Hey Sea Lions, I know we've only had one dual meet for the season but we wanted to give you plenty of time to plan for Summer Champs which is an indoor (air-conditioned!) meet at Kingwood High School with indoor set up - yay:)

 

Summer Champs require qualifying times for swimmers aged 12 and under which are always listed on heat sheets under each event and are also listed on our website under the Summer Champs Meet, which you can access via the Calendar or Swim Meets tab.

 

The 10 and under events are on Sunday June 7th with the meet beginning at 2.30 pm and the 11 and over events are Monday June 8th starting at 5.30 pm.  Warm ups begin 90 minutes before these start times in 3 waves -  we don't know yet what time our warm ups will be.  There are also relays at Summer Champs, awards for individual age groups (eg age 7 separate from 8 year olds) and team trophies for the top 3 teams.   More detailed information is on the Meet Program on our website (under Summer Champs Meet).

 

There is no maximum number of events a swimmer can enter and for the 12 and under kids there is something called the “three event” rule which means if a 12 or under swimmer qualifies for three events, then the swimmer may enter the rest of the events regardless of the swimmer’s times for these events, even if that time is slower than the qualifying time or is a “No Time”.  We still have two dual meets where swimmers can attain qualifying times and you may want to consider this when submitting stroke requests for next week's meet.  Times from our Red/Black meet may be used for Summer Champs entries.

 

For Summer Champs, you will do your own individual meet entries and we need all meet entries finalized on our website by 6.00 pm Saturday May 30th so the coaches can enter the relay teams.  Detailed below are the steps to look at your swimmer's eligibility to swim Summer Champs and do your own meet entries. 

 

1. Go to the Summer Champs meet via Swim Meets tab (or Calendar)

2. Click on the Swimmer Icon (Meet Entries)

3. Find your swimmer's name from the drop down list next to "Select Swimmer"

4. Select "Add Entry" on right hand side of page

5. You will see the qualifying time for Summer Champs and your swimmer's best time 

6. Click on the event you wish to enter

7. Remember to click Save!

 

Individual meet entries are $5 per entry - relay entries will be paid for by the team.  We will advise on payment method next week.

 

There will be further communications on Summer Champs but if you have any questions, please ask Elizabeth Green, Debbie Hughes or Kim Kelley at the pool or during our meet this Saturday against the Flyers.  

 

We would love for all our eligible swimmers to participate in Summer Champs - it's a great team event!

 

Arf! Arf!