6/30/09 - Update to Swim Suit Rules

PVS 2009 Long Course Junior Championships July 16-19, 2009 Sanctioned by USA Swimming Through Potomac Valley Swimming Sanction #PVS-09-62

Hosted for Potomac Valley Swimming By:

Curl-Burke Swim Club

Meet Director:	Brian Pawlowicz 703-319-4168 brianpawlowicz@cubu.org
Meet Referee:	Art Davis 703-625-9288 emerand@comcast.net
Meet Location:	University of Maryland Campus Recreation Center University of Maryland College Park Campus College Park, MD 20740 (301) 226-4400
Pool Certification:	The competition course has not been pre-certified in accordance with the USA Swimming Rules and Regulations Article 104.2.2(C) because it is a bulkhead pool, which is measured in length prior to the start of the meet.
Schedule:		Session	Warm-up	Events
		Thursday Distance	6:20 pm - 6:50 pm	7:00 pm
	Exact time will be determined after number of expected heats in PVS Senior Champs is known. -- If a limited number of entries are received, swimmers in Thursday's Distance events may combined with PVS Senior Champs (for seeding only) -- and seeded after those swimmers.
		Friday	12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	1:10 pm
		Saturday	12:15-1:15 pm	1:25 pm
		Sunday	1:30-2:25 pm	2:30 pm
Important Notice: Warm-up and Session Start Times are subject to adjustment once entries for both PVS Senior Long Course and PVS Junior Championships have been received.
Eligibility:	Open to Potomac Valley Swimming registered athletes age 13 & Over as of the first day of the meet.
Inclusion Policy for Swimmers with a Disability	PVS and host clubs along with their Meet Directors are committed to the Inclusion Policy as adopted by the BOD . Athletes with a disability are welcomed and are asked to provide advance notice of desired accommodations to the Meet Director and PVS Senior Chairman, Riley Eaton at jreaton@verizon.net. The athlete (or the athlete’s coach) is also responsible for notifying the session referee of any disability prior to the competition.
Warnings:	Any club that enters an unregistered or improperly registered athlete, falsifies an entry in any way, or permits an unregistered coach, or a coach with expired or incomplete certifications to represent them, will be fined the sum of $100.00 and no further entries will be accepted from that club until the said fine has been paid. Entry fees are due with meet entry. Unpaid fees will be reported to the PVS Administrative Office at the conclusion of the meet.
Rules:	Current USA Swimming rules shall govern the meet. A contestant may compete in a maximum of seven (7) individual events, and compete in no more than three (3) individual events per day. Contestants may NOT enter an event they are eligible to swim at either the PVS 2008 Senior LC Champs or PVS 2008 14/Under LC Champs. Note: A 15/O athlete is not eligible to swim an event at 14/U Champs because of their age. An athlete may not swim in an event at this meet if they have entered it as bonus event at PVS 2008 Senior LC Championship Any athlete who betters the "Not Faster Than" times for PVS Junior Champs after the submission of entries is precluded from competing in that event at this meet. All entry times must be actually achieved LCM times that were swum after July 1, 2007. No "NO TIMES" are permitted nor are times converted to LCM. Times achieved prior to July 1, 2007 that would make an athlete ineligible by reason of being "too fast" do not apply, providing the athlete does not have another official time after this date that would make him ineligible. Entry times for individual events shall have been achieved within two years prior to the meet entry deadline; however, the times need not be the best competitive times of the swimmers but can be any time they have swum equal to or slower than the event NFT qualifying time.  Swimmers entered in the 800/1000 and 1500/1650 freestyle do not need to enter with their best times, but may enter themselves at their fastest time or at the time standard. No late entries are permitted for this meet. No on-deck USA-S registration will be permitted.
Swim Suit Rule:	Effective May 15, 2009: For 12 & Under swimmers, swimsuits worn in all 12 and Under Age Group defined competition or Open or non-designated competition that includes either scoring or awards by age, shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor past the knee. Violators will be barred from competition until the swimmer’s swimsuit meets the requirements of this paragraph. A second suit, including drag suit, cannot be worn during competition. Additional informtion on details of this rule change, which became effective in March 2009, can be found on the PVS homepage. Coaches and swimmers should review the updated USA Swimming Rule about approved swim suits. Also, review the guidance from the USA Swimming Officials Committee on the implementation of this rule change.
Positive Check In:	Check-in schedule will be announced once entries have been received.  Swimmers who do not check-in will be scratched from that event. Athletes who have checked in, have been seeded, and fail to swim the event will be barred from their next scheduled individual event.
800/1500 Freestyle:	The 800 and 1500 M Freestyle will be swum Fast to Slow and alternating Women and Men. Swimmers are responsible for providing their own lap counter (optional) and timer (required.) Swimmers in Thursday's events may swim as part of PVS Senior Champs -- seeded after those swimmers.
Warm-up:	The prescribed Potomac Valley Swimming warm-up procedures and safety policies will be followed. The meet director may determine the structure of the warm-up, including times and lane assignments.
Late Entries/ Time Trial:	No late (deck) entries will be accepted. Time trials will not be conducted at this meet.
Supervision:	Coaches are responsible for the conduct of their swimmers and for cleaning up their team areas.
Scoring:	Events: 20, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 9, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Officials:	Each participating club is requested to provide at least one table worker or official (referee, starter or stroke and turn judge) per session if entering 25 or more splashes. All certified officials wishing to volunteer to work this meet please contact the Club Officials Chairman, Art Davis, 703-625-9288 or emerand@comcast.net prior to June 30. Please include your club affiliation, certifications held, and sessions you wish to work. Officials volunteering should sign in at the recording table prior to the start of Warm-ups. Certified officials who have not previously advised of their availability may volunteer their services to the Referee at this time.
Timers:	Participating clubs are required to provide timers in proportion to their entries. The meet director will determine the number of timers per club and lane assignments. The host club(s) are required to provide one timer per lane.
Admission Programs:	There is no admission charge. Program for all sessions will be available for $4.50.
Fees:	Fees for individual events are $5.00.
Meet Entry Procedures:	General Instructions: Entries should be submitted using Hy-Tek Team Manager via e-mail.  Events for this meet can be downloaded at 09-62-events.zip.  Include in the e-mail subject heading "2009 PVS LC Junior Championships - ****" with the club's initials substituted in place of the asterisks.  Also include training site if your club submits multiple entries and number of timers being committed. Two Team Manager meet entry reports (saved in Word) must also be sent:  (1) by swimmer and (2) Proof of Time. In body of e-mail give total number of splashes (men, women, total entry) and contact information (name, phone, cell phone and e-mail address) Meet Directors are requested to acknowledge receipt by return e-mail within 24 hours. Clubs submitting entries that do NOT receive an acknowledgement should contact the Meet Director by other than e-mail to confirm receipt. Each club is requested to remit one check via USPS to cover the entry fees for the entire team. Please put the club name on the entry check (if not a club check) and note the number of entries. Please do not send cash. Meet directors have been instructed not to accept telephone or fax entries. Entries not submitted on the required forms, not complete, not legible or not in the required electronic format, will not be accepted and will be returned. The Meet Director will not be held responsible if there is no time to properly resubmit the entry. Individual or unattached entries will only be accepted by manual entry sent to the address listed below. o IMPORTANT: NFT QT's in the file are for both 15/Over and 13-14 year old swimmers . The NFT QT's for 13-14 year old swimmers are slower.. Please make sure any 13-14 year old swimmers entered into the meet do not have a QT for the PVS 2008 Age Group 14/U Long Course Championship Meet.
Deadline:	The Meet Director must receive all entries for this meet no later than 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 30, 2009. Important: The above date is the deadline for clubs to submit their entries to the Meet Director. Therefore, clubs usually set an earlier deadline to receive entries from their swimmers. Check with your club for this information.
Make Checks Payable to:	Potomac Valley Swimming
Send entries to:	Brian Pawlowicz 10416 Lake Ridge Dr. Oakton, VA 22124 703-319-4168 brianpawlowicz@cubu.org

