ATHLETE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CRITERIA OLYMPIC PROGRAM

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1 ATHLETE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CRITERIA OLYMPIC PROGRAM NOMINATIONS I. INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this document is to present the criteria for the determination of the Swimming Canada / Sport Canada Athlete Assistance Program (AAP). The target audiences for this document are athletes and the coaches of such athletes who now access or wish to access the program. In general, the AAP (Carding) recognizes the commitment a swimmer makes to long-term training and competitive programs and seeks to relieve some of the pressures associated with participation in international sport. In particular, the AAP provides financial assistance to Canadian high-performance swimmers to assist them in seeking enhanced training opportunities intended to progress their performances. To this end, the assistance helps swimmers with their training and competition needs and is paid directly to the swimmer. The AAP objective is to support Canadian athletes identified and nominated by Swimming Canada as performing at or having the greatest potential to achieve top 8 results at Olympic/Paralympic Games and World Championships. The coach remains a critical component of the process and in conjunction with Swimming Canada manages and directs the swimmers training plan. The AAP is the only Sport Canada program to provide direct financial support for athletes. G eneral Information and Definitions: i. Sport Canada has allocated a maximum of $1,026,000 (any change to this number will be communicated) in living and training allowance to be allocated through the application of the Swimming Canada Athlete Assistance Program Criteria. ii. Where the term World Ranked or World Ranking is used, these shall be the pool swimming FINA World Rankings of performances completed as of September 4, 2018 and as published on the FINA web site ( iii. Where the term C1 is used, this is defined as a first year Senior Card swimmer who, regardless of the number of years at a Development Card level, receives Senior Card status but is funded at Development Card level. iv. The Sport Canada AAP funds swimmers in Olympic events at two levels: 1. Senior Cards: Senior International Card $1,765.00/month, totalling $21,180/yr Senior National Team Card $1,765.00/month, totalling $21,180/yr C1 card $ /month, totalling $12,720/yr 2. Developmental Cards: $ /month, totalling $12,720/yr v. The Carding cycle for shall be November 1, 2018 to October 31, January 25,

2 vii. The Sport Canada AAP also offers swimmers who receive AAP funds the following additional financial benefits: 1. Tuition Support to a maximum payment of $ per carding cycle with a lifetime maximum of $25, Note: that lifetime maximum will eventually accumulate to $27,500 after five years at $ annually. 2. Supplemental Support that includes: Excellence living and training allowance Child dependent allowance Training and competition allowance for athletes with a disability Relocation Assistance Child care Assistance Retirement Assistance These are Sport Canada benefits and are subject to change by Sport Canada. More information regarding these additional financial benefits is in section 8 of the Sport Canada AAP Policies, Procedures & Guidelines document posted on the Sport Canada website. Swimming C anada s authority for decisions: All matters relating to the nomination of athletes for AAP are the sole authority of Swimming Canada. Swimming Canada makes decisions relating to the approval of AAP nominations on the basis of the approved Swimming Canada AAP Criteria and requirements. If an athlete does not meet (in the discretion and opinion of Swimming Canada) any of the criteria or requirements set out in the Swimming Canada AAP Criteria, Swimming Canada may decide in its sole discretion, to either recommend withdrawal of carding, or to not nominate an athlete for Eligible Swimmers: Only those swimmers eligible to represent Canada at either the FINA World Aquatic Championships or the Olympic Games shall be eligible for AAP support. Swimmers must be registered members of Swimming Canada both at the time of the carding performance and again prior to receiving support for the season. Eligible Performances: For the carding cycle, carding shall be determined by Long Course performances for pool events and in open water events at the following competitions only (results posted in a Time Trial or as a split time within an individual event are not eligible): i. Pool Events: the following list is an overview of events that will be used for athlete carding performances refer to Section I. Senior Cards, and Section II. Developmental Cards in this document to confirm which Event applies to which carding level Commonwealth Games, April 5-10, 2018 Gold Coast AUS Canadian Junior Championships, July 25-30, 2018 Winnipeg, MB Canadian Swimming Trials, July 18-22, 2018 Edmonton AB Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, August 9-12, 2018 Tokyo, JPN Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, August 23-26, 2018 Suva, Fiji ii. Open Water Events: the following list is an overview of events that will be used for athlete open water carding performances refer to Section I. Senior Cards or Section II. Developmental Cards in this document to confirm which event applies to which carding level. January 25,

