What is an invitational meet?
These are the meets that are sanctioned by the Niagara Swim district, and all teams are invited to participate, so several teams compete together. That means that they generally run longer than junior meets, and sometimes involve more than just one day. The invitationals culminate twice per season in a 3-meet series of championship-type meets, called the Bronze, Silver, and Gold series. In the fall/winter, these are in the winter/spring they are called the District series. At the bronze level, all swimmers must either have a time slower than the listed time standards, or have no official time at the time they compete (e.g., theyve never done the event before and therefore have no time). At the silver and gold levels, each swimmer needs a qualifying cut time in their events to be eligible to participate. Coaches may assist your swimmer in determining which of these meets are right for your swimmer.
