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One Big Team - Two Swim
Meets
This season I would like to have that Big
Team feel even more evident...So i encourage that all
Marlins attend all Home meets regardless of
whether or not they are swimming. I think its great to see swimmers
being cheered on by a huge group of people. So if you are around
Wednesday or Saturday come down to the pool and cheer on the
swimmers.
1. Saturday Morning "A" Meet
Swimmers
Three swimmers compete in each event on Saturday morning.
Usually the fastest three swimmers of each event compete; however,
it is at the discretion of the coach to choose the swimmers based
on a variety of factors including other events entered, attendance
at practice, and effort put forth by the swimmer, as well as times.
Times are evaluated every week to give each swimmer an opportunity
to demonstrate improvement and compete in "A" meets. For ages
12 and under, six freestyle swimmers will compete.
2. Wednesday Night "B" Meet
Swimmers
Every swimmer can swim as many events as they want, as long as they
are eligible. Eligibility rules are:
1. Any swimmer who swims three events or more in
an A meet will only be allowed to swim Wednesday in an exhibition
capacity.
a. Any swimmer who usually swims in an A meet but
misses an A meet for personal reasons (illness, vacation, etc.)
will be eligible at the coaches discretion for the following B
meet.
b. A swimmer who swims in an A meet will not be
eligible to swim the same events in the following B meet (off
strokes only).
2. In B meets as in A meets, a swimmer is
expected to be legal in the stroke before being entered in an
event. If you are not sure whether your child is legal, please ask
the coach.
3. If the first B meet precedes the first A meet,
the first B meet will not be used for qualification times.
4. "Swim-ups" will be permitted in B meets at the
coaches discretion when it is necessary to fill positions in the
Freestyle Relay. These swimmers must be eligible to swim in
the B meet.
Arrival Times for meets should be no less
than 15min prior to the start of warm ups.
Scoring for Meets
Wednesday and Saturday Dual Meets
· Are competitions between 2 teams in the
Division
· Include Freestyle, Backstroke,
Breaststroke, Butterfly, Individual Medley, and Relays
· Have about 50 events and typically last
2 to 3 hours, with Wednesday nights being longer
· Award ribbons for the top 6 swimmers on
Saturdays, top 8 on Wednesdays
In individual events scoring is as follows:
1st place 6 points 4th
place 2 points
2nd place 4 points 5th
place 1 point
3rd place 3 points 6th
place 0 points
In events having more than one heat, results of all heats are
combined to determine points and awards.
Relay Events are scored differently!
· Open Age Medley Relay
1st place 8 points
2nd place 4 points
· Graduated Freestyle Relay (notice this
event has changed from 150 meters to 175 meters, 9-10 = 2 lengths;
11-12 = 2 lengths, 13-14= 2 lengths and 8 & U = 1 length)
1st place 8 points
2nd place 4 points
3rd place 2 points
4th place 0 points
A Relay Carnival -
A Relay Carnivals which consist of 4 person (girls, boys and mixed)
teams, swimming a variety of relay races. Scoring at a Relay
Carnival is as follows:
1st place 14 points 4th
place 6 points
2nd place 10 points 5th
place 4 point
3rd place 8 points 6th
place 2 points
Division Championship Meet
Each of the six teams in Division H may enter two swimmers in each
event. The meet will follow a standard Saturday meet format,
with two heats of each individual event. Swimmers will be
placed in order of times. Scoring for individual events is as
follows:
1st place 16 points 7th
place 7 points
2nd place 13 points 8th
place 5 point
3rd place 12 points 9th
place 4 points
4th place 11 points 10th
place 3 points
5th place 10 points 11th
place 2 point
6th place 9 points 12th
place 1 points
Scoring for relay events at the Divisional Meet:
1st place 28 points 4th
place 12 points
2nd place 20 points 5th
place 8 point
3rd place
16
points
6th place 4 points
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