Hosted Meets
Columbus Aquatic Club Hosted Meets
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2025 Georgia Swimming Age Group LC State Championships
July 17-20, 2025
Columbus Aquatic Center - 1603 Midtown Dr, Columbus, GA 31906
Meet Information: GA25-076STT 2025 Age Group State LC
Meet Event File: Download Here (updated 6/25)
Entries Due: 07/07/2025 11:59pm emailed to entries@swimhurricanes.com. Swimmers achieving a qualifying time standard at a meet between July 7 and July 13 will have until 3:00 p.m. on July 14 to submit new entries. See Meet Information above. Mailing address: PO BOX 7163, Columbus GA 31906. Please do not send meet related correspondence to the facility.
Coach Check In: Help us expedite team check-in by pre-registering HERE. Please have each coach attending complete this form so we can have heat sheets, wristbands and dietary needs on file and ready for the weekend! The building will open at 1:30PM Thursday and 6:00AM Fri/Sat/Sun for COACHES and OFFICIALS.
Psych Sheet (updated 7/15)
Warm Up Assignments (updated 7/15)
Heat Sheets: (Linked below once available) Updates in red
Thursday
Facility open:
- 1:30 pm Coaches/Officials
- 2:00pm Athletes & Spectators
Session 1: 11-14 Timed Finals
- Warm Up 2:30pm
- Start 4:00pm
- Heat Sheet
Friday
Facility open:
- 6:00am Coaches/Officials.
- 6:30am Athletes & Spectators
Session 2: 11-14 Prelims
- Warm Up: 7:00am
- Start: 8:30am
- Heat Sheet
Session 3: 10 and Under/ 11-14 B Cut TF
- Warm Up: Not Before 12:00pm
- Start: Not Before 12:45pm
- Heat Sheet
- Session 4: 11-14 FinalsWarm Up:4:30pm
- Start: 5:30pm
- Heat Sheet
Saturday
Facility open:
- 6:00am Coaches/Officials.
- 6:30am Athletes & Spectators
Session 5: 11-14Prelims
- Warm Up: 7:00am
- Start: 8:30am
- Heat Sheet
- Session 6: 10 and Under/ 11-14 B Cut TFWarm Up: Not Before 11:45am
- Start: Not Before 12:45pm
- Heat Sheet
- Session 7: 11-14 FinalsWarm Up:4:30pm
- Start: 5:30pm
- Heat Sheet
Sunday
Facility open:
- 6:00am Coaches/Officials
- 6:30am Athletes & Spectators
Session 8: Prelims
- Warm Up: 7:00am
- Start: 8:30am
- Heat Sheet
- Session 9: 10 and Under/ 11-14 B Cut TFWarm Up: Not Before 11:45am
- Start: Not Before 12:45pm
- Heat Sheet
- Session 10: FinalsWarm Up:4:30pm
- Start: 5:30pm
- Heat Sheet
Location:
1603 Midtown Drive, Columbus, GA 31906
Facility Note:
The Columbus Aquatic Center will open for COACHES and OFFICIALS 1 hour before warmups due to facility staffing requirements. Athletes and Spectators may enter 30 minutes before warmups. For your comfort, we encourage attendees to wait in their vehicles until this time. Parents should also note that the Columbus Aquatic Center maintains a closed pool deck, in compliance with USA Swimming policies. Only swimmers, coaches and officials may enter the pool deck. Locker rooms are reserved for youth athletes. Coaches and Officials should be prepared to show USAS credentials when they enter the pool deck and will be issued wrist bands at the Clerk of Course table.
Parking:
Free parking is available - Click here for a parking map. Parking garage is reserved for City staff on Thursday and Friday and City Staff, Coaches and Officials on Saturday/Sunday. A limited number of handicapped parking spaces are available in the parking garage. We encourage you to use the athlete/handicapped drop off circle when possible.
Spectators:
Spectator seating is available on the second floor (Capacity 900) and offers good views of the competition pool throughout the facility. Folding chairs are not permitted in the lobby or in spectator seating. All seating and facilities are indoors, however spectators and teams are allowed to set up tents and chairs in designated areas outside the facility. (See parking map above for tent areas.) Restroom facilities are available for spectators on the second floor. (The first floor locker rooms are reserved for athletes and the deck restrooms are reserved for adult officials and volunteers, in accordance with USA Swimming Safe Sport practices.) An elevator for handicapped accessibility is located in the main lobby and handicapped seating is available in the second floor spectator area. Limited Concessions are available on site. Icy Girl will be on site Saturday.
Volunteers:
The Columbus Aquatic Club welcomes volunteers! We will be celebrating our volunteers with various giveaways and drawings throughout the weekend. Hurricane Families should utilize the internal volunteer job listing in your team account for volunteer credit. Visitors joining us on deck may SIGN UP HERE
Visiting Officials:
The Columbus Aquatic Club welcomes visiting officials and apprentices and will appreciate help in officiating this competition. Walk ons are welcome!
Inclement Weather Plan:
Competition will continue during routine weather events, as determined by the Meet Host. Extreme storm activity in the immediate area, power outages, tornado warnings or similar, will result in a delay of meet, consistent with facility policies.
Economic Impact Survey:
This economic impact survey helps us understand the value of this event to the local community and economy. Your feedback provides essential insights that guide future planning and improvements. Please take a few moments to complete the survey HERE and help us make future events even better!

Swim Shop and Meet Apparel
Reddiset will be onsite during the meet to offer all your favorite swim gear and meet apparel.
Pre-order your meet gear here for quick pick up at the meet: https://reddiset.com/collections/2025-lc-age-group-state-championships. Pre-Order Deadline is Thursday, July 10th.

Sign Up for Action Photos!
River Oak Photography is thrilled to provide action photography for the Georgia 14 and Under Long Course State meet.
Reservations will be available for Saturday and Sunday 11-14 Prelims and 10 & Under / JS sessions. Make your reservations in advance online at riveroakphotography.com/reserve-online/lc-ag-state. Contact orders@riveroakphotography.com with any questions.
Hotel Discounts:
Thank you to our hotel hosts, who have offered discounted room blocks to our meet attendees. Click Here to Download a flyer with hotels and booking links.
Nearby Restaurants:
A Special Thank You to the following restaurants for supporting our Hospitality Room and keeping our Coaches and Officials fueled all weekend!
Country's Barbeque - 3137 Mercury Drive (.5 Miles)
Starbucks I-185 and Macon Road - 3172 Macon Road
Panera Bread Midtown - 3228 Macon Road
Iron Bank Coffee - 6 W. 11th St.
The Icey Girl & Co - On site Saturday! All Athletes will recieve a coupon for a free Icey Girl while they are on-site.
Things to Do:
Columbus is home to a number of outstanding restaurants and family/team friendly activities. If you have downtime during the meet or are planning team travel, we'd love to offer you some recommendations! Please email admin@swimhurricanes.com for help.
- Stars & Strikes - ask your coach for an athlete discount card!
- National Infantry Museum
- Oxbow Meadows
- Coca-Cola Space Science Center
- The Columbus Museum
- Columbus Parks & Rec - Lake Bottom Park, Weracoba Park, Flat Rock Park