BLUE RIDGE REGION/SW DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS February 23-25, 2018 SANCTION NO. VS-18-80

BLUE RIDGE REGION/SW DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS February 23-25, 2018 SANCTION NO. VS-18-80 Hsted by CCA and LY SANCTION: Held under the sanctin f USA Swimming/Virginia Swimming, Inc., SANCTION NO: VS-18-80 USA Swimming, Inc., Virginia Swimming, Inc., CCA, LY, and Christiansburg Aquatic Center shall be held free and harmless frm any and all liabilities r claims fr damages arising by reasn f injuries t anyne during the cnduct f this event. LOCATION: Christiansburg Aquatic Center, 595 N. Franklin Street Christiansburg, VA 24073 (540) 381-7665 FACILITY: 50 Meter by 25 yard pl, lanes have nn-turbulent lane lines, deck-anchred starting blcks and water depth f min. f 7.0 feet at the starting end. MEET DIRECTORS: Clrad Timing System with clr screbard and separate vide bard will be used. Tw Race Curses will be utilized: 8 Lane Curse and 10 Lane Curse The cmpetitin curse has been certified in accrdance with current USA Swimming Rules and Regulatins, Article 104.2.2C (4). Tw 25 Yard curses will be used. Name: Ryan Wdruff Email: ryan.d.wdruff@gmail.cm Phne: (919) 943-6420 ELIGIBILITY: Open t all Virginia Swimming registered athletes 13 years ld & lder in the Blue Ridge Regin and registered athletes 9-12 years ld in the Suthwest District registered befre the first day f the meet. Teams in the Blue Ridge Regin are: ACAC, ACST, BASS, BRAC, CAST, CCA, CYAC, FUAC, GATR, HOKI, KFY, LASO, LY, QSTS, SCAT, SFY, SMAC, STRM, VAST, and YMST Teams in the Suthwest District are: ACAC, ACST, BASS, BRAC, CAST, CCA, CYAC, FUAC, GATR, HOKI, KFY, LASO, LY, SCAT, SFY, SMAC, STRM, VAST, YMST The qualifying perid fr this meet is January 1, 2017 thrugh February 22, 2018 N n deck Virginia Swimming athlete registratin will be permitted. Swimmers 13-14 may cmpete in any individual event r relay leg in which they have a time that is slwer than the age grup champinship qualifying time except the 400 IM, 500 free, and 1000 free. 15 and lder swimmers may cmpete in any individual event r relay leg in which they have a time that is slwer than the senir champinship qualifying time except the 400 IM, 500 free, and 1000 Free. 15 and lder swimmers must have at least a 15-16 B time t qualify t enter the 400 IM, the 500 free, r the 1000 Free. The time fr either event entered must be slwer than the senir champinship qualifying time. Swimmers 13-14 must have at least a 13-14 B time t qualify t enter the 400 IM, the 500 free, r the 1000 free. The time fr either event entered must be slwer than the age grup champinship time. Swimmers 9-12 years f age may cmpete in any individual event r relay leg in which they d nt have a VSI Age Grup Champinship qualifying time. 2017-2020 NAG time standards are in effect. Age n February 23, 2018 will determine age fr the entire meet. 1

DISABILITY SWIMMERS: 14 year ld swimmers aging up frm February 23 t March 1, 2018 and 10 r 12 year ld swimmers aging up frm February 23 t March 8, 2018, with times t fast t qualify fr this champinship will be allwed t cmpete under the fllwing cnditins: Any 14 year ld swimmer wh des nt qualify t swim an event at Senir Champs and any 10 r 12 year ld swimmer wh des nt qualify t swim an event at Age Grup Champs may swim the event at this meet. 10, 12, and 14 year ld swimmers aging up between champinships will be seeded crrectly by time, hwever will swim exhibitin nly, and will nt be eligible t receive an award r cmpete in the finals sessin. Athletes with a disability are welcmed and shall prvide advance ntice f desired accmmdatins t the Meet Directr. The athlete (r the athlete's cach) is als respnsible fr ntifying the sessin referee f any disability prir t the cmpetitin. FORMAT: All 13 & Older swimmers will