2019 ASA Championship Series - we invite you to swim among the best swimmers in Georgia in an Olympic pool

June 13th

Swim Team Friends,

Perhaps you heard the buzz around the pool today being shared by Coach Nicole…to cap off our awesome swim team season, the Atlanta Swimming Association (ASA) Championship meet series takes place the last week of June at the Georgia Tech McAuley Aquatic Center. The series is comprised of two meets:

ASA Divisionals (qualifying meet) which takes place on Wednesday, June 26^th from 3:00 PM – 6:30 PM
ASA Championship Finals which takes places on Saturday, June 29^th from 11 AM – 2 PM and 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM

The meet is run by ASA and is the largest in the country, with over 3,000 swimmers participating in 6 divisional sessions. Participants have the opportunity to see and compete with future elite swimmers from Georgia. Not to mention, this is an INCREDIBLE opportunity for your children to swim in an Olympic pool that remains one of the best and fastest pools in the country…swimmers will be in the same water that our U.S. Olympic swim team trains in! The Mountaire Park Barracudas are proud to extend participation to our swimmers this year – the first time in several years!

Participation in the meet series entails a $23.00 per athlete entry fee and is completely up to individual swimmers and parents (the only requirement is a swimmer must have participated in at least one regularly scheduled dual meet to be eligible). We encourage EVERYONE to participate, not just those that think they will make finals.

For the ASA Divisionals meet, your athlete can swim in two individual events and if we have enough swimmers in each age group, we will be able to make relays! Additionally, your swimmer can choose the two individual events they want to swim for this meet only.

Your next step:

RSVP for the ASA Divisionals meet by 5:00 PM on Monday, June 18^th

To do so, click here
Scroll down the page and click on the green RSVP button for “ASA Divisionals”
This will open up a page pre-populated with your swimmer(s) name(s)
Indicate if your swimmer(s) is attending or not attending (and by attending we mean they are swimming)
In the comments box indicate the two events they would like to swim. If there are no comments, Coach Nicole will choose their events
Hit the “checkout” button, enter your payment details and follow the prompts

Event recap:

ASA Championship Series comprised of 2 meets:

-ASA DIVISIONALS (QUALIFYING) at Georgia Tech McAuley Aquatic Center

Takes place on Wednesday, June 26^th from 3:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Warmups begin approx. 90 minutes prior to meet start
RSVP deadline is by 5:00 PM on Monday, June 18^th
Entry fee is $23 per swimmer
The top 10 relays for each age group qualify to return for the ASA Championship Finals on June 29^th. Teams may only advance their fastest (highest qualifying) relay.
The top 40 individual 10 & Under and top 30 Individual 11 & Up swimmers qualify for ASA Finals on June 29^th.
The 6 & under individual events will follow the relays. 6 & Under Free Relay, all Medley Relays, 6 & Under Free, 6 & Under Back

-ASA CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS at Georgia Tech McAuley Aquatic Center

Takes place on Saturday, June 29^th from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM (approx. time) for ages 6 & Under, 7-8, and 9-10
Takes place on Saturday, June 29^th from 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM (approx. time) for ages 11-12, 13-14, 15-18
Warmups begin approx. 90 minutes prior to meet starts

Volunteering:

Once ASA has everyone’s entries, they will send out volunteer and warmup assignments. We are required to have one volunteer for each 12-15 kids we enter in the meet. Most volunteers will need to be available at least 45 minutes prior to the start time of the session to ensure an on-time meet start.

Parking:

Parking at Georgia Tech is unfortunately not free. Only prepaid parking will be allowed in the parking lots adjacent to the Campus Recreation Center (Lot W10) and the Student Center Lot (Lot W2) across the street. If you do not get reserved parking, you will have to park at the State Street (Lot W23) lot a little further away from the facility. To purchase prepaid parking go to https://gatech.parkmobile.io/. Please keep in mind that with construction in the area we strongly advise teams to carpool as best they can. Be sure you select the correct day (Day 1 is Wednesday, Day 2 is Thursday, Day 3 is Friday, Day 4 is Saturday), no one will need an All-Day pass. The cost for the advance passes is $12.00. If you do not prepay for parking you will need cash to park, the cost is $15 at the gate. Please be sure to share this info with your teams. A map to the area around the Aquatic Center can be found at :

https://www.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/images/ParkingZones201-sm.jpg. There will also be signs around the venue that will point you in the direction of the lots for the meet.

Souvenirs:

Fine Designs will be on site at Georgia Tech for the big meet later this month. If you wish to take a sneak peek of the items being sold onsite and/or shop online, please visit https://store.finedesigns.com/southerngreatlakes/2019-asa-championships.html. You have the flexibility of purchasing souvenirs on site at Georgia Tech during the big meet OR you can purchase in advance or after the meet.

Additional resources:

Our coaches and team reps will continue to chat with swimmers and parents about this opportunity at practices. Be sure to really give this some thought with your athlete(s). Most swimmers in the country don’t have a chance like this in such a world class facility. It is an honor to extend this opportunity to our swim team community.

We love swimming with you!