Michigan Swimming Long Course State Championships
At the Jenison High School Aquatics Center
Hosted by Jenison Area Wildcat
Swimming
Thursday, July 31 Friday, August 1
Saturday, August 2 Sunday, August 3
Sanction: This meet is sanctioned by Michigan Swimming, Inc., as a Championship prelim/finals and timed finals (selected events) swimming meet on behalf of USA Swimming, Sanction # MI0708055 and will also offer time trials if time permits at the discretion of the Meet Referee and Meet Director. All Michigan Swimming, Inc. rules, safety and warm up procedures will govern the meet as if fully set forth in this meet announcement.
Location: The Jenison HS Aquatics Center is located at 2140 Bauer Rd., Jenison, Michigan,
49428. A
map to the pool can be found at the team website:
www.jenisonaquatics.org. The
pool office phone number is 616-667-3571.
Facilities: The Jenison HS Aquatics Center is an 8 lane 50 meter pool. Seven lanes will be used during the preliminaries with one warm up/down lane open the whole session. Eight lanes will be used during the afternoon and finals session with 6 lanes open for a 10 minute award presentation after every event. For the Finals session one minute has been added for each heat to allow the swimmers to swim one fifty to the other end of the pool before they must exit. Non-turbulent lane markers will be used. IST timing with an 8 lane display with subtractive splits will be used. There is ample balcony seating for spectators. Lockers are available (provide your own lock). Jenison High School, Michigan Swimming, Inc., USA Swimming, Inc. and the Jenison Area Wildcats (JAWS) are not responsible for lost or stolen items.
*COOLERS AND CHAIRS (OTHER THAN WHEELCHAIRS) WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE SPECTATOR AREA. THE WALKWAY ABOVE THE SPECTATOR AREA MUST REMAIN CLEAR AT ALL TIMES.
Change Due
To Shallow
Diving Rule: The State of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) rules regarding water depths for diving prohibit diving from the deck at the turn end of the pool. As a result, there are no 200m relays in any age group. For this meet, the 10 & under and 11/12 relays (both medley and freestyle) will be changed to 400m distances (vs. 200m distances) to allow these age groups to swim relay events. Relays that meet the qualifying time standards for the 200m distances are eligible to enter in these events. The Hy-tek meet file lists 400m relays, but the qualifying time standards are for the 200m distances.
Eligibility:
All swimmers registered with Michigan Swimming who have
achieved an actual
short course yards,
short course meters or long course meters time equal to or
faster than the qualifying standards (referred to as Q1 times) during the qualifying period are eligible to enter an event.
Qualifying
Period: The qualifying time must have been achieved on or since August 2, 2007 (the beginning of last year’s (2007) Michigan Swimming Long Course State Championships.)
Times: Wednesday, July 30, Practice Time & General Meeting:
7:00-9:00 p.m. Practice time available for any team to use the pool.
8:00 p.m. General Meeting in the hospitality room on the pool deck
Thursday Preliminaries, July 31:
6:45 a.m. Balcony Opens for Admissions
7:00-8:20 a.m. Warm-up
7:15 a.m. Scratch Box Closes for Thursday’s Prelims, Thursday’s 800 Freestyle relay must be Checked In (by Coaches Only) or they will be scratched
8:30 a.m. Events Start (7 lane competition, 1 warm up/down lane)
9:30 a.m. Relays Declared-800m Freestyle Relay
Girls Events Boys
1 13 & 14 100mBreaststroke 2
3 Open 100m Breaststroke 4
5 13&14200mButterfly 6
7 Open 200m Butterfly 8
9 13 & 14 50m Freestyle 10
11 Open 50m Freestyle 12
13 13 & 14 200mBackstroke 14
15 Open 200m Backstroke 16
17 *13 & 14 800m Freestyle Relay 18
19
*Open 800m Freestyle Relay 20
*Top seeded heat of relays swim at night in finals
Thursday Afternoon Timed Finals, July 31:
11:45 a.m. Scratch Box Closes for Thursday Afternoon Events.
