Bowie HS Swimmers & Parents,

At our October 8 parent meeting, we discussed the challenge of competing in the AISD Invite (Nov. 9) and Aggieland Invite (Nov. 10) on consecutive days. We know it will be a tough weekend, but the feedback I got from swimmers and parents was that we were going to "go for it".

The AISD Invite was on the meet schedule our previous coach left me and is obviously our priority meet of that weekend.

I added the A&M meet with the understanding that we would first support the AISD meet and then make the trip to College Station. My reasoning for scheduling the A&M meet was twofold.

First and foremost, I feel it's important that we make every attempt to compete in the facility that will be the site of our Region IV championships.

Since our swimmers have competed in the A&M meet in the past, that history also played a part in adding the meet to the existing schedule.

It has come to my attention that some may "decide" to "skip" the AISD Invite, but expect to attend the A&M meet. This type of "decision" is not an athlete's to make.

Each swimmer wishing to attend the A&M travel meet will email me their preferences for events at both the AISD Invite and the Aggieland Invite. Thanks to those of you who've already done this!

Only swimmers submitting that info will be considered for travel to College Station.

If we exceed the entry limits for the AISD Invite, I will then have to pare down our squad for that meet. Swimmers I pull from the AISD meet will be allowed to attend the A&M meet.

Thanks to a great fall fundraising effort, we can afford to make the trip to A&M. That trip is still on, provided we support our AISD Invite as well.

Thanks for your help and cooperation in getting emails to me early in the week, as entries for both meets are due this Friday.

Sincerely,

Bob Button

Bowie Bulldogs Swimming & Diving