Good morning, Barracudas!

We are excited to attend this weekend’s Ponderosa’s 55^th Annual Ponderosa Invitational!

Dates: June 20 – 21, 2026

Once we receive the heat sheet - we will update on the website.  

MEET DOCS ATTACHED:

• Timelines for Prelims & Finals - Remind parents these are estimated timelines. Our meet ref will do his best to stay close to the timelines and not go too far ahead but we could be 10-15 minutes ahead. Please be sure kids are in place at the correct time.
• Warm-Ups –
• We have designated lanes for dives during each session of warm-ups to give teams in the diving well access to dives from blocks. For safety, please be sure to adhere to the direction of dives lanes.
• Please reiterate with swimmers that there is no diving in the warm-up pool and that only the first few lanes are open during the meet. Lanes that are blocked off shall remain closed.
• Timing Assignments – please be sure you have volunteers ready for shifts as appropriate for your team. FOST has no timing assignments this year! But be on standby if they need volunteers.

SEATING:

• As always, we will reserve the first portion of the spectator seating directly across from the diving well for swimmers to be able to set up inside rather than staying outside. Swimmers must bring towels and shoes to the deck to go up in the lobby or seating area. This rule shall be enforced for the safety of everyone as the floors get very slippery when they are wet.
• Remind parents there shall be NO STADIUM SEATS in the area designated for come-and-go seating which is the spectating area directly across from the competition pool. It is to watch their swimmer race, then move out of the area to allow other parents the opportunity to watch their swimmer. Any parents found to not adhere to this policy, will be asked to relocate.
• Stadium seats will be allowed in the sections between the come-and-go seating and the designated swimmer overflow seating in the upper deck.

GLASS WALL:

There is absolutely no leaning against, leaning over, climbing or standing idle at or on the glass wall across the spectator area.

There is no standing behind the glass wall across from concessions. This area shall remain clear of spectators to allow flow of traffic.

And there is ABSOLUTELY NO photography behind the blocks of the competition area whether at the area across from concessions or from the glass wall in the lobby/bathroom areas. All persons with phones in this area will be asked to put phones away.

INCLEMENT WEATHER:

During inclement weather, the meet will continue as the CyFair natatorium pool is grounded. Spectators will be asked to relocate to vehicles outside the facility to allow swimmers, coaches, and meet personnel to remain indoors and to continue with the meet.

We ask that you remind parents of this procedure.

Warm up and Check in times:Session 1: Day 1 Preliminaries

Check in with coaches: 7:00am
Warm-Up session: 7:25am – 7:50am lane 6
Meet starts at 9:00AM

Session 2: Day 1 Finals
Check in with coaches: 4:30PM
Meet starts at 5:30PM

Session 3: Day 2 Preliminaries
Check in with coaches: 7:00am
Warm-Up session: 7:25am – 7:50am lane 6
Meet starts at 9:00AM

Session 4: Day 2 Finals
Check in with coaches: 4:30PM
Meet starts at 5:30PM