Swim meet 101
Home Meet Schedule
Arrive and Check-In: 7:00am (Each team provides their own swimmer and volunteer check-in)
Sharks Warm-ups: 7:00-7:30am
Visiting Team Warm-ups: 7:30-8:00am
Team Cheers: 8am
1st Shift Volunteers Report to Stations at 8:00 am
Team cheers and National Anthem 8:15
Meet starts at 8:30am
- Food and drinks will be available for purchase
- Please plan on sharing easy-ups
- Only chairs allowed
- No glass, no pets, no alcohol
Events & Distances:
The order of events in a meet is:
- Medley Relay - The 6 & under and 15 – 18 relay teams consist of two (2) boys and two (2) girls
- Butterfly
- Backstroke - When 8 & under swimmers are swimming the backstroke, the recorder needs to protect the heads with the back of their hand and palm to the wall.
- Individual Medley 9/10, 11/12, 13/14, and 15/18 only.
- Breaststroke
- Freestyle
- Freestyle Relay – The 6 & under and 15 – 18 relay teams consist of two (2) boys and two (2) girls
Distances by event and age group:
Individual Events
Fly. Back. IM. Breast. Free
6 and U 25 yards. 25 yards. N/A. 25 yards. 25 yards
7&8. 25 yards. 25 yards. N/A. 25 yards. 25 yards
9&10. 25 yards. 25 yards. 100 yards 25 yards. 25 yards
11&12. 50 yards. 50 yards. 100 yards. 50 yards. 50 yards
13&14 50 yards. 50 yards. 100 yards. 50 yards. 50 yards
15-18 50 yards 50 yards. 100 yards. 50 yards. 100 yards
Relay Events
Medley Relay. Freestyle Relay
6&U. 100 Yards. 100 Yards
7&8. 100 Yards. 100 Yards
9&10. 100 Yards 100 Yards
11&12 200 Yards 200 Yards
13&14 200 Yards 200 Yards
15-18 200 Yards 200 Yards
