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Combined Calendar (Meets and Social Events)

Sat-Sun Aug 3-4 2024

2024 Contra Costa County Meet
Steve Heaston Aquatic Center
Start: 9:00 AM

ORDER OF EVENTS
Saturday, August 3rd 9:00AM Start
Freestyle Trials
Breaststroke Trials
IM Timed Finals (11 & Up) 
BREAK
15-18 50 Freestyle Finals 
Medley Relay Timed Finals 
All Remaining Freestyle Finals 
Breaststroke Finals

Sunday, August 4th 9:00AM Start
Backstroke Trials
Butterfly Trials
IM Timed Finals (7-8, 9-10)
BREAK
Free Relay Timed
Finals Backstroke Finals 
Butterfly Finals

PROGRAMS/APPAREL
Available on Friday, August 2nd at the Acalanes Pool between 11:30am-3:00pm. They will not be available after 3pm. Sales will resume at 8:00am on Saturday. Cash is the preferred method of payment due to occasional Wi-Fi/cell service issues on the Acalanes campus. Credit cards and Apple Pay will also be accepted.

CLERK OF THE COURSE
Every swimmer must check in and be seated at the Clerk of the Course prior to swimming their event. We use a double check in procedure. All swimmers must check in at the entrance desk of the Clerk and all swimmers must be in their chairs as the heat is released to the blocks. If a swimmer is not seated in their chair immediately prior to being released to the blocks, they will be scratched from the event. This is the same procedure for trials, finals, and relays. Coaches or parents should make sure all swimmers arrive at the Clerk of the Course on time. Only swimmers and meet officials will be allowed inside the Clerk of the Course.

WARM-UPS
Open warm-up for all teams (no team assignments for lanes for warm-ups):
Sat. & Sun.
7:15-8:30am Open to all swimmers
8:30-8:50am Open to 8&under swimmers only

During the lunch break both days, there will be a minimum of 45 minutes for warm-ups. The first 15 minutes will be for 8&under swimmers only. The remaining 30 minutes will be open to all swimmers. The exact times will be announced toward the end of the trials sessions both days.

Please pay attention to which lanes are designated for starts by the Deck Referee during warm-ups.

JOBS
We’ve been assigned to provide timers for:
Lane 7 on Sat. AM from 8:30AM to 12:00PM (Shift 1: 8:30AM to 10:15AM; Shift 2: 10:15AM to 12:00PM)
Lane 6 on Sun. AM from 8:30AM to 12:00PM (Shift 3: 8:30AM to 10:15AM; Shift 4: 10:15AM to 12:00PM)

Thu Aug 1 2024

County Qualifier Dinner & Celebration
Walnut Country Clubhouse 4465 S Larwin Ave, Concord, CA 94521
Start: 6:00 PM
End: 8:00 PM

We invite all County Qualifying swimmers to join us for dinner and a celebration of their acheivements. Parents are invited to attend with their swimmers however they will be responsible for purchasing their own dinners. Help us congratulate our amazing swimmers!

Watch for more details as we near the event.

Wed Jul 31 2024

Family Fun Meet
Walnut Country Clubhouse 4465 S Larwin Ave, Concord, CA 94521
Start: 5:00 PM
End: 8:30 PM

This is a team event for all WCST families to come together and have some fun. Featuring silly races for every member of the family, so everyone plan to bring your swimsuit!

The Stingray Marketplace will be open during the Family Fun Meet. Swimmers can spend their Ray Bucks in the marketplace during the meet. Their will be items starting as low as one Ray Buck in the marketplace so everyone will have a chance to purchase something.

Shopping in the marketplace will be done by age group starting with the Little Rays and moving upward in the ages. We will announce shopping times during the Family Fun Meet.

If you are unable to make it to the Family Fun meet to shop, please contact a Booster to discuss shopping options.

Tue-Fri Jul-Aug 30-2 2024

Practice for County Qualifiers
Walnut Country Clubhouse 4465 S Larwin Ave, Concord, CA 94521
Start: 9:00 AM
End: 10:00 AM

The last day of regular season practice was Friday, 7/26. In the week leading up to the Contra Costa Country Championship Meet, we have practice for the swimmers who qualified for the county championship meet.

Fri-Sun Jul 26-28 2024

City Meet (Invitational; Cowell Pool)
Concord Community Pool
Start: 6:00 PM

Link to individual entries: Walnut Country (concordcitymeet.com)

Setup: Families can start setting up at Concord Community Pool at 1pm on Friday. Please enter through the back gate only. 

Programs: On sale on Friday from 1-2pm & 4-6pm; Saturday and Sunday starting at 7am. The programs are $10 and they have a limited number of highlighters.

