We’ve been swimming for years. Bring lots of food. It doesn’t need to be just snacks. He’s only 9, so you don’t need sports beans or gu or anything out of the ordinary. I pack lunches/meals for my kids (small sandwiches, apple with peanut butter, granola bars, string cheese), and then I give my kids some money for concessions (I’m a swim official so they are on their own at the meet.)
Bring a sharpie so you can mark his arm with his events. A highlighter for you is good too if you have a program and want to mark his events for your own benefit. On his arm, you will write his event, heat, and lane. Usually it looks like this “12 50 Fr H2 L5” (event 12, 50 free, heat 2, lane 5). He will want to be behind the starting blocks several heats before (like 5 min).
You never know how much time you have in between, and it really depends on how many kids are swimming. Sometimes my kids only have 15 min between events and other times it’s 2 hours.
Bring several towels. DD likes one towel per event plus one for warm ups. (
DS1 on the other hand uses one towel...well once ant a meet he swam 5 events and used zero towels ). I have small microfiber ones so they don’t take up space. It can be hot or cold in those areas, so bring something warm to wear just in case. Like sweat pants and a sweatshirt.
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