12:00-12:50 p.m. Warm-up
1:00 p.m. Events Start (7 lane competition, 1 warm up/down lane)
Girls Events Boys
21 10 & Under 400m Freestyle 22
23
11&12400mFreestyle
24
Awards 400m
Freestyle (6 lanes open)
25 *13 & 14 800m Freestyle 26
27 *Open 800m Freestyle 28
Awards 800m Freestyle (6 lanes open)
*Note: The 13 & 14 and Open 800m Freestyle (Events 25-28) will swim and score as separate events. However, these events will be seeded and swum fastest to slowest, alternating heats of each gender (i.e. fastest heat of 13 & 14 Girls followed by fastest heat of 13 & 14 Boys followed by fastest heat of Open Girls followed by fastest heat of Open Boys.) Subsequent heats will follow in this order. Carefully consult the heat sheet posted on deck for your heat and lane assignment.
Thursday Finals, July 31:
5:00-5:50 p.m. Warm-up
6:00 p.m. Events Start (8 lane competition)
6:30 p.m. (1) Scratch box closes for Friday morning prelim events
(2) Friday morning 13 & 14 and Open 400m Medley Relay must be checked in (by coaches only).
Girls Events Boys
1 13 & 14 100m Breaststroke 2
3 Open 100m
Breaststroke
4
Break (6 lanes
open)
5 13&14200mButterfly 6
7 Open 200m Butterfly
8
Awards
100m Breaststroke (6 lanes open)
9 13 & 14 50m Freestyle 10
11 Open 50m
Freestyle
12
Awards 200m
Butterfly (6 lanes open)
13 13&14200mBackstroke 14
15 Open 200m Backstroke 16
Awards 50m Freestyle (6 lanes open) 17 13 & 14 800m Freestyle Relay 18
Awards 200m Backstroke (6 lanes open) 19 Open 800m Freestyle Relay 20
Awards 800m Freestyle Relay (6 lanes open)
Friday Preliminaries, August 1:
6:45 a.m. Balcony Opens for Admissions
7:00-8:20 a.m. Warm-up
8:30 a.m. Events Start (7 lane competition, 1 warmup/down lane)
9:30 a.m. Relays Declared-13 & 14 and Open 400m Medley Relay
Girls Events Boys
29 13 & 14 400m Freestyle 30
31 Open 400m Freestyle 32
33 13 & 14 100m Butterfly 34
35 Open 100m Butterfly 36
37 13&14200mIM 38
39 Open200mIM 40
41 * 13 & 14 400m Medley Relay 42
43 *Open 400m
Medley Relay 44
*Top seeded heat of
relays swim at night in finals
Friday Afternoon Timed Finals, August 1:
12:15 p.m. Scratch Box Closes for Friday Afternoon Events.
12:30-1:20 p.m. Warm-up
1:30 p.m. Events Start (8 lane competition)
Girls Events Boys
45 11 & 12
200m Breaststroke 46
Break (6 lanes
open)
47 11&1250mBackstroke 48
49 10 & Under
50m Backstroke
50
Awards 200m
Breaststroke (6 lanes open)
51 11 & 12 200m Freestyle 52
53 10 & Under 200m
Freestyle 54
Awards
50m Backstroke (6 lanes open)
55 11&1250mButterfly 56
57 10 & under
50m Butterfly 58
Awards 200m
Freestyle (6 lanes open)
59 11&12400mIM 60 Awards 50m Butterfly (6 lanes open) Awards 400m IM (6 lanes open)
Friday Finals, August 1:
5:30-6:20 p.m. Warm-up
6:30 p.m. Events Start (8 lane competition)
7:00 p.m. (1) Scratch box closes for Saturday morning prelim events
(2) Saturday morning 13 & 14 and Open 400m Free Relay must be checked in (by coaches only).
(3) Saturday afternoon 10 & Under and 11 & 12 400m Medley Relay must be checked in (by coaches only).
Girls Events Boys
29 13 & 14
400m Freestyle
30
Break (6 lanes
open)
31 Open 400m Freestyle 32
Awards 13 & 14 400m Freestyle (6 lanes open)
33 13 & 14 100m Butterfly 34
35 Open 100m Butterfly
36
Awards
Open 400m Freestyle (6 lanes open)
37 13&14200mIM 38
39 Open 200m IM 40
Awards
100m Butterfly (6 lanes open)
41 13 & 14400mMedleyRelay 42
43 Open 400m
Medley Relay
44
Awards 200m IM
(6 lanes open)
Awards 400m Medley Relay (6 lanes open)
Saturday Preliminaries, August 2:
6:45 a.m. Balcony Opens for Admissions
7:00-8:20 a.m. Warm-up
8:30 a.m. Events Start (7 lane competition, 1 warmup/down lane)
9:30 a.m. Relays Declared-13 & 14 and Open 400m Freestyle Relay
Girls Events Boys
61 13&14400mIM 62
63 Open400mIM 64
65 13&14100mBackstroke 66
67 Open 100m Backstroke 68
69 13 & 14 200m Freestyle 70
71 Open 200m Freestyle 72
73 *13 & 14 400m Freestyle Relay 74
75 *Open 400m Freestyle Relay
76
*Top seeded heat of relays swim at night in finals
Saturday Afternoon Timed Finals, August 2:
12:15 p.m.
