Thank you everyone for a great away meet last night.  The Gulf Park Blue Sharks are on the road again Tuesday, June 20th at Knoxville Racquet Club.  It is a lot of information, but please read all of the following.  For away, and all, meets it is VERY Important that you arrive EARLY/on time and that swimmers STAY until they have finished their LAST EVENT (each swimmer swims 3-4 events) – especially if they swim in a relay.  Team warm ups begin at 5:00pm, please be settled and under the tent in plenty of time.  MOST important swim your best, have fun and have a GREAT meet Tuesday!  GO SHARKS!

 

RSVP TODAY

Go to the team website https://gulfpark.swim-team.us/ and sign into your account.  On the home page you will see Gulfpark at KRC under the Events Header.  Click on the RSVP icon to declare your child's availability!   Please note that all swimmers MUST RSVP for Tuesday’s Meet by Monday June 19th at NOON, for your swimmer to be scheduled properly in the meet!  No swimmers will be added in after noon Monday.  So if you haven’t done it – do it now.  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 KRC 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!  The following positions are still needed:

 

Position Needed	Session
Clerk – Boys	2
Jump Judge	1
Scoring - paper scoring	1
Scribe	1
Scribe	1
Scribe	2
Scribe	2
Scribe	2
Scribe	2

*Scribe is a position filled at some swim meets – It is basically the person that records the time from the timers in each of our lanes.  (At our home meets, the timer both times and records the time)

 

Sharks Away..

 

The Gulf Park Blue Sharks are on the road again Tuesday June19th at

 

Knoxville Racquet Club

5535 Lonas Dr

Knoxville, TN 37909

 

Team warm ups begin at 5:00pm, please be settled in our team area in plenty of time.  Please note both event sheet location as well as the clerking location when you arrive on site, prior to warm ups.  Parents, please make sure your child gets their event card and is behind the blocks ready to go for each of their events.  Please do not leave the meet until your swimmer has indeed participated in all of their scheduled events. 

 

Following you will find all pertinent information sent by the KRC Meet Director:

 

Concessions: 

Snack Shack will be open with a full menu. Credit cards and cash are accepted. Coolers and snacks from home are welcome. 

 

Spectator Seating: 

Covered Pavilion and bleacher seating on the side with the Pavilion.           

 

Parking:  

Visiting teams may park in the KRC parking lot area. Please only park on one side of the street in the neighborhood.

 

Reminders for all meets…

As with all meets the following applies….

 

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 pen is also handy for jotting your events on your hand for reference.  It also helps, especially for younger swimmers, to put their name and age 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).  As with last night, families may also bring a tent for shade.

 

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.  We REALLY need parent help with our younger swimmers, please make sure that you and your child know what events they are swimming, what event is going on during the meet and make sure they get where they need to be.

 

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 2016, for 2017 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) 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 Tuesday!

Your Gulf Park Blue Shark Meet Directors,

Matt and Jennifer Manrod

 

Special thanks to our Platinum Sponsors:

Wieniewitz Financial