This meet is strongly
encouraged for all swimmers in the Yellow group and up this meet is
generally our biggest TEAM championship
meet.
Time
Standards:There are no minimum Time Standards for this
meet, and all individual entries
must be slower than the Short
Course Junior Olympic Time Standards.
Entry
Limits:Swimmers may enter a maximum
of 3 events per day and a maximum of7
(seven) Individual Eventsplus
Relays for the meet.
Directions:
Keating Natatorium –
St. Xavier High School 600 W. North Bend Rd., Cincinnati, OH
45224
From I-75 take Exit 9 and go
north on Paddock Rd. (Rt. 4) to North Bend Rd. (The first left turn
after crossing under the railroad trestle). Turn Left and follow
North Bend Rd. to the top of the hill (about 1-1/2 miles. St.
Xavier High School is on the right and Keating Natatorium is behind
the school in the Athletic complex.
Parking:Parking is
available on campus for all sessions in the main campus lot and
across North Bend in the South campus lots.
There shall be No Deck
Entries at the Championship Meet. There will be no exception
to the no deck entry policy except as:
EXCEPTION
A: A swimmer who is either not entered or
incorrectly entered by fault of the host club should be properly
placed in the appropriate events.
EXCEPTION
B: A swimmer, otherwise qualified, who was
mistakenly not entered by his/her entry chairperson, may be deck
entered up to 12 hours before the scheduled beginning of the event,
provided he/she pays the appropriate entry fee plus a $25.00
processing charge (per event) to the host club.
Scratch
Procedures:
Pre-seeded
Preliminary Events/Timed Final Event – 200 yards and
below: Any swimmer not appearing for a preliminary
heat when finals are scheduled shall not be penalized. Any swimmer
not appearing for a timed final event shall not be penalized. Any
relay team that fails to appear for a pre-seeded relay event shall
not be penalized. Ohio Swimming follows USA Swimming’s
Championship Scratch Procedures as stated in 207.12.10 of USA
Swimming Rules and Regulations for all events 400 Yards and
longer.
Scratch Deadline
Thursday 500
Free 15 minutes after the start of Thursday Prelims
Saturday 400
IM 15 minutes after the start of Saturday Prelims
Sunday 1650
Free 15 Minutes after the start of Sunday Prelims
Penalty for failure
to compete 400 Yards & above:Swimmer will be barred from
his/her next individual event.
Scratching from
Finals:
1. Any swimmer qualifying
for a consolation or championship final in an individual event who
fails to compete in said final shall be barred from his/her next
individual event, except as noted in paragraph B. A declared false
start under 102.14.5F or deliberate delay of meet under 102.14.7A
is not permitted and will be regarded as a failure to
compete.
2. In the event of
withdrawal or barring of a swimmer from competition the Referee
shall fill the consolation or championship final, when possible,
with the next qualified swimmer(s). First and second alternates
shall be announced along with the final qualifiers. The alternates
shall not be penalized if unavailable to compete in the
finals.
3. Where consolation
finals have not been swum and a barring or withdrawal is known to
the Referee, the Referee shall reseed the consolation and
championship final, if necessary, to insert the alternate(s) in the
appropriate lane(s), filling all lanes in the final.
4. If the consolation
final has already been contested, the championship final shall be
swum without reseeding for the empty lanes(s).
5. Failure to scratch
consolation or championship finals according to the rules above
shall result in a $25.00 penalty fee per event against the swimmer
if the event is his/her last event of the meet. The penalty fee
shall be billed to the club and paid to the host group
member.
Exception for Failure to
compete– No penalty shall apply for failure to
withdraw or compete in an individual event if:
1. The
Referee is notified in the event of illness or injury and
accepts the
proof thereof.
2. A swimmer qualifying
for a consolation or championship final race based upon the results
of the preliminaries notifies the Clerk of Course within thirty
(30) minutes after the announcement of qualifiers for that race
that they may not intend to compete and further declares their
final intentions within thirty (30) minutes following their last
individual preliminary event.
3. It is determined by
the Referee that failure to compete is caused by circumstances
beyond the control of the swimmer.
Swimming 1650 Freestyle In
Prelims Procedures– The 1650 Freestyle is scheduled as the
last event during prelims on Sunday morning, with the Top Heat
swimmers scheduled to swim at night during finals. Any swimmer
listed in the Top Heat, and wishes to swim the 1650 during prelims,
must declare their intent no later than 15 minutes after the start
of Sunday prelims to the Clerk of Course.
Time Trials:The final decision on time
trials will be made on a case by case basis and the final decision
will rest with the coaching staff.
Time Trials will be
conducted following the preliminary sessions on Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday, sessions.
Signups for Time Trials each
day will close one hour prior to the end of each preliminary
session.
The Meet Host reserves the
right to limit Time Trial events over 400 meters to a specific day,
based upon the preliminary session timelines.
Time Trials are limited to
individuals attempting to achieve a published National Cut (OSI
Junior Olympic, Zone, Sectional, Junior National, US Open, or
Senior National). Entry times for time trials should be within
½ second per 50 yards/meters of the published Time Standard.
The Meet Referee and/or Meet Director has full discretion and
authority to review Time Trial entries.
Swimmers are limited to
three individual events per day, including Time Trials. A declared
false start is counted as one of these three individual events per
day.
Time Trials are open to
non-meet participants who are registered athletes of Ohio Swimming,
Inc. You must show your current USA Registration card at the
time of sign-up for Time Trials.
