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York Swim Club Invitational – Nov 2014Etobicoke Olympium

590 Rathburn Road, Etobicoke ONSaturday/Sunday 22-23 November 2014

Morning Sessions: 13 & Over Warm up - 8:00 a.m. Start - 8:45 a.m.

Early Afternoon Sessions: 10 & Under Warm up - 12:30 p.m. Start - 1:00 p.m.

Late Afternoon Sessions: 11-12 Warm-up - 3:00 p.m. Start - 3:40 p.m.

Time Standards: No standard – No event qualifying time standard for the meet or events.

Facility: One 8 Lane, 25 meter Pool, Omega Electronic Timing.

Program: - All current Swimming/Natation Canada (SNC) rules will apply. - All events are time finals and FINA ONE START rule in effect - Each swimmer must swim in their own age group- Session length, excluding warm-up, will not exceed 4.5 hours- Management reserves the right to cancel relay events should session be long- Management reserves the right to amend warm-up and start time of sessions (all clubs will be

notified at least 5 days prior to meet).

Entries:- Entries must be completed electronically via the online entry system at www.swimming.ca - All entries must be received by Friday, November 7, 2014- Changes to entries will not be accepted after Friday, November 14, 2014 as meet will be seeded on

this date - Entries will be accepted on a first come first served basis- Ensure all entries contain valid Swim Ontario registration numbers- Maximum 8 individual swims per swimmer. Meet management reserves the right to limit entries

Seeding Rule: All entries to be submitted with short course times for seeding purposes only. Conversion of long course times is permitted -- please use a 2% conversion rate (typically done in Hy-Tek Team Manager). All events are time-final format and will be seeded slow to fast.

Entry Fees: $9.00 per individual event and $12.00 per relay entryPlease make cheques payable to York Swim Club and deliver to Clerk of Course prior to warm-up

Deck Entries: Will be accepted only for swimmers already in the meet and for empty lanes only. Deck entries are Exhibition and no awards will be given. The cost for deck entries is $10.00 per individual event, $15.00 per relay event to be paid in cash at the time that the entry is accepted.

Scratches: No scratch penalty shall be imposed for late or scratches. Please use the posted heat sheets to indicate scratches as information only.

Awards: Individual results will be separated for award purposes into the following age groups – 8 & under, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 & overMedals: Individual Events 1st Relays 1st

Ribbons: Individual Events 2nd – 8th Relays 2nd & 3rd

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Meet Managers: Charlotte Carroll Jolanta [email protected] [email protected] Cell – 416-606-3747 Cell – 416-837-5382

Meet Referee: Cameron Dewar

York Swim Club Contact: [email protected] Cell – 647-223-7946

Results: Awards will be available for pick up following the meet from the office.Live results will be available via Meet Mobile (download Meet Mobile). Meet results will be available on the Swimming Canada Meet List within 24 hours of end of meet.

Safety: - SNC warm up procedures will be in effect. - During the last 20 minutes of the warm up, lanes 1 & 8 will be designated for practice starts

and one way swimming.- It is the COACHES RESPONSIBILTY to inform their swimmers and help ensure their

discipline and adherence to the MEET SAFETY PROCEDURE.

Officials: It would be appreciated if each club would provide some officials to help with the meet. If anyone is interested in officiating please inform York Swim Club Officials Chair, Charlotte Carroll, at [email protected]

If an evaluation is required for a position, please make it known to the referee prior to the session start.

Split Times: The procedure for obtaining an 'Official Split' now requires that coaches make the request to the session referee or meet management on the ‘Official Split Request’ form (available at the Clerk of Course Desk) prior to the commencement of the session (or event) in question. The split for the lead-off leg in relays will still be regarded as an official split and therefore no request by coaches is needed for relays. However, in the new 'mixed gender' relays, lead-off times/splits are not considered ‘official splits' as per international practice.

Eligibility: Swimmers must be registered with an Amateur Aquatic Association recognized by F.I.N.A. Foreign competitors are welcome, subject to the provisions below:- All swimmers and coaches must be duly registered and residents of the governing body for which they are competing. All swimmers and coaches must be in good standing with their respective governing swim body.- All swimmers and coaches must have primary residence within 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.

Coaches: All attending coaches are required to wear their Swim Ontario Coach identification while on deck at this meet. All coaches are asked to check in with Meet Management and prove that they are ‘compliant’ per Swim Ontario policies to attend a sanctioned competition. Meet management will cross reference the list of coaches in attendance at this competition with the Swim Ontario Compliancy lists. If a coach is not on this list, meet management is obligated to enforce the SNC policy and not permit that coach to attend meet. Meet management will forward Swim Ontario a list of coaches who they have found to be in non-compliance.

