2026 Midwest All-Star Meet Information
| January 9-11, 2026 Meet Letter: CLICK HERE Your registration fee of $180 includes: Friday January 9 Team Pictures & Team Warm Up - Time TBD (Morning time) Day 1 (Evening Session) Saturday January 10 Day 2 (Morning Session, Evening Session) Saturday January 11 Day 3 Meet Finishes (Morning Session) 2026 Ozark All-Star Team Coaching Staff: Head Coach: Chris Etherington - CSP (13-14) Leslie Samples - SALU (11-12) Gus Nugent - METS (10&Under) Roster (Registered as of December 19th at 11:28pm)
What is All-Star Championships? The Midwest All-Star Championships is an annual meet between Iowa Swimming, Midwestern Swimming, Minnesota Swimming, South Dakota Swimming and Colorado Swimming. Ozark has now been included in this meet. Who is invited to All-Star Championships? The overall top 12 Ozark swimmers of each gender and age category will be selected to the Ozark All-Star team based on top IMX Scores. Qualifying Period:
September 1, 2026 - December 14, 2026. After the last Ozark meet has been updated, we will go through the selection process.
All-Star Championships Selection Process:
The Ozark All-Star Team is selected using a high point system for Ozark swimmers 14 & Under in the following age categories: 10 & Under, 11-12 and 13-14. Using the USA Swimming database, top IMX scores are obtained for each gender and age category and the top 12 swimmers will be selected. Swimmers will be considered in the age category in which they fall based on their age at the first day of the Midwest All-Star meet; January 10, 2026. The overall top 12 swimmers in each gender and age category will be selected to the Ozark All Star team. If swimmers in the top 12 decline on attending the meet, then the next person will be offered.
What are IMX scores?
IMX stands for Individual Medley Xtreme. The IMX ranking includes a series of five or six events at longer distances. Once you've completed the IMX program, you can find out where your IMX score ranks nationally, within your zone, within your LSC and on your club. Any event not completed will not produce an official score. Rankings in the program are based on power points, a system developed by USA Swimming.
The events from each age group includes the folllowing:
10&Under: 200 Free, 100 Back, 100 Breast, 100 Fly, 200 IM 11-12-year olds: 500 Free, 100 Back, 100 Breast, 100 Fly, 200 IM 13-14-year olds: 500 Free, 200 Back, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 200 IM, 400 IM What is the All Stars entry process? Once all athletes have been notified of their selection to the team and RSVP's have been received; best times are taken from the USA Swimming database and compiled to create the entries for Team Ozark. The Head All-Star Coach will select the entries. Relay entries are completed prior to each session of the meet and are based on each athletes times used for their individual events and also their performance at the meet up till that session. Individual entries and relay teams are selected to create the most well-rounded, the fastest, and most successful team possible. Relay entries are subject to change at any time and are at the coaches discretion. How will I be notified if I make the team? Shortly after the deadline, an email with the initial roster and RSVP information will be emailed to all coach contacts within Ozark Swimming. Additionally, the initial roster will be posted on the Ozark Swimming All-Star page. |
