District Championships at Dartmouth College

Coaches Information

SIZE OF MEET

This meet has lots of swimmers. Almost 20% more swimmers and entries compared to last year. To run the meet smoothly and quickly we need everyone’s cooperation both before and during the meet. It is extremely important to scratch swimmers / events either before the meet or during the first half of warm-ups. We need to reduce heats as much as possible.

COACHES’ MEETING

There will be a coaches’ meeting at 4:45 Friday afternoon, on the deck at the block end of the pool. There will be a second meeting Saturday morning at 7:15 for those teams that are not swimming Friday night. Please make sure a representative from your team attends one of the meetings.

YOUR ENTRIES

Contact Mary Gentry at mary.gentry@hitchcock.org, 802/295-8976 evenings or 603/653-1950 days if any revisions are needed, you have known scratches, or you have draft relay line-ups.

WARM-UPS

Friday evening warm-ups are split by age groups. There will be no lane assignments on Friday but the six competition lanes will be used for sprint lanes the last 10 minutes of each session.

FRIDAY EVENING	Time (meet starts at 6:00)
12 and Unders	5:00 – 5:25
13 & Overs	5:25 – 5:55

For Saturday and Sunday sessions, teams are assigned to 20 minute blocks of warm-up in one of the twelve lanes (8 lanes in the main pool, 4 lanes in the back pool). Teams in the non-competition lanes for Saturday warm-ups will be in the six main lanes for Sunday warm-ups and vice versa. Afternoon warm-ups may be delayed based on the completion of the morning session. All sprints will need to be done during each team’s 20 minute period. Back pool teams may join front pool teams for sprints.

SATURDAY AM	7:30-7:50	7:50-8:10	8:10-8:30 (meet starts at 8:35)
Lanes 0/1 Main Pool	BLUE	CCBS	GTRS
Lane 2 Main Pool	HRY	CMC	LRW, RRSC
Lane 3 Main Pool	ESC, HYV, PST	EST	PSC
Lane 4 Main Pool	WYST	EST	NSP
Lane 5 Main Pool	SD	NWSC	ATST, CVWM
Lane 6 Main Pool	MAG	SSA	H2O, HHS
Lane 7+Tunnel Main	MAG	SSA	FINS
Lane 8+Tunnel Main	MAG	NCAC	VAST
Lane 1 Back Pool	NSSC	GMA	MMY, NASY, SNAP
Lane 2 Back Pool	NSSC	GMA	CTS, ORO, SHSC
Lane 3 Back Pool	NSSC	RAYS	MYT
Lane 4 Back Pool	PVAC	RAYS	BYD, CONY, PWSC
SATURDAY PM	1:00-1:20	1:20-1:40	1:40-2:00 (meet starts at 2:05)
Lanes 0/1 Main Pool	HRY	CMC	GTRS
Lane 2 Main Pool	BLUE	CCBS	CVWM, NSP
Lane 3 Main Pool	ESC, HYV	EST	MYT
Lane 4 Main Pool	SD	EST	CONY, ESSC
Lane 5 Main Pool	PST	NWSC	ATST, BYD
Lane 6 Main Pool	MAG	GMA	FINS, HHS
Lane 7+Tunnel Main	MAG	GMA no tunnel	FINS
Lane 8+Tunnel Main	MAG	NCAC + 7 tunnel	VAST
Lane 1 Back Pool	NSSC	SSA	RRSC, SNAP
Lane 2 Back Pool	NSSC	SSA	NASY, ORO, SHSC
Lane 3 Back Pool	NSSC	RAYS	LRW, PWSC
Lane 4 Back Pool	PVAC, WYST	RAYS	PSC, SS
SUNDAY AM	7:30-7:50	7:50-8:10	8:10-8:30 (meet starts at 8:35)
Lanes 0/1 Main Pool	NSSC	CCBS	VAST
Lane 2 Main Pool	NSSC	GMA	MMY, NASY, SNAP
Lane 3 Main Pool	PVAC	GMA	CTS, ORO, SHSC
Lane 4 Main Pool	WYST	RAYS	MYT, ESSC
Lane 5 Main Pool	ESC, HYV	RAYS	BYD, CONY, PWSC
Lane 6 Main Pool	PST, SD	SSA	FINS
Lane 7+Tunnel Main	BLUE	SSA	PSC, RRSC
Lane 8+Tunnel Main	HRY	NCAC	GTRS
Lane 1 Back Pool	MAG	CMC	LRW
Lane 2 Back Pool	MAG	EST	NSP
Lane 3 Back Pool	MAG	EST	ATST, CVWM
Lane 4 Back Pool	MAG	NWSC	H2O, HHS
SUNDAY PM	1:00-1:20	1:20-1:40	1:40-2:00 (meet starts at 2:05)
Lanes 0/1 Main Pool	NSSC	CMC	PSC
Lane 2 Main Pool	NSSC	RAYS	GSC, H2O, LRW, SS
Lane 3 Main Pool	PVAC, WYST	RAYS	SNAP, VAST
Lane 4 Main Pool	SD	GMA	NASY, PWSC, SHSC
Lane 5 Main Pool	ESC, HYV	GMA	RRSC, ORO
Lane 6 Main Pool	HRY	SSA	BYD (FINS)
Lane 7+Tunnel Main	PST	SSA	FINS
Lane 8+Tunnel Main	BLUE	NCAC	GTRS
Lane 1 Back Pool	MAG	CCBS	CONY, ESSC
Lane 2 Back Pool	MAG	EST	HHS, MYT
Lane 3 Back Pool	MAG	EST	NSP
Lane 4 Back Pool	MAG	NWSC	ATST, CVWM

