Hello Hurricanes!

We're hosting Riverside Gardens this Saturday, July 11, for our next 'A' meet — details below, don't skim!

While the IM Carnival was unfortunately rained out and has been rescheduled (see details below), the Relay Carnival was a blast!. Our swimmers gave it their all in the pool, and our volunteers were absolutely outstanding behind the scenes. We are incredibly fortunate to be part of such a supportive, enthusiastic, and all-around amazing swim family!

Congratulations to our 11–12 Girls Relay team of Grace Beck, Maeve Gannon, Jayna Mitchell, and Gwen Zebrak, who set a new team record at Relay Carnival! Their 1:07.50 in the 100M Medley Relay broke the previous record and earned them a well-deserved place in the record book. Way to go, girls!

IM CARNIVAL

The IM Carnival has been rescheduled to next Wednesday, July 15th, with the same time and details as originally planned. We'll be reopening entries in SwimTopia, so if your swimmer wants in (or you want to make changes), keep an eye out for that link. More soon — thanks for hanging in there with us!

POTLUCK & PEP RALLY | TACO NIGHT

• Friday at 6p — come fuel up and get excited for the meet!
• Check the Potluck Event for your food assignment and details

FRIDAY EVENING MEET SETUP

• Starting after 8:50p Friday, we'll begin prepping for Saturday morning
• Setup includes: Data Table, Announcer Station, chairs and stanchions, team areas with lounge chairs/benches, Clerk of Course area, etc.
• We'll work around folks still enjoying the Lower Pool, but a head start helps everyone Saturday morning

Home 'A' Meet | Saturday, July 11 at 9a

The theme is Cowboy/Western!

• Official meet sheet will be posted in event details on the team website — you'll see your swimmer's events in SwimTopia by Friday
• Please review the meet sheet carefully for your swimmer(s) name(s). We have some swim-ups for this meet so that you may find your swimmer(s) in an older age group.
• We will have exhibition relays this week!
• Swimmer not on Saturday's sheet? Come anyway and cheer the team on!
• Event order: Freestyle → Backstroke → Breaststroke → Butterfly → Relays
• Swimmers hang out in the team area cheering on teammates, and coaches will direct them to the Clerk of Course benches when it's time for them to swim.
• If you're able to stay for the whole meet, we'd love to have you — swimmers are part of the team until the final relay, and that's often when things get really exciting!

SWIMMER AND VOLUNTEER TIMING

• 7:15a: Setup crew arrives to finalize setup
• 7:45a: Swimmers on deck; HRA warm-ups begin at 8:00a
• Volunteer Briefings
  • 7:45a-7:55a: Coaches, Team Reps, Marshals (pool deck)
  • 8:25a: Stoke/Turn Judges (baby pool)
  • 8:35a: Timers (pool deck)
• 9:00a: Meet begins!

You can review the meet timeline for a detailed timeline.

WHAT TO WEAR AND BRING

• Please refer to the FAQs page on the website to see details on what to wear and bring to the meet. https://hrahurricanes.swimtopia.com/faqs
• Remember, no caps with logos other than HRA, and no tie-back suits!
• Deck officials wear the NVSL dress code of white tops and navy (dark) bottoms, no denim.

PARKING AND FACILITIES

• The parking lot is reserved for the visiting team and those who require close parking. Our team should walk to the pool or park on nearby streets (and please respect our neighbors) or at Woodburn Elementary School.
• The upper pool, basketball, ping-pong/foosball, playground, baby pool, etc, are off-limits to all swim team members during the meet, even if they are done swimming.
• Swimmers and spectators are to use the restrooms in the Upper Pool House. The Lower Pool House restrooms are for the use of Officials only.

COME HUNGRY!

The Hurricane Café (our snack bar) will be serving breakfast foods, snacks, and beverages. The swim team receives all profits from concessions sales.

See y'all at the pool!

Bridget Gannon, Cathy Mitchell, & Erika Christensen
HOLMES RUN ACRES, SWIM TEAM REPRESENTATIVES