Great Falls Swim and Tennis Rapids

At the end of every season, the 6 teams in our division get together for "Individual Divisionals." 

Divisionals work a little differently than other meets.  Here are the guidelines

• The Rapids can send 2 swimmers per Gender/Age Group per stroke
• All 4 strokes + the IM are swum in 2 sessions, morning and afternoon.
• No swimmer can swim more than twice at divisionals.  That includes the IM.  2 times in the water and that's it.  
• The order of the events rotates, and will be communicated the week of divisionals.
• The swimmers for The Rapids are selected by Ladder Order by the swimmers themselves.  The higher a swimmer is on the ladder, the more choices they have.  Coaches and Team Reps do not make selections.  The Swimmers do.  
• The process to determine who swims in divisionals is as follows:
  • After the Intrasquad meet at the end of the season, a final ladder is produced.
  • A Team Rep will gather an age group/gender together in a designated area of the pool.
  • We will then start at the top of the ladder and ask swimmers who are at the top of the ladder what they want to swim.
  • If a swimmer is at the top of the ladder in more than 2 strokes, they can pick the 2 they want to swim, and then they are crossed off the ladder for the remaining strokes.
  • For the rapids, it is very possible for swimmers who are 3rd or 4th on a stroke in the ladder to get invited to divisionals if the top 2 positions on the ladder swim other strokes. 
  • The Individual Medley is a great way to get invited to Divisionals.  If the swimmers at the top of the ladder choose to swim individual strokes, the IM might be open to other swimmers.   
  • There are some alternates for divisionals.  If a swimmer is close but doesn't make the final selection, they can let a team rep know they want to be an alternate. 
  • The team reps will go to the "Divisional Seeding Meeting" the Wednesday before divisionals which is when the meet is finalized, and alternates will be notified after the seeding meeting if they are invited to swim.
  • Important: Once a swimmer has chosen their events, they cannot change them. For example, if a swimmer is at the top of Free, Back, Fly and IM, initially selects Fly and IM, they can't think better of it and switch to Free and Back.  Because the rest of the selections will have been made by other swimmers.  So, if you have a swimmer who will have options, they should think about what they want to swim BEFORE the Intrasquad meet.  
• If a swimmer it at the top of the ladder and will not be at the Intrasquad meet, it is ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL we have a way to get in touch with you at ~9:00pm on Monday night OR they have given a team rep their selections.  
• The selection process can be a bit chaotic.  Please bear with the team reps and coaches as we make sense of the chaos.  
• Please do not crowd the table while we are putting together the final ladder.  
• There are some fun relays and games after the end of the Intrasquad meet before the Divsional selection process. 

If you have questions about the process, please email [email protected]