KINGSTON BLUE MARLINS LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER Hosted by the Kingston Blue Marlins Queen s University Athletics and Recreation Complex May 14 & 15, 2016 Entry Deadline: May 3, 2016 Taking place in Queen s University s Athletics and Recreation Centre, the 14 lane pool is outfitted with a 6 line Colorado scoreboard. A Dolphin semi automatic timing system will be in use. Continuous warm up and warm down will be available in 25 meter lanes separated from the racing pool by a bulkhead.
Contents CONTENTS... 2 INTRODUCTION... 3 ENTRY PROCEDURES... 3 ELIGIBILITY... 3 SPLIT TIME POLICY... 3 MIXED GENDER POLICY... 3 MEET DETAILS... 4 ORDER OF EVENTS... 5 WARM UP RULES... 6 SWIMMER RESPONSIBILITY... 6 SWIMWEAR... 6 2
Introduction The KBM Last Chance Qualifier is a great opportunity for swimmers to qualify for more long course regionals and for others to have a competitive opportunity before the season ends. The results will be separated out by age groups (10 and under, 11, 12, 13 14, 15 & over) for the purposes of awards. Dog tags will be awarded for 1 st to 3 rd place and ribbons for 4 th 6 th. Entry Procedures Only the most current version of the meet package found on Swimming Canada will be accepted for this meet. All entries must be in Hy tek format and submitted via Swimming Canada. No entries will be accepted directly by meet management. All entries must be submitted using S/C times. The team with the 300 th swimmer will be accepted in entirety. Meet Management reserves the right to delete a swimmer from an entry or results file for incorrect or absent 9 digit ID numbers and/or incorrect or absent date of birth. Eligibility Only swimmers (includes age group and all university athletes) with valid Swimming Canada identification numbers will be considered for acceptance into the meet. Foreign swimmers, where applicable, are exempt from this requirement. All swimmers must be duly registered and residents of the governing body for which they are competing. All swimmers must be in good standing with their respective governing swim body. All swimmers must be residents of the province/state or country for which they claim registration. Proof of residency may be green card, student ID, driver s license, college residence or other document as deemed acceptable by Swim Ontario and shall be submitted with the Proof of Residence and Registration Status form to Swim Ontario Upon receipt of your entries, you will be sent a confirmation notice. Immediately after we receive the last team s entries (May 3 rd deadline), we will notify clubs with details of: The coaches meeting; Session and event times; Alternative or additional warm up times needed to meet the facility regulations and ensure fast swimming; and Any other unforeseen details that may need to be communicated. Split Time Policy Meet Management acknowledged the Swim Ontario policy with banning the future use of split times as official times and 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 so advise the Referee prior to the commencement of the session (or event) in question. In such a case, Meet Management and the Referee will undertake all appropriate steps as prescribed by their training to assure the quality and integrity of interval times. Any time collected according to this request will subsequently be recorded in a separate event of the appropriate distance and stroke created for such a purpose. Mixed Gender Policy Notwithstanding Rule SW10.1 adopted by the Technical Swimming Committee of Swimming/Natation Canada, Swim Ontario will consider requests for sanction for meets that provide for mixed gender swimming in the following circumstances: Where due to facilities or time limitations, swimming separated by gender would not permit all swims to be completed while offering reasonable opportunities to swim for all participants, and in particular on an equitable basis for swimmers of each gender. Note that results will be separated by gender for reporting and uploading. 3
