What is Champs?

Champs is a league wide Championship meet where swimmers have the opportunity to swim against swimmers from all 23 teams in the Chesterfield Aquatic League! This is the highlight of our summer swim season!

This is a 2 day meet, divided up by age group, that is hosted at the Collegiate Swim and Aquatic Center (CSAC) which is also home to SwimRVA. 

5050 Ridgedale Pkwy, Richmond, VA 23234

Swimmers must qualify to attend Champs, by achieving a QUAL time or better in an individual stroke and swimming that stroke in at least 2 meets. Swimmers may compete in 3 individual events and 2 relays. 

2026 Champs Dates- July 20th and 21st

CAL Website - Champs

https://swimcal.swimtopia.com/championship-meet

All meet info is on the website and in Meet Mobile. This meet is NOT in Swimtopia!

Food-

• King of Pops will be on-site during Sessions 1, 2, and 3.
• O'How Sweet Cotton Candy will be there during all four sessions.
• Concession and Urkops available in the lobby.
• Reflected Visions Photography will be set up in the front lobby for anyone who would like photos with their medals, ribbons, teammates, or friends. Photo galleries will be uploaded to the CAL website by session following the meet.

Championship Meet - July 20th & 21st 2026

Give your teams the info they need about the League Championship Meet! Documents will be available prior to the first session. Livestream of the meet also available: swimrva.vhx.tv/products

Session 1: 8 and Under -  ON DECK BY 8:00am

Rachel Winheim 757-635-1398

Facility Doors open at 7:00 am, Warm-Ups begin at 8:00 am

Competition begins at 9:00 am

Session 2: 9/10 Year Old - ON DECK BY 12:50pm

Rachel Winheim 757-635-1398

Facility Doors open at 1:00 pm, Warm-Ups begin at 1:15 pm

Competition begins at 2:15 pm

Session 3: 11/12 Year Old - ON DECK BY 7:30am

Megan Doyle 804-922-3968

Facility Doors open at 7:00 am, Warm-Ups begin at 8:00 am

Competition begins at 9:00 am

Session 4: 13/14 and 15-18 Year Old - ON DECK BY 12:30pm

Carrie Burns 804-304-8171

Facility Doors open at 12:00 pm, Warm-Ups begin at 12:30 pm

Competition begins at 1:45 pm

Volunteer Workers Guidelines 

● All teams are responsible for supplying workers in the designated areas as specified in the Champs Scheduler. 

● Rotation of workers during a session is the responsibility of the assigned team. CAL Parent Representatives are encouraged to assign a team volunteer to be “in-charge” of each work group to ensure relief workers report to their stations at a designated time provided by the team or as assigned in the Champs Scheduler. All deck workers must enter the pool through the locker room hallway and must have a badge visible for the security worker at the entrance. 

● A transfer card will be provided in your team packets for each position that you are responsible for that session on deck. If your team is using a rotation schedule for a position the person coming on in relief will need the transfer card to be permitted on deck for their shift. Please enter the pool through the locker room hallway. 

● If workers cannot be located for your team, the CAL Parent Representative/Director from each team will be called to supply an alternate worker. If during the course of the meet, a worker from your team needs to be relieved, it will be the responsibility of the CAL Parent Representative/Director from that team to find and supply the relief worker. 

● Only one person is to pick up the team packets and only a coach can pick up the coaches’ packets. 

● All teams are responsible for organizing, supervising, and cleaning up their area during and at the end of each session. Trash receptacles are located throughout the venue. 

Parking 

5050 Ridgedale Pkwy, Richmond, VA 23234

Coaches, parents and spectators will use parking lot at Collegiate School Aquatics Center parking lot, overflow parking will be at Ukrop Park or vacant Martin's Parking lot. We encourage you to carpool. Parking is not allowed at Hening Elementary, Noble Daycare or on the grass. There will be police patrolling. Swimmers 

● Swimmers will be called to the Clerk of Course by Event. It is the responsibility of each team to ensure their swimmers do not miss their events. 

● All 8 & under participants must have LAST NAME, FIRST INITIAL on right shoulder.

● Individuals and/or relay teams will not be able to make up an event that was missed because they were not present at the Clerk of Course when the event was seated. 

● All Championship events are pre-seeded. Event, Heat and Lane assignments for individual swimmers and/or relay teams can be followed by viewing the CAL Championship Heat Sheets.