AS SUBMITTED at the Competition Committee Meeting -- May 16, 2006
Amended 6/22/06 to specify meter and yard events

 

Proposal:
Submitted by Bill Marlin
PVS Distance Coordinator

Entry Times and Criteria for PVS Distance Meets / Events.
(To include all PVS distance meets and distance events at PVS Open Meets)

Swimmers with Legal Entry Times:

Minimum Time to enter 800m / 1000y free = 15:00.00

Minimum Time to enter the 1500m / 1650y free = 25:00.00

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Swimmers W/O Legal Entry Times

To Enter the 800m / 1000y freestyle for the first time an Athlete must have first swum a 400m / 500y event and achieved a 400 meter / 500 yard time of 7:20.00 or faster. These swimmers will be entered into the 800m / 1,000y freestyle with their 400m / 500y time and will be seeded after all conforming 800m / 1000y times have been seeded. These athletes will continue to be seeded with their 400m / 500y times until they achieve a time under the minimum NST (No Slower Than) Entry Time.

To Enter the 1500m / 1650y free for the first time an Athlete must have first swum an 800m / 1000y event and achieved an 800m / 1,000y time of 15:00.00 or faster. These swimmers will be entered into the 1500m / 1650y freestyle with their 800m / 1,000y time and will be seeded after all conforming 1500m / 1650y times have been seeded. These athletes will continue to be seeded with their 800m / 1000y times until they achieve a time under the minimum NST (No Slower Than) Entry Time.

Purpose:

To provide a more logical stepping stone progression for distance swimming, (ie, not entering a swimmer into the 800m / 1000y or 1500m / 1650y events having never even swum a 200 freestyle) and to prevent coaches from entering swimmers at the minimum time standard who can not complete the distance required under the NST time.