6/30/09 - Update to Swim Suit Rules

PVS 2009 LONG COURSE 14 & UNDER CHAMPIONSHIPS July 23-26, 2009 Sanctioned by USA Swimming Through Potomac Valley Swimming Sanction # PVS-09-63

Hosted for Potomac Valley Swimming By:

Fort Belvoir Swim Team

Meet Director:	Sam Burgi 619-212-9853 sburgi@fbswim.org
Meet Location:	Fairland Aquatics Center 13820 Old Gunpowder Road Laurel, MD 20707 301-362-6060
Pool Certification:	The competition course has not been certified in accordance with the USA Swimming Rules and Regulations Article 104.2.2(C)
Schedule:	Session	Warm-up	Events
	11 & Over Preliminary Sessions Thursday, Friday and Sunday	6:30 - 7:35 am	7:45 am
	10 & Under Preliminary Sessions Thursday, Friday and Sunday	12:30 pm - 1:20 pm	1:30 pm
	Finals Sessions Thursday, Friday and Sunday	4:50 - 5:50 pm	6:00 pm
	Saturday Afternoon	2:00 - 2:50 pm	3:00 pm
	Note: Meet Director in consultation with the Age Group Chairman will determine if session start times or check-in times for 10/Under sessions will need to be adjusted based on number of entries received for 11/Over preliminary sessions. They will also make any other needed adjustments if entries received are materially different than anticipated.
Eligibility:	Open to all registered Potomac Valley Swimming athletes. A contestant may participate in only his or her own age group.
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 Age Group Chairman (Bill Marlin at coach_bill@verizon.net). The athlete (or the athlete’s coach) is also responsible for notifying the session referee of any disability prior to the competition.
Qualifying Times	Contestants must have equaled or bettered the applicable no slower than (NST) LCM times listed or the 2008 "AAA" or better short course times. Qualifying times must have been achieved after July 8, 2006.  Short course entry times are non-conforming times and will be seeded after long course entry times.
Entry Times	Entry times for individual and relay 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 under the event 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.
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. All entry times and USA Swimming memberships are subject to verification. Any athlete not achieving a QT, may be asked to prove the entry time to the Meet Director prior to the end of the meet. Entry fees are due with meet entry. Unpaid fees will be reported to the PVS Administrative Office at the conclusion of the meet.
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.
Rules:	Current USA Swimming rules shall govern the meet. No late entries are permitted for this meet. Dive-over starts may be used at this meet at the discretion of the Meet Manager and/or Meet Referee. Coaches are requested to review Guidance for Dive-Over Starts for Coaches.  Officials are requested to review Protocol for Dive-Over Starts.   A determination whether to do so will be made shortly after entries for this meet have been processed. No on-deck USA-S registration is permitted.
Individual Events:	All individual events 200 meters and shorter are trials and finals. All relays and individual events 400 meters and longer are timed finals events. For all prelim/final events there will be 1 final heat for 10 & Under events. For all prelim/final 11-12 and 13-14 events, there will be 2 final heats, swum fastest to slowest:  "A" final then "B" final. A contestant may enter no more than three events per day or six for the meet. Positive check-in is required for all individual and relay events 400 meters and longer. These events will be seeded on the deck. Swimmers and relay teams not checked-in will be scratched from that event. Athletes who have checked in, been seeded, and fail to swim the event will be barred from their next scheduled individual event.