Scratch Box Closes for Saturday Afternoon Events and
relays declared.
12:30-1:20 p.m. Warm-up
1:30 p.m. Events Start (8 lane competition)
Girls Events Boys
77 11&12400mMedleyRelay 78
79 10 & Under 400m
Medley Relay 80
Break (6 lanes open)
81 11&12100mFreestyle 82
83 10 & Under
100m Freestyle
84
Awards 400m
Medley Relay (6 lanes open)
85 11 & 12 100m Butterfly 86
87 10 & Under 100m
Butterfly 88
Awards
100m Freestyle (6 lanes open)
89 11 & 12 100m Breaststroke 90
91 10 & Under 100m
Breaststroke 92
Awards
100m Butterfly (6 lanes open)
93
11&12200mBackstroke
94
Awards 100m Breaststroke (6 lanes
open) Awards 200m Backstroke (6 lanes open)
Saturday Finals, August 2:
5:30-6:20 p.m. Warm-up
6:30 p.m. Events Start (8 lane competition)
7:00 p.m. (1) Scratch box closes for Sunday morning prelim events
(2) Sunday Morning 1 500m Free swimmers must check in.
(3) Sunday afternoon 10 & Under and 11 & 12 400m Freestyle Relay must be checked in (by coaches only).
Girls Events Boys
61
13&14400mIM
62
Break (6 lanes
open)
63 Open400mIM
64
Awards 13 & 14
400m IM (6 lanes open)
65 13&14100mBackstroke 66
67 Open 100m
Backstroke 68
Awards
Open 400m IM (6 lanes open)
69 13 & 14 200m Freestyle 70
71 Open 200m Freestyle
72
Awards
100m Backstroke (6 lanes open)
73 13 & 14 400m Freestyle Relay 74
75 Open 400m Freestyle Relay 76
Awards 200m Freestyle (6 lanes open) Awards 400m Freestyle Relay (6 lanes open)
Sunday Preliminaries, August 3:
6:45 a.m. Balcony Opens for Admissions
7:00-8:20 a.m. Warm-up
8:30 a.m. Events Start (7 lane competition, 1 warmup/down lane)
Girls Events Boys
95 13&14100mFreestyle 96
97 Open 100m Freestyle 98
99 13 & 14 200mBreaststroke 100
101 Open 200m Breaststroke 102
103 13&141500mFreestyle 104
105 *Open 1500m Freestyle 106
*Top seeded heat of the men’s and women’s Open 1500m Freestyle swim at night in finals. *For finals, men’s and women’s Open 1500m Freestyle will be the first event.
Sunday Afternoon Timed Finals, August 3:
12:15 p.m.
Scratch Box Closes for Sunday Afternoon Events and relays
declared.
12:30-1:20 p.m. Warm-up
1:30 p.m. Events Start (8 lane competition)
Girls Events Boys
107 11 & 12 50m Breaststroke 108
109 10 & Under
50m Breaststroke
110
Break (6 lanes
open)
111 11&12200mIM 112
113
10&Under200mIM
114
Awards 50m
Breaststroke (6 lanes open)
115 11 & 12 100m Backstroke 116
117 10 & Under 100m
Backstroke
118
Awards
200m IM (6 lanes open)
119 11 & 12 50m Freestyle 120
121 10 & Under 50m Freestyle 122
Awards 100m Backstroke (6 lanes open) 123 11&12200mButterfly 124
Awards 50m Freestyle (6 lanes open)
125 10 & Under 400m Freestyle Relay 126
127 11 & 12 400m
Freestyle Relay
128
Awards 11 & 12 200m Butterfly
Awards 400m Freestyle Relay
Individual High Point Award Presentations
Sunday Finals, August 3:
5:30-6:20 p.m. Warm-up
6:30 p.m. Events Start (8 lane competition)
*Note the order of events are different from prelims.
