To add... I don't believe there is anything that requires you to complete record forms the same day, beyond convenience. At our big meets, I do record applications after the meet, and FedEx the paperwork to our referee to sign, then get them back, make copies, and send in. Depending on what access you have to your referee after the meet, that is an option.
If you are new to running meets... One thing to also do is keep any notes that are written by key people. For example, our referee, place judge, timing operator, etc. all have heat sheets that are marked up with order of finish, empty lanes, etc. Encourage those people to also note anything unusual on their heat sheets. Then be sure someone collects those heat sheets and gets them into your files. For example, if we have an 800 swimmer go out hard for a 100 split, typically one or more people will mark something about it in their heat sheet. So when digging through the paperwork later, you can get confirmation that a "fast" split for that lane "makes sense".
-Rick
To add... I don't believe there is anything that requires you to complete record forms the same day, beyond convenience. At our big meets, I do record applications after the meet, and FedEx the paperwork to our referee to sign, then get them back, make copies, and send in. Depending on what access you have to your referee after the meet, that is an option.
If you are new to running meets... One thing to also do is keep any notes that are written by key people. For example, our referee, place judge, timing operator, etc. all have heat sheets that are marked up with order of finish, empty lanes, etc. Encourage those people to also note anything unusual on their heat sheets. Then be sure someone collects those heat sheets and gets them into your files. For example, if we have an 800 swimmer go out hard for a 100 split, typically one or more people will mark something about it in their heat sheet. So when digging through the paperwork later, you can get confirmation that a "fast" split for that lane "makes sense".
-Rick