Invitationals

About Invitationals

Invitational Meets are meets Forest Park attends and competes in as a team, by invitation of the host team. Unlike regular dual meets, invitationals have many teams competing and may last more than one day. As they are a fundraiser for each host team, they cost money to compete.

Invitationals are fun events with each one having a unique aspect. By and large most invitationals are larger than a normal meet, and require a swimmer to go to the "clerk of the course" to check in for their race. They may also sell programs (typically for $10) and have vendors food available on site.

Unlike regular dual meets, Invitationals cost money to compete in (typically $15-$40) and entries are final once submitted. If your swimmer attends an invitation the parent will be assigned a job (usually timer) for part of it which does not count to your work assignment totals.

With exception of City Meet, athletes must “sign-in” by the specified date. Note: Often entries are due for these particular meets 2-3 weeks in advance so please pay special attention to the “SIGN-IN BY…date.”

Signing Up for an Invitational

There are two steps to sign up for an invitational.

1. Sign up through the Calendar Tab in order to indicate your stroke preference.

2. Pay through our Online Payment Portal.

There is no particular order this has to be done in, and in the shop you can add all the invitationals to your basket at once. The links below will take you to the individual sign-up and payment if that is more convenient for you.

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Below is the list of invitationals Forest Park has been invited to for the 2025 summer season.

Bishop Bash (for meet details, click HERE)

Monday June 9 (Registration Closed)

Bishop Bash is hosted by Bishop Estates Swim Team and is only for swimmers aged 8 and under. Swimmers compete only against swimmers the same age as them. For each heat winner ribbons will be issued. This is great event for our younger swimmers to get a taste of an invitational in a smaller, less scary setting. Note: This event uses children as timers, and as such the times do not count as a County Qualifying event.

For Team Members: Price is $25 per swimmer and includes up to 4 individual events of your choice, and a potential free relay subject to teammate availability.

For Mini-Flyers: Price is $6 dollars per event (4 max), with a kickboard race included for free.

Noncompetitive Mini-Flyers: You won't have the sign up option in the Calendar, but you can sign up by paying in our portal and indicating desired strokes in the personalization. If you want to just swim the kick board race, there is a free item just for that.

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Middle Ages Invitational

Monday June 16 (Registration Closed)

Hosted by Gehringer Park Swim Team, this invitational is strictly for swimmers ages 9 to 14. Unlike in a regular meet, each swimmer only swims against children of their exact age, rather than in age groups. At the end, instead of a Free Relay, there is a Middle Age Relay where the team races to build a knight suit. Note: this meet has deceptively similar order of events to a regular meet, but their fly and back events are in reverse order. The order is - Medley Relay, IM, Free, Breast, Fly, Back, Middle Age Relay.

Price: $20 per swimmer includes up to 3 individual events and relays subject to teammate availability.

Devil Mountain Pentathlon

Saturday June 21 - Sunday June 22 (Registration Closed)

The Devil Mountain Pentathlon, hosted by Dana Hills, is all about the individual swimmer. There are no relays, but each swimmer swims every individual stroke. Ribbons and medals are awarded for best combined time of those five strokes. In a unique twist, the order of events is reversed from a regular swim meet starting with butterfly and ending with IM. Instead of IM, swimmers 6 and under will swim a 50 free.
This is an excellent opportunity to see your swimmers progress in the strokes they generally don't swim.

Price: $40 per swimmer and includes every individual event

Order of events for 2025:

[New this Year] Friday Evening (7-10) - IM
Saturday (10 and Under) - 50 Free (6 and under only), Fly, Back, Breast, Free
Sunday (11 and Up) - Fly, Back, Breast, Free, IM

Battle of the Ages

Saturday June 28 - Sunday June 29 (Registration Deadline: June 14, noon)

Hosted by Pleasant Hill Dolfins, the events in this two day meet are set by the exact age of the swimmer. This meet also has a double distance event, where a swimmer can swim double the distance of their normal free event (i.e. 50 for 8&u, or 100 for 11-14). It is a perfect meet for swimmers in their down year to see how they match against their peers. More details, including the schedule, can be found at the official website

Price: $40 per swimmer and includes up to 4 individual events

Order of events:
Saturday - 50 Free (ages 15-18), Double Distance Free (ages 6-14), Breast, Fly
Sunday - IM (ages 9-18), Back, Free

East County Invitational

Saturday July 12 - Sunday July 13 (Registration Deadline: June 30th, noon)
Hosted by Antioch Delta Skimmers, this meet is held at a high school with what is known as a "fast pool" and excellent competition. It is a great opportunity for the swimmer to pop their times towards the end of the season. There is no maximum number of events, enter as little or as much as you want to.

Order of events:
Saturday - IM (ages 7-10), 50 Free (ages 15-18), Fly, Back, Medley Relay
Sunday - Kickboard Race (Minis), IM (ages 11-18), Breast, Free, Free Relay

Price: $17 base fee (includes relays) plus $6 per individual event.

City Meet Invitational

Friday July 25 - Sunday July 27

Unlike other invitationals, because City Meet is an essential part of the season, the Forest Park team covers the entry fee, and all swimmers are assumed to participate unless they sign out.

For most families, the City Meet is the last meet of the year. It is the high note to end the season with. It is the big Kahuna, the only three day meet. All the Concord teams participate, as well as several other teams from surrounding communities. The events are split into A and B divisions based on entry time. All but IM have preliminary races with top 10 advancing to the finals. The B division allows those swimmers who may not always place in regular meets to feel a sense of accomplishment and a chance to earn a medal. The meet is organized by a committee of all the teams, so everyone is expected to work at least one job shift.

Order of Events:
Friday Evening - 50 Free (15-18), IM
Saturday Morning - Fly & Free Prelims
Saturday Afternoon - Fly & Free Finals, Medley Relays
Sunday Morning - Breast & Back Prelims
Sunday Afternoon - Breast & Back Finals, Free Relays

Contra Costa County Meet

Saturday August 2 - Sunday August 3
The County Meet, hosted by LMYA, is the ultimate invitational. The best swimmers in the county come together in what is likely the fastest recreational meet in the country. In the beginning of the season, county qualifying times will be released. Only swimmers who achieve those times may compete. Should a swimmer qualify for the county swim, they will receive a golden cap to mark their tremendous achievement.
For this event, a swimmer is limited to two individual events and two relays. The fee for this event is covered by the team, and the qualifiers will be invited to a special breakfast to celebrate their achievement.

Order of Events:
Saturday Morning - 50 Free (15-18), Free and Breast Prelims, IM (11-12, 13-14, 15-18) Finals
Saturday Afternoon - 50 Free (15-18) Finals, Medley Relay, Free and Breast Finals
Sunday Morning - Back & Fly Prelims, IM (7-8, 9-10) Finals
Sunday Afternoon - Free Relay, Back & Fly Finals