COBRA
POPPY
FLOWERTOWN MEET
2015
A 1-Day Invitational Meet for Swimmers 13 & Under Age Groups
DATE: Sunday November 22nd, 2015 Region: Central
HOSTED BY: COBRA Swim Club
LOCATION: McMurchy Pool
Kiwanis Centre for Sporting Excellence,
247 McMurchy Avenue South, Brampton, Ontario L6Y 1Z4
FACILITY: 25 metre, 6 lane pool with Keifer Lane Ropes and blocks in the deep end
PURPOSE: To provide young novice swimmers with an opportunity to swim in a novice-only meet.
MEET PACKAGE: The only meet package which will be considered as valid must be the most current version found on www.swimming.ca
STRUCTURE OF
MEET: All swims will be timed finals.
AWARDS: Ribbons will be awarded for 1st – 3rd Place for each Heat.
COMPETITION: Sanctioned as an Age Group meet by Swim Ontario.
All current Swimming/Natation Canada (SNC) rules and warm up procedures will be followed.
MIXED-GENDER: This will be an open meet with mixed gender events. There is no qualifying time and all ages are eligible to swim the longer events. Swimming separated by gender may not permit all swims to be completed while offering reasonable opportunities to swim for all participants.
Any swimmer who achieves a record time at any level (Regional, Provincial, National, Etc., whether age group or open) will not be recognized for that record unless the coach has advised the referee has ensured that the swimmer competes with the competitors of the same gender for his/her heat.
The results will be posted separately by the gender of swimmers.
ELIGIBILITY: All athletes must be registered as Competitive swimmers with SNC, or any other amateur swimming organization recognized by FINA. A valid SNC registration number is required for all Canadian swimmers, and entries without a SNC registration number will be declined entry.
This is an invitational meet. Participation in this meet is at the full discretion of the COBRA Swim Club. Meet Management reserves the right to limit entries if sessions are estimated to run long; this will be determined as the entries are received.
FOREIGN Foreign competitors are welcome, subject to the provisions below:
COMPETITORS:
All swimmers and coaches must be duly registered and residents of the governing body for which they are competing. All swimmers and coaches must be in good standing with their respective governing swim body.
All swimmers and coaches must have primary residence within the province/state or country for which they claim registration. Proof of residency may be green card, student ID, driver’s license, college residence or other document as deemed acceptable by Swim Ontario and shall be submitted with the Proof of Residence and Registration Status form to Swim Ontario.
COACHES
REGISTRATION: Meet management will cross reference the list of coaches in attendance at this competition with the Swim Ontario Compliancy lists. If a coach is not on this list, meet management is obligated to enforce the SNC policy and not permit that coach to attend the meet. Meet management will forward Swim Ontario a list of coaches who they have found to be in non-compliance.
AGE UP DATE: Ages submitted are to be as November 22nd, 2015.
ENTRY FEE: $ 8.00 per Event (Maximum 4 Events).
Cheques are to be made payable to the Cobra Swim Club.
MEET REFEREE: Jeff Holmes Level 5
MEET MANAGER: Bob Albert Level 3
OFFICIALS: We extend the invitation to participating clubs to assist in the officiating of the meet. Please send an email to Bob Albert at and advise if an evaluation is requested and/or if a particular position is required.
RULES/SAFETY: S.N.C. warm up procedures will be in effect. Coaches are responsible to inform swimmers of the SNC Safety Rules and to ensure their adherence to them and are responsible for their athlete’s discipline and behavior.
SESSIONS: Session 1
9Under Warm Up: 9:00 am Start: 9:30 am
Session 2
10Over Warm Up: 12:00 pm Start: 12:30 pm
Estimated duration of each session is 2.5 hours.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Session 1 / Session 29 and Under / 10 and Over
1 / Mixed Boys & Girls / 100 Freestyle / 11
2 / Mixed Boys & Girls / 25 Butterfly / 12
3 / Mixed Boys & Girls / 50 Butterfly / 13
4 / Mixed Boys & Girls / 25 Backstroke / 14
5 / Mixed Boys & Girls / 50 Backstroke / 15
6 / Mixed Boys & Girls / 25 Breaststroke / 16
7 / Mixed Boys & Girls / 50 Breaststroke / 17
8 / Mixed Boys & Girls / 25 Freestyle / 18
9 / Mixed Boys & Girls / 50 Freestyle / 19
10 / Mixed Boys & Girls / 100 Individual Medley / 20
TIME SPLITS: The procedure for obtaining an 'Official Split' now requires that coaches make the request to the session referee or meet management on the “Official Split Request” form prior to the race. The split for the lead-off leg in relays will still be regarded as an official split and therefore no request by coaches is needed for relays. However, in the new 'mixed gender' relays, lead-off times/splits are not considered “official splits' as per international practice.
