St. Albans Sharks (Summer)

Everything you need to know about swim meets!

Participating in a meet:

• Dual Meets - regular season meets beginning Tue June 23rd
  
  • Signup Calendar - elect to "attend" the meet by the indicated deadline and then select your events.
• CVSL Championship Meet - Friday July 24th & Saturday July 25th
  • Signup Calendar - this year, we'll be using SwimTopia and its "Meet Maestro" component to also run our Championship Meet.  Simply elect to "attend" and select your events.  Note: these entries will be reviewed and possibly altered by the coaches.  We have entry limits (by team) for this meet, and we will also be looking ahead to setting swimmers up to qualify for events in the VSA Championship Meet.
• VSA Championship Meet - Saturday August 1st & Sunday August 2nd
  • Signup Calendar - this meet will not be using SwimTopia / Meet Maestro, but we'll still use it to pick events.
  • This is a qualification meet, meaning swimmers must qualify in order to participate, with some exceptions.  Note: these entries will be reviewed and possibly altered by the coaches.  We will do this, in conjunction with conversation with swimmers, to optimize success potential for swimmers and thus the team.
  • The team will cover all entry fees associated with this meet.

CVSL Dual Meets:

• Warm-ups
  • Home - 5:00pm
  • Away - 5:30pm
• What to bring
  • Towels
  • Extra / dry / warm clothes
  • Goggles, including a back-up if you have them
  • Swim cap, including extras if you wear them
  • Water bottle
• Snack suggestions
  • The Hard'Ack Pool will offer a dazzling array of both snack and meal items during meets; however you are welcome to bring your own food.
  • High-energy healthy options are strongly encouraged.
• Timeline, etc.
  • Meets begin at 6pm
  • Events alternate female / male and go by age-group (8 & Under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18).  example: Event #13 is Girls 9-10 25yd Butterfly; Event #14 is Boys 9-10 25yd Butterfly
    • Medley Relay (events 1-10)
    • Butterfly (events 11-20)
    • Backstroke (events 21-30)
    • Breaststroke (events 31-40)
    • Freestyle (events 41-50)
    • Freestyle Relay (events 51-60)
• Parent Volunteers
  • Swim meets don't happen without a minimum of 30 volunteers at any given time, not counting coaches.  We expect everyone to pitch in.