Overview of the Types of Swim Meets
Dual Swim Meets
A dual swim meet is a competition between two teams—just us and one other Naperville Swim Conference team. These meets are fun, energetic, and a great opportunity for swimmers to showcase their skills, track their personal progress, cheer on teammates, and showcase Seahawks pride!
Key Features of Dual Meets:
- Every swimmer participates in at least two individual events and often a relay.
- Events are divided by age group and gender, so swimmers compete against others their age.
- Races include all four strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly), individual medleys, and relays.
- Each team earns points for race finishes, and the team with the most points at the end wins—but the focus is always on personal growth and team spirit.
Meet Flow:
- Declaration: Parents must declare if their swimmer will attend via the team website/app before the deadline.
- Arrival: Swimmers arrive early to check in, warm up, and get ready.
- Competition: The meet kicks off with relays, followed by individual events. Swimmers are called to the bullpen before each race.
- Team Spirit: Swimmers cheer for teammates, support each other, and enjoy snacks and downtime between events.
- Wrap-up: Results are posted online, and ribbons are handed out at a later practice.
Time Trials at Home (Saturday, June 7, 2025)
Time Trials will take place on Saturday, June 7, 2025 8:30am- 12:00pm. Swimmers need to arrive by 7:30am. Positive check closes at 7:45am. Warm ups begin at 7:45am. Meet begins at 8:30am.
This meet is an exhibition and is only our team. The purpose of this meet is to set seed times for swimmers ages 7-14 (no 6 year olds for Time Trials; 15-18s we will need your help working this meet.). This meet does not count towards City eligibility times or pool records. It does count as a baseline for our incentive program.
Swimmers will be entered into four events based on their age's appropriate events. Those four events will be Freestyle, Butterfly, Backstroke, and Breaststroke. Swimmers will be expected to swim ALL events entered in. No "IM" or Individual Medley events.
This is also an excellent opportunity for swimmers and parents to see how a meet is run and to prepare for an official meet. New parents are expected to work a job at this meet.
Meet Theme: Red and Black
Girls Invitational at Huntington Estates (Thursday, June 26, 2025)
- Participating 5 Teams: Cress Creek Commons, Huntington, Huntington Estates, Naper Carriage Hill, and Saybrook
- This meet is open to all GIRLS in the 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14 and 15-18 age groups only. No 6 and under swimmers at this meet.
- Each swimmer is limited to three individual events.
- There are no official relays with official times, but there is a fun relay.
- First through sixth place will be awarded for overall placement in an event, not by heat.
- Heat winners and overall age group winners in each age group will be awarded special prizes.
Learn more about the Girls Invitational.
Boys Invitational at Saybrook (Thursday, June 26, 2025)
- Participating 8 Teams: Cress Creek Commons, Huntington, Huntington Estates, Naper Carriage Hill, Saybrook, Cress Creek Country Club, Farmstead, nd Naperville Racquet Club
- This meet is open to all BOYS in the 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14 and 15-18 age groups only. No 6 and under swimmers at this meet.
- Each swimmer is limited to three individual events.
- There are no official relays with official times, but there is a fun relay.
- First through sixth place will be awarded for overall placement in an event, not by heat.
- Heat winners and overall age group winners in each age group will be awarded special prizes.
Learn more about the Boys Invitational.
Classic & City Meets
The Classic and City meets are the city-wide championship meets held at the end of the season, swimmers will swim at one of these meets, not both. Any scratches at these meets should be due to illness or injury. It's unfair to the swimmers to have empty lanes in a championship meet.
- Individual Events: 1-8 Medals, 9-16 Ribbons
- Relay Events: 1 Medal, 2-8 Ribbons
- 6 and under automatically swim at Classic
- Any swimmer who does not qualify for City will swim at Classic (exception: 13 to 18 age groups swim at City, even if they do not have city times)
- Swimmer CANNOT swim at both Classic and City. If you swim any race at Classic, you are ineligible to swim at City.
- Each year we are assigned to either the AM Session or PM Session.
- Typical Classic Meet Start/End Times below for planning purposes.
- These times may not be accurate for the current season.
- Swimmers ages 13 to 18 automatically swim at City.
- Need City Qualifying times to swim at City
- Typical City Meet Start/End Times below for planning purposes.
- These times may not be accurate for the current season
- A/B Session: 8 & under, 9-10, C/D Session: 11-12, 13-14
- A/B Sessions -- Check-in 6:15-6:30 am - expected to end at 11:30 am
- C/D Sessions -- Check-in 11:30-11:45 am - expected to end at 5:30 pm
- Sign in on www.HuntingtonEstatesSwimming.com (using your family sign in created at registration),
- Click on "My Account" , then "Events & Competition" ; "Meet Results" on the LEFT navigation bar.
- Next filter to see City Qualifiers -- while you are viewing individual times in the "My Results" tab:
- Filter using the “Standards” drop down.
- Select "2024: City Times"
- Add date fields (for example, June 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025)
- Click "SEARCH"
- Finally, select swimmer (Member) and click "SEARCH" again
- The Finals column will highlight in Green/Brown with comparison to City time standard. If Green, they qualify for City. If Brown, it will calculate how close they are.
