Barracuda Nation,

T-minus 10 hours until the start of our first home meet of the 2026 season as we host Sand Point! A few quick reminders:

Theme: Wild West! Break out the cowboy hats.

Food Trucks: Impeckable Chicken and Sugar and Spoon, in addition to the Blue Ridge Concession Stand.

Volunteer Update: We have many roles filled and all concession donations completed — thank you to the many families who have signed up already, including alumni families and several families serving 2+ shifts! We still need help to fill about 17 remaining roles, including:

• 10 more timers (most needed in the second half)
• 2 ribbon distributors (second half)
• 3 concessions helpers

If you have a swimmer participating and haven't signed up yet, please consider grabbing a shift. Without more help, we may need to delay the start of the meet or the second half to make sure we're fully staffed.

You can view open opportunities and sign up on the Volunteer page — we've also posted the latest sign-up list at the pool so you can see who's in and what's still open. Thanks!!

Warm-Ups: Blue Ridge warm-ups start at 4:40pm with 8&Unders. Please arrive early (~4:30pm) to get set up and ready to jump in the pool. Sand Point has a large team, so deck space will be at a premium tonight.

Age Group Coordinators: We have another awesome crew of parents guiding our 8&U and 10&U swimmers to the blocks tonight:

• 8&U Boys — Ryan Keith, CM LaBarge, Will Schlipf, Tim Swinburne
• 8&U Girls — Tiffany Barnes, Willis Barnes, Megan Keith, Ben Wolpaw
• 10&U Boys — Megan Fiorito, Lindsay OConnor, Tim OConnor
• 10&U Girls — Amy Harvey, Kelley Marian, Rebecca Schlipf

Meet Start: 6pm. This meet will be on the longer side, as Sand Point has a lot of swimmers, but we'll try to keep things moving efficiently.

Can't wait to see all of Blue Ridge at the pool tonight! Any questions, let us know at [email protected] — otherwise, see you tonight! Stay tuned for heat sheets from Dom later this afternoon.

Steph, Lulu, and Joe
2026 Swim Team Coordinators