7th Annual

Muskoka Aquatic Club

Spring Sprint Invitational

3rd & 4th 2012

Hosted by:

Muskoka Aquatic Swim Club Bracebridge, Ontario

APPENDIX D

SWIMMING/NATATION CANADA RISK MANAGEMENT / WARM-UP PROCEDURES 2009

During the designated warm-up period, the meet management committee shall be responsible for ensuring that all Risk Management/Warm-up procedures are followed. It is incumbent on all participants, i.e. meet management, coaches, swimmers, and officials to comply with these procedures. Non-compliance with these procedures will result in a warning or removal of the swimmer from the warm-up pool, and possible further reporting to meet management and the Referee for action under rule SW 2.1.1. Meet management shall designate Safety Marshals to actively monitor the warm-up period in the competition pool and ensure compliance with these procedures. Safety Marshals should be notified of any disabled swimmers who are participating in warm-ups. Additional “practice” pools, if any, are to be supervised by lifeguards and coaches. “Safety Marshals shall be responsible to the Referee for all aspects of safety related to conduct during the warm-up period and shall ensure that all appropriate warm-up procedures are followed.” (CSW 2.13.1.5) GENERAL WARM-UP RULES:

• Swimmers shall enter the water FEET FIRST in a cautious manner. • No Running on the pool deck or Diving from the side of the pool. • Meet Management shall provide signage to indicate designated lane use during warm-up. • Notices/barriers shall be placed on starting blocks to prevent diving during the general warm-up. • Diving Starts are only permitted in designated Sprint Lanes during the warm-up period. • Lanes shall be open primarily for ‘Circle Swimming’ during the General warm-up period. • Coaches and swimmers shall allow Backstrokers & PARA swimmers the ‘right of way’ for safety

purposes. • Meet Management may designate a Sprint Lane(s) and/or a Pace Lane(s) throughout the general warm-

up period. SPECIFIC/SPRINT WARM-UP PERIOD: Sprint and Pace lanes must be opened for at least the last 30 minutes of warm-ups or as designated by meet management.

• Outside Lanes should be designated as Sprint Lanes. • Only ‘one-way’ swimming shall be permitted in Sprint Lanes. • Sprint Lanes, Pace Lanes, and Circle Swimming lanes shall be clearly marked with signage.

The following statement shall appear in the meet information and in posted notices: "SNC WARM UP PROCEDURES WILL BE IN EFFECT AT THIS MEET". EQUIPMENT: FLUTTER BOARDS and PULLBUOYS are allowed. HAND PADDLES and FLIPPERS (ZOOMERS) are NOT ALLOWED.

Muskoka Aquatic Swim Club 6th Annual Spring Sprint Invitational

LOCATION: Bracebridge Recreation Complex 110 Clearbrook Trail, Bracebridge, Ontario FACILITIES: 8 Lane – 25-meter pool \ Colorado Electronic Timing System DATE: MARCH 3RD & 4TH 2012 MEET REFEREE: Mary Jane Smith MEET MANAGER: Jenny Barnes: jennylbarnes@yahoo.ca

START TIMES: Saturday Session #1 Warm-ups 7:30am to 8:30 Start: 8:30am Saturday Session#2 Warm –ups 12:30pm- 1:30pm Start: 2pm Sunday Session #3 Warm Ups 7:30am to 8:30am Start: 8:30am * Note: no session will be longer than 4 ½ hours. AGE GROUPS: 10 & UNDER, 11 & 12, 13 & 14, 15+ ENTRIES: All entries must be in Hy-tek format and submitted using the

on-line process at www.swimmeet.ca. No entries will be accepted directly by meet management. Entries will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis.

DUE DATE: All entries must be received by February 24 2012 FEES: $9.00 per individual event $12.00 per relay event Please make cheques payable to “Muskoka Aquatic Club” ELIGIBILITY: This meet is restricted to swimmers registered with Swim

Ontario as “Competitive” swimmers. SNC LTD: The meet has a no time standard, but meet management

requests that all swimmers be entered with their best available entry time to allow for proper seeding.

SCRATCHES: Please use scratch sheets in the coaches’ package. Please have scratches to the Recorder Scorer 40 minutes before the start of the meet. SNC rules will apply except no swimmer will be penalized for late scratches. Seeding Rule: All entries times will be converted to short course times, using the default conversion factors in Hy-Tek Meet Manager and then seeded accordingly

SCORING: Individual Events: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 (1st through 8th) Relay Events: 20-16-12-10-8-6-4-2 (1st through 8th) AWARDS: Awards will be given as follows:

● Ribbons 1st through 8th For individual and relay events

Awards are to be picked up by the respective coaches before leaving on Sunday.

