Contra Costa County Championship Meet
Congratulations! Your swimmer has met the very difficult time standards and qualified to County!!!! County is one of the largest summer rec swim meets in the country and so many of our swimmers try so hard and never qualify. It is a huge honor that your swimmer has made it!!! Please read all the information below to stay informed about upcoming events, requirements, and other important details.
County Practice Schedule is Monday - Friday:
- 9/ups: 9:00-10:30 AM
- 8/unders: 10:30-11:30 AM
County Meet
Date
- Saturday, August 2nd - Sunday, August 3rd
Location
- Acalanes High School, 1200 Pleasant Hill Road, Lafayette
Team Camp/Setup
- Team camp info will be sent out as it becomes available.
- Because John Freytag and Gabe Salindong have volunteered to judge, we will have a small reserved area that will likely fit four tents. THANK YOU JOHN AND GABE!!!
- Because we are providing officials, we will also be allowed early camp setup on Friday, August 2nd. The exact time and location of our camp will be released mid week. If any County Parents are available on Friday to set up four Stingray pop-up tents around 1:00pm at Acalanes High School, the team will be very grateful!!! If we don't set up early, our space will likely be taken over by other teams. The tents are heavy and big so it is always helpful if at least two parents help out with this task.
Parking
- Free parking is available in the high school parking lot and surrounding neighborhood street parking. The regular lot fills up fairly early in the morning. If you come for morning warmups, you can usually get regular free parking in the lot. If you arrive later in the day, nearby parking is difficult to come by.
- VIP parking will be for sale on Monday, July 28th at 8:00pm at https://contracostacountymeet.com/ It will sell out early.
- Each swimmer is limited to two individual events and two relays. Even if a swimmer is County Qualified in all events, they must select the two individual events (and two relays, if qualified) in which they wish to compete.
- The team will cover all meet fees for individual swimmers and relays.
- If your swimmer has qualified in more than 2 individual events, make sure you and your swimmer are prepared to tell Coach Steve which events they want to swim this Monday. He must submit all entries by Monday afternoon. He will discuss with you at practice on Monday.
12&Under Tech Suit Rules:
- County follows all USA Swimming guidelines for tech suits for 12/under swimmers.
- Make sure your 12/under swimmer is in a legal suit for their age.
Approximate Schedule
- For individual events (except IM), timed trials will occur in the morning. The top 10 finishers will advance to Championship Finals (1st-10th) in the afternoon. The next 10 finishers will advance to Consolation Finals (11th-20th) in the afternoon. After 20th place, your swimmer will not advance to the afternoon.
- Individual Medley and Relays are Timed Championship Finals only (there are no prelims for these events).
- IM has finals only, and they occur in the morning, just before the lunch break. Relays occur just after lunch.
- If your swimmer advances to finals in an individual event, expect to be at County all day.
- Saturday, August 2nd:
- 9am-12pm – Free trials, Breast trials, 11&up IM (timed finals)
- 12pm-1pm – Break (entire pool open for warmups for at least 30 minutes)
- 1pm-4pm – 15-18 50 Free finals, Medley Relay (timed finals), Free finals, Breast finals
- Sunday, August 3rd:
- 9am-12pm – Back trials, Fly trials, 10&under IM (timed finals)
- 12pm-1pm - Break (entire pool open for warmups for at least 30 minutes)
- 1pm-4pm – Free Relay (timed finals), Back finals, Fly finals
Warmups:
- Both days the entire pool is open for warmups from 7:15-8:30am. From 8:30am-8:50am, the pool is only available to 8/under swimmers. There will be announcements for which lanes are available for racing starts. Please follow instructions from meet officials and lifeguards during all warmup periods. There are no assigned lanes for teams during any warmup periods.
- Duing the lunch break both days, there will be a minimum of 45 minutes for warm-ups. The first 15 minutes will be for 8&under swimmers only. The remaining 30 minutes will be open to all swimmers. The exact times will be announced toward the end of the trials sessions both days
Clerk of the Course
- Clerk of the Course – All swimmers must check in and be seated at the Clerk of the Course before their events AND immediately following the Clerk’s Final Call for that age group. No parents will be allowed inside the Clerk of the Course at any time during the meet. Coaches may accompany swimmers 8/under swimmers only.
Volunteer Assignments
- All families should have a volunteer assignment; this includes board members, core volunteers, and buyouts. The volunteer assignments will be emailed out closer to the actual event as the team's volunteer requirements are not yet final.
- This year, we may have a diminished requirement thanks to John Freytag and Gabe Salindong volunteering for stroke and turn!
Apparel and Programs
- T-shirts and sweatshirts always sell out early. They will begin sales of apparel and meet programs on Friday, August 1st at Acalanes High School Pool from 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Cash is preferred as wi-fi/cell service is not reliable on campus. Credit card and Apple Pay are accepted.
- These items will also be on sale at the actual meet, but sizes of apparel usually become limited early on.
Awards
- Medals will be awarded to 1st-10th place (those who have advanced to the Championship Finals) and rosette ribbons will be awarded to 11th-20th place (those who advanced to the Consolation Finals). Relay teams will be awarded medals 1st - 10th place only.
- Awards will not be available over the weekend. The team will get them from County Meet and distribute them in their bags at the Awards Ceremony.
