Meet Schedule:

Pool Opens: 3:30pm

Visiting Team Warm Ups: 4:55pm - 5:20pm

Meet Starts: 5:25pm; finishes by 8:30pm

Event Limits: Swimmers will initially be entered in up to 2 individual events. If overall meet participation allows, coaches may assign a 3rd individual event after entries are reviewed. Please refer to the Heat Sheets and Athlete Events for your swimmer's final event assignments.

Timing System: Time Drops Live! Code is 1000

Parking: For Wednesday night swim meets, parking is limited. Sun Valley Swim Pool is neighbor to the White Pony and Meher Schools. There is no parking in the school parking lots until after 6:30pm and no parking on Meek Place and Carolyn Court. Please be respectful of neighbors’ driveways and park legally where indicated. The parking spaces in front of the pool are reserved for food trucks. The recommendation to visiting families is to drop your kids off at the front of the pool, park, and then after relays, move the car into the school parking lot. There is additional parking behind the pool on Sunset Loop and Kinney, and lots of parking on Leland Drive.

Team Camp Area: Visitor Setup Area is the deck space west of the baby pool, the entire turf area, and along the south side of the pool (shallow end).

Hospitality: Food Trucks including Ofies, Waffle Roost, & Kona Ice will be available outside our facility.

Theme: Aloha! Please join us in the fun!

Additional Information: SVST has a hard stop at 9:00pm for their operating permit; they plan to conclude the meet by 8:30pm. In the event, the meet is running behind schedule, free relays will be canceled. Seals are responsible for cleaning up their team camp and ensuring the designated area is free of all garbage prior to the end of the meet.

This is not a Seals sponsored event. If you participate in this meet, we may not have coaches at this meet.

This is typically only attended by Seals who are very close to qualifying for County.

Date: Sunday, July 19, 2026

Location: Hercules Community Swim Center, 2001 Refugio Valley Road, Hercules

Time: The competition pool will be open for general warm-ups from 7:45 AM - 8:45 AM. The meet begins at 9:00 AM. We will follow an open warm-up format. Designated diving lanes for starts will be open for one-way swimming after 8:00 AM.

Parking: Each team will have two (2) reserved parking spaces for coaches only at the Hercules Teen Center (bottom of the hill). There is a parking lot at the top of the driveway in which individuals may park. Vehicles must be parked in designated parking spots. There is an additional parking lot across the street at Hercules Middle School, or street parking on Redwood Road and Falcon Way. Please respect all fire lanes and “no parking” zones. Vehicles that are illegally parked are subject to ticketing and/or being towed at the owner’s expense.

Walk-on entries: are accepted on Sunday, July 19, 2026, by 8:00 AM. Walk-ons must show proof of qualifying time and will only be seeded in an event if there is an open lane OR if a swimmer does not show. The swimmer must be on the original roster that was submitted by their team. These swimmers will not be in the meet program and will need to ask the timers to write in their name. If the swimmer was not previously entered, they must pay a $10 walk on entry fee in addition to the $30 swimmer’s fee at the pool entrance prior to swimming. Walk-on registration.

Meet Program: A meet program will be emailed to the participating teams by Saturday, July 18, 6:00PM. Paper copies of the meet program will be provided to the coaches of all teams. Two copies will be posted on deck for spectator use.

Set-up Area: 

• Coaches may set up a table/tent along the north side of the pool. 

• Team set-up must stay in the grassy areas along the sides and behind the main swimming pool (near the diving boards). Set-up allowed in designated areas only. Parties may be asked to relocate at the discretion of the Meet Marshal or aquatics staff, in order to maintain compliance with facility site regulations and fire code.

Food & Beverage:

League Meet: This is our Tri-County Championship Meet! We will compete against the other 4 teams in our League to crown the League Champion!

