TECHNICAL MEETING April 10, 2019 Qubec, Qc INTRODUCTION - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

TECHNICAL MEETING

April 10, 2019

2019 Easterns Canadian Championships

Québec, Qc

INTRODUCTION

Organizing Committee National Meet Director: Lyne Laprade National Meet Referee: Robert Filion National Meet Referee Para-Swimming: Charles Montpetit Meet Manager: Pierre Brisson Officials Coordinator: Jonathan Banville Swimming Canada Events Manager: Amanda Zevnik

MEET CONDUCT

START TIMES

Prelims (10 lanes): Warm-up: 7:30 – 8:45 am (Sprint lanes open at 8:00) Start Time: 9:00 am Finals (10 lanes): Warm-up: 4:30 – 5:45 pm (Sprint lanes open at 5:00) Start Time: 6:00 pm

SAFE SPORT

Throughout the week you will see postings and hear announcements about various Safe Sport initiatives and procedures including but not limited to:

• Event Photography and Videography Procedure
• Deck changing
• Creating open and observable environment
• Accreditation and deck access

For more information please see: http://www.swimming.ca/safe-sport

TIMELINES

DAY 1: Prelims finish: 14:17 Finals finish: 20:20 DAY 2: Prelims finish: 13:35 Finals finish: 20:30 DAY 3: Prelims finish: 12:50 Finals finish: 20:00 DAY 4: Prelims finish: 14:15 Finals finish: 20:55 Timelines are estimates only….

WARM-UPS PROCEDURES

Violation

• Swimmers witnessed entering the water in a dangerous fashion may be

removed from their first individual event following the warm-up period in which the violation occurred and the alternates in that event notified, should that event be a final.

• In the case of a second offense during the same competition the

swimmer may be removed from the competition. Permitted:

• Kick board, pull buoy, snorkel & ankle band in the competition pool

during warm-ups and in secondary pool during competition.

• Fins, hand paddles and stretch cords in the secondary pool during

warm-ups ONLY

WARM-UPS LANE BREAKDOWN

Competition pool:

• Lane 0 –> para swimmers
• Lane 9 –> pace lane
• Lane 1 –> sprint lane - one way from starting end – last 45 minutes
• Lane 8 –> sprint lane – one way from turn end – (except Thursday where it

will be from start end) – last 45 minutes.

• Lane 1 –> Backstroke ledge will be available during the last 45 minutes of

the warm-up, except on Friday where it will be in lane 8. Secondary pool:

• Lane 1 reserved for para-swimmers at all time

ONLY SWIMMERS COMPETING IN THE SESSION SHOULD USE THE COMPETITION POOL.

COMPETITION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

• Dive over starts for prelims / Pool cleared after each heat in finals .
• Distance Events – 800 & 1500 – fastest youth and fastest senior heats swim during

finals

• Events with 10 or less entries, after the scratch deadline, will swim in finals only,

except for para events.

• Swim-offs – all swim-off will take place during the preliminary session in which the tie
• ccurred.
• Finals
• Olympic program: A Finals for all individual events with B Finals in individual events

with 20 or more entries (para swimmers excluded), per age category (youth & senior), entered following the preliminary scratch deadline for the event.

• Paralympic program: A Finals only – maximum of 3 swimmers per sport class.

Should an empty lane remains following this, additional swimmers will be added to fill the A final according to the point score.

• Finals sequence: B – A – B (awards presented during the B)

SCRATCH PROCEDURE

Deadlines: Thursday Preliminaries (including time final events): 30 minutes post Technical Meeting Friday to Sunday Preliminaries (including time final events) : 30 minutes following the start of Finals the previous evening (6:30) Finals: 30 minutes following preliminary events of the day (excluding time final events)

• Email scratches NOT accepted

READY ROOM PROCEDURES

• Positive check in at the clerk of course during warm-ups
• Swimmers (all A & B finalists) report to ready room 15 minutes before

scheduled start of their race

• A finalist will not be marched on. They will be released during the previous

B final and introduced during their race, except for 50s.

• B finalist will not be marched on. They will be released during the previous

A final and they will be introduced during the race.

PENALTIES

• Penalties for no show (heats and finals) - $50 for any late scratches,

step-down, unexcused incomplete swims.

• Prelims: fine must be paid during at the end of the session at the

latest

• Finals: fine must be paid immediately. Swimmer shall not swim

subsequent event (in any session) until the penalty has been paid.

