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What to bring to a
meet
A minimum of 2 towels per
day
Your USA Swim
Card
Team approved suit, team cap,
goggles
Cash to buy heat sheets,
snacks, water bottles, replace broken goggles,
etc.
Water bottles and nutritious
snacks
Sunscreen and shading devices
(hats, umbrellas, tents)
Warm clothing for the swimmer,
even during the summer, usually sweatshirts and pants, sometimes
long-sleeved T-shirts, flannel pajamas, special swim parkas, socks
and shoes. You will learn what your swimmer prefers over time, but
warm clothes for both top and bottom are essential. Your child will
also need socks and waterproof shoes. Label everything -- kids lose
things!
Optional items: Sleeping
bags/blankets, tents, stadium chairs or foldout chairs, portable
stereos, games, and books.
In 2009, due to Fire and safety
concerns, Sierra Nevada Swimming has enacted a rule prohibiting the
use or propane heaters on deck, please be sure to leave these at
home.
Getting to the
meet
Swimmers are
responsible for their own transportation to and from most meets.
Location and direction to pools are found in the “Meet
Sheet.” Meet
Sheets are available when you register your swimmer on
swimconnection.com.
Watch for e-mails from other parents who would like to carpool to
away meets.
Time it so
that you arrive 15 minutes before warm-ups begin so that you have
time to check in and check with the coach about warm-up
procedures.
If your
swimmer is unable to attend a meet at the last minute due to
illness or emergency, notify the coaches immediately. If you have
some advance notice, e-mail or cell phones are good avenues. If you
have little advance notice, tell another parent who is attending
the meet, and ask them to convey the message to the coach as soon
as they arrive.
Relay team
selection
The Sierra Marlins Coaching
Staff shall select the swimmers for each relay conducted at any
meet with relays. In
selecting the relay teams, the Coaching Staff shall consider all
available information, including but not limited to each team
member’s qualifying performance, past relay performances,
personal best performances, event schedules, individual
workload, other recent results and performances, consistency of
performances, health, fitness levels, training preparation,
scientific evaluation, and team chemistry. Selection of swimmers for relays
shall not be subject to challenge.
Preliminary and Finals
Meets
Championship meets sometimes
have 2 rounds of competition with preliminary heats in the morning
and finals at night. The number of finals can vary between one, two
or even three heats including the top 8, 16 or 24 competitors. Team
points and individual awards are determined by the placing achieved
in the finals only. Swimmers can only achieve the place determined
by their heat. For instance, a person who is in the consolation
final can only achieve up to 9th place even if they swim faster
than someone in the top 8 during finals.
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