Burlington Country Club

New to swim meets? Here's a quick overview of what you need to know.

• Team suit, shirt, and swim cap
• Goggles
• Towels (at least 2)
• Hat, sunscreen, and other sun protection
• Warm clothes for in between races
• Activities and games for down time
• Healthy snacks
• Lots of water
• Cash for concessions
• Blanket or chair, if desired

Please arrive 15 minutes before the assigned warm up time. Check in with the coaches and find a spot for your swimmers in our team's designated area. If you are a volunteer, make sure you know what your role entails and where you need to be (e.g., timers must attend a brief timer's meeting 15 minutes before the start of the meet).

We will have heat sheets (a list of each swimmer's events) posted somewhere on the pool deck. Check the heat sheets so that you and your swimmer(s) know what events they are swimming.

Warm up times depend on the location of the meet. Swimmers warm up at 5:00pm for home meets and 5:30pm for away meets. Please do not be late for warm ups! It is important for your swimmer(s) to loosen up before racing.

The order of events is as follows:

• Medley Relays
• Butterfly
• Backstroke
• Breaststroke
• Freestyle
• Freestyle Relays

Swimmers 10 & under swim 25-yard individual races and 100-yard relays. Swimmers 11 & over swim 50-yard individual races and 200-yard relays. (At some meets later in the season, longer events will be available. Watch your emails for more information on these meets.)

Swimmers can sign up for 5 events at most each meet. Usually, swimmers will participate in some combination of individual events and relays. Coaches are responsible for signing swimmers up for events.

Please note that you must indicate that you will be attending a meet in order for your swimmer to be signed up for events. Meet attendance is managed through the Signup Calendar page. For regular-season meets, registration closes at noon on the day of the meet — we will not be accepting meet entries after that point.