2015 Futures Championships
HOST:USA Swimming
FACILITY: Greensboro Aquatic Center; 1921 W. Lee Street, Greensboro, NC 27403
DATE:July 30 – August 2, 2015
COACH IN CHARGE: Coach Aleks Fansler
MEET ELIGIBILITY:Senior Division Qualifiers (Non-Junior National Qualified); Shark Division Qualifiers at Coaches' Discretion
COMMIT:Commit deadline on TeamUnify isMonday, July 13th
ENTRY LIMIT: Aswimmermayenteranynumberofindividualeventsinwhich thequalifyingtimestandardhasbeenmet,howeveraswimmer mayonlyswimthree(3)individualeventsperday(includingtime trials),andatotalofsix(6)events(notincludingtimetrials)during themeet.Allentrytimes,includingbonusevents,mustbeproven. Bonus events will be permitted for this meet according to the following:
Anyathletewhoqualifiesforoneindividualeventwillbepermittedtoenterandswiminuptotwobonusevents;
Anyathletewhoqualifiesfortwoindividualeventswillbepermittedtoenterandswimoneadditional bonusevent;
Anyathletewhoqualifiesformorethantwoindividualevents,willnotbepermittedtoenterbonusevents;
Therewillbenoqualifyingstandardsforbonusevents,however,aprovableentrytimemustbeincluded.
ENTRY FEE: $8.00 Surcharge
$15.00 per event
SCHEDULE:Day1: TimedFinalsbeginat4:00p.m.
Days2-4: Prelims: 9:00a.m. / Finals:6:00p.m.
SHIRT ORDER:Thursday:Navy Blue
Friday:Registration T-Shirt
Saturday: Championship Season T-shirt
Sunday:Orange
SUIT & CAP:MAC Team Cap (navy with orange MAC)
Championship Suit:
See SwimMAC Team Policy in regards to which suit your swimmer can wear
AWARDS:Teamscoreswillbekeptandawarded.Scoringwillbeonasixteen (16)placebasis,withindividualevents scoring20,17,16,15,14,13, 12,11,9,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,andrelayeventsreceivingdoublethesepoint values. TeamawardswillbepresentedtothetopthreeteamsinMen’s, Women’s,andCombinedcategories.Medalswillbeawardedtoall placewinnersinthe“A”final.Allmedalistsineacheventshould reporttotheAwardsStagingAreainfullteamwarm-upattire immediatelyfollowingthe“A”Finalsfortheirevent.IndividualHigh PointAwardswillbegiventothetopscoringmaleandfemale.
TEAM HOTEL:
SAFE SPORT:Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not
permitted in changing areas, rest rooms, or locker rooms. Flash photography of
any kind is prohibited at the start of a race.
Changing into or out of swimsuits other than in locker rooms or other
designated areas is prohibited.
No spectators are allowed on the competition pool deck at any time.
FORMAT:The Scratch Rules are in effect for this meet. All scratches from finals must be communicated to coach and the Admin Ref within the 30 minute timeline in order to not be penalized with event scratches for penalty fee.
ThesechampionshipswillbeconductedinLCM. The800mand1500m freestyleandallrelayswillbetimedfinalevents.Allotherindividual eventswillbeconductedaspreliminariesandfinalswiththefastest24 swimmersfrompreliminariesadvancingtofinals.Theorderofthefinal eventsshallbeC,BandA(bonus,consolation and championship). At the Meet Referee’s discretion, preliminary sessions may be conductedin flights.Informationonflighting,ifany,willbeprovidedattheTechnical meeting.AReadyRoomwillbeusedto assemble and parade “A” finalists and the fastest seeded heats of 800m and 1500m freestyle swimmers.
TheseswimmersmustreporttotheReadyRoomnolaterthanfive minutesprecedingthe“ParadeTime”fortheevent.
The800mand1500mfreestyleeventswillbeswumastimedfinals. Swimmersmayqualifyfortheseeventsusinganyofthe800m/1000ydor 1500m/1650ydqualifyingstandards(i.e.theconformingornon- conformingdistanceeventstandards).Thesedistancefreestyleevents willbeswumslowesttofastest,alternatingwomen’sandmen’sheats. OnDay1thefastestheatofMen’s1500,willbeseededtofinishatno laterthanapproximately5:50PM,precededbythefastestheatof Women’s800m,alternatingbacktoastarttimeof4:00PM.Any remainingheatsofWomen’s800mandMen’s1500mwillswimfastestto slowest,alternatingwomen,thenmen,startingapproximately10 minutesafterthecompletionofthe800mFreestylerelays.
OnDay4,thefastestheatofthemen’s800mandthewomen’s1500m freestyleeventswillbeswumduringtheevening(Finals)session.All otherheatswillbescheduledsothesecondfastestheatofthemen’s 800meventfinishesapproximatelyonehourpriortothestartofthe eveningsession.
Allrelayswillbetimedfinalevents.Allbutthefastesttwoseededheats ofthe400FRand400MRwillbeswuminthepreliminarysessions.The fastesttwoseededheatsinthe400FRand400MRwillbeswumatthe endofthatday’sfinalssession.
USA SWIMMING FUTURES CHAMPIONSHIPS
July 30 – August 2, 2015 Long Course Meters
Qualifying Standards
*Swimmers may qualify for these events using any of the 800m/1000yd or 1500m/1650yd qualifying standards (i.e. the conforming or non-conforming distance event standards).
The qualifying period is July 1, 2014 through the entry deadline.
Any swimmer who has achieved one or more qualifying standards for the 2015 Phillips 66 National Championships is not eligible to participate in the Futures Championships.