Ten days following the sixth dual meet of the summer league season JRAC holds a two-day Championship Swimming Meet.

Each of  JRAC's  18 teams compete to determine a Championship Meet winner.Each team is allowed only two entrants per competitive category: Novice, Regular, X, and XX. Such a format reduces the obvious advantages held by large clubs in dual meets.

Competition starts each day (Thursday and Friday) at 9:00 a.m. and lasts about seven hours the first day and six hours the second.Warm-ups begin at 7:00 a.m. for Midgets and go in twenty minute increments for  Juniors, Intermediates, Seniors and then Mites.(Brief warm-up times will also be available at SRA on Thursday and Friday mornings under a coaches’ supervision.)

Participation in the meet is decided by the coaches.Well in advance of the meet, coaches are required to submit entries for individual events and relays.These are pre-seeded by JRAC a week in advance of swimming.With rare exceptions, no substitutions are allowed by the league, so it is imperative that parents, coach and child be clear on a child's availability to swim.

All entries are based on qualifying times.Since only two swimmers are allowed per category, the coaches determine if a child has attained the necessary qualifying times for specific strokes.Times are posted on the swimming bulletin board during the season.

Swimming in the Championship Meet is a privilege and not a right, one earned through the course of the season.With rare exceptions, it is the fastest swimmers who are chosen for participation.Alternates are selected and practice with the Championship Meet team once the dual meet season is concluded.

Southampton  has traditionally done very well at this meet.Excitement runs high. Southampton has a tent at the meet and encourages swimmers to bring games, food, clothing and good behavior to the tent.

If the weather is hot or rainy, it is especially important to cooperate with coaches and parents.The tent is at least 75 yards from the pool itself and swimmers must be attentive to the call to clerk of the course.

Each day's events are concluded with relays -- medley relays on Thursday and freestyle on Friday.Trophies to the top six teams are awarded at the conclusion of swimming on Friday.

Concessions, suits, caps, goggles, championship meet T-shirts and heat sheets are available for purchase at the meet.