​The Kings Charter Tidal Waves will face the Twin Hickory Torpedoes for our sixth and final swim meet of the regular season on Tuesday, July 9th. The meet will start at 6:00pm and families can enter the pool deck no earlier than 4:30pm. The make-up date is Wednesday, July 10th. Twin Hickory will be celebrating their Senior Swimmers at the start of the meet.

Location: 4601 Twin Hickory Lake Dr, Glen Allen,VA 23059.

Attendance: Please remember to declare for the meet by indicating if your swimmer will attend. You should have already received an email that the meet is accepting entries. You can indicate your attendance by clicking “attending” or “not attending” for the Meet on the “View Meets” tab in the Parent Portal.

Parking : Kings Charter may park in the main parking lot.

Seating: Seating for the away team is located on the right of the pool, or straight in front of you as you enter the pool area. Please bring deck chairs for your use.

​Check‐In: Check in will begin at 4:30 and must be completed by 5:15. A table will be set up in the grass outside the gate for check in.

​*Warm-ups*: Away team will warm up from 5:20-5:40. Twin Hickory warm-ups will be from 5:00-5:20.

Relays: Relay assignments will be posted at the meet each week. Swimmers will be able to check these postings to see if they have been assigned to a relay team at the beginning of the meet. 8 & Under swimmers will find out relay assignments after the team cheer. As a reminder, 8 & Under relays are the first event and all other relays are at the end of the meet. Swim meet event order can be found on our website.

​Clerk of the Course: The Clerk of the Course is located in the back of the pool, near the starting blocks, on the side of the dive pool.

Restrooms: There are restrooms located on the side of the clubhouse, inside the pool area near concessions.

​*Concessions*: There will be food available for purchase, including burgers, hot dogs, candy, chips, soda, gatorade and water. Cash and credit are accepted. The Kona Ice truck will be on site.

​*Weather*: In the event of inclement weather we may have to exit the pool deck until conditions improve. Lifeguards are trained on and responsible for making a determination when the pool and the pool deck must be closed, prioritizing the safety of all present. If the deck is closed, please support the life guards and help clear the facility promptly. If we have to clear the deck due to the weather, you may wait in your cars. Please ensure you have signed up for Remind to get weather updates. Instructions can be found on our website under the Documents Tab.

​Volunteer Reminders:

If you have signed up to volunteer at this meet, please double check which position you are working in your Parent Portal

​Start Times:

5:30pm First Half shifts will work from event #1 until event #27
8:00pm (approx.) Second Half shifts will work from event #28 until the end of meet

​Check-In:

All volunteers must check-in with Marianne and Jason before 5:30pm, where the swimmers check-in with the coaches. If you are a second half volunteer and unable to check in by 5:30pm, please email kctidalwaves@gmail.com at least 2 hours ahead of time so we will know when to expect you to check-in.

​Substitutes:

If you can no longer work the shift you signed up for, you are responsible for finding a substitute. Please reach out to other swim families for help, and notify us of the change at kctidalwaves@gmail.com.

Theme: Twin Hickory’s theme for this week is Favorite College. Please participate by wearing your favorite college gear!

​*Questions*: If you have any questions for the coaches, please reach out to kcswimcoaches@gmail.com. Please direct all other questions or concerns to kctidalwaves@gmail.com

Meet #4: Kings Charter Tidal Waves @ Ashcreek Information

​The Kings Charter Tidal Waves will face the Ashcreek Crocs for our fourth swim meet of the regular season on Wednesday, June 26th. The meet will start at 6:00pm and families can enter the pool deck no earlier than 4:30pm. The make-up date is Thursday, June 27th.

​Location: 10854 Linderwood Dr., Mechanicsville, VA 23116

Attendance: Please remember to declare for the meet by indicating if your swimmer will attend. You should have already received an email that the meet is accepting entries. You can indicate your attendance by clicking “attending” or “not attending” for the Meet on the “View Meets” tab in the Parent Portal.

