Ida Lee Eeliminators

Participation on a swim team is a significant time commitment for the parents and swimmers. Swim meets take place on either or both Saturdays and Wednesdays. Swimmers and parents are expected to attend the meet in its entirety, to ensure that swimmers do not miss any events that they may be signed up for, such as relays, and that the parent volunteer obligation is met. Please check the website for any changes to meet times/places and on deck times.

All swimmers should come to the meet, with caps, goggles and towels. Swimmers should be prepared to jump right into the pool. If a swimmer misses the team warm-up time, he or she will not be able to enter the pool prior to his or her event.

Meet Schedule:

Please refer to the Meet Schedule for exact meet dates and times and to sign up for events that each swimmer will swim.

Wednesday PM Meets:

– Arrive by 5:15pm; Warm-Ups at 5:35pm; Meet begins at 6:00pm

Saturday AM:

– Arrive by 7:15am; Warm-Ups at 7:35am; Meet begins at 8:00am

Meet Commitment:

All swimmers are required to declare whether they will be participating in a meet. Email reminders are sent prior to each meet to remind swimmers to sign up on the Eeliminators Swim Team website, https://idaleeeels.swimtopia.com/. If a swimmer does not declare, it will be assumed that the swimmer is not participating in the meet and will not be included in the meet sheet. Please make sure you commit yes/no.

Seeding meets takes time. Adding swimmers after the fact is not easy and, in most cases, cannot be done. If you do not designate for a meet, we will assume your swimmer is not swimming.

Meet Sheets:

Meet sheets are compiled prior to the meet and are available on the team website. Parents and swimmers can expect to view the meet sheet approximately 24 hours prior to the swim meet. Meet sheets are compiled by the coaches and determine the order in which a swimmer will swim within an event. Parents are able to declare their swimmer “eligible” for a particular event/stroke, prior to the meet on the team website, but the final determination will be made by the coaches.

Swimmers will be scheduled to swim a maximum of 3 Individual events and up to 2 relays at each meet.

Meet Events:

All competitions are set up by age group and gender, with the exception of some mixed age relays. A swimmer’s group is determined by the age of the swimmer on June 15 of the current year.

The lengths of the individual races are as follows:

• 6 & under: 25 meters
• 7/8: 25 meters
• 9/10: 50 meters (25 meters butterfly)
• 11/12: 50 meters
• 13/14: 50 meters
• 15 -18: 50 meters

The swim events are Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, Individual Medleys (IM), Medley Relays, and Freestyle Relays.

An IM (Individual Medley) is for swimmers that can swim all four strokes in one race. The order of events is Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Freestyle. All strokes are 25 meters and the total for the IM is 100 meters. A swimmer must have a legal stroke for all four of the strokes to be considered for an IM. A coach will determine if a child can swim an IM based on their performances at meets and practices.

Relays:

A relay will consist of 4 different swimmers in their age group. Each swimmer will swim 25 meters of an assigned stroke. The order of strokes is Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, and Freestyle for the Medley Relays.

For the younger age group relays, swimmers swim a Freestyle Relay. In addition, we also have freestyle relays that are mixed aged. This means that there is a swimmer from each age group participating in this race, still only 4 swimmers per relay team. Relays are selected by the Head Coach only. You cannot sign your swimmer up for a relay. Please talk to the coach if you want or do not want your swimmer to swim in a relay.

It is imperative that parents and swimmers check meet sheets for scheduled relays. If a relay team member leaves early and does not give sufficient notice to backfill the space, the entire relay team will be disqualified. This results in disappointed swimmers that wanted to swim but can’t. If a swimmer is unexpectedly unable to stay for the meet in its entirety, this should be communicated to the team rep and coaches prior to the meet starting.

Meet Check-in:

Swimmers are required to sign-in with the Volunteer Check-In person at least 30 minutes before the meet starts. Failure to comply with this rule may cause the swimmer to be dropped from relays and individual events. Team warm-ups begin at least 30-45 min prior to meet start time. Swimmers need to check in before warming up.

During a Meet:

Swimmers should remain in the team area during the meet. This allows swimmers to rest between races and to be found in time for their events. If for some reason a swimmer needs to leave the team area (i.e. bathroom, getting something to eat, seeing their parents), they should notify one of the Clerks of the course before leaving. Remind the parents that it makes it easier if they come to check on their swimmers versus letting the swimmers going to see them because the child may be swimming in the next event. Swimmers will not be allowed into the pool while the meet is going on.

If a swimmer needs to leave before his/her event, they will need to notify their coordinator or they will be considered a no-show. The ultimate responsibility belongs to the swimmers.

Missed Meets:

If you designate yes and then cannot come you must let the Coach know prior to the meet date. If you are late, you will be scratched from any relay team you were placed on, and a replacement will be found. If you miss the meet, without prior notification to the coaches, you will NOT be eligible to swim a relay in the following meet. Discretion is up to the coaches. Once a meet is seeded and merged with the other team it is very difficult to add swimmers. It is critical for the success of the meet to know who will and will not be able to attend the meet. If you need to leave early or arrive late you need to also let the coach/team manager know.

Ribbon Policies

Ribbons are awarded to swimmers for every meet and race they compete in. Only winning heat ribbons will be given out at the meets and are usually distributed by the timers. Ribbons will be handed weekly on Monday and Thursday mornings during practice. Look for the ribbon box on deck.

All ages are eligible for placement ribbons 1st – 6th place. If a swimmer places after 6th place, they will get a participation ribbon only. This is for individual events and relays. If a swimmer is disqualified (DQ) they will receive a participation ribbon only.

Special Meets

Time Trials:

Time Trials are intended to give the swimmers the opportunity to participate in a mock meet setting and establish their initial times for the season. It is a good time to refresh themselves with how a meet runs or give new swimmers a feel of what a meet is like. Time Trials is held at the beginning of the swim season. Parents of swimmers participating in the time trials will be required to work. This mock meet will give the swimmers and parents both a feel for how a meet is run and where they need to be.

End of Season Meets:

Typically there are two types of “end-of-season” meets. The Divisional Meets (the number of these meets will be determined by the total number of teams involved for that year) and the All-Star Meet. There will be an alternate structure for the Divisional Meets. This alternate structure will not impact the regular season structure or schedule. This structure will be determined by the ODSL board each year to ensure that each Divisional Meet will have approximately the same number of teams and swimmers. The All-Star Meet is only for those that meet qualifying times.

End of Season Meet Criteria and Qualification:

Any swimmer that competes in at least two League-sanctioned meets during the current regular season will be eligible to compete in one of the two end of season meets. A swimmer may only swim in one end of season meet, either Divisionals or All-Stars, but not both. A swimmer without an official league time (NT) in an event cannot swim that event in the Divisional Meets or the All-Star Meet.

The League will track the top 20 swimmers in each event and hold a post season “seeding meet” where the coaches from each team participate and declare swimmers.

If a swimmer qualifies for 1 event for All-Stars, the swimmer may choose to go to All-Stars in the qualified event OR go to his/her Divisional Meet in any other event except the one qualified for in All-Stars. If the swimmer chooses to swim at his/her divisional Meet, the swimmer forfeits the currently qualified for spot in All-Stars.