2022 Team WI Information
Hi Team Wisconsin Parents and Families,
Congratulations to your athlete on making the 2022 Team Wisconsin Zone Team! This email is long, but it has a lot of important information regarding the meet and Team Wisconsin.
First Item of Importance has a deadline:
* Entries: As you well know, there is a very quick turn around from State to Zones. Our coaches have spent a number of hours late into the night and early morning preparing and checking entries, updating times and making sure we have all our t’s crossed and i’s dotted. Please look at the psych sheet to double check your athlete(s) events and make sure they are in the correct events with the correct times. At this point, we can only update times. All time updates have to be sent to Angela before 10 AM Tuesday. Please email [email protected] with any changes.
* Basic Meet Information:
Participating Teams: Illinois, Iowa, Midwestern, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin
Admission tickets and the Commemorative Program can be purchased in advance, saving everyone time before the meet starts. Purchase tickets here
Pre-ordering for We Got Game Photography can be found here. Please sign up for action photos by 5 pm on Tuesday, August 2nd.
Electronic results will be posted on Meet Mobile and live results will also be available on the meet host website www.TeamFoxjet.com, under the Meets & Events tab “2022 Central Zone Championship.”
Lots of great information is available on the Meet Website, including parking maps, light rail information, and the ability to purchase apparel in advance from the Apparel Store on the Central Zone Championship Website.
NO GLASS is permitted in the facility – this includes spectator seating. The last thing we want is to have to close the pool due to broken glass. Rubber protected glass is also prohibited.
Northwest Designs, Inc. will be onsite providing unique apparel items for sale. Please see the meet website for information about other pre-order only merchandise. Website
Natatorium seating chart for the meet.
Team Foxjet is hosting the Central Zone Meet and they are looking for help in covering some volunteer positions. It takes many volunteers for this big event and while Foxjet members are covering most of the volunteer positions, we could use a few more volunteers in 2 areas:
Timers
Admissions Monitor / Safety Marshal - Monitors safety/security on the pool deck, pool deck entrances and spectator entrances, ensuring only those with displayed credentials/wristbands can access the pool deck
If you sign up to volunteer, they have some thank you gifts for you!
Sign up for one session = Free Central Zone Championship volunteer t-shirt! see picture below
Sign up for two sessions = Free t-shirt + admission to all sessions!
Please use the link below to sign up. Thanks for volunteering!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080D4FA4AA2BA46-central
Please contact Patrick Aaberg at [email protected] with any questions. Additional email communication will be sent to those who volunteer.
Meet Format:
Preliminary/Finals format except for the following: 800, 1500 Free and 400 IM for the 11-12 and 13-14 -200s of stroke (back, breast, butterfly) and 400 free for the 11-12 with fastest heat of each swum in finals -All Relays which will be timed finals.
• In finals, the consolation heat shall precede the championship heat.
• Fly-over starts will be used for the prelim sessions. Fly-over starts will only be used in the afternoon 10 & Under sessions, if necessary, because of timeline concerns and if agreed upon by the meet director, meet referee, and championship coordinator.
• 10 & Under – Timed Finals.
Finals:
Top 16 finishers in prelims will qualify for finals in the 11-12 and 13-14 events unless they are designated as TF (timed finals) in the meet information.
Distance Events:
800 freestyle timed finals – fastest seeded 13-14 heat swimming shall swim in finals. In the morning prelim session, the fastest heat of the 11-12 girls shall swim first, followed by the fastest seeded heat of the 11-12 boys, followed by all others seeded by time, swum fastest to slowest with age groups and genders combined. 11-12 and 13-14 1500 free timed finals – swum in the ‘afternoon’ session on the 4th day of competition, top eight (8) qualifiers from each age group and gender swimming in ‘championship’ heats at the beginning of the session. All others will swim according to seed time (fastest to slowest) in following heats regardless of age or gender. 11-12 400 freestyle timed finals – the fastest seeded heat of girls and boys will swim in finals. The remaining heats shall be swum fastest to slowest in the prelim session, alternating girls and boys. 400 IM timed finals – the fastest seeded heat for the 11-12 and 13-14 shall swim with finals. The remaining heats shall be swum fastest to slowest in the prelim session, alternating girls and boys.
The 11-12 200s of stroke (back, breast, butterfly) shall be timed finals with the fastest seeded heat swimming in finals. All other 200s of stroke for the 11-12 heats shall be swum in the preliminary session, swimming slowest to fastest in event order.
