This Weekend I M Excited to Announce We Will Be Attending the 2018Michigan Openswim Meet
GLT Families,
This weekend I’m excited to announce we will be attending the 2018Michigan OpenSwim Meet at Oakland University Aquatic Center. For those families who have not been to Oakland University, it is located at 2200 N. Squirrel Road, Rochester, MI 48309. Please make sure that you leave early enough and consider traffic and possible construction. Unlike the Intersquad meet and the BC MCSL Meet, if you miss check-in, your swimmer will not be allowed in the meet.
All swimmers must Check-In when they arrive at the pool for the meet. Check-In will be available as of 15 minutes prior to warm-up until 15 minutes after warm up has begun. Check in is mandatory for all events and is required by the time set forth in this meet announcement. Failure to check in will cause the swimmer to be scratched fromallevents in that session.Check in sheets will be posted at the bottom of the stairs within the hallway that leads to the pool deck.
Please note, that if a swimmer is not checked-in, they will be scratched from all of their events that day. USA and Michigan Swimming is very strict with this policy. It’s the responsibility of the parents and swimmers to make sure that they are on time for warm-up and are checked-in.
Seeding – Seeding will be done after check in closes. Swimmers who fail to check in for an event will be scratched from that event. All Friday events will be seeded fastest to slowest with alternating genders. All events for Saturday and Sunday (except the Open 500 Free and the Open 400 IM for Saturday’s and Sunday’s preliminary session only) will be seeded slowest to fastest. The Open 500 Free and the Open 400 IM will be swum fastest to slowest alternating genders (female/male) in the preliminaries only. The fastest three (3) heats will be circle seeded.
Deck Entries/Time Trials – Deck entries will NOT be allowed. Time trials MAY BE allowed for swimmers trying for national cuts depending on the timeline of the meet and at the discretion/decision of the Meet Referee and Meet Director. Time trials do not count against individual entry limits but are limited to no more than two (2) per day by USA Swimming Rules and Regulations.
Check-In and Warm-Up times for this weekend are as follows:
Friday Session: All Ages
Check-In for 1650 FR: 4:00pm-4:45pm
Check-In for events 3-8 closes at 6:15pm
Warm-Up: 4:30pm-5:15pm
Meet Starts: 5:30pm
Please note, that there is a separate check-in for those swimmers who are swimming in events 1-2 Open 1650 Free on Friday Evening and events 3-8. Check-In will be close at 4:45pm on Friday night for the 1650 FR and for events 3-8 at 6:15pm.
All swimmers who are participating in events 3-8 should arrive by 6pm for warm-up.
Saturday and Sunday Morning Prelim Sessions: Open Boys/Girls
Check-In: 7:15am-7:45am
Warm-Up: 7:30am-8:15am
Meet Starts: 8:30am
Please note, this is a Prelim/Final Championship Meet Format for the Open Events. The Top 24 Swimmers in each event make it back to Finals at on Saturday and Sunday Night.
Saturday and Sunday Afternoon Sessions: 12 & Under Boys/Girls
Check-In: 12:00pm-12:45pm
Warm-Up: 12:30pm-1:15pm
Meet Starts: 1:30pm
Saturday and Sunday Evening Final Sessions: Open Boys/Girls Top 24 Qualify
Warm-Up: 5:30pm-6:15pm
Meet Starts: 6:30pm
Please try to arrive 15 minutes before the start of Warm-Up. It makes it easier for the Coaches to warm-up all of the swimmers together when they are on time. If for some reason you are running late, please call the coaches to let them know. That way we will be able to check your swimmer in. If for some reason your child cannot make it to the meet, please let us know.
The GLT Swim Meet Session Reports for this weekend have been posted to our team website underneath the OLY MI Open Swim Meet tab. Please have your swimmers write their events down prior to attending the meet.
The Coaching Schedule for this weekend is as follows:
Friday Evening: Coach Dave (586)709-2436
Saturday Morning (Prelims): Coach Dave
Saturday Afternoon: Coach Dave, Coach Megan (248)240-7697
Saturday Evening (Finals): Coach Dave
Sunday Morning (Prelims): Coach Dave, Coach Suzanne
Sunday Afternoon: Coach Suzanne (586)202-4151, Coach Shawn (586)491-3776
Sunday Evening (Finals): Coach Dave
Thanks,
Coach Dave