Parking: We are encouraged by the meet organizers to bring one car per family, and we're reminded to be courteous, neighborly,  and to follow the traffic laws regarding parking. 

Clerk of the Course: Please make sure that your swimmer's name is on their back! If their name isn't on their back, they won't be allowed into the clerk of the course area! Thank you! 

Food: Menus and pricing will be in the program. Nemo's Nibble Nook (Concord Water Polo), Ranchero Catering, Back Yard BBQ, Kona Ice, Ice Barbers 

FRIDAY, JULY 26TH:
Warm-Ups: 4:30pm - 5:30pm (open warm-up; Lanes 1 & 10 for starts only)
Meet Starts: 6:00pm
Friday events: 50 Free (For 15-18s Only), Individual Medley (All) - These events will be timed finals (that is, there won’t be separate preliminary and finals heats for these events).

SATURDAY, JULY 27TH
WCST Warm-Ups: 7:30am – 7:45am (Lanes 8 and 9); Lanes 1 & 10 for starts only. 
Meet Starts: 8:30am
Saturday Events: BUTTERFLY (Preliminaries), FREESTYLE (Preliminaries), BUTTERFLY (Finals), FREESTYLE (Finals), MEDLEY RELAYS (Timed Finals), PARENT/COACH MEDLEY RELAYS (Timed Finals)

SUNDAY, JULY 28TH
WCST Warm-Ups: 7:30am – 7:45am (Lanes 8 and 9); Lanes 1 & 10 for starts only.
Meet Starts: 8:30am
Sunday Events: BREASTROKE (Preliminaries), BACKSTROKE (Preliminaries), BREASTROKE (Finals), BACKSTROKE (Finals), FREESTYLE RELAYS (Timed Finals), PARENT/COACH FREESTYLE RELAYS (Timed Finals).

Fri Jul 26 2024

Last Day of Regular Season Practice
Walnut Country Pool 4465 S Larwin Ave, Concord, CA 94521
Start: 7:00 AM
End: 11:00 AM

Swim fast at City Meet, Stingrays!

Wed Jul 24 2024

Orange & Blue Dance
Walnut Country Clubhouse 4465 S Larwin Ave, Concord, CA 94521
Start: 6:00 PM
End: 8:30 PM

It's time for our Annual Orange and Blue Dance. Show your Stingray Pride by wearing your best orange & blue outfits to the dance. We will have pizza for sale and water will be provided. All swimmers (and families) are welcome!

Watch for more details as we near the event.

Mon Jul 22 2024

No Practice: July 22nd

Mon-Fri Jul 22-26 2024

End of Season Spirit Week

Celebrate a wonderful season with your fellow Stingrays!

Monday: No practice!

Tuesday: Make your own shark hat to bring to City Meet. We will be set up on the pool deck during practice with all materials.

Wednesday: Orange & Blue Family Dance. Join us at the clubhouse from 6pm-8pm for a fun night of dancing and socializing. We will have pizza and drinks for sale. Be sure to wear blue or orange to show your team spirit!

Thursday: Car Painting. Bring your car by the main pool between 9am-11am and decorate it for City Meet.

Friday: 1st day of City Meet. Wear shark attire and be ready to show Jaws spirit!

We are also asking for snack and drink donations for our Hydration Station at City Meet. Donations can be brought to City Meet or ahead of time Tues or Thurs during practice. We would appreciate it if each family could contribute by donating something from this list:

Bottled water

Electrolyte packets

Granola bars

Cuties

Bananas

Apples

Other non-melting individually packaged snacks

Ice (please contact Boosters to coordinate) 

Fri Jul 19 2024

Stingrays at the Drive-In
1611 Solano Way, Concord, CA 94520
Start: 9:10 PM
End: 11:10 PM

Join us for an evening of family fun at the West Wind Solano Drive-In. We will be seeing Despicable Me 4 at 9:10pm, showing on Screen 2. Gates open at 7:10pm. We suggest you arrive early so we can park near each other. Buy your tickets here. Don't for get to bring your chairs and snacks so you can hang out with the team!

Sat Jul 13 2024

Dine & Donate - Nick the Greek
5458 YgnacioValley Blvd, Concord, CA

Dine & Donate at Nick the Greek. 15% of all proceeds will go back to the team. Why not order dinner from Nick the Greek after a long day at Crossings Challenge?

Fri-Sat Jul 12-13 2024

Crossings Challenge
Walnut Country Clubhouse 4465 S Larwin Ave, Concord, CA 94521
Start: 5:00 PM
End: 4:00 PM (estimated)

Day 1 - Friday: 5pm - 9pm

Day 2 - Saturday: 8am - 4pm

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