Timed finals for: 10/U, 11-12, 13-14 400 Freestyle 14/U 800 & 1500 Freestyle	The 10 & Under, 11-12 and 13-14 400 Freestyle will be swum slowest to fastest.  The 14 & Under 800 and 1500 Freestyle events will be swum fastest to slowest. The 14 & Under 800 and 1500 Freestyle will alternate women and men.  The fastest heat of the Women's and Men's 800 Freestyle will be swum as the first event of the evening program on Thursday.   The 13-14 400 Freestyle will have the two fastest heats swum in finals.  Positive check-in is required for all events 400 yards and longer. Verification of time must be submitted with entry. Swimmers in the 800 and 1500 Freestyle events are responsible for providing their own timer and counter, except for those in the fastest heat being swum as part of Thursdays finals.
Relays:	All 200 and 400 meter relays are timed finals and will be swum in preliminary sessions.  The 200 meter relays will be swim slowest to fastest and the 400 meter relays will be swum fastest to slowest.  The 13-14 800 Freestyle Relays will be swum as the last event on Sunday evening, and will be swum fastest to slowest. There is no limit on the number of entries per club, but only two relay teams per club per relay event may score.
Withdrawing from Finals:	PVS scratch rules apply for swimmers scratching finals. If a swimmer fails to properly scratch from a final event and does not appear for the final, he/she "will be barred from further competition for the remainder of the meet".
Awards:	Medals will be awarded 1st through 8th place for individual events and 1st through 3rd place for relay events. High point awards will be presented to the male and female athlete with the highest point total in individual events in the following age groups: 10 & Under, 11-12 & 13-14 based on the swimmer's age on the first day of the meet. A swimmer ""swimming-up" will receive points actually awarded in the events they swim. Relay events will NOT be used to determine high point awards.)
Scoring:	Events: 20, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 9, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Relays: 40, 34, 32, 30, 28, 26, 24, 22, 18, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
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 FBST Officials Chairman, Ed Dona, 703-629-9240, edona@cox.net prior to July 7. 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 r will determine the number of timers per club and lane assignments. The host club is required to provide one timer per lane.
Supervision:	Coaches are responsible for the conduct of their swimmers and for cleaning up their team areas.
Credentials:	Parents not working the meet as a deck official, volunteer lane timer, or other meet position are not permitted on deck. Only athletes, USA Swimming certified coaches, and deck officials are permitted on the pool deck. Coaches and deck officials are required to display their current USA Swimming card.
Admission Programs:	There is no admission charge. The meet program will be available for $10.00 and will include a finals program coupon for each finals session. Working Officials will receive a daily program free.
Fees:	Fees for individual events are $5.00; relay events are $10.00.
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 09-63-events.zip.  Include in the e-mail subject heading "2009 PVS LC Age Group LC 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) by event. In body of e-mail give total number of splashes (men, women, total entry) and contact information (name, phone, 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. All Relay-only swimmers must be listed on the meet entry in order to participate in the meet.
Deadline:	The meet director must receive all entries for this meet no later than 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 7, 2009.
Make Checks Payable to:	Potomac Valley Swimming
Send Entries to:	Sam Burgi 3736 Mary Evelyn Way Alexandria, VA 22309 619-212-9853 sburgi@fbswim.org

