Fairfield County Swimming League

Welcome to the 2025 FCSL Summer Season from Dana Charette, FCSL President.

May 2025 letter includes lots of info: June Kickoff Invite, Update club info on website now, check your meet & game dates listed, Rosters (copy/paste address to your browser: https://forms.gle/hYikiateAthZgxyXA to upload OR email to webmaster@fcsl.info), Key Dates, Timing Systems, Timer pads and more.

Informative May Diving Letter from Lisa Frangione, VP Diving re: June 23 Training Meeting.
Also Diving Contacts listupdated as of May 2025

The Diving Training Meeting; Mon. June 23rd, 6:00PM at New Canaan Field Club.
Main clubhouse, top floor. Attendance mandatory for coaches, refs and judges.
If unable to attend: your responsibility to find qualified representative to attend on your behalf to avoid a $100 penalty.
Dive Chairs welcome, but attendance not mandatory.
Questions? Lisa Frangione, VP Diving.

Attend one :
Wednesday June 18 at NCFC
Or Monday June 23 at GCC

Each session will begin at 6:30 pm and should end by 8:00 pm. Please try to be on time.
Also, please print out the exam, complete it (open book), and bring it with you to the clinic.
Questions: Wayne Pollak: wnpswim@gmail.com

Eligibility Petitions Received, voting ongoing, for children of :
Dennis Flores (ZEUS), Brandon Tegano (RYC)
Gabriel Maldonado (INAR)

Petitions Approved so far :
Dan Devine (SCC), Ryan Pellow (NEWF),
Michael Wieneke & Neville Warburton (GWC),
Roxy (Saavedra)-Enica, Keith Armstrong, Andrew Gruss (GCC),
Dione Clickenbeard (Mcguinness) (WAV),
Christian Wolfgruber & Guy D'Ambrosio (STAN)
Brian Maher (CCNC), Lindsay Iordache (ROX)

Board voting will continue as further Petitions are received.

NOTE:Petitions for ineligible athletes participation (eg children of FCSL Club staff per FCSL ByLaws), should be submitted well before the 2025 season starts (before your first club dual meet).
Club Swim Chair (not the employee) can login to club login link to input the details, for Board vote.
Problems? email webmaster@fcsl.info for help.

Kickoff League Dinner Meeting: was Wed. June 4th at Burning Tree CC.
Details: see Key Dates and Invite (pdf) Don't forget to RSVP!

IF head Swim Coach or Swim Chair cannot attend?
A proxy-holder was to attend to vote instead:
Swim Chair Proxy or Head Swim Coach Proxy form must be downloaded, completed, & handed in at check-in.
Alternatively, complete Google forms proxy form (2 page) for the Head Swim Coach or Swim Chair by following the linked pages to completion.

Diving Key Dates have been updated, incl Champs & coach/ref training
Other dates, times & locations still tentative for the 2025 season.
See "Key Dates", updated when known.

While more than a dozen FCSL clubs posted available jobs (total 20+ jobs) for the 2025 season, many have already been filled. See "Club Job Listings"

If your club wants to post a job, send full details to webmaster@fcsl.info

Lunch Meeting: Aug.8th: Location Shorehaven
2026 Swim/Dive Dual Meet Scheduling Meeting
2026 Water Polo Scheduling Meeting
2025 Annual League Meeting incl. FCSL Awards

Counties Seed ZOOM meeting Wed. Aug 6th for Swim Coaches.

All 2024 Championship Results including Divisional & Age Group swim/dive meets & WP tourneys, are posted in Past Results.

PLEASE NOTE: As in past years, when hosting Counties meet at Wilton YMCA:
FCSL Scoring/Qualifying Rules for 8 lane pool apply (16 places score) but 3 heats of 6 swimmers swim per event (=18 swimmers*)

Swimmers per team per event qualify by time swum at Divisional meets (after any scratches). Only "A" Relay per team per relay event qualify for Counties.

*Instead of two empty lanes, two extra swimmers per event get opportunity to swim in Counties.

If using Swimmingly, make sure the Mercy Rule is set correctly! - watch very short video! to find out how.

Mercy Rule means max 2 swimmers per club score in an event, next swimmer (if any) on other team gets 3rd place point. No team may score 3 places in an event.

This Rule is NOT preset in Swimmingly unless you set in a specific way.
If you have problem setting it up, make third place swimmer (for team also placing 1st & 2nd) UNofficial/Exhibition so points scored will be correct.

Also CHECK: 1st place score in Relays only is set for 7 points, not 5 points! 2nd & 3rd places do not score!
Other events score 5, 3, 1 points for places 1,2,3
No points for other places.

FCSL Code of Conduct is to be announced before any FCSL competitive activity.(Rules Appendix XVIII)
FCSL has zero tolerance for failures under this code (WP FAQ #4 & #19):
UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT
A. This includes any act the referee deems unsportsmanlike including, but not limited to, the following:
a) making insulting or derogatory remarks or gestures, or acts such as taunting or language or actions that are unsuitable to friendly competition involving young children;
b) trying to influence officials' decisions or flagrant and hostile exhibition of disgust with officials decisions
c) interfering with contestants or meet officials.