Dual Meets:
• Coaches will post entries on Thursday at the east end of the pool.
• Swimmers should make sure they double check with their coach to confirm if they will be at the Saturday meet.
• If you do not know what events to swim (especially youngest kids), consult with your coach.
• All swimmers may not get to swim all of their preferred events. We have a large team and will make every effort to accommodate each swimmer.
• Who gets to swim in which event is generally based on best times with the final decision by the head coaches. Any questions should be directed toward Curt. These are our priorities in order of importance:
- Preparation for the Championship meet at the end of the season
- Mesa meet
- Attendance at practice
- Coach and swimmer agreeing to experiment with a new stroke
- Coaches will generally swim the three fastest swimmers in the first heat.
• If a swimmer in a later heat has a faster time, they will be given the opportunity to swim in the faster heat at the next meet.
• Depending on the pool and the opponent, the number of heats in an event may be limited. By league rules, only the short freestyle events (event #s 21-30) are guaranteed unlimited heats.
• Elk’s home meets will always try to have a minimum of two heats per event if we have the swimmers.
• League rules also limit each swimmer to three (3) individual events and two (2) relays per meet. Only individual events are scored for “High Point”.
• Relays: In general, the four fastest swimmers will make up the relays each week. Places on the relays may change from week to week, based on competition and practice times. The final decision of who swims rests with the coaches.
• If the meet starts at 8:00am, swimmers should be at the pool, ready to warm-up at 7:00am.
• If the meet starts at 7:30am, swimmers should be at the pool, ready to warm-up at 6:30am
• Swimmers entered in the medley relays may be scratched if they are not timely for warm-ups.
