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Dual
Meet, Invitational Meet, & Champ Meet Info
We would like to clarify a few things regarding Dual meets, Invitational meets,
and Championship meets for our new swimmers
and new parents.
1.
Regular season Dual
Meets
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a Dual Meet is a meet
between two S.A.L. league teams (eg. PVAC vs Radnor). All members of PVAC's swim
& dive teams may attend Dual Meets. There is no additional fee for
these meets and the respective head coach writes the lineup for the meet
and chooses the events for the swimmer. These meets are usually on
Saturday afternoons. Swimmers are automatically signed up for
these meets. We encourage Guppy swimmers to attend all home meets.
2.
Invitational Meets
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an
Invitational Meet (schedule here...) is
an "optional swim meet" that is usually on a Sunday (or a Saturday when
we do not have a dual meet). An Invitational is an extra opportunity for a swimmer to swim
in a meet and choose their own events. Registered SAL swimmers are welcome to
attend any Invitational (there are many throughout the course of the
year) however these meets are not
required. Many swimmers enjoy
these meets because there are less swimmers from our team - usually anywhere between 10-35 or so at a session
- and many other teams from around the SAL league are in attendance.
The seeding structure of these meets results in races being very close as
the 6
swimmers in each heat are usually of equal ability. There is an
additional fee to swim at these meets - typically $4/event.
3.
"Team" Conference Championship Meet
and "Team" League Championship Meet
- at the conclusion of the regular Dual Meet season, S.A.L. conducts
playoff meets (similar to the NFL!) Each of the 4 SAL Divisions match up
against their respective Division foes. (PVAC
Division standings here...)
Example: During the
Conference Championship Meet, the SAL
West Division would swim off against
the SAL
North Division. The 1st place
West team swims against the 1st place
North team, the 2nd place
West team swims against the 2nd place
North team etc.. The same format
holds true for the East Division vs. the South Division.
During the
League Championship Meet, winners from
the prior week's Conf Championship Meet face off. Losing
teams from the prior week also face off.
4.
Post Season "Individual" Championship Meets
- at the conclusion of PVAC's regular season dual meet season and
Conference/League "Team" Championship Meets,
the "Individual" Championship Meets are held.
- the "Individual"
Division
Championship meet is open
to all swimmers who have not
qualified for "League Champs". This is a large majority of
swimmers on each team in the Division. Each Division in the
SAL hosts a Division Championship Meet.
(SAL Divisions here...)
- the final, season ending
"Individual" League
Championship meet hosts
the top/fastest 18 swimmers in the league (plus 2 alternates) in
each age group and is held at LaSalle University. |
5 .
Fall Fest
Invitational
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this is PVAC's very own Invitational meet (PVAC
"Fall Fest Invitational" info here...) hosted at
Perk Valley High School. We recommend that all our
swimmers attend this meet as this is our largest fundraiser of the year.
The greater the turnout, the greater its success!!! Since the Fall Fest is an
Invitational meet, your swimmer (with your help of course) has
the option to choose their own events. If you are not sure
what events your child should swim, please contact any
Coach. You can sign your swimmer up for this meet on our
PVAC website.
If you have any questions on any of this, please feel free to contact
any Coach.
Thanks,
The PVAC Coaching Staff
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