Good afternoon, Torpedo! This one is a long one, and I'll post more later, but I wanted to get this information out!
Sign Ups: Start April 28 at valdese.recdesk.com. This year there is a slightly different fee structure based on residency. This was implemented for all youth athletic programs. Each swimmer will receive a shirt and latex cap as a part of the registration. Bring your friends! Practice schedules are still being hammered out, but look for those!
Champs Meet: Black Mountain with NEW FORMAT! Starting times TBD.
13 - 18 year old swimmers and those swimming 200 Free will swim FRIDAY NIGHT JULY 25.
12 and Unders will swim Saturday morning JULY 26.
Scoring for champs will change from top 6 to top 12 places. Ribbons and medals will still be given to 6 places, but teams will earn points to 12 places. The top three swimmers per team in an event will score if finishing in top 12. This mirrors high school championship meet points structures. Swimmers must still swim two meets for conference, and all swimmers must have a time in the events they are entered in (times may be achieved in practice). CHAMPS SIGN UP DUE TO ME BY JULY 17!
Meet 1: June 7, HOME, 8am Warm-Up 9am Start. Red/Green Intrasquad
Meet 2: June 14, HOME, 8am Warm-Up 9am Start. Lenoir and Black Mountain.
Meet 3: June 20, SHELBY, 5pm Warm-Up 6pm Start. Shelby and Black Mountain
Meet 4: June 26, BLACK MTN., 5pm Warm Up, 6pm Start.
Meet 5: June 28, HOME, 8am Warm-Up 9am Start. GF, Watauga, Shelby, and FC
Meet 6: July 10, GRANITE FALLS, 5pm Warm-Up, 6pm Start.
Meet 7: July 12, Sprint/Distance at Forest City. 11 and Up Only. More details to come, but will start in the morning.
Meet 8: July 15, FOREST CITY, 5pm Warm Up, 6pm Start.
Meet 9: July 19, HOME, Last Chance Meet, 8am Warm Up, 9am Start. ONLY FOR SWIMMERS NEEDING SECOND MEET FOR CHAMPS.
Meet 10: JULY 25/26 CHAMPS at Black Mtn.
