Lee’s Hill Lightning Families,
Well – the 2017 RSL Finals are almost here!
I see that all our Lightning swimmers are practicing hard during this last week.
At the Practice with a Purpose on Monday - 59 swimmers swim more than 3,350 practice laps - WOW!!
It should be a very exciting meet! Anything can happen at Finals!
Rather than re-typing everything, I have included in this e-mail the instructions that were sent out to all the teams in our division. I have also included a very general timeline of the events.
There will be heat sheets for sale, and the coaches will have copies. It would be a great help to the Clerk of Course if each of our swimmers wrote each: Event/Heat/Lane that they will be swimming before going to the Clerk of Course. Swimmers should already know their Events – they just need to find out the Heat and Lane and write it down on an arm/leg.
OVERVIEW
The meet is broken into two halves (with 3 worker’s sessions).
Our team warms up at 7:05 AM. Please be at the KG YMCA by 6:45 AM.
Warm-Up Schedule
Warm Ups First Session | Warm Ups Second Session |
Time | Team | Lanes | Time | Team | Lanes |
6:45-7:05 am | Hopyard | Lanes 1, 2, 3, 4 | 10:30-10:50am | Hopyard | Lanes 1, 2, 3, 4 |
6:45-7:05 am | Spotswood | Lanes 5, 6, 7, 8 | 10:30-10:50am | Spotswood | Lanes 5, 6, 7, 8 |
7:05-7:25 am | College Heights | Lanes 1, 2, 3, 4 | 10:50-11:10am | College Heights | Lanes 1, 2, 3, 4 |
7:05-7:25 am | Lee’s Hill | Lanes 5, 6, 7, 8 | 10:50-11:10am | Lee’s Hill | Lanes 5, 6, 7, 8 |
7:25-7:45 am | Hampton Oaks | Lanes 1, 2, 3, 4 | 11:10-11:30am | Hampton Oaks | Lanes 1, 2, 3, 4 |
7:25-7:45 am | Austin Ridge | Lanes 5, 6, 7, 8 | 11:10-11:30am | Austin Ridge | Lanes 5, 6, 7, 8 |
First session will start promptly 8:00 AM and includes all events for swimmers 10 and under (events 1-22).
The second half will begin at approximately 11:45 AM and will include the graduated relays, 12 & under IM, 12 & under Medley Relay, and 12 & under 100 Free (events 23-34).
After that all the 11-12 and older events will take place (events 35-66). The complete event list is at the bottom of the page and will be in the heat sheet books available at the meet.
There are two halves to the meet, but three worker's sessions. The first session includes all events in the first half (events 1-22). The second session is events 23-42 and the third session is events 43-66.
Here is the very general timeline form the handout that was sent to me:
General Timeline
The YMCA should be open at 6:00 AM on Saturday morning
Morning Meet Session Starts at 8:00 AM – Events 1-24
6:45 – 7:45 Warm Ups, First Session
7:50 – Opening, Star Spangled Banner
8:00 – Approximately 10:15 – First Session
Afternoon Meet Session Starts promptly at 11:45 AM
Events 25-44 (First Half Afternoon)
Events 45-68 (Second Half Afternoon)
10:30 – 11:30 Warm Ups, Second Session (This is a no earlier than start time and will depend on the end of the first session. We will adjust the timeline accordingly. Each team will get 20 minutes to warm up.)
~11:35 – Opening, Star Spangled Banner
~11:45 – 2:00 (Event 44) – 1st Half of Second Session – Events 25-44
~2:00-ish – Approx. 4:00 – 2nd Half of Second Session – Events 45-68
FINALS SCORING
The event entries shall be divided into 3 groups designated A, B, and C.
In scored individual events, points will be given to the 6 competitors who achieve the fastest times in each of the A, B, and C groupings.
Points awarded for 1st through 6th places will be: 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1, respectively. Awards will be given to the 6 competitors who achieve the fastest times in each of the A, B, and C groupings.
In scored relay events, points will be given to the 6 teams who achieve the fastest times.
Points awarded for 1st through 6th place will be: 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, and 2, respectively. Awards will be given to the 6 teams who achieve the fastest times.
VOLUNTEER SIGN UPS
The volunteer positions are filling up – thank you for signing up - but I still need the following positions filled.
As a reminder – if your child is swimming in Finals – you are required to sign up for at least one position.
Announcer – Third Session
Stroke & Turn – Third Session
Scorer – Computer Data Entry
Meet Breakdown – End of Meet
Meet Breakdown – End of Meet
Good Luck to ALL of Lightning Swimmers at Finals!
Swim Lightning Fast!!
See you at the pool!
Bob