Awards: All medals 1-8 will be presented in the awards ceremonies for each respective event. All ribbons 9-16 will be available at the Team Wisconsin table following the awards ceremonies for respective events. Please pick them up prior to leaving the meet.
Relay events 1-3 medals and 4-8 ribbons.
High Point Awards 1-3 for boys and girls in each age group
Team awards 1-3 combined points.
****When your athlete wins an award and heads to the podium, we ask that the athlete shows good sportsmanship on the awards stand by wearing the team uniform for the day, including t-shirt of the day, warm up jacket, shorts/pants and shoes (these can be flip flops, sandals, crocs, tennis shoes, etc).****
Scratch Rules:
All individual events will conform to USA Swimming National Scratch Procedure Rules (207.11.6 A-E). There is no penalty for failure to compete in a timed final event. A coach or a swimmer may declare a false start.
Scratch Deadline: A scratch box will be available at registration, the General Meeting, and throughout all meet sessions. All athletes or their coaches are required to fill out a scratch slip, verified by the Clerk of Course, and place it in the scratch box prior to the scratch deadline for that event. This applies to all events, timed final, preliminary and relays. If your athlete plans to scratch please have the athlete talk to his/her coach on deck. They will assist with the procedure.Scratch deadline for First Day’s events shall be 15 minutes after the conclusion of the General Meeting.
Scratch deadline for Second Day’s events shall be 30 minutes after the start of First Day’s evening finals session.
Team WI Information:
Team Gear Pick Up:
We will open the Team Wisconsin Table at Noon on Wednesday, August 3. The table will be located in the Aquatic facility and be marked Team Wisconsin. Coach Angela from Team Wisconsin and Kelly from Elsmore Aquatics will be two recognizable faces at the table.
Team Photos:
Are at 1:10 PM on Wednesday, August 1. We will begin lining up for photos at 12:45 PM.
Team Wisconsin Athletes will all be receiving a Team photo as part of the package you paid for. You do not need to order one unless you would like an extra. These photos will be mailed directly to your home address following the meet.
Team Warm Up on Wednesday following picture :
Please have all athlete swim gear along because following the team photo there will be a team warm up from 1:45-2:45.
Parent Meeting on Wednesday:
Following the athlete warm ups, around 2:50 PM the parents will meet with Coach Jake and Coach Angela. If the weather is nice, we will meet outside on the side of the building closest to the Graduate Hotel. If it is raining, we will meet in the Team Wisconsin Parent Stands. During the parent meeting, the athletes will be meeting with the Team Wisconsin Coaches.
Tentative Relays:
Tentative Relays will be completed and communicated on Tuesday, August 2. As always: Team Wisconsin Coaches will always put the best possible relays together based on all information available and we reserve the right to make changes to relays up to the time of race.
No Time Entries:
In events that Team WI did not have two qualifiers, we may add up to 2 athletes with NT entries. Our coaches have been working to fill all possible swims to maximize team points.
Deck Passes:
Each athlete, coach, official and volunteer will be issued a meet credential. Credentials must be displayed at all times while in the venue.
Team Wisconsin Information Table:
In the pool entry way, there will be a Team Wisconsin Table set up for the entire meet. In the beginning of the meet, this is where team gear can be found and as the meet goes on, athletes will be able to pick up their 9-16 ribbons, etc.
We will have some additional Team Wisconsin T-shirts and caps available for sale. $20 per item. Cash only. First come, first serve.
Team WI warm up times will be assigned. Once we have our assignment we will email out the times. If your athlete is not competing on a during the middle of the meet, Team WI coaches encourage your athlete to come to the pool, after the meet starts, check in with a coach and go to the warm-down pool to swim. We also encourage Team WI athletes to come to the deck to cheer for their team, even if they are not competing during a session. They will need their deck pass to cheer for their teammates.
If your athlete has finished all events for the meet, please have him/her check in with one of the coaches, prior to leaving, so we know all available athletes for any relay changes or updates.
Awards Stand Team Uniform Reminder:
****When your athlete wins an award and heads to the podium, we ask that the athlete shows good sportsmanship on the awards stand by wearing the team uniform for the day, including t-shirt of the day, warm up jacket, shorts/pants and shoes (these can be flip flops, sandals, crocs, tennis shoes, etc).****
Team Instagram Account:
Our Team Instagram Account is @WIZoneSwimming
Please send any fun photos to [email protected] to be featured on our account.
If you post on any social media, please use our hashtag #WI22highwaytothedangerZONES
Team Theme Days:
Team Wisconsin is going to engage Team Spirit by having Theme Days. Athletes, parents and family members are encouraged to dress to match themes to show Team spirit. This year we are highlighting Movies. Please have your team uniform along and/or a part of your spirit wear but have some fun with hats, sunglasses, necklaces, stickers, etc. The more creative, the better.
