Parent Resources
Maps to each of the teams practice and meet facilities is listed under Swim Teams.
Meets generally start with the visiting teams' warming up.
What to bring to EVERY
meet
- Put your child’s name on everything
- Team Swimsuit and cap (caps are not
required for boys with short hair)
- Goggles – if desired
- Towel (towels are NOT
provided by any pool)
- Sunscreen
- Water, Snacks, etc.
What to expect (an
overview for new families)
- Out of consideration for the rest of
the team be on time. Since a relay is the first event, if your child
is late it can cause a whole relay team to forfeit the race.
- Warm-up is generally 1 hour before the race.
- Plan to arrive, poolside, 15 minutes
before the scheduled warm up time. This will allow you time to find
a place to “park” your things, get your child ready for warm up
and have them check in with their coach. Teams usually try to all set up “camp”
together. Find your team and pick out a spot with the group.
- ALWAYS let the coach know if
you will not be attending a meet. Notify you coach as soon as you
know that you will not be attending
any given meet; please give at least 2 days notice.
Warm-up
- During warm up (while your child is
swimming) check the event list that the coaches will post. Bring a
3x5 card or paper and a pen to write down the events your child will
swim in. You will want to record the event, the lane, and the heat.
How can I help?
- All of these meets are run by
volunteers. Expect to work in some capacity at each meet. Prior to
each meet a volunteer sheet is posted at practice showing what needs
there are. Please sign up in advance. Most volunteers work ½ of
the meet (events 1-4 or 5-8), the announcer works the full meet.
- Generally speaking the host team supplies the following:
- Finish Judge
- Time
Sheet Collector
- Announcer/Starter
- Ribbon Table
- Teams generally provide their own Timer/Recorders.
Events
- All of the meets are run in the same
order, as follows:
- Medley Relay (back, breast, fly,
free)
- Short Freestyle
- Individual Medley (fly, back, breast, free)
- Backstroke
- Long Freestyle
- Breaststroke
- Butterfly
- Free Relay
- Within each event the races are run
by age group from the youngest to the oldest. For the older age groups, boys and girls are sometimes combined.
- 8 & Under
Girls
- 8 & Under Boys
- 9-10 Girls
- 9-10 Boys
- 11-12 Girls
- 11-12 Boys
- 13-14 Girls
- 13-14 Boys
- 15-18 Girls
- 15-18 Boys (Sometimes parents jump in here)
Announcer
The announcement of the race will go something like this:
- Announce gender, age group and event
- "Swimmer's up", or "Swimmers enter the water" for backstroke and medley relay
- "Take your mark"
- Then press the button.
Timers
The timers stand at the finish line.
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