swim a cmbined preliminary sessin in the mrning sessin. Tp 16 13-14 swimmers and the tp 16 15&O swimmers will swim the final sessin each day. 11-12 year ld swimmers will swim a preliminary sessin in the mrning, with the exceptin f the 500 free and the 400 IM which will be cntested in the mrning sessin as timed finals. The tp 16 11-12 swimmers will swim in finals each day, except in the 200 butterfly, 200 backstrke, and 200 breaststrke where nly the tp 8 swimmers will cmpete in finals. Only the tp heat f the 1000 will swim in finals, regardless f age. Finals will be swum with the cnslatin heat cmpeting first, fllwed by the final heat. Tw curses may be used Friday, Saturday and/r Sunday nights at the discretin f the meet referee. 9-10 year ld swimmers will swim a preliminary sessin in the mrning with the exceptin f the 500 free which will be cntested in the mrning sessin as timed finals. The tp 8 (eight) 9-10 year ld swimmers will swim in finals each day. All relay events will be timed finals and will be cnducted during the preliminary sessins WARM-UP: Prelim sessins: Warm-ups nt befre 6:30am; cmpetitin starts nt befre 8:30am. Finals sessins: Warm-ups nt befre 4pm Friday and Saturday, 3:30pm n Sunday; cmpetitin starts nt befre 5:30pm n Friday and Saturday, 5:00pm n Sunday. 1000 freestyle: The pl will be pened fr 10 minutes f pen warm-ups immediately fllwing the finish f the relay events, with the 1000 (Sunday) freestyle cmpetitin starting 5 minutes thereafter. Lane assignment and warm-up times fr individual clubs will be psted n the CCA & LY websites at www.ccamarlins.cm & www.lyswimming.rg n later than February 20, 2018, and will als be emailed t the cntact persn f the participating clubs. ENTRIES: DEADLINE FOR THE RECEIPT OF ENTRIES IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2018. Cnfrming and Nn-cnfrming times will be used fr entry Shrt Curse Yards then Lng Curse Meters then Shrt Curse Meters. Nn-cnfrming times will be seeded fllwing all cnfrming times. Entries must be submitted using Hy-Tek Team Manager and Cmmlink-2 sftware, r file able t be imprted by Hy-Tek Meet Manager, r n a VSI master entry sheet. Teams submit entries via email. A Team Manager printut f entries must be included r the VSI meet summary sheet (available at VSI website, www.virginiaswimming.rg ) with the name, email address, and phne number f the persn t cntact in case f questins must accmpany the entries, regardless f hw they are submitted. Swimmers may enter a maximum f 7 individual events, n mre than 3 per day, and ne relay per day. Relay teams must be designated A, B, r C, if mre than ne per club is entered per event. Teams may submit three (3) relays per event. The Meet Directr reserves the right t cmbine heats and events, which actins may require 2

reseeding, and use bth curses in a manner that expedites timelines. N Time (NT) entries will be accepted except in the 400 IM, 500 free, and 1000 free, where 13-14 swimmers must have achieved a minimum f a 13-14 B time, and 15 & lder swimmers must have achieved a minimum f a 15-16 B time. Additinal prf f ENTRY time, if requested, must be prvided t the Age Grup Chairman within tw (2) weeks f the request. Times nt satisfactrily prved in that length f time will be cnsidered nn-verifiable and a fine will be assessed. Email entries t ryan.d.wdruff@gmail.cm Late entries will be accepted. All late entries must submit prf f time. If received prir t the printing f the heat sheet, the swimmer will be seeded int the event; if after, they will g in the slwest heat in an empty lane. If needed, a heat will be added. FEES: Individual events: $6.25 Relay events: $15.00 Swimmer Surcharge: $7.50 per persn (entered in the meet in any capacity). Surcharge includes cnvenience fee fr: Free Access t Heat sheets: in pdf frm nline, in paper frm at the meet