Sanctioned by Swim Nova Scotia Referees: Lynn Sitland lsitland@live.com & Sue Jackson suejack01@yahoo.com MAY 29-31, 2015 NOVA SCOTIA JUNIOR PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Entries: submit online via www.swimmeet.ca by midnight Friday, Entry Fee: $35.00 flat fee per swimmer; relays no charge. PORT HAWKESBURY ANTIGONISH SWIM TEAM (PHAST) Alumni Aquatic Centre St. Francis Xavier University, 1120 Convocation Boulevard Antigonish, NS Meet Managers: Gerry Doucet & Glenn Austen
Entries: Entries should be submitted online via www.swimmeet.ca by midnight Friday, May 22, 2015 Changes will be allowed until Sunday May 24 at 5:00 pm. After that date, clubs will be required to pay for all entries. There will be no deck entries and no exhibition swims. A time trial may be offered at the end of finals on Sunday. Meet management reserves the right to restrict entries and change events should session time outs exceed pool availability. Entry Fee: $35.00 flat fee per swimmer; relays no charge. Each swimmer may enter a maximum of six (6) individual events. Cheques are payable to PHAST at the start of the first warm-up on Friday; Eligibility: All registered swimmers who have not qualified for East Coast Championships. Nova Tech graduation is the qualifying time; Coaches may apply to Swim Nova Scotia for other qualification criteria. PARA Swimmers: Swimmers that are PARA classified are eligible to attend JP Champs (Coaches discretion). Clubs should enter any PARA swimmers in the open events for prelims; meet management will deck enter the PARA events for finals. Format: SNC Rules will govern the meet; SNC Warm Up procedures will be in effect. The FINA One-start rule will be in effect. Preliminary events (H) will be swum seeded by time regardless of age. Swimmers will be separated by age group for finals and reporting of results. Timed finals (TF) will be swum by age group. The 400/800/1500m Freestyle will be swum fastest to slowest, alternating gender (400). Distance Freestyle - 400m, 800m, & 1500m may be swum 2 per lane. Swimmers may choose to swim either the 800m or 1500m Freestyle but not both. Note that the fastest heat of 800/1500 will swim during finals, this heat may be mixed gender and will be finalized after the entry deadline. They will be seeded and swum as open/mixed genders and scored by age group and gender. There will be a coaches meeting Friday May 29 at 8:00 am. 12 & under swimmers are not eligible to enter the 100m Individual events. Relays: Each club is allowed to enter one relay per event number as long as they meet the following criteria: At least two (2) of the four (4) members are qualified, entered, and swim in that age group. Swimmers must not move to a younger age group (from which they are entered) to fill up the relay. However, a swimmer may move to an older age group. At least three swimmers must be legally entered in the meet in an individual event. A swimmer may only swim once per event, with an event defined as an individual relay race assigned a specified number in the program and consisting of one or more heats. A second relay may be entered for clubs with four (4) or more swimmers qualified, entered, and swimming in the event s Age Group. A maximum of two (2) relay team swimmers may move up from younger Age Groups. A third relay may be entered for clubs with eight (8) or more swimmers qualified, entered, and swimming in the event s Age Group, etc. Only two relays per team may score (teams must declare their scoring relays when they submit their relay names) Official Split Times: Meet management requires that any coach wishing to rely on a time achieved by the swimmer for an interval shorter than the total distance of the event shall advise the Referee prior to the commencement of the session in question.
Time Trials: The Meet Management will try to accommodate those swimmers trying to qualify for Ken Dunn and East Coast Championships with time trials as time permits. The Meet Management reserves the right to limit Time Trials due to time restrictions and available volunteers and proof of times. Scratches: The first scratch deadline following each preliminary session shall be 30 minutes following the time the results have been posted. The last scratch deadline for Finals from prelims shall be 30 minutes before the scheduled start of the finals session. A $20 penalty (to be paid immediately by the team) will be enforced during Finals. The team will be ineligible to swim until the penalty is paid. The swimmer that misses their swim during finals will not swim for the remainder of that session. The meet will be run cardless, however, for distance events all swimmers are required to do a positive meet check-in. During finals, once an alternate is called, the no show is final. Time cards will be used for all relays and the 800 and 1500 Freestyle events. Awards: Medals for 1 st to 3 rd place finishes in each age group (individual and relay events.) There will be ribbons for 4 th to 6 th place finishes in individual and relay events. Best time ribbons for all 12 and under N.S. swimmers. There will be awards for top large team and top small team. Criteria will be based on 60% of the largest teams number of swimmers entered. (i.e., if the largest team has 50 swimmers entered, 60% of 50 is 30, therefore large teams will be 30+ and small teams will be 29-). High Point Awards (medals) for 12 & under, 13-14 and 15 & over age groups based on aggregate high points for the top three swimmers in each age group. Timers & Senior Officials: Please email Lynn Sitland with availability, names, preferred position, and level of Sr. Officials: lsitland@live.com Canteen: PHAST will provide a healthy canteen during the competition. Merchandise: ordering information will be distributed to clubs. Accommodations Info: StFX University will be an Athlete s Village; everything is within walking distance. Hotel Style O Regan Hall (#39 on map). Single or Double Suites available: Double beds, private washrooms, climate controlled, mini fridge/microwave, wifi and cable. Singles: $92/night; Doubles (limited): $125/night. Traditional Style Bishops Hall (#26 on map). Single or Double Rooms available. Single beds (doubles have two single beds), mini fridge/microwave, wifi. Access to privacy washrooms in hallway. Singles: $45/night; Doubles (limited): $60/night. Meals: Breakfast at Morrison Hall will be available on Saturday and/or Sunday from 6:30-7:30am (flexible) as long as 50 meals are confirmed 7 days in advance: $7.26 plus HST. To Book: Email stay@stfx.ca or call 1-866- STAY-AT-X or 902-867-5030 Other Attractions: StFX tours will be offered Friday and Saturday afternoon. More information to follow. Farmer s Market on Saturday morning. 5 minute walk from the pool. Prizes: Random events in each morning session will be Bell Events at which prizes will be awarded. Scoring: 50-30-20-15-14-13 points for individual and relay events.
