Nearly 10,000 individuals are registered Metro athlete members, one of the largest in all areas of USA Swimming.
Some of the notable athletes who have come from Metro include Cristina Teuscher, Jenny Thompson, Julia Smit, Lia Neal, Philip Scholz, and Rick Carey.
A notable performance at the recent Junior Olympics Championships was that of Nick Torres, who swept all of the individual events in the 11-12 age group.
On that relay was Justin Meyn, Nikolas Daly, Kabir Randhawa, and Dylan Champagne.
The Metropolitan record for the 13-14 boys 400 freestyle relay was also broken by Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics.
The Zone Team is decided by top swimmers of each event, and maximum speed cuts for 13 and over are looked over.
Swimmers on the Metropolitan Zone Team compete among other Eastern Zone LSCs, and will be held this year in Buffalo, NY The Senior Metropolitan (Sr Mets) Championships is an open meet, and swimmers of any age and speed are allowed to attend.