and n the Meet Mbile App. Late Fees: In additin t the regular entry fee, a fee f $10 per event prir t the first day f the meet and $25 per event n r after the first day f the meet will be charged fr any entry received after the entry deadline. Checks shuld be made payable t: YMCA f Central Virginia Mail payment t: Lynchburg Swimming c/ Wdruff 105 Fx Hllw Rad Lynchburg, VA 24503 Payment must be received by Tuesday, February 20, 2018, fr all entries. Failure t pay entry fees by this deadline will result in teams being barred frm the meet. Swimmers will be permitted t enter the meet as unattached prviding they pay the apprpriate entry fees. IMPORTANT: If payment is sent via Express Mail/FedEx/Airbrne/UPS/etc., please ensure that a signature is NOT required fr delivery as this will delay the receipt f yur entries. AWARDS: Individual events will be scred and awarded first thrugh sixteenth place. Medals will be awarded fr first thrugh third place, ribbns fr furth thrugh sixteenth place. The 1000 Free will be awarded as 13-14 and 15 & ver age grups. Relay events will be awarded medals fr first thrugh third place and ribbns fr furth thrugh eighth place. Team awards will be given fr 13 & lder swimmers as well as fr 12 & yunger swimmers, first thrugh third place. The teams placing will receive a plaque. Scring will be as fllws: Individual: Finals - 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11; Cnslatins - 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Relay: Finals - 40-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2. Only the tp tw relays fr ne team may scre in an event. SEEDING: The 400 IM, 500 Freestyle, and 1000 Freestyle, will require a psitive check-in t swim. All ther events will be pre-seeded. Psitive check-in will clse at 8:30am each mrning fr the prelim sessins. SWIMMERS FAILING TO POSITIVELY CHECK-IN WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SWIM THE EVENT. A swimmer wh psitively checks-in and declares their intent t swim fr a distance event and des nt shw up t cmpete will nt be able t swim his/her next event. The 400 IM and the 500 freestyle fr 13 and lder swimmers will be swum in preliminaries with the fur fastest heats f girls swimming first, slw t fast, fllwed by the fur fastest heats f bys, swimming slw t fast. The remaining heats will swim fast t slw, alternating girls & bys. Event# 125-126, the 9-12 500 Free will be swum tgether but separated 9-10 and 11-12 fr awards and scring. This event will be swum fast t slw, alternating girls and bys. The 1000 Freestyle will be swum fastest t slwest and alternating heats f girls and bys. 3

Any athlete entered in the 1000 freestyle will be asked t indicate a preference fr swimming with preliminaries r with finals. The preliminaries/finals preference must be declared by the apprpriate psitive check-in deadline. The fastest 8 swimmers that wish t swim during the evening finals will swim during the evening finals. PENALTIES: Penalties fr entries using fraudulent and/r nn-verifiable entry times: Swimmer shall be marked as exhibitin fr the event entered illegally and the event shall be re-scred and awarded. Club may be fined $100 fr each ffense, and a recrd f such ffenses shall be kept and published as part f the fficial meet results. Clubs entering swimmers nt legally registered with USA Swimming befre the first day f the meet may be fined $100 per swimmer in each event s entered. If the swimmer is representing a club in cmpetitin, the fine will be levied n the Club. If the swimmer is unattached, the fine will be levied n the swimmer. RULES: The current USA Swimming Rules and Regulatins will apply. Any swimmer entered in the meet must be certified by a USAS member cach as being prficient in perfrming a racing start r must start each race frm within the water. When unaccmpanied by a member