Overview of the Chicago Area Summer Swim League (CASSL)

CASSL consists of many Chicago area USA-S teams.

CASSL conducts three levels of championships meets.

ü Gold Championships: For swimmers fourteen and under. Each team may enter two individuals and one relay. Swum on three levels with the winner of each level moving up to the next level the following summer (replacing the lowest-placed team from that division).

ü Silver Championships: Swum at four sites. This meet is for all swimmers who did not compete in the Gold Championships (or did not swim the maximum number of events at Gold). Each team may have an unlimited number of entries in each event. Each swimmer may swim a maximum of three events.

ü CASSL Senior Championships: For all 15-and-olders swimmers usually held at one site. No swimmer may swim an event that he/she has an ISI Senior Champ cut. Each team may have an unlimited number of entries in each event. Each swimmer may swim a maximum of three events.

CASSL is organized by a League Administrator and all conference decisions are made by majority vote at the April meeting. This includes adding or removing teams to CASSL, championship meet structuring, and all other league business.

Each member team is required to send a representative (preferably the Head Coach) to the April Conference Meeting. The April meeting is held on or about the second Monday in April with the site determined by the League Administrator.

League fees are determined by the total cost of awards for the Gold and Silver Championship Meets divided by the number of teams in the Conference. The Conference bears no financial burden for meet or league expenses.

For a team to be a member of CASSL they must;

ü Be a member in good standing in Illinois Swimming, Inc.,

ü Submit all entries using Hy-Tek software,

ü Have all accounts paid from the previous summer to the CASSL awards vendor,

ü Compete in the Gold Championships,

ü Attend the April Conference meeting.