Penn Del How to Combine Events 2019-2020

Combining Events

• Import entries from both teams
  
  
• Ensure all heats/lanes have been assigned (#4 in refresher list above)
  
  
• Review each event to see how many heats are created; if only one heat and there are open lanes, see if the respective boy/girl event can be combined.
  
  
• If so, move swimmers to lanes so that when the two events are combined by the starter, there will be swimmers from both events combined.
  
  
• Example:  Event 1 has entries in lanes 2, 3 and 4; event 2 has entries in lanes 2, 4 and 5 in this scenario, you can combine the two events.  For Event 1, move swimmers to lanes 1, 2 and 3 and go to Event 2 and move them to 4, 5, and 6. 
  
  
• Often with relays, you can combine multiple events.
  
  
• Ensure you are NOT combining events of different distances. 
  
  
• You CAN combine genders.
  
  
• You CAN NOT combine strokes.
  
  
• You CAN combine ages provided the distances and strokes are the same.
  
  
• After all combining is finished, print one copy of the meet program.
  
  
• Visually review all combined events to ensure that there are no overlaps of lane assignments.
  
  
• Once all is complete, circle the event numbers that are being combined, draw a line to connect them and write the letter C with a circle around it.  This tells everyone which events are combined.
  
  
• During the meet, you can combine if scratches allow; if you do combine, notify coaches, starter and referee.