3 Pan Pacific Open Water Championships, Tokyo August 13, 2018 (Senior International) FINA World Junior Open Water Championships September 7-9, 2018 Eilat, ISR FINA Marathon Swimming 10km World Cups (details of each specific World Cup to be confirmed) - March 17, 2018 Doha, QAT - May 20, 2018 Victoria, SEY - July 26, 2018 Lac St. Jean, CAN - August 4, 2018 Lac Mégantic, CAN - November 24, 2018 Abu Dhabi, UAE The following applies for all card levels: i. No individual non-lead performance on a relay is eligible for carding. Only lead-off legs on the appropriate relay in the 100m backstroke, 100m freestyle and 200m freestyle are eligible. P rio ritizatio n o f C ard ing N o m inatio ns: The following eight points constitute the priority order for nominating swimmers who have met the carding criteria. Cards will be awarded in a top down fashion until the total allocation of cards is exhausted: PRIORITY 1: Senior International card nominations (SR1/SR2) PRIORITY 2: Swimmers carded the previous year at the Senior International card level (SR1/SR2) in Olympic events who are injured* AND who meet the Sport Canada policy on curtailment of training and competition for health-related reasons. PRIORITY 3: Senior National Team card nominations (including C1 cards) based on criteria outlined in this document. PRIORITY 4: Swimmers carded the previous year at the Senior National Team level (including C1 cards) and who are injured* and meet the Sport Canada policy on curtailment of training and competition for health related reasons. These cards will be prioritized based on the previous year s ranking. PRIORITY 5: Development Cards for Track 1, Open Water or Track 2 Swimmers based on the criteria outlined in this document. PRIORITY 6: Development Cards for Swimmers carded the previous year at the Development Track 1, Open Water or Track 2 who are injured* and meet the Sport Canada policy on curtailment of training and competition for health related reasons. PRIORITY 7: Development Cards for Developing Senior Tracking Swimmers and Track 3 Swimmers based on the criteria outlined in this document PRIORITY 8: Swimmers carded the previous year at the Developing Senior Tracking or Track 3 card level in an individual event who are injured* AND who meet the Sport Canada policy on curtailment of training and competitions for health related reasons. * Please see the section IV. Injury and Illness January 25,

4 II. SENIOR CARDS 1. S E N IO R IN TE R N A T IO N A L C A R D C R ITE R IA : Only performances from the Olympic Games and FINA World Aquatic Championships are eligible for nomination for Senior International Cards. Senior International Cards are two-year cards, therefore firstyear (SR1) cards from the carding cycle are eligible for re-nomination for the second-year card (SR2) as per the following criteria. i. Individual Events (Pool ): Athletes carded at the SR1 level for the carding cycle will be re-nominated if they are maintaining an approved training and competitive program recognized by Swimming Canada and Sport Canada and have maintained a performance level within 1% of their initial carding time. ii. Relay Events (Pool): Athletes carded at the SR1 level for the carding cycle will be re-nominated if they are maintaining an approved training and competitive program recognized by Swimming Canada and Sport Canada and have maintained a performance level within 1% of their initial carding time. N otes: Once nominated, the athlete must sign the most recent version of the Athlete/NSO Agreement and complete an AAP Application Form for the year in question. 2. SENIOR NATIO NAL TEAM CARD CRITERIA: i. Individual Pool Events: Swims that are in the top 50 absolute World Ranking in an individual Olympic event as of September 4, ii. Individual Open Water Events, Swimmers must meet the criteria from Section 1 and at least one time from the table in Section 2.: 1. Finish on the podium or finish within 30 seconds behind the winner in any of the events listed below: Pan Pacific Open Water Swimming Championships 2018 FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup 10k Doha 2018 FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup 10k Seychelles 2018 FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup 10k Lac St. Jean 2018 FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup 10k Lac Mégantic 2018 FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup 10k Abu Dhabi Meet one or more of the performance standard times in the table below, which must have been swum between September 1, 2017 and August 31, 2018 at a Swimming Canada sanctioned competition: January 25,

