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Coaches and Team Reps, Congratulations on a great day
of swimming!Thank you
for all of your hard work in getting your swimmers to the clerk of
course and helping to keep the meet running. Also, thank you for
keeping the deck clear. It make working the meet so much easier for
our deck officials. As we did today, we look forward to lots of fast
swimming, personal best times, team spirit, and sportsmanship among
our athletes, coaches and spectators tomorrow. Here are a few things that may help you as you get your
teams ready for this weekend’s competition: TOMORROW’S SCHEDULE (11-Up) 7:00 AM Building Open for Spectators and Coaches Hospitality Room Open for Coaches and Officials Coaches Check-in in the Upper Hallway, Diving Well End
7:15 AM Coaches Meeting in Hospitality Room 7:30 AM Volunteer check in starts at tent between Boys
and Girls Clerk of Course 7:25 AM Warm-up Sessions Begin 8:00 AM Head Officials Meeting in Hallway Outside Meet
Management Room 8:20 AM Team and Skilled Worker Meetings in the Clerk
of Course Tents 8:30 AM Clerk of Course will begin seating 8:40 AM Competition Pools Cleared and Prepared for
Competition 9:00 AM Competition Begins TENTS AND TENT PROTOCOL Please remind your parents to bring chairs, blankets,
snacks, games, etc. for swimmers in the tents. Also, please remind your parents and swimmers that
there are to be NO POP-UP TENTS. And, remind your teams that chairs, coolers, etc. may
not be placed on the sidewalks. We must KEEP THE SIDEWALKS CLEAR for
foot traffic and emergency vehicles. CLERK OF COURSE Events will be called three times, and swimmers should
be in the Clerk of Course tent by the 3rd call. Once a
swimmer has reported to Clerk of Course, they should remain there
unless excused by the Head Clerk. Failure to report to Clerk of
Course on time will constitute a scratch from the event. If a swimmer
misses a heat, then he or she will not be allowed to swim in another
heat, absent permission from the Meet Referee. MEET WORKERS All Meet Workers should attend the Meet Worker Meeting
at 8:20 tomorrow. First shift worker should report to the worker
check-in table before the worker meeting and should be at their
stations prior to the start of the Meet. Second shift workers should
report to their stations by 11:00 am. Shifts cannot be split or shared. When a worker shift
ends, the worker should exit the pool deck or other area and return
to the stands or to the team tent. COACH CHECK-IN Coach check-in will occur in the upper concourse
(diving well end) at noon. Please be sure that you pick up your
coaches’ packet. The coaches packet will contain heat sheets for your
coaches to share and your relay cards. Wristbands must be worn all weekend and cannot be
removed. PARKING PASSES We have a very limited number of passes available for
purchase each day, first-come first-served. Cost per pass is $20. Free parking is available at the Metron Center across
Kingston Pike (approximately 1 mile away). Shuttle service will NOT
be provided. HEAT SHEETS Thank you for your promptness in picking up your
t-shirts and verifying your pack lists. Our extra shirts will be sold
tomorrow for $20 each. TWITTER AND RADIO Follow the GKAISA City Meet at GKAISA radio frequency
88.1 or via Twitter at @GKAISAOfficial …AND FINALLY… If you have
any questions or concerns, please contact Meet Director Angelia
Nystrom at 865.851.0262 or via email at [email protected]. Happy Swimming! | 
