Good afternoon Lightning families!

There is lots of information regarding our second HOME meet in this email, so please make sure to read the entire email.

Our final regular season meet is Tuesday June 24 at Grand Cascades. Please declare your swimmer for that meet if you haven’t done so already.

Now for meet information:

1. Please remember parking will be a challenge Thursday. Make sure you follow all parking signs in the neighborhood. Car pool, walk, golf cart if you can. If you have a golf cart, please be sure to park in golf cart parking, and don't take up a regular space. Golf cart parking will be in the mulch area near the clubhouse.

We are trying something new this year, where we will have 3 parents directing traffic on where to park. If you arrive after the pool parking lot is full, please make sure you follow the instructions of our parking committee and go and park where they send you. We will start parking this meet off Cascade Trail (road across from the clubhouse).

2. We do still have practice Thursday morning at the normal time.

3.Coaches are still actively working on the lineup for Thursdays meet. They are checking and rechecking to ensure there aren’t any errors.

4.Once coaches have lineups complete, you can see your child’s individual events in the swimtopia App. Please make sure you download the app! This probably won’t be available until Thursday after practice.

5.Swimmers need to arrive at 3:45 to begin the markup process. All swimmers need to have their arms marked with the Event, Heat, Lane, and Stroke.

Also, it would be a good idea to bring some entertainment for your child in their bullpen. Some good ideas would be: games, Legos, balls, anything you would be okay if you lost it. Don't forget goggles and towels as well. Make sure to put your swimmers name on everything!

6. We will be honoring our Seniors before the start of the meet on Thursday at 5:10.

7.Warm-ups will start promptly at 4:10. Our team will warm-up for 30 minutes, and then Three Chimneys will start their warmup at 4:40. The Sparks meet will begin at 5:15 sharp. (Sparks families – you do not need to arrive with your swimmer until 5:00.) Once your spark swims their lap, you are welcome to leave or hang out and cheer on our Lightning team!

8. This week’s meet theme is selected by the coaches, and they have chosen a Western theme night. Parents, feel free to wear Western themed gear. We will pass out tattoos for our swimmers, two per swimmer please!

9.Don’t forget to bring cash for the concession stand. (Venmo charges us an extra fee.) We will have barbecue sandwiches from a Lake Forest family for sale. We will also have Pizzeria Azzurri pizza, burgers, hot dogs, chips, drinks, candy. Kona Ice will also be on site.

10.If you have signed up to volunteer as meet set-up, you need to arrive by 3:00 PM. If you signed up as a bullpen parent, you need to arrive by 3:45 to help with marking arms. Timers need to arrive before 5:00, as we will have a timer meeting in the lower level of the clubhouse at 5:00, when our league official arrives. All volunteers must check-in the lower level of the clubhouse by 4:30.

I think that’s all for now. Please let us know if you have any questions!

Looking forward to tomorrow! Go Lightning!!

Heather Otwell