Date: Saturday, July 25th, 2026

Location: American Canyon High School, 3000 Newell Drive, American Canyon, 94503

Pre-Start Schedule

• 7:00 AM – Pool Opens/Team Set-Up Begins
• 7:30 AM – Coaches Meeting (1 coach per team, behind the blocks; Head Stroke & Turn included)
• 7:45 AM – Stroke & Turn Meeting

• 7:55 AM – Pinole Warm-Ups (Lanes 8–14)
• 8:15 AM – Clerk of the Course Meeting / Volunteer Coordinator Meeting with Meet Managers
• 8:25 AM – National Anthem (Jacob Malonzo, 15–18 HPST)
• 8:30 AM – Meet Begins 

Approximate Meet Timeline 

• 8:30 AM – 15–18 50 Yard Freestyle
• 8:35 AM – Medley Relays
• 9:35 AM – Individual Medley
• 10:25 AM – Individual Freestyle
• 11:32 AM – Breaststroke
• 12:30 PM – Aging Out Ceremony
• 1:15 PM – Butterfly
• 2:00 PM – Backstroke
• 3:20 PM – Freestyle Relays (100 Yard & 200 Yard)
• 4:00 PM – Parent Relay
• 4:20 PM – Coaches Relay
• 4:40 PM – Pack Up
• 5:00 PM – Awards Ceremony

Warm Up Schedule

Warm-Ups will be in lanes 1 through 14 for 20 minutes. Lanes 13 and 14 will be available as warm up/cool down lanes throughout the meet for swimmers 11 and up, and only for lap swimming.

• Pinole Seals: 7:55-8:15 AM

Meet Entries

Select your swimmer's preferred events and feel free to leave a note for the coaches. The coaching staff will review all entries and may adjust event selections based on each swimmer's strengths and the overall team lineup. While swimmer preferences will be taken into consideration, the coaches have the final say on all entries.

Programs

The meet program is available for download here.

Team Camps & Spectator Routes  Map

Team camps will be tight this year.  Early meet set up is not allowed on Friday evening. Our team camp is next to Clerk of the Course, to the right. We will have less space than the AHI dual meet, so please plan to share pop-ups and sit very close together. Please be mindful of space, prepare to squeeze in and share.

 DO NOT BLOCK fire lanes, teams are strictly prohibited from setting up in the fire lanes we had this issue in 2025. No open flames including firepits. For the safety of swimmers and spectators leave the bikes and scooters at home. There is a map attached of camp locations

Spectators will only be allowed to transit around the outside of the pool. Unfortunately, the High School pool deck is not big enough to allow for people to transit from the camps to the bleacher area via the back gate. The appropriate routes are on the map.

Also, we will be strict - the only people being behind the blocks are upcoming swimmers, timers, and clerk of course personnel. Volunteers will be assigned as Deck Marshals to enforce the appropriate routes. Please help us keep the meet moving smoothly and follow the guidelines.

Rules and Technical Reminders:

As per USA swimming, there will be no photography or videoing from behind the blocks. This is for the safety of our swimmers.

No Pets  Please notify one of the meet directors if one of your team members brings a service dog. This is to prevent misunderstandings. 

Clerk of the Course (Pinole Seals is running it):   Clerk of the Course Parents, please write this on your swimmers.

Swimmers must check in for their swim about 15-20 minutes before their event at Clerk of the Course.This means you must be aware of who is currently swimming so you can get your swimmer to Clerk at the appropriate time.

In order for the clerk of course to work properly, swimmers should follow the directions of the volunteers and parents should too. Once your swimmer is in the clerk of course line, if they leave, they will not be permitted to swim their event. Be sure they show up to the clerk of course ready to swim, cap, goggles, towel etc. The volunteers at Clerk will then guide your swimmer into rows of chairs and have them sit, in order, with their heat, until it is their turn to swim. Parents are not allowed past the check-in table at Clerk of the Course. When it is their turn to swim, the volunteers will guide the swimmers onto the pool deck and get them to the appropriate lane to swim their event.  