Meet Details KBM Last Chance Qualifier Date: Saturday May 14 and Sunday May 15, 2016 Hosted by: Location: Facility: Kingston Blue Marlins Queen s University Athletics and Recreation Complex 7 lane, 25m pool with electronic start system. Designated warm up lanes throughout the meet. Parking: Available on surrounding streets; underground parking at Division St. at Clergy St. W. Accommodations Sanctioning Qualifying Standards For accommodations in Kingston please visit: Google Maps. Event is sanctioned by Swim Ontario. All current SNC rules and warm up procedures will be followed. See the details at the end of this package. No qualifying times. Please provide swimmer seed times in electronic format. Entry Deadline All entries must be received by May 3, 2016. All entries must include valid Swim Ontario registration number. Submit entries to Swimming Canada. Entry Fees Event Limit: Scratches Deck Entries Meet Notes: Awards: Meet Referee Meet Manager: Contact $9.00 per event. Cheques payable to Kingston Blue Marlins Inc. Deck entries are $15 per event. 4 events per day. Scratches must be sent to the Clerk of Course 30 minutes prior to the session start. No substitutions are allowed. Provided there is room in an existing heat, deck entries may be accepted at a cost of $15 per event. The swim will be considered exhibition and inclusion of results in the uploaded report to the Swim Canada database will be dependent on the entry being accompanied by the correct information required to match what is in the Swimming Canada database. 400 Free will have a positive check in. Mixed 13 and over, 12 and under groups will be seeded slowest to fastest within each session. Entries must be submitted using short course times or long course times using the standard Hy tek conversions. Results will be posted and awards presented by the age group and gender as listed below under Awards. Dog tags will be awarded to 1 3 rd place and ribbons to the 4 7 th place swimmers in each event for each age/gender group as follows: 10 and under 11, 12, 13 14, 15 and over. Cory Cronk Sue McWilliams Meet Manager Sue McWilliams: mcwilliamss@limestone.on.ca Executive Director & Head Coach Ken Anderson: 613 484 8635 or ken@swimkingston.ca 4
Order of Events Saturday Session 1 Session 1: All Ages Timed Finals Warm up: 11:00 11:30 Boys (+ all KBM) 11:30 12:00 Girls 12:00 12:20 All w/ 5 lanes for one way starts from block Start: 12:30 All ages & genders race together with awards divided by 10 & under, 11, 12, 13 14, 15 and over. Event # Event 1 100 Back 2 200 IM 3 50 Free 4 100 Fly ½ hour break 5 100 Breast 6 200 Free 7 50 Breast Sunday Session 2 All Ages Timed Finals Warm up: 10:00 10:30 Boys (+ all KBM) 10:30 11:00 Girls Start: 11:30 11:00 11:20 All w/ 5 lanes for one way starts from block All ages & genders race together with awards divided by 10 & under, 11, 12, 13 14, 15 and over. Event # Event 8 200 Fly 9 100 IM 10 400 Free (positive check in required) 11 50 Fly ½ hour break 12 100 Free 13 50 Back 14 200 Back 15 200 Breast 5
Warm Up Rules SWIMMING CANADA WARM UP COMPETITION SAFETY PROCEDURES (Nov 2014) WILL BE IN EFFECT AT THIS MEET It is incumbent on coaches, swimmers, and officials to comply with Swimming Canada safety procedures during all scheduled warmup periods. Coaches are requested to encourage swimmers to cooperate with Safety Marshals. General Warm Up Rules 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. Sprint lanes with one way swimming and Pace lanes will be designated. Diving starts will only be permitted in the Sprint lanes. Equipment Kick Boards, Pull Buoys, Ankle Bands, and Snorkels are permitted for use in the scheduled warm up time. Hand paddles, drag chutes, and flippers / fins are not permitted during any warm up at any time. Para Swimmers Coaches are requested to notify Safety Marshals of any Para swimmers participating in warm ups where necessary and at the coach s discretion. 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. Swimmer Responsibility Each individual club is responsible for the conduct of their swimmers during the meet and between sessions. Swimwear Effective September 1, 2009, all swimwear worn in swimming competitions sanctioned under the authority of Swimming Canada must conform to the January 1, 2010 FINA swimwear approval guidelines as listed below. Material Shape Consistency The material of swimwear will definitively be constituted only by textile fabric(s). The FINA definition of "textile" currently is: Material consisting of, natural and/or synthetic, individual and non consolidated yarns used to constitute a fabric by weaving, knitting, and/or braiding. MEN: Swimwear shall not extend above the navel or below the knee. WOMEN: Swimwear shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor extend below knee. No zippers or other fastening system is allowed. USE: Swimmers shall wear only one swimsuit, taping is not permitted. Swimwear effectively manufactured and used shall correspond to and be fully consistent with FINA approved samples. Any modification before use (including impregnation) is prohibited. Moreover, there shall be no variation/modification for individual swimmers. 6