Check-In Deadlines
Event #	Event	Deadline
27-28	13-14 400 Freestyle Relay	Thurs 9:00 am
29-30	11-12 400 Freestyle Relay	Thurs 9:00 am
31-32	14/U 800 Freestyle	Thurs 9:00 am
34	Men's 10/U 400 Freestyle	Thurs 2:00 pm
59-60	13-14 400 Freestyle	Fri 9:00 am
63-64	14/U 400 Individual Medley	Sat 2:20 pm
65-66	11-12 400 Freestyle	Sat 3:00 pm
67-68	14/U 1500 Freestyle	Sat 4:00pm
95-96	13-14 400 Medley Relay	Sun 9:00 am
97-98	11-12 400 Medley Relay	Sun 9:00 am
99	Women's 10/U 400 Freestyle	Sun 2:00 pm
101-102	14/U 800 Free Relay	Sun 6:00 pm

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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Preliminary Session -- 11 & Over Events
Warm-up 6:30 – 7:35 am     Events 7:45 am

Women Event #	NST QT	Events	NST QT	Men Event #
1	2:53.09	11-12 200 Medley Relay	2:59.09	2
3	2:33.19	13-14 200 Medley Relay	2:33.89	4
5	3:08.99	12 & Under 200 Backstroke	3:08.99	6
9	1:31.79	13-14 100 Breaststroke	1:31.89	10
11	46.89	11-12 50 Breaststroke	49.29	12
15	2:27.39	13-14 200 Freestyle	2:25.19	16
17	1:14.59	11-12 100 Freestyle	1:17.09	18
21	1:20.59	13-14 100 Butterfly	1:20.79	22
23	39.49	11-12 50 Butterfly	42.59	24
27 * &	4:48.89	13-14 400 Freestyle Relay	4:39.69	28 * &
29 * &	5:22.09	11-12 400 Freestyle Relay	5:26.89	30 * &
31$ *	10:52.79	14 & Under 800 Freestyle	11:39.79	32$ *

* Positive check-in required for all individual and relay events 400 meters and over.
& Timed final event. Swum fastest to slowest.
$ Timed finals. Heats swum from second fastest to slowest in prelims.
 Fastest heat will be swum as the first event in the finals session. Verification of time required.

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Thursday July 23, 2009

Preliminary Session -- 10 & Under Events
Warm-up 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm     Events 1:30 pm

Order of Events for Thursday prelims only will be: 8,7,14,13,20,19,26,25,34

Women Event #	NST QT	Events	NST QT	Men Event #
7	59.29	10 & under 50 Breaststroke	58.59	8
13	1:35.69	10 & under 100 Freestyle	1:33.19	14
19	50.19	10 & under 50 Butterfly	50.19	20
25	3:54.89	10 & under 200 Individual Medley	3:53.79	26
See Sunday		10 & under 400 Freestyle	7:03.99	34 * &

* Positive check-in required for all individual and relay events 400 meters and over.
& Timed final event. Swum slowest to fastest

Note: Event #33 is not being used.

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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Finals Session -- All Ages
Warm-up 4:50 – 5:50 pm     Events 6:00 pm 

Women Event #	Events	Men Event #
31 #	14 & Under 800 Freestyle	32 #
5	12 & Under 200 Backstroke	6
7	10 & under 50 Breaststroke	8
9	13-14 100 Breaststroke	10
11	11-12 50 Breaststroke	12
13	10 & under 100 Freestyle	14
15	13-14 200 Freestyle	16
17	11-12 100 Freestyle	18
19	10 & under 50 Butterfly	20
21	13-14 100 Butterfly	22
23	11-12 50 Butterfly	24
25	10 & under 200 Individual Medley	26

# -- Fastest Heat Only



Friday, July 24, 2009

Preliminary Session -- 11 & Over Events
Warm-up 6:30 – 7:35 am     Events 7:45 am

Women Event #	NST QT	Events	NST QT	Men Event #
35	3:18.09	12 & Under 200 Butterfly	3:18.09	36
37	2:49.29	13-14 200 Individual Medley	2:46.89	38
39	3:06.19	11-12 200 Individual Medley	3:07.19	40
43	3:16.89	13-14 200 Breaststroke	3:12.09	44
45	1:41.89	11-12 100 Breaststroke	1:41.99	46
49	1:20.29	13-14 100 Backstroke	1:19.39	50
51	41.99	11-12 50 Backstroke	42.09	52
53	31.99	13-14 50 Freestyle	30.29	54
57	2:42.89	11-12 200 Freestyle	2:42.09	58
59 * ^	5:11.89	13-14 400 Freestyle	5:18.69	60 * ^

* Positive check-in required for all individual and relay events 400 meters and over.
^ Timed final event. The fastest two heats will be swum in finals.

