Preliminary Heat Sheets $ 5.00 (for all prelim sessions) Finals Heat Sheets $ 3.00 (per session)

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1 MEET FEES AND PAYMENT ENTRY FEES: Team Registration 1-9 Swimmers $ Swimmers $ Swimmers $ Swimmers $ Coach Registration $ per coach Individual Entry $ 6.00 per event Individual Late Entry $ per event Swimmer Security Fee $ 5.00 per swimmer Relay Entry Relay Late Entry $ per event $ per event Preliminary Heat Sheets $ 5.00 (for all prelim sessions) Finals Heat Sheets $ 3.00 (per session) PAYMENT: Parents/swimmers should submit their payment to their YMCA. If your YMCA is part of the YMCA of Dallas Association, you will be charged via journal entry account number. If your YMCA is not part of the YMCA of Dallas Association, you may pay with credit card. If paying by check, submit ONE check for your YMCA or YMCA Association. Personal checks from parents will not be accepted for payment of entry fees. Personal checks from YMCA Staff/Coaches will be accepted for payment. 7

2 SCORING Points are earned during timed finals and finals events only. Events swum in the finals sessions are identified on the event schedule with an asterisk. All events not marked with an asterisk are considered timed finals and will be scored as such. Points will be awarded for individual events and relays as follows: o Only one relay team for each YMCA will be eligible to score points. However, there will be no limit on awards regardless of the number of relays teams entered by any YMCA. The points by second and subsequent relay teams of a YMCA swimming more than one relay are awarded to the next eligible relay team from another YMCA. AWARDS Swimmers earning places First through Sixteenth - Medals Relay Swimmers earning places First through Eighth - Medals Individual High Point Awards for First, Second & Third Place - Plaque Boys & Girls - 6 & Under, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, Team Awards First Place Overall - Plaque Summer Division places First through Fifth - Plaque Year-Around Division places First through Fifth - Plaque FINALS SESSIONS Events swum in finals sessions are identified on the event schedule with an asterisk. These events will be swum during preliminaries with the Top 16 event finishers of the preliminary heats returning in the evening to swim in the finals sessions. Swimmers finishing in 17 th and 18 th place are considered alternates and should check in for Finals in the event that a swimmer placing 1 st through 16 th does not arrive to swim their event. Swimmers placing 1 st through 18 th that cannot return to swim their Finals event should scratch the event with the Meet Director within 20 minutes after preliminary results are posted so that alternate swimmers may be notified. Swimmers not meeting the scratch deadline are subject to being disqualified from the event that they did not scratch along with all future scheduled events. The Consolation Heat will consist of finishers placing 9 th through 16 th and swill be swum first. The Championship Heat will consist of finishers placing 1 st through 8 th and will be swum second. Swimmers in the Consolation Heat will finish no higher than 9 th place regardless of their finish time. Preliminary events with eight or fewer swimmers will be swum as timed finals during the Finals session for that event. There are no preliminary relay events. All relays are swum as timed finals. 8

3 MEET RULES Disqualification slips will be submitted for rules infractions. If you disagree with a disqualification that has been called on your swimmer, you may file an appeal using the Protest Form found at the Official s Table. The appeal must be submitted to the Meet Referee no later than thirty minutes after the finish of the last heat of the event in which the Appeal is applicable. The No False Start Rule applies to all age groups. If a swimmer misses or scratches a preliminary event, he/she is not eligible for the event in the Finals Session. If a swimmer fails to appear for a Finals Event in which he/she is qualified without officially scratching with the Meet Director, he/she will be removed from that Finals event and ALL Finals events in which he/she will participate in. If a swimmer fails to appear for a preliminary heat, swim-off or timed final, the swimmer is disqualified from that event. He/she may compete in other events he/she is entered into. Swimmers age 7-21 MUST swim in their own age group for all individual events. Swimmers age 6 or younger may swim in the 6 & Under and 8 & Under events. Swimmers aged 6 and younger will accrue team points in the 8 & Under events but are eligible for high point awards in only those events designated as 6 & Under. There must be at least one swimmer in the specified age group of each relay. The other three swimmers may swim-up. Large Ice Chests and Coolers are not allowed in the spectator area during preliminary sessions. There should be no Ice Chests or Coolers of any size it the stands during Finals Sessions. Only swimmers, coaches, officials and meet volunteers with valid credentials are allowed on the pool deck. Team tents and canopies may be set up outside the natatorium on the lawn. The last 15 minutes of each warm-up session will be designated for dive starts. Odd numbered lanes should dive from the start end of the pool. Even numbered lanes should dive from the turn end bulkhead. Spectators should not hold seats for others in the bleachers. Spectators, coaches and swimmers are refrained from using noise makers throughout the meet. Noise makers may be used only during the parade portion of the events. Swim caps will be strictly monitored and must follow either the YMCA branding guidelines or wear a SOLID color cap without logos. Swimmers who do not have caps which follow these guidelines must turn their caps inside to comply with this rule. YOU MUST HAVE VALID CREDENTIALS TO BE ON DECK OR ENTER HOSPITALITY. 9

