Tips, tools and training resources to help increase safety at swim meets.
Last updated on February 2nd, 2023 at 04:04 pm Can athletes get a concussion or other head injury at a swim meet? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. As a result, if you help to host or run swim meets you need to be informed and ready. Athletes, coaches, officials, parents, and others also need information. What […]
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Last updated on October 27th, 2023 at 11:07 am Ever wish there was a single place where you could quickly get resources to effectively increase safety at swim meets? Look no further! The Host Great Meets Swim Meet Safety Kit provides information and links to printable signs, timer and meet marshal instructions, and announcements. Kit
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Last updated on April 24th, 2023 at 03:49 pm Most people would likely agree that safety at swim meets is important. It’s a high priority for governing bodies like USA Swimming as well as parents, coaches, officials, and pool owners. However, it’s one thing to agree that safety is important, and another to actually improve it.
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Last updated on February 26th, 2024 at 10:51 am Coaches at a recent swim meet received the following email at the end of one session: There was an incident that happened in the women’s locker room during the morning session. The purpose of this email is to: This morning a couple of meet swimmers were in
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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 January 2nd, 2024 at 11:08 am Anytime there is an accident or injury during any USA Swimming activity, including Sanctioned or Approved swim meets, a Report of Occurrence(ROO) must be turned in. Who Turns In the ROO? The swim meet director, coach, official, or someone affiliated with the club/facility needs to complete
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Last updated on August 5th, 2023 at 08:19 am How Can Planning Style affect Safety? Often those planning and running swim meets are what I call, “Overworked and Underpaid.” This means they have way more work to do than available time or energy to do it. It also means that what they are giving has more value
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Last updated on March 29th, 2022 at 11:32 am Have you ever tried herding cats? I haven’t, but the idea always makes me laugh. It’s the perfect analogy for many situations in life, including corralling people at swim meets. Spectators, athletes, and others tend to sprawl at swim meets. They often fill in all available,
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Last updated on June 9th, 2023 at 09:04 pm Swim meet identification badges for coaches, officials, meet workers and others: Additionally, identification badges for meet workers also: You can create badges for any meet worker position. However, they are especially helpful for timers and meet marshals. There are many ways to create badges. This post
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Last updated on February 2nd, 2024 at 11:35 am What is the top priority at swim meets? Keeping swimmers safe. For this reason, meet hosts provide swim meet marshals to help enforce the rules. Since their job is to protect athletes and other meet goers, they work from before warm-ups through the end of the
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