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Procedures & Frequently Asked
Questions:
A: Inclement
Weather Policy:
Meets: If weather is too severe to
swim, the meets may be postponed or cancelled by agreement of the
Team’s League Representatives. Meets are held rain or
shine and only delayed or cancelled during thunderstorms. You
willbe contacted via email and updates will be posted on the Web
site if a meet is cancelled.
Practices: Practice is not canceled
due to rain or impending rain. We follow our pool’s general
rules regarding lightning and thunder. The presence of either
requires that we vacate the pool and stay out for 30 minutes.
Sometimes that can mean that a particular age
group’s practice will be canceled or cut short, but
other groups will not be affected. Your child’s safety is an
utmost priority.As much as possible, we will communicate through
email regarding weather-related issues. We will
also update the home page of the website with bulletins as
often as we can.
We will make every effort to contact you via e-mail and/or
website in the event a meet or practice is postponed or cancelled
due to weather.
Q: How do I volunteer
and what positions are available?
A: Our swim team is run 100% by
parent volunteers and we ask that every
family (at least one
parent) pitch in to help our meets run smoothly and to ensure our
swimmers have the support they need to swim their best. It takes
over 115 parents to run a Travis Country home swim meet. Away
meets require about 65 parent workers.
There are
numerous opportunities to help out. We need Age Group Parents,
Timers, Ready Bench Helpers, Runners, Ribbon Preparation &
Distribution, Set-Up and Tear-Down crew, just to mention a few.
Please review the complete listing of volunteer positions and
their descriptions to see how you can
help.
Q: When should I bring
a concession donation and what should I
bring?
A: If your last
name begins with A-H May 16, I-P May 30, and Q-Z June 6. Remember
that we have over 250 swimmers and their families, plus the other
team and their families to feed! Some favorites are rice krispy
treats, pop tarts, muffins, donuts, cookies, fruit roll ups and
gushers.
A: Heat sheets
will no longer be sold at the meets. Instead, they will be posted
on the Web site the night before or morning of the event for you to
download and print.
All swim events
for the meet have an event number and are listed in the order they
will be swum. The example below shows:
Event 17 which is the girls 6 &
under 25 yard free style. There are 6 lanes in the pool so if there
are more than 6 swimmers, an additional heat is added
for the event. There are 2 heats in the example. The pool lane is
listed down the left side of the page, followed by the name of the
swimmer who will be in that lane. Dashes indicate there is no
swimmer in the lane. Next to the name is the swimmers age, the team
they are on, and their seed time. NT = no time.
Seed time is established the first time a swimmer swims an event or
from their best time if they have swum the event in the past.
Event 17 Girls 6 & Under 25 Yard Freestyle
Lane
Name
Age
Team Seed Time
Heat 1 Finals
1 _____
2 Malachowski,
Rhyan
6
TC NT
_____
3 Higgerson,
Karley
5
TC NT
_____
4 Austin,
Ella
5
TC NT
_____
5 _____
6
_____
Heat 2 Finals
1 _____
2 Thomas,
Emma
5
TC NT
_____
3 Sasser,
Hally
4
TC NT
_____
4 Pinigis,
Emily
6
TC NT
_____
5 Linseisen,
Chandler
6
TC NT
_____
6 _____
Q: Why doesn’t my
swimmer have a seed time?
A: Seed time is
established the first time a swimmer swims an event or from their
best time if they have swum the event in the past. This year, all
swimmers 11 & up will start without seed times and establish
their times the first time they swim an event this season
Q: Is there a lost and
found?
A: Yes.
Look for a large red bucket near the door of the lifeguard
building. If you can’t find it, ask one of the life guards
during practice or meets.
Q: Which summer league
do we belong to?
Q: Where do I purchase
a new team suit for my swimmer?
A: This
year's swimsuit style will be used again for the 2010 season. They
can be purchased online through this site--click on the store icon
at the top of the homepage, then click on Travis Country Gear to
see our suits.
HINT: To make your swimmer’s suit
last longer and wear better for 2 seasons of meets, have your
swimmer wear other suits for practice and play. Chlorine wears
out swim suits.
IMPORTANT: PLEASE LABEL YOUR SWIMMER’S
SUIT!
Q: How many swimmers
are on the team?
A: Can you
believe that we had over 270 swimmers in 2008? Just a few years ago
there were only 70 swimmers on the team.
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