Ooltewah, East Ham, Hunter, warm up at 5:30pm. McMinn will warm up at 5pm. Meet will start promptly at 6pm. As a reminder the locker rooms are undergoing a huge renovation and are currently unavailable. Please have your swimmers come with suits on under clothes, if possible. They do have changing rooms available at the Y upstairs by the complimentary coffee area in the lobby in the former conference room as well as changing rooms on the pool deck. They have very limited bathroom space.

Attached please find the Heat Sheets for tomorrows meet in Athens against McMinn. Please help your swimmers be ready by reviewing the Heat sheets and getting them marked up ahead of time. Swimmers please see me before and after your heat.

For those of you new to swim team meets mark up your swimmer using a permanent marker (like a Sharpie) to write their event number, heat number, lane number, and stroke on their forearm or upper thigh, creating a simple grid with "E" for event, "H" for heat, and "L" for lane, ensuring the information is easily visible and legible; always reference the heat sheet to get the correct details for each race.

Key points to remember: Use the heat sheet: Consult the meet's heat sheet to find your swimmer's events, heats, and lanes. Write on clean skin: Apply the marker to clean, dry skin without sunscreen for best results. Marking location: Most commonly, swimmers are marked on the inside of their forearm or upper thigh. Grid format: Create a simple grid with columns labeled "E", "H", and "L" to organize the information. Legibility is key: Write clearly and large enough for your swimmer and poolside helpers to easily read. Example of how to mark: Event 1, Heat 2, Lane 5, Freestyle: Write "E1 H2 L5 FR" on the swimmer's arm in a clear grid format.

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