Meet Basics

Dual Meet

  • Meets are held on Tuesday & Thursday evenings
  • Meet duration is generally 4 hours including the warmup session
  • Swimmers will be placed in events by the coaches
  • Dual meet events consist of both ‘live’ and ‘exhibition’ heats
  • Swimmers may compete in up to 3 ‘live’ events per swim meet
  • The ‘live’ heat is scored
  • The swimmers who place 1st thru 3rd in ‘live’ heats will earn points
  • An ‘exhibition’ heat is not scored
  • Ribbons will be awarded for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place in all ‘live’ and ‘exhibition’ heats

 

Important Times for Dual Meet Swim Meets

 

Home Swim Meet

Important Times

Away Swim Meet

5:00 pm

Arrival Time

5:15 pm

5:30 pm

Warm Up Time

5:45 pm

6:15 pm

Meet Start

6:15 pm

8:30-9:00 pm

Meet End Time

8:30-9:00 pm

 

Invitational Meet

  • Teams can be from any division of the LSSL
  • Meets are generally held on Saturday or Sunday
  • Meet duration can be from 4-7 hours
  • There is a charge for each event the swimmer enters (costs covered by registration fee)
  • The number of events that swimmers may compete will vary by meet
  • Trophies, medals or ribbons will be awarded

 

 

Championship Meets

Division III Championship Meet

All League Championship Meet

  • All teams in Division III can compete
  • Any swimmer in Division III can compete
  • Meet takes place on a Saturday
  • Meet duration is 4-6 hours
  • Swimmers may choose their own events
  • Trophies, medals or ribbons will be awarded
  • Team trophies are awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place
  • All teams in the LSSL can compete
  • Relay events take place on Friday evening
  • Any swimmer can compete in relays
  • Individual events take place on Saturday
  • Must meet qualifying times to compete in individual events
  • Trophies, medals or ribbons will be awarded
  • Team trophies are awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place