LOE Dolphin Families,

This summer, our team will compete in 3 NWAL-sponsored invitational meets. Invitational meets are optional because swimmers must meet specific time standards to participate. These “minimum qualifying times” vary for each meet. The entry fee for the mid-season invitational meet is $6 per individual event. The team will cover the cost of relays. The coaches will form the relays once they know which swimmers will be participating.  I will send out payment information in a separate email once the payment system is set up.

DEADLINE…SIGN UP BY SATURDAY, JUNE 1stAT MIDNIGHT!

Summer Champs is our mid-season invitational meet that will be held at Kingwood High School Natatorium. This invitational is a little different because all swimmers 13 years and older are invited to attend regardless of seed times. However, swimmers 12 years and younger must achieve minimum qualifying times to participate. The deadline to sign up for this meet is Saturday, June 1st, at midnight. We cannot accept late entries.

The qualifying times and more details are on our website attached under the Summer Champs Event. You will sign up for this meet the same way you have all the other meets. You will only be able to sign up for the events your swimmer has qualified for. There is not a limit on the number of individual events for this meet. Some swimmers will qualify for up to 6 individual events. Additionally, if your swimmer qualifies for 3 events, you can add other events as "bonus" events.

We will also participate in two end-of-season invitational meets. We will have the option of Ponderosa (June 22-23), the most elite of invitational meets. This meet has very fast qualifying times. We will also have another option with more attainable times called Red, White, and Blue, held June 21-23. You will sign up for these meets on our website, the same as you do for all the other meets.

Invitational meets are a big accomplishment, and our swimmers often earn personal bests in these "fast" high school pools. We encourage swimmers to participate if they qualify!

If you have questions, feel free to contact me at 713-269-2667 or [email protected] or catch me at the meet on Saturday.

Hope to see you there!

Ann Leger