These are a chance for swimmers to try out their skills, strut their stuff, and have fun. However, they take a bit of getting used to for all parents and swimmers. All meets have a potential of 90 events, although there are times when there will not be swimmers in every event. There are four official strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly), in different
yardage distances and combinations for all age groups. Boys and girls compete separately, and the swimmers are divided into age groups: 6 & under, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, and 15-18. At the dual meets, all swimmers compete to earn points for their team (based on the finish place in events). Remember, that even though your child may not earn points for the team,
it gives them a chance to swim in a meet surrounding and build experience. Our coaches try to rotate swimmers in and out of different events as much as possible depending on proficiency in stroke technique, age, and practice attendance.

Swimmers will be required to be at all meets between 6:00 and 7:00 am, depending on the meet. The coaches will inform the swimmers of the required arrival time before each meet. If you are unable to attend a meet or team function, you must notify the head coach in writing the Monday before the meet. If you don’t show up for a meet and did not inform the coaches, your child may not be allowed to swim in the next meet. Preparing the weekly line-up takes more than six hours; therefore, if the coaches have to redo it, it will limit their time spent on coaching. In the long run, this will only hurt your child.