TSC Saturday Afternoon Special
Revised by Authorization of the RSO,19 April, 2013
Date: Sat May 11, 2013
Host: Toronto Swim Club
Location: University of Toronto, 55 Harbord St., Toronto
8 Lane 50 Meter Pool, Electronic Timing
Sanctioned by: Swim Ontario
Meet Manager: Ray Bernard
Meet Referee: Laura Pratt
Meet Rules: Current SNC rules will apply
Meet Format: LCM. Time finals. Single Ended meet.
The 200 IM and 400 Freestyle may be limited to the fastest 4 heats if necessary. 400 Freestyle may be swum two per lane.
Entries: LIMIT of 3 individual swims per swimmer
Standard Entry limitations will apply. Entries will be on a first come first in basis, until the meet is full. Meet management reserves the right to adjust the session times and event order if necessary. The number of heats may be restricted to ensure session times. Any session time changes will be posted on Toronto Swim Club's website at www.torontoswimclub.com
Deck Entries: If there are empty lanes, the meet management may accept deck entries with a valid Swim Ontario registration number. Deck entries are $15 per event, cash only. Please have exact change.
Seeding: All entry times must be converted to LC times, using the default conversion factors in Hy-Tek Meet manager, and then seeded accordingly. Non-conforming times (yards, etc) will be seeded last. Entries should be submitted using the appropriate provable time. Please submit accurate times, all NT entries will be removed from the meet.
Scratches: Scratches from Time Finals are to be submitted no later than 30 minutes prior to session start; swimmers who do not swim any heat for which they are seeded after that time will not be subject to a scratch penalty.
400 Free: Positive check in is required 30 minutes before the session starts at Clerk of Course table. Non-check in, will result in removal of swimmer from the event.
Entry Fee: $9.04/event. Fees include Gold Bonus and HST. All entries must be in Hy-tek (or Splash if in Quebec) format and submitted via www.swimmeet.ca. No entries will be accepted directly by meet management. Fees must be paid to the Clerk of Course prior to the start of the first session.
Payable to: Toronto Swim Club
Awards: There are no awards
Scoring: None
Splits: Meet management requires that any coach wishing to rely on a time achieved by the swimmer for an interval shorter than the total distance of the event shall so advise the Referee prior to the commencement of the session (or event) in question.
SNC LTAD: Pre-requisites for swimmers 11 - 14 now exist.
Coaches are to ensure that all 11- 14 swimmers meet the following time pre-requisites in order to be entered in the meet:
200 IM 5:00.00
400 Free 8:00.00
Coaches are to ensure that swimmers 10 and under have competed in both the 200 IM and 400 Free to be entered in the meet.
Age groups 11-12 and 13-14 will now be treated individually as ages for awards and time standards, but may swim in age combined events.
The only meet package which will be considered as valid must be the most
current version found on www.swimming.ca. Under 'Events' click on 'Meet List & Results'.
Meet Results: www.swimming.ca
Live Results: www.torontoswimclub.com
Meet Mobile
Meet Management reserves the right to delete a swimmer from an entry or
results file for incorrect or absent 9 digit ID numbers and/or correct date of birth. Only swimmers (includes age group and all university athletes) with valid Swimming Canada identification numbers will be considered for acceptance into the meet.
Officials Contact: If you would like to volunteer please contact Laura Pratt: m
Disclaimer: Teams entering in The Meet must advise the
swimmer’s parents and/or guardians that the Board, coaches and members
of the Toronto Swim Club are committed to operating a successful and safe
meet and that all reasonable precautions will be put in place to ensure the
swimmer’s safety. As such, members, coaches and the Board
assume no responsibility for swimmers who are left at the pool by their
parents or guardians, and whose parents fail to pick their children up in
time at the end of the session. Parents who plan to drop their child off are
responsible for ensuring their safety before, during and after the Meet. To
ensure that, they should confirm that their child(ren)/swimmer(s) arrive
safely on deck, that they are placed in the care of their coach(es) and that
appropriate arrangements are made for them to be picked up once they
have finished their events
Entry Deadline: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 4:00 pm
The entry deadline is Tuesday May 7, 2013 4:00pm. No changes will be accepted after that date. All fees will be charged based on entries submitted to the entry deadline, regardless of whether the swimmer competes or not. Please bring your cheque, payable to The Toronto Swim Club, to the first session. Any entries received after May 7, 2013 may not be included in the meet pre-printed programs and will only be accepted if time permits.
TSC Saturday Afternoon Special
All events are Open women then men’s.
Session I: Sat May 11, 2011
2:45pm warm up
3:30pm events
#1-2 50 Free
#3-4 50 Br
#5-6 50 Back
#7-8 50 Fly
#9-10 200 Free
#11-12 100 Br
#13-14 200 Fly
#15-16 200 Back
5 Min Break
#17-18 200 IM
#19-20 100 Free
#21-22 200 Br
#23-24 100 Fly
#25-26 100 Bk
#27-28 400 Free if time allows
Finish 6:30pm
RISK MANAGEMENT / WARM-UP PROCEDURES 2010
During the designated warm-up period, the meet management committee shall be responsible for ensuring that all Risk Management/Warm-up procedures are followed. It is incumbent on all participants, i.e. meet management, coaches, swimmers, and officials to comply with these procedures. Non-compliance with these procedures will result in a warning or removal of the swimmer from the warm-up pool, and possible further reporting to meet management and the Referee for action under rule SW 2.1.1.
Meet management shall designate Safety Marshals to actively monitor the warm-up period in the competition pool and ensure compliance with these procedures. Safety Marshals should be notified of any disabled swimmers who are participating in warm-ups. Additional “practice” pools, if any, are to be supervised by lifeguards and coaches.
“Safety Marshals shall be responsible to the Referee for all aspects of safety related to conduct during the warm-up period ….. and shall ensure that all appropriate warm-up procedures are followed.” (CSW 2.13.1.5)
GENERAL WARM-UP RULES:
• Swimmers shall enter the water FEET FIRST in a cautious manner.
• No Running on the pool deck or Diving from the side of the pool.
• Meet Management shall provide signage to indicate designated lane use during warm-up.
• Notices/barriers shall be placed on starting blocks to prevent diving during the general warm-up.
• Diving Starts are only permitted in designated Sprint Lanes during the warm-up period.
• Lanes shall be open primarily for ‘Circle Swimming’ during the General warm-up period.
• Coaches and swimmers shall allow Backstrokers & SWAD the ‘right of way’ for safety. purposes.
• Meet Management may designate a Sprint Lane(s) and/or a Pace Lane(s) throughout the general warm-up period.
SPECIFIC/SPRINT WARM-UP PERIOD:
• Sprint and Pace lanes must be opened for at least the last 30 minutes of warm-ups or as
designated by meet management. Lanes 2 & 7 (sprint); Lanes 1 & 8 (pace)
• Outside Lanes should be designated as Sprint Lanes.
• Only ‘one-way’ swimming shall be permitted in Sprint Lanes.
• Sprint Lanes, Pace Lanes, and Circle Swimming lanes shall be clearly marked with signage.
The following statement shall appear in the meet information and in posted notices:
"SNC WARM UP PROCEDURES WILL BE IN EFFECT AT THIS MEET".
Equipment: EQUIPMENT:
• FLUTTER BOARDS and PULLBUOYS are allowed.
• HAND PADDLES and FLIPPERS (ZOOMERS) and all other equipment NOT ALLOWED.
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.