Parents,

This Sunday is the Summer Champs Invitational hosted by Blue Tide Aquatics. Congratulations to your swimmer for qualifying. Invitational meets are run a bit differently than normal dual meets, so please read this email in its entirety. Reach out with questions and be sure to join our SportsYou page for updates.

Location

Kingwood High School, 2701 Kingwood Dr, Kingwood, TX 77339 (NOT Kingwood Park HS)

Warm-ups

Morning Session (10 and under): 7:30-7:45am in Lanes 6, 7, & 8. Look for Coach Ella and Coach Kayleigh. The meet will start at 8:30.

Afternoon Session (11 and up): 1:45-2pm in Lanes 1, 2, 3, & 4. Look for Coach Ella and Coach Kayleigh. The meet will start at 3:15. These are estimated times based on the morning session.

Set Up

We will not have a designated EMC set up area, but please look for other EMC families so we are in the same general space. Parents will set up in the school cafeteria. Bring your chairs, but tents won’t be necessary. Seating inside the natatorium is come-and-go, meaning once you watch your swimmer’s event, please leave the natatorium so other families have space.

Timing Assignments

We have split our timing assignments into 45 minute chunks. Please feel free to trade assignments, but know that EMC is responsible for filling these jobs. The meet will not continue if someone is not there. These timing assignments do not count toward your required 6 shifts for the team. If you are assigned to time, we ask that you do so willingly and for the good of the team.

Morning session: No Timing Assignment

Afternoon session: one timer needed. Please check in with the volunteer table when you arrive.

• 5:30-6:15: Christian, Ben
• 6:15-7:00: Jones, Billie
• 7:00-7:45: Ott, Jasen
• 7:45-8:15: Flake, Rilee

Meet Documents

Morning Session timeline and Afternoon Session timeline – track when your events are scheduled. After your swimmer’s last event, feel free to leave! Please verify you are not in a relay before leaving.

Heat sheets will be available on the app MeetMobile closer to the meet. Search for 2026 BTA Summer Champs. Please note this meet does NOT use SwimTopia.

Final Results will be added to our website at the conclusion of the meet.

SportsYou

We have created a group on SportsYou for parent communication before and during the meet. This app is common among year-round swim clubs and other sports teams. To access, download the SportsYou app. After logging in, click “teams” at the bottom. Press the blue circle with the plus sign, or the “join” link at the top. Enter Code GCFS-YCU2. On this platform, we can answer questions, help with ready bench calls, and track down kids if necessary.

Relays

Most swimmers are in a relay if we had the numbers to fill the event. Please check this document for a list of your swimmers events and relay entries. For freestyle relays, all four teammates swim freestyle. The number in parentheses indicates the order they will swim. For Medley relays, each teammate swims a different stroke. The number in parentheses indicates what stroke that swimmer will do: 1 – backstroke, 2 – breaststroke, 3 – butterfly, 4 – freestyle.

Payment

If you have not yet paid, please do so by cash, check (East Montgomery County Swim Team), or credit card (minimum of $10 please). You can pay us at the pool or at the meet. 

Swim Fast, Eels!