Proposal:
Amend the National Meet Financial Assistance Policy as follows:
4. A swimmer age 18 or younger achieving a USA Swimming Summer LC Junior National A time standard prior to the meet he/she is competing in is eligible to receive financial assistance at the National Level. A swimmer age 18 or younger achieving a USA Swimming Winter Junior National A time standard prior to the meet he/she is competing in is eligible to receive financial assistance at the Junior Level.
A swimmer age 19 or older achieving a USA Swimming Summer National A time standard prior to the meet he/she is competing in is eligible to receive financial assistance at the National Level.
(Appropriate changes in the National Support Request Form would be made)
Rationale: Swimmers age 18 and younger are eligible to compete in Junior National competition and supporting them once they reach that level of proficiency makes sense. For them, the Junior National level is a stepping-stone to National level competition.
However, swimmers age 19 and older are not eligible to compete at the Junior National level. Providing support to them once they have achieved the National time standard makes sense. Supporting them at a lower level of proficiency for their age does not.
10. The Southeastern LSC Financial Assistance Program has been developed to help offset the expenses of competing at the national level. Coaches may select appropriate meets above the LSC Championship level to accomplish the goal of preparing for and competing at the national level. Coaches are encouraged to select meets that provide the highest level of competition.
Rationale: We opened up the meets eligible for swimmers to attend to receive National Support from specifically the USA Junior National and National Meets to any meet that a coach wishes to designate as "the meet" that a swimmer with the appropriate support eligibility time standard wished to attend. Part of preparing for the national level is gaining the experience of actually attending and participating in bigger and higher-level meets. Attending the LSC Championship, while a good meet, does not further that experiential growth for the athlete. By stipulating that financial support will only be given to meets above the LSC championship level, we are establishing that a normal in-season meet is not eligible, nor is the LSC Championship meet eligible, for support funds.
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National Support Proposal
For the 2016-2017 fiscal year, if a club claimed two support payments for an athlete from meets held 1/1/16 - 8/31/16, then that athlete will be limited to one additional support request for meets held 9/1/16 - 12/31/16, and a total of two requests in fiscal 2016-2017. If a club claimed one support payment for an athlete from meets held 1/1/16 - 8/31/16, then that athlete may utilize two requests for meets held 9/1/16 - 12/31/16.
Rationale: When we voted to switch from a calendar to a Sept-August fiscal year, there was some confusion as to how to handle National Support distributions during the change-over. Basically, dollar limits are placed based on the budget year. When the budget year was the calendar year, monies distributed January-December were totaled; With the budget year being a fiscal year, monies distributed Sept-Aug will be totaled. From Sept-Dec, 2016, there is an overlap. This proposal clarifies how to deal with that overlap.
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For : Technical Planning ____House of Delegates_____Policy & Procedure___X___By-Laws_____HK_X_Submitted by : Tom Healey
Effective Date: Immediate
Cite location of change/edit/deletion/addition if P & P or By-laws: __12.1 Amendments___
Proposal: Change due date to 20 days from LSC meeting for P and P
Rational: Already Passed once, just didn't get transcribed with the new P and P.
For : Technical Planning ____House of Delegates_____ Policy & Procedure_X _By-Laws_____ House Keeping _____
Submitted by : Greg Johnson – LSC Diversity & Inclusion Chair
Effective Date: Immediately
Proposal: Athlete Selection Process for Zone D & I Camp and Summit 6/15-18, 2017
I.Swimmers who wish to apply to represent SES at the Southern Zone Diversity Camp must meet each of the following criteria:
A.Swimmer must represent an ethnically under-represented population that is less than 20%of the current USA Swimming membership as well as outreach and LGBT athletes.
B.Applicants must be a registered member in good standing of Southeastern Swimming, Inc. for the year of the camp.
C.Applicants must have competed in at least one (1) of the following meets within one (1) calendar year from the start of the competition:
1)Southeastern Swimming Short Course Championships
2)Southeastern Swimming Long Course Championships
3)Southeastern Swimming Region Championship (any region)
D.Applicants must complete and return all necessary applications and paperwork to Southeastern Swimming before the stated deadline to be considered for inclusion.
E.Applicants must be aged thirteen (13) years and not have reached their seventeenth (17) birthday on or before the first day of the Zone camp to be eligible for selection.
F.Swimmer must have at least one ‘A’ time in either LCM or SCY in either the 13-14 or 15-16 age groups.
II.For the 2017 Southern Zone D & I Camp, no more than one (1) boy and one (1) girl shall be selected to represent the LSC.
