Event #1 – Girls 8 and under 25 freestyle

Event #2 – Boys 8 and under 25 freestyle

Event #3 – Girls 10 and under 25 freestyle

Event #4 – Boys 10 and under 25 freestyle

Event #5 – Girls 12 and under 50 freestyle

Event #6 – Boys 12 and under 50 freestyle

Event #7 – Girls 14 and under 50 freestyle

Event #8 – Boys 14 and under 50 freestyle

Event #9 – Girls open (15 and older) freestyle

Event #10 – Boys open (15 and older) freestyle

Event #11-#20 Backstroke events in the same age order as above

Event #21-#30 – Breaststroke events in the same age order as above

Event #31-#40 – Butterfly events in the same age order as above Events

#41-#50 – Relay events in the same age order as above

The age group, the length and stroke being swum.

The placement a swimmer is given in an event. This is usually assigned based on times. This allows the swimmer to compete against swimmers of comparable skill level. Fastest swimmers are in the first heat at Dual meets and the last heat at Invitationals.

A packet listing swimmers' names, events, heat, lane assignments, and seed times for an invitational or championship meet.

The fastest time in which a swimmer has swum an event prior to the submission of the entries for the meet. This is the time entered for the swimmer for the event. It is a good goal to try to beat this time at a meet.

The heat that counts for points.

A heat being swam for the time and not the score. Having exhibition heats lets every swimmer have a chance to participate in the meet. If your swimmer is an exhibition swimmer, please don't downplay the importance of their swim. Every swim is an important one! There is always opportunity for personal best times and a chance to make a time that will put them in to a "live" event.

A short period of swimming prior to the meet that lets the swimmer get their muscles loosened up, get use to the blocks and counting of backstroke flags.

YES! It helps the swimmer get a feel for the pool, the walls and the starting blocks. Equally important, it gets the swimmer to the meet early enough for the coach to verify the swimmer's attendance. League rules dictate when changes may be made to the line-up during a meet so it is very important that we make changes, if necessary, at the appropriate time.

A line-up is a listing of what events the swimmers are swimming in the meet.

After the Green and White meet, the coaches can look at our swimmers times. They look at the opposing team's times in relationship to our times. They use strategy to play with different swimmers in different events to see which line-up yields the best score.

If your swimmer cannot attend a meet please make sure their availability is marked on the website. If you have already signed up for the meet and can no longer attend please let the coaches know ASAP. It is very difficult to move swimmers around after the meet line-up has already been completed. It takes several hours to do the line-up and it is very frustrating and time consuming to make changes at the last minute.

As soon as you know your swimmer won't be attending the met, let the head coach know so he can make the necessary changes.

Dual meet line-ups will be posted on the bulletin board as soon as they are ready. ALWAYS BE PREPARED FOR CHANGES! If we find out that someone is sick an hour before the meet, it may involve quite a few changes to fill all the live lanes. Invitational meet entries will be posted a few days before the meet.

DQ stands for disqualification. Swimmers disqualify themselves when they are not swimming a stroke according to league rules. This is not something bad instead it is a way to help swimmers know what to improve. The official or stroke and turn judge will usually tell the swimmer what they did wrong. Points are not awarded to swimmers who DQ.

It is helpful to bring several bathing suits to meets. That way, swimmers' can change out of wet suits after events and stay warm until the next event. They should also have enough of towels with them to use to dry off after each event.

The coaches expect swimmers to participate in all dual meets and Divisionals, therefore they will be entered unless the coaches are told otherwise OR you have marked your swimmer as unavailable for a meet on the website. Check the bulletin board for Invitational meets.

The coaches make the final decision about what events the swimmers will swim. They are empathetic about strokes swimmers prefer and place swimmers in the desired strokes when possible. However, they will put swimmers where the team needs them most.

The coaches will swim the swimmers as many times as they can per meet. The maximum number of swims per swimmer per meet is 3 and we really try our best to get all swimmers into 3 events. In some age groups with a lot of kids, it's not always possible. The fastest 3 swimmers will swim the LIVE events. In order for all swimmers to get a chance to swim and improve their time, we will swim them in exhibition events.

All meets are held rain or shine, except for thunderstorms, but always SHOW UP ANYWAY. In many cases, we will wait out the storm and try to proceed with the meet. You will be notified through email if a meet is canceled.

During meets, we expect all swimmers to sit with the team and cheer each other on. They should bring books and/or relaxing games to keep themselves occupied until their event.

A designated area swimmers report to prior to their heat of competition. This helps avoid "missed swims".