Good Afternoon, Team Seals!!

I hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend, and I hope you're well rested for our three week sprint to the finish of the Seals season, followed by CHAMPS on Saturday, June 20th. 

I also hope you all realize how spoiled we are with our National Anthem performers. THANK YOU Jackson Dugan & Kyra Blunck for your wonderful performances thus far! We've got more where that came from!

Onward and upward as this week sees our beloved Seals hosting the Stingrays of Shady Hollow on Saturday, May 30th. We're pushing 600ish eligible swimmers for this weekend. Mentally prepare yourself for the marathon that lies ahead.

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♫ TiK ToK on the clock ♫

Event sign-ups are open and close on Wednesday at 6:00 PM CDT. THAT'S TODAY!! You can: Declare your swimmer(s) here!

• We are limiting the number of individual events to three (3)
• As always, if there is any risk in your Saturday plans, do not sign up for relays. Rescheduling relays is as agonizing as sitting next to international superstar singer, songwriter, & pop ICON Ke$ha in creative writing class (right, Richard?)
• The event order will be: 1. IM (fly/back/breast/free) / 2. Butterfly / 3. Backstroke / 4. Freestyle Relay / 5. Freestyle / 6. Breaststroke / 7. Medley Relay (back/breast/fly/free)

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♫ D-I-N-O-S-A  -U-R a dinosaur ♫

We're tackling a new theme this week, specially requested by our coaching staff: ZOO THEME! So dig through the closet for the leopard print, climb the attic stairs for those Halloween costumes, or hit the ol' Amazon.com! Feel free to employ a loose interpretation!! applicable costumes include Dragons, Unicorns, Jackalopes, Centaurs, Mermaids, Yetis, etc. Bonus points if your zoo creatures are also ORANGE and BLACK!

Richard has promised to participate! Stephen will too!

AND ...

Parents, bring your swimsuits for a S.E.A.L.'s relay (following the freestyle relays)! That's Seriously Entertaining And Laughable. Who knows what mischief this week's relay will hold?

Please come to the DJ booth as the freestyle relays are finishing to register your team! WE WOULD LOVE to see a Circle C Dads AND Circle C Moms team step up to compete with our coaches!

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MEET TIMELINE:

5:30 AM: Set-up Crew begins

6:00 AM: Early shift Parking Lot Attendees arrive

6:15 AM: Age Group Parents check in

6:30 AM: Age Group Parents ready to check in swimmers

6:40 AM: Swimmers and all other volunteers arrive and check in

7:00 AM – 7:25 AM: Seals warm up

7:20 AM: Volunteer group meetings and system testing

7:30 AM – 7:50 AM: Stingrays warm up

7:50 AM: First call to Ready Bench

7:55 AM: National Anthem (Performed by Audrey Weaver!)

8:00 AM: Meet begins

~10:30 AM: Volunteer shift change and S.E.A.L.’s relay (time permitting)

12:30 PM: Meet Ends

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AN IMPORTANT REMINDER ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY:

We are all excited to capture the special moments of Seals! However, there should absolutely be NO one on the deck directly behind the starting or finish area taking photos or video. This includes volunteers who are on deck.

Thank you for understanding. Snap and film to your device's limitations from the south side of the pool, or from the hillside (above the Ready Bench walkway).

Join our Circle C Seals Photos Facebook Group to share your photos and view excellent, live action images from Andrew Ong! Thank you so much, Andrew!!

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♫ This place about to blow -ow -ow -ow -ow -ow -ow -ow ♫

• Volunteer changes should be made before Wednesday (today) at 6:00 PM. If you have any last minute changes, please contact our Volunteer Coordinators, Heidi & Katrina, at ccsealsvolunteercoordinator@gmail.com
• There is NO parking on Escarpment. Please park on LaCrosse, east of Escarpment. The CDC and Kiker parking lots are open to Seals families and our guests. Also: please do not park in the spots reserved for mail pickup
• Drop and pick-up in the Plaza Circle is also an option
• There is no playing in the sand (kids and adults), no littering, and no leaving without signing your child out. Seriously - do not put tent parents through the hassle of chasing down missing kids. Alert them that you have your child.
• We will have a clearly marked Spectator Zone along the Escarpment fence line on the third terrace of the pool complex. Think of it like a zoo for parents between their swimmer's events.
• In this Spectator Zone, lawn chairs will be allowed. All lawn chairs *must remain* in the Spectator Zone.
• In front of this Spectator Zone is a walkway that must remain open, per Circle C Aquatics staff. This will be clearly marked with blue cones. Please, no chairs in the blue cone walkway!
• You are also welcome to sit in the Circle C Park (just not in the Seals Zoo!)
• Once again, all lawn chairs *must remain* in the Spectator Zone. You will not be permitted to camp out by the pool deck. In fact, you will not be permitted to camp out anywhere. Please do not bring your own canopy tents.
• You may flow down to the pool deck to watch your swimmer's heat, then return to the Spectator Zone. This allows all families to see their swimmers in action!
• I must emphasize that we remain guests of Circle C Aquatics. Any and all instructions provided to you by a member of Circle C Aquatics staff must be followed. Failure to do so may result in the loss of said Spectator Zone.

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♫ And now the dudes are linin' up 'cause they hear we got swagger ♫

• New Season. New Swag. Check out our latest offerings at the Merchandise tent! Fresh designs will be available throughout the season to help you show your Seals Spirit in style! We've restocked several of our most popular items for this weekend!!
• We are proud to fully unleash our volunteer-operated Seals Snack Shack concessions stand! We've stocked up on all your favorites to keep you and your swimmers fueled on Saturday!
• Travelin Tom's Coffee will be on site bright and early, ready to meet all your caffeine-fueled desires! Now featuring BREAKFAST TACOS from Tacodeli!
• Kona Ice will also be there -- bring those sticky plastic cups for refilling!

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♫ It's goin' down, I'm yellin', "Timber!" You better move! You better dance!♫

You're making lifelong memories with family and friends! Cheer loudly for your kiddos! Throw down! HAVE FUN!

"You can just, like, dance and play and, like, really be expressive of yourself in a joyful way!" -- Ke$ha (seriously)

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Thanks for EVERYTHING and GO SEALS!

Joel Stubblefield, Meet Director

[email protected] | 704-451-9705

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2026 SEALS SCHEDULE

[HOME] SATURDAY, MAY 2 - TIMING MEET @ 6:45 PM (First Event)

[AWAY] SATURDAY, MAY 9 - BELTERRA @ 8:00 AM (First Event)

[HOME] SATURDAY, MAY 16 - HAYS @ 8:00 AM (First Event)

[HOME] SATURDAY, MAY 30 - SHADY HOLLOW @ 8:00 AM (First Event)

[HOME] SATURDAY, JUNE 6 - WESTERN OAKS & MUELLER @ 8:00 AM (First Event)

[AWAY] SATURDAY, JUNE 13 - TRAVIS COUNTRY @ 8:00 AM (First Event)

[AWAY] SATURDAY, JUNE 20 - CHAMPS