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2011 Swim Meet:
Youth Championships
SPORT
SPECIFIC INFORMATION |
Date: |
Saturday, June 18, 2011 |
Site: |
Cobb Aquatic Center at Larry Bell Park
520 Fairground Street
Marietta, GA
Venue phone number: 770-528-8465 |
Host: |
Cobb County Parks & Recreation |
Time: |
See the order of events for complete check-in and starting times. Warm ups will begin at 8:00 AM and meet begins at 9:00 AM. |
Entry Fee: |
Register Online: $8.00 for athlete registration (pool surcharge included)
$5.00 per individual event
$5.00 per individual per relay |
Entry Deadline: |
Mail to:
Georgia Games
PO BOX 2043
Kennesaw, GA 30156
Hand Deliver: Call for delivery details |
Eligibility: |
GHSA, GISA, USS, GRPA and recreational swimmers Statewide. |
Contact: |
Georgia Games
info@georgiagames.org
770 528-3580 |
Directions: |
From North:
Take I-75 South to Exit 267-B, take US-41 ramp, turn left onto Cobb Pkwy NE, turn right onto North Marietta Parkway, and turn left onto Fairground St.
From South:
Take I-75 North to Exit 265, take the US-41 ramp, turn left onto Delk Road, and turn right onto Fairground St. |
ENTRY
FORMS & REGISTRATION INFORMATION |
Online Registration: |
Click Here |
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For Team Coordinators: If you are going to register a
large number of kids, call us first to make the registration process
simpler for you. Basically, any number of swimmers over 20 swimmers. |
Registration: (Paper Format): |
Click Here |
www.marriott.com
Atlanta Marriott Northwest , 200 Interstate North Parkway , Atlanta, GA 30339
1-800-228-9290
Reserve under Georgia Games block
Special Room Rate of $62
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COMPETITION
INFORMATION & REGULATIONS |
Endorsed by: |
GHSA, USOC, GRPA, AAU |
Host: |
Cobb County Parks & Recreation |
Facilities |
A 25-yard indoor pool with 10 competitive lanes for finals. There will be 10 lanes for
warm-ups. Outdoor patio and surrounding area available for tents. |
Timing: |
Electronic in-deck timing system with 10 lane scoreboard. Back-up button and stop watches will also be used. |
Rules: |
2011 United States Swimming Short Course rules will govern the conduct of the meet for preliminaries and finals, as well as the GRPA Athletic Manual where applicable.
(A participant may be disqualified from an event for a second false start.) |
Eligibility: |
Open to all GRPA and recreational swimmers statewide. |
Entry Level: |
Each entrant may enter four swimming events and two relay events. |
Seeding: |
Each swimmer shall be seeded in their designated amount of heats according to the USA
Swimming Guidelines. Finals will be seeded in 10 lanes.
Age groups may be combined where necessary to make meet run efficiently. |
Awards: |
Awards will be given to the top three finishers. |
T-shirts: |
All registered swimmers receive a Gerogia Games Championship t-shirt. |
Awards Presentations: |
At the conclusion of events. |
Heat Sheets: |
Heat sheets will be on sale prior to (for Saturday's events only) and the day of each event. |
Disqualification & Protests: |
A participant may be disqualified from an event for failure to swim a stroke correctly, false start or unsportmanlike conduct. Any protests or clarification of decision must come from participants coach or agency representative only. No parents shall be allowed to file a protest or approach any official while the meet is in progress, subject to the disqualification of the swimmer for the duration of the meet. A written protest may be filed with the Meet Director, who then has the authority to take it to the State Athletic Committee, if deemed necessary, or make a ruling on the spot. |
Coaches Meeting: |
There will be a coaches meeting prior to each days events, time is to be announced. Relay cards must be picked up for changes prior to warmu-ups. Please be prompt with corrections before the start of the meet. Relay changes can be made before timed finals (i.e. - illness or someone not showing up for a final) with director approval and must be made 30 minutes prior to beginning of session. Any other changes will be up to the meet director's discretion. |
Please note – the meet will be
run youngest to oldest by event. Awards for top 8 in each event will be
staged after events 10, 20, 32, 42, 52, 64, 74, 86. Unclaimed awards can be picked up by
coaches at the conclusion of awards or at the Georgia Games office in
Marietta from 8:30am-5pm beginning Monday June 20. |
Awards will not be mailed. |
6-U swimming in the 8-U
butterfly and breaststroke events will receive separate awards.
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VIRTUAL TRIATHLON INFORMATION |
Each person who enters ALL three events will be AUTOMATICALLY entered into this three stage virtual triathlon.
Triathlon Information Page: Click Here |
| 1) To register for Cycling-Road Race Click Here: Registration Link |
| 2) To Register for 1K Open Water Swimming Click Here: Registration Link |
| 3) To Register for 5K Road Race Click Here: Registration Link |
TBA
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