hi Poolshark Divisional Families -

*All ASA info, including heat sheets / handwriters are on the ASA Championship page HERE.

*Address: Georgia Tech Campus Recreation Center Aquatic Center, 750 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA.

*Please arrive tomorrow @ 7:30 AM - you may drop your child off if that is helpful. 

*This meet is very well run - it is on time, the meet workers generally help make sure all kids get to swim and not miss their races. At the same time, the meet especially at the beginning with the relays may feel hectic. This is a big environment, the blocks & walls are different, the pool can be hard to get out of, the water and air is cold, and the referees are very strict.  Our team goal is for our kids to have a positive, fun, and competitive experience representing the Poolsharks in a championship environment. 

*Swimtopia app not working this meet - results will be posted on Meet Mobile which i think is ~ $5 fee.  Meet Mobile is the go to results app for club level swimming (this is what all club teams like Dynamo & Dekalb Aquatics use for meet results)

*Awards - The top 30 swimmers will receive awards for each championship session. Medals will be provided for the top 10 individual finishers and top 3 relays in each championship session; ribbons will be provided for all other places.  Awards will be stuffed into ribbon boxes on Wed night, ready for pickup Thurs AM.  There are always a few missing ribbons each meet (ASA volunteers are stuffing almost 5,000 ribbons/medals into 15 different team boxes, and mistakes happen).  These are fixable mistakes - if your child is missing an award, please let me know (do not contact Ga Tech or the league director), and we will can usually find that ribbon/medal.

*Parking passes HERE are sold out right now but there are several Park Mobile & Ga Tech parking garages available within ~ 5 min walk from teh pool.

*Thank you to everyone who has volunteered - we did not post jobs as most volunteer roles are specific to age groups / ASA required roles for us to fill.  

*Post Meet Lunch - we'd love for age groups to coordinate an informal post meet lunch / get together, maybe the Varsity, Fellinis, Grindhouse etc.  

*Relays - we have a few changes to relays based on times from last evening - all parents of kids affected have been contacted - if I did not reach out to you, your child's relays are what it says in the heat sheet / handwriters (posted on ASA's championship page).  

*Where to sit - our team will be sitting in section 101 in the stands - right by the diving well - it is ideal for keeping our kids together but not great viewing of the racing pools - lets wear our Poolshark spiritwear to help us stand out & recognize one another. The Georgia Tech Aquatic Center is a ten lane 50 meter x 25 yard 10 lane pool, this is a flat wall pool on finish and turn ends. Two competition pools will be used for all swimming sessions. The girls will swim in the east pool, located by the diving well; the boys will compete in the west pool located by the scoreboard.

*Order of Events for ASA Championship

1. 6 & Under Free Relays - All 6 & Unders should go to the bullpen as soon as they are done swimming their relays to get lined up for their freestyle swim.
2. All Medley Relays
3. 6& Under 25 Free - All 6 & Unders swimming the backstroke should go to the bullpen as soon as they are done swimming freestyle to get lined up for their backstroke swim.
4. All Remaining Freestyle Relay Events
5. 6 & Under Backstroke - After this event the 6 & Unders are done swimming.
6. All Remaining individual events (Short Free, Long Free, Back, IM, Breast, Fly)

The one thing that does remain intact are the actual event numbers used in a regular ASA meet. So event 13 (6 and under girls free) will be followed by event 77 (7-8 girls 100 Free Relay) based on the info above.

With that in mind, I am providing a link to a cheat sheet of sorts. If you click on ASA Divisional Order of Events it will provide you the order of events and the event numbers that go along with it.

The lane numbers at Georgia Tech are from 0 through 9 (not 1 through 10). Lane 0 is located closest to the window side of the pool, lane 9 is located near the spectator seating.

Live Streaming for grandparents/family/friends wanting to watch - coverage of all sessions will be available free of charge. We will have a link to the webcast at https://asa.swimtopia.com/championship

If you have any questions between now and 7:30 AM, please reach out via email or text/phone call (404.630.1440).  I'll check email one more time at 9 pm and then briefly at 6 am.  

Have Fun, Race Hard, Do Your Best, Go Poolsharks!

- Beth

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