Gulf Park Blue Sharks Blue & Red Practice Meet (AWAY) @ Crestwood Hills Thursday, June 6.

The Gulf Park Blue Sharks are on the road for our kick off scrimmage with Crestwood Hills.  There is a lot of information, so please read everything carefully. For away, and all meets, it is VERY important that you arrive EARLY (on-time) and that all swimmers STAY until they have finished their LAST EVENT (each swimmer can swim up to 4 events based on your event selection during meet sign up) additionally, coaches may assign your child to a relay to occur at the end of the meet. Team warm ups begin at 5:30pm - please be settled and in tent in plenty of time. MOST importantly -- swim your best, have fun and enjoy a GREAT opening practice meet on Thursday! GO SHARKS!

RSVP TODAY!

Go to the team website https://gulfpark.swimtopia.com and sign into your account. On the home page you will see Blue & Red Practice Meet under the Upcoming Events Header. Click on the Meet Entry icon to declare your child's availability! Please note that all swimmers MUST RSVP for this Thursday’s Meet by noon, Tuesday, June 4th for your swimmer to be scheduled properly in the meet! So if you haven’t done so already – DO IT NOW! If you have not already done so, it is best to go ahead and edit your swimmer’s availability now for all meets; you can always go back and edit later if the need arises.

Volunteer TODAY
We still have volunteer positions we need to fill; let's go ahead and get those filled and show Crestwood Hills what great families we have here at Gulf Park! Thank you all for volunteering; it truly takes a village of Shark families to put on a swim meet! Our volunteer coordinator, Christy Ringle will be reaching out to secure help for all unfilled positions.  The worker's meeting for volunteers will start at 5:45 pm.  

Crestwood Hills Address:  

8740 Fox Lonas Road NW, Knoxville, TN 37923

Below you will find all pertinent information sent by the Crestwood Hills Meet Director:

Parking: We try to leave our visiting team parking spaces in our lot, but after the lot is full, please park in the grass behind the pool. We will have signs directing traffic. Please pull into the field and do not block access to the grassy area for other cars. Do not park on the street surrounding the pool. Cars may stop to unload at the gate on the way to the “field” behind the tennis courts.

Visiting Team Space: Visiting teams may set up in the grassy area between lane 1 and the tennis courts. Please keep the concrete deck along pool clear for coaches, officials, and workers.

Concessions: We have a variety of items available at our concession stand for supper the evening of the meet. Items include hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, nachos, candy, sodas, Gatorade, water, homemade cookies, puppy chow and snow cones!

Reminders for all meets…

As with all meets the following applies….

What to Bring:
Please pack a towel, folding chairs, goggles, swim cap and a sweatshirt. A sharpie pen is also handy for jotting your events on your hand for reference. It also helps, especially for younger swimmers, to put their name on their back – this will be helpful to Clerk of Course and others making sure everyone is where they should be. Many kids also bring hand held electronics, books or playing cards to pass time between events. (Please be mindful that swimmers are responsible for all of these belongings).

Misc. Notes...
8 and under parents: Please help your little ones get to their mark on time. Pay attention to the order of events (the event number is on display at the starters table) and direct them to the blocks where a volunteer will line them up. Please bring them to the clerking board for relays, we will need assistance separating them and getting them to the correct sides of the pool.

Please be sure to check the event boards when you arrive for the most up-to-date swimmer information! Also make sure that your swimmer Picks Up their Event Card for the clerk of course.

It is especially important to take note of relays; Free Relays are the last events of the evening. If your child is scheduled to swim the Free Relay and will be unable to stay for that event, it is imperative to let a Meet Director or Coach know as soon as possible. Remember the relays affect all 4 scheduled swimmers and in many cases a swim meet score is decided by these last events!

Ribbons: As in 2018, for 2019 meets, ribbons will be made for swimmers 12 and under. In the past we have found that 13 and up swimmers are not as interested in ribbons; therefore, to save time and money, 13 and up swimmers will only receive ribbons upon specific request. Ribbons are available at swim practice within 5 days after the meet. If you are missing ribbons, double check the meet results (sent out by Coach Chris soon after each meet) and if the event was not disqualified, let us know and we will get it to you ASAP.

Reminder:No smoking or alcohol at swim meets Per GKAISA rules, all smoking and alcoholic beverages are absolutely prohibited at the pool area in all GKAISA meets - Dual, Tri, Relay and Championship.

See you Monday!

Your Gulf Park Blue Shark Meet Directors,

Liz Hall and Kim Evers