Greater Charlotte Swim League All Star Meets
Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center
Facility:
Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center
800 Martin Luther King Boulevard (formerly Second Street)
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 336-3483
The Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center (MCAC) competition pool is a 50 meter pool divided by 2
bulk heads for use of 2 - 8 lane 25 yard pools, with non-turbulent lane lines and Paragon starting
blocks. Minimum depth is 6 ft. at scoreboard end of pool and 13 ft. at the deep end. There is seating
for 1000 people with ample parking areas within 100 yards of the MCAC facility. Colorado electronic
timing system with scoreboard will be used. Continuous warm-up area will be available in selected
areas of the facility.
Rules: Greater Charlotte Swim League rules of competition apply. See Greater Charlotte Swim
league Bylaws 2008 Section IV A through Section IV F for complete eligibility details. Swimmers
must have participated in at least two regular season dual meets.
Entries: Entries must be completed using Hy-Tek’s Team Manager format. No handwritten entries
will be accepted.
Each swimmer may enter a maximum of 3 individual events and a maximum of 2 relay events, for a
total 5 events. Being listed as an alternate for an event counts as an entry for the swimmer. There will
be no designated 6 & Under (Shrimp) events.
Teams may enter a maximum of 2 swimmers per event and 1 relay per event (plus alternates).
Seeding: All events will be Timed Finals and seeded by time (not by lane assignment). Convert all
times to yards prior to sending in your entries.
Day
Friday
Saturday
Saturday
Sunday
Sunday
Monday
Date Division Warm-Up
July 10
5:00 p.m.
July 11
11:00 a.m.
July 11
4:00 p.m.
July 12
11:00 a.m.
July 12
4:00 p.m.
July 13
5:00 p.m.
Start
Entries Deadline (Noon)
6:00 p.m.
Noon
5:00 p.m.
Noon
5:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
Additional information about the Greater Charlotte Swim League rules and Greater Charlotte Swim
League All-Star Meets may be found in the Greater Charlotte Swim League Bylaws.
2009 All Star Meet Information
Please share these rules with swimmers and parents
All Team Reps are expected to check their team’s entry forms and verify you are following the rules set
forth in the bylaws. Don’t make assumptions about how to interpret a rule. If in doubt, ask ahead of
time, this could save a lot of problems at the meet. Contact any of the board of directors.
ALL TEAMS MUST HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY ON FILE. Your team cannot
swim without one. Please mail your certificate to Ruth Harris @ [email protected].
Other Helpful Information:
! All teams must use the Hy-tek format for entries.
! Coaches will enter relay teams at the same time all other entries are submitted. You may list 4
swimmers per relay and up to 4 alternates.
! Remember, listing a swimmer as an alternate, counts as an entry.
For eligibility and entry rules, see GCSL Bylaws, Section IV, all parts A-F and Section
VIII, parts E and F. Note: Section VIII D. Paragraph 2 “Changes to All-Star Meet
entries should be kept to a minimum, and made at least one-half hour prior to the
start of the All-Star Meet.” is interpreted to allow a change after the meet starts to
substitute a listed alternate in the event for an injured or sick swimmer.
! GCSL will provide for you: watches, clipboards, ribbons/medal containers, and the starter.
At The Meet:
! Coaches and Team Reps need to check in at the Clerk of Course to pick up lane
assignments for warm ups and a coaches packet, etc. Problems with the heat sheet need to
be addressed at the Clerk of Course. To make changes, the swimmer must be listed on the
entry form. Team Reps should turn in their Sportsmanship Award vote and any extra ribbons
left over from the dual meets (please, include a count of the ribbons you are returning – with the
team name, division).
! All Volunteers need to sign in at the Clerk of Course as they arrive.
! Meet Seating - Swimmers – Each team will be assigned a designated ‘team area.’ Please look
for your team’s name in the bleacher area. Try to keep your team in this area.
! Meet Seating – Parents – Sit in the area designated for spectators, do not sit with the swim
team.
! Do NOT bring chairs, there is plenty of bleacher seating for the event.
! Food/Drink/Heat Sheets/All Star T-shirts will be available for purchase. The concession
stand will be open. Please stay in the snack area when eating. Coolers may be brought into the
pool area. Absolutely no glass containers of any kind are allowed. Each team must clean up
after themselves. Heat Sheets will be on sale in the lobby, along with GCSL All Star T-shirts.
! Volunteer Workers – Volunteer assignments will be sent to the team reps several weeks prior
to the All Star Meets. Ribbon Stickers will set up a table beside the clerk of course. They
should check in when they arrive, but do not need to begin sticking labels until after the
conclusion of the Backstroke events. Runners need to attend the meeting before the meet and
report to the starter end of the pool in the computer area. Timers should check in when they
arrive and attend the meeting 20 minutes prior to the start of the meet. There will be a Timer
meeting held approximately 15 minutes before the start of the meet. Team Reps are
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responsible for verifying their volunteers have checked in. They will need to fill any volunteer
position assigned to their team.
A brief meeting for workers will be held about 20 minutes prior to the start of the meet. Listen
for an announcement.
Medal and Ribbons will not be distributed to individual swimmers at the meet. Team reps will
pick up their ribbons at the end of the meet after trash has been picked up in their team area.
Medals will be given to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishes in both individual events and relays.
Ribbons will be given for 4th through 8th place.
Directions and Parking
Aquatic Center
From Southbound I-77: Take I-77 South to the John Belk Freeway. Go East on John Belk Freeway (I-277).
Proceed East on the John Belk Freeway. Take the Caldwell Street exit. Proceed North on Caldwell Street for two
blocks. Take a right on Martin Luther King Boulevard (formerly 2nd Street). The Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center
is approximately ! mile on the right. Parking is available across the street form the Aquatic Center at the
Mecklenburg County Education Center or behind the Aquatic Center in the Walton lot.
From Northbound I-77: Take I-77 North to the John Belk Freeway. Go East on John Belk Freeway (I-277).
Proceed East on the John Belk Freeway. Take the Caldwell Street exit. Proceed North on Caldwell Street for
two blocks. Take a right on Martin Luther King Boulevard (formerly 2nd Street). The Mecklenburg County
Aquatic Center is approximately ! mile on the right. Parking is available across the street form the Aquatic
Center at the Mecklenburg County Education Center or behind the Aquatic Center in the Walton lot.
Note: Limited parking is available in the Aquatic Center parking lot. Additional parking is available
across the street after 5:00 PM and during the Weekend at the Education Center and Walton Plaza.