4 EVENT SCHEDULE - THURSDAY Afternoon Session Warm-up: 2:00pm Session Starts: 3:00pm 1 8: Free 8: : Free 7: : Free 7: : IM 7: : IM 7: : IM 7: Free Relay 14 NOTE: Each YMCA may submit only one relay in Event 13 and 14 ( Free Relay). Relay points will be awarded as applicable. 11

5 EVENT SCHEDULE - FRIDAY Morning Session Warm-up: 7:30am Session Starts: 8:30am * The top 16 individual finishers during preliminaries will swim again during the finals sessions for events with an asterisk. 15 1:39.38 * IM 1: :29.70 * IM 1: :29.70 * IM 1: * Fly * Fly * Fly :02.46 * Back 1: :48.19 * Back 1: :55.71 * Back 1: : Free 3: : Free 3: : Free 3: Afternoon Session Warm-up: 1:00pm Session Starts: 2:00pm 39 2: &U 100 IM 2: :01.12 * IM 2: &U 25 Fly :00.41 * Fly 1: : &U 50 Back 1: :12.82 * Back 2: : &U 100 Free 2: : Free 3: Finals Session Warm-up: 5:00pm Finals Starts: 6:00pm 41 * IM * IM * IM * IM * Fly * Fly * Fly * Fly * Back * Back * Back * Back 32 12

6 EVENT SCHEDULE - SATURDAY Morning Session Warm-up: 7:30am 13 Session Starts: 8:30am * The top 16 individual finishers during preliminaries will swim again during the finals sessions for events with an asterisk. 55 1:01.68 * Back 1: * Back * Back :44.24 * Free 1: :33.81 * Free 1: :34.96 * Free 1: : Breast 1: : Breast 1: : Breast 1: : Fly 1: : Fly 1: : Fly 1: Afternoon Session Warm-up: 1:00pm Session Starts: 2:00pm &U 25 Back Back :01.66 * Back 1: : &U 50 Free 1: : Free 1: :49.51 * Free 1: : &U 50 Breast 1: : Breast 2: : &U 50 Fly 1: : Fly 1: &U 100 Med Relay Med Relay 102 Finals Session Warm-up: 5:00pm Finals Starts: 6:00pm &U 200 Med Relay &U 200 Med Relay &U 200 Med Relay * Back * Back * Back * Back * Free * Free * Free * Free 66

7 EVENT SCHEDULE - SUNDAY Morning Session Warm-up: 7:30am Session Starts: 8:30am * The top 16 individual finishers during preliminaries will swim again during the finals sessions for events with an asterisk * Breast * Breast * Breast * Free * Free * Free : IM 3: : IM 3: : IM 3: Afternoon Session Warm-up: 11:30am Session Starts: 12:30pm 127 3: IM 3: &U 25 Breast :09.31 * Breast 1: &U 25 Free Free * Free &U 100 Free Relay &U 200 Free Relay 142 Finals Session Warm-up: 3:00pm Finals Starts: 4:00pm &U 200 Free Relay &U 200 Free Relay &U 200 Free Relay * Breast * Breast * Breast * Breast * Free * Free * Free * Free