for the weekend: Please print these out and bring with you for your swimmer(s) day(s)... 

Saturday: https://d1nmxxg9d5tdo.cloudfront.net/42100/files/2...

Sunday: https://d1nmxxg9d5tdo.cloudfront.net/42100/files/2...

Here is the link to the SMI website, if you have any additional questions, please look around here...  https://smi.swimtopia.com/all-you-need-to-know

SMI requires all teams to provide certain workers/shifts, and we have points deducted if our workers are late or don't show, we are thankful for your willingness to help and serve! There is a lot going on that day, so please be mindful of these shifts for our team, but please check with Amy/Natalie with any questions.

Thank you, and please reach out if you need anything else.  Please look at the SMI site if possible, get familiar.  It will be a very busy few days, so texting me is best if you need help!

Thank you!

Coach Jodi 865.207.8878