New Family | What to Bring
What To Take To The Meet
1. Most important: Swim Suit, Team Cap--and goggles (if your swimmer uses them).
2. Baby or talcum powder--To "dust" the inside of swim cap. This helps preserve the cap and makes it easier to put on.
3. Towels-Pack several. Your swimmer will be there awhile in multiple events.
4.
Something to sit on. Oftentimes the swimmer area may be located away
from the pool in the grass or on concrete. Example: sleeping bag, old
blanket, or anything that will be comfortable to sit on. The swimmers
will be spending a lot of time on it.
5. Sweat suits: bring
one. Each swimmer may want to bring two because they can get wet and
soggy. Night meets are notoriously cold - come prepared.
6. Team T-shirts: Two or three. Same reason as above.
7. Games: travel games, coloring books, books, anything to pass the time between events.
8.
Food: Each swimmer is usually allowed to bring a small cooler. It is
better to bring snacks. They usually have snack bars at the meet, but
it;s best to come prepared. Suggestions for items to bring:
a. Drinks: Water, Hi-C, Fruit juice, Gatorade
b. Snacks: Granola bars, Fresh fruits, yogurt, cereal, jello cubes, sandwiches
9.
Pop-up tent or sun canopy. The days are long and hot and there isn't
always shade available. A pop-up tent is a good investment and best
kept in the car.
Once you have attended one or two meets this
will all become very routine. Please do not hesitate to ask any other
parent for help or information!
Meets are a lot of fun for the
swimmers! He/she gets to visit with his/her friends, play games, and
meet kids from other teams. He/she also gets to "race" and see how much
he/she has improved from all the hard work he/she has put in at
practice.
Special Parent's Note
The
pool area can range from very warm to very cold depending on the
location, time of day and weather. Therefore, you need to make sure you
dress appropriately. Wear or bring lots of layers. Nothing is worse
than being too hot or too cold at a swim meet. It makes the time pass
very slowly! At most of the meets, the parents sit with their swimmers
at the team area and then proceed to the pool for the races. If you
don't think that sitting on a pool deck or the ground (OUCH) is
comfortable, feel free to bring folding chairs to sit on.