About Meets
Cancelations and Weather DelaysNotify coaches in advance: If your swimmer is unable to attend a meet and needs to cancel, notify the coaches in person or via email or telephone as soon as you can. This helps avoid last-minute changes to the line-up. Please note: swimmers should be out of the pool by 2:30 pm on meet days in order to rest for the meet.
Show up even if it's storming: For weather delays, all teams must wait out storms until 7 pm so as not to forfeit the meet. After 7 pm, the coaches and pool managers will come to an agreement either to continue the meet or reschedule. In other words, even if it is storming at 5 pm, you should come to the meet as scheduled. Often the weather clears and the meet can proceed.
Home MeetsRegular dual meets begin at 6:30 pm. For home meets, swimmers should be at the pool by5:15 pm. Parents who are helping to officiate the meet should be at the pool no later than 6:15 pm. Coaches will read a line-up for the meet (who is swimming what events) at practice the morning of the meet, and again at 5:30 pm in case changes are necessary.
Away MeetsMeets begin at 6:30 pm. Swimmers should plan to arrive at the away pool by 5:45 to hear the lineup and warm up. All swimmers are expected to know or arrange for their rides to and from the away meets. If you are able to drive to a meet, please offer a ride to other swimmers.
For directions to away meets, click here.
What to take: Some suggestions of what to take to away meets, especially long-lasting invitationals (6 hours or more):
chairs and/or blanket
- umbrellas
- sunglasses, hat, & sunscreen
- cash for concession stand
- water (and snacks, for invitationals)
- for swimmers: extra goggles and towel, dry clothes to change into
- for invitationals: in addition to the items above, books, magazines, card games, etc., to pass the time, since invitationals can take more than 6 hours from warm-ups to the last heat of the final event
ChampionshipsChampionships are usually held at White Oak Heritage pool on a Saturday in late July. Our team philosophy is "Every swimmer shall swim at least once in a meet, either in competition or as an alternate." For championships, however, there are no alternate events. For championships, our coaches will prepare the best and fastest line-up possible to give Blackridge the opportunity to win a trophy for the team.
Competitive Age Groups and Events
Age GroupsSwimmers are grouped into the following categories by age as of June 1.
- 8 and under
- 9 & 10 yrs
- 11 & 12 yrs
- 13 & 14 yrs
- 15-18 yrs
Types of events: Swimmers may participate in individual and relay events. Prior to each meet, the coaches will determine which event(s) each swimmer participates in.
- Freestyle relays: consist of four swimmers. Depending on age, each swimmer swims one or two lengths of the pool freestyle for a total of 100 or 200 yards or meters for each relay team.
- Medley relays: consist of four swimmers. Depending on age, each swimmer swims one or two lengths of a different stroke for a total of 100 or 200 yards or meters for each relay team. Strokes are in the following order: backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, freestyle.
- Individual freestyle events: 25 yards or meters, 50 yards or meters.
Dual Meet Events
| Event Nbr. |
Gender and Age Group |
Description |
| 0 |
8 & under
(Boys and Girls mixed) |
100m Medley Relay
(Exhibition event--not for points) |
| 1 |
Girls 13-18 |
200m Medley Relay |
| 2 |
Boys 13-18 |
200m Medley Relay |
| 3 |
Girls 12 & under |
100m Medley Relay |
| 4 |
Boys 12 & under |
100m Medley Relay |
| 5 |
Girls 10 & under
|
100m Free Relay |
| 6 |
Boys 10 & under
|
100m Free Relay |
| 7 |
Girls 14 & under
|
200m Free Relay |
| 8 |
Boys 14 & under
|
200m Free Relay |
| 9 |
Girls 8 & under |
25m Freestyle |
| 10 |
Boys 8 & under |
25m Freestyle |
| 11 |
Girls 9 & 10 |
25m Freestyle |
| 12 |
Boys 9 & 10 |
25m Freestyle |
| 13 |
Girls 11 & 12 |
50m Freestyle |
| 14 |
Boys 11 & 12 |
50m Freestyle |
| 15 |
Girls Open Age
(Must be between 13 and 18) |
50m Freestyle |
| 16 |
Boys Open Age
(Must be between 13 and 18) |
50m Freestyle |
| 17 |
Girls 13 & 14 |
50 m Freestyle |
| 18 |
Boys 13 & 14 |
50 m Freestyle |
| 19 |
Girls 8 & under |
100m Freestyle Relay |
| 20 |
Boys 8 & under |
100m Freestyle Relay |
| 21 |
Girls Mixed Age
(Requires one swimmer each from 10 & under; 12 & under; 14 & under; open age 13-18) |
100m Butterfly Relay |
| 22 |
Boys Mixed Age
(Requires one swimmer each from 10 & under; 12 & under; 14 & under; open age 13-18) |
100m Butterfly Relay |
| 23 |
Girls Mixed Age
(Requires one swimmer each from 10 & under; 12 & under; 14 & under; open age 13-18) |
100m Breaststroke Relay |
| 24 |
Boys Mixed Age
(Requires one swimmer each from 10 & under; 12 & under; 14 & under; open age 13-18) |
100m Breaststroke Relay |
| 25 |
Girls Mixed Age
(Requires one swimmer each from 10 & under; 12 & under; 14 & under; open age 13-18) |
100m Backstroke Relay |
| 26 |
Boys Mixed Age
(Requires one swimmer each from 10 & under; 12 & under; 14 & under; open age 13-18) |
100m Backstroke Relay |
| 27 |
Girls 12 & under |
100m Free Relay |
| 28 |
Boys 12 & under |
100m Free Relay |
| 29 |
Girls 13-18 |
200m Free Relay |
| 30 |
Boys 13-18 |
200m Free Relay | |
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