2016 UT Utah Swimming Short Course Age Group Championships

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1 2016 UT Utah Swimming Short Course Age Group Championships Hosted by Utah Swimming Held under the sanction of USA Swimming Sanction#: UT16-07 March 16-19, 2016 In granting this sanction, it is understood and agreed that Utah Swimming and USA Swimming shall be free from all liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of this event. Location: Session and Times: Facility: South Davis Recreation Center 550 North 200 West Bountiful, UT Emergency calls the day(s) of the meet: (801) Session Warm Up Meet Starts Wednesday March 16 th 4:00 PM 5:00 PM Thursday March 17 th - Saturday March 18 th Preliminaries 7:30 AM 8:30AM Finals 4:30 PM 5:30 PM Pool Specifications: 25 yard pool with ten (10) lanes Start End Water Depth: meter from wall; meters from wall Turn End Water Depth: 5 1 meter from wall; meters from the wall Timing: Colorado Timing System, Pads and Scoreboard with a horn start Pool Certification: The competition course has been certified in accordance with C(4). Meet Director: Michelle VanLaningham, (801) michellevanlan@gmail.com Meet Referee: Teri Rhodes, (435) t.rhodes@aggi .usu.edu Meet Starter: Meet Admin. Referee: Steve Davis, srd1216@me.com Michelle VanLaningham, (801) michellevanlan@gmail.com

2 Eligibility: Deck Registration: Individual Entries Relay Entries This meet is open to all Utah Swimming 2016 registered USA Swimming athletes who have achieved the qualifying times attached with this information. No swimmer will be permitted to compete unless the swimmer is a member as provided in Article 302. This meet will be run according to current USA Swimming rules and regulations. Swimmer s age on the first day of the meet determines age group for the entire competition. No deck registration will be accepted; all swimmers, including relay only swimmers, must be registered at time of entry. Individual swimmers may enter up to EIGHT (8) individual events, swimming no more than THREE (3) individual events per day. No Times (NT s) are not accepted. Teams are limited to no more than 2 entries per relay event. Teams entering swimmers who are not in the meet but who will swim on a relay (including subs) must submit names of such swimmers at the time of team entry. 4-8 swimmers must be listed on relay entries but teams can use other swimmers entered in the meet to make changes or substitutions. Each coach shall pick up relay entry forms from the Clerk of Course on which he or she shall list the competing relay swimmers, their first and last names, ages, and order of swimming for each entered relay. Teams wishing to enter only one relay per event must make sure that two swimmers on that relay are swimming individual events in this meet. Teams using the 2 swimmers in the meet method will be allowed to enter the relay with a NT (No Time) entry time if they so choose. If a team enters more than 1 relay in an event, BOTH relays must meet the qualifying time standard. Each relay that does not achieve the standard and cannot verify their previous time (based on the athletes actually swimming the relay) is subject to a $50.00 charge per occurrence. Times for relays may be aggregate times. Entry Fees and Deadlines: Surcharge per participating swimmer: $9.00 Individual Event Entry: $4.00 Relay Event Entry: $8.00 No surcharge for relay only swimmers. All fees, including correction fees, must accompany entries and are nonrefundable. One team check is recommended. Make checks payable to Utah Swimming. Teams that have not paid their entry fees within 30 days from the first day of the meet will be assessed a $50 late fee. Initial team entries must be received (in the hands of the below designated person) by 12:00 noon, Tuesday, March 8 th Corrections will be accepted until 6:00 PM, Thursday March 10 th 2016 and subject to a $20.00 fee per correction. (Corrections include new event, new swimmer, and change of event or entry time.) Swimmers who achieve qualifying times at the BC Finale are not subject to the correction fee and will have until 12:00 noon, Sunday March 13 th 2016 to add those events. Mail or deliver entries to: Michelle VanLaningham 3437 Appaloosa Court Eagle Mountain, UT (801)

