EUROPEAN JUNIOR ARTISTIC SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019

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1 INFORMATION BULLETIN 1 EUROPEAN JUNIOR ARTISTIC SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 from 18 th to 23 rd June in Prague, Czech Republic

2 Dear Friends, the Czech Swimming Federation on behalf of the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN) has the pleasure to invite all federations to participate in the European Junior Artistic Synchronised Swimming Championships in Prague (CZE) from 18 th to 23 rd June The Championships will be held in accordance with the FINA and LEN rules and regulations. We are looking forward to seeing you in Prague!

3 Organizing Committee Organizing Committee (OC) will be in charge of the preparations and the organization of EJC 2019 in Artistic Synchronised Swimming under the control and supervision of the LEN Bureau and LEN Technical Committee. Organizing Committee assembly Chairman: Ms. Hana Novotná EJC 2019 General Secretary: Mr. Jan Novotný Synchronised Swimming Competition Manager: Ms. Jana Vidlařová All National Federations are kindly requested to communicate with the OC at the following address: Czech Swimming Federation Zátopkova 100/2 PS Praha 6 Czech Republic Contacts: Phone: , info@czechswimming.cz Website: General Secretary, Mr. Jakub Tesárek Phone: prague2019@czechswimming.cz Venue The event will be held at the Swimming pool Podolí, Podolská 74, Prague 4, Czech Republic. The venue has already hosted several international events like the European Synchronised Swimming Cup 1998 and European Junior Swimming Championships Facilities 50m indoor pool (50m x 20m x 2 m 5m) for figure competition / training pool 33m outdoor pool (33m x 20m x 5m) for routine competitions Venue plan will be published on the web page Competition schedule The event will be held according to the following schedule: June 16 th 17 th 7:00 20:00 Practice June 18 th 7:00 20:00 Practice 11:00 Figures Final June 19 th 7:00 15:00 Practice 16:30 Opening Ceremony 17:00 Duet Technical Final & Mix Duet Technical Final June 20 th 10:00 Solo Free Preliminary 17:00 Team Technical Final June 21 st 10:00 Duet Free Preliminary 17:00 Solo Technical Final June 22 nd 10:00 Solo Free Final 17:00 Team Free Final June 23 rd 10:00 Duet Free Final & Mix Duet Free Final 17:00 Free Combination Final Closing Ceremony Participants All LEN federations are eligible to participate in the European Junior Championships. Eligibility Age Athletes years on 31 December Entries Please note the following deadline dates: March 10, 2019 The first Preliminary entry form and judges nomination is to be submitted to LEN and OC. The Preliminary Accommodation booking form and a 50 % deposit of the Accommodation payment are to be submitted to OC as well. April 5, 2019 Final Booking Form and Travel form is to be submit ted to OC. This is also the deadline for paying the remainder of the Accommodation payment. May 25, 2019 Final entry form, with accredit ation form and photo, is to be submit ted to LEN and OC. In addition, the rooming list and the music are to be submitted to OC. All forms can be found on the web page w w w.prague2019.cz Accreditation Federations entering the European Junior SY Championships will receive accreditation free of charge for the following members of their team: President of the Federation Head of Delegation Competitors A physician Team staff members: o 5 for up to 5 competitors o 6 for up to 8 competitors o 7 for more than 8 competitors However, the number of team staff members may not exceed the number of competitors. Team staff members include anyone servicing the team: Team Leaders, Chaperones, Coaches, Physiotherapists, Interpreters, etc. Officials such as judges are not considered as team stuff members. Accommodation In order to ensure the most favourable prices, the OC is directly in charge of the accommodation process for the participants. Single, Twin and Triple rooms will be available. The reservations will be confirmed upon receipt of Hotel Accommodation Form and required payment. Official transportation and the full board will be provided only to those who make their booking through the OC.

4 The reservations will be made on a first come first served basis. The rates are per person per night, including breakfast, lunch and dinner. Hotel for Teams Hotel Occidental (Full board) The hotel is located within 5 minutes (by official transportation) from the venue. Address: Na Strži 32, Praha 4 Single occupancy 129 / night / person Double occupancy 99 / night / person Triple occupancy 94 / night / person Hotel for LEN Delegates and LEN nominated judges Occidental Praha Five Hotel (Full board) The hotel is located within 10 minutes (by official transportation) from the venue. Address: Radlická 46, Praha 5 Single occupancy 149 / night / person Double occupancy 110 / night / person Payment details Beneficiary: Czech Swimming Federation Bank: MONETA Money Bank Account No.: / 0600 IBAN: CZ BIC/SWIFT: AGBACZPP ID No.: Important notice Cancelling fee: March 10 April 13: 70 % After April 13: 100 % Transport The OC will arrange transportation between the Václav Havel Airport, the Prague Main Railway Station or Florenc Bus Terminal in Prague and the official hotels between June 15 th 24 th Transportation from the official hotels to the competition venue and back will be provided for training and competition days from June 16 th 23 rd A complete schedule of transportation will be posted at the information desk in the official hotels and also at the competition venue. Music Passport check The Head of Delegation must present the passport of each team member before collecting the accreditation cards. The data on accreditation card will be compared to the data on valid passports of all participants and staff members. Entry visas Citizens of countries needing an entry visa to the Czech Republic are requested to contact the OC. We will provide an official invitation letter and will do our best to help obtaining entry visas. All applications for visa shall be made in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations of the Czech Republic. In order to avoid administrative problems when requesting visa, please contact the Embassy or Consular Authorities of the Czech Republic within your country in due time prior to your planned departure to the Czech Republic. Awards Medals will be awarded to the competitors placed 1st 3rd in each event. Diplomas shall be awarded to the competitors placed first to eight. National Anthems Instructions will be forwarded in the Bulletin #2. Supervision of the Event Management Committee: the LEN Technical Committee Jury of Appeal: will be in accordance with LEN Rules and Regulations. Insurance Insurance of the participants is upon the sole responsibility of the respective Federation. Medical service The organizer guarantees that medical staff (ambulance included) will be available throughout the duration of the Event. For the sake of clarity duration of the Event means 2 hours prior to the start up to 2 hours after the closing of the Event by the Referee. Next bulletin Bulletin #2 will be published at the end of March The performance music should be prepared according to the FINA rules AS 15.3 Method 2. Team managers/coaches are responsible for submitting their music electronically in.mp3 format. Each submission shall be labelled as to event, name of the competitors and national federation. Audio files must be sent no later than 25 May 2019 via to: music2019@czechswimming.cz

5 European Junior Artistic Synchronised Swimming Championships June 2019 Prague, Czech Republic