First Meet

Welcome to competitive swimming. Racing, whether it is your first time or your 100th, is very stressful for both parents and swimmers.

There are a few things you need to be aware of to have a positive experience at a swim meet.

Your swimmer is expected to be at the pool 15 minutes prior to the designated warm-up.  At this time they will do stretches with the team and talk to the coach about the warm-up they are expected to do including drill, technique, kick, pull and focus on all turns.  With 20 minutes left they will practice the starts to get used to the blocks and check their goggles. After warm-up they will return to the Team area and prepare to do a Team Cheer and get ready for their races.

It is extremely important that we all cheer for our Teammates.

Your child will be assigned an experienced buddy to help walk them through the steps of marshalling(positive attendance and lane check prior to heat).

The swimmers times are entered into the field relative to their gender and age and then ranked from the fastest to slowest.  Results are posted throughout the pool area for all to observe. It is very important to provide you swimmer positive feedback and encouragement.  Swimming is a very individual sport and improvement is based on own personal achievements and times.

It is extremely important to know where the swimmers are at all times

Parents are not allowed to spec tate from the deck area, there is an observation area available.

Once they have finished their races for the session they are allowed to leave and should inform the coach.

To further enjoy the experience please see the following checklist.