Visiting Team Information:

The Greystone Gators would like to welcome your team to the " The Swamp" ~Greystone Swim & Racquet Club. We are looking forward to a great swim meet and want to share some information that may help your team.

Meet Administration

• Our coach will have our meet lineup loaded into Meet Maestro by midnight Sunday prior to our meet.  Coach Brendan can be reached at [email protected] should your coach have any last minute changes, questions, or challenges.
• Coach Brendan will lock and merge the meet entries Monday afternoon so both teams can print any necessary paperwork. For home meets, we will print the recorder sheet from Meet Maestro for the Meet Administrator to use with the Order of Finish Judges.
• We swim exhibition swimmers in lanes 1-2 & 9-10 in all main events.
• We also combine relay events where possible with 1 empty lane in between.
• Should your team have any no-shows or additions after that time, have your coach communicate with Coach Brendan to make the needed changes.
• For timing, we share timing duties across all lanes with one timer in each lane from each team. It is a great way to meet others and work together toward a successful meet!
• Order of Finish: Our preference is No OOF (Rule 203.5.1.B).  If OOF judges are used, we will adhere to the restrictions outlined in Rule 202.6.13.B - "Order of Finish will ONLY be reviewed if times recorded between two swimmers is less than 0.1 seconds. If the Order of Finish does not agree with the times, the race will be determined a tie."

Location

Greystone is located at 1115 Sawmill Road in North Raleigh. We are between Creedmoor and Lead Mine Roads.

Parking

Parking is limited, so we strongly encourage carpooling when possible. The main parking lot is reserved for the visiting team.

Additional parking is available in the grassy lot behind the pool, as well as at the American Legion lot directly across the street. If those areas are full, street parking is available along Sawmill Road.

Please use caution when parking on Sawmill Road, as traffic can be heavy during this time of day.

Set Up at Pool

The visiting team sets up across the pool from the entrance behind the slide. For the visiting team, the Clerk of Course is near the diving board. The scoring computer (Meet Maestro Administration) is set up under the blue canopy near the entrance.  The ribbons are located right next to the scoring computer.

Runners and Recorder

Please provide one runner and one person for ribbons.

Pool Set Up

We have a 10-lane pool, but space is limited behind the blocks. We swim all 10 lanes for the first heat.  The scoring lanes are lanes 3 to 8, with exhibitions in 1-2 and 9-10.  Please limit this area to swimmers and kid-pushers only to prevent extra confusion. We also prefer to conduct our meets with "dive-overs" to keep the meet running smoothly. During the 6 & under races, Timers can split up where ½ can relocate to the area beside the lifeguard stand beside lane 1, and the other ½ can relocate to space on the opposite side of the pool near the deep end ladder so they can see swimmers as they cross the rope strung across the pool.

Please note, our team does not use Kid Catchers.

Gator Grill

Our "Gator Grill" provides delicious choices for dinner, such as hamburgers and hot dogs. Meals include chips and a drink with the option to purchase additional snacks.  A menu is included with Rep communication. We operate on a CASH ONLY basis, so please bring small bills.

Additionally, Sunset Slush or Kona Ice will be at every meet and accept credit cards.

Coaches’/Parent Relays

When both teams agree, we love to have relays to "spice things up" mid-way through the meet. We do these after breaststroke if the weather cooperates.

Warm-Ups

The pool will be available for your team to warm up from 5:30 to 6:00.

Officials and Timers Meeting

The officials' meeting will be held at 5:45 pm outside the main entrance in the grassy area. The meeting is for Timers, Meet Administrators, Stroke and Turn Judges, Starter, and TSA Reps. After the general meeting, Stroke & Turn judges will break away for specific instructions.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions. We look forward to welcoming you to our pool and having a great swim meet!