Championship Meet

Olympics!!  Swimming in an Olympic pool, who gets to say this to their family and friend - You Do!
The championship meet is a swim meet that will be remembered for the rest of your life.  The meet is in one of the best pools in the world and the atmosphere is unbelievable – words just can’t explain it. 

My Expectation is for every swimmer to swim at the championship meet.  The meet is a great opportunity for everyone to swim in a fast meet where every swim is a chance to get another personal best time by just racing the swimmers in the event.  Furthermore, it is a chance to show other teams how much team spirit Neely Farm Swim Team has and how great it is to be a part of our team.  I look forward to seeing everyone’s RSVPs and to see everyone at the championship meet – Go Mallards!!!

There are no qualifying times to swim at this meet.  Everyone can swim at the Divisional on Friday afternoon and then the top swimmers from this meet compete again at the championship meet on Sunday.  Please read the full email below as this is explained set by step.  If you have any questions or concerns, please reply to this email or see Coach Dave at practice.

Championship Meet Details

RSVP by This Thursday at Midnight because Entries are due by Saturday at Midnight, 12:00 AM
http://neelyfarm.swim-team.us/team/default1.asp?Page=RSVP&eventID=17127
 

Divisional (AKA Prelims)

When:  Next Friday , June 29th
What Time:  2:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (approximate time)
Where:  The Olympic Pool at Georgia Tech

Individual Events:

• Each swimmers is Allowed 2 Individual Events
• Please specify the events you want on your RSVP… add it to the comment section on the RSVP.
  
• If you do not specify events, Coach Dave will pick the best two events for your swimmer(s).
  

Relays:

• Each swimmer is Allowed 2 Relay, but the team can only submit 3 relays for each age group.

Championship Meet 

The top 10 relay times, top 30 individual 10 and under times and top 20 11 and over individual times from the combined results of the divisional meets will return for the Championship Final on Sunday. Both the divisional and championship sessions will be scored and team awards will be provided for each meet.

When:  Sunday, July 1

Time:  1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. (approx. time) 6&Und, 7-8 and 9-10 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (approximate time) 11-18 year old finals We will run the 6 and under individual events consecutively after the end of the relays during the divisional sessions.

Meet Rule…. Yes, you need to read this. 

**Please Real ALL Rules. Especially #8 and #9 below

1.     A swimmer must have participated in at least one regularly scheduled dual meet to be eligible for the championship meet.

2.    Each swimmer is allowed to enter two individual events and two relays.

3.    For the Divisional session, teams may only enter 3 relays in each relay event and only one relay per team per relay event can score. If a team places more than one relay in the top 24 they will receive awards for the swim, but they will not receive the points. Those points will be given to the remaining teams dislocated by second relays.

4.  . The top 10 relay times, top 30 individual 10 and under times and top 20 11 and over individual times from the combined results of the divisional meets will return for the Championship Final on Sunday. Both the divisional and championship sessions will be scored and team awards will be provided for each meet.

5.    For the Divisional Meet, teams are ranked prior to the meet based on a formula that includes current season dual meet wins (2 points per win), team entry size (1 point for each 10 swimmers entered), and points scored in the previous year’s championship (1 point per 50 points scored) and will be scored separately for team points. The top 3 teams in each division will receive a trophy. There will be approximately 12 – 15 teams per division in each meet.

6.    The top 24 places for the divisional will score and the top 20 places for the championship will score.

7.    Swimmers qualifying for Sunday’s Championship session can place anywhere in the session. A swimmer in the first heat can place as high as first, a swimmer in the last heat can place as low as last in that session.

8.    Entries are due Saturday night at 12:00 AM, Midnight. 

9.    Late entries are allowed for the league championship meet on a lane availability basis for individual events only at a cost of $20 per individual event and $40 per relay. Changing of events at the league championship is not permitted.
You will have to pay for each late entry, this will not be paid by Neely Farm Swim Team.

10.    The top 30 swimmers will receive awards for each session. Medals will be provided for the top 10 finishers in the Championship session; ribbons will be provided for all other places.


Facility Rules & Meet Operation Rules

1.     Smoking and glass items are prohibited inside the pool area.

2.    Cars illegally parked will be towed immediately at the owner’s expense. Please carpool whenever possible, this is a very large event. The cost of parking at Georgia Tech is $7 per vehicle per day. Please refer to the parking diagram included to find the best place to park.

3.    Teams are expected to sit in th