cach, it is the respnsibility f the swimmer r the swimmer s legal guardian t ensure cmpliance with this requirement. Operatin f a drne, r any ther flying apparatus, is prhibited ver the venue (pls, athlete/cach areas, spectatr areas and pen ceiling lcker rms) any time athletes, caches, fficials and/r spectatrs are present withut written USA Swimming apprval. The verhead start prcedure will be used fr the prelim sessins. The scratch prcedures listed in the current USA Swimming Rules and Regulatins, Article 207.11.6, sectins D and E nly will be in effect and mdified as fllws: The scratch rule regarding finals will apply t bth heats (final and cnslatin), f all events, excluding the relays, and the 9-12 500 Free, 11-12 400 IM, and the 13 & lder 1000 Free. Use f audi r visual recrding devices, including cell phnes, is nt permitted in changing areas, rest rms r lcker rms. In additin, phtgraphy behind the blcks is nt permitted. Changing int r ut f swimsuits ther than in lcker rms r ther designated areas is nt apprpriate and is PROHIBITED. In accrdance with VSI best practices, swimmers shuld shwer befre entering the pl. In accrdance with VSI Plicy, nly thse caches wh have current, valid USA Swimming credentials will be permitted t act in a caching capacity at this meet Caches wh have valid USA Swimming credentials but wh are unable t prvide them upn request will be issued temprary credentials by the meet directr Caches with expired r nn-current credentials will be required t leave the deck area. OFFICIALS: Meet Referees: Jhn Stanley Sue Munsn Email: jfstanley@cx.net susamun@cx.net Phne: (540) 354-9856 (540) 314-5723 SAFETY: Officials will be needed fr all psitins and all sessins fr this meet. Training fr Officials will be ffered in accrdance with Training Guidelines and Initial Certificatin, Virginia Swimming Officials Handbk. Team Officials Chairpersns shuld submit the names and sessin availability f certified fficials, as well as the names and sessin availability f trainees, t Kris Sennett at ksennett@liberty.edu n later than Friday, February 16, 2018. Vlunteer fficials may sign up nline at BR Reginal/SW District Champs Signup A caches meeting will be held Friday mrning at 8:15am in the Hspitality rm. Officials meetings will begin ne hur prir t the start f each sessin. Virginia Swimming Meet Safety Prcedures will be in effect. TIMERS: Clubs will be required t prvide timers in prprtin t the number f swimmers they have 4

entered in each sessin. The number f timers required per club and their lane assignments will be psted n the CCA and LY websites at www.ccamarlins.cm r www.lyswimming.rg n later than Tuesday, February 20, and will als be emailed t the cntact persn f each f the individual clubs. Swimmers in the 500 and 1000 freestyle shuld supply their wn timers and lap cunters. GENERAL: Breakfast & dinner and light snacks will be prvided fr caches and fficials each day. Cncessins will be prvided fr the swimmers and parents. Heat sheets will be available at n additinal charge (paper cpy, pdf and Meet Mbile frmats. Finals heat sheets will be prvided prir t Finals. FACILITY RULES: DIRECTIONS: CHRISTIANSBURG AQUATIC CENTER RULES: Cncessins will be allwed in designated areas nly. Drinks are permitted in plastic bttles r cvered cups. Yung children must be supervised by an adult. Observers are t stay in designated areas. N tape f any kind is t be used inside t hang signs, banners, r decratins. Please cnsult with the Directr f Aquatics prir t hanging up any relevant decratins. Only Aquatic Staff are permitted in the Aquatic Offices, Equipment Rm and First Aid Office unless apprved by Aquatic Staff Management. Smking is prhibited n the prperty f the Hargrave Military Academy. The Christiansburg Aquatic Center is nt respnsible fr any lst r stlen items. Make sure smene yu knw is