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[quote=Anonymous]I found it helpful to think of the big meets like the PVS October Open (for example) more like time trials than competitive meets. Your kid is swimming to get their times and then in subsequent meets they are swimming to better those times. There are no points and you aren't competing against the other teams. Some meets do awards for the top 16 (?) but those go to the coaches and the kids get them later at practice - so definitely no need to stick around unless it's to support a friend. It's a very different vibe from summer dual meets or even summer B meets. (I grew up swimming in a winter YMCA league that was more like the summer leagues here where we swam in dual meets and I was very confused at our first PVS meet!)

It's typically 1000 degrees in the stands but freezing on the deck - so definitely send them with something warm to put on and an extra towel. I also put an extra towel in my bag so they for sure have a dry one at the end of the meet. Writing their events on them ensures that they can't lose the info, but I've also written it on an index card and put that in a ziplock bag. Assume anything that goes on the deck will get wet! Send all the snacks and a water bottle!

There is a learning curve but you've got this! [/quote]

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