The Eastern Zone Speedo Long Course Championship Series Meet is open to any swimmer in
the Eastern Zone who is registered with USA Swimming prior to the first day of the meet and
has a qualifying time.
100 athletes from outside the Eastern Zone will be accepted. Contact one of the Meet Directors
if interested in attending.
The qualifying time must have been achieved between January 1, 2023 and the meet entry
deadline.
This meet will be capped at 650 athletes. Entries will be accepted from teams until this limit
is reached. Teams accepted into the meet will be allowed to enter New Qualifiers assuming the
procedures and requirements listed for those entry types are followed.
Event Rules
A swimmer may enter any number of individual events in which the qualifying time
standard has been met.
Maximum per day: three (3) individual events, including time trials.
Maximum for the meet: seven (7) individual events (does not include time trials).
Each team may enter up to 2 relays in each event.
Bonus Rules
Swimmers making one (1) qualifying time will be permitted to enter six (6) bonus events.
Swimmers making two (2) qualifying times will be permitted to enter five (5) bonus events.
Swimmers making three (3) qualifying times will be permitted to enter four (4) bonus events.
Swimmers making four (4) qualifying times will be permitted to enter four (3) bonus events.
Swimmers making five (5) qualifying times will be permitted to enter two (2) bonus events.
Swimmers making six (6) qualifying times will be permitted to enter one (1) bonus event.
Bonus entries are seeded last.
There shall be no bonus swims for the 800 freestyle or 1500 freestyle except for the following condition: any swimmer achieving a qualifying time in the 800 freestyle or 1500 freestyle may select the other distance event as one of his/her allowable bonus events.