FAQ about Meets:

• What time do I need to arrive for meets?
  • Home Meets: 5:00 
  • Away Meets: 5:15
• What do I do once I arrive at the pool?
  • We will have a swimmer and parent volunteer check in area at all meets.
  • Please check your swimmers name and your name off
  • Then find a location to set up your place for the evening.
  • All swimmers must be listening and ready for the team meeting/warm ups at the appropriate time!
• How long does a meet last?
  • Meets starts at 6:00pm and go until 9:30 or 10:00 depending on the host team
• Do I have to stay for the whole meet?
  • No, if you are finished with your events, you are free to go.
  • It is fun though to watch and cheer on your team!
• What do I need to bring?
  • Lawn chairs/Pop up Tents or Umbrella for Shade (unless host team says there is no room)
  • Towels
  • Snacks (there will be concessions offered at most locations as well)
  • Water
  • Sunscreen/Bug Spray
  • Heat Sheet (emailed out as soon as made available)
  • Sharpie Marker
  • Goggles/Cap (extra pair of goggles if you have them)
  • Entertainment items (electronics, games, coloring, legos, etc)
  • Cash for concessions if needed
  • No alcohol permitted (Greater Charlotte Swim League rule)

• How does my swimmer need to be prepped for the meet?
  • Using the Heat Sheet you will look for their event/heat/lane/stroke info
  • Using a sharpie you will write this info on their arm (typically on their inner forearm) DO THIS BEFORE APPLYING SUNSCREEN
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  • Please also mark their upper Left Shoulder with First Initial and Last Name (G.Haines)
  • The markings will wash off after a few days :) or with a Norwex cloth
• How does my swimmer know when their event is?
  • Most meets will have a flip chart style visual that will let everyone know what event/heat is currently swimming.
  • There is also an announcer that will announce the start of each event/heat
  • The biggest way to know, is to be seated in our Clerk of Course area.
    • We have a seat area marked off (usually with a tent and near the dive blocks) that we line swimmers up in order of heat and lane.
    • We have parent volunteers that work very hard to gather the swimmers in plenty of time to get them lined up and ready
    • You can help them by being aware of the events going on and where your child is during the meet.
• What can my swimmer expect at their event time?
  • Once they leave the Clerk of Course Area, they will sit in chairs behind the blocks.
  • A parent volunteer will move them to the blocks when it is time.
  • When they hear a whistle, they will climb on to the blocks and wait.
  • The announcer will say “Swimmers take your mark” and they will get into the dive ready position.
  • They need to hold this position and be very still until they hear the starting horn.
  • Moving or diving too soon will cause a swimmer to be DQ’d.
  • (DQ’s will not count against us until our 3rd meet of the season)
• What if I have a problem?
  • If at all possible, please take any problems/concerns to a board member during the meets. This allows the coaches to really focus on the swimmers and the meet. We will address anything coach related at the appropriate time.
  • Remember to HAVE FUN most of all and insure that your swimmer is having fun as well!!

Volunteer positions:

Assistant Clerk of Course (2) Lines up swimmers in heats/lanes for upcoming events

Breakdown/Clean up (2) Clean up pool deck, breakdown and put away things from the meet.

Computer Operator (2) Enters both times for swimmers and DQ's into Meet Manager Software and generates labels and reports.

Head Clerk of Course (1) Lines up visiting swimmers in heats/lanes for upcoming events

Head Timer (1) Ensures Timers are ready; runs back-up stopwatches in case a timer fails to start their watch at the start.

Heat Winner Runner (First Half, Events 1-35) (1) Hands out Heat winner ribbons to the winner of each heat for 10 & under individual events.

Heat Winner Runner (Second Half, Events 36-70) (1) Hands out Heat Winner ribbons to the winner of each heat for 10 & under individual events.

Ribbon Writers (Second Half) (2) Sticks labels on ribbons and files ribbons

Runner (Events 1-35) (1) Takes lane sheets from Timers in each lane and DQ slips from judges to Computer operator; takes water to volunteers

Runner (Events 36-70) (1) Takes lane sheets from timers in each lane and DQ slips from judges to Computer Operator; takes water to volunteers

Set-up Home Meets (2) Help get the pool deck set-up from the time it closes at 4:00 until we start warm-ups at 5:25. Please arrive to the Millhouse pool by 4:00 p.m.

Starter (1) Positions swimmers for Start- Starts races, announces changes to heats,

determines false starts for individual and relay starts, and along with Stroke and Turn judge determines false starts for relay take-offs, Training is required.

Stroke and Turn Judge (2) Judges Swimmers’ relay take-offs, strokes, kicks, turns, and finishes. Training is required.

Timer (Events 1-35) (6) Uses stopwatch to time every swimmer in lane- one timer per lane records both times

Timer (Events 36-70) (6) Uses stopwatch to time every swimmer in lane- one timer per lane records both times

Water and Ice Through out the Home meet, you will pass out water to coaches and volunteers from both teams

DJ/MC (1) New this season! Looking for someone to play music and make announcements