2016 David Lawson Invitational
2016David Lawson
Invitational
Hosted by:
OAKVILLE AQUATIC CLUB
Friday, January 15th, 2016
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Sunday, January 17th, 2016
2015 David LawsonInvitational
DATE:January 15-17, 2016Region: Central
HOSTED BY:Oakville Aquatic Club
LOCATION:Iroquois Ridge Community Centre, 1151 Glenashton Drive, Oakville, Ontario
FACILITY:8-lane, 25m, Colorado timing system, ample parking
Please review the Swim Meet Guidelines for Town of Oakville Pools (attached).
PURPOSE:This is an invitational age-group meet.
SANCTIONED BY:Swim Ontario
All current SNC Rules and Warm up Procedures will be followed. The only meet package considered as valid must be the most current version found on
MEET STRUCTURE:The meet will be a ONE START rule.
All 12&Under events are timed finals.
In addition, the 400/800/1500 Free, the 400 IM and the 13&Over Relay events are timed finals.
Preliminary 13&Over events that have only one heat will move directly to finals.
All individual events will be seeded slowest to fastest except for the 400/800/1500 Free and the 400 IM events, which will be seeded fastest to slowest.
Relays will be seeded and swum by gender and age group.
SPECIAL EVENTS:The 50 Free eventswill be swum as Eliminators in the 13Over age groups. Age groupings will swim age combined during Prelims. Age groups for the Eliminators final will be 13-14 and 15Over. The top 8 swimmers in the 50 Free preliminary events will move to the Eliminator heats which will be swum during finals as follows: Top 8, Top 4, Top 2. All Eliminator times will be official times. All other event finals will be swum by age group: 13, 14, 15&Over.
DISTANCE EVENTS:The 800 Free and 1500 Free events will swim age combined. Meet Management reserves the right to combine genders in the800 and 1500 Free eventsand the 12&Under 400 Free eventsin order to ensure that all heats are full. The top heat of the girls 800 Free event and the topheat of the boys 1500 Free event will swim single lane, all remaining heats may be doubled up. For the 12&Under 400 Free events, the top 2 heats (one male/one female) will swim single lane, all remaining heats may be doubled up. Meet Management reserves the right to limit distance event entries.
The 800 Free and 1500 Free events will alternate heats.
There will be a positive check-in 30 minutes prior to the end of warm-up for all distance events 400 and up.
Please notify Meet Management ASAP for any possible RECORD swims in the mixed gender 400/800 Free events. Athletes must swim with the same gender in order for the record to be valid.
AWARDS:Individual events:Medals1st through 3rd
Ribbons4th through 8th
Relays:Ribbons1st through 3rd
Age groupings for awards except for the Eliminator will be:
Females 10&Under, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15&Over
Males 10&Under, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15&Over
Age groupings for the awards for the Eliminator will be:
Male/Female 13-14 and 15&Over
Individual High Point Awards for each Male & Female age group winner will be awarded based on scoring 5-2-1. In the event of a tie both swimmers will receive the high point award in that age category.
COMPETITION:Sanctioned asan age group meetby Swimming Canada.
All current Swimming/Natation Canada (SNC) rules will be followed.
COACH’S MEETING:A coaches meeting will be held on January 15, 2016 at 4:15pmat Iroquois Ridge Community Centre.
MIXED-GENDER:The SC statement on mixed-gender swimming is set out in the Club Manual, as follows:
Notwithstanding Rule SW 10.1 adopted by the Technical Swimming Committee of Swimming/Natation Canada, Swim Ontario will consider requests for sanction for meets that provide for mixed gender swimming in the following circumstances:
The host seeks an exemption from the requirement to swim events in gender separated events on the basis that due to facility or time limitations, swimming separated by gender would not permit all swims to be completed while offering reasonable opportunities to swim for all participants, and in particular on an equitable basis for swimmers of each gender.
Mixed gender swims may also be permitted when, due to a missed swim, it is necessary for a referee to seed a swimmer in a heat of the same or shorter distance, for competitors of the opposite gender, on an exception basis.