Thursday: Dinosaurs
Friday: Top Gun
Saturday: Buzz Lightyear/ Space
Sunday: Superheros
Timeline:
Wednesday, August 3, 2022:
o SWIMMERS DRESSED IN red t-shirt and black warm-up jacket and either black or khaki shorts, pants, skorts.
o COACHES DRESSED IN white polo, black or khaki shorts, pants, or skort.
o KIDS REPORT: 12:45
o Team WI Team picture: 1:10 – 1:35pm
o Team WI Warm-up: 1:45 – 2:45pm
o Team WI Apparel Pick Up: 12:00 – 2:00
o Team WI TEAM meeting: 2:45 – 3:00
o Team WI Parent meeting: 2:45 – 3:00
Tentative Timeline until the session report and warm ups are assigned:
Thursday, August 4, 2022
o SWIMMERS DRESSED IN red cap, red shirt, black jacket Team Theme Day: Dinosaurs
o COACHES DRESSED IN red t-shirt
o 11-12 & 13-14 Prelims:
o 200 Back*, 50 Fly, 100 Breast, 800 Free TF
o Warm-up: TBD. 7:00am or possibly a split warm-up
o Meet Session: 8:40am start, TBD finish
o 10-Under Timed Finals:
o 50 Breast, 100 Free, 50 Back, 400 Free
o Warm-up: just after conclusion of the AM session
o Meet Start: one hour after start of warm-ups
o 11-12 & 13-14 Finals:
o 800 Free TF, 200 Back*, 50 Fly, 100 Breast, 400 FREE RELAY
o Warm-up: TBD
o Meet Start: TBD
Friday, August 5, 2022
o SWIMMERS DRESSED IN white cap, black shirt, black jacket Team Theme Day: Top Gun
o COACHES DRESSED IN black t-shirt
o 11-12 & 13-14 Prelims:
o 200 Free, 100 fly, 50 Free, 400 IM TF
o Warm-up: TBD. 7:00am or possibly a split warm-up
o Meet Session: 8:40am start, TBD finish
o 10-Under Timed Finals:
o 200 IM, 50 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Fly, 200 FREE RELAY
o Warm-up: just after conclusion of the AM session
o Meet Start: one hour after start of warm-ups
o 11-12 & 13-14 Finals:
o 200 Free, 100 fly, 50 Free, 400 IM TF, 200 MEDLEY RELAY
o Warm-up: TBD
o Meet Start: TBD
Saturday, August 6, 2022:
o SWIMMERS DRESSED IN black cap, red shirt, black jacket Team Theme Day: Buzz Lightyear/Space
o COACHES DRESSED IN red polo
o 11-12 & 13-14 Prelims:
o 100 Back, 200 Fly*, 50 Breast, 400 Free*
o Warm-up: TBD. 7:00am or possibly a split warm-up
o Meet Session: 8:40am start, TBD finish
o 10-Under Timed Finals:
o 200 Free, 50 Fly, 100 Back, 200 MEDLEY RELAY
o Warm-up: just after conclusion of the AM session
o Meet Start: one hour after start of warm-ups
o 11-12 & 13-14 Finals:
o 100 Back, 200 Fly*, 50 Breast, 400 Free*, 400 MEDLEY RELAY
o Warm-up: TBD
o Meet Start: TBD
Sunday, August 7, 2022:
o SWIMMERS DRESSED IN red cap, black shirt, black jacket Team Theme Day: Superheros
o COACHES DRESSED IN black polo
o 11-12 & 13-14 Prelims:
o 100 Free, 200 Breast*, 50 Back, 200 IM, 200 FREE RELAY
o Warm-up: TBD. 7:00am or possibly a split warm-up
o Meet Session: 8:40am start, TBD finish
o Timed Finals 1500:
o Warm-up:
o Meet Start:
o Finals 11-12 & 13-14:
o 100 Free, 200 Breast*, 50 Back, 200 IM
o Warm-up: TBD
o Meet Start: TBD
Please watch for more emails from Coach Jake and myself in the next few days as more information becomes available. Information may include session reports, warm up start times and any other information communicated from the meet host and Team Wisconsin Coaches.
If there is anything you need or have a question about, please do not hesitate to reach out. We are very much looking forward to working with your athletes and seeing some fast swimming!
Safe Travels and See you Minneapolis!
Swim Strong,
Coach Angela