Parking: Ashcreek reserves the parking lot for the visiting team. If additional parking is required, families may park along the main road as long as they don’t block intersections or driveways.

Seating: Seating for the away team is located on the right side of the pool closest to the parking lot. You may also use half of the awning at the far end. Please bring deck chairs for your use. The clubhouse and playground area are off limits during the swim meet.

​Check‐In: Check in will begin at 4:30 and must be completed by 5:00. A table will be set up outside the pool for check in.

Warm-ups: Away team will warm up from 5:15-5:35. Ashcreek’s warm-ups will be from 4:50-5:10.

Clerk of the Course: The Clerk of the Course is located to the left of the entrance to the pool. Ashcreek has added an additional gate to their pool, so they will be blocking off Clerk of Course completely. You can use either gated entrance to get to the concessions and deck. Please do not cut through the Clerk area.

Concessions: The concessions are located outside of the fence area just past the bathrooms on the left and will be serving food beginning at 5:15 and will continue to sell until approximately 9:00. The concession will be selling hamburgers, hot dogs, barbecue, snacks, candy and drinks. Kona Ice will be located in the circle drive in front of the clubhouse. Concessions can accept cash and cards.

Weather: In the event of inclement weather we may have to exit the pool deck until conditions improve. Lifeguards are trained on and responsible for making a determination when the pool and the pool deck must be closed, prioritizing the safety of all present. If the deck is closed, please support the life guards and help clear the facility promptly. If we have to clear the deck due to the weather, you may wait in your cars. Please ensure you have signed up for Remind to get weather updates. Instructions can be found on our website under the Documents Tab.

Volunteer Reminders:

If you have signed up to volunteer at this meet, please double check which position you are working in your Parent Portal

Start Times:

5:30pm First Half shifts will work from event #1 until event #27
8:00pm (approx.) Second Half shifts will work from event #28 until the end of meet

Check-In:

All volunteers must check-in with Marianne and Jason before 5:30pm, where the swimmers check-in with the coaches. If you are a second half volunteer and unable to check in by 5:30pm, please email kctidalwaves@gmail.com at least 2 hours ahead of time so we will know when to expect you to check-in.

​Substitutes:

If you can no longer work the shift you signed up for, you are responsible for finding a substitute. Please reach out to other swim families for help, and notify us of the change at kctidalwaves@gmail.com.

Theme: Ashcreek’s theme for this week is USA. Please participate by wearing your red, white and blue. (This is also the theme for our last home meet next week, so be sure to save anything you wear!)

Questions: If you have any questions for the coaches, please reach out to kcswimcoaches@gmail.com. Please direct all other questions or concerns to kctidalwaves@gmail.com

Meet #3: Kings Charter Tidal Waves @ Goochland YMCA Information
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The Kings Charter Tidal Waves will face the Goochland YMCA Manta Rays for our third swim meet of the regular season on Tuesday, June 18th. The meet will start at 6:00pm and families can enter the pool deck no earlier than 4:30pm. The make-up date is Thursday, June 20th.

Location: 1800 Dickinson Road, Goochland Va 23063

Attendance: Please remember to declare for the meet by indicating if your swimmer will attend. You should have already received an email that the meet is accepting entries. You can indicate your attendance by clicking “attending” or “not attending” for the Meet on the “View Meets” tab in the Parent Portal.

Parking: Park in the grass area behind the facility. The entrance to the grass area is off Dickinson Road. Signs will be up for help. Since the facility is open, we ask that you keep the parking lot open for YMCA patrons.

Seating: Seating for the away team is located on the pool deck surrounding the shallow area. Please bring your own chairs and blankets. It is very sunny in this area with limited umbrellas at the start of the meet.

Check‐In: Check in will begin at 4:45 and will take place under the breezeway.

