SWIM MEET GUIDE

A complete and comprehensive guide of Summer League can be found in the MCSL handbook. 

 

Important highlights - Meets are held on Wednesdays and Saturdays from early June through mid July. Please declare your swimmer through the online portal. Team Reps and other seasoned parents can help you with the process. We encourage planning summer vacations in August, the team needs every swimmer! 

 

A Meets

"A" Meets are MCSL competitions held on Saturday mornings against other teams in the same division. This year we are Division H. These are scored meets. Who can go? The fastest 6 swimmers in freestyle and the 3 fastest all other strokes. The coaches decide the lineup for the meet based upon swimmer’s times (usually from the results of B Meets) and it must be submitted to the opposing team prior to the meet. 

  • A team may enter a swimmer in a maximum of five events (3 individual, IM, and 1 relay).

  • There are two freestyle relays, based on the two fastest swimmers of the meet. The relays will mix swimmers from different age groups and earn the most points!  Please ask a Coach or Team Rep before leaving the A meet if your swimmer qualified for the relay. 

  • These are scored meets with one other team in the same division. 

  • Swimmers should remain in the team area during the meet. We encourage cheering for your team mates!

  • It is important to declare your swimmer (available or not available) for each meet. The coach makes line-ups based on declared, available swimmers.

B Meets

"B" Meets are meets held on Wednesday evenings against teams throughout the division. B Meets are not scored, but can qualify your swimmer for A meets. Coaches will look for the fastest swimmers from B meets and the prior Saturday’s A meet to determine the next A meet line up. This is great practice for swimmers and helps improve times. Pre-Team swimmers who become meet-ready after the first few weeks of practice are welcome to swim in B meets. Coaches will let Pre-team families know when their swimmers are meet-ready. 

  • Swimmers may swim up to three events (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) and the IM (Individual Medley) at a B meet.

  • Swimmers that place in the top 3 in an event at the A meet may not swim that event at the following B meet.

  • Swimmers may swim an event in the B meet that they did not swim at the previous A meet, at the Coaches' discretion.

  • Swimmers that score in 3 or more events at the A meet are not eligible to swim in the following B meet. 

 

The Celine Silver Mini Meet

This is a meet unique to Tilden Woods, to remember Celine Silver who was a TW swimmer and passed away in a car crash along with her father. It is catered for 8 and under swimmers ONLY in the same division. This is a chance for all the little ones to swim and have lots of fun! 

 

  • Pre-teams and any 8 and under swimmers are welcome to enter; however, the swimmers cannot swim in an event that they participated in in an A meet. 

MCSL Meets

  • A Relay Carnival

    • Relay Carnival is a super fast-paced and fun meet!

    • Only relays are swum, and some teams are formed from swimmers from several age groups. It is TEAM work and a wonderful way to get to know the entire team!

    • The 1st place relay team of each event at the A Relay Carnival is seeded for the All Star Relay meet. If a relay team qualifies via the A Relay Carnival to swim in All Star Relays, the relay team members who swam in the A Relay Carnival will swim that relay at All Star Relays.

    • This is a scored meet.

    • The coach will work to create a line-up to earn the team the most points.

    • It is important to declare your swimmer (available or not available) for this meet. 

  • Division Championship / 'Divisionals'

    • The final championship meet of the regular swim season. 

    • All 6 teams in the division meet at one pool.

    • Each team enters two swimmers in each individual event, and one relay team for each relay.

    • The coach enters the swimmers based on the two fastest times achieved throughout the season.

  • All Stars

    • MCSL hosts the All Star meet the weekend after Divisionals.

    • The meet is held at the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center.

    • All Star Relay (Saturday)

      • Entries are determined at each division relay carnival. Relay teams that take first place go on to the All Star Relay meet.

    • Individual All Stars (Sunday)

      • Entries include the fastest 16 swimmers for each event from the entire MCSL.

      • All Star Times

        • The league lists “All Star Nominating Times”. If you swim faster than the nominating time, you have an All Star nominating time.

        • At the end of the season, the 16 fastest swimmers in each event are invited to swim in the Individual All Star Meet (there are also three alternates).

  • Coaches Invitational Long Course

    • MCSL hosts this is a special meet for the eight fastest swimmers from the entire MCSL for each event. It is held mid-season.

    • The meet is held at the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center.

    • All event lengths are doubled and swum in a 50 meter pool. For example, if your swimmer typically swims a 50 meter event, they will swim 100 meters!