Yankee League

The Yankee Swim League season includes the following meets:

DUAL MEETS: Dual meets are regular season meets, each team competing against another team in the league. We will have one dual meet against each of the other teams.

MEET MECHANICS: Meets are conducted in accordance with the by-laws of the Yankee Swim League. Children swim in the following age groups: 8 and under; 9 – 10; 11 – 12; 13 – 14; and 15 and over. Placement in an age division is based upon the swimmers age as of November 1st. The swimmer remains in the age group for the entire season. There are individual events and relays. For dual meets, a swimmer may swim in a maximum of four events at a meet; either two individual and two relays, or three individual and one relay.

The schedule of events for a Dual Meet are as follows:

Medley Relays – One swimmer for each of the following strokes: Back, Breast, Fly, Free – in that order
Freestyle
Butterfly
200 Freestyle – Senior only
Back Stroke
Individual Medley – One swimmer all strokes
Breaststroke
50 Freestyle
Free Relays

The 9 events listed above have separate events for each of the 5 age groups beginning with 8 and under, with the exception of the 200 freestyle. Thus, a dual meet can consist of as many as 43 separate events.

Generally, for individual events, “8 and unders” swim one lap of the pool; ages 9–12 swim two laps of the pool; and ages 13 and over swim four laps of the pool. Relays are 100 yards for 8 and under and 200 yards for all others.

POST SEASON: The Yankee Swim League conducts Championships and an All-Star meet after the dual-meet season. To be eligible to swim in the Yankee Swim League post-season events in February, a swimmer must swim in a minimum of three league meets. However, every meet is important and every swimmer is a vital part of the team, so we encourage you to get to all meets. All swimmers, whether or not they score points, will gain experience in their particular event and further their eligibility for the Trials.

TRIALS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS: Individual and team championships are held for each age group at the end of February. A swimmer may enter two individual events for their championship meet(s). Relay entries are the decision of the coaching staff. At Trials, heats are run for each individual and relay event.

For swimmers 8 and under, the day of the Yankee Swim League Trials is their Yankee League Final. They will receive awards (1st through 12th place) for individual events and medals (1st through 3rd place) for the relays that day.

For swimmers 9 and over, the top 12 finishers in each individual event at Trials will qualify for positions in the Finals along with the top six relays. Individual trophies and ribbons are awarded, as well as medals for the top three relays.

Team championship trophies are also awarded for the top three teams in the league. Also, plaques are awarded for the top team finisher in each age group, male and female. The top three finishers in each individual event at Championships automatically qualify for All-Stars.

This Chart lists the Average 1st and Average 12th place finishers for each event/age group in previous championships.

ALL-STARS: All-Stars are generally held the week after Finals and is the last meet of the season. There are 18 slots to fill for juniors and 21 slots for seniors. The top three swimmers in each individual event at Championships automatically qualify for this event. There are swimmers who will qualify in both of their events. In this instance the 4th place finisher in the 1st, then 2nd, etc. events will qualify until all slots are filled. The format for this event is each swimmer swims five events: FREE, BACK, BREAST, BUTTERFLY, INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY, and place is determined by lowest cumulative time.