In spite of this rule, 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 prior to the start of the session that there is a possibility of the record being broken, and the referee insures that the swimmer competes with competitors of the same gender for his/her heat.
In the event that mixed gender swims are permitted pursuant to this policy, 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. Preference will be given to the Oakville Aquatic Club first, clubs that attended the 2015 Brad Townsend Fall Classic second and all other clubs third.
Participation in this meet is at the full discretion of the Oakville Aquatic Club.
Foreign competitors are welcome, subject to the provisions below.
FOREIGN
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.
COACH’S
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 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 January 15, 2016.
ENTRY FEE:Splash Fee - $2.00
Individual (except 800/1500 Free) - $10.00
Individual 800/1500 Free - $15.00
Relays - $12.00
MEET REFEREE:Dennis Plata, Level 5
MEET MANAGERS:Laura Robertson, Level 3
Bulmaro Landa, Level 3
RULES/SAFETY:S.N.C. warm up procedures will be in effect. Please read and adhere to the safety procedures.
SCHEDULE OF SESSIONS
Session # / Date / Format / Warm Up / Start / Finish / Estimated Duration1 / Jan. 15, 2016 / Finals / 4:00-4:50pm / 5:00pm / 8:50pm / 3.75
2 / Jan. 16, 2016 / Prelims / 7:00-7:50am / 8:00am / 12:30pm / 4.5
3 / Jan. 16, 2016 / Finals / 12:30 -1:20pm / 1:30pm / 5:30pm / 4.0
4 / Jan. 16, 2016 / Finals / 5:30-6:20pm / 6:30pm / 9:00pm / 2.5
5 / Jan. 17, 2016 / Prelims / 7:00-7:50am / 8:00am / 12:30pm / 4.5
6 / Jan. 17, 2016 / Finals / 12:30-1:20pm / 1:30pm / 5:30pm / 4.0
7 / Jan. 17, 2016 / Finals / 5:30-6:20pm / 6:30pm / 9:00pm / 2.5
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 in question.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:See Appendix “A” below.
ENTRIES:This is an invitational meet. Preference will be given to the Oakville Aquatic Club first, clubs that attended the 2014 Brad Townsend Fall Classic second and all other clubs third.
Participation in this meet is at the full discretion of the Oakville Aquatic Club.
This is a time standard meet and coaches are reminded the entry standards are in place to ensure the length of the sessions does not exceed 4.5 hours.
Qualifying times for swimmers aged 13&Over are based on the 2012-2016 Swim Ontario Age Group Short Course “E” Standard.
Qualifying times for swimmers under age 13 are based on the 2012-2016 Swim Ontario Festival Short Course “E” Standard.
Athletes may swim a maximum of 1 individual event in Session 1. Athletes may swim a maximum of 3 individual events plus relays Saturday and Sunday.
Each team is limited to a maximum of 2 relay teams per age group per gender.
Meet management reserves the right to further limit individual swims per session and to limit heats if necessary to keep session times to within 4.5 hours.
Hy-Tek Entry Deadline: January 8, 2016(all entries must be in Hy-tek format and submitted via
No entries will be accepted directly by Meet Management.
Changes to entries will not be accepted after 6:00pm on January 12th, 2016. After that time, fees will be calculated and no refunds will be granted for missed swims.
The qualifying period for entry to the meet is fromJanuary 1, 2015 to the entry deadline.
Please bring a cheque made payable to Oakville Aquatic Club on the first day of the meet.
SEEDING:Entries must be submitted using provable times, recorded during the qualifying period. Swimmers with provable times recorded during the qualifying period must submit those times and not enter swimmers Seeding will be in order of times entered, as converted pursuant to the conversion process below, followed by swimmers entered with non-standard times and those entered with NT (no times).
CONVERSION:Please submit entry times as you have them. Times will be converted by the host, using the Hy-Tek default conversion factor.
DECK ENTRIES:Deck entrieswill be accepted on an exhibition only basisfor empty lanes only (no new heats will be created).
Charge for deck entries is $15.00 per individual entry and must be paid before the events.
Deck entries are reserved for swimmers already entered in the meet.
No deck entries for relays.
