Swim Meet Orientation

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Swim Meet Orientation

• Almost everything you ever wanted to know about
  swim meets

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2 Types of Meets

• USA/Minnesota
• All year round
• Charge per event swum (2-5 each)
• Charge per swimmer entered in meet (usually
  2.50)
• Located in MN, mostly around the twin cities area

• CWSC (Central Wisconsin Swim Conference)
• Only October to February
• Usually no fee
• Located all over Wisconsin from La Crosse up to
  Minocqua and everywhere in between

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How to sign up for meetsCheck the website for
due dates

• USA/Minnesota Meets
• Pick up an order of events from the file box
• Highlight events your swimmers wishes to swim
• Turn in to coach with check made out NRATS for
  proper amount

• CWSC
• Find the sign up at the pool
• Write in your child's name for the meet they
  would like to enter
• Coach will select events

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Meet Requirement

• USA/Minnesota
• Each meet is designated with a time standard
  A/B/C or Open
• Must have time that falls within the meet
  guidelines
• Open meets are open to all swimmers regardless of
  time

• CWSC
• No requirements to attend meets during regular
  season
• However times do count towards meeting MN time
  standards

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At the Meet

• Warm-ups
• Start approximately 1 hour before meet
• Team warms up together under coach supervision
• Swimmers practice strokes for the day as well as
  starts off of the blocks

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At the Meet

• The Meet
• Swimmers compete with same gender
• Swimmers compete with same speed, meet is set up
  so similar entry times swim against each other
• Swimmers swim within proper age bracket
• 8 and under
• 9 10
• 11 12
• 13 14
• 15 Over

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Sample Program

• Event 1 Boys 8 and Under 50 Free
• Heat 1
• 1.Bobby Backstroke NRTS 42.01 _____
• 2.Joey Jets CIA 41.21 _____
• 3.Sam Streamline BAC 40.33 _____
• 4.Frank Flier NRTS 41.16 _____
• 5.Karl Kick BAC 41.39 _____
• 6.Peter Pull ACAC 42.03 _____
• Heat 2
• 1.Billy Breaststroke CIA 40.27 _____
• 2.Steven Speed PDAQ 40.00 _____
• 3.Fred Fast PDAQ 39.90 _____
• 4.Roger Recovery NRTS 39.95 _____
• 5.Tom Technique NRTS 40.20 _____
• 6.Tim Turns BAC 40.30 _____

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What to Bring to the Meet(the necessities)

• For the Parents/Family
• Sharpie pen
• Highlighter
• Chairs for the family
• Something to do or read while waiting
• Cooler packed with healthy food and drink for
  everyone in family including swimmer
• for programs, food, goggles, caps, etc

• For the Swimmer
• At least 2 towels
• Warm clothes to put on, sweats, etc even if nice
  out (other than clothes that you came in)
• Team cap
• Goggles
• Extra goggles
• Sleeping bag to hang out on while waiting
• Pillow to relax with

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Keeping Track of TimesIt is a swimmers
responsibility to know their times

• Create a notebook for your times
• on each page put an event (ex. 50 free) as the
  title
• make a column for
• date, location, time, course (yards or
  meters), time standard achieved, comments

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50 Free
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Questions

• Please direct any questions to Coach Melissa