Hello Titans! We hope everyone had a great end to your school year! Now, It’s almost time for our first swim meet. If you have not already done so, please declare your child’s attendance status ASAP. Please go to our Swimtopia website to do this as soon as possible. Swimtopia

Follow these instructions to declare:

On our homepage, there is a section titled “upcoming events” where you will find the May 30th meet

Click the green meet entry tabto declare your swimmer’s status- make sure you do this for all your swimmers. All swimmers need to be declared yes or no, whether they are swimming or not.

Then click the job sign up tab to choose your volunteer spot!

Swim Meets 101

-Swim meets are not canceled due to rain/thunder. Plan to attend rain or shine. We continue swimming if it is only raining, and delay for 30-minute increments during thunder or lightning.

- Referees run the meet. The referee has the final say when managing the meet. Only designated team coordinators may approach the referee with any questions or issues.

-Alcoholic beverages are not permitted during practices or meets. This is a Cobb County rule that applies to all teams and will lead to team disqualification.

Our first Swim meet is an away meet at Loch Highland. Warm-ups will begin at 5:30, and the meet will begin promptly at 6pm. More Information TBA

• Goggles and Swim cap
• 2-3 towels per swimmer
• Cash/Venmo for concession stand
• Folding chairs and umbrella (we swim in the rain, unless there’s lightning!)

• Alcohol – Alcohol is prohibited at all Cobb Summer Swim League events. County referees and coordinators do monitor this, and our team will be disqualified.
  • Set up your chairs
  • Check in with the coaches/coordinators
  • If you were unable to beforehand, mark your child’s arm with their Event #, Heat # and Lane # (see our Swimtopia home page for an example).
  • Have your child ready to warm up in the pool by 5:00 pm for home meets, 5:30 pm for away meets
  • Attend the Volunteer meeting with the County Referee (around 5:45 pm)
  • Gather any volunteer items (clipboard, timer, etc.) from the coordinator, and take your post by 6:00 pm
  • If you signed up as a 2^nd half volunteer, please find your post by Event 43and be ready to take over at Event 44.
• Keep track of the events (announcer or event board), and when it’s 2 events before yours,head to the Titans Bullpen near the blocks. A parent volunteer or coach will help your child line up for their event.
• The Heat Sheet will list the events and swimmers for the whole meet. Download the SwimTopia APP which will also tell you what event your child is in.
• Most events will have 2-3 heats, please note what heat your child is in
• Coordinators will email a copy of the heat sheet 2 hours prior to the start of warm-ups

SWIM MEET VOCABULARY

Heat Sheet: A list of all participants, ordered by event number. Your child will have a number by their name (1/2, 2/5, etc.) The top number tells you which heat they are in for their event and the bottom number tells you the lane they’ll swim in.

Event: Events are numbered based on stroke and age group. For example, Event #1 is 7-8 Girls 50 yd Freestyle, Event #2 is 7-8 Boys 50 yd Freestyle, Event #3 is 9-10 Girls 50 yd Freestyle, etc.

Heat: Most events will have 2-3 heats, or groups of swimmers, swimming each event. First heat is the fastest, then next fastest, etc.

Bullpen: Gathering area for the swimmers in upcoming events. Our Bullpen volunteers are located behind the blocks to assist with placing swimmers in the correct lane. Please arrive 2 events prior to your event. 

Thanks everyone and Go Titans!