ASA Week 4 Newsletter and Week 5 Referee Schedule
2023 ASA Week 4 Newsletter and Week 5 Referee Schedule
June 23, 2023
Week 4 Full Newsletter and Scores
Week 4 News
How lucky were we this week? All sorts of doom and gloom from the weather forecasters and we managed to get a whole lot of swimming in. Nice job everyone on being patient and making it work. I can see a light at the end of the tunnel, I just hope it’s not an oncoming bus. A lot of great swimming this week, a good preview of the big finale next week. I hope everyone closes out on a high note next week with some dry weather and fast swimming. Please remember it is an absolute must that you e mail or phone in your meet score the minute your meet ends next week. We have to finalize dual meet trophies, and your meet score is a crucial part of that. Please check your team’s dual meet record and let me know if anything is amiss.
ASA Championship information will be updating in a fast and furious frenzy over the next 48 hours. First and foremost, be sure to get your entries in on time. They are due tomorrow, Friday, June 23 at 1 pm. Once I have all entries in I will publish, psych sheets, entry lists (that should be up by late tomorrow afternoon /early evening. From there I will follow with workers and warmup assignments, team seating, building entry times and a summary of your credentials. The will all be posted on the website https://asa.swimtopia.com/championship , please review the info and make sure you get your entries in on time. You will very likely grow tired of all the e mails you will get from me about the meet, but please read them, as they are there to hopefully keep you informed and make your meet run as smoothly as possible. Don’t be bashful about sharing all of this info with your team. Most of the info I send you can be followed in the Latest News link on the league web page, feel free to pass that along to everyone.
Don’t forget, we are conducting a food drive at this year’s championship. Please bring any canned goods that you can spare to the meet. There will be collection bins as you come into the building. Also, I have heard some rumblings about Swim Across America Good Luck Ducks at this year’s meet, more on that to come.
Championship Meet Reminders
Heat Sheets - One thing missing from your team packs this year that would normally be included will be heat sheets. With this year’s meet and the advance entry deadline we will be e mailing teams a pdf version of the heat sheet, as well as post it on asa.swimtopia.com. TEAMS MUST PRINT THEIR OWN COPIES OF THE HEAT SHEET FOR THEIR OWN USE. Print as many as you want. We will NOT provide any heat sheets for teams this year, and they will not be on sale. As I mentioned, you can print your own for the price of FREE. In an effort to reflect any late entries or corrections, we will not send or post the heat sheets until about 36-48 hours before your session, so please don’t pester me about when you will get them. I will also make available entry lists including the heats and lanes for your swimmers for quick reference and to give you a chance to get a jump on getting heats and lanes on their bodies.
Live Stream of Championship – We are happy to announce this year’s meet will be live streamed for the first time in several years. Special thanks to Georgia Tech for helping make that possible this year. The link to the webcast is Championship Webcast Link, the link is also posted on the league website, please share with your family and friends.
Parking -Coaches and team vehicles will NOT receive free parking passes. Prepaid parking will be available in the W10 parking deck that is adjacent to the CRC. To park in this deck, you must prebuy a parking pass, you cannot pay at the gate. To prepurchase parking please visit https://gatech.parkmobile.io/events . Parking costs will be between $12-15. Overflow parking for W10 and any day of parking for those who did not prepay is located at the W23 lot at 905 State St. These are relatively short walks from the pool. A map of the area can be found at Georgia Tech General Parking Map and ASA Parking Diagram and Map Please plan accordingly.
ASA Divisional ad Championship T Shirts and Merchandise
ASA will again partner with Fine Designs Apparel. They will be providing ASA Championship t shirts and a broad line of specially designed items for this year’s big meet. They will again be onsite at the meet, and will be setting up an online shop for this year’s meet. This is a great addition as it allows everyone on your team to purchase souvenirs from the meet, even if they can’t make the big meet, or they can make purchases even after the meet. The link to view their online store is ASA Championship Merchandise
ASA Fall League
The Atlanta Swim Association (ASA) will be offering a “fall” season in 2023. This season is targeted (but not limited to) swimmer’s age 8-14 and will have 5 meets will be on Saturday mornings and are tentatively scheduled to begin Saturday, August 19 – Saturday September 16. Age groups will be 8 & Under, 9-10, 11-12, 13 and over. The purpose of this season is to offer swimmers a few more chances to swim in meets without the full bore commitment to year round swimming. Additionally, this season will provide a great chance for kids who will be swimming for their school teams to stay in shape. If you would like more info or want to have a team please e mail Franke Marsden.
For a full rundown of week 3, including scores and standings please see the following:
