Varsity Letter
(An athlete must have a coach’s recommendation and meet seven of the following criteria)
|
Category
|
Criteria |
| Season |
- Complete the season in good standing
- Be a team member in good standing for four years
- Maintain a C average or better in academics
|
| Practice |
- Attendance at 95% of practices (<3 unexcused absences)
- Participate in practice and completion of daily workouts
- Timely, ready to practice, and prepared with equipment
|
| Meets |
- Achieve a Lettering Time/Point Standard (below)
- Earn a minimum of 32 varsity points in swimming -or- 16 varsity
points in diving, during the regular dual-meet season (pre-MEC
Conference/Section)
- Timely, ready to compete, and prepared with equipment
|
Other Varsity Competition
Considerations
|
- MSHSL Section Finals Qualifier (place top 16 in an individual event)
- MSHSL State Qualifier
- Team or Conference Record
- All-Conference (not All-Conference Honorable Mention)
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| Disqualifiers |
- School Suspension
- Excessive absences (practice or meets)
- Missed meet without notification
- Refusing to swim a meet event or practice set
- Endangering self or others
- Negative attitude/unsportsmanlike.
- MSHSL chemical violations
|
| Coaches’ Discretion |
- Other season considerations
|
Lettering Time/Points Standards
(time/score must be achieved in an officiated MSHSL Meet)
| Event |
Time/Points |
| 200 Free |
2:14.49 |
| 200 IM |
2:34.59 |
| 50 Free |
27.49 |
| 6 Dives |
150 points in 3 meets |
| 100 Fly |
1:12.49 |
| 100 Free |
1:01.49 |
| 500 Free |
6:08.99 |
| 100 Back |
1:11.59 |
| 100 Breast |
1:19.99 |
