By RICHIE HALL
One of the Noblesville Swim Club’s summer traditions begins today: The Enchanted Forest Swim Meet.
The meet begins at noon today at the Forest Park Aquatic Center and runs through Sunday. A total of 800 swimmers will compete in the event, representing 26 teams as well as some unattached athletes.
“It does seem to be really popular,” said Noblesville Swim Club vice president Chris Berger, who is serving as the meet director. “We got Ohio swimmers, we got swimmers from Illinois.”
The vast majority of teams are from Indiana, with some unattached swimmers coming from Illinois – one of those is a swimmer from Europe. Also on the list is Pikes Peak Athletics from Colorado. Pickering Swim Club, a team from the Toronto suburb, will make the trip from Ontario and across the Canadian border to compete in the meet again. Pickering participated in the meet in 2014.
“We’re full every year,” said Berger.
The first events of the meet will be the 400 individual medley and the 400 freestyle, in age divisions of 13-14 and Open (generally age 15 and up). Friday evening events begin at 5 p.m., with the 200 free and 200 individual medley for the age divisions of 11-12 and 10-and-under, followed by the Open 1500 free.
Tickets for spectators are $6 for one day, $10 for a two-day pass, and $15 for the entire event. Children ages 12 and under are admitted free. Credit cards are accepted, as is cash.
A list of other events at the meet, along with all competing teams, now follows.
COMPETING TEAMS
Anderson Community Aquatics Club, Anderson Swim Team, Avon Community Swim Team, Best: Brown County Elite Swim Team, Boilermaker Aquatics, Club Olympia Swim Team, Decatur County Sharks, Elkhart United Aquatics, Fishers Area Swimming Tigers, Fort Wayne Swim Team, Franklin Regional Swim Team, Howard County Aquatics, Lake Central Barracudas, Mount Vernon Swim Club, New Castle Swim Club, Noblesville Swim Club, Oak Hill Swim Club, Pendleton Swim Club, Pickering (Ontario) Swim Club, Pikes Peak (Colo.) Athletics, Plainfield Community Aquatics, Power Aquatics, Southeastern Swim Club of Fishers, Three Rivers Aquatic Club, Valparaiso Swim Club, Westfield Aquatics.
NOTE: There will also be unattached swimmers competing from Illinois and Indiana.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SATURDAY MORNING
PRELIMINARIES (Start time 7:30 a.m.)
13-14 200 freestyle
Open 200 freestyle
13-14 200 butterfly
Open 200 butterfly
13-14 100 backstroke
Open 100 backstroke
13-14 50 freestyle
Open 50 freestyle
13-14 200 breaststroke
Open 200 breaststroke
SATURDAY AFTERNOON (Start time 12:45 p.m.)
11-12 100 butterfly
10&U 100 butterfly
11-12 50 backstroke
10&U 50 backstroke
11-12 50 freestyle
10&U 50 freestyle
11-12 100 breaststroke
10&U 100 breaststroke
SATURDAY EVENING FINALS (Start time 6 p.m.)
13-14 200 freestyle
Open 200 freestyle
11-12 100 butterfly
13-14 200 butterfly
Open 200 butterfly
11-12 50 backstroke
13-14 100 backstroke
Open 100 backstroke
11-12 50 freestyle
13-14 50 freestyle
Open 50 freestyle
11-12 100 breaststroke
13-14 200 breaststroke
Open 200 breaststroke
SUNDAY MORNING PRELIMINARIES (Start time 7:30 a.m.)
13-14 200 individual medley
Open 200 individual medley
13-14 100 butterfly
Open 100 butterfly
13-14 100 breaststroke
Open 100 breaststroke
13-14 100 freestyle
Open 100 freestyle
13-14 200 backstroke
Open 200 backstroke
SUNDAY AFTERNOON (Start time 12:45 p.m.)
11-12 butterfly
10&U 50 butterfly
11-12 50 breaststroke
10&U 50 breaststroke
11-12 100 freestyle
10&U 100 freestyle
11-12 100 backstroke
10&U 100 backstroke
SUNDAY EVENING FINALS (Start time 6 p.m.)
13-14 200 individual medley
Open 200 individual medley
11-12 50 butterfly
13-14 100 butterfly
Open 100 butterfly
11-12 50 breaststroke
13-14 100 breaststroke
Open 100 breaststroke
11-12 100 freestyle
13-14 100 freestyle
Open 100 freestyle
11-12 100 backstroke
13-14 200 backstroke
Open 200 backstroke
Adrian Snyder (left) and Andy Setmeyer move equipment as the Noblesville Swim Club prepares the Forest Park Aquatic Center for the Enchanted Forest Swim Meet. The meet begins today and runs through the entire weekend. Snyder and Setmeyer are on the swim club’s Board of Directors. (Richie Hall)