Girls Events Boys
105 Open
1500m Freestyle
106
Break (6 lanes open)
99 13 & 14 200m Breaststroke 100
101 Open
200m Breaststroke 102
Awards 1500m Freestyle (6 lanes open)
95 13&14100mFreestyle 96
97 Open
100m Freestyle
98
Awards 200m Breaststroke (6 lanes open)
Awards 100m Freestyle (6 lanes open)
Individual High Point Award Presentations Team Championship Award
Presentations
Age Group: A swimmer’s age on July 31, 2008, will determine
his/her eligibility for a
particular age group for the entire
meet. You must swim your own age group.
Format: 13/14 & Open: All Michigan Swimming, Inc. LSC individual events are offered in the noted age groups and Open Division in this four-day meet. The 13/14 and Open individual events are prelim/final events with the exception of the 800m and
1 500m free events which
are timed final events. Preliminaries
are swum in the
morning and the finals are swum at night. All relays are timed finals.
12 & Under: All Michigan Swimming, Inc. LSC individual events are offered in the noted age groups. All the 10 & Under and 11/12 individual events are timed finals. All relays are timed finals.
Finals Info: (1) Individual Events: There will be two heats of individual and one heat of relay finals – each heat comprised of a maximum of eight (8) swimmers or eight (8) relays. These will be referred to as “A, B Finals” or “Finals and Consolation Finals”. These will swim in a B-Consolation, A-Finals order.
(2) Relay Events: The fastest heat of all 13/14 and Open relays will swim in the Finals in the evening. The rest of the relays swim in the prelims in the mornings.
(3) Order of Events: Note the order of events as stated in the schedule of events for Finals. Finals are not necessarily swum in the same order as they are swum in the Prelims. Always consult the heat sheet.
Conversion: No time conversions are permitted. Times must be
submitted in long course
meters, short course meters, and short
course yards.
Seeding: (1) Seeding individual events shall be as follows:
a) All conforming LCM times will first be arranged in time order.
b) Following the conforming LCM times, non conforming SCM times shall be arranged in time order followed by non conforming SCY times arranged in time order.
c) After arranging the times as provided above, the event shall be seeded in normal fashion.
(2) All entry times must be designated as SCY, SCM, or LCM. Any entry time having an inaccurate course designation will not be accepted.
Entry Times: Entry times for individual and relay events shall (a) be achieved during the qualifying period (b) be submitted to the hundredths of a second and (c) be the fastest achieved time by the swimmer/relay during the qualifying period. Exception for the two individual Timed Finals Events and all Relays: A swimmer, if entered in two or more events on the day of the 800m Freestyle or the 1500m Freestyle, may enter the 800m Freestyle and/or 1 500m Freestyle timed final event at his/her fastest time or at the Q1 time standard at his/her discretion. Relays may enter at either fastest time or at the Q1 time standard. THIS MUST BE DONE WITH YOUR ORIGINAL ENTRIES AND NOT CHANGED AT THE MEET.
Proof of
Times: The Office of Michigan Swimming has established a “State Meet Qualifying
Times Database” (SMQTDB). This database can be viewed at http://ussmichigan.com by selecting Results-Records-T16 from the menu across the top of the home page. The database consists of official times of all MS sanctioned and approved meets, certain MS observed meets as well as various known USA meets that MS registered swimmers have attended out-of-State. It consists of results for MS athlete members in all MS sanctioned, observed (e.g., MHSAA Division 1, 2 & 3 – Boys/Girls HS State Meets), or approved meets, as well as results from US Championship meets such as the US Open, Sectionals, and National Meets.
Times from non-USA sanctioned, approved, or observed meets are not included in the database. Common examples of times that are not included are: MHSAA high school dual meets, high school conference meets, YMCA dual meets, YMCA Zone Meets, YMCA State Championship meets, summer conference/league meets.
All individual entries submitted for the 2008 Long Course State Championships will be pre-verified for qualifying time eligibility by the Michigan Swimming Office by comparing the submitted entry time against this database. If a qualifying time was made at a meet that is contained within the SMQTDB (occurred at one of the meets noted above on or after August 2, 2007) there is no need to submit a proof of time with your entry.
