The summer league swim season consists of seven meets. Our first meet is our Mock Meet/Time trials followed by five dual meets against our neighboring teams. The final meet of the season is the ASA Championship Meet held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center. 

Meets are a lot of fun and a lot of work! Below are some things that will help the experience run smoothly for everyone.

MEET SIGN-UP INSTRUCTIONS FOR SWIMMERS & VOLUNTEERS

STEP #1 - VOLUNTEERING: The ASA Swim Teams cannot exist without active and enthusiastic volunteers! Each Fins family is required to volunteer one shift (1/2 of the meet) for each meet your swimmer is competing. 

For Volunteer Job Signup: 

1. Sign in to your Falls Fins account, upper right corner of the screen. 
2. On the right side of the home page find "Upcoming Events"
3. Click on “View All”
4. Click the green "Job Sign Up"" tab and sign up for volunteer shifts
5. Click "Save" Assignments.
6. Click "Back to Signup Calendar".

Volunteer Job Descriptions can be found: HERE

Failure to fulfill your volunteering commitment will result in:

1. Your swimmer will not be permitted to compete in swim meets.
2. Your family will not be permitted to register for the next season.

STEP #2 - ENTERING YOUR SWIMMER: To accurately track which swimmers will be available for meets, parents need to log in online and indicate whether or not their swimmer will be attending each meet. This is called “Meet Entry”.  This is the only way your swimmer will be entered into a meet. 

All swimmers are encouraged to participate in every meet. We understand that it is often not possible to make every swim meet due to summer travel plans. 

To Declare Your Swimmer: The deadline is Sunday 9pm before each meet

1. On the right side of the home page find "Upcoming Events"
2. Click on “View All”
3. Click on the “MEET ENTRY”
4. Click on the "Edit" button
5. Declare status for each swimmer "Attending" or "Not Attending"
6. Click "Save"

The Head Coach will determine the lineup for each meet. There is an option to add "Notes for the Coach", here you may request events however, the coach needs to balance individual talents while organizing a lineup to maximize our chances of winning the meet. Sometimes your child may swim an event that is not their favorite/best stroke or may be asked to swim-up in a relay so we can have a team in a selected age group. Our coaches are very dedicated to our kids and carefully put together the lineup.

SWIM MEET TIMELINE - All meets start prompty at 5:30pm

UPON ARRIVAL

• Be on Time! Warm-ups begin well before the meet starts and parking can be challenging. 
• Marking Your Swimmer: Mark-up is done at the morning practice before the meet by the coaches, if your swimmer did not attend the practice see photos and arm marking below. 
• Volunteers: We love our volunteers and like to know we have all our bases covered, check in with the Volunteer Coordinators upon arrival.
• Bullpen: - During the meet, each team has a designated team space. Within that space are bullpens, or areas for each age group to sit together between events. Bullpen parents will check in your swimmer upon arrival,  ensure that swimmers get to their events, and supervise swimmers between races. Swimmers must remain in the Bullpen for the duration of the meet.

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SWIM MEET PACKING LIST:

• Fins swimsuit
• Fins swim cap
• Spiritwear team t-shirt
• Goggles (back-up pair recommended)
• 2 big, thick, fluffy towels (one to sit on & one to dry off with)
• Sunscreen & bug spray
• Something cozy to wear between events
• Healthy snacks & reusable water bottles
• Games & activities to share with your teammates in the Bullpens 
• LABEL EVERYTHING!!

• The Falls Fins want to be known for our good sportsmanship. Please congratulate the winner no matter what team they are on, please encourage your swimmers to do the same.
• Younger siblings are welcome at meets but please remember that the pools will be used for swim team members only and small children will need to be supervised and watched closely around the water. Baby pools and wading pools are often closed during swim meets. There is no lifeguard on duty for that purpose. Your child’s safety is your responsibility.

Before Leaving the Meet

• Swimmers: Must check-in with the Head Coach and Bullpen Parent before leaving the meet to ensure all events are complete and your swimmer is not needed for additional events or the final relay. 
• Parents: Please do not leave before completing your full volunteering shift.

RELAYS: Please don't cancel on relays, especially last minute - if your swimmer is signed up to swim the relay and your swimmers availability has changed. PLEASE INFORM the Bullpen Parent and Head Coach immediately. A relay needs 4 swimmers, if one swimmer is missing the relay team forfeits.

More Helpful Information

Who Swims What: 

• Dual meets: Dual meets are when the Fins swim against another neighborhoods  in the community. There can be multiple heats per event so that everyone can swim at least two individual events and at least one relay. Each team is assigned even or odd lanes for the meet. Who swims an event may seem to be a mystery; however, after the practice meet our coaches will know more about who can swim what event against which team. Home team swims in even lanes, away teams swims in odd lanes.
• Age Groups: The swimmer's age group is based on the age of the swimmer on June 1st. The age groups are as follows: 6 & Under, 7 - 8yr, 9 - 10yr, 11 - 12yr, 13 - 14yr and 15 - 18yr.

• Swimming Up: In some cases, a swimmer may race in an older age group if the team needs swimmers in that age group. Meets have been won with the help of swimmers who have earned points by swimming "up". 
• Order of Events

Scoring: For every event, there are scoring heats (the first heat) and exhibition heats. The dual swim meets are scored as follows: