Ducks Swim Season 2026 Dates
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Team Practice

• Evenings
  • 5:00-6:00 pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - 10 and Under (Starting May 26th) 
  • 6:00-7:00 pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - 11 and Over (or coach approval)
  • 5:00-6:00 Friday Fun Practice immediately followed by Pep Rally
• Mornings (Optional) - Starting June 22nd
  • 9:00 -10:00 am Monday, Wednesday, Friday
  • 9:00 - 11:00 am Tuesdays and Thursdays 

Pre-Team Practice: Evenings BEGINNING JUNE 22nd

• • 5:15-6:00 - Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
  • 5:00-6:00 - Friday Fun Practice
  • NO PRACTICE WEDNESDAYS Due to Swim Meets

Meets

This year the Ducks will be swimming in MCSL Division O (we like to say Omazing) along with Kemp Mill, Upper County, Parkland, Middlebridge and Eldwick. All meets are held at opposing teams pool, as outs in a non-conforming pool. 

A MEETS

• June 13 - Eldwick 
• June 14- Parkland (UPDATED and yes this is going to be a 2 meet weekend due to the 4th of July Holiday)
• June 21 - Upper County 
• June 27 - NO SATURDAY MEET
• June 28 - Relay Carnival at Kemp Mill (Sunday)
• July 1 - Kemp Mill (Wednesday night)
• July 4 - NO MEET
• July 11 - Middlebridge 
• July  18: Divisionals at Eldwick
• July 25 - All-Star Relays
• July 26 - All-Stars (individual events)

Relay Carnival

• June 28 at Kemp Mill

DIVISIONALS

• Saturday, July 18 at Eldwick

ALL-STAR RELAYS and All-Star Individual Events

• July 25th - Relays
• July 26th - Individual Events

B MEETS

• June 17 - Diamond Farms
• June 24 - New Mark Commons 
• July 8 - Norbeck Grove

Time Trials take place at Twinbrook Pool in June. Every swimmer swims as many events as possible to get baseline times used for seeding swimmers at A and B meets during the season. 

During meets, faster seed times are placed in center lanes, and when there are multiple heats of the same event, slower swimmers go first followed by faster swimmers. Recording seed times at the beginning of the season has a great benefit—you can watch your progress!

All A meets are on Saturdays unless otherwise noted. 

The five A Meets on weekend mornings are competitions against the other teams in Division M of the MCSL (Montgomery County Swim League, www.mcsl.org). There are forty individual events, four relay events, and six individual medley events. The meet scores are part of the official record used by MCSL to calculate which teams remain in their division or move up/down to another division. 

A Meets start at 9:00 a.m. (with warm-ups around 8:15 or 8:30 a.m.) and end at about noon. We gather back at Twinbrook Pool after the meet for a parent-organized lunch and ribbon awards.

There will be four B meets during the season this year. The purpose of B meets is to allow swimmers to challenge themselves in events that a little harder for them or in which they lack confidence, and for newer swimmers to get accustomed to the competition of an A meet. B meets are run exactly like A meets, but the scores do not count toward our league standing. B meets are held on Wednesday evenings, and often include kickboard races for our pre-team swimmers!

• Sleep. Apply sunscreen. Drink water.
• Figure out what makes your stomach and body happy before a meet. Many swimmers feel good eating a good breakfast before Saturday meets, and others find that they feel better waiting until after their event(s) to eat. Let's avoid that last-minute anxiety by waiting to eat treats until after you swim.
• Make sure you arrive at the meet in time for the warm-up (we'll announce that time before each meet). The warm-up helps you loosen up, get a feel for the water and get acquainted with the pool (flag distance for backstroke, what the wall feels/looks like for turns).
• Ask the Coach, an Assistant Coach or a parent in charge for help if you need it.
• Have a great time and enjoy all of the cheering for you during your event! Give it your best effort and feel the satisfaction.