Hello Marlins,

This is an exciting time in the Marlins Summer Swim Season. We have 2 meets left then we have ASA League Championship - one of the largest swim meets in the world held at Georgia Tech Aquatic Center. This is an experience our swimmers enjoy every year and will likely remember the rest of their lives. Although this event is not considered mandatory, I wouldn't go as far as to say it's optional. We strongly encourage your participation in the event. We are going as a team and score points as a team and our final place is determined by team points so every individual plays an important role and your teammates would appreciate your participation so we can compete in as many events including relays as possible and represent well as the Longlake Marlins. 

2022 ASA Championship Meet Information:

WHEN: June 29 – July 2, 2022 

Our Session is Friday, July 1 – 9:30 am -1:30 pm

(Warmups will begin 60-90 minutes prior to each session)  

FORMAT: This is a timed final event. Each session will have team trophies and medals and ribbons for individual and relay events. 

ENTRY FEE: $35 per swimmer.

ENTRIES ARE DUE TO LONGLAKE - Thursday, June 23 at 11 pm. This will give us time to make adjustments to entries to set status for those trying to make the Forsyth Tide State Swim Team.

ENTRIES ARE DUE TO ASA – Friday, June 24 at 1 pm.

WHERE - Georgia Tech Campus Recreation Center Aquatic Center, 750 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA. The Georgia Tech Aquatic Center is a ten lane 50 meter x 25 yard 10 lane pool, this is a flat wall pool on finish and turn ends. We will run 2 competition pools for all sessions, the scoreboard side pool will be for boys events, the diving well side pool is for girls events. 

SPECTATORS – Spectators are welcome at this year’s meet. Spectators must remain in the spectator gallery in designated spectator seating areas. Spectators are not allowed on the pool deck, unless they have a credential as a meet volunteer or designated team official. 

TEAM ARRIVAL – Teams will be allowed into the building on a scheduled arrival time basis. Teams will not be allowed to enter the building until 30 minutes prior to their warmup time. All athletes/teams will enter the venue via the FRONT entrance to the Campus Recreation Center on Ferst Drive. Teams should enter the building as one group. Any stragglers may be collected by a coach or team representative that can escort the swimmer into the venue to your team area. There will be a meeting area outside of the Campus Recreation Center entrance where coaches and team coordinators can collect their team members before entering the venue as one group. Please go to your designated team area and remain there until your warmup time, do not go to the deck until your scheduled warmup time. 

TEAM AREAS - Team seating will be on the deck for some team and in the upstairs seating gallery for others. Each team will be assigned a specific seating section and row(s) and must sit in that section for the meet. 

Teams are NOT ALLOWED to bring large coolers or other items into those seating areas, smaller coolers or bags that fit underneath one of the seats in the stands are permitted, but items larger than that are not permitted. 

CONCESSIONS: Concessions for the meet will be available for this year’s meet. However, may be limited so plan accordingly. We have no control over concessions for the meet. 

PARKING - We are awaiting the full parking plan for the meet and will communicate it as soon as we have it. If recent meets are an indication, parking will likely be available in the W10 parking deck that is adjacent to the front entrance of the CRC. Parking in that deck will be via PREPAID PARKING ONLY, to purchase parking please visit https://asa.swimtopia.com/championship Parking costs will be between $12-15. This is the deck attached to the building. Overflow parking for W10 and any day of parking for those who did not prepay is located at the W23 lot at 905 State St. on Weds. – Fri. and in the W02 student center lot at 355 Ferst Dr on Saturday only. These are relatively short walks from the pool. That deck is a short walk to the building from there. A map of the area can be found at Georgia Tech General Parking Map and ASA Parking Diagram and Map.

MERCHANDISE: Fine Designs and Friends Unlimited will be on site with official championship apparel and swimming related products. Merchandise will be available on the spectator level of the pool in the classrooms across from concessions. PHOTOGRAPHY: Please remember flash photography in the spectator area is not allowed. River Oak Photography is thrilled to provide action photography for the ASA Championship. 

Entry Limits: Each swimmer is allowed to enter two individual events and two relays.  

There is an allowance for swimmers who are declaring as eligible to qualify for state (and are marked as such in the entries) to swim ONE additional event, this must be an exhibition event and marked as exhibition when entered. 

Team Awards: For the Championship we will provide team trophies for first through eighth place for each session. Trophies will be presented at the end of each session. . 

