AGE GROUP SWIMMING
Due to COVID-19, we have made the difficult decision to cancel all Bay State Games events scheduled through July. Information regarding refunds will be sent to registered athletes. We look forward to seeing you in 2021!
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Entry Fee: $40
Late Fee: $10
Finals Fee: $40
Eligibility:
Athletes must also meet at least one of the criteria below:
- A full-time resident of Massachusetts
- A full-time student of a Massachusetts academic institution
- A registered member of a swimming club in Massachusetts.
Age Groups
10 & under
11-12
13-14
15-18
*All ages are as of June 27, 2020
You may attend any ONE qualifier of your choosing based on your own availability
Worcester Quaifier
Date: May 30, 2020
Location: Worcester Boys & Girls Club, 65 Tainter St., Worcester, MA 01610
Regis Quaifier
Date: May 30, 2020
Location: Worcester Boys & Girls Club, 65 Tainter St., Worcester, MA 01610
Quincy Quaifier
Date: May 30, 2020
Location: Worcester Boys & Girls Club, 65 Tainter St., Worcester, MA 01610
Click here for the qualifier order of events
- Athletes may enter a maximum of six (6) events
- 10 & under swimmers may not sign up for 200s of stroke or distance freestyle events
- All participants are asked to provide events and seed times (in SCY) on their registration form
- Athletes registering online should have their event and seed time information ready before they log on to register
Below are the events offered at the Bay State Games Swimming Competition:
50 Free | 50 Back* | 50 Breast* | 50 Fly*
100 Free | 100 Back | 100 Breast | 100 Fly
200 Free | 200 Back | 200 Breast | 200 Fly
400 Free | 800 Free | 200 IM | 400 IM
*10 & under only
Course
- All qualifying races will be in short course yards (SCY). Finals will be in long course meters (LCM)
- Seeding for the finals will be based on times achieved at the qualifiers
- The 400 free will be a 500 free at the qualifier. The 800 free will be a 1,000 free at the qualifier. For qualifier seed times, competitors should use their short course times for these two events
Finalists
The top 3 finishers at each qualifier, in each division and event, will advance to the finals. In addition, the next best 7 times (division/event) throughout ALL 3 of the qualifiers will advance. For example, potentially the breakdown of the 7 "at-large" slots could be as follows:
Worcester - 1
Quincy - 2
Regis - 4
- No membership to any swim organization is required
- USA Swimming rules apply at the qualifiers and finals
- USA Swimming officials will be used at all meets
- All athletes must attend a qualifier.
- Athletes must swim in their age group and cannot move up.
- The Bay State Games Swimming Qualifier meets are USA Swimming approved meets
New England Swimming Observations Form
The 2020 Bay State Games Swimming qualifiers and finals are approved meets by New England Swimming. Registered USA Swimming members must fill out this form is and turn it in at each qualifier and finals if you wish to submit your times to USA Swimming.
Please CLICK HERE for the form for QUALIFIERS
Please CLICK HERE for the form for FINALS
Meet Sanction Numbers
Worcester Qualifier: TBA
Regis Qualifier: TBA
Quincy Qualifier: TBA
Finals at Harvard: TBA
