- Go to sleep on time the evening before a competition
- Always arrive at time specified by coach wearing club attire
- Eat breakfast and bring snacks for the day
- Please present yourself in a clean, neat and organized manner (hair brushed, clothes clean with no stains, teeth brush, etc.)
- Sit together as a team in a specified area (team bags will stay in this area)
- Be prepared and organized, don't mooch off of your teammates unless in an emergency
- Keep your bag and your things under control (don't leave suits, jackets, goggles lying all over the place)
- Look out for each other, don't wander off without telling someone where you are going
- Support each other, no snickering about scores, no "ha, ha, we're going to beat you!" attitudes
- Never watch the figure competitor directly before you, focus on your figure in your head (their mistakes can become your mistakes!)
- Please do not walk on deck while a routine is swimming, wait until the music has ended
- Take responsibility for yourself: find out when you're going to swim and be on deck two routines ahead of time
- Make sure you have a nice white cap for figures (no dingy or torn white caps)
- Wear THSC caps for figure warm-ups and over knoxed hair for routine warm-ups
- Reapply make-up after warm-ups before you compete
- Always have TWO nose clips for your routines
- Cheer for your teammates while they are swimming (VERY IMPORTANT)
- Remove make-up before awards (if time allows)
- Clap for all competitors during awards
- Clean up before leaving the pool area
- Meet someone new! Make friends with other swimmers.
- Be cheerful, be polite, be smart, GO THSC!
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