1. Daylight savings begins on Sunday!! Don't forget to spring forward one hour Saturday night!
2. Please arrive about twenty minutes early to ensure our team has a lane to warm-up in. Swimmers who are not on deck at the times listed below may be taken out of this days relay and/or individual swims.
3. The sessions work as follows
a. AM Sessions each day (11-12, 13-14 prelims) – arrive 7:00 warm-up 7:20 meet starts 8:30 a.m.
b. Mid-Day sessions Friday and Saturday (10&U) - arrive 12:40 warm-up 1:00 meet starts 2:00
c. Finals Sessions each day (11-12, 13-14 finals) – arrive 4:10 warm-up 4:30 meet starts 5:30 (the top 16 swimmers from prelims will swim in finals).
d. 1650 on Sunday – will be swum 30 minutes after the completion of prelims. If the 1650 is your only event that day, please see Bob or Chris for your arrival time. This event is swum fastest to slowest, alternating women and men.
e. Relays – All 11-12 and 13-14 relays for our team will be swum in the a.m. sessions (first event of each morning). Relays are swum only once (no finals). Friday’s relays are posted on line on the meet info page. Participants on Saturday and Sunday relays are also posted, and we will announce the order to the swimmers each day as the meet progresses. Ten and Under relays are posted online.
f. Distance events – if you are in the 500 free, 400 IM, or 1650 please see your group coach to determine if you will swim in the a.m. or p.m. These events are timed finals (you will swim it only once).
4. Wear plenty of Wheaton apparel! On day one, please wear this season's WHTN shirt!
5. Check out the meet hosts State Website for newly posted psyche sheets, timelines, and more!!
6. Remember that this meet will be run under Championship Meet Rules, meaning there are strict penalties for missing events.
7. If you have been entered in more than 6 events, please confirm with your group coach which events you will be scratching. There is no positive check in at this meet, so all of this must be done at least 36 hours ahead of time.
We hope that many of you will be able to attend the meet. Parents, please try to sit together and wear Wheaton apparel (or at least blue and orange!). For those of you unable to attend, check out our team website for a link to the meet webcast!