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Meet Results
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DUAL MEETS The meets during the week are dual meets (against one other team) and are meant as practice meets for the championships. Each swimmer swims at least two, usually three, individual events and relays. Relay teams are selected according to times and in dual meets Coach can enter as many as needed. PLEASE let Coach know if your swimmer cannot attend the meet so alternates can be placed on the relays and the swimmer is removed from the line-up. Warm-ups usually begin at 5:30p.m. Starting time is usually 6:00p.m. Warm-ups are important! They acquaint the swimmer with the opposing pool, get the blood circulating and help prevent injuries such as muscle strains. CHAMPIONSHIP MEETS
1. Coach asks and advises each swimmer on which three individual events to enter. A meet entry form must be completed for each swimmer and returned with payment to Coach. 2. There will be officials on the pool deck. If strokes and/or turns are done incorrectly, the swimmer will be disqualified. That means the swim is VOID. No time, no award, only a hard lesson learned. Hopefully workout time and dual meets is where those lessons are learned. Also, one false start off the block is a disqualification. 3. Only the “A” relay can be entered at championships. Relays are chosen according to fastest times. Top four times in freestyle make the freestyle relay. The fastest backstroker, breaststroker, butterflier and freestyler make the medley relay. It is possible for one swimmer to be on both relays. Relay spots are hard earned honorary positions and are swam with pride. 4. The June championship meet is for the PCL (Private Club League). The meet is run on a prelim/finals format. Everyone entering the events swims in the morning hours. The top 16 swimmers return in the evening to swim for points and awards. The top eight swimmers swim in the finals, the next eight swim in the consolation finals. Only these swimmers score. It is a very exciting format! Be prepared to spend the whole weekend at the meet!! 5. The PAL (Pinellas Aquatic League) Championship meet will be held the third weekend in July. Be prepared to spend the entire weekend. For swimmers, the meet is run on a prelim/finals format as described above. It will be a long, but fun weekend!!RELAY TEAMS will be selected according to best times and attendance at practice. *Medley relays...Best times in each stroke *Freestyle relay..Four best freestyle times *Crescendo........Freestyle consisting of 5 swimmers, 1 from each age group, who swim as follows: 8&u - 25 yards., 9&10 - 50 yards., 11&12 - 75 yards., 13&14-100 yards., senior - 150 yards. There is a girl and a boy relay team. In dual meets throughout the season, we will have A, B, C, D, and even
E relay teams depending on the number of swimmers competing. In
championship meets, only A relay teams will be allowed to compete.
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Please mark your calendar with all the meets and TRY to schedule
vacations away from the championship meets. We will have two championship
meets this summer, one for each league in which we participate. They are
much different than regular dual meets. They are meets that require a
total team effort, so mark your calendars early. Here are some things you
should know about the championship meets.