State Meet Info - March 8 - March 10
*****Coach Aaron is in the process of finishing STATE MEET entries, if you and your child have swum in 3 meets are NOT planning to attend states, I need to know ASAP. Entries are due this week(Thursday) and can not be changed once they are submitted. If I think your coming and you do NOT show it messes with other swimmers swims, especially RELAYS.
***** Jobs for States have been posted. This meet does not happen without hundreds of volunteers. We need 2 timers per session, plus bull pen workers, marshals, gate workers, 50/50 workers and others. Check out the job list and sign up by March 6, or I will start hounding people.
***** If your swimmer has not done 3 meets and is not going to states this should be their last week of practice. We went to give all our attention to the swimmers working towards states during the last week of practice. Thanks
See the annoucement below from the league about session times and other important info. (This is also posted on our schedule page under State meet as well as a map slowing parking locations at Colby College.
As always, if you have questions please let me know.
Coach Aaron
MAINE YMCA SWIM LEAGUE
YMCA State Swimming Championship Meet 2024
To: All Families of Maine YMCA Swimmers
From: Brian Townsend – Maine YMCA State Swim Championship Meet Director
RE: Important information regarding 2024 YMCA State Championship Swim Meet
1. The Maine State YMCA Championships will be held on Friday March 8, Saturday March 9th & Sunday March 10th . at the Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center @ Colby College. Parking instructions/Maps will be provided. All parking areas are a short walk from the pool make sure you get there early. Everyone including athletes should enter through the main entrance.
2.Spectators: Spectators will be allowed into the spectator’s area. A fee of $10.00 per adult, $5.00 for children under 18 will be charged to all who enter through the meet check in area (no charge for swimmers participating in the session).
3. Live streaming will be available on you tube channel “swim4defy”
4. Meet programs will be available on Meet Mobile for purchase as well as in person for $5. We will be seeding the meet during warm ups to minimize the open lanes due to possible scratches. Look for the Q-code.
5. T-shirts will be sold
6.There will be NO food concessions
Session start Times:
Friday, March 8th: Session 1- 13-14, Senior Girls Warm up 4:00pm, meet start no earlier than 5:15p
Saturday, March 9th : Session 2: 8&U Boys & Girls – warm up 7:30 am – 8:15am Meet start
Session 3: 9 &10 Girls – warm up not before 10:30 am, meet begins no earlier than 11:30 am
Session 4: 13-14 & Senior Boys – Warm up not before 4:30 pm, meet begins no earlier than 5:30 pm
Sunday, March 10th : Session 5: 9-10, 11-12 Boys. warm up 7:30 am, meet begins no earlier than 8:45 am.
Session 6: 11&12 Girls – Warm up not before 12:30 pm, meet begins no earlier than 1:30p
