LOUDOUN VALLEY II VIPERFISH

There are a few rules of meet etiquette, which should be followed at meets.

1. If your child must miss a meet or becomes ill on the night before or the day of a meet, let the Head Coach and Computer Operator know as soon possible.
2. During any meet, everyone (parents, swimmers, officials) must be silent after the Referee blows the whistle. During this silence, the Starter gives the command "Take Your Mark" and the starter is sounded to begin the race. Swimmers must be able to hear the starter.
3. Only swimmers for a particular event are allowed in the water. No others are allowed, even at the shallow end or baby pool areas, during a meet. An entire team could be disqualified for this violation.
4. If you wish to leave a meet before it is over, PARENTS must first check with the Head Coach before leaving to make sure your swimmer has completed all of his/her events and is not included in a relay. It is not fair to the swimmers who stay to have their relay team disqualified because of lack of swimmers.
5. Swimmers are expected to arrive on time for warm-ups and if your swimmer is more than 30 minutes late after the start of the first event, the swimmer will not be allowed to swim in the meet and will be marked as a 'no show'. This is because both teams are required to submit final swim events on a timely manner.
6. Swimmers stay in the water until all swimmers of that heat have finished swimming. Swimmers then shake hands with their opponents before exiting the pool.
7. Swimmers are required to attend at least 4 meets during the swim season, not including Time Trials, Divisionals or All Star. Important Note: Time Trials are required, and every swimmer must attend unless they have approval from the Head Coaches.