How it all Works!
Age Groups – All meets include the following events – freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle relay in each age/gender bracket; thus there are 50 events per dual meet. Swimmers compete in one of ten groups as shown below. A child’s group is determined by their age as of June 1.
U-8 Girls /U-8 Boys / U-10 Girls/ U-10 Boys/U-12 Girls/U-12 Boys/ U-14 Girls/ U-14 Boys/Open Girls /Open Boys – (age 15 through age as of summer of high school graduation).
For the 2025 summer swim season, Landisville will compete in Division 1 of the Lancaster Summer Swim League. Other teams in this division include Adamstown, Lampeter-Strasburg, Millersville, Overlook, Skyline, and Woodridge.
DUAL Meets – Dual Meets are head-to-head competitions with other teams from the Lancaster County Summer Swim League. There are seven teams in our division, which amounts to six dual meets (generally split equally among home and away meets). Each age group competes for points by event. The team with the most points wins the meet. Swimmers may only compete in three events per dual meet. Dual meets begin at 6:15 pm and usually last 3 hours. You will want to send along with your swimmer: two towels (one to sit on and one to dry off with), healthy snacks, plenty of water or juice to drink, things to do while waiting to swim, goggles, and a swim cap. RELAYS OCCUR AT THE END OF THE MEET. IF YOUR SWIMMER(S) IS/ARE SCHEDULED TO PARTICIPATE IN A RELAY, HE OR SHE WILL BE ADVISED OF THIS BY THE COACHES AT PRACTICE. IF YOUR CHILD CANNOT STAY UNTIL THE END OF THE MEET, PLEASE ADVISE THE COACHES IMMEDIATELY. IF YOUR SWIMMER DOES NOT STAY AT THE MEET AND THEY ARE SCHEDULED FOR A RELAY, THE RELAY IS FORFEITED. OTHER SWIMMERS IN THE RELAY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COMPETE. All swimmers must participate in at least two dual meets during the season.
NEW FOR 2025 -- Landisville will also swim an exhibition tri-meet with Manheim and New Holland on June 19.
Week of June 30 - July 4, 2025. There are no scheduled meets on Tuesday, July 1, or Thursday, July 3. However, these dates may be used if there is a need to make up a meet from earlier in the season.
Dual Meet Scoring – The first heat in each event is called the "live heat." Only the live heat is counted toward the team score. In the live heat, first place is awarded five points, second place receives three points, and third place is one point. A team may sweep all points for an individual event. For each individual event, there are typically a number of exhibition heats following the live heat that allow additional swimmers to compete, try for a better time, improve their stroke under competitive circumstances, etc. All Relay heats are Live but team points (seven for the winner) are only awarded to first place.
Dual Meet Ribbons – Generally, ribbons are awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the live heat and for 1st in exhibition heats. Only first place relay teams receive ribbons.
Invitational Meets – are normally held on Saturdays and typically attended by 8 to 10 teams from the league. These meets normally last about 5 to 6 hours. The team is assessed a fee by the host team for every individual and relay team entry. These entry fees are incorporated into your swimmer’s registration fee. The host team also typically charges a spectator entrance fee and a fee for heat sheets.
2025 Invitational Meets
Woodridge Classic (TBA) – All age groups swim at this meet. Ribbons and medals are awarded.
Lancaster Cup (TBA) -- Not confirmed, details TBD.
Black Knight Invitational (TBA)-All age groups swim at this meet. This is the “Hempfield Swim Meet” and will include the Hempfield Stingrays and Mountville Black Marlin swim teams. Ribbons and Medals are awarded.
End of Season Championship Meets
Divisionals – This is the championship meet for all the teams from our division. It is typically held the third Saturday in July. Please try to attend -this meet as it is truly a team competition. Medals and ribbons are awarded. This year's Division 1 Championship Meet will be held at Overlook on July 19, 2025
LSSL Championship Meet – This is a time qualifying event. This meet concludes the season and includes the teams from all three divisions. Relays are contested on Friday and individual events are held on Saturday. Trophies, medals, and ribbons are awarded. There are time standards to enter this meet. These standards will be posted and all swimmers are encouraged attempt to qualify. The LSSL Championship Meet is held during the last weekend in July. This year, it will be held at New Holland on July 25-26, 2025.
Divisionals & All Leagues Scoring: Points are awarded for each individual and relay that places; 1st – 10th at Divisionals and 1st – 12th at All Leagues.
There is no limit to the number of places a team may earn per event at these meets.
