HOW TO ENTER A SWIM MEET

 

  •  The meet entry process begins online at www.lightningswimming.org.

  •  Once logged into the website, simply click on the UPCOMING SWIM MEETS/EVENTS tab, select the meet, click ATTEND/DECLINE. LLL Coaches will determine which events each swimmer will compete in. 

  •  The coaching staff will designate a meet sign-up deadline.. The deadline is established to provide the coaches an opportunity to enter all swimmers and to review the meet entries for any mistakes or changes. 

  • Some competitions will have qualifying times which an athlete must achieve in order to participate. Other competitions may require that athletes have NOT achieved certain times in order to participate. If you have a question about which meets are appropriate for your swimmer, please speak to your child’s coach. 

  •  Certain championship meets require that the coaching staff utilize USA Swimming’s Online Meet Entry system. In these instances it will be solely up to the coaching staff to enter athletes.

  • Occasionally, a swimmer will forget to enter a meet in which they should participate. If space is available and the meet director is willing, a late entry may be permitted, but there are no guarantees. The fee is usually double the normal entry fee and must be paid on the deck by the swimmer. It is the swimmer’s responsibility to check all meet information and the team entry form to make sure no mistakes are made. 

  • The team entry will be posted prior to the meet. In the event of a mistake, please speak  with your coach as soon as possible so that the appropriate change(s) can be made.

  •  Warm-up schedules, timelines and psych sheets will be posted on the team website and distributed through email when they become available from the team hosting the meet. 

  • Do not use the timeline to determine your arrival time at the meet. Your swimmers’ coach will tell them when to arrive for warm up. 

 

** Swimmers should set a goal for each event.. Goals can include a time, a race strategy, a change in technique, or a different mental approach. Each race represents a chance to achieve a goal, and build their character.**