Anonymous wrote:Welp apparently the National District will decide at some point tonight. Unclear what schedule we are going with and if it is shifted swim will start at 11 am, warmups earlier.

If it’s going to be fully mid day then not having prelims Friday and finals Saturday is really weird. I’m trying to be polite.


I’m hoping a decision is made right after 4pm when all the required day of training and in-service stuff is over.

The logistics of getting all the swimmers there with such short notice during a weekday really sucks. Yes people can car pool. But it’s really hard to pull off!

Welp apparently the National District will decide at some point tonight. Unclear what schedule we are going with and if it is shifted swim will start at 11 am, warmups earlier.

Come on coaches - make a decision and get the information out! What additional information are you going to get at this point that’s going to impact your decision? You need parents to work the meet and if we have to miss a day at work, we really need to know before the day ends and we leave work.

Because we don't have the rec centers reserved for enough time on Sat to hold a meet before 6 pm

Anonymous wrote:I asked our coach and it has to do with off campus activities. I guess some educator PD was also impacted, All in all a mess.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS canceled all activities after 6 pm today, they will do the same for tomorrow. So maybe move the meet to Saturday timed finals - you know, so parents can actually be there to work the meet.

"All Fairfax County public schools and facilities will be closing at 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 2"

What does the above have anything to do with the rec centers' ability to normally operate, especially when coaches are telling us that there are no buses anyway to use.

Thanks for the share/context.

I asked our coach and it has to do with off campus activities. I guess some educator PD was also impacted, All in all a mess.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS canceled all activities after 6 pm today, they will do the same for tomorrow. So maybe move the meet to Saturday timed finals - you know, so parents can actually be there to work the meet.

"All Fairfax County public schools and facilities will be closing at 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 2"

What does the above have anything to do with the rec centers' ability to normally operate, especially when coaches are telling us that there are no buses anyway to use.

Anonymous wrote:FCPS canceled all activities after 6 pm today, they will do the same for tomorrow. So maybe move the meet to Saturday timed finals - you know, so parents can actually be there to work the meet.

"All Fairfax County public schools and facilities will be closing at 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 2"

What does the above have anything to do with the rec centers' ability to normally operate, especially when coaches are telling us that there are no buses anyway to use.

And I guess all districts need to be consistent? Liberty districts is at WL (APS), so they’d likely have more flexibility in pool use.

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Anonymous wrote:So if they moved to a timed finals format -that eliminates circle seeding the last three heats.

It eliminates all circle seeding.

You only circle seed in the last three heats of an event per USA Swimming rules.

Anonymous wrote:FCPS canceled all activities after 6 pm today, they will do the same for tomorrow. So maybe move the meet to Saturday timed finals - you know, so parents can actually be there to work the meet.

I don’t see how you could get it all in before 6 pm on Saturday. They probably don’t even have the space reserved until after noon.

Anonymous wrote:FCPS canceled all activities after 6 pm today, they will do the same for tomorrow. So maybe move the meet to Saturday timed finals - you know, so parents can actually be there to work the meet.

Swim parents will not miss this meet. They will find a way to be there LOL

FCPS canceled all activities after 6 pm today, they will do the same for tomorrow. So maybe move the meet to Saturday timed finals - you know, so parents can actually be there to work the meet.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain why they wouldn’t let them swim on Saturday? The weekend storm chances seem to have diminished.

I honestly don't know the answer to that question.

They could just move prelims to the day on Friday and finals to the day on Saturday. Eliminates all the night stuff which is the concern.

But if FCPS cancels activities, then it does not matter.

The rec centers are being used for other things Saturday morning. They’re booked.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain why they wouldn’t let them swim on Saturday? The weekend storm chances seem to have diminished.

They want everything done by 6pm.

But why? It can’t be done by 6 pm on Friday then 6 pm on Saturday?

I think it has to do with transportation. They don’t want students driving at that time.

How would they be done by 6 pm on Saturday? Friday would be doable because the have the rec centers for the entire day.

Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain why they wouldn’t let them swim on Saturday? The weekend storm chances seem to have diminished.

I honestly don't know the answer to that question.

They could just move prelims to the day on Friday and finals to the day on Saturday. Eliminates all the night stuff which is the concern.

But if FCPS cancels activities, then it does not matter.