MEET RULES: Current SNC rules will apply in addition to the following:

1) Each swimmer may swim 6 individual events; any additional events will be considered exhibition swims. If more than 6 events are entered; please indicate the events to be considered exhibition, otherwise the first 6 events will be counted as competitive.

2) All events are Timed Finals.

3) All events will be seeded slowest to fastest.

4) FINA “1 Start Rule” will be used. 5) Swim Ontario policy (new this year)

“Meet Management acknowledged the SO policy with banning the future use of split times as official times and 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 (or event) in question. In such a case, Meet Management and the Referee will undertake all appropriate steps as prescribed by their training to assure the quality and integrity of interval times. Any time collected according to this request will subsequently be recorded in a separate event of the appropriate distance and stroke created for such a purpose." 6) Results will be posted to SNC site

Swimming/Natation Canada Rule SW 10.1 Item 5

"where, 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. In spite of this rule, any swimmer who achieves a record time at any level (club, 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 in which the is to be contested that there is a possibility of the record being broken, and the referee ensures 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 still be posted separately by the gender of swimmers.

DECK ENTRIES: NO DECK ENTRIES POOL RULES: No diving into the pool from the shallow end.

No running on deck. No horseplay on deck, in change rooms or in the building. No glass containers allowed in pool area.

No running on deck. Lap track is for paying customers only. Please respect

these patrons and do not play on the track.

Coaches are responsible for their swimmers’ conduct and knowledge of the Swim Ontario Warm Up Safety Procedures.

OFFICIALS: Please include the names of the available officials from your

club on the “Officials Volunteer Form” enclosed in this package and forward to Glen Dawson at dawson@surenet.net.

SWIMWEAR RULES: 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 non-consolidated 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 the 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.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Sleep Inn, Highway 118 West, Bracebridge

(705) 645-2519 Muskoka Riverside Inn 300 Ecclestone Drive, Bracebridge (705) 645-8775 or 1-800-461-4474 Relax Inn (formerly Lofty Pines Motel) 400 Manitoba Street, Bracebridge (705) 645-8755 Travelodge, 320 Taylor Road, Bracebridge (705) 645-2235 Visit our communities’ website at www.town.bracebridge.on.ca for complete information on accommodations and restaurants.

CONTACT: Jenny Barnes, Meet Manager Email: jennylbarnes@yahoo.ca

Morgan Kierstead, Head Coach

Email: musacswimming@gmail.com

Muskoka Aquatic Club Sprint Invitational

SESSION 1: Saturday, March 3rd 2012 Warm up @ 7:30am Start: 8:30am Female Male Event 1 13 and Over100 Fly Event 2 Event 3 13 and Over 50 Free Event 4 Event 5 13 and Over 100 Back Event 6 Event 7 13 and Over 50 Breast Event 8 Event 9 13 and Over 100 I.M. Event 10 Event 11 13 and Over 200 Free Event 12 Event 13 13 and 14 4 x 50 Free Relay Event 14 Event 15 15 and Over 4 x 50 Free Relay Event 16 SESSION 2: Saturday March 3rd 2012 Warm Up: 1:30 Start: 2:30 Female Male Event 17 12 and Under100 Fly Event 18 Event 19 12 and Under 50 Free Event 20 Event 21 12 and Under100 Back Event 22 Event 23 12 and Under 50 Breast Event 24 Event 25 12 and Under 100 I.M. Event 26 Event 27 12 and Under 200 Free Event 28 Event 29 10 and Under 4 x 50 Free Relay Event 30 Event 31 11 and 12 4 x 50 Free Relay Event 32

Muskoka Aquatic Club Sprint Invitational

SESSION 3: Sunday, March 4th 2012 Warm up @ 7:30am Start: 8:30am Female Male Event 33 Open 50 Back Event 34 Event 35 Open 100 Free Event 36 Event 37 Open 50 Fly Event 38 Event 39 Open 100 Breast Event 40 Event 41 10 and Under 4 x 50 Medley Relay Event 42 Event 43 11 and 12 4 x 50 Medley Relay Event 44 Event 45 13 and 14 4 x 50 Medley Relay Event 46 Event 47 15 and Over 4 x 50 Medley Relay Event 48

Muskoka Aquatic Club

Spring Sprint Invitational March 3rd and 4th 2012

Officials Volunteer List Club Name: _____________________________________________ Officials Chairman: _______________________________________ Daytime Phone Number (____) _____________ Home: (____) ____________

Name Level Sessions Available

Desired Position

Please return this form with your entry grids. All officials should report to the Auditorium no later than 45 minutes before the start of each session.