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Friday, July 24, 2009

Preliminary Session -- 10 & Under Events
Warm-up 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm     Events 1:30 pm

Women Event #	NST QT	Events	NST QT	Men Event #
41	2:00.89	10 & under 100 Breaststroke	2:02.09	42
47	49.99	10 & under 50 Backstroke	51.49	48
55	3:25.09	10 & under 200 Freestyle	3:15.99	56
61	3:34.79	10 & under 200 Medley Relay	3:32.09	62

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Friday, July 24, 2009

Finals Session -- All Ages
Warm-up 4:50 – 5:50 pm     Events 6:00 pm

Women Event #	Events	Men Event #
35	12 & Under 200 Butterfly	36
37	13-14 200 Individual Medley	38
39	11-12 200 Individual Medley	40
41	10 & under 100 Breaststroke	42
43	13-14 200 Breaststroke	44
45	11-12 100 Breaststroke	46
47	10 & under 50 Backstroke	48
49	13-14 100 Backstroke	50
51	11-12 50 Backstroke	52
53	13-14 50 Freestyle	54
55	10 & under 200 Freestyle	56
57	11-12 200 Freestyle	58
59 ^	13-14 400 Freestyle	60 ^

^ Timed final event. The fastest two heats will be swum in finals.



Saturday July 25, 2009
Warm-up 2:00 – 2:50 pm     Events 3:00 pm

Women Event #	NST QT	Events	NST QT	Men Event #
63 * #	6:31.49	14 & Under 400 Individual Medley	6:18.09	64 * #
65 * #	6:00.09	11-12 400 Free	6:00.79	66 * #
67 * @	22:23.09	14 & under 1500 Free	22:19.99	68 * @

* Positive check-in required for all individual and relay events 400 meters and over.
# Timed final event.
@ Timed final event. Heats swum fastest to slowest alternating women and men. Verification of time required.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Preliminary Session -- 11 & Over Events
Warm-up 6:30 – 7:35 am     Events 7:45 am

Women Event #	NST QT	Events	NST QT	Men Event #
69	2:27.99	11-12 200 Freestyle Relay	2:32.59	70
71	2:17.29	13-14 200 Freestyle Relay	2:08.89	72
75	3:30.99	12 & Under 200 Breaststroke	3:33.49	76
79	2:54.39	13-14 200 Backstroke	2:53.89	80
81	1:28.19	11-12 100 Backstroke	1:31.19	82
85	1:08.19	13-14 100 Freestyle	1:06.19	86
87	34.89	11-12 50 Freestyle	35.99	88
91	3:05.79	13-14 200 Butterfly	2:59.99	92
93	1:33.49	11-12 100 Butterfly	1:33.99	94
95 & *	5:37.99	13-14 400 Medley Relay	5:34.09	96 & *
97 & *	6;18.59	11-12 400 Medley Relay	6:23.29	98 & *

* Positive check-in required for all individual and relay events 400 meters and over.
& Timed final event. Swum fastest to slowest

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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Preliminary Session -- 10 & Under Events
Warm-up 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm     Events 1:30 pm

Women Event #	NST QT	Events	NST QT	Men Event #
73	2:59.99	10 & under 200 Freestyle Relay	2:57.99	74
77	1:45.99	10 & under 100 Backstroke	1:47.49	78
83	41.49	10 & under 50 Freestyle	41.49	84
89	1:56.19	10 & under 100 Butterfly	1:54.99	90
99 * &	7:03.99	10 & under 400 Freestyle	See Thursday

Note: Event #100 is not being used.

* Positive check-in required for all individual and relay events 400 meters and over.
& Timed final event. Swum slowest to fastest.

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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Finals Session -- All Ages
Warm-up 4:50 – 5:50 pm     Events 6:00 pm

Women Event #	Events	Men Event #
75	12 & Under 200 Breaststroke	76
77	10 & under 100 Backstroke	78
79	13-14 200 Backstroke	80
81	11-12 100 Backstroke	82
83	10 & under 50 Freestyle	84
85	13-14 100 Freestyle	86
87	11-12 50 Freestyle	88
89	10 & under 100 Butterfly	90
91	13-14 200 Butterfly	92
93	11-12 100 Butterfly	94

101 * %

NST QT 10:29.99

14 & under 800 Freestyle Relay

NST QT 10:23.69

102 % *

* Positive check-in required for all individual and relay events 400 meters and over.
% -- All heats swum in finals. Heats swum fastest to slowest.