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STINGRAY SWIM PROGRAM COMPARISON CHART
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ODSL
OLD DOMINION SWIM LEAGUE
DEVELOPMENTALLY COMPETITIVE
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CSL
COLONIAL SWIM LEAGUE
DEVELOPMENTAL & COMPETITIVE
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MINI-RAYS
DEVELOPMENTAL
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| Purpose: |
To maximize the time swimmers spend competing and to provide the opportunity to develop skills and foster a love of the sport of swimming. |
To develop a strong desire to participate in a competitive environment and to provide the opportunity to develop skills and foster a love of the sport of swimming. |
Introduce the sport of swimming in a developmental environment and foster the beginnings of a love of the sport of swimming. |
| Goal |
Individual improvement, stroke development with both competitive and social opportunities, stroke and time improvement |
Individual improvement, stroke development with both competitive and social opportunities, stroke and time improvement |
Develop swimming skills to prepare the swimmer to advance to either the ODSL or CSL programs |
| Practice |
45 minutes each day Monday-Friday |
45 minutes each day Monday-Friday |
1 hour each day
3 days per week
Mon – Wed – Thur |
| Instruction |
Focus on stroke technique and improving times |
Focus on stroke technique and improving times |
Focus on stroke technique as well as the fundamentals of practices and meets |
| Swimmer ability |
Swimmers of all skill levels ages 5-18. Beginner to competitive.
8 and under swimmers must be able to swim 25 meters free/back unassisted
9 and up swimmers must be able to swim 50 meters freestyle and back stroke unassisted |
Swimmers of all skill levels ages 5-18. Beginner to competitive.
8 and under swimmers must be able to swim 25 meters free/back unassisted
9 and up swimmers must be able to swim 50 meters freestyle and back unassisted |
Any swimmer age 9 and under who can swim unassisted one 25 meter length of the pool |
| Regular Season Meets |
1 per week:
Wednesday pm or Saturday am
Meets are in Loudoun County (Eastern and Western)
All meets are scored for individual place and team score
No divisional structure for team standings |
2 per week:
Wednesday pm and Saturday am
Meets are in Eastern Loudoun County and Western Fairfax County
Wednesday meets are developmental. No team scoring. Awards are given for 1st through 6th place.
Saturday meets are scored and go toward CSL divisional standings |
Three practice swim meets through the 6-week season
These practice meets will record swim times, but will not have stroke and turn judges
There is often an opportunity to have a fun meet with a visiting team from another community |
| Participation in Regular Season Meets |
For both Wednesday and Saturday meets:
Swimmers can select up to 3 events in which the swimmer’s stroke is “legal”, plus one relay
Coaches provide some recommendations
Breast stroke, Butterfly, and Individual Medley events have maximum swimmer limits, so occasionally swimmers in the larger age groups need to swim an alternate stroke |
For Wednesday meets:
Swimmers can select up to three strokes plus an IM, with some restrictions on swimmers who place in the Saturday meet. There are no relays at Wednesday meets.
For Saturday meets:
Top three individuals by time in each age group/gender, per stroke, participate in the Saturday meet. Individuals may swim up to three strokes and two relays. Coach specifies who swims in the Saturday meets.
All swimmers, regardless of selected swimmers, are invited to swim an IM following the conclusion of the relays at a Saturday meet (time permitting) |
All Mini-Rays can participate in the practice swim meets.
The first meet will usually just have freestyle and back stroke events. Breast stroke and butterfly stroke events may be added by the third meet. |
| End of Season Meets |
Two End of Season Meets: All Stars and Divisionals. Swimmers participate in either All Stars or Divisionals, but not both. |
Three End of Season Meets: Relay Carnival, Divisionals, All Stars
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| Participation in End of Season Meets |
ALL STARS: All swimmers who meet time eligibility requirements can swim in the ALL STARS Meet
DIVISIONALS: All swimmer who ARE NOT eligible for All Starts can participate |
RELAY CARNIVAL: Swimmers selected to participate in “relay only” meet.
IM TOUGH: Top swimmers with legal IM times are invited to an individual medley meet in July
DIVISIONALS: Tops three swimmers in 5 events (including IM), can swim in the Divisional meet. Swimmers may swim a maximum of 3 events. This is similar to a regular Saturday meet. Divisional meets acts as the qualifying meet for the All Stars Meet.
ALL STARS: Swimmers qualify for All Stars based on Divisional meets. Top eighteen league swimmers (selected from four Divisional meets) participate in the All Star League meet. |
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| League-specific Social Events |
Past social events include:
Family Pot Luck
Synchronized swim
All Star Breakfast |
Past social events include:
Family Pot Luck
Cake Bake Off
13 & Up Divisional Dinner All Star Breakfast |
Ice Cream Social |
| Stingray Social Events |
BBQ
Laser Tag
Kings Dominion
Splash Down
End of season awards |
BBQ
Laser Tag
Kings Dominion
Splash Down
End of season awards |
BBQ
Laser Tag
Kings Dominion
Splash Down
End of season awards |
