Hello Families!

Here are the details on our next swim meet. Fun first. Fast always. Go Dolphins!!

What:Vinings Estates vs. Marietta Country Club......At Vinings Estates.We love aHOME Meet

Meet Sponsor:Our Gold Meet sponsor is Bellwood Labs. Please support Bellwood and all our other sponsors who generously donated to our community swim program.https://viningsestates.swimtopia.com/sponsors

When: Monday, June 1

Where:Crescent Ridge Pool, 655 Crescent Ridge Trail

Time:5pm arrival! 5:30 warm up, 6pm meet begins

Parking: The parking lot near the pool and tennis courts fill up quickly, so if you are parking on the subdivision streets, please kindly respect theNo Parking Signs and do not block driveways. Illegally parked cars may be towed.

Meet arrival and logistics: Upon your arrival, parents can set up chairs and tents on the grassy area to the left of the clubhouse outside of the pool gate. Swimmers must check in with coaches on the pool deck and should be close by the pool, so they don’t miss their events.5:30pm warmups. 6pm meet begins. You may leave after your swimmer’s last event if you do not have a volunteer job. We do, however, encourage you to stay and cheer on the other members of the team if possible!

Volunteers: If you are scheduled to volunteer, please reference the email that Teri Coons, Volunteer Coordinator, will send with specific information about what time to arrive and where to check in. If you have any questions or concerns about your volunteer job, please work with Teri Coons directly. She will have a volunteer table set up at the meet, so she’ll be easy to find on meet day.

Theme:Red White and Blue

What to Bring:Black Sharpie, extra pair of goggles (they do break and get lost), swim cap if you use one, two towels, sweatshirt, spf, bug spray, chairs for grassy area outside gate, cash or credit card for concessions. If you have younger swimmers, toys or games to entertain them in the bullpen while they wait for their event is a smart idea.

What not to Bring:NO ALCOHOL. Do NOT bring it. If alcohol is found, we can be fined and the meet forfeited.

Bullpen:There is a bullpen for 5–6-year-olds and one for 7–8-year-olds. These are tents on the pool deck where the younger swimmers stay for the duration of the swim meet so they can be easily located in time for their events. We have adult volunteers supervising the bullpens. When the 5–8-year-old swimmers arrive at the pool, after checking in with the coaches, they should immediately go to the bullpen area, where a volunteer bullpen parent will supervise the swimmer. There is no Bullpen for 9-year-olds and up. It will be the swimmers’/parents’ responsibility to make sure your swimmer is lined up and on time for their events. Bullpen volunteers, please get the kids lined up behind the blocks 5-7 events prior to their event.

Weather: We swim when it is cold. We swim when it rains. If you have declared YES to swim, you are expected to SHOW UP!!!! Carole will be sending alerts via SwimTopia if there are any delays or cancelations on meet day. If there is a thunderstorm delay, please do not leave the meet location. If the meet is cancelled, you will receive an alert.

Concessions: Will be provided at the meets. We are serving: hamburgers, hotdogs, pulled pork sandwiches, pizza, chips, pickles, clementines, applesauce, candy, ice cream sandwiches, freeze pop, sodas, caprisun, water. Payment options are cash, apple pay and credit card. Our credit card machine is tap only. If you are using cash, please plan ahead and bring smaller bills. Please consider visiting the concessions stand to financially support our team!

Merch: We will be selling Dolpins merchandise at the concessions stand! We have a few 2026 tshirts available, as well as “vintage” tshirts from previous years and silicone or latex swim caps. Tshirts $15. Silicone swim caps $7. Latex swim caps $7.

Which Events: When you arrive at the pool, each swimmer must check in with one of our coachesand get a slip of paper which will identify the events they will swim for this meet. If you have downloaded the SwimTopia App, your swimmer’s meet entries will also be available for you to view on the day of the event. For those parents and swimmers who prefer to use the App, please be mindful that you still need to check in with our coaches when you arrive. This is a very important part of our check-in process. Please note that our Head Coach, Assistant Coaches, and Head Coordinators meet each week before the swim meet and consider many factors before deciding which events are best suited for your swimmer. Please know that we spend a great deal of time on individual meet entries, and we ask you to trust the Coaches’ expertise in this area.

Ribbons: Can be picked up during Tuesday Fun Day or during any practice on the pool deck.

Questions:If I have missed anything or you have additional questions, please reach out to Carole at[email protected]. Her email is checked frequently.

Thank you, VE Coordinators