EVENT START

• Events (except for 50m events) will start on side

close to kiddy pool.

• 50m events will start on the window side.

BACKSTROKE DEVICES

• The Inspector of Turns (IT) will install the device
• The IT will also ensure the device is set at 0, initially
• The IT will check the strapping is free of any twists or knots and also that

the wedge/ledge is sitting flat against the wall.

• The swimmers are responsible for setting the device. They may request

the help of the IT for setting the device to the desired level.

RELAYS

• Relays are time final events
• All relays will be swam during prelims sessions with fastest heat during

Finals, except for the Mixed Medley Relay on Sunday which will all be swum during Finals.

• Completed relay form will be available at the Clerk of Course table during

scratch period. All relay forms must be returned before the scratch deadline even if no changes from initial entries. Changes can be made up to 30 minutes from the start of the session during which they will be swam.

• Note: if a club wants to use this opportunity to qualify a relay for the 2019

Canadian Junior Championships, ensure that swimmers on these teams are within the following age categories: Female 13-17 and Male 14-18.

FOREIGN ATHLETES

Olympic Program

• A maximum of two (2) foreign swimmers will be permitted to advance to

an “A” Final OR seeded top 10 in a time final event.

• A maximum of two (2) foreign swimmers will be permitted to advance to

a “B” Final.

• A maximum of one (1) foreign alternate for B finals will be named where

applicable and will only be moved into the B Final with the scratch of another foreign swimmer.

• Foreign swimmers will swim Exhibition during Finals.

DQ’S AND PROTESTS

Di Disqualifications:

§ Disqualifications will be announced and include event number, heat number

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§ Discuss DQ with the session Referee § If not resolved, a written protest may be presented to the Referee within 30

minutes after the conclusion of the ev event ent (protest forms will be available at the Clerk of Course)

§ If not resolved after discussion of the written protest, the matter may be

assigned to a Jury of Appeal.

JURY OF APPEAL

• Chaired by: National Meet Manager
• 1 appointed coach among the following coaches (least biased to the

swimmer involved in the appeal and no vested interest):

• Darren Ward - ON
• Moira Milward – NS
• Brian Kelly - QC
• 2 or 4 officials

OPERATIONS & ADMINISTRATIVE CONDUCT

ACCREDITATION / SECURITY

• Accreditation will be required to gain access to the locker rooms and then

pool deck.

• Access to the pool will be through the locker rooms and past the main

security checkpoint.

• ALL athletes, coaching staff and support staff must have accreditation.

Individual without accreditation will not be permitted pool access.

• Lost accreditation will be replaced at a cost of $60.00 per accreditation.

FACILITIES

GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION

• Facilities Rules
• No outdoor shoes allowed on deck
• No bottle of water will be provided – please bring refillable bottles
• All locks need to be removed every night
• No backpack in front of the ventilation
• Parking
• The parking is free for everyone for the whole meet.
• Hospitality –
• Light Refreshments will be served throughout the meet and 3 meals per

day

PARA-SWIMMING DEVICES

• Tapping & starting devices will be verified and approved at the end of this

meeting.

HEAT SHEETS & RESULTS

Prelims and Final Sheets:

• Available daily at the Clerk of Course desk
• Posted on the web as soon as they are ready

Results:

• Posted after each event on the pool deck, at Clerk of Course and upstairs
• Available on SplashMe
• Posted after each event at:

http://results.swimming.ca/2019_Speedo_Eastern_Championships/

MEET SCORING

• Individual events, places 1 – 20:
• A final: 50-30-20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13
• B final: 12-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
• Relays events, places 1 – 10:
• A final: 100-60-40-38-36-34-32-30-28-26
• Para events will not be scored
• Foreign swimmers are not eligible to score points

AWARDS

• Medals for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place for Canadian
• Commemorative medals for Foreign Swimmers placing in top 3
• Eastern Canadian Team Championship banner (excluding para events)
• Canadian Male and Female High Point Aggregate by age group (5-2-1) – Olympic

program

• Canadian Male and Female High Point Aggregate (5-2-1) – Paralympic program
• If a swimmer is unable to attend their award ceremony, please send a fully uniformed

substitute swimmer in their place

DOPING CONTROL

• The CCES will be conducting Doping Control during the meet
• All swimmers selected for Doping Control are required to have photo ID.

Coaches are asked to instruct swimmers to bring photo ID to the competition.

• The CCES will also be conducting awareness and education activities

during the competition

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Have a great meet!