Warm-ups: Away team will warm up from 5:25-5:50. Goochland’s warm-ups will be from 5:00-5:25.

Clerk of the Course: The Clerk of Course is located behind the fence near the starting blocks. Please have your swimmers walk along the outside of the fence near lane 1 to get to clerk.

Concessions: Sandtopia Food Truck will be available. A sample of their menu can be found at: https://streetfoodfinder.com/v3/Sandtopiafoodt1?tab=menu

Weather: In the event of inclement weather we may have to exit the pool deck until conditions improve. Lifeguards are trained on and responsible for making a determination when the pool and the pool deck must be closed, prioritizing the safety of all present. If the deck is closed, please support the life guards and help clear the facility promptly. If we have to clear the deck due to the weather, you may wait in your cars. Please ensure you have signed up for Remind to get weather updates. Instructions can be found on our website under the Documents Tab.

Volunteer Reminders:

If you have signed up to volunteer at this meet, please double check which position you are working in your Parent Portal

Start Times:

5:30pm First Half shifts will work from event #1 until event #27

8:00pm (approx.) Second Half shifts will work from event #28 until the end of meet

Check-In:

All volunteers must check-in with Marianne and Jason before 5:30pm, where the swimmers check-in with the coaches. If you are a second half volunteer and unable to check in by 5:30pm, please email kctidalwaves@gmail.com at least 2 hours ahead of time so we will know when to expect you to check-in.

Substitutes:

If you can no longer work the shift you signed up for, you are responsible for finding a substitute. Please reach out to other swim families for help, and notify us of the change at kctidalwaves@gmail.com.

Theme: The theme for this week is “Going Gold” for Childhood Cancer Awareness. Our very own Tidal Wave, James Conway, has been battling Leukemia for the past 3.5 years and will undergo his LAST treatment this Tuesday. Please join us in celebrating him and all those affected by wearing GOLD!

Questions: If you have any questions for the coaches, please reach out to kcswimcoaches@gmail.com. Please direct all other questions or concerns to kctidalwaves@gmail.com

Meet #1: HOME – Kings Charter Tidal Waves vs Twin Hickory Torpedoes, Wednesday, June 5.

The Kings Charter Tidal Waves welcome the Twin Hickory Torpedoes for our first swim meet of the season on Wednesday, June 5. The meet will start at 6:00pm and families can enter the pool deck no earlier than 4:30pm. The make-up date is Thursday, June 6th.

​Attendance: Please remember to declare for the meet by indicating if your swimmer will attend. You should receive an email when a meet is accepting entries. You can indicate your attendance by clicking “attending” or “not attending” for the Meet on the “View Meets” tab in the Parent Portal. You will need to click the Save button for each swimmer after you select attending or not attending.

Parking: The parking lot is reserved for the away team. Kings Charter families should plan to park on the streets around the pool or walk/bike to the meet if possible.

​Seating: Seating for the home team is located on the left side of the pool deck (the volleyball/playground side). Please bring deck chairs for your use. Please remember that the baby pool, playground, volleyball, tennis and basketball courts are all off-limits during the swim meet.

​Check-In: Please have swimmers check-in no earlier than 4:30pm. Check-in for swimmers and volunteers must be completed by 5:30pm.

​Warm-ups: Home team warm-ups are at 5:00pm.

Relays: Relay assignments will be posted at the meet each week. For home meets, they will be posted by the bathrooms. Swimmers will be able to check these postings to see if they have been assigned to a relay team at the beginning of the meet. 8 & Under relays will also be announced directly after the team cheer before the meet. As a reminder, 8 & Under relays are the first event and all other relays are at the end of the meet. Swim meet event order can be found on our website.

​Concessions: Food will be available from Dave’s Al-A Cart, and our concession stand will offer hot dogs, chips, candy, and drinks. Dave’s Al-A Cart takes cash and credit, and our concession stand takes cash and Venmo. We will also have Kona Ice. All will be available in the parking lot outside of the pool. You are also welcome to bring your own food.

