(CORRECTED) Meet Information: Santa Rosa Neptune "Swim Like the Dickens" CBA+ Meet | Dec. 6 - 7, 2025

NEPTUNE SWIMMNG "Swim Like the Dickens" PACIFIC SWIMMING SHORT COURSE C/B/A+ MEET

This weekend our team is returning to Santa Rosa for our sixth meet of the 2025-26 USA Swimming competition year. This meet will be at one of the best competition facilities in the reason, the Kathryn Kettler Pool, a state-of-the-art Olympic size facility at the Santa Rosa Junior College.

Our team will be required to provide one timer for lane 8 for the entire meet. Timing shifts will only be 1 hour and 40 minutes (except 1st shift which is one hour and 45 minutes). Please arrive on time for your timing shift. If you have a younger swimmer that needs help finding their races during your timing shift, please ask a coach or another parent to help. The job assignments can be found at the end of this email. 

Please note that USA Swimming meets require preregistration, swimmers cannot be added the day of the meet. 

Pre-Meet Checklist:

1. Swimmers must sign-in at the check-in desk as soon as arriving at the meet venue (guardians cannot check-in swimmers).  USA Swimming competitions require swimmers to check-in at least 1 hour prior to the swimmer’s first race.  Check-in for each event closes approximately one hour prior to the start of that event.  Swimmers who have not checked in prior to the event closing will not be seeded (assigned a heat and lane) in that event.  Swimmers may scratch events at the check-in desk if the event has not already closed.
2. Meet near the entrance of the indoor pool prior to team warmup.  Swimmers will meet at 8:00 a.m. at the entrance of the indoor pool and walk together with the coach to the main pool for warmup. 
3. Attend mandatory team meeting at 8:50 AM on Saturday and Sunday at the entrance to the indoor pool.  

During the Meet:

1. Frequently check for heat and lane assignments (posted at the meet and on the Meet Mobile App - requires purchase).  Swimmers are assigned heat and lane assignments approximately 30 minutes before the start of each event.  Swimmers who miss an event that they have checked-in for may be penalized by being automatically scratched from their next event.
2. Swimmers must tell the coach the heat and lane assignment as soon as it is posted. 
3. Cool-down after every race.  This meet will have a two warm-up and cool-down lanes available during the meet.  Cooling down after a race will help your swimmer perform well as the day progresses especially in the later races.  Depending on the age of the swimmer cool-down will typically be 150 – 300 yards of slow tempo swimming.
4. Check-in with a coach after every race after race cool-down so we can provide feedback.
5. After a race cool-down check for the next heat and lane assignment and repeat process.

Other Notes:

• Swimmers must check-in with their coach prior to scratching any race. 
• Bring sunblock, extra towels, and spare clothing.
• No video is permitted on the block side of the pool. This rule is strictly enforced!

Download the new USA Swimming app for Android and iPhone.  You can find the mobile app through a link at: https://www.usaswimming.org/news/2022/09/16/new-usa-swimming-app-now-available!

Meet Job Assignments Below: