B Meets
“B” meet events differ from those of “A” meets in three ways. First, “B” meets allow swimmers 5 and 6 years old to compete separately. (The youngest “A” meet age group is ‘8 and under.’) These children would feel discouraged if they always had to swim against 8 year olds at the meets. “B” meets also have an ‘8 and under’ 25 meter butterfly event, which is not swum at the “A” meets. We will also have a 100-meter Individual Medley event at the “B” meets. This event is when a swimmer swims 25 meters of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle continuously.
A schedule of “B” or Developmental meets is arranged, usually with our closest neighboring pools. They are held on Monday evenings and begin at 6 p.m. No team score is kept, but individual times are recorded for use in later meets and to record swimmers’ improvement. These meets serve several purposes. First, they provide a chance for younger and less accomplished swimmers to swim in a competitive environment. “B” meets are organized and officiated under the same standards as “A” meets. Swimmers are prohibited from participating in a “B” meet event if they have placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in that event at the previous Saturday’s “A” meet. This restriction provides “B” meet swimmers with a more ‘level playing field’, increasing their confidence while developing their skills. This also helps “A” meet swimmers to develop their off strokes.
The B meet schedule is posted on the Meet Calendar.