5 Long C ourse Men W omen 200 freestyle 1.51: : freestyle 3.56: : freestyle 8.10: : freestyle 15.44: : ind ivid ual medley 4.26: :97 iii. Relay Events: All members of a Canadian National Team Relay placing Top 8 in the World Rankings will be nominated Members of a Canadian National Team Relay that is World Ranked in the Top 9-12 and who have an individual performance in the corresponding event (i.e. 100 Br if a member of the 4x100 MR as the breaststroker) that ranks within the top 100 absolute World Rankings as of September 4, OR Members of any Canadian National Team relay that is World Ranked in the Top 9-12 and whose individual relay performance, when considered with a relay takeover factor of 0.5 seconds (relay split seconds) ranks within the top 100 absolute World Rankings of the corresponding individual event, as of September 4, Athletes who participate in qualifying a relay event but do not compete in the finals of the event will be carded on the basis of the level of performance required to advance to that final (i.e./ Top 8). Only performances in Olympic events are eligible for carding. N otes: Should a swimmer not demonstrate a performance improvement (Time and/or World Rank) from the previous season, the swimmer will undergo a review by the Swimming Canada High Performance Director or his designate. Evidence for the review will be based on relevant performance data and information gathered through the Swimming Canada Carded Athlete Monitoring Process. 3. C1 CARD CRITERIA: i. C1 carded athletes are funded at the Development Card level in the first year they meet the national criteria for a Senior Card even if they have previously been carded at the Development (D) level. If, however, the athlete has been previously carded at the SR1 or SR2 level, has been selected to a Senior National Team (Olympic Games, FINA World Aquatic Championships (50m), Commonwealth Games, Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Pan Am Games) or has competed in the FINA World Aquatic Championships (50m) before meeting the national criteria for the Senior Card for the first time, the athlete will be funded at the Senior Card (SR) level rather than at the Development Card level. III. DEVELOPMENTAL CARDS The following five points constitute the priority order for nominating swimmers who have met the carding criteria: Priority 1: On Track Track 1 Swimmers (Pool) Priority 2: Open Water Development January 25,

6 Priority 3: Priority 4: Priority 5: On Track Track 2 Swimmers (Pool) Developing Senior Tracking Swimmers (Pool) On Track Track 3 Swimmers (Pool) Development cards will be awarded in a top down fashion until the total allocation of cards is exhausted. The availability of Development cards is subject to the total number of cards available under the Sport Canada criteria and the number of cards awarded in the Senior International and Senior National Team levels. PRIORITY 1: ON TRACK TRACK 1 SWIMMERS (Pool) All swimmers who achieve an age-appropriate On Track Track 1 Standard will have their performance ranked as a percentage of the On Track target time for that event. Swimmers will be nominated in rank order until the total number of available Development Cards has been used. A complete list of On Track Track 1 standards based on age and the On Track Target Times are available in Appendix 1. PRIORITY 2 : OPEN WATER DEVELOPMENT CARD Eligibility for a Open Water Development card shall be based on the following criteria: Swimmers must meet the criteria in any one of Section 1 or Section 2 below: 1. Finish on the podium or within 60 seconds behind the winner in any of the events listed below: FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup 10k Doha 2018 FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup 10k Seychelles 2018 FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup 10k Lac St. Jean CAN 2018 FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup 10k Lac Mégantic, CAN 2018 FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup 10k Abu Dhabi Finish as listed below: Finish in the top 8 and top half of the field in the 10k event at the FINA World Junior Open Water Championships Finish in the top 8 and top half of the field in the 7.5k event at the FINA World Junior Open Water Championships Finish in the top 8 and top half of the field in the 5k event at the FINA World Junior Open Water Championships N otes: For Open Water Development Card nominations, Swimmers will be ranked in the following priority order; 1. Performances from Section i. will take priority over performances from Section ii. 2. For Section 1. all swims within 60 seconds of the winner will be ranked and prioritized closest to furthest behind the winner. 3. For Section 2. Performances will be ranked in event priority order as follows; 10k, 7.5k, 5k. 4. In Section 2. Swimmers finishing in the top 8 and top half of the field will then be ranked and prioritized closest to furthest behind the winner. PRIORITY 3: ON TRACK TRACK 2 SWIMMERS (P o o l) All swimmers who achieve an age-appropriate On Track Track 2 Standard will have their performance ranked as a percentage of the On Track target time for that event. Swimmers will be nominated in rank order until the total number of available Development Cards has been used. A complete list of On Track Track 2 standards based on age and the On Track Target Times are available in Appendix 1. PRIORITY 4: DEVELOPING SENIOR TRACKING SWIMMERS (P o o l) January 25,

