Last updated on September 5th, 2023 at 11:20 am Awards are customary, but not required at swim meets. Some meet don’t give them. This is especially true at smaller or ‘last chance’ type meets. In this case, swimmers leave with ‘times only.“ However, many meet hosts choose to give awards to recognize swimmer achievements. Many […]
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Last updated on May 11th, 2023 at 10:01 pm Swimmer safety is paramount. As a result, more and more meets are “closed deck” meets. A “closed deck” means the area immediately adjacent to the pool is only accessible by certain people. They include competing athletes and approved others such as registered coaches, officials, and designated
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Last updated on September 4th, 2023 at 10:41 am Although athlete representatives are common on USA Swimming governing boards at all levels, they may not often be used to help plan and run swim meets. This is understandable as they are usually competing. However, five high school-age swimmers not competing in the meet proved indispensable
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Last updated on October 27th, 2021 at 03:06 pm As meet director of USA Swimming‘s 2016 Western Zone Age Group Championships, the planning committee and myself tried some new things. One was an athlete Gratitude Campaign. What is an Athlete Gratitude Campaign? The campaign invited each athlete to give three “thank you’s” in each session of the
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Last updated on July 13th, 2022 at 04:34 pm Many swim meets no longer provide a paper swim meet program or heat sheet. This is because participants, coaches, spectators, and others often have access to meet reports in digital form via an app or online. Meet Mobile and Swimtopia are two providers of swim meet
Last updated on March 30th, 2021 at 03:39 pm The USA Swimming 2016 Western Zone Age Group Championships, or “Zones” meet as it is commonly called, is type of all-star meet for top swimmers, age 14 and under from 14 western states. Those planning and preparing this meet used the principles and resources shared on
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