III.In the case of more applicants than available roster spaces, applicants shall be selected for inclusion onto the team by the following criteria:
A.The selection shall be made using the same point value system as does the Southeastern Swimming Zone Team. Using up to, but not exceeding a swimmer’s best three (3) zone chart point scoring swims, a total is summated. The highest sum total shall be selected for inclusion to the SZ D & I camp for the LSC.
B.Swimmer’s times shall be used in the age group chart for their age on the first day of the Camp. For example, if a swimmer is 12 at Region Champs, but will be 13 at the camp, that swimmer’s times from Region Champs shall be used against the 13&O point chart.
C.Any ties shall be broken by the highest point value of the swimmer’s single best scoring event.
D.Events excluded from consideration/scoring are the 50 fly, 50 back, and 50 breaststroke.
IV.If an athlete has attended a previous Zone Diversity and Inclusion Select Camp or a USA Swimming National Diversity Select Camp, the athlete may not attend the Southern Zone Diversity and Inclusion Select Camp for SES. An athlete may attend only one Southern Zone Diversity and Inclusion Select Camp.
V.If no athletes apply for the camp by the stated dealine, the LSC Diversity Chair will accept nominations from member clubs with athletes who fit the qualifications established for the athlete representative to the camp.
Rational: Selection criteria is based on previous Zone selection criteria as well as Western , Central Zones who previously held their camp in 2016. Selection is also very similar to Zone selection that works to identify top performers in the LSC.
Proposal to Technical Planning Committee of Southeastern Swimming Inc.
By Greg Johnson (GPAC) – Southeastern Swimming Diversity & Inclusion Chair
RE: Coach Selection Process for Zone Diversity & Inclusion Camp and Summit 6/15-18, 2017
I.Coaches who wish to apply for the Southern Zone Diversity Camp must meet each of the following criteria:
A.Coach must represent an ethnically under-represented population that is less than 20%of the current USA Swimming membership as well as outreach and LGBT athletes. Or the applicant is a coach of a diverse cultural team based on the opinion of the LSC.
B.Applicants must be a non-athlete registered member IN GOOD STANDING of Southeastern Swimming, Inc. for the year of the camp.
C.Applicants must complete and return all necessary applications and paperwork to Southeastern Swimming before the stated deadline to be considered for inclusion.
II.For the Southern Zone D & I Camp, no more than one (1) coach shall be selected to represent the LSC.
III.In the case of more applicants than available roster spaces, applicants shall be selected for inclusion onto the team by the following criteria:
IV.If the coach applicant has attended a previous Zone Diversity and Inclusion Select Camp or a USA Swimming National Diversity Select Camp within the last two years, the coach may not be considered to attend the Southern Zone Diversity and Inclusion Select Camp for SES.
For : Technical Planning __X__House of Delegates_____Policy&Procedure______By-Laws_____ House Keeping _____Submitted by :Robin Heller
Effective Date: October 1st, 2016
Cite location of change/edit/deletion/addition if P & P or By-laws: _____
Proposal:
Proposal to Technical Planning Committee of Southeastern Swimming Inc.
By Robin Heller (SAST) – Southeastern Swimming Adaptive Chair
RE: Selection of Coaches for Southeastern Swimming Zone Team as it relates to Adapted Swimming Competitors
A Disability Coach will be selected to The Southeastern Swimming Zone Team Coaching Staff to coach the Disability Athletes.
Rational: To have a coach for Disability Athletes at Zones
For : Technical Planning __X__House of Delegates_____Policy&Procedure______By-Laws_____ House Keeping _____
Submitted by :Robin Heller
Effective Date: October 1st, 2016
Cite location of change/edit/deletion/addition if P & P or By-laws: _____
Proposal:
Proposal to Technical Planning Committee of Southeastern Swimming Inc.
By Robin Heller (SAST) – Southeastern Swimming Adaptive Chair
RE: Selection Process for Southeastern Swimming Zone Team as it relates to Adapted Swimming Competitors
I.Adapted swimming competitors who apply for inclusion onto the Southeastern Swimming Zone Team must have each of the following criteria:
- Applicants mustbe able to show proof of one of four disabilities: Visual, Hearing, Cognitive, or Physical. USA Swimming’s definition of disability is: a permanent physical or cognitive disability that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
- Applicants must be a registered member of Southeastern Swimming, Inc. for the year of the competition.
- Applicants must have competed in at least one (1) of the following meets within one (1) calendar year from the start of the competition:
2)Southeastern Swimming Long Course Championships
3)Southeastern Swimming Region Championship (any region)
4)Highly encouraged to have competed in Long Course Meets
- Applicants must complete and return all necessary paperwork and fees to Southeastern Swimming before the stated deadline to be considered for inclusion onto the Southeastern Zone Team.