Event Listing- Prelims: WU: 7:30am-8:50am Start: 9:00am/Finals: WU: 4:00pm-4:50pm Start: 5:00pm Women s Event # FRIDAY May 29, 2015 Age Group Event Men s Event # 1 Open 200m Freestyle 2 3 Open 200m Butterfly 4 5 Open 400m Individual Medley 6 7 Open 50m Backstroke 8 -- PARA 100m Backstroke* to swim during finals only -- 9 Open 200m Breaststroke 10 11 Open 800m Freestyle* 11 F6 to swim during finals, mixed genders 13 12 & Under 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay** to swim during finals only 14 15 13-14 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay** to swim during finals only 16 17 15 & Over 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay** to swim during finals only 18 SATURDAY May 30, 2015 19 Open 50m Freestyle 20 21 Open 100m Breaststroke 22 -- PARA 100m Breaststroke* to swim during finals only -- 23 Open 200m Backstroke 24 25 Open 100m Butterfly 26 27 Open 400m Freestyle 28 29 12 & Under 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay** to swim during finals 29 30 12 & Under 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay** to swim during finals 31 32 13-14 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay** to swim during finals 32 33 13-14 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay** to swim during finals 34 35 15 & Over 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay** to swim during finals 35 36 15 & Over 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay** to swim during finals 37 SUNDAY May 31, 2015 38 Open 200m Individual Medley 39 40 Open 100m Freestyle 41 -- PARA 100m Freestyle* to swim during finals only -- 42 Open 50m Butterfly 43 44 Open 100m Backstroke 45 46 Open 50m Breaststroke 47 12 Open 1500m Freestyle* 12 F6 to swim during finals, mixed genders 48 12 & Under 4 x 50m Medley Relay** to swim during finals only 48 49 12 & Under 4 x 50m Medley Relay** to swim during finals 50 51 13-14 4 x 50m Medley Relay** to swim during finals only 51 52 13-14 4 x 50m Medley Relay** to swim during finals 53 54 15 & Over 4 x 50m Medley Relay** to swim during finals only 54 55 15 & Over 4 x 50m Medley Relay** to swim during finals 56
SWIMMING CANADA COMPETITION WARM-UP SAFETY PROCEDURES Meet Management for all sanctioned Canadian swimming competition must ensure the following safety procedures are applied. It is incumbent on coaches, swimmers, and officials to comply with these procedures during all scheduled warm-up periods. Coaches are requested to encourage swimmers to cooperate with Safety Marshals. GENERAL WARM-UP: Swimmers must enter the water FEET FIRST in a cautious manner, entering from a start or turn end only and from a standing or sitting position. Running on the pool deck and running entries into the pool tank are prohibited. Meet Management may designate the use of sprint or pace lanes during the scheduled warm-up time. Any such lane usage must be communicated either in pre-competition handout, announcement or deck signage. Diving starts shall be permitted only in designated sprint lanes. Only one-way swimming from the start end of sprint lanes is permitted. Notices or barriers must be placed on starting blocks to indicate no diving during warm-up. EQUIPMENT: Kick Boards, Pull-Buoys, Ankle Bands, and Snorkels are permitted for use in the scheduled warm-up time. Meet Management may permit use of tubing or cord assisted sprinting in designated lanes and during specific times of the warm-up only. Coaches are responsible for equipment reliability and use. Hand paddles, drag chutes, and flippers / fins are not permitted during any warm-up at any time. VIOLATIONS: Swimmers witnessed by a Safety Marshal diving or entering the water in a dangerous fashion will be removed without warning from their first event following the warm-up period in which the violation occurred. In the case of a second offense during the same competition the swimmer will be removed from the competition in its entirety. A provincial disciplinary action or report may be filed. SAFETY MARSHALS: The Safety Marshal is a trained position designated by Meet Management. Safety Marshals shall: Be visible by safety vest Be situated at each end of the competition tank and when applicable, similarly situated in designated warm-up tanks when pre-competition warm-ups are scheduled. Actively monitor all scheduled warm-up periods. Ensure participants comply with warm-up safety procedures and report violations to the Referee. PARA-SWIMMER NOTIFICATION: Coaches are requested to notify Safety Marshals of any Para-swimmers participating in warm-ups where necessary and at the coach s discretion. The following statement must appear in all Swimming Canada sanctioned meet information and posted notices: SWIMMING CANADA COMPETITION WARM-UP SAFETY PROCEDURES WILL BE IN EFFECT AT THIS MEET.