General info from NCHSAA

North Carolina High School Athletic Association 1A/2A

State Swimming and Diving Championships 

Saturday, February 13, 2016 

Triangle Aquatic Center 

Meet Timeline 

Prelims 

Facility opens 7:00 a.m 

Pool open for General Warm-Ups 7:15 a.m. 

Officials’ Meeting – Downstairs Classroom 7:15 a.m. 

Specific sprint lanes and specific assignments 7:45-8:00 a.m.  

Timer’s Briefing– Downstairs Classroom 8:00 a.m. 

Clear pool for Coaches’ Meeting 8:00 a.m. 

Coaches’ and Team Captains’ Meeting - Upstairs 8:05-8:30 a.m.  8:30 a.m. 

Competition begins after the meeting 8:30 a.m. 

15 minute break after men’s 50 Free 

Finals 

3:30 p.m. Facility opens 

3:45 p.m. Pool open for General Warm-ups 

3:45 p.m. Officials Briefing– Downstairs Classroom 

4:15 p.m. Timer’s Briefing– Downstairs Classroom

4:30 p.m. Clear Pool 

4:40 p.m. National Anthem 

4:45 p.m. Finals begin 

Awards Awards will be presented to the top four individuals and relay teams after the men’s 50 free, the men’s 200 free relay and at the conclusion of the meet. 

Team and MVP Awards will be presented at the conclusion of the meet. 

Prelims and Finals are considered one meet. 

Scoring Scoring is 16 places.

Swimmers must have achieved the minimum qualifying time in prelims or finals to score. 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

• No deck changing will be allowed. Athletes must use the locker rooms. 

• No Shaving will be permitted on site. 

• No body art except for the event, heat and lane number is permitted on swimmers (hand). Tattoos are permissible as long as they are not offensive in the opinion of the Meet Referee. 

• At no time may a swimmer enter the competition pool without the permission of the deck referee. 

• No compression tape may be worn by an athlete unless a written note from a doctor indicating it is for an injury is delivered to the meet referee prior to the beginning of the meet. Any tape on athletes should be presented to the Meet Referee prior to the meet for approval. 

• Please ask your team parents and swimmers to refrain from flash photography at the start. 

• Results will be posted on the pool deck and in the spectator area. 

• No chairs or sitting on the deck unless against the wall or behind the columns 

• Please keep your team area clean and insure that the athletes respect the facilities provided to us at Triangle Aquatic Center. 

National Time Verification Electronic results of the meet will be loaded into the USA Swimming database from the regional and state championships for USA Swimming member athletes. Relay lead-off splits in the freestyle relays will be loaded as well. Contact Suzanne Heath (suzanneheath@suddenlink.net) if you have questions on time verification for USA Swimming. 

High School All American Please go to the NISCA web site to electronically submit applications for high school all American recognition. www.niscaonline.org is the URL. 

No photographers behind the blocks 

NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY! QUIET FOR THE START!