The Mark J. Braun Fall Classic Hosted by Lake Erie Silver Dolphins November 18 – 20, 2016 Held under USA Swimming Sanction # LE_16140 SS__; Time Trials # LE_16141 SS__ In granting this sanction it is understood and agreed that USA Swimming shall be free from any liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of the event.

LOCATION: The SPIRE Institute Aquatic Center is located at: 1822 South Broadway, Geneva, OH 44041.

DIRECTIONS: From Cleveland: Go East on I-90. Exit off the Geneva Exit (exit #218 on Rt. 534). Take a left at the light heading north. SPIRE entrance will be on your right.

From Erie: Go West on I-90. Exit off the Geneva Exit (exit #218 on Rt. 534). Take a right off the exit heading north. SPIRE entrance will be on your right.

From Pittsburgh: Take PA Turnpike to OH Turnpike. Take first exit marked 680 towards Youngstown. The road will take you around Youngstown and then exit 680 onto Route 711 at exit 3a. Route 711 then turns into Route 11. Stay on Route 11 about 40 miles until you hit I-90 and take that west for two exits to the Geneva Exit (exit #218 on Rt. 534). Take a right off the exit heading north. SPIRE entrance will be on your right.

POOL: The competitive swimming pools measure 10 lanes by 25 yards in a 50 meters Olympic size pool, with 2 moveable bulkheads for subdivision of the pool. The competition will take place in both pools unless the entry is small enough to be conducted in one pool only. The competition course has been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C (4). The copy of such certification is on file with USA Swimming. The depth of the pool at Course 1 is 8’2” at both ends (start end is under the scoreboard). The depth of the pool at Course 2 is 14’ at both ends (start end is closest to the fish bowl office). The permanent seating capacity for spectators is 1,200, with an additional 1,000+ temporary seating capacity. In addition there is handicapped seating and elevator access to the spectator stands. An adjacent 25-yard pool is available for continuous warm-up and warm-down. Men’s and Women’s locker rooms are off the pool deck but are not accessible to parents during the meet. Parents who wish to accompany their children to the locker rooms should utilize the restrooms in the lobby. Colorado timing system and scoreboard are available.

RACING STARTS: Any swimmer entered in the meet must be certified by a USA Swimming member coach as being proficient in performing a racing start or must start each race from within the water. When unaccompanied by a member-coach, it is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer’s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement.

STARTING TIMES: Friday night warm-up: 4:30 PM-5:15 PM, with the meet starting at 5:20 PM. Both Saturday and Sunday morning session warm-ups will be held from 7:30 AM – 8:45 AM, with competition starting at 8:50 AM. Morning warm-ups will be split by gender, age group or team into two 30 minutes warm-up sessions followed by 15 minutes of sprints for all athletes. Afternoon 45-minute warm-up will begin 15 minutes after the conclusion of the morning session. Finals on Saturday will not begin before 6:00 PM and on Sunday will not begin before 5:00 PM after a 45-minute warm-up. At the discretion of the Meet Director, afternoon warm-ups may be split by gender, age group or team. Warm ups shall be split if the average number of swimmers per lane is scheduled to exceed fifteen (15) swimmers per lane. The finalized warm-up plan, estimated timelines, and pool determination can be found on the LESD website (www.LESD.org) & Lake Erie Swimming website (www.lakeerieswimming.com) by Wednesday, November 16, 2016.

ENTRY DEADLINE: Sunday October 30th

TEAM SUPERVISION: Teams who are entering swimmers but will not have a coach at the meet should arrange ahead of time for another coach to supervise their athletes. Swimmers without coach supervision must contact the Meet Director or Meet Referee to be assigned to a coach on deck.

RETURN TO PLAY LAW: Under the Ohio Return to Play Law governing concussions, all coaches and officials (in state or out of state) are required to have proof of training in concussion signs and symptoms. This training is available for free and can be found at http://www.healthyohioprogram.org. All coaches and officials are encouraged to take this training. It is your responsibility to take care of this requirement.

ENTRY LIMITATIONS: 13 and over swimmers may compete in two events on Friday and in no more than three events per day on Saturday and Sunday (exclusive of relays). Swimmers in the 12 & Under sessions may compete in two events on Friday, three events on Saturday and up to four events on Sunday (exclusive of relays). Time trials count toward the daily event limitation. PLEASE NOTE- determination of how the meet will be split by pools WILLNOT be determined until after the meet entry process has been closed. The meet host reserves the right to split the pools by gender or age group following review of event entries. Please take this into consideration when entering events. Swimmers in the 12 & under age groups are advised not to enter both the 50 and 200 of the same stroke in the butterfly, breaststroke, or backstroke. These events may be back-to-back in the meet program and there will be no rest in between. There is a limit of one entry per team for the female and the male 800 free relays, and a limit of two entries per team for the 400 free and 400 medley relays.

