Here's all the info for our meet next week!

Who: Gulf Park vs. Pilot Family YMCA

When: Tuesday, June 24th, 2025

Where: 400 North Winston Road

Warm Up Times - Please arrive and be settled by 5:00 pm.

Warm Ups at 5:30 - Gulf Park

Meet starts at 6:00 pm

Time: Arrive by 5:00, warm ups begin at 5:30 & the Meet will begin at 6:00 pm sharp. All swimmers should be at the pool, settled, and ready to get in the water by 5:25 pm. Please check in your swimmer when you arrive.

Spirit Theme: Pajama Night

Availability: Go to the team website https://gulfpark.swimtopia.com/and sign into your account. On the home page you will see the PFY Meet under the Upcoming Events Header and under the 'Schedule' Tab. Click on the meet to declare your child's availability! Click on Meet Entry, then click 'Edit'. Click the arrow icon for each child and select ATTENDING or NOT ATTENDING. Even if you are not attending, please LET US KNOW! This must usually be done at least 3 days prior to each swim meet for your swimmer to be scheduled properly in the meet! It is best to go ahead and mark your swimmers availability now for all meets; you can always go back and edit later if the need arises - especially since we have another meet on

Volunteers: Jobs are open!  Sign up for a spot today! We require each family to provide a volunteer for at least 1/2 of the meet, and if possible if each adult works 1/2 of the meet it would be GREATLY appreciated. It truly takes a village to put on the meet and we need all hands on deck!! Go to the team website https://gulfpark.swimtopia.com/ and sign into your account. Disregard current times on the site if different as they are incorrect. The first half of the meet covers events 1 - 35 and the second half covers events 36 - 70.

Check in with your Volunteer Coordinators - when you arrive at the meet - should be around 5:15.

Parking: The parking lot is rather small and we are allowed to use the upper lot near the YMCA building and the lower lot. We do ask that no one park by the dumpster, around the curve of the small lot, or in the first handicap spot closest to the pool entrance.

Food: Concessions area located at the facility check in. Offerings include water, chips, cookies, crackers, rice crispy treats, candy, and pizza. Concession is cash only. Pizza (Papa Johns) is $2.00 a slice. Candy is $1.50 and all other snacks and water is $1.00. We will also have an ice cream truck located in the first handicap spot closest to the entrance. They do accept cards.

What to Bring: For those of you, who are new to the team, please pack a towel, folding chairs, goggles, swim cap and a sweatshirt. A sharpie is also handy for jotting your events on your hand for reference. 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.)

Chairs/Setting Up Your “Camp”: We have limited shade and seats so we encourage tents and lawn chairs. GP will have the pavilions and grassy area at the far end of the facility closest to the YMCA building.

Off-limit areas: The kiddie pool and outdoor showers are not available for use during the meet. The deck area will be sectioned off from the scoring pavilion to the blocks and is reserved for coaches, volunteers, and swimmers arriving for their events. The clerk of course pavilion is located in that area and we try to keep congestion to a minimum.

Misc. Notes...8 and under parents: Please help your little ones get to Clerk of Course 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 clerk of course for relays, we will need assistance separating them and getting them to the correct sides of the pool. At our pool, all events finish on the Cedar Bluff Road side of the pool!

*It is especially important to take note of relays. Please be aware that 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.

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.

You made it!  Thanks for reading.  Remember to RSVP your swimmer and to volunteer ASAP!

Sharks on 3....

Kimberly Evers