However, an entry with a qualifying time that cannot be pre-verified with the database will be rejected, the swimmer will not be entered in the meet and MS will notify your club's entry chair via the email address stated on your entry form of the rejected entry(s). Thus, it is highly suggested that all entry times be thoroughly checked for accuracy before submission against the database. It is also highly
suggested that a name and an email address for contact be entered in your team manager file. The risk of missing the entry deadline date falls on the entrant due to the lack of an accurate proof of time. If required, an acceptable proof of time must be submitted prior to the entry deadline. Proofs of time are sent to the office of Michigan Swimming-not to the state meet host!
If a qualifying time was achieved at a USA Swimming sanctioned, observed or approved meet which occurred outside the State of Michigan (e.g. Ohio Swimming, Indiana Swimming, etc), advise Jan Cartmill in the MS office (JBCartmill@hughes.net) of the meet attended (include the name of the host club, date & location of the meet, along with a club website address and/or the name and e-mail address of the meet director, if known) and Jan Cartmill will obtain the results directly from the meet host. The results will then be entered into the SMQTDB and no further proof of time will be necessary. *If the qualifying time was achieved at a meet that the results are not contained within the SMQTDB you must submit a proof of time to the MS Office (see next paragraph).*
If your event and qualifying time cannot be pre-verified through the SMQTDB, you are required to submit a proof of time to the Office of Michigan Swimming by the entry deadline. For example, if the time was achieved at a meet that is not contained in the SMQTDB (e.g. a high school dual meet, a high school conference meet, a YMCA meet, etc) you must submit a proof of time to the Office of Michigan Swimming by the entry deadline or your entry will be rejected and the swimmer will not be entered in the meet. Acceptable proofs include computer-generated MEET results that include the meet host (vs. your own clubs) Hy-Tek license name in the upper left corner, computer printed award labels, or a swimmer’s time card signed by the Meet Referee. Proofs of time must include the name of the meet, the name of the meet host and be dated and that date must be on or after August 2, 2007. Michigan Swimming reserves the right to independently verify all proofs of time. Mail to: MS Office, PO Box 1784, Midland, MI. 486 14- 1784. Proofs of time are sent to the office of Michigan Swimming-not to the state meet host!
Entry Limits: A swimmer may enter any number of individual events in which the qualifying time standard has been met. However, a swimmer may swim no more than three individual events per day. A swimmer may swim no more than 6 individual events for the entire four day meet. If a swimmer is entered in more than three individual events per day, he/she must scratch out of the desired excess event(s) by using a scratch card dropped in the scratch box by the stated time. Failure to properly scratch excess events will result in an automatic scratch of all events that exceed the event per day limit.
Entry Fees
Electronic: $5.00 per individual event and $12.00 per relay. Please include a $3.00 Michigan Swimming Athlete Surcharge for each swimmer entered. Please make checks payable to JAWS.
Entry Fees
Paper Entry: Michigan Swimming rules regarding non-electronic entries apply. There is a $1.00 additional charge per swimmer per individual event and $1.00 additional charge per relay paid to JAWS if the entry is not submitted by Hy-Tek file. If the entry must be submitted on paper you can use the spreadsheet of your choice. It must be logically formatted and contain all pertinent entry information.
Entry
Deadline: Entries may be submitted as soon as this meet announcement is posted on the MS website. All entries, whether they are by mail or email, must be received no later than Monday, July 21, 2008, 11:59 p.m. No fax or telephone entries accepted. Entries must include the correct swimmer name (official registered names must be used), age, and USA number. You can import the order of events and event numbers from the Michigan Swimming website (www.uss-michigan.com). Any entries submitted will not be processed or considered as officially received until such time as the entry chairperson has received: (a) your entry, (b) the signed release/waiver agreement, (c) the certification of entered athletes form, (d) the relay swimmers only form (if applicable), and (e) a team check.
Team email
Entry: Team email entry is allowed under the following conditions: (1) the entry is in HyTek format, (2) the entry is received by email on or before Monday, July 21, 2008, the entry deadline (See Entry Extension for new cuts achieved at a meet occurring after Monday, July 21, 2008), and (3) (b) through (e) in the above paragraph are received by Friday, July 25, 2008. All risks in delay of the receipt of the email by the entry chair by the entry date cutoff due to network problems fall on the risk of the sender. INDIVIDUAL ENTRY BY EMAIL IS NOT ALLOWED. USE THE PAPER ENTRY METHOD PRIOR TO THE ENTRY DEADLINE.
