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    PLEASE READ: GRPA District & State Meets

    Good afternoon Barracuda families,

    Here is important information for the upcoming GRPA District Meet that will take place on Saturday, June 22nd at Briarwood Pool as well as the State Championship Meet that will take place July 19th & 20th at Columbus Aquatics Center. Please take a moment to read and respond. This only applies to swimmers 7 and older. If your child is 6 or younger you can disregard this email.

    2024 GRPA District and State Championship Meet Info

    Deadline is Tuesday June 11th. No later than June 11th you must:

    1. Complete this link declaring your events.
    2. Make sure to upload a copy of your birth certificate or passport (age verification) to link above

    Requirements to participate in the District Meet:

    1. You swim for a Brookhaven swim team.
    2. You must declare if you are unable to swim at the State Meet and confirm availability to swim in both the District AND State meet. *You can only swim in State meet if you swim in and qualify at the District meet.
    3. There is a $20 entry fee. Please submit payment via Venmo to @briarwoodswim

    District Meet (to qualify for the State Championship Meet):

    Briarwood Park Pool 2235 Briarwood Way NE, Brookhaven, GA 30329

    Saturday June 22, 2024 (7:15 am warmup, 9 am meet starts)

    The District Meet includes swimmers from Brookhaven, Tucker, and other local cities and counties. The top 3 finishers in each event at this District meet will advance to the State meet (see info. below).

    GRPA State Championship Meet:

    Columbus Aquatics Center 1603 Midtown Drive, Columbus, GA 31906

    Friday, July 19th - Prelims for all class ages Time TBD.

    Saturday, July 20th - Finals for all class ages. Time TBD.

    **This is a prelims-finals meet.

    • For those that finish in the top 8 of their events in the Friday prelims, they will swim their finals on Saturday.
    • Swimmers will have 30 minutes after their race results are posted to declare his/her intentions for finals (i.e. decide whether or not to come back). They must either commit or decline.
    • If a swimmer commits to attend finals and does not show, the swimmer will be fined by the GRPA. Awards will be given away at finals after each event finishes (i.e., after all age groups have swum each event).

    Practices:

    We will announce information about July practices and fees for those who qualify for the State Team.

    Meet Event Order:

    Meet event order is different from our meets. Please consider this as you select events:

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    Again, by all information MUST BE received by NO LATER THAN Tuesday, June 11th.

    Deadline is Thursday, June 11th. No later than June 11th, you must (you get the idea):

    1. Complete this link declaring your events.
    2. Upload birth certificate or passport to link above

    Questions?

    Contact  Lisa Obser or Jill Blake

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