Meets

Long Course Meet Schedule: April 1, 2008 - August 31, 2008 .

LONG COURSE SWIM MEETS 2008

2008 LONG COURSE SEASON

Please plan to attend as many Team Meets as possible and Long Course Champs 25-27 July!

Date	Event	Registration	Results
March 27-30	Speedo Championship Series Sectionals @ IUPUI
April 4-6	Toyota Grand Prix @ Ohio State University
May 10	Youngstown Long Course Season Opener hosted by YES at Youngstown State University, Youngstown. Team Meet!	Registration is closed
June 5-7	Charlotte Ultra-Swim, a Toyota Gran Prix Meet @ Mechlenburg Swim Club,
June 7-8	CCS Age Group & Open hosted by CCS at C.T. Branin Natatrium, Canton. Team Meet!	Registration is closed
June 14-15	Solon Summer Swimfest hosted bySTRS at Solon Municipal Pool, Solon. Younger kids and those not going to Busbey.	Registration is closed
June 20-22	Robert F. Busbey Age Group & Open hosted by LESD at Robert F. Busbey Natatorium, Cleveland State University, Cleveland. Team Meet all who qualify	Registration is closed
June 27-30	Olympic Trials @ Omaha, Nebraska
June 28	Vacationland Swim Club Open Water Challenge hosted by VSC at Cedar Point Beach Sandusky. Highly recommended	Direct Athletics Closes 6/8/2008
July 4-6	31^st Mike Peppe/John Bruce Memorial Invitational @ Ohio State University. Optional meet NOT a replacement for a Team Meet. We will send a coach.	Registration is closed
July 11-13	40th Freedlander Age Group and Open hosted by WYRS at Freedlander Pool, Wooster. Team Meet!	Direct Athletics Closes 6/12/2008
July 15-19	Speedo Championship Series Sectionals @ Bloomington, IN
July 20	8^th Annual Parkview Sizzler hosted by Mayfield Village Recreation Department at Parkview Pool, Mayfield Village.	Direct Athletics Closes 6/28/2008
July 25-27	LESI Long Course Championships hosted by LESI at Robert F. Busbey Natatorium, Cleveland State University, Cleveland. ALL WHO QUALIFY! This is the year!	Direct Athletics Closes 7/13/2008
July 29	2008 US Open @ Minneapolis, MN
August 4	USA Swimming Junior Nationals, Minneapolis, MN
August 6-10	MegaZone Meet @ IUPUI, swimmers achieving AAA times qualify for this All Star Team

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KEY: ¹Slower than B meets; ²Faster than B, A and / or A Prelim/Finals Meets; ³High School, Team Meet

Click on the meet name to open the meet information.
Click on a location for a map in Mapquest. Once in Mapquest, you can get directions to the natatorium from your home by clicking on Directions To and then entering your home address.
The Entry Deadline is the date that registration CLOSES. Please register prior to this date. Clicking on the date takes you to Direct Athletics, so you may enter the meet.
Hotel in the Meet Information column is a link to the hotel information for that meet (does not apply to all meets).
Cut Times - This is a direct link to the Schedule of Events section of the Meet Information. For Faster Than meets, a swimmer's time must be equal to or faster than the listed times. For Slower Than meets, a swimmer's time must be equal to or slower than the listed time. For Some meets, only certain events may have qualifying times - check the Schedule of Events.

Remember - use Team Manager to check on times and meet results. For more information, see Where can I find meet results?

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TIME STANDARDS

Age Group Times

Use these standards to determine if you qualify for a meet.

2005 - 2008 Motivational Times - The one you need!

National Meet Times

For your information

2008 Olympic Trials Cuts

2007 Conoco Phillips National Championships

2007 Short Course Nationals

2007 Speedo Junior National Championships

2007 Zone Cuts (AAA times)

Time Conversions

Convert from yards to meters, short course to long course

Time Conversions

SWIMMING GLOSSARY

USA Swimming has a very robust Swimming Glossary.

Deck Entry - Same-day meet registration. Deck entries are not accepted at all meets. This is specified in the meet information.

Deck Seeding - Swimmers receive their heat and lane assignments at the meet, after they have signed-in for the day. Swimmers are listed by event in a Psyche Sheet. How the meet will be seeded is specified in the meet information.

Grand Prix - National and International level of competition. Grand Prix cut times are required.

Heat - The division of a swimming event. This occurs when there are too many swimmers to compete at the same time. A Heat Winner is the fastest swimmer of a single heat. An Event Winner is the swimmer who had the best time out of all of the heats.

Heat Sheet - Used with Pre-Seeded meets, a heat sheet lists each pre-registered swimmer by event and heat. It also usually specifies each swimmers assigned lane.

Pentathalon - Meet format in which swimmers are encouraged to enter five events; one in each stroke (Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle) and then an Individual Medley.

LC - Long Course. Competition is held in a 50 meter pool. The long course season runs from April 1 - Aug. 31.

Open Water - Any competition that takes place in rivers, lakes, or oceans.

NAG - National Age Group. Time classification of swimmers, according to age. The National Age Group divisions are: 10-under, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18.

Pre-Seeded - Heat and lane assignments are made based on pre-registrations, before the meet begins. Swimmers are listed by event and heat in a Heat Sheet. How the meet will be seeded is specified in the meet information.

Psyche Sheet - Used with Deck Seeded meets, a psyche sheet lists each pre-registered swimmer by event. Because heat and lane assignments are unknown until after a deck seeded meet begins, they are not listed in the psyche sheet.

SC - Short Course. Competition is held in a 25 yard or 25 meter pool. The short course season runs from Sept. 1 - March 31.

Lake Erie Swimming Terms:

BR- Bronze Track for beginner swimmers who have not achieved a time standard (slower than NAG B).

SI - Silver Track for intermediate to advanced swimmers (times faster than NAG B, slower NAG A).

GO - Gold Track for advanced competitive swimmers (times faster/equal to NAG A).