Good Afternoon NVAL Families,

We are so excited you are joining us for NVAL's this year! Below is all the info for this weekend.

Warmups and Meet Times

• Friday - Warm Up 8:30, Start 10am, end 4:30pm 
• Saturday - Warm Up 7:30, Start at 9am, End 3pm
• Sunday - Warm Up 7:30, Start at 9:15am (Senior Tributes from 8:45-9:15), End 3pm

What to expect?

• This meet will be over 500 swimmers at this meet and their families. 
• This pool is massive and most events are running 10 lanes at a time. 
• SWIMMERS WHO MISS THEIR RACE - Scratch for the entire day. Meaning they don't get to swim the rest of the day. 
• There are typically two warm up areas for swimmers. 
• Tents may be set up as early as 6:30am on Friday, and left all weekend if staked down. We highly recommend arriving at 6:30 to do this. All the other teams will be trying to do the same thing. 
• We set up together.
• Shirt and Sweatshirt Vendors, and Food and Snack Bar Vendors
• The pool is located at a park next to a river. Carpooling is advised as parking is terrible. 
• It will be hot! 
• We will communicate with each other on a group Remind Chat
• All Families need to take a timing shift each day, or be assigned a shift. As these are long meets, we will likely have to take more than one shift. As we only need 1 timer per shift, some individuals were reassigned other shifts. Please check the portal and move if you don't like your newly assigned shift. 

What to Bring?

• Two swimsuits
• Towels
• Goggles (2 pairs if you have them)
• Swim Cap
• LOTS of water
• Snacks
• Chairs
• Canopy
• Decorations
• Misters and Mister Fans
• Sun Screen
• Cooling Rags
• Flip Flops, the ground can be hot. 

TEAM SPIRIT - Underwater Theme

Our theme this year is under water. Consider decorating your canopy with an underwater theme to help us compete for the team spirit award. 

Team Dinner - Saturday Night

• Dinner at 6:30pm - https://kahunasmongolianbbq.com/
•  Each family buys their own dinner, this is just a time for us to all get together and share a meal. 
• This restaurant is within walking distance of the hotel if you walk through the back parking lot.  
• We reserved the room for 50, please join us. 

Hotel - Oxford Suites

Most of us are staying at the team hotel and we will often be seen with our kids down at the pool in the evenings. This is a great way for kids to socialize and relax. 

• Typically the hotel gives out free drink vouchers for beer, wine, and water daily
• Free Breakfast each morning
• Consider Carpooling to the Meet from the hotel.

Still have questions? That's expected! This meet is a lot different from our regular meets. Please reach out to Sarah, James, Korilyn, Brianna, Jennifer, or I as we will all be at the meet. See you in Redding! Lets go Orcas!