The 1650s Saturday evening will start 10 minutes after the end of the afternoon session. Swimmers may warm-up in the back pool at any time or in the front pool during that 10 minute break.

TIMING ASSIGNMENTS

Teams are to provide the indicated number of timers from the timers’ meeting through the last event of the session. There will be a timers’ meeting 20 minutes before the start of each session. All timers should report to the back pool for the timers’ meeting. Please try to arrange your team's timing and relief schedule before you arrive.

	Timers Mtg	Backup	Lane 1	Lane 2	Lane 3	Lane 4	Lane 5	Lane 6
Friday	5:40	NCAC 1	GMA 2	SSA 2	NSSC 2	MAG 3	HRY 1 MAG 1	NWSC 1 PSC 1
Sat AM	8:10	NCAC 1	SD 1 EST 1	FINS 1 SSA 1	GTRS 1 NSSC 1	MAG 2	MYT 1 PVAC 1	BLUE 1 WYST 1
Sat PM	1:40	CONY 1	BYD 1 CCBS 1	CMC 1 PST 1	HYV 1 RRSC 1	MAG 2	HHS 1 VAST 1	NWSC 1 RAYS 1
Sun AM	8:10	NCAC 1	GMA 1 CCBS 1	CMC 1 ESC 1	GTRS 1 LRW 1	MAG 2	HRY 1 NSP 1	RAYS 1 VAST 1
Sun PM	1:40	BLUE 1	SD 1 EST 1	FINS 1 SSA 1	GTRS 1 NSSC 1	MAG 2	MYT 1 PWSC 1	PSC 1 RAYS 1

Teams must provide your own timers for any of your swimmers doing the 1650. Age groups will be combined where possible. Girls and boys will swim in the same heats if it means reducing heats.

SCRATCHES

Coaches MUST turn in scratch sheets by 25 minutes into the start of warm-ups. Scratch sheets will be available in the coaches packets at the meet. Any swimmer who does not appear behind the blocks at the appropriate time will be considered scratched from that one event.

RELAYS

Coaches should either inform Mary of relay names and order before the day of the meet or fill out relay slips at the meet. Fill out a relay slip if you choose to change your names or order of swimmers the day of the meet. Remember that there are no relay only swimmers and relays are age specific. Swimmers may not age up for a relay.

HEAT AND LANE ASSIGNMENTS

There will be no bullpen. Heats and lane assignments will be posted in the back pool and at the deep end of the main pool prior to each event. Each team will be provided with a copy of the heat and lane assignments for the session by the end of warm-ups. If the copiers cooperate, parents will have the opportunity to purchase heat and lane sheets.

Swimmers are to report directly to their lane when their event is called. It is the responsibility of coaches to ensure that swimmers are behind the blocks at the appropriate time.

AWARDS

One representative from the team MUST pick up the awards for the entire team at the end of the meet.

DECK ACCESS FOR ADULTS (WORKERS AND COACHES ONLY)

The only adults allowed on deck are workers and USS registered coaches. All coaches must visibly wear their USS registration card.

SAFETY

All team and individual warm-ups and warm-downs shall be under the direct supervision of the respective swimmer's coach or individual designated by the referee. Any swimmer participating in the meet without a US Swimming registered coach shall report to the referee before warm-ups prior to each session.

Diving will be prohibited during warm-ups and warm-downs with the exception of the sprint lanes when they are announced. Teams assigned to the lane can decide when to switch to a sprint lane.

Glass containers are prohibited in the pool area, including the deck space and spectator stands. Meet participants are requested to remain in the pool, locker room or lobby area of Alumni Gymnasium. Other areas are strictly off limits.

DIRECTIONS

From I-89 in NH, take Exit 18 (Route 120) north to Hanover. At the Y intersection, bear right on to Park St. (Mobil Gas on right, Ledyard Bank in the middle of Y.) The Thompson Arena parking lot will be on the next right at the light (across from Summer St.). The athletic building is straight ahead on the corner of Park St. and Wheelock St. (at the lights). Turn left on Wheelock St. and use the front entrance.

From I-91 in VT, take Exit 13 east across the Connecticut River to Hanover. Proceed through the light at the top of the hill on Wheelock St. Alumni Gym will be on the right just after the first street on the right (Crosby St.) Use the front entrance on Wheelock St. Parking is available at the Thompson Arena parking lot, turn right on Park St.