MCSA Championship Meet
Qualifying for the MCSA Championship Swim Meet
To qualify to swim in a particular event during the end-of-season League Championship Meet, a swimmer must have an existing time for that event from the current season. In order to receive an existing time for an event, a swimmer must have swum and completed a race in that event at a meet during the current season and must not have been disqualified.
*This league rule is subject to change mid-season based on a decision made by league coordinators based on the current season’s situation, especially in regards to the number of canceled meets due to weather or other uncontrollable circumstances.
Disqualification
When a swimmer does not follow one of the rules governing an event, their time will still be recorded but their swim does not count and is not placed or scored with the other swims in that event for that meet.
Swimmers will be taught during practice in accordance with USA Swimming guidelines to the degree that each coach is knowledgeable of such guidelines, however, this is a novice league and there will be exceptions and judgment calls made by the volunteer stroke judges under the guidance of the meet director to determine disqualifications during swim meets.
8 and under swimmers will not be disqualified, but the rest of the age groups will be subject to disqualification for stroke and turn infractions for the entire season. Our goal is to correct improper stroke and turn usage to better the swimmer’s knowledge and ability to perform the correct stroke. 8 & under swimmers will be given a “warning” DQ sheet so that they become knowledgeable of their mistakes and can correct them.
While swimmers will be taught in accordance with USA Swimming guidelines, they will be disqualified during meets according to a custom MCSA Disqualification Standard per the Stroke, Start, and Finish Rules in the following sections of this handbook and per the MCSA DQ Report used by volunteer disqualification officials during MCSA meets. This report is designed to encourage consistency across the season, no matter who volunteers as a stroke judge throughout the season
MCSA Championship Meet
*Meet awards for the Championship Meet are purchased by the host team for that season.
Individual Events
1st – 6th places Respective place medal
7th – 12th places Respective place ribbon
- Heat winners will receive a heat winner ribbon for individual events
- 8 & under swimmers will receive a participation ribbon for each event swam showing their place and time in the event
Relay Events
1st – 3rd places Respective place medal
4th – 6th places Respective place ribbon
- Relay heat winners will not receive a heat winner ribbon
‘A’ Time Standards
The MCSA league is designed for beginner swimmers to compete in an environment where they have the opportunity to score points for the team as well as achieve individually. If a swimmer swims an ‘A’ time in a meet they are not allowed to swim that event for the remainder of the season unless they swim up an age group.
Swimming Regulations
- A swimmer must complete the designated length of the race.
- A swimmer must make contact with the wall at each turn and at the finish of a race.
- A swimmer may not push off the bottom of the pool in such a way as to progress forward by using this action.
- A swimmer may not pull on the lane ropes, make contact with another swimmer, or perform any other action, which may give them an unfair advantage or put another swimmer at a disadvantage.