7 All swimmers who meet the requirements listed below will have their performance ranked as a percentage of the On Track target time for that event. Swimmers will be nominated in rank order until the total number of available Development Cards has been used. A complete list of the On Track Target Times is available in Appendix 1. Developing Senior Tracking Swimmers Requirements: i. By December 31, 2018, the swimmer must have aged out of the On Track system for the event for which they will be ranked. ii. The swimmers age as of December 31, 2018 must be equal to or younger than the average age of the finalist for the event for which they will be ranked at targeted competitions as tracked by Swimming Canada (see Appendix 2). iii. By September 4, 2018, the swimmer must have demonstrated progression by having improved a total of 1% since September 4, 2016 for the event for which they will be ranked. iv. By September 4, 2018, the swimmer must be within 1% of the On Track Target Time for the event for which they will be ranked. A complete list of the On Track Target Times + 1% is available in Appendix 3. v. Be in top 100 absolute world ranked swims for which they will be ranked on September 4, PRIORITY 5: ON TRACK TRACK 3 SWIMMERS (P o o l) All swimmers who achieve an age-appropriate On Track Track 3 Standard will have their performance ranked as a percentage of the On Track target time for that event. Swimmers will be nominated in rank order until the total number of available Development Cards has been used. A complete list of On Track Track 3 standards based on age and the On Track Target Times are available in the Appendices. N otes: For Development Cards: i. Swimmers previously carded at the Senior (International or National Team) level for more than two years are not eligible for Development Cards. Swimming Canada may apply to Sport Canada for an exception to this clause if the swimmer, as of December 31, 2018, is four years or more, younger than the average age in the event (Appendix 2) for which they have met the AAP funding requirements. ii. Should a tie occur in a pool event, then the swimmers world ranking in that event will be used to break the tie. Should there be a tie in the world ranking in the carded event, then the swimmers next highest world rankings in another event will be used to break the tie. Should there be no other world ranked swim then the swimmers second highest rated swim using the FINA LC Performance Points Chart shall be used to break the tie. iii. Should a tie occur in an open water event, then the swimmers fastest time in the 800m free LC for women and 1500m free LC for men posted between March 1, 2018 and September 4 h, 2018 will be used to break the tie. iv. Should a swimmer not demonstrate a performance improvement (Time and/or World Rank) from the previous season, the swimmer will undergo a review by the Swimming Canada High Performance Director. Evidence for the review will be based on relevant performance data and information gathered through the Swimming Canada Carded Athlete Monitoring Process. IV. INJURY AND ILLNESS January 25,

8 Swimming Canada will consider nominating athletes for an injury card in accordance with section of the Sport Canada AAP policy. In order to be considered for nomination for an injury card for , an athlete must meet all of the following requirements: i. The athlete must have been carded during the carding cycle. ii. It is the responsibility of the athlete to duly notify Swimming Canada in writing of his/her injury or illness status within 21 days of the date of diagnosis or of the date when the athlete had to interrupt his/her training. A licensed sport medicine or medical practitioner must make any such signed diagnosis. If Swimming Canada nominates an athlete for injury carding, the athlete will be nominated for an injury card at the same level (i.e. Senior or Development) at which they were carded in Swimmers receiving an injury card: i. Must report monthly to Swimming Canada s Manager, High Performance Programs on their rehabilitation activity and progression. This must continue until such time as they are deemed fit to return to full training. Failure to report on a monthly basis may result, in the sole discretion of Swimming Canada, a recommendation to Sport Canada to withdraw carding. Injury reporting for a resident athlete at a Swimming Canada High Performance Centre is to be completed through the respective HPC staff and documented in the HPC bi-monthly IST report. ii. Must follow the conditions outlined in the Sport Canada AAP policy regarding curtailment of training and competition for health-related reasons (section and 9.1.2). Swimmers may only be nominated for an injury card for two consecutive seasons. V. S W IM M E R S TR AIN IN G O U TSIDE OF CANADA The following shall apply to swimmers who meet the carding criteria as noted above and who are training abroad: i. All swimmers training outside of Canada are required to support the National Team Program activities as outlined in this document. ii. Swimming Canada will, at its sole discretion, determine if Canadians who achieve the carding criteria while living and training outside of the country will be nominated for AAP funding. The decision will be based on a number of factors which shall include, but not be limited to, the available daily training environment and the ability to support the National program as outlined in this document. iii. As per Sport Canada policy (2.5.2), Swimming Canada will nominate swimmers who are attending a foreign post-secondary educational institution and are receiving an athletic scholarship for AAP funding provided that they commit to support the National Team Program activities. These swimmers will be nominated by Swimming Canada for AAP support during the months they are not attending the foreign post-secondary institution. It is the responsibility of the individual athlete to notify Swimming Canada of the applicable time period for which they will not be attending the foreign post-secondary educational institution. VI. NCAA-BASED CARDED SWIMMERS January 25,

