Here's a little information on how the bullpen and Clerk of Course areas need to to operate in order for our swim meets to move smoothly.
We need all swimmers ages 12 and under to remain in the bullpen area. Parents, have your swimmers spread out their towels or a blanket with some friends. It's important that they be able hear the bullpen workers call the events and be there when the volunteers are lining them up and sending them to the Clerk of Course for their events.
Help your young swimmers be aware of when their events take place, and how much time they have between them. The bullpen workers will do their best to makes sure that all swimmers hear the call for the events. The workers will not leave the bullpen area to look for a swimmer.
If a swimmer is not found before the event is sent to Clerk of Course, then it's the swimmer's responsibility to find his or her way there. (We will usually send one of the other swimmers looking for a missing swimmer, if there is time.)
Swimmers 13 and up, please check in with a bullpen worker before the meet starts, so we know that all the swimmers in the age group are there for the meet.
Once you've checked in, you are free to sit outside of the bullpen area and listen to the announcer call the events and report to the Clerk of Course on your own. We will call your events in the bullpen, but we will not line up the older groups.
Swimmers 13 and up will report to the Clerk of Course and receive their event cards. Only swimmers 12 and under will be seated by the Clerk.
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