Meet of Champs - Helpful Information

Please let us know if you have any questions or need clarifications (biba-geoffreydixon@sbcglobal.net or jenniferjhyland@comcast.net).




Good luck to all our Piranha swimmers!!



Team Tents

Your team tent will be set up for you upon your arrival on Saturday. The tents will remain up through the weekend. You will see, the tents will be in close proximity to one another. This is so the PA system I have rented can be heard by everyone when we start calling swimmers for ready bench. For those teams who are setting up their own tents, you will be asked to line up with the existing tents.


If you are planning on bringing generators for fans, etc., you will be required to have them stationed at least 300 feet away from the team tent section (basically the distance of 4 standard outdoor extension cords) so plan accordingly.


With that said, our plans are to have a large ready bench area so we can accommodate as many swimmers as possible and keep them in the A/C.





Spectator Entrance

Spectators will enter the building on the south side, by the team tents. Swimmers will exit through this same door but have a separate "Ready Bench" entrance.




Volunteer / Coaches Entrance

Volunteers will enter the building on the north side, by the baseball field. They will check in at the office and receive their proper credentials.

All volunteers must check in 30 minutes before the meet starts. There will be a mandatory meeting 20 minutes prior to each session.

Those coaches who want to sit 'on deck' must check in and receive their credentials. Only 2 coaches per team.



Rest Rooms

There are rest rooms located just inside the south side entrance. They have been enlarged compared to what they used to be.


Swimmers may also use the locker room rest rooms. Access to these are via the north side door. Younger swimmers must be accompanied by a Ready Bench Volunteer or coach.



Concessions

Concessions will be available outside the building. PLEASE NO FOOD IN THE NATATORIUM.

T-shirts and heat sheets will be available for sale.

Lane 4 sports will also be there selling merchandise.




Team Ready Bench Volunteers

These team volunteers will not receive credentials and will not be permitted on the pool deck. They must watch from the general spectator area.

You will be asked to bring your group to the special "Swimmer" entrance which is located on the east side of the building.

In an effort to make things run smoothly, we are recommending to mark on the swimmers' left arms all races they are participating in. Please list EVENT / HEAT / LANE per the heat sheet.

It should look like this: 17 / 2 / 6 which would be event 17, heat 2, lane 6.

We will have a very loud PA system set up by the team tent area that will be used for "Event Call" only.

We are planning on calling several groups at a time to the ready bench in an effort to keep as many of the kids in the A/C and out of the heat.