SWIMMING
Z-Olympics
Preparation
1) In
swimming, we will have a meet layout of all the events and the numbers of heats
in each event (based on the number of participants per event). Heats will be
Arranged by age and gender. The age groups are Kids: 10-14 and Adults: 15
and up.
2) The
meet will last approximately 2 hours, with a 10-minute break at the halfway
point and a 5-minute break after all the individual events, before relays.
This does not include set-up or
clean up.
3) Through
a megaphone, we will announce the event number and heat that will be racing,
and we will also announce the next event/heat on deck, so that the meet runs
smoothly. Each swimmer will go to
his/her respective lanes when it is time for
their race. Each swimmer will be responsible to be at his/her lane at the time
of their event, if they are not at their respective lane at the time of their
event, they will be automatically disqualified from the event. Once the swimmer
arrives at their lane, they will then check in with the timer in that lane, and
make sure their name and team is written down for
that event and heat. The event will
start with the announcer saying “swimmers take your mark” through the megaphone
then shoot a cap gun. Then the race would begin and the timers would start
their stopwatches. The timers are also
responsible for stopping the watches
and recording the time next to the
swimmers name on their meet sheet. At the end of each event, the timers sheets
will be collected and put in order
according to time. The fastest three
times will win 1st, 2nd and 3rd places
respectively.
4) Stopwatches,
megaphone and cap gun (or starting
system), safe pool, lane lines, starting blocks, flags, locker rooms, timers,
clipboards and pencils, official score
keeper head announcer (of events and
heats, also names), first aid kit, desk will all be provided
5) We
will specify the stroke and distance of the event before
and also announce the distance and stroke of the event before every race.
6) The
refs (stroke and turn judge)/score
keeper/announcers are going to be volunteers. We will have a practice race for the timers and maybe even a 5-minute talk with
them to make sure they know what to do.
7) The
schedule of events along with names of people of each heat will be posted in
the pool area. The swimmer coordinators will have a master schedule of all events.
8) A
first aid kit will be on hand at the scorekeeper’s
desk. There will also be a certified lifeguard on hand as well.
SWIMMING GLOSSARY:
(swim meet layout)
25 = 25 yards = 1 lap
50 = 50 yards = 2 laps
100 = 100 yards = 4 laps
200 = 200 yards = 8 laps
500 = 500 yards = 20 laps
Free = Freestyle
Back = Backstroke
Fly = Butterfly
Breast = Breaststroke
IM = Individual Medley = 1 lap of each stroke (order of 100 IM: fly, back, breast, free)
Doggie = Doggie Paddle
For the 100
freestyle relay each swimmer will swim one lap of freestyle. Therefore,
persons 1 and 3 will be at the timers end and persons 2 and 4 will be at the
opposite end since each person will swim only one lap then get out of the pool.