Running the Meet

Now that you've set up your meet, imported member registrations and records, now it's time to run your meet. The meet is run through the window available by clicking on Run in the main Meet Manager window. This article is specific to running a meet using manual recording.

The Run The Meet window is divided into 4 areas. On the top left is the Event List. It shows the program of events, as well as which events have been completed and scored, as well as how many heats are in each event. On the right are sections that show Records and Team Scores. The bottom section is the most important, it's where you enter in your results. When you first open the window it will proceed to the first heat of the first event. The swimmers are shown by lane.

Procedure

1. Select Run from the menu bar.
2. Check that the screen is showing the current heat. If not, select the correct event from the Event List and then select the correct hate from the heat number buttons below the team scores.
3. Check the Heat Results sheet sent by the Chief Timekeeper for the times for each lane of the most recent heat. If there are three times available, the official time is the middle time. If there are two times available the official time is the slowest time.
4. Enter the times for each swimmer in the relevant row's Finals Time column.
5. After entering all times for this heat, if there is another heat of this event click the Right Arrow button and return to step 2.
6. After all the heats of the event have been completed, click Score.
7. Print the results sheet that is displayed, write the current time as the "Draft Posted" time and have it displayed in a prominent location.
8. Close the Results report window.
9. Click the Next Event button to move to the next event.
10. Click the Close Window button in the title bar to close the Run The Meet Window
11. Export a Backup File and store it to backup media.
12. If using eProgram, upload the backup file to eProgram.
13. Return to step 1 while there are still more events to run.