Volunteer Assignments

ALL FAMILIES must work a job. You must check in for your volunteer job with Min Kang once you arrive at camp. All no shows will have $100 billed to the credit card on file. The volunteer check-in area will be towards the front of camp. The jobs have been assigned in Swimtopia. Please check and know your job. Thank you to the families that are working an extra job!!

Timers: Please stand and move to the edge of the pool to clearly observe your swimmer touch the wall at the finish. Our swimmers have worked incredibly hard all season to achieve their best times, and every fraction of a second counts. Thank you for helping ensure every swim is timed as accurately as possible.

Time Drops Results

• The meet will be on Time Drops: the code is 2450.

Breakfast potluck:  Breakfast Potluck Sign-up

Let's celebrate our final meet of the season with a team breakfast! We're inviting all Pinole Seals families to contribute to our TCSL Meet potluck. Together, we'll enjoy a delicious breakfast, cheer on our swimmers, and celebrate a fantastic season. Thank you for helping make our championship meet extra special! Please sign up for the potluck if you can help contribute. The table will be set up around 7am so feel free to add your items when you arrive. 

First Aid:  There will be basic first aid services from a healthcare provider available. As well as the capacity to activate emergency services. See the map for location.

Food: There will be a variety of food trucks present

T-shirts: Shirts/Sweatshirts will be available for purchase

Our team participates in the Tri Counties Swim League (TCSL) Championship. This meet is referred to as TCSL or League Meet or Championship Meet. This is an invitational meet. This is the Seals’ most important meet of the season, because it determines our League ranking. During this event, our swimmers compete against all the teams in our league. All swimmers, regardless of their age or ability, are expected to participate in this League-wide meet. The team pays all entry fees for your swimmer. If you do not intend to attend League Meet, you must inform the head coach via e-mail two (2) weeks before the first day of League meet. If your child is a “no show” after entries are submitted, you may be responsible for all your swimmer’s fees including any relay that may be scratched due to your swimmers absence.

During the season we will swim against each team in the League in dual meets. All League teams will participate in the League Championship Meet at the end of the swim season. The following teams are part of the Tri Counties Swim League:

Please note that Time Trials, Invitational meets and Blue and Gold do not count towards the volunteer work credits. We need all families to attend and work Time Trials (introduction/training to swim meets). Also, all families who sign up their swimmer(s) for Invitationals are required to work the meet and will be automatically assigned a job.

Order of Events

Warm-Ups

Open warm-up for all teams: Sat. & Sun. 7:15-8:30am Open to all swimmers 8:30-8:50am Open to 8&under swimmers only During the lunch break both days, there will be a minimum of 45 minutes for warm-ups. The first 15 minutes will be for 8&under swimmers only. The remaining 30 minutes will be open to all swimmers. The exact times will be announced toward the end of the trials sessions both days.

Clerk of the Course: All swimmers must check in and be seated at the Clerk of the Course before their events AND immediately following the Clerk’s Final Call for that age group. No parents or coaches will be allowed inside the Clerk of the Course at any time during the meet.

Heat sheets will be available to all coaches on Friday, July 31st on the Acalanes Pool deck from 12:00pm-3:00pm.

Team areas will be explained in communications as we get closer to the meet.

Parking: VIP parking can be purchased on the County website beginning at 8:00PM sharp on Monday, July 27th. VIP parking historically sells out very fast. Additionally, please note that there is No Parking on the street anywhere on Pleasant Hill Road. Cars parked here will be towed by the City of Lafayette at the owner’s expense.

PRELIMINARY HEATS AND FINALS

Individual Events: Preliminary heats will be held for all individual events except for the IM, which will be timed finals. The top 10 swimmers in each individual event will then participate in the Championship Finals for 1st through 10th place. Swimmers who finish in 11th through 20th place will compete in the Consolation Finals held immediately before the Championship Finals of the event. All finalists, including relays and alternates, must check in at the Clerk of the Course for their finals’ events.

Relays: Medley Relay timed finals will be at the beginning of the finals session on Saturday (immediately following the first event which is 15-18 50 Free finals), Free Relay timed finals will be the first event of the finals session on Sunday.