- Applicants must be aged eleven (11) years and not have reached their nineteenth (19) birthday on or before the first day of the Zone Meet to be eligible for selection.
Five athletes (6,4,3,2,1); Four athletes (5,3,2,1);Three athletes (4,2,1); Two athletes (3,1);One athlete(2)
Disability Swimmers are swum together, but scored by gender and age group, but NOT separated by Disability.
III.In the case of more applicants than available roster spaces, applicants shall be selected for inclusion onto the team by the following criteria:
- The selection shall be made using the same point value system as does the rest of the Southeastern Swimming Zone Team. Using up to, but not exceeding a swimmer’s best three (3) zone chart point scoring swims, a total is summated. The highest sum total shall be selected for inclusion onto the Southeastern Swimming Zone Team.
- Since Short Course Meets are competed in more commonly by Adapted swimmers, a
- Swimmer’s times shall be used in the age group chart for their age on the first day of the Zone Meet. For example, if a swimmer is 12 at Districts, but will be 13 at the zone meet, that swimmer’s times from Regions shall be used against the 13&O point chart.
- Please note that the following events do not count towards point totals as they are not events in the zone meet: 11-12 1000 yard/800 meter Freestyle, 13 & Over Girls 1650 yard/1500 meter Freestyle, and 13&Over Boys 1000 yard/800 meter Freestyle.
- Any ties shall be broken by the highest point value of the swimmer’s single best scoring event.
- Since Adaptive Swimmers have an opportunity to score, but must compete in prelims and finals selection will be made considering swimmers ability to compete in 6 events during the course of the meet.
- Swimmers should be able to travel with the SES Zones team.
I.Adapted swimming competitors who apply for inclusion onto the Southeastern Swimming Zone Team must have each of the following criteria:
A.Applicants mustbe able to be classified into one of the fifteen internationally recognized disability classifications be able to show proof of one of four disabilities: Visual, Hearing, Cognitive, or Physical. USA Swimming’s definition of disability is: a permanent physical or cognitive disability that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
B.Applicants must be a registered member of Southeastern Swimming, Inc. for the year of the competition.
C.Applicants must have competed in at least one (1) of the following meets within one (1) calendar year from the start of the competition:
1)Southeastern Swimming Short Course Championships
2)Southeastern Swimming Long Course Championships
3)Southeastern Swimming District MeetRegion Championship (any region)
4)Any USP Championship
5)Highly encouraged to have competed in Long Course Meets
D.Applicants must complete and return all necessary paperwork and fees to Southeastern Swimming before the stated deadline to be considered for inclusion onto the Southeastern Zone Team.
E.Applicants must be aged eleven (11) years and not have reached their nineteenth (19) birthday on or before the first day of the Zone Meet to be eligible for selection.
II.For Southeastern Swimming Zone Team, no more thanone (1) three (3) boys and one (1)three (3) girls shall be selected onto the team. These swimmers may represent any of the following age groups: 11-12, 13-14, or 15-18. Disability swimmers will be scored based on the number of disability swimmers in that particular event, as follows:
Five athletes (6,4,3,2,1); Four athletes (5,3,2,1);Three athletes (4,2,1); Two athletes (3,1);One athlete(2)
Disability Swimmers are swum together, but scored by gender and age group, but NOT separated by Disability.
In subsequent years, Southeastern Swimming, Inc. shall set the number of available spaces for Adapted swimmers each year at the Fall LSC Meeting.
III.In the case of more applicants than available roster spaces, applicants shall be selected for inclusion onto the team by the following criteria:
- The selection shall be made using the same point value system as does the rest of the Southeastern Swimming Zone Team. Using up to, but not exceeding a swimmer’s best three (3) zone chart point scoring swims, a total is summated. The highest sum total shall be selected for inclusion onto the Southeastern Swimming Zone Team.
- Since Short Course Meets are competed in more commonly byin the criteria for Adapted swimmers, a
- Swimmer’s times shall be used in the age group chart for their age on the first day of the Zone Meet. For example, if a swimmer is 12 at DistrictsRegions, but will be 13 at the zone meet, that swimmer’s times from Districts shall be used against the 13&O point chart.
- Please note that the following events do not count towards point totals as they are not events in the zone meet: 11-12 1000 yard/800 meter Freestyle, 13 & Over Girls 1650 yard/1500 meter Freestyle, and 13&Over Boys 1000 yard/800 meter Freestyle.
- Any ties shall be broken by the highest point value of the swimmer’s single best scoring event.
- Since Adaptive Swimmers have an opportunity to score, but must compete in prelims and finals selection will be made considering swimmers ability to compete in 6 events during the course of the meet.
- Swimmers should be able to travel with the SES Zones team.