North Rutherford YMCA TigerSharks

Meet Attendance

Please be on time. All swimmers need to warm-up before the meet, so make sure your child is at the meet for the scheduled Warm-Up time. Team Unify/SwimTopia will have the meet information including the exact warm up times.

Boys and Girls compete SEPARATELY. We practice together, as a team, but compete with boys or girls in our own age group

Short course:

(25 yards/meters = 1 length of the pool)

Long Course:

(50 meters= 1 length of the pool)

What Swimmers Should Bring To Meets

• For indoor meets: extra towels, tops/sweats, and blankets for warmth
• Goggles
• Water Bottle
• Team Swim cap and suit (REQUIRED)
• Clothes to wear over suit during meet
• Sandals to wear while walking on nasty pool decks
• Extra clothes to keep warm or dry
• Towels
• Water bottle filled with water
• Light HEALTHY snacks (fruit, crackers, pretzels, etc.)
• Something to keep busy (games, cards, books, etc.)
• Dry clothes to change into after the meet (include shoes)

Note to Parents: PUT YOUR CHILD'S NAME ON EVERYTHING!

What Parents Should Bring To Meets

• Your swimmer(s)—early for warmups
• Lots of encouragement for all swimmers
• A loud voice for team cheering
• Positive attitude—be a positive role model!
• Willingness to help. The swim team cannot function without volunteering by all parents.
• Seating is limited --Chairs and tents are welcomed at every meet.

Meet Day

• Bring your swimmer to the pool at least 20 minutes before warm-up time to put their things down, get their caps on, and prepare for warm ups to begin.
• There will be 2-3 warm up sessions 15-20 minutes in length. We will find out our session before each meet and this will be communicated to you via Team Unify.
• If your swimmer is late, the coaches might think they are absent and substitute another swimmer in their place for relays. Please email your Coach if you are running late for a meet!

Coaches ask that all swimmers speak to their coach before and after each race to get quick feedback about their swim. This is where much learning and growing takes place in a swimmer’s career no matter what age they are. Please send your swimmer to the coach if you see your swimmer is not doing this themselves. Coaches do not have time to fetch every swimmer before and after a race and sometime swimmers can be a bit intimidated depending on age and experience.

During the Race

After the Referee blows the whistle to signal the start of the race, all spectators, parents, swimmers, coaches, and officials (other than the Starter) must be quiet until the horn or beep sounds to start the race. This is very important, to prevent false starts. Once the race has begun, let’s hear some noise!

After the Meet

• DO NOT Leave until you have talked to the Coach and that all your events have been swum.
• We STRONGLY encourage all swimmers to stay until the meet is over. Nobody wants to swim for an empty pool.
• Leave the area you occupied cleaner than you found it.
• Check to make sure your swimmer has all their belongings.

Championship Swim Meet Qualification:

You swimmer must compete in 2 regular season swim meets in order to be eligible for the Championship swim meet. (unless otherwise communicated by the YMTSC)

Ribbons:

Ribbons are awarded to swimmers at most meets. The host team is responsible for sending these ribbons to the competing teams after the conclusion of the meet. Sometimes this happens quickly, sometimes we wait. However, as soon as the ribbons are received, we will hand them out to your swimmers