Meet info for this weekend

Aloha Tsunamis, please check out the following from the meet director this weekend. If you are swimming individual events you need to be there by 8, if you are swimming relay events you need to be there by 12. Go Tsunamis- Coach Eric

Timeline (both days):

- 8:00 AM - Venue opens, warm-up pool open

- 8:30 AM - Scratches due to Clerk of Course

- 9:30 AM - Coaches meeting with meet referee

- 9:45 AM - Competition pool closed

- 9:45 AM - Opening Program (Sat. Only)

- 10:00 AM - Races start

- 2:00 PM - Estimated race completion time

Team Tents:

- Team tents may be setup when the venue opens on Saturday morning.

- No team tents will be allowed on the pool deck area (competition pool nor warm-down pool). Team tents may be setup in the bleachers on either side of the venue.

- Tents, with tarps removed, may be left up over Saturday night but note the University of Hawaii, Hawaiian Swimming, and the Aulea Swim Club, will not be responsible any damage or theft sustained.

- All tents must be secured with water buckets and ropes or other adequate means.

- A coaches' tent will be available on the makai side of the competition area.

Live Meet Results:

- Live result reports from the meet will be updated regularly at http://www.live.hawaiianswimming.org.

Championship Rules:

- Coaches please educate your swimmers on rules unique to championship meets. Such as the "no-show" rule where if a swimmer is seeded in an event but fails to show up to the starting blocks on time they will be disqualified for their remaining events of the day, including relays.

Concessions:

- Breakfast and lunch will be available for purchase from 8AM to 2PM at Aja, the UH concession on the second floor of the Aquatic Complex. Stairs to the concession are located in the pool lobby.

- Custom tee-shirts, by Fine Design, will be available in the pool lobby.

- Souvenir swim caps, goggles, psych sheets, and heat sheets will be available for sale in the lobby.

Hospitality:

- Drinks and snacks will be provided to coaches, officials, timers, and other volunteers during the meet.

- Bento lunches will be provided to coaches, officials, timers, and other volunteers shortly after Noon on both days.

Awards:

- Individual awards for 1st through 8th place finishers will be presented during short breaks throughout the meet. Athletes are encouraged to be at the awards stands in a timely manner.

- Names of award winners will be announced and posted shortly after scoring for each event is completed.

- High point earners of each age group will be awarded immediately following the conclusion of relays on Sunday followed by the team trophy presentation.

Relays:

- Relay swimmer designation, scratch, and alternate procedures will be similar to the procedures used at the December 2008 SCY Age Group Championship meet. Please check with the Clerk of Course prior to the scratch deadline if you have any questions.

- The lead-off time from each relay will be recorded by the LSC Times Officers as an official personal time. When uploading post-meet results into your team database please remember to set the option to import these times.

Timers and Meet Marshals:

- Attending teams are required to provide Timers and Meet Marshals as listed below. Timers need to sign up at the announcers' table during the warm-up period. Meet Marshals need to check-in at the announcers' table with the Referee or Meet Director at 8:00AM for their deck assignment.

Meet Marshal Sat - AAA, MAN, PHA

Meet Marshal Sun - PAQ, BOWS, SSSC

Lane 1 - PHA, PHA, AAA

Lane 2 - KSA, KSA, NAS

Lane 3 - HICK, HICK, PAQ

Lane 4 - PAQ, PAQ, PAQ

Lane 5 - BOWS, BOWS, BOWS

Lane 6 - MAN, MAN, MAN

Lane 7 - SSSC, SSSC, EBSC

Lane 8 - SUNA, SUNA, HSC

Alternates: HICK, HSC, PCA, PHA