9 i. Sport Canada policy states that athletes attending a foreign post-secondary educational institution and who are receiving an athletic scholarship are not eligible to receive AAP support in the months in which they are attending the foreign post-secondary educational institution. ii. It is the responsibility of the NCAA-based athlete who is nominated by Swimming Canada for AAP support to notify Swimming Canada of the time period that the athlete will not be attending the foreign post-secondary educational institution. Once notified, Swimming Canada will request that Sport Canada activate the athletes AAP support for that period. AAP support will only be activated if the athlete has submitted all of the required documentation to Swimming Canada by the prescribed deadline in the fall of iii. It is the responsibility of the NCAA-based athlete to notify their institutions compliance department to confirm that they are eligible to receive AAP support. It is also NCAA-based athlete responsibility to determine any procedures that they must follow in order to meet the requirements of the institution s compliance department. VII. C A R D IN G REQUIREMENTS i. All carded athletes must complete and submit all required documentation by the specified deadline in their carding notification letter. Failure to do so will result in Swimming Canada delaying or rescinding the athlete s nominations to Sport Canada for AAP funding. Funding will not be activated until such time that all required documentation is returned to Swimming Canada. ii. All carded swimmers shall be expected to attend to an appropriate standard of training suitable to progress their competitive standard. iii. All carded swimmers AND personal coaches of carded swimmers will be required to submit a training plan to Swimming Canada by December 1, All Swimming Canada High Performance Centres are to submit plans based on the HPC Operational Plan. iv. All carded swimmers will be required to submit a weekly web-based monitoring report to Swimming Canada for the entire carding period. v. All personal coaches of carded swimmers will be required to submit quarterly web-based monitoring reports to Swimming Canada for the entire carding period. All Swimming Canada High Performance Centres coaches are to submit reports based on the HPC Operational Plan. vi. All swimmers AND personal coaches of carded swimmers will be expected to submit testing data when requested by Swimming Canada. vii. All personal coaches of carded swimmers will be required to attend Carded Coaches Meetings as determined by the Swimming Canada High Performance Director. viii. Any determination of unsuitable training will be made in concert with the swimmers personal coach and the Swimming Canada High Performance Director. ix. If for any reason other than injury and illness (see section III) a swimmer is unable to sustain or otherwise maintain a suitable level of training, their carding status will be reviewed. Should the review provide a negative result, a recommendation for withdrawal of carding will be made to Sport Canada. VIII. REVIEW If deemed necessary by the Swimming Canada High Performance Director, a carded athlete may be required to attend an in person review meeting to discuss training or performance progression. IX. MANDATORY MEETS / NATIONAL TEAM PROGRAM: January 25,

10 Once carded, all swimmers must attend and compete; in the events in which they were selected for carding; at Swimming Canada competitions for which they are selected; at Swimming Canada camps for which they are selected; and the following competitions: Pool Events i. All Carded swimmers must compete at the 2019 Canadian Swimming Trials, April 3-6, 2019 ii. If not representing Canada at the 2019 World Aquatic Championships, 2019 Pan Am Games or the 2019 FISU Games; must attend 2019 Canadian Swimming Championships August 5-8, iii. Those swimmers of Canadian Junior Championship age groups, not swimming at the 7 th FINA World Junior Championships, must also compete at the 2019 Canadian Junior Championships, July 24-29, 2019 Open Water i. If not representing Canada at the 2019 FINA World Aquatic Championships Open Water event; swimmers carded for the 10KM Marathon event must attend the 2019 FINA 10KM Marathon World Cup Lac St-Jean CAN and 2019 FINA 10km Marathon World Cup Lac Megantic, CAN X. APPENDICES: See enclosed Appendices below. Appendix 1 - Swimming Canada On Track Times (updated September 2017) Appendix 2 - Average Age of the Finalists (Top 8 for Open Water) at Targeted Cometitions Appendix 3 - Swimming Canada On Track Target Times + 1% January 25,

11 Swimming Canada World Class On Track Times (Age as of December 31st) 50 Free 100 Free 200 Free 400 Free 800 Free 1500 Free Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Back 200 Back 100 Breast 200 Breast Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track : : :23.65 FEMALE : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Fly 200 Fly 200 IM 400 IM Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

12 Swimming Canada World Class On Track Times (Age as of December 31st) 50 Free 100 Free 200 Free 400 Free 800 Free 1500 Free Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Back 200 Back 100 Breast 200 Breast Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 MALE Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Fly 200 Fly 200 IM 400 IM Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

13 Appendix 2 Average Age of the Finalists (Top 8 for O pen W ater) at Targeted C ompetitions Female Event Male FR FR FR FR FR FR BK BK BR BR FL FL IM IM Open Water 10 KM 26 Appendix 3 Swimming Canada On Track Target Times + 1% Female Event Male FR FR : FR 1: : FR 3: : FR 7: : FR 15: : BK : BK 1: : BR 1: : BR 2: FL : FL 1: : IM 2: : IM 4:20.46 January 25,