AGE GROUP SWIMMING
SATURDAY, JUNE 28 - SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2025BOSTON SPORTS INSTITUTE, WELLESLEY
*Swimmers must compete at one (1) qualifier
Early Bird Entry Fee: $45 (until April 15)
Entry Fee: $55 (until May 15)
Late Fee: $65
Finals Fee: $50
*entry fee includes up to 6 events
Eligibility:
Athletes must also meet at least one of the criteria below:
- A full-time resident of Massachusetts
- A full-time student of a Massachusetts academic institution
- A registered member of a swimming club in Massachusetts.
Age Groups
10 & under
11-12
13-14
15-18
*All ages are as of June 28, 2025
You may attend any ONE qualifier of your choosing based on your own availability
Qualifier 1 -
Date: TBD
Location: TBD
Registration Deadline: TBD
Warm-up: TBA - Start: TBA
Qualifier 2 -
Date: TBD
Location: TBD
Registration Deadline: TBD
Session 1: 13 & over
Warm-up: TBA - Start: TBA
Session 2: 12 & under
Warm-up: TBA - Start: TBA
*subject to change
Click here for the qualifier order of events
*Warm-up is open and will last 45 minutes. The final 15 minutes of warm-up will be used for sprints
Saturday Trials:
Warm-up: TBD
Meet start: TBD
Saturday Finals:
*top 10 swimmers in each event advance
Warm-up: TBD
Meet start: TBD
Sunday Trials:
Warm-up: TBD
Meet start: TBD
Sunday Finals:
*top 10 swimmers in each event advance
Warm-up: TBD
Meet start: TBD
*all 10 & under events are timed finals in the morning.
**400 IM, 500 FR, 200 FL, and 1000 FR are all timed finals in the morning session
**New in 2024 - 200 BK, 200 BR, and 200 IM will also be swum as timed finals
- Athletes may enter a maximum of six (6) events
- 10 & under swimmers may not sign up for 200s of stroke or distance freestyle events
- All participants are asked to provide events and seed times (in SCY) on their registration form
- Athletes registering online should have their event and seed time information ready before they log on to register
Below are the events offered at the Bay State Games Swimming Competition:
50 Free | 50 Back* | 50 Breast* | 50 Fly*
100 Free | 100 Back | 100 Breast | 100 Fly
200 Free | 200 Back | 200 Breast | 200 Fly
500 Free | 1000 Free | 200 IM | 400 IM
*10 & under only
Course
- All qualifying races will be in short course yards (SCY). Finals will be in short course yards (SCY)
- Qualifiers are timed finals. Finals are a Prelims/Finals format
- Seeding for the finals will be based on times achieved at the qualifiers
- At the finals, the following events will be timed finals: 200 fly, 400 IM, 500 FR, 1000 FR
Finalists
The top 5 finishers at each qualifier, in each division and event, will advance to the finals. In addition, the next best 10 times (division/event) throughout BOTH of the qualifiers will advance.
Rules
- No membership to any swim organization is required
- USA Swimming rules apply at the qualifiers and finals
- USA Swimming officials will be used at all meets
- All athletes must attend a qualifier.
- Athletes must swim in their age group and cannot move up.
- The Bay State Games Swimming Qualifier meets are USA Swimming observed meets
New England Swimming Observations Form
The 2025 Bay State Games Swimming qualifiers and finals are observed meets by New England Swimming. Registered USA Swimming members must fill out this form and turn it in at each qualifier and final, if they wish to submit their times to USA Swimming.
Meet Observation Request Forms
Complete the form below for the qualifier you are attending to get your times observed
Worcester Qualifier - complete by TBD
Regis Qualifier - complete by TBD
Finals at BSI - complete by TBD
*This is not a Bay State Games fee
2026 State Games of America
The 2025 Bay State Games Age Group Swimming competition serves as a qualifier for the 2026 State Games of America. All medalists (gold, silver, and bronze) in this event will qualify for the 2026 State Games of America in State College, PA.
The 2026 State Games of America will be hosted by the Keystone State Games and Happy Valley Sports & Entertainment Alliance.
#ChallengeAccepted #SGA2026
For more information, click here.
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