DAYTON RAIDERS MEET SCHEDULE
Short Course 2000-2001

National Meets
Raider or Ohio Championship Meets
High School Meets
DATE MEET LOCATION CITY ABILITY SUGGESTION
Oct 20-22 WTRC Fall Invite Wash. TWP Rec Center Centerville (OH) All All
Oct 29 CAC Pentathlon Cincinnati Country Day H.S. Cincinnati (OH) All All, this one day meet is a good one if you want to travel to Cincinnati for the day, see some "out-of-town" competition, and don’t mind participating in a meet on back-to-back weekends.
Nov 3-5 Dayton Raider Paul Jarnagin Memorial Wright State University Dayton (OH) All All
Nov 10-12 KCST Autumn Splash Kettering Rec Center Kettering (OH) All All 12-unders who want to swim an additional meet close to home, even if for one day, can enter this one.
Nov 17-19 Mark Braun Fall Classic Cleveland State University Cleveland (OH) AA or better All Ohio AA swimmers or faster should consider competing at this very fast pool.
Nov 30-Dec 2 U.S. Open   San Antonio (TX) Open cut NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEET for National Open cut swimmers
Dec 2-3 WTRC One Age Group Washington TWP Rec Center Centerville (OH) 12-under All 12-unders who are not attending MAKO the following weekend should consider this meet as a year-end meet to compete in. This meet is interesting because swimmers can compete in their own age, for example: 9 & 10 year olds compete in separate events.
Dec 8-10 MAKO Holiday Spirit Miami University Oxford (OH) All, 13-over must have Nat'l A RAIDER CHAMPIONSHIP MEET for all 12-unders with Ohio A times of faster are strongly encouraged to attend. All 13-overs. Prelim/final. This pool is considered one of the premier facilities in this part of the country and the Raiders always fare well here.

All high school swimmers can compete with school teams after the MAKO meet.
Jan 5-7 Kastaway Distance Challenge Keating Natatorium Cincinnati (OH) 14-under All non-high school swimmers who want to try this new meet that emphasizes distance events.
Jan 20-21 Dayton Raiders Winter Invite Wright State University Dayton (OH) 14-under All 14-under swimmers
Jan 28 GCSTO January "B" Meet Columbus Academy Columbus (OH) slower than Ohio 'A' All 14-unders who don’t have Ohio A times and are looking for an away meet should consider this one.
Feb 2-4 TYR Sport Winter Invitational Keating Natatorium Cincinnati (OH) nat'l 'BB' or better, prelim/final All 14-under swimmers who have Ohio ‘A’ times or faster strongly encouraged to attend, excellent preparation for the upcoming championships. If you are one of these swimmers, and you are not going to the MAST meet on the following weekend, this is your last meet before A’s and AA’s.
Feb 10-11 Mary Lou Mini Meet Silverlake Recreation Center Erlanger (KY) 10-under, nat'l 'BB' or slower RAIDER CHAMPIONSHIP MEET for all 10-unders who don’t have a Nat’l BB should consider, especially 8-unders who do not want to compete in the 10-under age group at "B" Championships in Kettering, this VERY FUN meet is an excellent option.
Feb 9-10 HIGH SCHOOL SECTIONALS various sites   high school Every high school swimmer will represent their high school at this first leg of the H.S. championship series, the "road to Canton" begins.
Feb 16-17 HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS various sites   high school High school swimmers that qualify from their sectional sites move on to districts, which are about the top 125 swimmers in Ohio per event.
Feb 17-18 MAST February Invite Milford High School Cincinnati (OH) All All 14-under swimmers (and high school swimmers that are done with high school) who want to get a meet in before the Ohio Championship meets begin, this is a good one.
Feb 23-24 HIGH SCHOOL STATES Canton City Schools Canton (OH) high school top 24 The top 24 high school swimmers in Ohio who qualify from districts go to Canton for "the big show"! Regarded as one of the fastest and most exciting high school state championship meets in the country. In fact, of the 11 boys high school events, Ohio swimmers own 5 national records!
Feb 23-25 Ohio 'B' Championships Kettering Rec Center Kettering (OH) 14-under, slower than Ohio 'A', prelim/final OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP MEET for all 14-unders that do not have A times. All 10-under swimmers that went to Mary Lou can still enter this one if they want, since it is 2 weeks after Mary Lou. This is the first level championship meet for Ohio swimmers and provides excellent experience for championship meet formats.
Feb 27 Championship Qualifier Meet Keating Natatorium Cincinnati (OH) All, must be going for a cut Anyone who wants to go for an A, AA, or SENIOR cut may consider this event. This is a good option if you need to get a certain cut that has eluded you recently, or you want to make a trip to Ohio ‘A’s, ‘AA’s, or SENIORS more worthwhile by adding another event to your arsenal.
Mar 1-4 Ohio SENIOR Championships Bowling Green University Bowling Green (OH) Senior, prelim/final OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP MEET for all 15-overs who have an Ohio SENIOR cut. prelim/final. This is considered a state championship meet for all 15-overs.
Mar 9-12 Ohio 'A' Championships Upper Arlington High School Columbus (OH) 14-under, faster than Ohio 'A', slower than Ohio 'AA', prelim/final OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP MEET for all 14-unders that have ‘A’ times (but don’t have ‘AA’ times)
Mar 15-18 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Miami University Oxford (OH) 4% slower than Jr, Nat'l NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEET for all swimmers who have cuts, which are 4% slower than the now defunct Juniors Championship time standards. Excellent long-termed goal for senior aged swimmers is to qualify for this meet, which is a brand new format for USA-Swimming.
Mar 23-25 Ohio 'AA' Junior Olympics Keating Natatorium Cincinnati (OH) Ohio 'AA' or faster OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP MEET for all swimmers who have Ohio ‘AA’ cuts, including relay qualifiers. This meet is considered the state championship meet for 14-under swimmers and it is expected that all Raiders who qualify attend.
Mar 27-Apr 1 Phillips 66 Senior Nationals   Austin (TX) Senior Nat'l NATIONAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS