Useful information on attending an Open Meet can be found here
How to enter Open Meets
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Look on website for up and coming galas.
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Identify the events that you wish to enter.
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Make sure that the swimmer is eligible to compete in that event.
- Complete the entry on the website or OnDeck
How Open Meets are run
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Acceptance list will be issued 2-3 weeks prior to gala.
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Confirmation of warm up times will be issued along with start times of the first race.
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Swimmers are REQUIRED to warm up and then should sit with the rest of the team until their swim. See Pool Warm Up document
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Swimmers will be sent to a Marshalling area where they will be put into heats with other swimmers.
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Events are swam in time order, dependent upon entry time.
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Swimmers will be escorted to the starting end of the pool.
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Races are then swum with times recorded.
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Once the swimmer has finished, they MUST report back to the coach on poolside for a debrief on their swim.
Club Champs
- A guide on what to enter can be found here