F.A.S.T.

Thursday, July 17 – Potluck & Awards Night (5:30 PM - 7:30 PM)

Join us for a fun evening of celebration! 

• Potluck Dinner: Please sign up for what your family will bring. Look for the sign-up poster on the pool deck this week!

  • Categories include:  Pasta,  Salad,  Fruit,  Dessert

• Drinks: FAST will provide water and lemonade. 

• Team Photo: Wear your FAST swimsuit! Jenn Glies Photography will be taking our team picture. 

• No swimming: This is a dry event.

• Schedule:

  • 5:30 PM: Eat and social time

  • 6:30 PM: Awards ceremony 

• Photos: Jenn Giles will also be available for individual or sibling swim photos 

• Medals: Every swimmer will receive a medal! 

• Seating: Bring chairs!

 Friday, July 18 & Saturday, July 19 – GCAAL Championships

• Note: Ages 6 and Under only compete on Friday.

• Location: Fairhope Rec Center

 Warm-Up & Meet Times

• Friday, July 18:

  • Morning Session (5-10 y/o): Warm-up at 8:00 AM / Meet begins at 9:00 AM  ( Get there by 7:45 at least)

  • Afternoon Session (11 & up): Warm-up at 11:30 PM / Meet begins at 12:45 PM  ( Get there by 11:15 at least)

• Saturday, July 19:

  • One session All Ages: Warm-up at 7:45 am / Meet begins at 9:00 AM ( Get there by 7:30 at least)

Volunteers

We will need volunteers to help everything run smoothly. Your assistance is greatly appreciated!

For each of our three sessions, we are looking for the following volunteers:

• 6 timers per session

• 1 starter per session

• 1 volunteer for awards (Session 2 & Session 3 only)

• Two volunteers for clerk of course per session

• Volunteers for the timing console per session

• Two stroke and turn officials per session

• 1 runner per session

If you are able to help out in any of these roles, please sign up on the whiteboard tonight at awards or see Coach Cathy at the meet.

We truly appreciate our volunteers — your support makes our meet a success!

 Awards & Recognition

• High Point Winners & Runners-up: Recognized during separate ceremonies.

• 6 & Under: Awards right after Friday’s morning session. 

• 7 & Up: Awards celebrated after Saturday’s session. 

• Post-Meet: Ribbons and medals will be in your child’s family folder — swing by the pool when the rec center is open!

 Additional Info & Tips

• Heat Sheets: Available for purchase — Contains all event details for both days. 

• Seating: Bleachers inside are for single-event viewing only. Please be courteous and don’t sit there for the entire meet. 

• Tent Setup: You can set up tents after Thursday’s Awards Night or on meet days. FAST isn’t responsible for tents left on site. 

• Concessions: Full stand ready to satisfy your snack cravings! 

• Swim Gear: Swim and Tri will be on-site Friday selling goggles, suits, and caps. 

• Clean Up: Please help us keep the area tidy before you leave. 

• Volunteering: We need YOU! Sign up on the whiteboard outside the Team Room Thursday night or at the meet. Your help makes these events successful! 

Thank you for a wonderful season!

We are excited about another great summer of swimming!!! when you register for FAST,  You'll receive a weekly Shark Bite with important information about the upcoming week during the summer but you can always check our website, www.fairhopefast.org  for updated information. 

If you have a question or something you need help with please email fairhopefast@gmail.com instead of direct messaging on Facebook. 

Afternoon practices have started this week of May 12th and last through May 23rd.  

• Ages 11 & up will practice Mondays & Wednesday (4:00-5:00)

• Ages 7-10 will practice Tuesdays & Thursdays (4:00-5:00). 

• There will be no after school practices for ages 6 & under. 

Morning practices will start on Tuesday, May 27th. We hold practices Monday through Friday. 

• Swimmers 11 years of age and older practice from 8-9:15 am 

• 7-10 years of age practice from 9:15-10:15 am

• 6 and under practice from 10:15-11am. 

As always, please reach out with any questions.