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Map to GISD Natatorium

DASA South Championship Meet

              June 26, 2026

              Garland Natatorium

              2585 Firewheel Pkwy.

              Garland, TX 75040

Thursday, June 25, 2026, Timed Finals

TEAM VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR FOR CHAMPS-TBD

              *Parents and Swimmers will not be allowed into the pool until 7:30AM

Session 1 – Ages 9 and over

• ALL TIMES TBD in April
• Swimmer Arrival:  7:30AM
• Warm-Up: 7:45AM
• Relay Cards are due by 8:15AM
• Coaches Meeting: 7:15AM
  
• Meet Start: 8:45AM
• Estimated End Time: 3:00PM
• All parent volunteers will report to designated area at the time posted for their postition. 

Session 2 – ages 8 and under

REMINDERS

General Reminders:

• Please have your swimmers write their last names on their shoulder blade. Swimmers can have their events on their arm.
• No other writing is allowed. Any other writing may result in dismissal from the meet.
• Swimmers may not wear any club suits (other than KC), caps, or shirts on deck. Swimmers wearing outside club logos may be asked to leave the meet.
• No food or drink (not even a cup of coffee) is allowed in the stands (concessions will be provided with coffee). Swimmers may have food and drink on deck.
• Each individual will be responsible for cleaning their team area at the end of the meet.
• Only clear bags are allowed in the spectator section (see attachment for specific requirements). Computer bags and camera bags are also not allowed.
• Swimmer may have their swim bags on deck.
• No cameras are allowed on deck.
• No flash photography at the start of any race.
• Swimmers must remain on the pool deck. No one is allowed on the pool deck without proper credentials.
• Spectators may not stand in the front aisle next to the rail in the stands.
• There are bleachers for the swimmers to sit on but swimmers may wish to bring a chair.

Warm Ups:

All teams will warm up at the same time. We have use of all of the lanes. Teams can manage diving and starts in their own lanes. Starts are one way only.

• Lanes 9-12

Ready Bench

• All swimmers must report to the Ready Bench. All teams are responsible for getting their swimmers to the Ready Bench on time. The workers at the Ready Bench will not search for missing swimmers.
• The Ready Bench will not be used for relays. All teams will be responsible for getting their relays to the correct event/heat/lane.
• The Ready Bench will be located on block end of the pool, next to the warm up pool.

Scoring

The format of this meet is a Timed Finals format. Swimmers will be awarded points and ribbons as follows:

Individual Events

• 16 places – 18, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2
• no team can score more than 4 places
• an uncontested event only has first place

Relays

• 8 places – 36, 32, 30, 28, 26, 22, 20, 18
• no team can score more than 2 places
• an uncontested event only has first place

Seeding

All events will be pre-seeded and will be swum slowest to fastest. The meet will be run in a 10 lane 25 yard pool. Blocks will be set up on the side opposite from the bleachers.

Awards

Each team will receive an email with their award labels ready for printing. Results will be printed by team and teams will be able to determine how many ribbons and medals are needed for each place. Ribbons and medals will be distributed at the end of the meet.

Officials / Disqualifications

We will abide by USA Swimming Disqualification Rules unless stated otherwise. Outlined below are exceptions and important notes that are different from the USA Swimming Rules.

The DQ for delay in initiating the backstroke turn. Swimmers are NOT allowed to take more than one freestyle stroke but a little longer on their belly (within the flags) will be allowed at the turn.

8&U will be given to the flags to adjust their strokes.

We will DQ for false starts.

We will not DQ for moving or flinching.

We will DQ when a swimmer has truly taken off early and has been given a competitive advantage.

In the event of a false start where the swimmers continue to swim, the heat will be granted a re-swim by the starter after sufficient rest. A false start will be charged to the heat and any

Subsequent false start by any swimmer will result in disqualification of that swimmer.

USA Swimming Official Guidelines

• Officials that will be attending the Champs meet, must attend at least one dual meet to see how we will DQ and to get used to summer league swimming.
• We will have at least 6 stroke and turn judges at Champs.
• Stroke and Turn officials will officiate in such a manner that no lane is given an advantage. For example, we will be using a 10 lane pool – lanes 1-4 would be put at a disadvantage if officials use the bulkhead.

Timing System

raphy

Video photography will not be used to review any disqualifications, order of finish or proof of final times.

Hospitality

Hospitality will be available for Coaches and Officials.

Relays

Relay cards will need to be turned by the stated time above. This allows the Meet Admin to make the necessary changes in the meet management software and clear up any exception prior to the start of the meet. Once changes have been made the relay cards will be returned to the teams. Relay swimmers must already be entered in the meet to swim on a relay. Swimmers will not be added on the day of the meet. Entry rules do apply when making changes to relays. If a swimmer needs to be scratched from an individual event and placed on a relay that will need to be notated on the relay card.