Entry
Extension:
EXTENSION: (1) There is an extension of the entry deadline for “new cuts only” that were achieved at meets that occurred between July 22, 2008 and Monday, July 28, 2008. This is primarily directed toward new cuts achieved at the July 26 and 27, 2008 WMS Classic Long Course Invitational. However, qualifying times achieved for the first time at any meet which occurred during the extension period are eligible to be entered into this State meet. A “New Cut” means exactly that – a new qualifying time achieved for the very first time during the stated time period. This is not a mechanism for changing a previously entered seed time or adding entries that should have been included in your pre - July 22 main entry.
(2) All “New Cuts”, whether the athlete is attached to a Club or competing “Unattached”, must use the attached [MS Word] “New Cut Only” Form (attached) to enter the meet. Coaches- do not resend an amended Hy Tek entry file – you must use the Form for New Cuts. Any new Hy Tek file will not be accepted.
(3) Email the completed “New Cut Only” Form for each athlete directly to the Entry Chair by the deadline for New Cuts Only – Monday, July 28, 2008 at 11:59 PM. All risks in the delay of the receipt of the email by the Entry Chair by the deadline due to (non entry chair) network problems are the risk of the sender.
(4) Payment: You are not charged as a paper entry for new cuts. The fee is the same as for electronic entry. Bring your fees for your new cut entry(s) directly to the meet (check payable to JAWS) by the beginning of the meet (See the Clerk of Course). If
the new cut entries are not paid for by the beginning of the meet, the entry(s) will be scratched at the discretion of JAWS and the Meet Referee.
Deck Entry: There are no deck entries for this meet.
Entry
Chair: Your Club's entry package and check should be sent via U.S. mail or nationally recognized overnight courier to the entry chair. If sending the entry by overnight courier/express, etc you should waive the signature requirement so your entry will not be delayed. Send entries to:
Julie Ray: 3975 Comanche Ct. SW Grandville, MI 49418 entries@jenisonaquatics.org
Telephone inquiries: 616-538-8771
PLEASE call between 6:00 pm. and 9:00 p.m. (COACHES ONLY)
Refunds:
There are no refunds in
full or in part once a team or individual entry has been
received and processed by the Entry Chair.
Scratch
Rules/
Individual
Events: (1) All individual events will conform to the USA National Scratch Procedure with the exception of the 800m Free and the 1500m Free. With these rules in effect you are no longer required to “check in” for any individual events – you are already “checked in” by virtue of your entry and thus expected to swim the event. If you are entered in an event you must swim the event or, if desired, scratch the event correctly in order to not be penalized. To scratch a preliminary or timed finals event you must drop a scratch card in a scratch box by the time stated. To scratch from a Finals event (that you have qualified for) you must scratch or declare your intention to scratch within 30 minutes after the qualifiers are announced pursuant to 207.12.6 (E). If you fail to scratch out of any individual event correctly and fail to compete in the event - you will be penalized.
(2) Once a scratch card is dropped in the scratch box the swimmer is declared scratched from the event. Only coaches and swimmers may use a scratch card to scratch an event.
(3) A separate scratch card must be used to scratch each individual event a swimmer desires to scratch. Exception: A coach may use a single scratch card to scratch a swimmer from all events the swimmer is entered in (ie. remove the swimmer from the entire meet).
Penalties for
Failure to
Compete: Preliminary and Timed Final Events: If you fail to drop your scratch card by the time stated for the event and fail to compete, the swimmer will be barred from all further preliminary individual and relay events of that day. Additionally, the swimmer will not be seeded in any further individual events on succeeding days unless that swimmer declares intent to swim prior to the close of the scratch box for that day’s event. (See Meet Referee or his/her designee).
Finals: If you qualify for finals as a result of your preliminary swim and fail to properly scratch or properly declare your intention to scratch pursuant to the rule within 30 minutes after the final qualifiers are announced and fail to compete in the finals at night, you will be barred from further competition for the remainder of the meet. NOTE: If you declare that you may want to scratch an event but do not return to confirm that scratch within 30 minutes following the conclusion of your last event, you will be seeded into the Finals event and will be similarly penalized if you do not compete in Finals (See Meet Referee or his/her designee).
800m Free and 1500m Free Timed Final events: If, after you check in for the 800m Free or the 1 500m Free and (A) as a result of top 8 seeding and failing to properly scratch and failing to compete in the evening Finals, the swimmer will be barred from swimming any events for the remainder of the meet, or (B) as a result of being seeded in the heats that swim during the morning sessions and fail to compete, the swimmer will be barred from swimming any further preliminary individual or relay events that day. Additionally, the swimmer will not be seeded in any further individual events on succeeding days unless that swimmer declares intent to swim prior to the close of the scratch box for that day’s event (See Meet Referee or his/her designee).
