Here is a list of “must haves” and “nice to haves” in your swim bag to ensure your swim meet experience is an excellent one! Remember the night before a meet...have a good dinner, get your bag ready, and get a good nights sleep. You will be ready to go in the morning!
“Must Have” in Your Swim Bag (2 is the magic number! ☺)
- ICC Team Suit: weather you wear your suit to the pool or bring it in your swim bag, always bring a spare suit, just in case! There have been occasions where a suit ripped! (2 suits)
- ICC Team Cap: again, bring a spare. This might be the meet your cap rips. (2 Caps)
- ICC Team Tee: show your team spirit and wear your team tee. Bring along a hoodie or sweatshirt in case you get cold on the pool deck.
- Goggles: again, two pair is a must. Many a goggle have broken just before a race. Make sure if they are new you wear them in warm ups so you can adjust them if you need to. (2 pair of goggles)
- Towels: at least two or three. One usually gets really wet! Sometimes the kids use a towel to sit on the deck together. (min. 2 towels)
- Water/Sports Drink: Swimming is hard work and you need to stay hydrated. Bring at least two bottles of water or preferred sport drink (Gatorade/Propel). It is not recommended to drink any type of soda or even juice unless it is watered down. (2 drinks)
- Food: Bring plenty of nutritious snacks: Ritz bits w/ peanut butter or cheese, goldfish, fruit, jerky, power bars, cheese sticks, yogurt, bagels, dry cereal in Ziploc bags, etc. Make sure munchies are small as many pools do not encourage food on the deck. Stay away from the donuts and candy at the concession stand until after the meet:)!!
*If you are an asthmatic, bring your inhaler
“Nice to Have” in Your Swim bag
- Miscellaneous: Cards, books, magazines, music…no electronics!! Screens have the ability to cause the swimmer to zone out and many a swimmer has missed their event. Also, don’t bring anything of great value to a meet. Make new friends, make up team cheers! Have fun!!
REMEMBER...
Bring a positive attitude and your team spirit to the meet!! Get to the pool at least 15 minutes before the start of warm-ups. This will allow you time to find the team and be ready to race!
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