Crocs,

We are excited for our final dual meet on Saturday 6/28!

After the 6/28 conclusion of the dual meet season, we head in to our post-season. Please read carefully as there are a few important dates and notes to be aware of, particularly if this is your first year swimming! Important dates and details are outlined first. Information about what prelims and the post-season include is at the end of the email.

Important Dates:

Prelim Meet Date for Ages 9-10 and 11-12: Tuesday 7/8 @ Wildcat Ridge

Prelim Meet Date for Ages 6&U, 8&U, 13-14, 15-18: Wednesday July 9 @ HOME

Prelim Registration is OPEN

Prelim Registration CLOSES on MONDAY 6/30 at 11:59pm SHARP

Volunteer Policy: Your swimmer participates = you volunteer a shift. If shifts are full, check in with the volunteer table for an assignment. 

Important Information About Post-Season Swimming:

What are Prelims: 

• Top 16 finishers in each race qualify for Championships
• Finishers #17 & 18 are alternates for Championships. If a swimmer in the top 16 cannot participate in Championships, alternates will be notified that they are in.
• You may register for up to 3 individual events per swimmer
• No relays will be raced at the Prelim meets (they will at Championships, however)
• The races you register for at Prelims are the only races you have the opportunity to qualify to swim at Championships (ie: you can't register for different events for Championships - you must qualify at prelims in order to swim that event in Championships)
• All swimmers are encouraged to participate! Even if a swimmer does not qualify, it is another great opportunity to compete, to see their hard work pay off, and we can use swimmers for Championship relays even if they don't qualify for individual Championship events
• Swimmers may still reach All Star qualifying times at Prelims and Championships
• Prelims and Championships include all 5 teams from our division
• Meet times are typically similar to dual meet times, though often we do end earlier as there are no relays. Duration of the meet depends on the number of entries.

Championship Meet is scheduled for 7/12/25

Practice Schedule week of 7/7:

• There is no practice on Tuesday 7/8 or Wednesday 7/9
• Practice is open through Friday 7/11 (Monday, Thursday, Friday) for all swimmers, regardless of if they are racing Prelims/Championships or not

Let's win it all this year, Crocs!

-Your Castle Crocs Board Members