Gulf Park Blue Sharks AWAY Meet @ Sugarwood Thursday, June 13

The Gulf Park Blue Sharks are on the road for our first swim meet with Sugarwood. 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. 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 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 Sugarwood 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 11th 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 Sugarwood 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.

Sugarwood Address:

Sugarwood Stingray Pool- 12137 Butternut Circle Farragut, TN 37934 

About 9 mins from I-40 Campbell Station Road Exit 373 1. Head south on N. Campbell Station Rd toward Kingston Pike 1.5 mi 2. Turn right at Kingston Pike/TN-1/US-11/US-70 1.4 mi. 3. Turn left at Sugarwood Dr 0.2 mi 4. Turn right at Butternut Ln 0.2 mi 5. Turn right at Butternut Circle 6. Turn right on pool access road - plenty of parking is provided adjacent to the pool in the grassy field follow parking attendant’s directions when arriving for a swim meet.

Below you will find all pertinent information sent by the Sugarwood Stingrays Meet Director:

Parking: Parking is NOT allowed on ANY streets within the subdivision. Orange yard signs will be placed on both sides of the street to indicate NO PARKING allowed. There is PLENTY of parking available in the GRASSY fields around the pool. Follow the instructions of the Parking Attendants that will be available to direct vehicles. Please instruct your swimmer families to observe these parking requirements in respect for the Sugarwood Subdivision Homeowners. Any vehicles parking on the subdivision streets WILL BE TOWED at owner’s expense

Visiting Team Space: Visiting swim team is to utilize the south side of the pool in and outside of the fence as the visitor’s side for the swim meet. Inside the pool area there will be allowed a single row of seating only along the pool rope and one row of seating along the inside of the pool fence. A clear unobstructed path must be maintained around the pool at all times for the swim meet.

Concessions:  SWSR offers visiting team families the opportunity to reserve (dominos) cheese or pepperoni pizza(s) by pre-ordering by 2PM the day of the swim meet. The cost is $12.00 per pizza. Contact the SWSR concessions Director Kayce Bailey by texting or calling her at 865-271-8104.  They will also have concessions available (drinks/food/candy).

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! 

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 Thursday!

Your Gulf Park Blue Shark Meet Directors,

Liz Hall and Kim Evers