3 Or entries to: Please submit all entries using electronic meet entry software (Hy-tek, TeamUnify, etc.), including proof of time verification. Please include a PDF of entries. The PDF submitted at time of entry will be the only source used for verification of any entry issues. Individuals/Teams mailing the USI Official Entry form found on the sanctions page of the Utah Swimming website ( must make sure that each form is signed and provide time verification for each entry. Entries are not accepted without said verification. Entries are not considered confirmed until the team entry representative receives official confirmation from the meet entry contact. If the team entry representative does not receive an confirmation regarding your entries within 24 hours of the entry deadline, please contact the meet entry contact immediately. The person submitting a team s entries is the team entry representative and the received implies the official signature of the team entry representative. Said person will be the only person to make changes and will be responsible for all fines and penalties resulting from inaccurate times and unregistered swimmers. Entry Rules: *Whether entries are submitted electronically or on paper, by the action of entering the swimmer in the meet the submitter, whether the swimmer, coach, parent or team representative, certifies that the swimmer is a registered member of USA Swimming and that all times stated in the entry are true and correct. *The submitter further assumes responsibility for any false or incorrect times, and understands that all listed entry times are subject to Utah Swimming Time Verification Procedures, and that a fine of $20.00 shall be paid to Utah Swimming, Inc. for each incorrect time, unless corrected before the entry deadline. It is understood that an automatic call before the review section shall be the result for a third entry time that cannot be verified. The submitter further agrees that a penalty of $ shall be assessed to anyone entering a swimmer in a meet sanctioned by Utah Swimming, Inc. who is not registered with USA Swimming at the time of entry, upon it being proven that the swimmer was not so registered. Entries must be submitted in the course in which they were achieved. Converted times should NOT be used. All times submitted must be the swimmer's best time. Event seeding will be in the following order: conforming SCY, non-conforming LCM, non-conforming SCM.

4 Meet Format, Check-in and Scratches: All individual events, except for the IM, , and are negative check-in. Swimmers who fail to check-in for events requiring positive check-in will be automatically scratched and will not be allowed to swim those events. Positive Check-in for Wednesday events will close at 4:30 PM Wed. Positive Check-in for the 1000 freestyle will close at 8:00 AM Saturday. The 1000 and 1650 Freestyle will be seeded fastest to slowest and swum fastest to slowest, alternating between girls and boys. Wednesday events will be run as timed finals. Thursday, Friday and Saturday will run as Prelims Finals. The 10-Under 500 Freestyle, Backstroke, Butterfly, Breaststroke, and Freestyles will be swum as timed final events during Prelims. The Finals Sessions will consist of a Championship heat and a Consolation heat for the individual events, swum in that order. Swimmers competing in the 400 IM, 500, 1000 and 1650 Freestyles and the Backstroke are responsible to provide their own timers and counters. Time trials will not be offered. Relay Checkin, Rules and Deadlines Relay events are Positive Check-In and Timed Finals. Relay events will be swum as the first event of the evening Finals Sessions. Initial relay declarations must be returned to the clerk of course by 11:00 AM on the day the event will be swum. Relays that do not turn in their relay declaration form by 11 AM will be automatically scratched from that event, and will not be allowed to swim that event Upon reporting to the blocks, immediately prior to the start of the relay heat in which the team is entered, the final relay form may be handed to the head land timer with any changes, if no changes are made, the swimmers must swim in the order listed on the original declaration. Scratches Scratches for the Thursday morning Preliminary session must be turned into the Clerk of course by 6 PM on Wednesday, March 16 th. Teams not participating Wednesday may turn in their scratches to Michelle VanLaningham at michellevanlan@gmail.com or (801) by 6 PM Wednesday, March 16 th. Scratches for the Friday and Saturday Preliminary sessions must be turned into the Clerk of Course by 6 PM on the evening prior to Preliminary session. All swimmers, should they intend on not returning for Finals for any reason, should properly scratch from all events with no regard for placement. The Utah Swimming Championship Meet Scratch Procedure will be in effect. UT 1.8 Utah Swimming Scratch Procedure.3 Penalties for Preliminary Swims in a Championship Meet A. If a swimmer fails to scratch properly and doesn t report to the block to swim, that swimmer will be disqualified from that event and scratched from the next individual preliminary event for which he/she is entered. If a swimmer misses a second event, he/she will be barred from further individual competition for the remainder of the meet. They shall still be eligible to compete and score points for the team in relay events. Upon request and approval of the Meet Referee, any barred swimmer can be re-entered into the meet and reseeded with a NT into the first heat of his/her remaining events. Said swimmer will present himself/herself to the meet referee and