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Order of Events

Session # 1 (13 & over): Saturday November 22, 2014 Warm-up: 8:00 – 8:40 a.m.Start: 8:45 a.m.

Girls Events Boys1 13 & Over 200 Freestyle 23 13 & Over 50 Butterfly 45 13 & Over 200 Breaststroke 67 13 & Over 50 Freestyle 89 13 & Over 200 Butterfly 1011 13 & Over 100 Backstroke 1213 13-14 200 Freestyle Relay 1415 15 & Over 200 Freestyle Relay 16

Session #2 (10 & under): Saturday November 22, 2014Warm-up: 12:30 – 12:55 p.m.Start: 1:00 p.m.

Girls Events Boys17 10 & Under 200 Freestyle 1819 10 & Under 50 Breaststroke 2021 10 & Under 100 Backstroke 2223 10 & Under 50 Freestyle 2425 10 & Under 200 Freestyle Relay 26

Session #3 (11-12 years): Saturday November 22, 2014Warm-up: 3:00 – 3:35 p.m.Start: 3:40 p.m.

Girls Events Boys27 11-12 200 Freestyle 2829 11-12 100 Breaststroke 3031 11-12 50 Freestyle 3233 11-12 200 Backstroke 3435 11-12 100 Butterfly 3637 11-12 200 Freestyle Relay 38



Session #4 (13 & over): Sunday November 23, 2014Warm-up: 8:00 – 8:40 a.m.Start: 8:45 a.m.

Girls Events Boys39 13 & Over 200 IM 4041 13 & Over 100 Freestyle 4243 13 & Over 100 Butterfly 4445 13 & Over 200 Backstroke 4647 13 & Over 100 Breaststroke 4849 13-14 200 Medley Relay 5051 15 & Over 200 Medley Relay 52

Session #5 (10 & under): Sunday November 23, 2014Warm-up: 12:30 - 12:55 p.m.Start: 1:00 p.m.

Girls Events Boys53 10 & Under 100 Breast 5455 10 & Under 50 Backstroke 5657 10 & Under 100 I.M. 5859 10 & Under 50 Butterfly 6061 10 & Under 100 Freestyle 6263 10 & Under 200 Medley Relay 64

Session #6 (11-12 years): Sunday November 23, 2014Warm-up: 3:00 – 3:35 p.m.Start: 3:40 p.m.

Girls Events Boys65 11-12 200 Breaststroke 6667 11-12 100 Freestyle 6869 11-12 50 Butterfly 7071 11-12 200 I.M. 7273 11-12 100 Backstroke 7475 11-12 200 Medley Relay 76



June 27, 2014

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 stand-

ing 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 scratched 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 en-

tirety. 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 WARM-UP COMPETITION SAFETY PROCEDURES WILL BE IN EFFECT AT THIS MEET.”



ETOBICOKE OLYMPIUM AQUATIC EVENT PROCEDURES FOR MEET MANAGERS, OFFICIALS AND COACHES

1. The Olympium Part Time Supervisor will be responsible for handling any problems that arise with space allocation or safety during the meet.

2. Absolutely no food in the bleachers or on the pool deck with the exception of drinks provided for the officials working during the event. Coaches are expected to set an example and enforce this rule with their swimmers.

3. No running on the deck, under the bleachers or on the bleachers.

4. No climbing across the railing between the gallery and the bleachers.

5. Shoes must be worn whenever outside the pool or change room areas.

6. No diving off the starting blocks or bulkhead during warm-ups. Please slip or jump into the pool. It is recommended to designate lanes one and eight as sprint lanes in one direction only, for the last part of warm-ups.

7. The use of flippers and hand paddles, during warm-ups is prohibited.

8. The host club, meet manager and safety marshals are responsible for ensuring that the numbers of swimmers during warm-ups do not exceed the posted pool capacity of 470 (calculated by the Ontario Health Regulations). A good rule of thumb is that a single lane should never exceed more than 29 total swimmers at a time (including those in the water but not swimming). If facility staff notice that the overall pool capacity is being exceeded, they will attempt to notify the meet manager or safety marshals for their action. If pool capacities are continually not being adhered to, the pool may be cleared at the discretion of the lifeguards.

9. Swimmers who are not competing, are not to be in other areas of the building and are not to upset the normal operation of the other departments.

Coaches are directly responsible for the supervision of their athletes at all times. This includes the pool area, change rooms, hallways and all other areas.



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 – 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.”

SHAPE – 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.

CONSISTENCY – 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.

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