Connecticut Swimming

Bid Procedures for Hosting a CSI Long Course Meet

How to Become a Meet Host and Bid Procedures

Connecticut Swimming offers 2 competitive season calendars. Short Course season generally runs October through March and Long Course season generally runs April through July. For each season, USA Swimming clubs are welcome and encouraged to submit a bid declaration for one or more meets that will appear on the CSI meet calendar. Short Course (SC) season bidding generally opens in May/June and Long Course (LC) in January/February. CSI Program Operations maintains formal bidding procedures, which USA Swimming clubs agree to abide by. Bid Procedures for the 2024 LC schedule are posted below.

2026 Long Course Bid Information and Procedures

Welcome to the LC Bid Declarations page for CSI Regularly-Scheduled meets and Regional Championships. Using the Connecticut FAST application Swim Meet Bids, clubs will post their bids "virtually" to a password protected online calendar, and in real-time, view all bid declarations. Bidding clubs may move, edit or remove their bids until the deadline. After the deadline, clubs may view all bids in a calendar format, but may not edit their bids.

LC Season is a defined time period, generally held during the spring and summer, where meets of any course (LCM, SCM, and SCY) are sanctioned. Traditionally the LC Season dates have been April through August. 

PRELIMINARY LC MEET SCHEDULE 

CT CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE & BLACKOUT DATES:

  • The following dates are reserved for CSI championship meets and events.
  • June 27, 2026: CT Open Water Championships
  • July 9-12, 2026:  Senior Championships
    • Meets run this weekend must have maximum time standard of 2026 LC 18/U CT Senior qualifying time standards for 13/Over CT Swimmers only.  
  • July 16-19, 2026: Age Group Championships
    • Meet run this weekend must have maximum time standards of 2026 LC Age Groups for corresponding age groups for CT Swimmers only.  15/overs, no max times.  
  • July 23-26, 2026 - Club Championships

BID DECLARATION LINKS:

  • Regularly Scheduled Sanctioned/Approved meet: Login to Connecticut FAST Club Administration page and click on "Swim Meet Bids"
  • See Regional Bid page for more dates concerning Regional Bidding - PLEASE NOTE DUE TO SCHEDULING ISSUES, REGIONALS WILL NOT BE RUN IN THE SUMMER OF 2026

DATES and DEADLINES:

  • February 24th at 12:00p - Regularly Scheduled Meet Bids Open 
  • March 26th at 5:00p - Regularly Scheduled Meet Bids Close 
    • If you need more time bc a facility is being noncommittal, PUT THE BID IN.  It is easier to take a meet off the schedule than it is to add later.
  • March 26th 5:01p - 30th 4:59p - Correction period
  • April Meet info
    • For any meet April 1st-19th, please contact Henk and Jim and we will work with you to get your meet posted and set an entry date. 
    • No CT deadline required.
  • April 20th - May 31st Meet info
    • Due April 6th by 11:59p.
    • Host can accept these entries starting April 10th at 7:00p
    • No CT deadline required.
  • June/July/Aug Meet info (any meet that is in or starts in June/July or Aug) 
    • Due April 20th at 11:59p.
    • Host can start accepting June meet entries starting April 24th at 7:00p
    • No CT deadline required.
  • You are welcome to get your meet information into the Central Office early and we will do my best to post early.
  • You are welcome to get your meet information in late.  You will just shorten your window to "advertise' your meet.  
  • There is no penalty to getting your meet information in late.  

SURCHARGE POLICY

  • The surcharge for all meets during the 2026 LC Season regardless of course is 10%.

SUBMITTING A VIRTUAL BID

REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BID

SANCTIONED AND APPROVALED MEETS

SWIM MEET POLICY AND PROCEDURES

REMINDERS

After The Meet Responsibilities

  • Email Henk, office@ctswim.org JUST the meet database backup. (Hytek>File>Backup)
  • Log into your Club's FAST Administration page and complete the Meet Directors Report Online
  • Do not submit surcharge payment unless instructed to do so.

If you have any questions, please contact Program Operations. Technical questions regarding the website and/or online submittal should be directed to Henk, office@ctswim.org.