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New Parent Information Meeting

Welcome to the PRO Swimming Family

Here’s what we will cover tonight…

Swim Team Website What information is on the website Where you can find it

Swim Team Equipment All the equipment you will need The brands you’ll love

Signing up for and attending Swim Meets How to sign up Your swim meet checklist

The information you can find on the website

Sign in

My Account

Team Functions and Meets

Team News

PRO Gear & Suits (Team Store)

PRO Spiritwear Store (Team Apparel)

PRO Report (Team Newsletter)

Sign-In

My Account

My Account Information

Team Functions and Meets

Team Functions and Meets Page

PRO Gear and Suits: Team Swim Shop

PRO Gear Page

PRO Spiritwear Store: Team Apparel

PRO Spiritwear Pages

Home Page Shopping Page

PRO Report: Team Newsletter

PRO Report Page

Swim Team Equipment:What PRO Sports Club Will Provide

PRO Swimming Latex Caps

PRO Swimming T-Shirt

Best Time Ribbons

Kick boards

Swim Team Equipment:The Families Responsibilities

Swim Suits

Goggles

Fins (only for Bronze Levels and Up)

Towels (at swim meets)

Silicone caps (with optional customization)

All of these items are conveniently offered through the website’s PRO Gear swim shop.

If you cannot find it on the team store...

Swimoutlet.com

Sylvia’s Swimwear in Bellevue

Splish.com, for fun designer suits

The brands you’ll love…

TYR and Dolphin, the exclusive brands offered on PRO Gear

Speedo

Finis

TYR and Dolphin are offered at a significantly discounted rate, but only through the PRO Gear swim shop.

Signing Up for Swim Meets

Meet Page and Information

The meet information is attached at the bottom of the page. Also reference the PRO Report article, How to Read Meet Information… Without Falling Asleep.

Event Sign-Up

ALWAYS SAVE CHANGES!

Name

Declaration

Notes

Maximum event entry

Day/Session (ref. meet info)

Selecting Events

The coaches will review all entries and will make the final decisions on all entries.

Swim Meet Checklist

Swimsuit

Goggles

Cap

Two (2) towels

Warm clothes

Deck Shoes

Healthy snacks

Water bottle (not just Gatorade!)

…and of course, that PRO Swimming team spirit!!!

You, Your Swimmer, and the First Swim Meet

Arrive early

Locate PRO Swimming coaches

Swimmers will participate in mandatory team warm-up

Swimmers will right down their events, heats, and lanes

The meet will begin

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Swimmers will check in with the coaches 10 minutes before their race for advice

Swimmers will wait behind block approximately 5 minutes before their race

Some meets will have “Staging”: host team volunteers organize swimmers into their heats and lanes (usually for 10&Under swimmers only)

Announcer will state current heat and also callout 1st, 2nd, and 3rd calls for the subsequent heats

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Swimmers will race!

Immediately following race, swimmers will “check out” with coaches who provide feedback

Swimmers will warm down (time and distance set by coaches)

Swimmers are free to hang out, play (outside of warm down pool), and interact with friends, teammates, parents, etc. until their next event.

The Parents’ Job

At all swim meets, the parents’ job is to be their swimmers biggest supporter.

Regardless of time, rank, disqualification or no, PRO Swimming parents are supportive, encouraging, and at appropriate times consoling.

The coaches will provide the feedback and critiques to the swimmers.

Common Meet Mistakes

Arriving late

Forgetting suit, cap, goggles, etc.

Not eating enough

Not eating healthy

Not drinking enough water

Not staying dry and warm

Not checking in/out with coaches

Missing an event