​Reminder: Please ensure no swimmer has any sharpie markings on their bodies other than event numbers on hands and diving markings.

​Weather: In the event of inclement weather, we may have to exit the pool deck until conditions improve. Lifeguards are trained on and responsible for making a determination when the pool and the pool deck must be closed, prioritizing the safety of all present. If the deck is closed, please support the life guards and help clear the facility promptly. If we have to clear the deck due to the weather, you may wait in your cars. Please ensure you have signed up for Remind to get weather updates. Instructions can be found in the Documents section on our website.

Volunteer Reminders: If you have signed up to volunteer at this meet, please double check which position you are working in your Parent Portal.

Start Times:
3:15pm Meet set-up
4:30pm or 7:30pm Concessions
5:30pm First half shifts will work from event #1 until event #27
8:00pm (approx.) Second half shifts will work from event #28 until the end of meet
10:30pm (approx.) After the meet take-down

​Check-In:

All volunteers must check-in with Marianne and Jason before 5:30pm, at the first table just inside the pool. If you are a second half volunteer and unable to check in by 5:30pm, please email kctidalwaves@gmail.com at least 2 hours ahead of time so we will know when to expect you to check-in.

​Substitutes:

If you can no longer work the shift you signed up for, you are responsible for finding a substitute. Please reach out to other swim families for help, and notify us of the change at kctidalwaves@gmail.com.

​Theme: Our theme for this meet is “Let’s Glow” Neon Night. Please encourage your swimmers to join us in celebrating by wearing neon and glow sticks!

Silent Auction: We will be hosting a silent auction with numerous offerings, including professional services, vouchers to local attractions and gift cards for restaurants and experiences. The silent auction will close at the halfway point of the meet. Cash, check and Venmo will be accepted.

Questions: If you have any questions for the coaches, please reach out to kcswimcoaches@gmail.com. Please direct all other questions or concerns to kctidalwaves@gmail.com

Mock Meet

When: Sunday, June 2 from 4-7pm at Lakeview Pool
Theme: Luau (Swim meets have themes, so we encourage you to practice coming dressed for the fun!)
RSVP: Please RSVP by May 30th for this event through this Sign Up Genius (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080C4AA5AC2FA6F58-49799924-tidal) so that we can get an accurate head count for pizza. We ask that families sign up to bring a beverage for use at Swim Team events and concessions.

This is a great chance for swimmers to practice going through swim meet processes, from checking in all the way to jumping into the pool. Swimmers will also be given their team shirts and swim caps and learn who their assigned Swim Buddies are. Pizza will be served after the Mock Meet events and swimmers can stay to have fun in the pool.

Swim-a-thon

This year, the Tidal Waves will be participating in a Swim-a-thon for Comfort Zone Camp. This is a fun, no pressure event aimed at raising money for Comfort Zone Camp.
When: Thursday, June 13 from 9-11am and/or 4:30 – 6:30pm
Details: See more details under the Spirit menu on our website.
Donate: You can donate at the Comfort Zone Camp Tidal Waves Team website at https://czc.comfortzonecamp.org/team/583659

Pinwheel Fundraiser

Support the Tidal Waves Swim Team!

You can donate $5 to have a pinwheel with your or your swimmer’s name on it on the hill at Lakeview Pool for display at the last Home Meet. All proceeds go to the Tidal Waves.
You can get more information on our website under the Spirit tab. You can access the Google Form directly at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScz7Ut8iq9cxHyhOlBlz8kY0G0f2EN8pIzhAEWKUCrwInyuLw/viewform

Deadline to purchase a pinwheel is June 24. Don’t forget to share with grandparents, friends and family who would like to support your swimmer and the Tidal Waves!

Spirit Wear

Spirit wear is available for purchase this year at https://www.thewearlab.com/shop. Show your Tidal Wave pride!