Week of 6/24/24 - Meet #5 + Team Photo | ASA | Swim Banquet | Swim Council

*Please scroll through entire email for happenings throughout the week. It is a fun and busy week and key info. is arranged chronologically...so pretend you're on instagram and scroll!* 

Monday (MEET!) 6/24:

• Normal morning practice sessions

Meet #5 at HOME (and last regular season meet!) vs. Echo Ridge Ragin' Rays @ 5:30

Swimmers arrive by 4:00 pm - head straight to the bullpen area so we can get a team photo before warmups! Please do not be late.

Our Warm ups: 4:20-4:50 pm | Echo Ridge warm ups: 4:50-5:20 pm

Meet starts at 5:30 pm - 1st shift volunteers, make sure and note the 5:30 start time & double check when you need to arrive, thank you!

IF an emergency arises and you will not be there by 4:00, PLEASE call or text Ashley Hindenlang at 615-428-6765. 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Thank you to ALL the parents who have already volunteered. We only need a few roles filled. Please visit our team site and sign up to help:

• Bullpen Parent(s) - 8&U Boys bullpen (1)
• Concessions - 1st shift (1)
• Concessions - 2nd shift (2)
• Meet hospitality - Entire meet (1)

PARKING: Please park on neighboring streets on one side of the street only. The parking lot will be reserved for our guests. 

CONCESSIONS: The regular Twin Lakes concession stand will be open during the meet. In addition, the swim team will also be selling concessions: hot dogs, pizza, assorted drinks, and assorted snacks. The snack bar accepts cash only during swim meets, and the swim team concessions are cash and/or venmo. King of Pops will also be there!!! $5 for pops and $1 will be donated back to our swim team!!!

REMINDERS FOR YOUR SWIMMERS:

• drink plenty of fluids (water, Gatorade, sports drinks) and to rest as much as possible during the day. This goes for ALL AGES of swimmers.
• Stay with your bullpen, wanderers will need to be managed by their parents
• We will send out the heat sheet Monday

Tue. 6/25:

• Practice at 10:00AM-10:50AM for ASA participants only; no afternoon practice - rest up!
• Swim team ice cream available at the snack shack - Reminder that your swimmer can pick up their ice cream any time Tuesday through Sunday 
• Ribbons will be in the ribbon folder and are filed by family last name.You can pick them up at any time from the file (located on the bench in front of the swim team bulletin board by the concession stand).

Wed. 6/26: ASA Meet at Georgia Tech - details will continue to be emailed when we have them; the meet is scheduled from 9:30am-1:00pm, arrival & warmup times forthcoming

End of Season Swim banquet - 6:00pm bring your own dinner and eat at the pool if you like. You may also want to bring your own folding chairs.

• 7:00pm program starts
• For our new families - this is a fun tradition for all of our bolts (jr. bolts too!), where we come together as a team one last time to celebrate all of the kids' hard work - complete with trophies, dessert, and swimming (of course!).

Wed. 7/10 6:30PM:

We need YOU to join the Swim Team Council next year to help ensure that we have another awesome year of Twin Lakes Thunderbolts! We are having a planning meeting to establish positions and set a general timeline to make sure we’re ready for next season. If you are interested in helping out, please plan on joining us at the pool pavilion on Wednesday, July 10th at 6:30pm. All experience levels are welcome!

Go Bolts!

Ashley & Jaime