Time: Warm-up starts at 4:00 for all practice groups. The meet will begin around around 4:20 and will end around 6:00. Please be ready in the pool at 4:00. Swimmers do not need to bring their fins.
What will my child be swimming?
8 & U: 25 yards of each stroke (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly), 100 yard Individual Medley (IM)
10 & U: 50 yards in freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke and 25 yards in butterfly, 100 IM
12 & U: swim 50 yards in all strokes, 100 IM
13 & O: swim 50 yards in all strokes, 100 IM
(IM= 25 yards of each stroke in this order: fly, back, breast, free)
Super sixers and CR practice groups will swim freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke. Swimmers may swim Butterfly and IM with Coach’s approval.
White and Bronze practice groups will swim freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke. Swimmers may swim Butterfly and IM with Coach’s approval.
Silver and Gold practice groups will swim all 5 events.
What do we as the parents do?
- Cheer your child and other swimmers on
- Be quiet at the start
- Be supportive of swimmers, coaches and volunteer timers and judges
- Volunteer to help time, start the race, or be a Disqualification judge
Awards
Personal best ribbons will be given in each event that the swimmer has improved his/her time. If a swimmer improves in all 5 events they will be given a FAB 5 award. Swimmers who beat a team record in their age group will be given a TEAM RECORD award.
Swimmers individual time for each event will be posted in the pool area the following practice. An asterisk (*) next to their time indicates that the stroke was not performed legally. See disqualification guidelines.
Order of Events
Event #1 8 & U 25 yard Freestyle
Event #2 10 & U 50 yard Freestyle
Event #3 12 & U 50 yard Freestyle
Event #4 13 & O 50 Yard Freestyle
Event #5 8 & U 25 yard Butterfly
Event #6 10 & U 25 yard Butterfly
Event #7 12 & U 50 yard Butterfly
Event #8 13 & O 50 yard Butterfly
Event #9 8 & U 25 yard Backstroke
Event #10 10 & U 50 yard Backstroke
Event #11 12 & U 50 yard Backstroke
Event #12 13 & O 50 yard Backstroke
Event #13 8 & U 100 yard Individual Medley
Event #14 10 & U 100 yard Individual Medley
Event #15 12 & U 100 yard Individual Medley
Event #16 13 & O 100yard Individual Medley
Event #17 8 & U 25 yard Breaststroke
Event #18 10 & U 50 yard Breaststroke
Event #19 12 & U 50 yard Breaststroke
Event #20 13 & O 50 yard Breaststroke
Awards will be given out at the practice following the swim meet.
Please encourage your child to keep their ribbons in a special place so they can monitor their own improvements and have goals for themselves.
If you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask.
Thanks,
Coach Kristi, Coach Andy and Coach Krista