|
Types of Meets Available to Aquajet Swimmers
A/B/C Meets are for all swimmers and all members are encouraged to participate. Event categories are divided into “C” and slower, “B” and “A” and faster. Click here for more information.
B/C Meets provide an intermediate level of competition for swimmers with “B” times, “C” times and “No Times.”
A Meets are for experienced swimmers who have achieved “A” times and faster. Team scores are kept and team awards are given.
State Meets are open to qualifiers with a “Champ" or State qualifying times or faster. All Minnesota Qualifying standards can be found on the MN Swimming website. Click here for more information.
Zone Meets are annual regional championship meets held each August by USA Swimming. USA Swimming divids the country into four zones and each zone has its own meet and names a zone champion. The zpne meets are hosted in Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, or Indiana. Click here for more information.
Speedo Sectional Meets provide the next level of competition for qualifying swimmers. The Speedo Sectional Meets have no age groups and all event seeding is based only on qualifying times. The Speedo Sectional Meet is usually held at a premier location.
NSCA Junior Nationals are held each March for qualifying swimmers age 18 and under. This meet is hosted by the National Swim Coaches of America (NSCA). In past years, this meet has been held in Orlando.
USA Swimming Junior National Championships
USA Junior Nationals are exclusively for swimmers age 18 and under and the meet is held each December (short course) and August (long course). This meet serves as a stepping stone to the top national and international level meets for 18 and under athletes. Qualifying times for this meet are faster than the NSCA JR National Meet in March.
USASwimming National Championships/US Open
These top national level competitions are held at different times throughout the year and serve as qualifying meets for international level competitions. There is no age limitation on these meets.
US Nationals are held twice a year and is the top annual championship meet in America. Qualification times for this elite senior meet are faster than for the US Open. America’s fastest swimmers compete.
Olympic Trials are held every four years to select swimmers for the Olympic Games. This elite senior selection meet has qualification times faster than US Nationals. The top two swimmers in each individual event, plus a few additional freestylers, are selected for the US Olympic Team.
|
