IT’S ALMOST FRIDAY HURRICANES AND THE KICK-OFF TO A 3-DAY WEEKEND!!!!

Thank you to all who came out for our Mock Meet this past Tuesday. It was a learning experience or refresher for everyone and a huge success! Let’s give a big shout out to our parent volunteers. All of our parents were eager to step-up and assist where needed. This really did make a difference and y’all make this fun and easy when there are so many willing to lend a hand or two!!! We cannot do it without YOU! And of course another HUGE shout out to our fantastic Coaches! You all show so much patience and support and the kids really do appreciate that when jumping into the water! And of course our Hurricane swimmers (new and returning)…….HIGH FIVES’ ALL AROUND FOR Y’ALL! You all did such a great job out there and make it look so easy! There was great community spirit in the air this evening!

Our first home meet is next Saturday, June 1^st against Inwood Hollow. All the info you need to know is on our team's website here: (scroll down to Inwood Hollow @ HC meet) - NOTE TIMES FOR S&T JUDGE MEETINGS AND TIMER MEETING WITH REFEREE.

https://hunterscreek.swimtopia.com/swim_meets

If you have signed up to be a S&T Judge, please make sure you have taken the on-line training before the meet.

COACHES NEED TO KNOW BY WEDNESDAY, May 29^th, IF YOUR CHILD WILL NOT BE AT THE MEET NEXT SATURDAY. Your swimmer will be included on the roster unless told otherwise.

If you know that your child will not be at Saturday's meet, MAKE SURE TO DECLARE HIS/HER ABSENCE on the website by this Wednesday by following the steps below:

You must do 2 things if your swimmer WILL NOT BE AT A MEET: Here are the keystroke by keystroke instructions to follow if your swimmer will NOT be at a meet:

Number 1: Log into the team’s site (https://hunterscreek.swimtopia.com/login)to “declare” his/her absence: log in, click on “Schedule” tab, then “Swim Meets and Events”, then click on the green “meet entry” box for the meet your child(ren) will miss, click on “edit” and use the drop down menu to declare your swimmer(s) as “not attending”.

Number 2: Let the coach know – either at practice or via email @ [email protected]

Please note that if we enter your child in a meet, but then he/she doesn't participate, there's a fairly lengthy "trickle down" effect, as meet volunteers are forced to make last minute changes to heat and lane assignments and relays - this affects both teams and often delays the start of the meet, so PLEASE let us know if your child won't be there!

LAST MINUTE CHANGES IN AVAILABILITY- Life happens...kids get sick, ear infections, etc. - if something comes up and your child will NOT be at the meet, please contact Coach Lauren immediately at [email protected] or [email protected] so heat/lane/event assignments can be adjusted accordingly.

Plan on arriving at 7:05 - caps, goggles, sunscreen, and marked with events - ready to get in pool for 7:20 warm up. Parking lot will be crowded. Plan ahead; carpool if necessary. If you park in the street, make sure not to block mailboxes and be careful not to walk in neighbors' yards.

ACCEPTING CONCESSIONS DONATIONS for the CAT 5 CAFE: We are asking each family to donate (at least) one item for our better-than-best Cat-Five Cafe concessions stand - tell us what you plan to bring using the link below so we can plan accordingly - sign up here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4CACA82BA5FC1-49838568-snack

VOLUNTEERS: If you have questions about your volunteer commitment at this meet and/or need to change/cancel your commitment, please contact Kaidan Nguyen ASAP ([email protected], 210-580-6649) or email [email protected] as he will have to quickly determine who will be your replacement.

Lastly but certainly not the least, we will NOT be having practice, next Monday, May 27^th, in observance of Memorial Day.

Please let us know if you have any other questions.

Go Hurricanes!

Monica