| Crossover Meets |
The first weekend of dual meets each season consists of crossover meets, crossover meaning that opponent teams are from different divisions of the SAL. Dual means that the meets involve teams from two clubs. Teams scheduled as crossover opponents had similar records during the previous season. Note: Crossover and Regular Season Meets are sometimes "Double-dual" meets, meaning that the boys and girls meets are held in the same pool and at the same time. |
Regular Season Meets |
The bulk of the season consists of four dual meets. Each team swims and dives against all of the other teams in the same division of SAL. |
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Flight Dual Meet
Championships (Division and League Dual Meet Championships) |
The flight dual meet championships are divided into two meets: dual meet conference championship and league dual meet championship. First, the dual meet conference championship opponent is the team in the same place in the other division of the conference. The winner of that meet move on to compete against the winner of the other conference in the league dual meet championship. The runner up of the conference dual meet championship competes against the other runner up in the consolation league dual meet championship. Note: Athletes must have competed in at least 40% of dual meets to be eligible for flight dual meet championships. |
| League ("A") and Divisional ("B") Championships |
"A" Championships are usually held at LaSalle University. This is the league individual championships and only swimmers/divers with the top 18 times/scores (plus 2 alternates) in the entire league in each event are eligible for "A" championships. Coaches notify swimmers/divers of their eligibility for "A" championships after a league seed meeting which occurs following the League Dual Meet Championships. ALL swimmers/divers are eligible for "B" championships (but cannot swim in events for which they qualified in "A" championships and there is a limit on the combined number of entries for A&B Championships). The "B" Swimming Championships are divisional: each division holds a championship meet. Swimmers are seeded according to their best times for a particular event. The “B” Diving Championships are usually held at one location with the results for each event determined by division. "A" and "B" championships are individual competitions only (No team competition) Note: Athletes must have competed in at least 40% of dual meets to be eligible for league ("A") championships. |
| Invitational ("Trophy") Meets | Throughout the season there are a number of invitational/trophy meets hosted by SAL teams. These are often held on Sundays and are open to any league member. There is a small fee per event and (as always) a limit on the number of events that can be entered. Swimmers may choose the events in which they swim. These meets are considered "extras" by most teams, which are entirely optional. Invitational meets are sanctioned by SAL, meaning that times from these meets are considered in the seedings for championships. Most invitational meets require that swimmers sign-up to swim in the meet 3 or 4 weeks prior to the meet. Team reps receive information about these meets from the host team. |
Additional Information |