Scratch
Deadlines: Scratch deadline for Prelim Events:
All prelim scratch times
are listed very
specifically above in the “Times”
section.
Scratch deadline for all Final events: Thirty minutes after the qualifiers for the event are announced (See USA Rule 207.12.6 D and E).
Additional $50 Penalty: In addition to the procedures and penalties stated above, if a swimmer participates in any event in this meet and then fails to compete in his/her last scheduled individual event of the meet without have properly scratched that event, he/she shall be fined $50 payable immediately to MS. The swimmer is not allowed to compete in any subsequent MS sanctioned events until the fine is paid.
Distance
Free
Check-in: Distance swimmers in the 800m Free on Thursday and the 1500m Free on Sunday must check in and confirm their intention to compete in order to be seeded. Check-in times are stated above.
800m &
1500m
Events:
(1) 800m and 1500m swimmers may be asked to swim two (2)
to a lane depending
on the number of entries and the
timeline for these events.
(2) Prelim 800m and 1 500m swimmers MUST provide one (1) timer regardless of the lane situation.
Relay Entry:
(1) Each team may enter no more than two (2) relays in a relay event and the relays must be designated as “A” and “B” with the entry.
(2) A and/or B relays must originally be entered with a seed time and the seed time must be at or faster than the qualifying standard for the relay event. A and/or B relays may be entered without pre-proving the entry time, however, all relays
missing a qualifying time standard must then prove that the qualifying standard has been achieved during the qualifying period or pay a fine. (See Relay Proof of Time paragraph). Therefore, it is highly suggested that all relay seed times as submitted on the entry have a provable aggregate time.
(3) Both swimmers that are participating in the meet in an individual event(s) and “Relay Only Swimmers” are eligible to compete on an A or B relay. However, “Relay Only Swimmers” who are not entered in any individual event(s) in the meet must be listed with all necessary information on your Hy-Tek entry file or on the attached form or they will not be allowed to participate on any relay. Coaches should list all swimmers who could possibly participate on a relay on the “Relay Only Swimmers” form. This form must be submitted by the entry deadline. Relay only swimmers may not be added after the entry deadline.
Relay
Proof of
Time: If the relay swims slower than the qualifying standard, proof of time is required. This is done by proving the aggregate time for the four individuals who actually swam on the particular relay within 30 days following the conclusion of the meet to the MS Office. The aggregate time to be proved need not be equivalent to the submitted entry time for the relay, however, the time must be at or faster than the qualifying standard for the relay event. Aggregate proof times must all be equivalent (i.e. all SCY, all LCM, or all SCM), all times must have been achieved during the qualifying period (on or after August 2, 2007) and you may not use conversions in determining the submitted proof of time. Failure to prove a qualifying aggregate time within the 30 days will result in a fine of $100 payable immediately to the Office of Michigan Swimming. Failure to pay the $100 fine will result in that team being barred from participating in any future events sanctioned or approved by Michigan Swimming until the fine is paid.
Relay
Check In:
All relay check in
times are listed very specifically above in the “Times” section.
Failure to check the relay in by the time
stated will result in the relay being scratched and the relay will not
be allowed to swim. The coaches should declare the actual
swimmers (when they check the relays in)
that will swim on the relay by writing the names and the order they
will swim on the relay card and returning the card to the
designated Meet Personnel. Coaches may, in
their discretion, delay the declaration of relay swimmers (Relays
Declared) until a stated time.
Declaration
Of Relay
Swimmers: In addition to the relay check in requirement, the names and order of relay swimmers and alternates must initially be declared (Relays Declared) by accurately writing all the swimmers names and order on a relay card provided for that purpose. The names and order of four relay swimmers must be declared for seeding purposes by the times stated in the schedule of events listed above. The order of relay swimmers or substitutions with qualified alternates may be changed (by coaches only) up to the start of the heat. If a Coach wishes to change the order of the four swimmers that will actually swim, or the names of the swimmers (with qualified alternates), the Coach must indicate the change to the Deck Referee or his/her designee sufficiently in advance to the start of the heat so as not to delay the heat. The Deck Referee or