always present supervising individual/team belngings. N unauthrized persns are permitted t use the stere system withut the permissin f the Aquatics Directr. N glass cntainers f any kind are t be brught int the pl cmplex. Parking vilatrs will be subject t fines and/r twing as psted. The Aquatic Center strngly encurages shwering prir t entering the pl. All emergency exits and walkways must be kept clear. Each club is respnsible fr supervising the cnduct f its swimmers and spectatrs. Swimmers are nt permitted in any rm nt directly assciated with the meet. Directins are available n the Virginia Swimming website at www.virginiaswimming.rg RELAY SLOWER THAN TIMES CHART Age Grup Gender Free Medley 8&U 9-10 11-12 N Standard N Standard N Standard N Standard 2:05.16 2:25.56 2:03.96 2:23.86 1:49.96 (200) 4:01.96 (400) 2:05.56 1:49.96 (200) 4:00.76 (400) 2:06.66 5

BR REGIONAL/SW DISTRICT ORDER OF EVENTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2018 Mrning Prelims Sessin Ev # Pl A Ev # Ev # Pl B Ev # 1 13 & Over 100 Breast 2 Warmups 13 11-12 50 Back 14 3 13 & Over 200 Free 4 6:30AM 15 9-10 50 Back 16 5 13 & Over 100 Fly 6 17 11-12 100 Breast 18 7 13-14 400 Free Relay 8 Meet Starts 19 9-10 100 Breast 20 9 15 & Over 400 Free Relay 10 8:30AM 21 11-12 200 Free 22 11 13 & Over 400 IM 12 23 9-10 200 Free 24 25 11-12 100 Fly 26 27 9-10 100 Fly 28 29 11-12 400 Free Relay 30 31 11-12 400 IM (TF) 32 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2018 Evening Finals Sessin Warm Ups nt befre 4:00PM Meet Start nt befre 5:30PM 13 11-12 50 Back 14 15 9-10 50 Back 16 1 13 & Over 100 Breast 2 17 11-12 100 Breast 18 19 9-10 100 Breast 20 3 13 & Over 200 Free 4 21 11-12 200 Free 22 23 9-10 200 Free 24 5 13 & Over 100 Fly 6 25 11-12 100 Fly 26 27 9-10 100 Fly 28 11 13 & Over 400 IM 12 6

BR REGIONAL/SW DISTRICT ORDER OF EVENTS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2018 Mrning Prelims Sessin Ev # Pl A Ev # Ev # Pl B Ev # 33 13 & ver 200 Fly 34 Warmups 47 11-12 50 Breast 48 35 13 & ver 50 Free 36 6:30AM 49 9-10 50 Breast 50 37 13 & ver 200 Breast 38 51 11-12 200 Fly 52 39 13 & ver 100 Back 40 Meet Starts 53 9-10 50 Free 54 41 13-14 400 Medley Relay 42 8:30AM 55 11-12 50 Free 56 43 15 & Over 400 Med. Relay 44 57 11-12 200 Breast 58 45 13 & ver 500 Free 46 59 9-10 100 Back 60 61 11-12 100 Back 62 63 9-10 100 IM 64 65 11-12 100 IM 66 67 9-10 200 Medley Relay 68 69 11-12 200 Medley Relay 70 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2018 Evening Finals Sessin Warm Ups nt befre 4:00PM Meet Start nt befre 5:30PM 47 11-12 50 Breast 48 49 9-10 50 Breast 50 33 13 & ver 200 Fly 34 51 11-12 200 Fly 52 53 9-10 50 Free 54 35 13 & ver 50 Free 36 55 11-12 50 Free 56 37 13 & ver 200 Breast 38 57 11-12 200 Breast 58 59 9-10 100 Back 60 39 13 & ver 100 Back 40 61 11-12 100 Back 62 45 13 & ver 500 Free 46 63 9-10 100 IM 64 65 11-12 100 IM 66 7

BR REGIONAL/SW DISTRICT ORDER OF EVENTS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2018 Mrning Prelims Sessin Ev # Pl A Ev # Ev # Pl B Ev # 89 13 & ver 200 Back 90 Warmups 101 11-12 50 Fly 102 91 13 & ver 100 Free 92 6:30AM 103 9-10 50 Fly 104 93 13 & ver 200 IM 94 105 11-12 200 Back 106 95 13-14 200 Free Relay 96 Meet Starts 107 9-10 100 Free 108 97 15 & ver 200 Free Relay 98 8:30AM 109 11-12 100 Free 110 99 13 & ver 1000 Free (TF) 100 111 9-10 200 IM 112 113 11-12 200 IM 114 115 9-10 200 Free Relay 116 117 11-12 200 Free Relay 118 119 9-12 500 Free (TF) 120 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2018 Evening Finals Sessin Warm Ups nt befre 3:30PM Meet Start nt befre 5:00PM 101 11-12 50 Fly 102 103 9-10 50 Fly 104 99 13 & ver 1000 Free 100 105 11-12 200 Back 106 89 13 & ver 200 Back 90 107 9-10 100 Free 108 109 11-12 100 Free 110 91 13 & ver 100 Free 92 111 9-10 200 IM 112 113 11-12 200 IM 114 93 13 & ver 200 IM 94 8