Barracuda Nation,

It's meet day — time to bring the jungle energy to Blue Ridge! We're looking forward to hosting Klahaya tonight at the Blue Ridge Pool. A few quick reminders about today and tomorrow:

Photo Day — Starting at 2:30pm

Individual and group photos start at 2:30pm, with the team photo at 4:00pm. We'd love every swimmer to be part of the team photo — please be at the pool by 4pm in your swimsuit! You're welcome to take additional individual or group shots (siblings, friends) any time before the team photo.

Volunteers Needed

Thanks to everyone who has already signed up to volunteer tonight! We're in good shape overall but still need help with a few roles:

• 6 Timers for the second half — including 3 openings for Lane 4 and 2 openings for Lane 5 if you want to grab some buddies and time together!
• 1 Ribbon Distributor
• 2 Concessions Helpers
• 11 Concession Donation items — including some new additions like Cup of Noodles and an option to support the pizza deliveries

Sign up for a shift or visit the Volunteer page for more information.

Tonight's Meet

• Theme: Jungle 🌿 — break out the animal prints, camo, and green!
• Food Truck: Theo's Gyros
• Warm-ups: 4:40pm
• Meet Start: 6:00pm

Age Group Coordinators

Find your AGC when you arrive — they'll help get your swimmer to the right place at the right time.

• 8&U Boys — Ryan Keith, CM LaBarge, Will Schlipf
• 8&U Girls — Tiffany Barnes, Willis Barnes, Megan Keith, Elizabeth Wolpaw
• 10&U Boys — Megan Fiorito, Eamon Reilly
• 10&U Girls — Amy Harvey, Rebecca Schlipf

New to meet night? Everything you need to know is on the Meet Survival Guide.

Fun Friday — Tomorrow Morning

It's been an action-packed week! We're switching things up tomorrow to close it out on a fun note:

• 8:00–9:00am — Open all-ages workout (regular practice for anyone who wants to get some training in)
• 9:00–10:00am — All-ages Buddy Group games

We hope to see everyone for the Buddy Group portion — a great way to celebrate the awesome win against Wedgwood and head into the weekend on a high note!

As always, reach out at [email protected] with any questions, or find us on the pool deck tonight.

Go Barracudas!

Stephanie, Lulu, and Joe
2026 Swim Team Coordinators