Week of May 13, 2019

Ensworth “Officially” Summer Invitational: THIS WEEKEND- May 17-19, 2019 at the Ensworth Natatorium in Nashville, TN

This weekend the over sixty Baylor Swim Club athletes will travel to Nashville, TN to compete in the 2019 Ensworth “Officially” Summer Invitational. The coaching staff is looking forward to some great performances this weekend. Please see all the important information below about attending the swim meet this weekend.

TECHNICAL UPDATE: Competition will begin at 9:30 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday morning. This is a half hour earlier than stated in the original meet invitation.

Meet & Warm Up Schedule
Please see the entire warm-up schedule below.

Friday
All Ages PM session- 1st Warm Up: 4:00-5:00 PM (Please arrive by 3:45 PM), Meet starts at 5:00 PM

Saturday
13 & Over AM session- 2nd Warm Up: 8:40-9:20 AM (Please arrive by 8:25 AM), Meet starts at 9:30 AM
12 & Under PM session- 1st Warm Up: approx. 1:30-1:55 PM (Please arrive by 1:15 PM), Meet starts at approx. 2:30 PM

Sunday
13 & Over AM session- 2nd Warm Up: 8:40-9:20 AM (Please arrive by 8:25 AM), Meet starts at 9:30 AM
12 & Under PM session- 1st Warm Up: approx. 1:45-2:10 PM (Please arrive by 1:30 PM), Meet starts at approx. 2:30 PM

Meet Information / Entries

Meet Entries
Meet Information
Approx. Session Timeline– updated 5/17/19
Meet Info Page

RELAYS
There are NO relays in this meet

What to Bring
Baylor cap (RED BAYLOR CAPS ONLY), Arena team suit, goggles, two towels, T-SHIRTS- WHITE on Fri., RED on Sat., and GREY on Sun. (If you do not have a WHITE or GREY t-shirt any Baylor shirt is sufficient on those days), sweat shirt/pants, activities, water bottle, and healthy snacks. Please be sure to wear some warm clothing before and after you swim, this includes socks and or shoes to keep your feet warm.

Here are some Important Things to Remember About Going to a Swim Meet

Prior to the beginning of the meet, ALL parents should write the events the child will be swimming on the child’s arm. This should include event #, heat #, and lane #. (This information can be found by accessing a heat sheet, which will be posted on the Ensworth Aquatics website ) This will enable the swimmer to determine if he/she is in the correct place.
All Baylor swimmers will be sitting together in a designated area. All swimmers must remain in that area while they are not swimming an event. Only swimmers, coaches, and meet volunteers will be allowed on the pool deck during the meet. The field house adjacent to the pool will be available for swimmers to camp out to wait for events. Only swimmers, coaches, and meet volunteers will be allowed on the pool deck during the meet.
Immediately before and after each race, your child should see the coaching staff to get feedback on their performance. This is the best time for the child to get a clear understanding of what things they did well, and what they still need to work on.
All swimmers are responsible for getting behind the blocks in their correct heat and lane before each race. Parents please remember that the coaches are not responsible for getting swimmers to the blocks for their race. The coaches need to make sure they watch every child’s race. Go out and have fun, and swim your best.
All parents must remain off the pool deck and in the stands above the pool during the swim meet. The pool is reserved for swimmers, meet officials, and meet volunteers ONLY.
PLEASE REMEMBER: We are not all about awards and time standards. Your child may not always have a best time or get an award, but they may do other things that the coaching staff and the swimmer should be proud of.
For more detailed information regarding attending swim meets please see the following pages in your team handbook: page 14- Swim Meet Policies, pages 15-17- Competitions, and page 17-18- Meet Entries. (Baylor Swim Club Team Handbook: 2018-2019 Season)

Long Course Season / Meet Schedule

After the finish to a great short course season, we move on to the long course swimming season, where all of our meets in the spring and summer are swum in a long course or 50 meter pool rather than a short course 25 yard pool.

The first long course swim meet will be our Arena Long Course Invitational to be held April 26-28 at the Baylor School Natatorium. We will then follow that meet up with competitions at the Atlanta Classic (May 17-19 in Atlanta, GA) and the Ensworth “Officially” Summer OPEN (May 17-19 in Nashville, TN). The Atlanta Classic Meet is for selected SR/Varsity athletes only. The Ensworth meet is open to all Developmental, AG, JR, SR2, and SR/Varsity athletes. Finally, please also take notice that the scratch deadline for the Richard Quick Invitational in Auburn, AL (June 21-23) is early. This meet fills up very quickly so entries will be due early in order to secure a space in the meet for our team. It is also our year to host the CASL Bill Caulkins City Meet (July 12-13) and we will need all parents to help run this large summer league meet. The link to the spring / summer long course meet schedule is available below and, all meets for the spring / summer have also been posted on the meets-info/results page on the website.

2019 Long Course Meet Schedule (PDF) -updated 3/19/2019

SwimAndTri TEAM Portal & Contact Information

Below you will find login information for Baylor Swim Club’s online TEAM PORTAL on www.SwimAndTri.com and the most up to date contact information for our team vendor, SwimAndTri. If you need to order team suits or practice equipment please order from the TEAM PORTAL or contact their Knoxville, TN location. Below are directions on how to login to the Baylor Swim Club TEAM PORTAL on http://www.swimandtri.com

News from the Club Office

Parents,

I just want to review some billing items with you. The TeamUnify system will bill accounts to you on the 1st of every month. The statements will contain your monthly dues and any other charges such as caps meet fees hospitality fees, etc. and a late fee will be assessed on the 21st of each month. Any payments that are unable to be processed on the 1st will accrue processing fees in addition to the charges. This fee comes from our processing merchant. Any accounts that are 30 days past due will result in your child being held out of the water.

Our developmental sessions are 8 week sessions so you will receive statements bi-monthly with the dues. As long as you are registered before the first day of the session you will be ready to participate in that session. Once you have registered the first time you will no longer be charged the USA and Club registration fees. Those fees are only charged at the beginning of each new swim year. Through TeamUnify you will automatically be billed for the next developmental session unless you have emailed the club by the 5th day of the month preceding the next session. So if you do not want to participate in session 2 you must email the club no later the October 5th. Telling your coach that you are not doing the next session will not keep you from being billed. Be sure to send the email to the club.
We will not allow children to practice until the online registration has been completed.

If you are planning on taking a break and your child is in AG, Junior, or Senior, remember in order not to be billed for the next month I need to have written notification at least 30 days in advance. So for example, if you know you are not going to swim in December I must receive an email from you stating that no later than Nov.1. If the written statement is not received by that date you will be charged. Please understand that telling the coach does not count as proper notification.

Notifications must be sent to Laura Pitman.

The yearly hospitality fee of $120 is charged in October. If you join in October or later the hospitality fee is charged the month of your registration. This is the only additional fee our families are charged outside of meet fees. We do not require any fund raising. The hospitality fee is to supply food for the coaches and officials at all of our hosted meets. Some of these people are here for 3 meals and they greatly appreciate our hospitality. If you have concerns about this fee please contact me directly.