5 declare his/her intent to swim, to be allowed to swim for time only and will not be eligible to advance to Championship, consolation or bonus final heats or score points in individual events for themselves or for the club. B. Declared false starts are allowed in prelim swims. Delay of the meet penalties may be used in prelims at the discretion of the meet referee to protect the swimmer..4 Penalties for Championship, Consolation or Bonus Final Heats A. A swimmer qualifying for either Consolation/Bonus Finals or Championship Finals has 30 minutes after the time of the announcement of the qualifiers of each individual event to scratch. The Clerk of the Course will then seed the Consolation/Bonus or the championship heats by inserting alternates, thus filling all the lanes. Any swimmer qualifying for a Championship, Consolation or Bonus final heat who fails to compete in that event will be disqualified from that event and scratched from the next individual prelim event for which he/she is entered. If a swimmer misses a second event, he/she will be barred from further individual competition for the remainder of the meet. They shall still be eligible to compete and score points for the team in relay events. Upon request and approval of the Meet Referee, any barred swimmer can be re-entered into the meet and re-seeded with a NT in the first heat of his/her remaining events. Said swimmer will be allowed to swim for time only and will not be eligible to advance to Championship, consolation or bonus heats or score points in individual events for themselves or for the club. B. Any swimmer missing a Championship, Consolation or Bonus heat on the final session, or his/her last event of the meet will be subject to a $50.00 fine subject to the discretion of the meet referee. The fine may be paid by the club or swimmer. C. Declared false starts or deliberate Delay of the Meet Penalties are not allowed for Championship, Consolation or Bonus Finals. Results from a preliminary competition are not the same as a finals seeding posting. Any swimmer that may move into a finals seeding position as a result of scratches within the 30 minute time period is subject to all penalties as listed. Alternates as posted in the finals seeding are not subject to any penalty. The Administrative Referee (or designee) shall make every effort to contact swimmers (or their coaches) who are entered into Consolation, or Final Heats because of scratches. However, swimmers and their coaches have the ultimate responsibility to be aware of whether they are qualified in an evening finals heat. Warm-up: All coaches will need to present their credentials to the clerk of course in order to pick up their team packets/heat sheets. Coaches who are not current with their certifications are unable to be on deck in a coaching capacity. USA Swimming and Utah Swimming safety procedures will be enforced throughout the meet. Warm-ups are subject to the following procedures: Warm-up: Coaches have the responsibility of insuring that all their swimmers are instructed in warm-up procedures and that the swimmers follow all Utah Swimming safety procedures. All swimmers will enter the pool from a sitting or 3 point position. No pushing, splashing, running or any other general horseplay. Swimmers engaging in such activities will be asked to leave the pool. All USA Swimming athletes must be under the supervision of a USA Swimming member coach during warm-up, competition, and warm-

