“A” MEET—Regular MCSL competition held on Saturday mornings (8-11:30 am) against other teams in our division. Score is kept and the results of these meets “count” toward our league standings. Each team can put 6 swimmers in all freestyle events and 3 swimmers in events for all other strokes. The coaches decide the lineup for the meet based upon swimmer’s times and it must be submitted to the opposing team on the Friday morning prior to the meet.

What are Time Trials?
Time Trials is a practice meet where swimmers are timed in each of their events. Unlike regular dual meets, there is no opposing team—just our swimmers, coaches, and volunteers working together to establish baseline times for the season.

Why are Time Trials important?
The times recorded during this event are used to:

• Seed swimmers in future meets (placing them in appropriate heats and lanes)
• Help coaches determine the best event lineup for each swimmer
• Track improvement throughout the season

How can parents help?
Like all swim meets, Time Trials depends on parent volunteers. This is also a great opportunity for new families to learn how meets work and get involved.