From: Dayton Raiders [mailto:draider@woh.rr.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 8:48 AM
Subject: Raider notes for JO meet this weekend

Notes for the Junior Olympic Championships this weekend in Bowling Green.

- Coaches

Sunday March 11th is Daylight Savings

Spring forward 1 hour, so get up a little earlier on Sunday

Raider meet information homepage
http://www.daytonraiders.com/meets_sc_2007/jo_home.htm

Official Meet Homepage at BGSU – there is a map of the campus

http://bgsc.dacor.net/bgscmeets/07aa.htm

Timers needed from the Raider team:

Saturday morning prelims – 2 needed (report to the main office on deck at 8:30AM)

Parking

Parking for '07 State Meet is in lots #1 and #12. Building #105 is the Student Rec Center.

Time Trials

Time trials are held on Friday and Saturday immediately following prelims.  Swimmers that have no events, or maybe just one race or relay, should consider time trialing a race – contact your group coach for suggestions.  The prelim sessions will not be very long (since they are using 10 lanes for prelims), so consider this option to better your time in another race that you may not be swimming in this weekend. 

Not swimming at a particular session?

Swimmers need to be warmed up each day – so if you do not have a race on Friday you still need to warmup during prelims.   Some swimmers may need to warmup at prelims and finals – so if you are not in finals on day #1 – your coach may advise you to warmup that night during the finals warmup at 4:15PM – ask your coach if you have any questions.

Warmdown Pool

The warmdown pool (far end) will be available for warmup/warmdown when the meet is taking place.  Coaches require that all swimmers warmdown after each race – coaches provide guidelines to the swimmers, but they don’t have time to monitor the warmdown pool.  Parents – please remind your athlete to warmdown after events.

Finals
The top 16 swimmers in each individual event return at night for finals.  Scratches from prelims to finals not permitted.

** All relays on Friday and Saturday that are seeded in the top 8 swim at finals (not prelims).  All relays seeded 9^th and slower swim during prelims.

** All relays on Sunday are swum in the morning during prelims

**  The 500 Free and 400 IM are timed final events – that means the event is only swum once and the fastest 16 seeded swimmers swim at finals

** The 1650 Free is a timed final event and the fastest 8 seeded swimmers swim at finals

JO Meet Warmups:
 Fri Prelims 7:10AM, meet starts 9:00AM (Raiders assigned 7:50-8:30AM)
 Fri FINALS 4:15PM, meet starts 5:30PM
 Sat Prelims 7:10AM, meet starts 9:00AM (Raiders assigned 7:10-7:50AM)
 Sat FINALS 4:15PM, meet starts 5:30PM
 Sun Prelims 7:10AM, meet starts 9:00AM (Raiders assigned 7:50-8:30AM)
 Sun FINALS 4:00PM, meet starts 5:00PM

Notes from the JO meet host at Bowling Green State University:

Please Pass Along to Pertinent People

BGSC & FAST are proud to be hosting the 2007 Ohio Short Course JO Championships.

• The SRC doors will open daily at 7:00 a.m. NOT before.
• PLEASE be advised of locations to park:  Lot 1 and Lot 12. Map and info on website.
• Remember the multiple deadlines for scratches and relay cards.
• We will use 10 lanes for prelims, 8 lanes in finals.
• The 500 Free, 400 IM, and 1650 Free follow the National Scratch Rule 207.12. Please refer to the meet information and the timeline sheet.
• Relay sheets are in your meet packets. Please refer to the meet information and the timeline sheet for turning these in at the Admin Table.
• Time Trials will be available after Friday and Saturday Prelim sessions. Sunday, they will be available after Finals. $5 fee per event and $2 for new swimmers entered in the meet. Sign up will be at the Admin Table, on deck next to the announcer.
• ATHLETES MUST wear shoes at all times when leaving the pool deck – even to go to the locker room!
• ‘Daily use’ lockers are available. Personal locks are permitted/recommended, but if they are left on these lockers overnight, the locks will be cut off and belongings removed and bagged. There is a $10 charge to claim these belongings at the Pro Shop.
• Parents/Spectators will not be permitted down to the pool deck level.
• Athletes will need to show their deck pass to get down the stairs to the pool deck.
• Coach check-in will be at the entrance level, by the stairs down to the deck level. Current coach credentials will need to be shown to obtain coach packet, swimmer deck passes, heat sheets/session and to sign in each session.
• Finals warm-ups will begin at 4:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 4:00 p.m. Sunday