2024 ASA Week 2 Newsletter and Week 3 Ref Schedule
ASA Week 2 Recap
Another week in the books, hopefully you are back into the swing of things and now remember how all of this stuff works. We had another terrific set of meets, many of which were decided by a handful of points. So far so good on the weather front, so keep those fingers crossed for continued dry weather. We all know that is a very fluid situation and everyone’s safety and well being should be the first thing to take care of. Please familiarize yourself with the league policies on what to do in the event of bad weather, always have a plan for what to do with a crowd in the event of bad weather. Use your pre-meet planning conversation with the other team several days before the meet:
Communicate the home team’s safety plan in the event the deck needs to be cleared.
- Possible make-up dates in advance of your meet.
- Plan out how long both teams are willing to wait for weather to clear before moving onto rescheduling or calling your meet.
- Refer to rule 22 on page 16 of the rule book for rules governing weather impacted meets.
In doing so you can communicate with your families before they get to the met so they know what to expect. This will help minimize the stress of bad weather the day of the meet and will avoid a possibly contentious discussion about what to do if weather hits.
If you are looking for an opportunity for your team to give back to the community I encourage you to consider Swim Across America. Their program benefits Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s AFLAC Children’s Cancer Research Program; as well as countless other programs aimed at ending childhood cancer. For more information about their program and how to contribute visit Swim Across America
Please keep providing feedback from your meets. I will pass it along to everyone, we all learn from mistakes and successes as we go. Your feedback is important and will allow the league to better the way it run its meets. So far, I think we have already been able to help several teams, thanks to this invaluable communication. Thanks to everyone for phoning or e-mailing your scores in a timely fashion. If you see that the score of your meet has not been reported, please e mail or phone it in ASAP.
Please communicate in advance of your meet with the other team about important details on your meet. The home team should reach out to the visiting team several days before the meet and iron out times for lineup exchange, expected arrival and warmup times at the pool, team seating location and specifics about how much shade their might be, concession information and possible restrictions, number of lanes of the pool, exhibition lanes in 5 lane pools, pool depth and starting requirements and availability of blocks, a full plan for what to do in case of inclement weather, a game plan for how long teams want to wait in the case of a weather delay, and possible makeup date and/or times, as well as any other pertinent info that will lead to a smooth meet.
ASA Championship Update - 2024 Full Meet Information
For the most recent info on the meet, including when your team is swimming, please visit https://asa.swimtopia.com/championship. Full meet info can be found at 2024 Full Meet Information . We need some info on your team for this year’s meet to help us plan and make sure we can be as organized as possible. 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 ASA Championship Team Status and provide us details on your team and your status for this year's meet. Please do this by Friday, June 14.
Highlights of what is contained are as follows:
Session Assignments
To find out which date and time your team is swimming please visit
2024 Team Session Assignments as of 5-31-24
(Warmups will begin 60-90 minutes prior to each session)
Entry Fees and Entry Deadline
Entry fees for the meet will be $48 per swimmer. This covers all indv. and relay events.
Fees can be paid at team checkin on your day of competition.
Entries are due Friday, June 21 at 1 pm.
Coaches Name Submission
Teams participating in the meet must submit the names of all coaches (who are not also swimming in the meet) by Wednesday, June 19 at 6 pm.
If you fail to do so, they will not be allowed on the deck for the meet.
To submit the names of your coaches please visit Championship Coaches Names
You only need to submit the names of your coaches who are NOT swimming in the meet.
All coaches attending the meet must have completed the required background check (for coaches 18 & older) as well as the coaches certification course (for coaches 16 & older).
Meet Format
This year's championship will be a timed final. Teams will compete in 1 session only.
There will be 15-20 teams per session.
Each session will be its own championship with medals, ribbons and team trophies.
Coaches Meeting and Orientation - Coaches Meeting Zoom Link
There will be a REQUIRED coaches/reps meeting, it will be done virtually via Zoom several Saturday, June 15 at 1 pm. . A team rep or member of your coaching staff must be present at this meeting. Teams failing to do so will be subject to removal from the meet or a $250 fine.
The link to the meeting is
ASA Championship Orientation Meeting - Sat. June 15 at 1 pm
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/93804786502
Please click on Week 2 Full Newsletterto view this week's full rundown and meet scores.
Please click on Week 3 Referee Schedule
Good Luck This Season,
Franke Marsden - ASA
404-664-3975
