Dear Penguin Family,
Please have you swimmer empty out their family folders this morning. The.Swim pictures were put in your folders earlier this week. If your swimmer took photos and did not receive a 4×6 picture of your swimmer, a team photo and a picture button please email Meghan Engle-Carlson. If you ordered extra items from the website this items will be delivered to the address you provided. If your swimmer missed picture day but they would still like a team photo Meghan has extra team photos for you. Find her at the Banquet and she will give you one.
Tomorrow is the day we have been working towards all season. It is finally here. Champs!!! Let’s do our Penguin best! Penguin Power! Go Penguins!
CHAMPS: SATURDAY, JULY 13
Champs is the final swim meet of the season, with all six teams in the Valley Cabana Swim League (over 700 swimmers!) competing against each other to determine the overall champion for the season.
- Location: Morgan Hill Aquatic Center
16200 Condit Road
Morgan Hill, CA 95037 - Date: Saturday, July 13, 202
- Time: Check in no later than 7:15 am for both swimmers and volunteers.
- Gates open at 6:15 am. Do not arrive before 6:15 am.
- Champs Schedule Link
- Meet Entries and Volunteer Assignments are posted to the Champs page of the website.
- If your child is sick, please call or text:
- Coach Scott: 408-613-5126, and
- Li Fang; 408-930-8033 or
- Jeanne Fang; 408-981-3370
SPIRIT NIGHT PRESENTATION RECAP
We had such a great time celebrating our swimmers with you last night. If you missed it please take a look at the recap of the Slide Show. We will be sending out a link to the swimmer video soon, so keep your eyes open. Thank you to everyone that helped put Spirit Night together for our LPAC community to enjoy.
DIRECTIONS FROM LPAC: (15-20 min drive)
- Take Hwy 101 South
- Exit on E. Dunne and turn Left onto E. Dunne
- Take the 1st Right onto Condit Rd. (second stop light)
- Go about 0.7 miles, MHAC will be on your Left
LPAC SEATING AT CHAMPS: SEE MAP
- Each team is given a designated team area, as you can see on the Champs map.
- Ours is directly to the right of the pool, between Silver Creek and Oaktree.
- Families that would like their EZ Up to be set up at Champs must bring their EZ Up to the clubhouse no later than Friday, July 12 at 3:00PM. Place a large piece of tape on one leg of your EZ Up with your family name clearly marked. There is no guarantee that your EZ Up will be set up, due to space concerns. Space is very limited and families will need to squeeze in tight.
- Do not bring extra EZ Ups to Champs. There is no room for any other EZ Ups besides the few that we will be bringing to MH on Saturday.
PARKING:
- There will be parking Marshalls directing traffic.
- Parking spots at the Main Entrance are reserved. You may not park where you see an orange cone.
- Parking will be under the solar panels to the far end of the pool. There is a gate to enter from that side.
- We encourage each family to bring only one car or carpool.
- If you park in one of the businesses across the street be prepared to be towed.
VOLUNTEERS:
- Check in with Li and Jeannie no later than at 7:15 am, no matter which shift you are working.
- If you have a problem with your shift, text either of the volunteer coordinators immediately:
- Li Fang; 408-930-8033 or
- Jeanne Fang; 408-981-3370
- You will be given an LPAC name tag with your shift assignment on it, please wear it.
- Please pay attention to when there is a shift change and be at least 5 min. EARLY reporting to your shift.
- Don’t leave your job until someone comes to replace you. If no one replaces you, contact Li or Jeannie.
SPECIFIC VOLUNTEER MEETINGS:
- Clerk of the Course and Clerk Marshalls must attend a mandatory meeting at the “Clerk of the Course” area at 7:45AM.
- Stroke and Turn Judges must attend a mandatory meeting at 7:45AM (see attached map for your meeting spot, located on the recreation side of the MHAC Champs map
- There will be no Marshall meeting this year. If you are working as a Marshall or Parking Marshall, Li or Jeannie will give you specific information.
- If you are a TIMER or RECORDER, your “meeting/instructions” will be given behind the blocks prior to the start of your shift. Please check the attached volunteer assignment document to see what position you are working.
WARM UPS:
- LPAC Warm-Ups: 7:30- 8:00 am
- The warm up/cool down lanes are to be used by LPAC during warm up..
- NO DIVING without coach supervision!
- After the meet begins, the warm-down pool will be at the far end of the pool with 2 ‘buffer lanes’ between the competition lanes and warm-down pool (absolutely no swimming in the buffer lanes).
- This warm-down pool is not a play space. These lanes are to be used for warming up or cooling down between races.
MHAC PUBLIC USE:
- MHAC opens to the public at 11:30am.
- The public will not be using our competition area of the facility, but will be in the adjoining ‘water park’.
- Swimmers in Champs, their siblings, friends, etc., are under no circumstances allowed to use or be near the ‘water park’ or the 25 yard pool on that side of the windscreen.
- You will have to pass this area to go to the snack bar and restrooms, which will be fine.
CLERK OF THE COURSE:
- Only coaches, clerk of the course volunteers and swimmers are allowed at the clerk.
- No siblings, friends, or fans will be allowed in the bench area.
- Drop your swimmers off and go watch them race!
- Please don’t send swimmers to the Clerk of the Course too early, due to crowding.
PROGRAMS:
- Programs are $30 each and are for sale by the Main Entrance.
- The meet is pre-seeded so if you buy a program you will know exactly which heat and lane your swimmer will be in.
- Heat and lane assignments will also be posted in several places throughout the facility.
WHISTLE PROCEDURE:
- At Champs we will have a Referee & Starter running the meet. Our swimmers have been practicing this all season and should be very comfortable with the procedure.
SWIMSUITS AND CAPS:
- Our League follows the USA Swimming guidelines for swimsuits.
- At Champs, you may not wear suits with rubber materials, or suits with zippers.
- You will be DQ’d if you are wearing an illegal suit.
- Wear your team caps only (or a plain cap), no high-school logos or year-round swim team logos are allowed on caps OR suits.
- Your swimmer should either be in an LPAC suit or a plain black suit. Your swimmer could be DQ’d for not wearing the appropriate swimsuit.
SPECTATORS:
- The spectator area is all around the pool deck, except where the coaches are sitting.
SCORING:
- Top ten (10) placements in each event scores points at Champs.
- Every swimmer can contribute by improving their times!
- GO LPAC PENGUINS!!!
FINAL THOUGHTS:
- Please remember that parent volunteers, such as YOU run the team and the Valley Cabana Swim League.
- We have all worked hard to make this day positive and fun for our children.
- Some of us have been working on the Champs Meet since January.
- Please keep this in mind if there is any hardship for you or your children during the day.
- Please seek direction with understanding and kindness.
- Enjoy this day with your Penguin family and teammates.