Swim Meet Things to Know
Whitmoor Waves Meets:
A HANDY GUIDE FOR SWIM MEET DAYS!
- Meets can typically last 3 to 4 hours and kids get hungry in between races.
- Healthy Snacks such as fruit, yogurt, cheese, nuts, peanut butter sandwiches.
- Most venues have concession stands with hot dogs, pizza, burgers, drinks and candy for purchase.
- Remember that it will be hot and even though the kids are swimming in water they will need to DRINK LOTS OF WATER to stay hydrated, especially in hot weather.
- Please remember we are a recreational swim team with swimmers of all abilities. We want to train strong swimmers, but we are also building a community and teaching good sportsmanship.
- Home meets begin warm up at 4:30 and meets start at 5:00. Away meets warm up at 5:30 and start at 6:00 (start times sometimes vary by swim team - double check the calendar which will list the start time of each meet).
- Please arrive at least 15 minutes before warm up.
- Swimmers need to check in upon arrival with team coordinator usually set up near the pool entrance.
- Volunteer workers need to check in with the volunteer coordinator.
- Events are numbered 1-110. Girls swim ODD numbers and Boys swim EVEN. There are 4 relay events that swim co-ed. Co-ed events are listed as odd events with the following even number skipped. Ex: Event #11 is a co-ed relay followed by #13 which is a girl’s relay. Event 55 marks the halfway point of the meet.
- Kids will be getting in and out of the water for races.
- They will need at least a couple towels as wet towels get cold and some meets can be cold.
- Swimmers should bring at least one pair of goggles and an optional back up pair.
- Swimmers are required to wear a Whitmoor Waves swim cap at swim meets.
- Thunder/lightning will cause a meet to be delayed per league regulations. o Meets will only be cancelled per league regulations.
- A meet must go to the half-way point to count. There will be make up meets for cancelled meets based on team schedules/pool availability.
- We have also held meets in extreme heat. Depending on the heat index we typically do not call off meets for heat.
o REMEMBER SUNBLOCK FOR YOU AND YOUR SWIMMERS!
- The sun still will be up for the majority of our meets; it’s always hot!
- On deck pool chairs fill up fast. If you want to make sure you have a seat, bring a folding chair.
- Heat sheets will be posted on the team website on the day of the meet. Please print out your own heat sheet.
- Use sharpies to mark your swimmer’s races, heat and lane on their arms so they know when they are swimming. The below example has worked well for Waves families in the past.
- Be aware, sometimes events will be combined and numerous events could swim during the same time. This often happens with older swimmers as there are less of them. Also, there are occasionally changes to relays just prior to the meet.
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