Time Trials

Time Trials are NOT a try out ! 
Coach Lynne would like to get an idea of the swimmers starting times in our 25 meter pool.
Our GOAL is to ACHIEVE best times over the course of the Season.
Time Trials give us a starting point.

Procedure for Time Trials:

Please have your child swim appropriate events for his or her age group and tell the timer his or her name. Age is determined as of June 1, 2011. I would like everyone to swim as many events as possible so that we can get times for you. It is nice to have a starting point to begin the season. If you would like to swim a challenge event in addition to your usual events, by all means feel free. Just please try not to over do it.  

 The events will be as follows:

100 IM:

Optional for non- winter swimmers and 8 & unders.

 Freestyle:

8 years & under- 25 meters (can do 50 with event 5 or 6 as challenge event)

9-12 years- 50 meters

13-18 years- 50 and 100 meters

 Butterfly:

10 years & under – 25 meters

11 years  & over- 50 meters (can do 25 with event 9 or 10 if needed)

 Backstroke:

8 years & under-25 meters (can do 50 with event 17 or 18 as a challenge event)

9 years & over-50 meters

 Breaststroke:

10 years & under-25 meters

11 years & over-50 meters

  • Please plan to arrive between 7:45am and 8am and check in with the parents to receive your team number which will be used all summer for the meets. We would like you to check in and put have your number prior to warm up so please be prompt.
  •  Warm ups will begin at 8:15am in “A” pool. Please see coaches for lane assignments. The pool will be cleared at 8:50am  so the meet can begin.
  • Once the warm up is over, please have your child join the team for some team cheers. We will meet by the diving boards.
  • After the cheers, the kids will be directed to the marshalling area where they will be put into lanes to swim their races. Please instruct your child to make sure the timer has his or her name with their time.
  • Officials will be judging with strict accordance to the rules and will fill out DQ sheets for the coaches use only. The will not raise their hand or approach the swimmer to declare a disqualification.
  • After your child finishes a race they will have some time before being marshaled again, but please don’t let them wander off too far.
  • When your child is finished with his or her events you may leave.
  • To conserve time, we have combined the age groups. Please do not be intimidated by this. The purposed of time trials is to get an individual time and have a starting place to improve the swimmer’s time over the course of the season. No awards will be given for placement, only for personal bests.

 This is the only meet other than Championships that we allow children to leave before the conclusion of the meet.
 At a regular dual meet we finish the meet and show good sportsmanship with a cheer for the other team.

Please respect this tradition!