Hey Wahoos!!!

Here is all you need to know for our next away meet against Stroh Ranch June 17th, 2023.

Location and Parking:

Anthology Pool

18012 Keyser Creek Ave.

Parker 80134

It is important to give yourselves extra time to get to Stroh Ranch on Saturday as there is construction. These are the instructions given to us by their team……

One HUGE wrinkle is the construction going on in that neighborhood. Good news is, the road to the pool is now open (it hasn't been since early May) - bad news

is one of the two entries into that neighborhood is closed at Motsenbocker. Please stress to your families that they will have to enter the neighborhood using FRENCH CREEK as KEYSER CREEK IS CLOSED at Motsenbocker. They can take French Creek all the way to Keyser Creek to the pool, or they can turn from French Creek to Red Rosa (at the elementary school) and take that over to Keyser Creek. There is parking allowed, where legal, in the neighborhood. I would suggest turning onto Red Elder (next to the pool) and parking up that way and behind the pool on Red Elder, East Anthem and those surrounding streets.

Entry to the pool is through the main gate and set up is permitted inside the gated area.

The Baby Pool and Rec Center are closed to meet participants and their families. There are restrooms/locker rooms accessible from the pool deck and available for use, next to the concessions area.

Arrival Time: no later than 7:00 am

Warm Up Time: 7:25 - 7:50 am

Meet Start Time: 8:00 am

Approximate Meet End Time: 1:45pm

Theme: Superhero

Swimmers - Get plenty of rest Friday night. Please arrive no later than 7am. All swimmers will need to be ready to jump in the pool at 7:25am. This will provide enough time for you to check in at the front Check In Table, find a spot to sit with our team and locate and put on your cap and goggles without feeling rushed. Your coaches will organize the swimmers into warm up lanes and will run the warm up. All swimmers are required to wear Wahoos swim caps at every swim meet. Be sure to stay hydrated on Saturday at the meet! Take extra water and gatorade, as well as extra snacks (fruit, granola bars, etc.)

Check In - Volunteers and Swimmers need to check in at the table at the entrance to the pool.

Relays - If your child is slated to participate in the first relays of the meet (The Medley Relays), they will go directly from warm ups to heating. All medley relay swimmers have to be in the Heating Area by 7:50am. These relays start very quickly and gathering all the kids is not an easy task. We want our coaches to be coaching and cheering on our swimmers and helping the new swimmers with nerves, we don't want them walking around looking for kids. Your help is greatly appreciated!!

Meet Program - The Meet Program will be posted on Friday. Look for the meet program on the website under events. Be aware, there are quite a few combined events and it is important for swimmers/parents to keep track of the events and be on time to heating. Please remember to highlight or circle your swimmers' races. On Saturday, write your swimmer’s events, heats, and lanes on their arms with a sharpie (hint: write on swimmer’s arm after sunscreen has been applied!)

Snacks - Although many of you will bring your own snacks, there will also be a snack bar with various drinks, breakfast food early and an array of snack food and the grill will be available later in the day. Stroh Ranch concessions are cash or Venmo.

Disqualifications (DQ's) - These will happen Saturday for the 7 yr olds and UP. It may be your child's first DQ, but please know, it's a learning curve and if you show them the "try, try again" attitude, they will come to practice and practice their stroke more and they won't make that mistake twice. The coaches will be available to explain any DQs, why they happened, and how to correct it next time. So please have your swimmers talk to their coaches about their DQ.

Please remember that this is FUN! 

Bring your smiles, cheers, patience and positive attitude with you, it makes it all so much more fun!!

Please email with any questions! Have fun and enjoy the meet on Saturday. 

Go Wahoos!

Tina Jewell