Good Afternoon,

We look forward to an exciting weekend full of swimming at the Smoky Mountain Invitational. I apologize in advance for the long email but hopefully this will put as much information as possible in one spot.

WHERE: Springbrook Pool 636 Vose Road, Alcoa, TN 37701

WEBSITE: The website has a ton of important information for families, this email will only touch on highlights and team specific stuff. We highly encourage you to visit this website tonight and look over the family information. It is linked here.

PARENT OVERVIEW: The SMI Parent Overview has been attached for your convenience. 

BOTH DAYS:

THEME: Americana! Attached is a flyer provided by SMI but we will have tattoos and other fun American themed stuff at our coaches tent. We can't wait to see your red, white, and blue!

PLACING: The top three finishers, based on times, will receive a medal on a podium at the conclusion of each day. The coaches will be checking finished posting but swimmers are welcome, and encouraged to check for themselves as well.

TEAM TENT: Our team tent is located in the same location as last year. The Coaches' tent is also located in the same location as last year. A map has been provided for the team tent and the swimmers will be shown where the coaches' tent is after warmups. Please come talk to the coaches before and after each event you swim.

WHAT TO BRING: Goggles, cap, and towels are required as always. We encourage everyone to bring chairs, tarps, or mats to sit on. Team tents are located in the grass and can get a bit wet in the mornings. We also have found that bringing a tarp or towel to hang from the tent and block the sun works extremely well in the morning and afternoon heat. Concessions will be sold but we also recommend families bring water, snacks, and forms of entertainment for the long meet ahead.

SPECTATOR SWIM: SMI sells spectator swim passes to families and swimmers. We have no problems with swimmers hanging out in the pool when they are not competing, however, we expect that no swimmers will miss their events. A missed event has no way of being made up. So if your swimmers' event is getting close, please ensure they are in clerk of course and not the pool.

SATURDAY: 11 and Older day.

WHEN: Warmups begin in water at 8:05am. Swimmers are expected to arrive no later than 7:45am.

EVENTS: Attached are the psych sheets, event lists, and the expected timeline of events. Please note that this timeline is a guess and subject to change without warning. Heat Sheets will be sold at the meet and on the website for pre-order for parents who want one.

CLERK OF COURSE: Swimmers will be expected to ensure they are in clerk of course by second call. All swimmers should have their full name, age, and team name on their top right shoulder. We encourage all swimmers to also have their events, heats, and lanes written on their arm or leg visible to them.
SENIOR SLIDE: We will be celebrating our two seniors, Madeline and Chloe, as they slide down on their senior slide. We would love to have our whole team show them some love Saturday right after the 100 Freestyles!

SUNDAY: 10 and Under day.

WHEN: Warmups begin in water at 7:35am. Swimmers are expected to arrive no later than 7:15am.

EVENTS: Attached are the psych sheets, event lists, and the expected timeline of events. Please note that this timeline is a guess and subject to change without warning. Heat Sheets will be sold at the meet and on the website for pre-order for parents who want one.

CLERK OF COURSE: Swimmers will be expected to ensure they are in clerk of course by second call. All swimmers should have their full name, age, and team name on their top right shoulder. We encourage all swimmers to also have their events, heats, and lanes written on their arm or leg visible to them. 

COACHES' RELAY: The Jr. Coaches and Coaches of all GKAISA Teams will have a relay race at the conclusion of Sunday's events. We would love to have as many people as possible stay and cheer us on as we take on the other teams!

Thank you all and we look forward to seeing you soon!

USC Coaches