Swim Meet Tips
- Stay through and participate in all of your events at a meet. It only hurts your team and possibly relay partners if you leave early. Check with the coaches to make sure you are all done for the meet before changing and leaving. If you must leave early due to an emergency, please notify the coach first.
- Events are listed on the walls around the pool with swimmers’ names next to each event. Some parents find it helpful to write their child’s event numbers on their hands. (Please, send them with a marker or pen in that case.)
- Swimmers should prepare to line up ten events prior to their event. You need to pay attention to the event number we are on and get yourself in line on time. For younger swimmers, buddies (older, more experienced swimmers) will help them do this.
- Encourage your child to use the rest room in advance of their line-up time. The same goes for eating snacks.
- During a swim meet, whether home or away, swimmer should NOT leave the pool deck without notifying a coach first. Swimmers also need to know that the locker rooms and hallways are NOT places to hangout. Swimmers should be on deck cheering for their teammates.
