As in previous seasons, I have
created a set of meet databases and meet events files covering this year’s TSA
season for use by teams that own Hy-Tek’s Meet Manager (MM) or Team Manager (TM)
programs, so please share this announcement with your coaches and the folks who
handle technology for your team.
The first item is a collection
of meet events files for Team Manager users. There are actually four
separate sets of meet events zip files inside the master zip file: one set for
each combination of pool length (25 yards or 25 meters) and meet event ordering
(normal TSA event order vs. “6 and under first” variant). Each set contains six
meet events files, one for each dual meet date this season. Unzip the
appropriate one for each of your meets and import it into Team Manager.
The second item is a collection
of template Meet Manager databases configured for TSA dual meets. These
will be used by meet administrators who produce heat sheets, import swimmer
times, etc. There is one template for each of the four meet type combinations
mentioned above. Meet administrators will need to adjust the meet date from
week to week; the templates start out with the date of this season’s first meet
(June 13).
Note that the events files for
meets at 25 meter pools (about 10 percent of TSA teams host meets at such
facilities; most TSA pools are 25 yards long) have the 6 & Under races
listed as being 15 meters long. This is purely an artifact of the software --
TM and MM can’t handle a meet containing a mix of yard-based and meter-based
events. The important thing to bear in mind is that the actual 6&U race
distance is invariant regardless of pool length: it must always be announced by
the Starter as “15 yards” and the finish rope must be placed 15 yards from the
blocks, in accordance with rule 102.1.1.A.
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