Sunday Fun Meet: 5/3/26

April 26th

Theme: 80’s! We want to see all those Totally Radical Outfits!

This Sunday is our EPIC Fun Meet at our own bodacious VOSH pool. Fun meets are the best; it's where we work out our kinks and learn how to work as a TEAM! (If you are new, don't be a SPAZ and miss the New Parent Orientation tomorrow night Monday the 27th during the practice times from 4:30-7:15 - if you have a swimmer after 7:15 we recommend coming to an earlier practice slot to catch a meeting)

Final heat sheets will be posted on our website (www.saabarracudas.com) by Friday evening May 1st. Zookeepers, Ready Bench, other volunteers and parents, please print your own copies, as none will be available at the meet.

Barring cancellation due to weather (see “Bad Weather” below), we are excited to begin the 2026 season – Don't be Trippin'... we swim in the rain.

Sign-ups for Volunteer positions are open... like duh.. we need your help, and don't forget to sign your kids up for the events they'll be swimming during the fun meet! (You can do all this through the SwimTopia app for easy access) or through the website here: https://saab.swimtopia.com/swim_meets

Reach out with any questions or concerns!

Mandy Krutsinger

SAAB CONTACTS:

Meet Director – Mandy Krutsinger: 512-487-2307 [email protected] (you can find me in neon)
Volunteer Coordinator – Erin Young and Annette Gutierrez ([email protected])
Head Coach- Sarah Lear: [email protected]

MEET TIMELINE (including setup):

9:00pm Saturday night – Nighttime Setup Crew sets up;

7:00am Sunday morning – Morning Setup Crew arrives

7:50am – Zookeepers arrive and check in

8:00am – Swimmers arrive and report to zoos

8:15-8:45am – Warm-ups

8:30am – Volunteer Meetings (be at the locations listed below)

8:50am – Call for Event #1 swimmers

8:55am – First heat on the blocks

8:58am – National Anthem

9:00am – Meet begins

VOLUNTEER MEETING LOCATIONS:

Timers – next to the Amenity Center (will include demo of wireless timing system)

Stroke & Turn Judges, Scribes, and Runners – near the baby pool

Ready Bench – under awning of Amenity Center, near pool

Heat Ribbons/Ribbons – near computers (pool deck)

Hospitality – at the Hospitality coolers, near the Silo

BAD WEATHER:

Before the meet: Texas weather is unpredictable, especially early in the morning. In the event of bad weather, please check your email, the website, or your phone starting at 6:00am. The Morning Setup Crew should reach out to Mandy for instructions.

JOIN THE TEXT GROUP -- For updates on weather cancelations, practice time changes, and other announcements, please sign up to receive alerts from GroupMe by joining this link.

During the meet: If thunder is heard or lightning is seen, the pool will close for 30 minutes. Meet director and coaches will agree on how many delays are acceptable to call the meet or continue the meet. Events may be cut (e.g., relays) to run the meet on a shortened time schedule, per agreement of the meet directors and coaches. Attempting to conduct the meet is the best rule, but if weather is deemed too severe, we will not jeopardize the safety of anyone.

PARKING: The Pool/Amenity Center parking lot will be CLOSED for safety reasons and available only for handicapped parking (Please contact me before the meet if you will need a reserved spot). Main parking is available along the streets – specifically Gatling Gun Lane, Warwick, and Buckingham Gate. Parking is also available in the Baranoff Elementary lot across Gatling Gun Lane. (See attached Parking Map)

ZOOS: All zoos will be in the parking lot (don't forget a chair, goggles, snacks and WATER). Please bring towels for your children’s areas because the water is still very COLD. It is highly recommended to bring at least one container of bug spray to keep the mosquitoes away. While we have treated the grass, fire ants are always a possibility, so keep an eye out.

SPECTATORS: No spectators are allowed to sit on the pool deck per VOSH Board agreement. There is some space around the outside of the pool on the east and west sides. Please bring your own folding chairs for use around the OUTSIDE fence of the pool area.

TRAFFIC FLOW: The gate at the north (parking lot-facing) side of the pool is for swimmers entrance only to enter the Ready Bench area. 25-yd events will feed from Ready Bench to the west end of pool (opposite of Timers’ end). 50-yd events start from the Timer’s end of the pool.

MEET FORMAT AND TIMING SYSTEM: We have a 5-lane pool and will follow the meet format dictated by the Bylaws (girls first): IM, Freestyle Relay, Backstroke, Freestyle, Medley Relay, Breast, Butterfly. The neighborhood requires a hard stop for meets at 2:15pm. If the projected duration of the meet goes past 2:15pm once the heat sheets are seeded, we will propose some options at that time. We will be using a wireless timing system, with two timers per lane wireless and a third timer with a stopwatch in case of a hiccup with the wireless system. We expect this plan will make results fast and accurate.

CONCESSIONS: Concessions will be available at the Gazebo adjacent to the parking lot (north of the pool). We will have coffee and other refreshments, and lunch concessions. All concessions are cash/Stripe transactions (All Stripe/Credit Card purchases must be $3 or greater).

Calendar these dates:

May 2 – Kick off party @ Gatling Gun Park – See attached flyer

May 3 (Sunday) Fun Meet @ VOSH

May 9 - VOSH vs. Travis Country @ VOSH

May 16 – VOSH vs. Shady Hollow @ Shady Hollow

May 23 - No Meet (Memorial Day Weekend)

May 30 – VOSH vs. TX School of the Deaf @ TX School of the Deaf

June 6 – VOSH vs. Hays/Mueller/Travis Country @ Hays

June 13 – VOSH vs. Belterra @ VOSH

June 20 - CHAMPS @ Round Rock ISD Aquatic Center

SAAB Swim Practices

April 27th - May 28th, 2026 (SCHOOL SCHEDULE - AISD in session)
Monday through Thursday afternoons (no practice Memorial Day)