Remember to opt-out of the meet if your swimmers will not be here next week and please sign up for jobs for next week's meet.
Our weather issues on Tuesday brought up several questions:
When are swimmers called out of the water and for how long?
The JSL bylaws say: The Host Team Meet Director shall be responsible for making and implementing all decisions regarding weather issues. In the event of thunder or lightning or rain hard enough to obscure the bottom of the pool, the Meet Director shall stop the meet and clear the pool of all swimmers. In the case of thunder or lightning, the meet shall not resume until at least 15 minutes have passed since thunder or lightning were last observed. Each team shall have a plan for clearing its pool area which fits its structure and safe shelter availability. The host's team's policy will prevail if more strict than League policy.
When is the meet called for weather?
That is up to the meet director. if it looks like the weather may pass quickly enough to allow the meet to resume, we'll wait. If it looks like the weather will last a while or we're fairly close to the end, the meet may be called, especially if we're through the half-way point.
When is a meet 'complete?'
According the JSL bylaws: The Home Meet Director in conference with the visiting Team Meet Director(s) will decide when a meet shall be suspended due to inclement weather or other circumstances. After the completion of one-half of the scheduled events a meet will be considered complete. Tuesday or Wednesday suspended meets will be swum on Thursday of the same week except any meet at the Louisa Pool will be swum on Friday night and any meet involving Greene Hills will be swum on Monday of the following week. By mutual agreement of the Home and Visiting Meet Directors, a meet not completing the half-way event may be considered complete or another completion date may be agreed upon.
What is the mysterious "half-way event"?
It depends on the meet format, but is about the conclusion of the breaststroke events (just before the backstroke begins).
See everyone Monday at 6 for the Team Photo - have your swimmers in their team swimsuit.
GO SWORDFISH!!
