Summer Swim Meets
2026 Summer Swimming Meet Schedule
| DATES | HOST CLUB | *TEMPLATE |
| Saturday, July 11th | Bedford Beavers | A |
| Sunday, July 12th | Digby Dophins | B |
| Saturday, July 18th | Lunenburg Mariners | B |
| Sunday, July 19th | Bridgewater Barracudas | A |
| Saturday, July 25th | Waeg/East Hants @ 14 Wing Shearwater Pool | A |
| Sunday, July 26th | Kentville Marlins | B |
| Saturday, August 1st | Colby Sailfish | B |
| Sunday, August 2nd | St. Margaret's Bay Breakers | A |
| Saturday/ Sunday, August 8/9th | NO MEETS | - |
| Friday, August 14th through Sunday, August 16th | PROVINCIALS - Windsor Bluefins | Full Meet Schedule |
*Templates are subject to change
| Template A | Template B | |||
| Participation (12 & U) | 50* Free or 25 Free | 50* Free | ||
| 50 Kick | 25 Fly | |||
| 25 Breast | 25 Back | |||
| 100 IM** | 100 IM** | |||
| Age Group | 10 & U | 25 Free | 25 Fly | |
| 25 Breast | 25 Back | |||
| 100 or 200 Free | 100 IM | |||
| 11 & 12 | 200 Free | 200 IM or 100IM | ||
| 50 Free | 50 Fly | |||
| 50 Breast | 50 Back | |||
| 13 & 14 and 15 & Over | 200 Free | 200 IM | ||
| 50 Back | 50 Breast | |||
| 100 Breast | 100 Free | |||
| 50 Free | 50 Fly | |||
| 100 Fly | 100 Back | |||
| RELAYS | Age Group Relays (2 templates will run medley & 1 template will run free) in the middle of the day | Open Relays (2 templates will run free & 1 template will run medley) at the end of the day | ||
Notes:
• *Swimmers must achieve the 50m Freestyle time standard of .55 to swim the 100m IM
• **Swimmers must achieve the 100m IM time standard of 2:15 to move into the age group events. These times may be achieved at
invitational meets or time trials using legal starts/strokes/turns
• 11 & Over: mixed gender and age (scores and awards by multi-age group)
• 13+14 - must swim 200 and 200 IM; choice of 2 other events
• 15 + O - choice of 3 events
• 100m IM will be swum as 12 & Under (scores and awards by multi-age group)
• 200 IM & 200 Free will be swum as 11 & over (scores and awards by multi-age group)
• Clubs are asked to organize in-house 400 Freestyle racing opportunities and email the results to Swim Nova Scotia. These will be included
in the weekly rankings
• Clubs are asked to organize 50m Kick in-house. This event should be availabe for 12 & under swimmers, with the use of a flutter board. Dolphin or flutter kick are acceptable, everyone will start in the water with one hand on their board and one hand on the wall with the flutter board touching the wall for the finish. These will be included in the weekly rankings.
• Participation swimmers will receive a Skills Report from their Coach.
• Participation swimmers that graduate to the Age Group program will receive a graduation certificate.
• PARA swimmers can swim in the appropriate level; Coaches should follow up with Swim Nova Scotia on their level and classification.
LINK TO 2026 SWIM NS SUMMER SWIMMING COMPETITION STRUCTURE