What is Battle of the Ages?  

  • 2 day Saturday-Sunday Invitational Meet open to Stingrays between 5-18 year of age (no 4 year olds)
  • Unique meet in that swimmers compete only against swimmers of their same age (so a 13 year old swimmer only swims against 13 year old swimmers, not 13 AND 14 year old swimmers)
  • You and your child pick which events your child swims
  • ALL families are required to fulfill a volunteer shift (including board members, core volunteers, and those who have bought out of their volunteer requirement).  This does NOT fulfill one of your 4 meet volunteer jobs for the season.  

Date

  • Saturday, June 29th - Sunday, June 30th, 2024
  • Meet starts at 9:00 am both days and ends at approximately 4:00 pm
  • Warmups 7:45-8:45 AM both days, warm up lanes and times will be assigned

 

Location

  • We are back to the original location (NOT College Park as it was last year)​
  • Pleasant Hill Education Center Pool (Pleasant Hill Middle School), 1 Santa Barbara Road, Pleasant Hill

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Entry Fees

  • $35 per swimmer​
  • Note, this is a flat fee per swimmer and each swimmer may select a max of 4 events to participate in (note that this fee structure is different from last year, where there was a fee for each event swum).

 

Registration

  • We will begin accepting registration forms on Monday, May 27th 
  • Registration deadline:  Thursday, June 6th, 2024.  Late registrations cannot be accepted
  • Registration Forms can be printed and turned in at the pool (not yet linked for printing).   If you do no thave access to a printer, a few printed hard copies will be available at the pool in a manila envelope on the family folder cart. 
  • Fill out one registration form per swimmer and turn it into the black mailbox attached to Family Folder Cart.  
  • Payment
    • Attach check made payable to Benicia Stingrays (note "Battle of the Ages" AND swimmer's first and last name in the check note), place in an envelope, and turn in with the registration form 
    • OR pay electronically via PayPay or Zelle 
      • Name = [email protected]
      • ​Note in memo:  "Battle of the Ages" and "Swimmer's Name"
      • MUST select "Friends and Family" payment option if paying via PayPal

 

Volunteer Assignments

  • ALL families will be assigned a volunteer shift. The job assignment will be emailed to you closer to the event date.  
  • EVERY adult who volunteers MUST pass a background check (you must repeat the background check this year, even if you were checked for last year's Battle or were recently checked through a different organization).  This is dictated by the insurance that Pleasant Hill requires for this meet; this is not because of a Stingray requirement or issue.  
  • If you register your swimmer to participate, it will cost you $30 for the background check.  Please include this $30 with your registration payment.  Results of your background check will be kept confidential.  If you plan to split your shift with another adult in the family, both adults will need to be background checked and it will cost $60 for both of you to get background checked.  
  • Details on the background check will be emailed to Battle Families in the near future.  It should bestraight forward and does not require fingerprint scans, etc.  
  • If you elect to not participate in the background check so that you can not volunteer, fail the background check so that you can not volunteer, or no show on  your assigned volunteer shift, a $150 fee will be applied to your account and you must pay this fee before your swimmer can participate in future meets.  

Parking

  • VIP Parking passes can be purchased ahead of the meet for $25 per day. The parking pass entitles unlimited entry to the lot behind the pool throughout the meet. We will provide more information about how to purchase passes when they become available for sale, closer to the meet date.
  • One (1) reserved parking pass will be available for each team’s head coach and for stroke & turn officials
  • There is general parking in the upper deck solar paneled section of College Park sharing with the Baseball fields (there is a game), along Viking at College Park.
  • Officials will be able to park in the reserved lot at Valley View Middle School which is adjacent to College Park located at 181 Viking Dr, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523. These names must be submitted by team meet directors.

 

TEAM AREAS AND SET UP

  • Every participating team is assigned a team area in the school hallways.  NOTE: If tents, chairs or other personal belongings are left overnight, Pleasant Hill Dolfins Swim Team and other affiliated agencies are not responsible for lost or stolen items. Please represent our team well and clean up after yourself and remove all garbage before leaving each day.
  • We are on a school campus.  Pets, alcohol and controlled substances are not permitted.
  • Teams may begin set up at 5pm on Friday. Battle of the Ages does not accept responsibility for lost, stolen, or damaged items left overnight.

 

Warm Ups

  • Information will be posted as it becomes available

 

​Schedule of Events

Saturday 

  • 15-18:  50 free half distance, 100 breast, 100 fly
  • 9-14:  100 free double distance, 50 breast, 50 fly
  • 7-8:  50 free double distance, 25 breast, 25 fly
  • 5-6:  25 breast, 25 fly

Sunday

  • 15-18:  100IM, 100 Back, 100 Free
  • 9-14:  100IM, 50 back, 50 free
  • 7-8:  25 back and 25 free
  • 5-6:  25 back and 25 free

 

CLERK OF THE COURSE:  All swimmers must check-in at Clerk of the Course before their race.  Be sure to follow our  twitter feed for Clerk calls.  The area in Clerk of the Course and immediately around the pool is a secure area – only competing swimmers, coaches and officials will be allowed in this area.

 

COMMUNICATIONS:  Results will be posted on a wall near the pool. They will also be posted on Meet Mobile.  For up-to-the-minute announcements and calls to the clerk of the course, follow us on twitter @phdolfins.  Go to Battle Headquarters on the grass next to the Snack Shack, if you would like to purchase a meet program ($10), or if you have any general questions.

 

SNACK SHACK:  Our snack shack offers a delicious menu with many healthy choices.

 

T-SHIRTS:  Usually available at the vendor fair.