CHECK IN AND
SCRATCHES:Scratches from the Preliminary sessions are to be made at the Clerk of Course desk at least 30 minutes prior to the start of each session.
All scratches from Finals must be made within 30 minutes of the conclusion of the Preliminary sessions to the Clerk of course desk to allow for proper seeding and notification to alternates.
A final scratch deadline for Finals shall be 30 minutes before the start of the Finals session. There will be no reseeding for scratches received after the initial scratch deadline.
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 and to
NOTES:Photographers must obtain consent from the Meet Manager prior to taking photos on deck.
APPENDIX A
2015David Lawson Invitational
Schedule of Events
Session 1
Friday January 15th – Timed Finals
Warm up4:00-4:50pm
Start: 5:00pm
Event # / Distance Events1 / Girls 11&Over 800 Free
2 / Boys 11&Over 800 Free
3 / Girls 13&Over 1500 Free
4 / Boys 13&Over 1500 Free
Session 2
Saturday, January 16th – Preliminaries
Warm-up: 7:00-7:50am
Start: 8:00am
Girls Event # / Boys Event #5 / 4x50 Free Relay / 6
7 / 13&Over 200 IM / 8
9 / 13&Over 100 Freestyle / 10
11 / 13&Over 200 Backstroke / 12
13 / 13&Over 100 Butterfly / 14
15 / 13&Over 200 Breaststroke / 16
17 / 13&Over 400 Freestyle / 18
Session 3
Saturday, January 16th – Finals
Warm-up: 12:30-1:20pm
Start: 1:30pm
Girls Event # / Boys Event #19 / 12&Under 4x50 Free Relay / 20
21 / 12&Under 50 Breaststroke / 22
23 / 12&Under 200 Backstroke / 24
25 / 12&Under 100 Freestyle / 26
27 / 12&Under 100 Butterfly / 28
29 / 12&under 200 Breaststroke / 30
31 / 12&Under 200 IM / 32
33 / 12&Under 50 Backstroke / 34
35 / 12&Under 400 Freestyle / 36
Session 4
Saturday, January 16th – Finals
Warm-up: 5:30-6:20pm
Start: 6:30pm
Girls Event # / Boys Event #7 / 13&Over 200 IM / 8
9 / 13&Over 100 Freestyle / 10
11 / 13&Over 200 Backstroke / 12
13 / 13&Over 100 Butterfly / 14
15 / 13&Over 200 Breaststroke / 16
Session 5
Sunday, January 17th – Preliminaries
Warm-up: 7:00-7:50am
Start: 8:00am
Girls Event # / Boys Event #37 / 13&Over 200 Medley Relay / 38
39 / 13&Over 200 Freestyle / 40
41 / 13&Over 100 Backstroke / 42
43 / 13&Over 200 Butterfly / 44
45 / 13&Over 100 Breaststroke / 46
47 / 13&Over 50 Freestyle / 48
49 / 13&Over 400 IM / 50
Session 6
Sunday, January 17th – Finals
Warm-up: 12:30-1:20pm
Start: 1:30pm
Girls Event # / Boys Event #51 / 12&Under 4x50 Medley Relay / 52
53 / 12&Under 200 Freestyle / 54
55 / 12&Under 50 Butterfly / 56
57 / 12&Under 100 Backstroke / 58
59 / 12&Under 50 Freestyle / 60
61 / 12&Under 200 Butterfly / 62
63 / 12&Under 100 Breaststroke / 64
65 / 12&Under 400 IM / 66
Session 7
Sunday, January 17th – Finals
Warm-up: 6:00-6:6:50pm
Start: 7:00pm
Girls Event # / Boys Event #39 / 13&Over 200 Freestyle / 40
41 / 13&Over 100 Backstroke / 42
43 / 13&Over 200 Butterfly / 44
45 / 13&Over 100 Breaststroke / 46
47 / 13&Over 50 Freestyle
Eliminator / 48
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.
June 27,2014
SWIMMING CANADA
COMPETITION WARM-UP SAFETY PROCEDURES
SWIMMING CANADA WARM-UP COMPETITION SAFETY PROCEDURES WILL BE IN EFFECT AT THIS MEET
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.
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