Regency Riptides Swim Team

This year, Regency Riptides will compete in Division 6 of the Southern League of the Tarheel Swimming Association (tsanc.org). Our TSA season consists of six swim meets, three home meets and three away meets. All six meets will be held on Tuesday evenings, weather permitting, and begin at 6pm.

Meet Day Timeline

Home meets (including Time Trials)

4:45 pm – swimmers on deck
5:00 pm – warm-up begins
6:00 pm – meet begins

Away meets

5:15 pm – swimmers on deck
5:30 pm – warm-up begins
6:00 pm – meet begins

Events

Each event will have a main heat followed by consecutive non-main heats. Swimmers that swim in main heats will be swimming to accumulate points for the team. All non-main heat swimmers will be swimming to improve their time and skill. Non main heats will not impact the end result of the meet.

Heat sheets will be published before each meet that list all of the events with heat number and lane assignments for all swimmers.

6 & under swimmers

• May swim a maximum of two (2) individual main events
• May be encouraged to swim in one of the heats of the third stroke based on their abilities and comfort level with the stroke.
• At some meets, it may be necessary to limit swimmers to a maximum of two (2) total events.These limits will be communicated before meet signups occur.
• May be asked to participate in a relay team for the 8 & under group

7 & up swimmers

• May swim a maximum of three (3) individual main events
• Will be encouraged to swim in one of the heats of the fourth stroke.
• At some meets, it may be necessary to limit swimmers to a maximum of three (3) total events.These limits will be communicated before meet signups occur.
• May participate in one or both of the relay teams for their age group.
  • Relay events do not count against the individual event limits.
  • May be asked to participate in a relay team for an older age group

Order of events:

Medley Relay (backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle) - not at time trials

• 6 & under boys and girls may participate in the 8 & under medley relay at the coach’s discretion.
• 100 yard medley relay
  • Boys 8 & under
  • Girls 8 & under
  • Boys 9-10
  • Girls 9-10
• 200 yard medley relay
  • Boys 11-12
  • Girls 11-12
  • Boys 13-14
  • Girls 13-14
  • Men 15-18
  • Women 15-18

Freestyle

• 15 yard freestyle
  • Boys 6 & under
  • Girls 6 & under
• 25 yard freestyle
  • Boys 7-8
  • Girls 7-8
  • Boys 9-10
  • Girls 9-10
• 50 yard freestyle
  • Boys 11-12
  • Girls 11-12
  • Boys 13-14
  • Girls 13-14
  • Men 15-18
  • Women 15-18

Backstroke

• 15 yard backstroke
  • Boys 6 & under
  • Girls 6 & under
• 25 yard backstroke
  • Boys 7-8
  • Girls 7-8
  • Boys 9-10
  • Girls 9-10
• 50 yard backstroke
  • Boys 11-12
  • Girls 11-12
  • Boys 13-14
  • Girls 13-14
  • Men 15-18
  • Women 15-18

Breaststroke

• 15 yard breaststroke
  • Boys 6 & under
  • Girls 6 & under
• 25 yard breaststroke
  • Boys 7-8
  • Girls 7-8
  • Boys 9-10
  • Girls 9-10
• 50 yard breaststroke
  • Boys 11-12
  • Girls 11-12
  • Boys 13-14
  • Girls 13-14
  • Men 15-18
  • Women 15-18

Butterfly

• 6 & under boys and girls do not participate in butterfly
• 25 yard butterfly
  • Boys 7-8
  • Girls 7-8
  • Boys 9-10
  • Girls 9-10
• 50 yard butterfly
  • Boys 11-12
  • Girls 11-12
  • Boys 13-14
  • Girls 13-14
  • Men 15-18
  • Women 15-18

Freestyle Relay - not at time trials

• 6 & under boys and girls may participate in the 8 & under medley relay at the coach’s discretion.
• 100 yard freestyle relay
  
  • Boys 8 & under
  • Girls 8 & under
  • Boys 9-10
  • Girls 9-10
• 200 yard freestyle relay
  • Boys 11-12
  • Girls 11-12
  • Boys 13-14
  • Girls 13-14
  • Men 15-18
  • Women 15-18