DeKalb County Championship Meet Schedule * subject to change

Location - Emory's main campus pool in the Woodruff P.E. Center 26 Eagle Row, Atlanta, GA 30322.

Parking - You will need to park in the Peavine parking deck, which is just down the hill from the entrance to the building.

The Team Bullpen in WoodPEC - Once you enter the building, go to the ground floor. The Emory swimmers will be in the hallway beside the gym.

What to bring - In addition to the usual swim meet items, you may want to bring a sleeping bag, warm clothes (long sleeves and warm-up pants). The WoodPEC pool water is cold and the air is usually chilly. The kids will need to have clothes they can put on to stay warm while they are waiting for their events. Even though there will be a concessions stand, you should bringing some snacks and drinks for your kids for before and after their swims. Cards, soduku puzzles, etc. are also recommended as the kids will be waiting between their events.

County Championship Meet Rules

1. A swimmer must have participated in at least two regularly scheduled dual meets to be eligible for the championship meet.

2. Entries must be filled out in yard times. The coach of the team is responsible for completing entries on Hy-tek and having a disk in the Coordinator's office no later than Thursday, June 26, at 2:00 p.m. No changes will be allowed after this time. A council member from that team must sign each team's diskette.

3. Late entries for the league championship meet will be allowed on a lane availability basis up to 90 minutes prior to the start of the session at a cost of $20 per individual event and $40 per relay event.

4. Each swimmer is allowed to enter two individual events and two relays.

5. The entry fee for the meet is $1.50 per individual event and $6 per relay event and is payable when entries are submitted. Please make checks payable to DeKalb Swim League.

6. Teams are allowed to enter an unlimited number of swimmers in individual events. Swimmers are still limited to two individual events and two relay events. Teams are allowed to enter up to 3 relays in each relay event.

7. The top 20 individuals will compete in the Saturday finals of the league championship meet. The top 10 individual qualifiers from the preliminaries will qualify for the championship finals. The next 10 qualifiers from the preliminaries will qualify for the consolation finals. All 20 places will score points. A swimmer who qualifies for the consolation finals can score no higher than 11th place regardless of their time in the consolation heat. A swimmer who qualifies for the championship finals can score no lower than 10th place regardless of their time in the championship heat, unless they are disqualified. Only the top 10 relays will qualify for the championship finals.

8. If a team qualifies more than 2 swimmers for finals those swimmers will be allowed to compete in finals, and receive awards for their swims, but the team may only score two of those swimmers. The remaining points will DISSOLVE. Teams may only score one relay per relay event, with the same participation and point limitations placed on individual events.

9. Relay team members names must be submitted when entries are due. Teams may make relay substitutions for prelims up to the start of that event. Relay team members may swim up in age groups according to Rule XII.

10. Automatic timing will be used. Back-up will include backup buttons, and at least one hand held timer per lane. The touchpad is the primary timing device, the backup button is the secondary timing device. US Swimming protocols will be used to determine official time.

11. Scoring will be as follows:

  Places:  1   2    3  4  5   6   7   8    9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20   
  Points 24  21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14  13   11  9     8    7    6    5    4    3    2   1

Relays events double the above scoring for the top 10 places

Awards will be as follows:

Medals for: 1st - 10th place in individual events 1st - 4th place in relay events

Ribbons for: 11th-20th place in individual events

5th - 10th place in relay events T - Shirts for: Each event champion Trophies for: The top 10 teams in the championship meet. The team who improved the most places above their performance at the previous year's championship meet. Certificates for: The team age/sex group champion.

12. A swimmer qualifying for finals and failing to swim will be disqualified from all events for which that swimmer qualified, including relays.

13. The same four members of a relay team must compete in the Preliminaries and Championship Finals if all are present. An exception shall be if one of the original swimmers is not present and has not swum in any other event that day, an alternate may be used. Only swimmers listed on the official entry form may replace the missing swimmer. Substitution of swimmers on relays between prelims and finals will be allowed with a valid excuse. A valid excuse will be determined by the meet director on a case-by-case basis.

14. The 21st place swimmer in any individual event or the 11th place relay in a relay event will not advance into finals as an alternate, even if any swimmer or relay is unable to compete in finals.

15. Please leave all glass containers at home. No glass is permitted on the pool deck.

16. Only certified coaches will be allowed in the coach's area.

17. No coaches or spectators are allowed in the roped off area.

18. All swimmers must go through the bullpen to participate in any race. All swimmers should report to the bullpen on the first call. No swimmer will be paged to the bullpen.

19. At the conclusion of finals, awards will be distributed to one coach or council member. No early or individual pick-ups will be allowed.

20. Make sure that all workers arrive promptly and report to meet officials when called. The team will be fined $100 per volunteer that is missing or fails to report.