Order Of Events

PVS Junior Long Course Championship

Ages 13 & Over

Women's Event	No Faster Than (See also Rules)		Event	No Faster Than (See also Rules)		Men's Event
	Meters 15&Over	Meters 13-14		Meters 15&Over	Meters 13-14
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Warm-up: 6:20 pm - 6:50 pm (approx)						Events: 7:00 pm (approx)
1	19:00.00	22:23.10	13 & Older Women's 1500 M Freestyle
			13 & Older Men's 800 M Freestyle	9:27.40	11:39.80	2
Friday, July 17, 2009
Warm-up: 12:00-1:00 pm						Events: 1:10 pm
3	1:22.60	1:31.80	13 & Older 100 M Breaststroke	1:16.30	1:31.90	4
5	2:17.90	2:27.40	13 & Older 200 M Freestyle	2:07.60	2:25.20	6
7	1:11.10	1:20.60	13 & Older 100 M Butterfly	1:04.00	1:20.80	8
9	2:36.30	2:49.30	13 & Older 200 M Individual Medley	2:24.10	2:46.90	10
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Warm-up: 12:15 – 1:15 pm						Events: 1:25 pm
11	5:30.60	6:31.50	13 & Older 400 M Individual Medley	5:09.30	6:18.10	12
13	29.90	32.00	13 & Older 50 M Freestyle	26.80	30.30	14
15	2:57.40	3:16.90	13 & Older 200 M Breaststroke	2:46.90	3:12.10	16
17	1:12.70	1:20.30	13 & Older 100 M Backstroke	1:07.00	1:19.40	18
19	4:48.60	5:11.90	13 & Older 400 M Freestyle	4:31.50	5:18.70	20
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Warm-up: 1:30 pm - 2:25 pm						Events: 2:30 pm
21	2:35.70	2:54.40	13 & Older 200 M Backstroke	2:23.70	2:53.90	22
23	1:04.50	1:08.20	13 & Older 100 M Freestyle	58.80	1:06.20	24
25	2:35.30	3:05.80	13 & Older 200 M Butterfly	2:23.70	3:00.00	26
27	9:58.00	10:52.80	13 & Older Women's 800 M Freestyle
			13 & Older Men's 1500 M Freestyle	18:16.10	22:20.00	28
Seed Times are Long Course Meters. Do not enter with "NT", SCY times or converted times. Please also see the Rules section for more specific rules.