6 down. The Meet Director or Meet Referee may assist unaccompanied swimmers in making arrangements for such supervision, but it is the swimmer s responsibility to make such arrangements prior to the start of the meet During the last 30 minutes of warm-up lanes 2, 4, and 6 will be opened for diving starts in the competition pool only. Lane 9 may be opened if needed. Lanes 1 and 10 will be cleared for pace lanes under coach supervision if requested. A separate warm-up and cool down pool is available throughout the meet. Dive Certification: Deck Changing: Safety: Recording Ban: Any swimmer entered in the meet must be certified by a USA Swimming member-coach as being proficient in performing a racing start or must start each race from within the water. When unaccompanied by a member-coach, it is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement D Changing into or out of swimsuits other than in locker rooms or other designated areas is prohibited I Marshals will be in place during warm-up periods. It is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer s legal guardian to ensure compliance with USA Swimming safety procedures. Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms H Adaptive Swimming Adaptive swimming: In accordance with USA Swimming rule & Article 105.1, the Meet Referee has the authority to accommodate swimmers with disabilities in accordance with USI P&P The coach or person in charge of team entries must notify the meet referee and meet entry contact of accommodations requests at the time of entry submission Scoring: Scoring will be by age groups of 10 & Under, 11-12, & Individual events Championship Final: Individual Events Consolation Final: Relay Events double the points shown for individual events. Awards: Custom medals will be awarded 1 st - 10 th place in each individual event, with Ribbons being awarded to 11 th - 20 th place. Custom trophies for High Point Boy/Girl, 1 st - 3 rd in each age group. Custom medals for 1 st - 3 rd place relay teams, Ribbons for 4 th - 8 th place. Custom trophies for 1 st - 3 rd place teams. Awards will not be mailed out. Teams are responsible for having a representative pick up their awards at the conclusion of the meet. Results: Deck access: Final Results will be available on the Utah Swimming web site in a (HTML) printable format and in a downloadable Team Manager (Cfile.zip) format. Results will not be mailed. Deck access is limited to swimmers, coaches, officials & meet workers. Officials and coaches must wear their USA Swimming ID cards to be allowed on deck. A wrist band must be worn by all coaches and volunteers on the deck.

7 Officials: Hospitality: Team Volunteer Assignments: Parking: Vendors: Please sign-up on the volunteer sign-up page. CJs, Referees and Starters will be assigned. Please contact the meet referee or officials chair if you are interested in working these positions. There will be food and drinks available at all sessions for officials and coaches. Concessions will be available on-site. Volunteer assignments will be based upon your team s percentage of entries in the meet. Failure to meet volunteer obligations may result in a penalty of $25 per occurrence. Volunteer assignments will be given Wednesday morning March 9 th. Teams will have 48 hours to choose their volunteer positions. If you plan to not fill your assignments and will pay the $25 per occurrence, notify the meet director. Free parking is available next to the building Vendors will be available on site. Image Authorization: Web Site: All participants agree to be filmed and photographed by the official photographer(s) and network(s) of USA Swimming under the conditions authorized by USA Swimming, and allow event organizers the right to use names, pictures, likenesses, and biographical information before, during or after the period of participation in USA Swimming competitions to promote such competitions. All participants agree not to use medals or photos, or portraits or films with the medals, which are received for performances in this competition, for the purpose of trade. For meet info, please visit the Utah Swimming web site at:

8 Wednesday, March 18 (Warm-up 4:00 pm - Start 5:00 pm) Under 500 Freestyle TF*** IM TF*** Freestyle TF*** 6 Positive check-in by: Thursday, March 19 Prelims (Warm-up 7:30 am - Start 8:30 pm) Finals (Warm-up 4:30 pm Start 5:30 pm) 4:30 pm 7 10-Under 200 Medley Relay Freestyle Relay Freestyle Relay Freestyle Freestyle Under 50 Butterfly Butterfly Butterfly Under 50 Breaststroke Breaststroke Breaststroke Under 200 IM IM IM*** Backstroke TF*** 36 Friday, March 20 Prelims (Warm-up 7:30 am - Start 8:30 pm) Finals (Warm-up 4:30 pm Start 5:30 pm) Under 100 Breaststroke Breaststroke Breaststroke Under 50 Backstroke Backstroke Backstroke Butterfly TF Under 200 Freestyle Freestyle*** Freestyle*** 68 Saturday, March 21 Prelims (Warm-up 7:30 am - Start 8:30 pm) Finals (Warm-up 4:30 pm Start 5:30 pm) Under 200 Free Relay Freestyle Relay Freestyle Relay Under 100 IM IM IM Under 100 Butterfly Butterfly Butterfly Under 50 Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle Under 100 Backstroke Backstroke Backstroke Breaststroke TF Freestyle TF*** Under 400 Free Relay 38 Positive Check-in by: 8:00 am Medley Relay Medley Relay Under 100 Freestyle 44 TF = Timed Final Event *** = Own Counters &/or Timers Freestyle Freestyle Utah Swimming Short Course Age Group Championships Event List