Swim Meets 101
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Start times: All meets begin at
6:00 PM. Swimmers need to be at the pool
at
4:45 p.m. for home meets and 5:00 for away meets. Make sure your swimmer checks in with the ready bench parent for his/her age group upon arrival; you do not have to stay with your swimmer during warm-ups. -
Can’t make a meet? You must indicate you will not be present by
signing out on the team website by
12:00 noon, 2 days prior to the meet. You may indicate at any time your attendance for the entire season. - It is unacceptable to no-show at a meet. The coaches have to prepare fair and competitive heat sheets for each meet. If you must miss due to an emergency, please call Stephanie’s cell phone at 713-560-2008.
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Warm –ups: 6 & Unders and
half-lappers do not warm up before a meet.
Half Lappers only swim prior to the home meets, starting at
5:45pm. - What to bring? Swimmers should bring goggles, a cap, their towel (name on it somewhere, please), healthy snacks, water and entertainment for long waits (cards, books, games, etc.). Also bring cash for concessions as all pools run a concessions stand. Please keep your area clean and throw away your trash.
- Parents should bring their own lawn chairs and must sit in designated areas. The deck is reserved for meet officials.
- Swimmer’s Responsibility: It is the child’s responsibility to be ready to swim at race time. Swimmers must remain with their age group until all events are completed. If your child comes to talk to you during the meet, please direct them back to the ready bench area as the meets run smoothest when we aren’t trying to track down a missing swimmer. It is also the child’s responsibility to clean up his/her trash before leaving the swim meet
- Heat Sheets will be available at the meets for $1.
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Weather - Lightning and Thunder will cause meets to stop for 30 minutes. Meets will not be called
until after
7:00 p.m. Even if it is thundering and raining at 5:30 on the day of the meet, go to the meet. Houston weather has a way of working itself out. BYE days and Tuesdays are scheduled as makeup dates.
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Meet Format
- Individual IM (11 & up)
- 6 & under Free Relays
- 7&8 through 15-18 Medley Relays
- 7&8 Free Relays
- 6& under through 15-18 Individual Freestyle events
- All Individual Stroke events (2 heats of each stroke for 7&8's, 9&10’s & 11&12's)
- 9&10 through 15-18 Freestyle relays
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