Dear Parents and Swimmers, 

Congratulations on qualifying for Champs! We are so proud of the hard work and effort that went into this accomplishment. We can't wait to see you represent MRA and swim fast at this exciting meet!

Coach Emily, Coach Rihley, and Coach Katie will be holding regular practice for all swimmers on Wednesday, July 9, Thursday, July 10, and Saturday, July 12. There will be NO practice Friday morning, July 11. Please attend as many practices as possible to stay in top swimming shape for this competitive and fun meet! Champs qualifiers and relay swimmer only practices will begin on Monday, July 14.

Monday - Thursday - 10 and Unders 6:30 - 7:15pm

                                - 11 and Overs 7:15 - 8:15pm

Friday July 18 - 9:00 - 10:00 AM, Champs Breakfast to Follow

All qualifying swimmers will be provided with one free MRA Champs t-shirt and one free MRA Champs cap. All relay swimmers will be provided with one free MRA Champs cap.  

ALL QUALIFIED SWIMMERS must complete the Champs Registration link below as soon as possible.  The following are optional items that can be purchased from our Team Store on Swimtopia.  To purchase these items and register for Champs, visit our Champs Registration and Team Store link.  The MRA Marlins Swim Team covers the cost of registration for all of our qualified swimmers to swim at Champs.  Any extra purchases are completely optional.

• GRAL Champs T-Shirt (TBA) $25 (Orders TOMORROW at 12 noon.)  GRAL will have limited amounts of these shirts at Champs for $20 (Check or Cash Only).  Please note these are Greater Richmond Aquatic League Shirts and are not team specific.  Qualifier names and our team logo are on our MRA shirts.  
• Heat Sheets (Book with Ads and All Events) $20
• Heat Sheet Ads: 
• Quarter Page (3.75"w X 5"h) - $25 
• Half Page (7.5"w X 5"h) - $35
• Full Page (7.5"w X 10"h)- $45
• Additional MRA Champs Shirts (For Family/Friends) $20 (Your qualified swimmer's name will be on the back of this shirt!  See the team store for the design.)
• If you would like to purchase a Champs ad for your swimmer, please design them electronically within the measurements provided. Ads should be submitted directly to the Heat Sheet Ad Drop Box Link NO LATER THAN Saturday, July 5th. No late ads will be accepted due to the heat sheets being sent to the printer. Ads will be sent to the printer exactly as you send them. Make sure background images are not too dark and words are easily read! 
• Champs will be in YARDS this year!
• The final schedule will be sent out once registration is complete.
• Swimtopia will be used for results.
• Qualifiers may swim up to 4 individual events (if they have qualified) and 2 relay events.
• Coaches relays will be right before lunch on both days!  Make sure to stay and cheer on our coaches as they swim!  
• We will have jobs assigned to our team based on the number of our qualified swimmers. Swimmers will sit with our team and parents are not allowed on deck.  This is for the safety of all our children.
• Please remember that we would all love to just watch our kiddos swim, but we need to have volunteers both days. Thank you for helping out by volunteering!
• We will send out volunteer requests once GRAL lets us know how many we need and what the positions are!  
• Deck passes/badges are ONLY available for officials, volunteers, coaches, and bleacher monitors. Non-Champs swimmers are NOT allowed on deck.
• All swimmers must go through the clerk of course.
• Limited numbers of heat sheets and GRAL Champs Tshirts will be available onsite, CHECK OR CASH ONLY!

We will have our annual Champs breakfast following practice on Friday, July 18.  The breaktast will be from 10:00 - 10:45. Swimmers and their families are invited to this celebratory breakfast. Everyone is asked to bring something to this breakfast, and signups will be available through Swimtopia soon.

We ask that you fill out this Champs Registration and Team Store for each swimmer that you have attending Champs! If you are purchasing extras and you have more than one swimmer that has qualified, only mark the extras on one submission please.

Since your swimmer(s) have already qualified, please fill this form out by THIS Saturday, July 5!!  Any swimmers that qualify at the last meet will be sent this email separately and will have time to order team shirts until noon on July 9.  The turnaround on all of this is extremely quick. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at
[email protected].

Congratulations again on this exciting achievement!

Sincerely, 

Sandra Byrd 

Champs Coordinator