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Week 3 News

We are halfway home, group, it will be over before you know it. It was one of the hottest weeks for the league in some time, capped off by some pesky thunder on Thursday, more on that later in the newsletter. Our meets are no longer disorganized chaos, they are now highly organized chaos. Most of the kinks have been worked out and we have had some great meets, let’s keep the fun going. I have been really impressed with how quickly most meets are being completed. Teams are doing a great job of communicating and working together to make meets run quickly. You are all now fully rated and certified on Meet Maestro, so you can add that to the resume. Thanks again for calling in your scores as soon as your meets end and for your feedback throughout the season.

We had some extraordinarily hot and humid weather this week. While we have not had to consider postponing or cancelling meets for this reason in the past, it is something teams need to monitor closely and take measures to protect swimmers and meet workers who do not have the luxury of leaving the pool at any time. Please do your best to ensure adequate shade for team bullpens and more importantly plenty of water for every person at your meet, especially meet workers who cannot leave their posting (I’m looking after you timers and place judges) as well as your official. Another quick reminder though with regard to safety in the case of thunder OR lightning; if you see lightning or hear thunder it should be an automatic 30 minute stop of the meet. There is no difference between either thunder or lightning, and I don’t care if Glen Burns himself said that after 20 minutes the heavy stuff looks like it is past us, wait the full 30 minutes before you allow anyone in or near the pool. These are clearly established safety guidelines recommended by just about every aquatic safety expert on the planet.

A quick request from everyone, CALL ME if you have a rules question or problem during the season, I am here to help, at any time of day or night or even late dark. We have had several cases where teams had rules questions and instead of looking at the rule book or calling me for help they called everyone but me, and in several cases got the wrong interpretation of the rules. One coach who was struggling with a Swimtopia issue finally caved and called me after struggling for 12 hours, the solution took 5 minutes. When I asked why they didn’t call sooner their reply was that they knew how busy I was this time of year. This is why I am busy, I am helping teams with questions and issues. I am never too busy for any team and always want you to feel free to call or e mail me any time you need help, just don’t ask me to be the anchor for your relay, as I will sink like an anchor only faster.

We had another great week of good deeds from ASA teams. We want to highlight Decatur for hosting an extra team on Tuesday who was going to be without a meet. The Alpharetta Sharks Swim Team came together for our first annual charity swim meet. This year we are raising money for the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. They raised over $2,000 at the meet but aren’t done yet!! If anyone in ASA feels called to donate, Venmo @Stephanie-Gendron-1. Teams, please keep us updated on the things you are doing for the community, we love highlighting this great work.

ASA Championship Update

Unlike last year, we have a much clearer picture about how this year’s championship meet will work, including when teams are swimming. For the most recent info on the meet, including when your team is swimming, please visit https://asa.swimtopia.com/championship. We would like to get a little info on your team for this year’s meet to help us plan and make sure we can be as organized as possible. Namely, we need to know whether or not you plan on swimming in the meet, a rough estimate of how many swimmers you expect to enter, and your preference for volunteer jobs . To provide this info please go to https://forms.gle/196gqqcoGFiQ2CdT7 and provide us details on your team and your status for this year's meet. Please do this by June 17. This is also where teams can select which volunteer jobs they prefer to work for the meet.

As we did last year, we are requiring teams to submit the names of all of your coaches who will be attending the meet. This includes any non-swimming coaches, and assistant coaches who may or may not be swimming in the meet. We do not need to know the names of any of your junior coaches age 15 or younger. Teams MUST submit these names in order to receive a credential for the meet. Please visit Coach Credential Request to provide us with that information. The deadline for this is Wednesday, June 22. Please note, any coaches submitted who have not completed their required background check and coaches certification will not receive a credential for the meet, an will be subject to a fine from ASA.

Good Luck This Season,