Team & League Info
Swimmer Eligibility: Each swimmer will be at most 17 years of age at the start of the summer swim season. For the 2026 season, each swimmer will swim in the age group determined by their age as of June 1, 2026. A swimmer is permitted to swim for only one Swim Club within the NHSSL.
Age Groupings:
17 & under
14 & under
12 & under
10 & under
8 & under
Team Suits: The team asks parents to supply their child with a suit that adheres to the team colors of red and black. A specific team suit will be available to purchase but this is optional. Early in the season, we will have samples of the team suit from SwimOutlet for swimmers to determine the proper size. Suits can be ordered from SwimOutlet or from other vendors.
Competition
1. Swimmers may only swim a maximum of FOUR events (exhibition events do not count towards this maximum) during dual meets.
2. All Alligators swimmers who attend a meet will swim in a minimum of TWO (unless alternate arrangements have been made) events with a maximum FOUR events.
2. There will be ONE HEAT of events that are used for scoring purposes.
a. Teams may submit a maximum of three relays per event for a 6 lane pool
b. Teams may submit a maximum of two relays per event for a 5 or 4 lane pool
c. Teams are NOT able to sweep 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in ANY event
3. Individual freestyle, freestyle relays, and mixed freestyle replays are the ONLY events in which there will be additional heats.
a. The first heat (Heat 1) is the only heat to count for points
b. Teams may enter additional swimmers/relay teams for each of the additional heats
Other meet info
Parents will be responsible for making sure swimmers get to the zoo area for their event. Please have your children near the zoo area and make sure that they have everything they need to swim. The need for this is more acute when visiting other team’s pools where there are large areas to roam. Because of the limitations on the duration of meets, we are unable to hold the start of an event when a swimmer is late to the blocks.
Questions
For any issues that relate to matters outside of the swimming itself (registration, concessions, directions to away meets, etc.), please direct any inquiries to the board. The coaches are available to speak with parents regarding swimming and competitive matters, but we ask that any of those discussions not take place during practices or meets.
