St. Aidan Stingrays

Meets:

How many Events are in a Meet?

• There are 60 events in a CYO Meet.
  • 30 Girls Races
  • 30 Boys Races

Which Strokes/Races make up these 60 Events?

• Individual: Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly
• Relays: Medley, Freestyle

What distances do the swimmers swim?

The distances vary by age group.

• 8U, 10U swim 25 yards for individual and relay races
• 12U swim 50 yards in their Individual races, but 25 yards in their Relay legs.
• 14U, 18U swim 50 yards for individual and relay races

How long do Meets run?

• Meets last an average of 2 hours

Scoring:

How are Individual Events scored?

• 5 points for First Place
• 3 points for Second Place
• 1 point for Third Place

How are Relays scored?

• 6 points for First Place
• 3 points for Second Place
• 1 point for Third Place

What is unique about CYO scoring?

CYO rules prevent the sweeping of a single event, so the highest total can only be 8-1 in an Individual Event or 9-1 in a Relay. However, the swimmer or relay team must finish the race/not be disqualified (DQ’ed) in order to obtain that 1 point.