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.
ENTRIES: This meet has no qualifying times. Please use best estimates in place of NT entries as the awards are heat winners 1st – 3rd. Entries will only be accepted through www.swimming.ca. Meet management will not accept entries via email.
ENTRY DEADLINE: The entry deadline is Monday, November 16, 2015. No late entries accepted.
SEEDING: All entries must be in SC times.
CONVERSION: Please submit converted times using the Hytek default conversion factor.
DECK ENTRIES: Swimmers entered on deck must have valid proof of SNC registration (number) as an active, competitive swimmer. Swimmer substitutions will not be allowed. Swimmers must be scratched and then the appropriate swimmer must be deck entered by paying the deck entry fee of $12.00 per event along with the deck entry form.
Deck entries will be considered in empty lanes or lanes available due to scratches and at the discretion of the Clerk of Course. No additional heats will be added.
SCRATCHES: Scratches are to be made at the Clerk of Course.
All fees will be charged based on entries submitted at the entry deadline, regardless of whether the swimmer competes or not.
MEET RESULTS: The meet program will be run on Hy-Tek Meet Manager. Results will be posted as quickly as possible at the meet and uploaded as soon as possible to www.swimming.ca
NOTES: Photographers must obtain consent from the meet manager prior to taking photos on deck. Consent will require a letter of recommendation from their Club President and a Police Record Check not older than 1 year.
LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY: Teams entering swimmers in the Meet must advise the swimmer’s parents and/or guardians that the Board, coaches and members of the COBRA 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(s), and that appropriate arrangements are made for them to be picked up once they have finished their events.
SNC POLICY ON SWIMWEAR
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 nonconsolidated 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.
COMPETITION WARM-UP SAFETY PROCEDURES
Meet Management for all sanctioned Canadian swimming competition must ensure the following safety procedures are applied. It is incumbent on coaches, swimmers, and officials to comply with these procedures during all scheduled warm-up periods. Coaches are requested to encourage swimmers to cooperate with Safety Marshals.
GENERAL WARM-UP:
· Swimmers must enter the water FEET FIRST in a cautious manner, entering from a start or turn end only and from a standing or sitting position.
· Running on the pool deck and running entries into the pool tank are prohibited.
· Meet Management may designate the use of sprint or pace lanes during the scheduled warm- up time. Any such lane usage must be communicated either in pre-competition handout, announcement or deck signage.
· Diving starts shall be permitted only in designated sprint lanes.
· Only one-way swimming from the start end of sprint lanes is permitted.
· Notices or barriers must be placed on starting blocks to indicate no diving during warm-up.
EQUIPMENT:
· Kick Boards, Pull-Buoys, Ankle Bands, and Snorkels are permitted for use in the scheduled warm-up time.
· Meet Management may permit use of tubing or cord assisted sprinting in designated lanes and during specific times of the warm-up only. Coaches are responsible for equipment reliability and use.
· Hand paddles, drag chutes, and flippers / fins are not permitted during any warm-up at any time.
VIOLATIONS:
· Swimmers witnessed by a Safety Marshal diving or entering the water in a dangerous fashion will be removed without warning from their first event following the warm-up period in which the violation occurred.
· In the case of a second offense during the same competition the swimmer will be removed from the competition in its entirety. A provincial disciplinary action or report may be filed.
SAFETY MARSHALS:
The Safety Marshal is a trained position designated by Meet Management. Safety Marshals shall:
· Be visible by safety vest
· Be situated at each end of the competition tank and when applicable, similarly situated in designated warm-up tanks when pre-competition warm-ups are scheduled.
· Actively monitor all scheduled warm-up periods.
· Ensure participants comply with warm-up safety procedures and report violations to the Referee.
PARA-SWIMMER NOTIFICATION:
Coaches are requested to notify Safety Marshals of any Para-swimmers participating in warm-ups where necessary and at the coach’s discretion.
The following statement must appear in all Swimming Canada sanctioned meet information and posted notices:
“SWIMMING CANADA WARM-UP COMPETITION SAFETY PROCEDURES WILL BE IN EFFECT AT THIS MEET.”