Sectionals and Zone Competitions
Qualified South Carolina swimmers compete in a southern sectional (This used to be Region 3.). Each Zone may have up to four sectionals. Generally, a Double A+
time is required to qualify for an event at Sectionals. A few events have an A+ qualifying time and some have the basic Double A. However, most qualifying
times are faster than the basic Double A time. One event currently has a AAA+ qualifying time (13-14 girls 100 Free). Swimmers may swim only those
events in which they are qualified. The LSCs in the southern sectional are Georgia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, and Southeastern. Sectional meets are usually relatively
close geographically and, hence, not too expensive. LSCs do not necessarily
follow common geographical boundaries. Geographical boundaries for the Sectional
and Zone LSCs are explained below.
Zone competitions are much tougher than Sectional competitions. Since Zones
represent a larger geographical area, there are more faster swimmers. South
Carolina swimmers, ages 11 and up, must have, at a minimum, some Triple A
times to qualify for Zones. Assuming enough qualified swimmers apply, the
South Carolina Zone Team has seven girls and seven boys in each of the following age
groups: 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18. Swimmers are selected for the Zone Team based
on points attained. Points are granted, on a graduated basis, for event times
from Triple A through Top 16. Zone meets are held in various locales in the
South/Southeast and are relatively expensive.
In the United States, there are four zones: Eastern, Southern, Central, and Western.
South Carolina is in the Southern Zone. The LSCs in the Southern Zone are
Border, Florida, Florida Gold Coast, Georgia, Gulf, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, North Texas, South Carolina, South Texas,
Southeastern, West Texas, and West Virginia. The geographical boundaries of
these LSCs are as follows:
BORDER: The counties of El Paso, Hudspeth, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Presidio,
Brewster, Terrell, and Crockett in the State of Texas
FLORIDA: Florida except Palm Beach, Broward, Dade, and Monroe counties and
that part of Hendry County west of Route 833 in the State of Florida
FLORIDA GOLD COAST: Counties of Palm Beach, Broward, Dade, and Monroe and that
part of Hendry County east of Route 833 in the State of Florida
GEORGIA: State of Georgia and the counties of Chambers and Russell, Alabama
GULF: That part of the State of Texas bounded on the North and including the
counties of Robertson, Leon, Houston, Angelina, Nacogdoches, and Shelby; on
the East by the State of Louisiana; on the South by the Gulf of Mexico, and on the
West by including the counties of Fort Bend, Wharton, Colorado, Waller,
Grimes, Robertson, Brazos, and Matagorda
KENTUCKY: The State of Kentucky (except Campbell, Kenton, and Boone counties) and
Floyd and Clark counties, Indiana
LOUISIANA: State of Louisiana
MISSISSIPPI: State of Mississippi
NORTH CAROLINA: State of North Carolina
NORTH TEXAS: That part of the State of Texas bounded on the South but not
including the counties of Callahan, Brown, Mills, Lampasas, Bell, Milan,
Robertson, Leon, Houston, Angelina, Nacogdoches, and Shelby; on the East by
the State of Louisiana, State of Arkansas, and the county of Bowie, Texas; on
the North by the State of Oklahoma and the county of Bowie, Texas, and on the
West by the counties of, but not including, Hardeman, Foard, Knos, Haskill, and
Jones in the State of Texas
SOUTH CAROLINA: State of South Carolina
SOUTH TEXAS: That part of the State of Texas bounded on the East by and including the counties
of Milan, Burleson, Washington, Austin, Fayette, Lavaca, and Jackson; on the
South by the Gulf of Mexico and the Republic of Mexico; on the West by and including
the counties of Val Verde, Sutton, and Schleicher; and on the North by and
including the counties of Menard, Mason, Llano, Burnett, Lampasas, and Bell
SOUTHEASTERN: All of the State of Alabama, except the counties of Chambers
and Russell; the State of Tennessee; the Florida counties of Escambia, Santa Rosa,
Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, Washington, Bay, and that portion of Jackson and
Calhoun counties west of the Apalachicola River
WEST TEXAS: All that part of the State of Texas bounded on the South side and including
the counties of Reeves, Pecos, Upton, Regan, Irion, Tom Green, Concho,
McCulloch, and San Saba; on the West by the State of New Mexico; on the North by the
State of Oklahoma; on the East by the State of Oklahoma and by and including the
counties of Hardeman, Foard, Knox, Haskell, Jones, Callahan, Brown, Mills
and San Saba in the State of Texas, except the county of Hansford
WEST VIRGINIA: All of the State of West Virginia except the counties of Hancock,
Brook, Ohio, and Marshall; also Lawrence and Washington counties in Ohio
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