Hedingham Sharks Swim Team

• Swimmers are expected to arrive by 4:30 so they can check in and begin warmups with their teams
• Parents that have signed up for a volunteer position must also check in with the volunteer coordinator
• Bring food, drinks, and chairs. For parents, meets are long and hot. Come prepared for both you and your swimmer. Not all meets will have concessions or enough chairs for everyone. 

How the meet is run

Prior to the meet the Coach completes the event slips, which list the swimmers for each event. At the meet the event slips are given to the Clerk of Course before the start of the meet.

At approximately 5:45 p.m. all meet workers are assembled and given instructions by the TSA Rep of the home team.

At 5:50 p.m. all 7-8 boys’ medley relay swimmers and all 7-8 girls’ medley relay swimmers report with their Kid Pushers to the Clerk of Course. The Clerk of Course lines the swimmers up and sends them with the Kid Pushers to their starting positions for the relay.

At 5:55 p.m., the 9-10 boys’ and 9-10 girls’ medley relays are lined up and sent to their starting positions, ready and waiting behind the 7-8 swimmers. The 9-10 event slips are taken to the Recorder.

Each age group should be ready to be lined up well before the start of their event.

At 6:00 p.m. the Announcer calls the start of the meet. The Starter starts the first event, the 7-8 boys’ medley relay. The swimmers swim. The Kid Pushers help the swimmers stay lined up in the right order and help them pay attention, but they do not coach the starts by telling the swimmers when to go (unless the swimmer has lost focus and is obviously late).

The 1^st Place Judge uses a stopwatch to get the time of the first-place finisher. As the race finishes the Place Judges indicate the order of finish to the Recorder, who writes the winning time and order of finishes on the event slip and gives it to a Runner to take to the Scorer. If a swimmer makes an improper turn or stroke, the Stroke-and-Turn Judge disqualifies the swimmer and completes a disqualification slip that a Runner takes to the Scorer.

The Scorer records the points and tallies the score. If there has been a disqualification, the Scorer adjusts the event slip. At the completion of all competition in a stroke, and if the Scorers from both teams are in agreement, the Scorer sends the score to the Announcer. The Announcer announces the current score. After recording the points, the Scorer gives the event slip to the Ribbon Table Workers.

The above cycle is repeated for each event.

At the conclusion of the final relay, when the Scorers from both teams are in agreement, the TSA reps look over the score sheets and sign them. The final score is taken to the Announcer and winner is announced.