The top 30 swimmers will receive awards for each championship session. Medals will be provided for the top 10 individual finishers and top 3 relays in each championship session; ribbons will be provided for all other places

Meet Bullpen and Athlete Staging: All swimmers must go through the bullpen/staging areas to participate in any individual race. 

Late Entries and Changes – Late entries are allowed for the league championship meet on a lane availability basis for individual events only at a cost of $40 per individual event and $60 per relay, relay only swimmers are subject to a $50 per swimmer fee. Changing of events at the league championship will be permitted at the discretion of meet management up to 48 hours prior to that team’s championship session at the late entry fee rate. 

STATE QUALIFYING – Several municipalities use the ASA Championship as a state qualifying meet including our Forsyth County.

Information on the Forsyth Tide:

Forsyth County Tide Swimming would love for your swimmers to represent our county competing against some of the fastest swimmers from other counties around the state at the annual Georgia Recreation and Parks Association (GRPA) State Swim Meet. If you have never been before, this meet is designed to celebrate the fastest summer swim league swimmers in each age group by county. Below are some additional details on this exciting event to help you and your family decide if you can commit to attend, should your swimmer’s time make the cut to advance.

• The GRPA meet is Friday, July 22 (10 and unders), and Saturday, July 23 (11 and overs), at the Cherokee Aquatic Center.
• Prelims are in the morning; finals are in the afternoon. You're required to remain present for the afternoon finals session if your child makes the cut as either a confirmed or alternate finalist. Yes, there is a brief break for lunch.
• Swimmers may qualify/swim up to 3 individual events and 2 relays.
• FoCo Tide uses the results at the ASA League Championship Meet (July 1st) as its qualifying meet.
• Costs per swimmer to participate in the TIDE are estimated between $50-$75/per swimmer. Monies collected cover GRPA swimming fees, coaches’ costs, Tide cap and shirt, and admin fees. The only compensated individuals are the coaches.
• Swimmers compete in their age group determined by swimmer’s age as of June 1, 2021. 
• 6 and unders do NOT swim at state and are not allowed to qualify.
• Practices will be weekday mornings, July 11th - July 21st, at a neighborhood pool in the south end of the county (TBD),7:30 - 9:00 a.m. (11-overs), and 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. (10-unders).*(*Times subject to change although they will remain in the morning.) Practices for GRPA state are strongly suggested but not required (either vacation or your year-round team practices may conflict). You must make every effort to attend relay practices, so your teammates get to know who you are.
• Commitment- Committing to be “GRPA state eligible” is a serious commitment; swimmers who declare for GRPA and later inform the FoCo Tide Board that they cannot attend, cause the members of the Board to extend countless hours rearranging events/relays and trying to substitute swimmers. If your swimmer declares for GRPA and later informs us that they cannot attend, the swimmer will be assessed a fine and prohibited from swimming at the GRPA meet next year. **Once you make the declaration that your swimmer is state eligible for GRPA, he or she is committed to attending the meet if selected for the team.
• Selection Process- After the conclusion of the ASA Forsyth County championship meet, the FoCo Tide board meets to select the FoCo Tide state swim team members. We’ll be using the ASA FINAL results and the list of declared “subgroup 7” state eligible swimmers. The top 3finishers (who declare for state eligibility) in each individual event are selected for the team. Relay teams are then selected based on times. The process is tedious and time consuming. Swimmers that make the FoCo Tide team and have committed to participating will be emailed as soon as possible following the selection process.

The following note applies only to those swimmers who are also year-round swimmers:

• Please note the GRPA State Meet (the state swim meet for summer league swimmers) is the same weekend as the long course Senior State Championship Meet (state meet for year-round swimmers).
• For practical purposes, your swimmers will be hard pressed to swim at both meets. If a year-round swimmer has qualified or thinks s/he will qualify for long course state, you will need to ensure there is no overlapping of events that prevents you from making it to GRPA events once committed.Swimmers who declare for GRPA and later inform the FoCo Tide Board that they cannot attend will be assessed a fine and prohibited from swimming at the GRPA meet next year.If your swimmer would prefer to go to the Senior State Championship Meet but is not sure he or she will make a state cut but might make a state cut, please consider carefully when declaring them eligible for GRPA.Once you make the declaration that your swimmer will attend GRPA, he or she is committed to attending if they qualify.

If you have any questions about FoCo Tide, visit our websitewww.focotide.swimtopia.comor email us at[email protected].