Open to All USA Swimming Athletes Registeredby the First Day of the Meet

• 8 lane, 50 meter pool with non-turbulent lane lines. Daktronics Timing System with touch pads and horn start. 8 lane display scoreboard. 20 yard pool available for warm-up/warm-down. Pool is 8 feet deep at start end and 4 feet deep at turn end.
• The competition course has been certified in accordance with current USA Swimming Rules and Regulations, Article 104.2.2C(4). The copy of such certification is on file with USA Swimming

• Open to all USA Swimming athletes registeredby the first day of the meet.
• Age on July 9th, 2017 will determine age for the entire meet.

• Athletes with a disability are welcomed and shall provide advance notice of desired accommodations to the Meet Director.
• The athlete (or the athlete's coach) is also responsible for notifying the session referee of any disability prior to the competition.

• Sunday:

• This is a Time Trials meet.
• There will be two sessions (morning and afternoon)
• Time Trial swimmers must be within 3 seconds per 100 of a District, Champs or Sectional qualifying time to swim the event.If a swimmer has the qualifying time for a meet in short course but not long course, they may swim that event.
• This will be a pre-seeded meet.
• Events will be swum combined gender (mix)
• Swimmers must provide their own timers

• Saturday morning session: Warm-ups will begin at 7:15 am; competition starts at 8:00 am.
• Saturday afternoon session: Warmup at 1:30 Meet starts at 2:15 PM
• Lane assignment and warm-up times for individual clubs will be e-mailed to the team contact person no later than July 7th, 2017
• The host team reserves the right to adjust warm-up times based on session entries. Any changes to the warm-up times will be e-mailed to the team contact person no later than July 8th , 2017
• Swimmers may not dive into the pool during general warm-up. Swimmers must enter the pool by stepping in feet first, or sitting and sliding in, in a safe and cautious manner. Entering in any other manner may result in the disqualification from one or more of the swimmer’s events for that session. Swimmers may dive during a designated sprint warm up.

• Entries must be submitted using actual best long course meters times using Hy-Tek Team Manager compatible files.
• “No Time” (NT) entries will be NOT be accepted for events in which a swimmer does not have a time of record.
• Swimmers must be within 3 seconds per 100 of a District, Champs, or Sectional qualifying time to enter the event. If a swimmer has the qualifying time for a meet in short course but not long course, they may swim that event.
• Swimmers may enter no more than 2 events per session.
• Entries will be processed in the order received and accepted to the greatest extent possible without exceeding the 4-hour rule.
• Entries will be accepted in the order received. No teams will be split.
• Email entries to:
• Deck entries will be accepted in the order received to the extent that open lanes are available. No additional heats will be added. Deck entries must be submitted to the Clerk-of-Course on the provided forms.
• Adds and scratches will close 30 minutes prior to the start of the session, with the exception of positive check-in events.

• $10.00 per swimmer

• Checks should be made payable to: Wichita Swim Club

• There will be no team scoring or awards.

• All events will be pre-seeded with the exception of the following events that will require a positive check-in at the Clerk of Course:

• 400 IM and 800 Freestyle by 7:20am. 400 Freestyle and the 1500 by 1:50pm.

• SWIMMERS FAILING TO POSITIVELY CHECK-IN WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SWIM THE EVENT.
• 800 & 1500 Freestyle (Events 5 & 13) will be swum fastest to slowest, alternating girls then boys.

• 2017 USA Swimming and Missouri Valley Rules and Regulations will govern the meet. MVS safety guidelines and warm-up procedures will be in effect. Only coaches registered with USA Swimming will be allowed to participate in any coaching capacity. All coaches and deck officials should have their cards visible at all times while on deck. Swimmers without a coach at the meet must check in with the Meet Referee and will be assigned to a coach during the warm up portion of the meet.

• All swimmers participating in the meet must be dive certified in order to dive from the starting blocks or side of the pool.
• Swimmers who are not dive certified must start each race from within the water.
• Swimmers unaccompanied by a USA-S coach must be certified by a USA-S coach as proficient in performing a racing start or must start each race from within the water.
• Ensuring compliance is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer’s legal guardian.
• The Missouri Valley Scratch Rule will be in effect. If a swimmer fails to either scratch or swim a finals event, he/she will be barred from the remainder of the meet. Swimmers in finals must express their intent to scratch to the announcer within 30 minutes of the finalists being announced.
• Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms, or locker rooms.
• Deck Changes are prohibited.
• Operation of a drone, or any other flying apparatus, is prohibited over the venue (pools, athlete/coach areas, spectator areas and open ceiling locker rooms) any time athletes, coaches, officials and/or spectators are present. Exceptions may be granted with prior written approval by the Vice President of Program Operations.

2017 WSC Long Course Time Trail

Order of Events

Saturday Session 1 (Meet Start 7:45am)

SaturdaySession 2 (Meet Start 2:15pm)

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