Statement on Behalf of the Team Bath AS management committee and the meet manager
Although we are delighted that our open meet has received such huge support, the overwhelming number of entries has presented us with a rare and difficult problem to solve. On the one hand, as we rely heavily on open meets in order to sustain our swimming program, sticking to the conditions and not making refunds works well for us commercially. On the other hand we also recognise that many wouldn't have entered our meet if they could have predicted the final outcome of being left with significantly fewer swims.
Therefore as a gesture of goodwill and in recognition of the support and loyalty shown by many of the clubs that have been affected we are proposing the following amendment. Any swimmer that has 1 swim or less on Saturday or Sunday will be able to withdraw before Friday 10th Novemberand claim a full refund for that day. We are running a list for swimmers who want to be considered to back fill the vacant spaces which will be filled fastest first in the corresponding event.
Notifications of withdrawals or to go on the waiting list must be in writing and through your club meet manager for each of the attending clubs. The only exception to this is where individuals originally entered on their own.
All swimmers will be expected to sign in at the beginning of each session so that we can offer swims to those that are in attendance and that have been scratched.
This presents significant logistical issues for the club so we make this gesture on the basis that Team Bath AS decisions on reimbursement will be final.
