Hi all, welcome to the Grown Up Swimming edition of the Atlanta Rainbow Trout! I'd hoped to do this check-in in person at practice, but with the cancellation wanted to send a quick email. 

We're 29 days away from the first meet at Smryna's Tolleson Park. These meets are casual enough and so varied in the swim levels that there are always some swimmers who start their races in the water because they aren't comfortable diving. But if you'd like to make sure you can keep your goggles on when you go off the blocks or if you need to learn to dive, please ask any of the coaches at practice. If I'm there to swim or to coach definitely grab me also! 

The first meet will be  sprint format. Here's the event order: 

• 200 Medley Relay (age group based on youngest swimmer)
• The 25's (25 Free then 25 Back then 25 Breast then 25 Fly)
• 100 Individual Medley (IM order: fly/back/breast/free)
• 200 Free Mixed Relays (at least 1 woman & 1 swimmer > 40)
• The 50's (50 Free then 50 Back then 50 Breast then 50 Fly) 
• 200 Freestyle Relay (age group based on youngest swimmer)

The weekend before the meet, each swimmer will pick up to 3 individual events to swim. If you don't swim 2 relays you can add a 4th event, but usually the relays are the most fun so I'll do my best during registration to get people on 2 relays.

See you soon!

Andrea