Swim Meet 101
Home Meets:
- Swimmer Check In and Set Up volunteers arrive @ 4:15 pm
- All other volunteers arrive @ 4:45 pm (check in at the table under the tent on the pool deck)
- Swimmers arrive and warm up @ 5:00 pm (check in at the table outside)
- Meet starts @ 6:00 pm
- Heat sheets will be sent out late afternoon on day of meet
- Bring snacks, towels, goggles, cap (maybe UNO or another game to keep young ones occupied)
- Do not park in the parking lot
- Extra sharpie to write your kid's numbers on their arms/back
Away Meets:
- Volunteers arrive @ 5:00 pm
- Swimmers arrive @ 5:00 pm
- Warm-ups @ 5:30 pm
- Meet starts @ 6:00 pm
- Bring snacks, towels, goggles, cap (maybe UNO or another game to keep young ones occupied)
- Extra sharpie to write your kid's numbers on their arms/back
Can’t Attend Meet:
If you are unable to volunteer, please find a replacement. The easiest way is to post on our FB page or to take a peek at the volunteer sheet to see if someone doing the same job can just switch dates. Be sure to let our coordinators know about the change to the schedule: Lisa Bakowski and Rosie Gerding.
If your kids cannot attend the meet, please make sure you log into your Swimmingly account to make the change. If registration has closed, please also reach out to the Head Coaches: Coach Austin and Coach Conall.
Swimmer Numbers:
Please remember to write your kiddos numbers on their back/arms. It’s helpful to pushers and timers to see numbers written like this: ‘HG 521’
Events:
If your swimmer is in a Medley Relay, please take note of the stroke order:
Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, Freestyle
If you want to be an overachiever, you can also write your swimmers events on their arms. It goes: Event, Heat, Lane, Stroke. This is more for kids 11+ since other age groups have kid pushers.
Heat Sheets/Kid Pushers:
Just a reminder that 11+ swimmers will need to pay close attention when their events are coming up since that age group doesn’t have signage. We’ll also try and have extra heat sheets near the blocks so that older swimmers can check their events, heats, and lanes.
Parking at HG:
If you can walk/bike on down, that would be ideal. If you are driving, please park on either side of the street. You cannot park in the lot for home meets. We reserve the lot for our guest team.
