Hey Cudas,

A lot of families have forgotten to register for time trials this weekend.  The registration has been extended until midnight tonight.  Please log on immediately to RSVP for the meet and select all of the races.  You do not need to declare for the IM or the 100 free (8 & unders do not need to declare for breast or fly). The coaches will time for these events during practice this week.

Even if your swimmers can only attend part of the meet, go ahead and register for all of the strokes.  Your swimmer can take their individual and team pictures and then swim their events until they need to leave.  The meet may go faster than you anticipate and allow your swimmer to swim in an extra event.  Let Coach Laura know if you missed any events.

If cannot make time trials or you miss an event, you must be at practice on Monday to be timed.  You will declare for the next meet on Tuesday, but will not be allowed to if you do not have a recorded time from time trials.  We do not want kids to miss time trials and only show up on Monday because it is easier on you.  Monday's practice will be very tough to time all of the swimmers that are missing time and then parent volunteers must enter all of those times into the system late on Monday night so that your swimmer can register on Tuesday.  Also, the times will be used for setting up next weekends relays.  Kids will swim faster times in the competitive time trials atmosphere than they will during practice.

Coach Laura highly recommends that all families log on and RSVP for every meet now.  If you can make the meet or are unsure, RSVP "yes".  If definite that you will not attend, the RSVP "no".  You don't have to declare for your events at this time.  A "Yes" RSVP will be easier to work with than a no if you forget to register later.

Sorry for the really long email.  If you read this far, tell your swimmers to give Coach Laura and Coach Quinton big high five at next practice.

Go Cudas!

Wes