DECK ENTRIES: Deck entries will be taken on a space available basis up to 35 minutes before the start of the session and seeded at NT. Deck entrants should sign up at the deck entry table @ $12.00 per individual event and $18.00 per relay. Deck entry swimmers new to the meet will be charged $2.00 LESI surcharge and must provide proof of times and of USA Swimming registration. Deck entries will be allowed to score. Deck entrants for whom there is no space will receive a refund.

ELIGIBILITY: Swimmers must be current athlete members of USA swimming and have met the time standard requirements. Coaches must be current coach members of USA swimming and must check in each day of the meet they attend. All coaches must display the deck pass & a wristband is required to be worn by all coaches issued by the meet host. Age of swimmer is as of the first day of the meet, November 18, 2016. There will be no on-deck registration for coaches or athletes.

QUALIFYING TIMES: Please see the event listings. Swimmers must be equal to or faster than the cuts listed. Enter at either short course yards or long course meters times. Converted times may not be used. Non- conforming times will be converted by meet management. After the meet has been closed , the host team reserves the right to enter its own swimmers into any available events in any session still considered to not be closed due to timeline restrictions, even if they have not achieved the qualifying times.

FASTER THAN: Swimmers should enter an event only if they have achieved the listed time standard for that event. Teams of swimmers who fail to achieve the qualifying time at the meet will receive a notice of those times that cannot be verified in the SWIMS database. Teams shall submit proof of time. Proofs of time shall be from an observed swim or from a sanctioned or approved competition only unless the meet announcement specifically states that times from other meets such as high school, YMCA or NCAA may also be submitted. A fine of $10.00 for each swim listed in the notice for which acceptable proof of time is not provided will be levied against the team or unattached swimmers.

SWIMMERS WITH A DISABILITY: Qualifying times for 50-yard/meter events will be waived for swimmers with a disability. Swimmers with a disability may enter an event (such as the 100 free) and swim it with a longer yardage event (such as the 200 free) provided his/her time for the lesser yardage event (100 free) is equal to or faster than the listed qualifying time for the longer yardage event (200 free). Entries for swimmers with a disability should be handled in the following manner: (1) enter the swimmer in the Hy-Tek database (or on the regular entry form); (2) list in the email accompanying the Hy-Tek/Team Unify entry file (or on a separate sheet of paper) the name of the swimmer, the stroke(s)/distance(s) s/he wishes to swim, the entry times, the day/session s/he wishes to swim the event(s), and the manner in which s/he prefers to be seeded (with a longer distance or with a different age group); and (3) provide any information about special accommodations needed by the swimmer. The final determination of seeding will be made by the Meet Referee after consultation with the swimmer and his/her coach.

CONDUCT: The meet will be conducted according to the rules set forth in the current USA Swimming Rules and Regulations. Events will be contested in two 25-yard courses unless the entry is too small to warrant this. PLEASE NOTE- determination of how the meet will be split by pools WILLNOT be determined until after the meet entry process has been closed. The meet host reserves the right to split the pools by gender or age group following review of event entries. Please take this into consideration when entering events. Friday & Sunday events are timed finals. On Saturday, all individual events will be prelim/final format. Championship heat only in the 10 & Under, 11-12, and 13-14 age groups, consolation and championship heats (in that order) for the Open events. Ten lanes will be used at finals which will be conducted in one pool. Fly-over starts may be used in all prelim & timed finals sessions. All relays are timed finals and will be swum in prelims. The 10 & under and the 11-12 500 freestyle may be limited to the two fastest seeded heats each male and female. The 400 IM may be limited to the 3 fastest seeded heats each male and female. The 1650 free may be limited to the two fastest seeded heats each male and female. The 13-14 & Open 500 free may be limited to the three fastest seeded heats each male and female. Events may be consolidated and scored separately to conserve time. The 1650 freestyle will be swum fastest to slowest, alternating women and men if conducted in one pool. Any swimmer closed out of the 400 IM, 500 or 1650 freestyle because of heat limitations will receive a refund for that event. Psych sheets for Friday night’s 1650 freestyle will be posted on the LESD website (www.LESD.og) by Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at which time we will publish any heat limitations that will be implemented.

SEEDING & CHECK IN: This is a deck seeded meet. All swimmers must check in for all of their events 30 minutes prior to the start of the session. Swimmers who fail to check in for their events will not be seeded. Heat and lane assignments will be posted on deck. Relay cards must be turned in upon call in order to be seeded. The Lake Erie scratch rule (attached) will be in effect. Non-conforming times will be seeded by Meet Manager. CLERK OF COURSE: A Clerk of Course will not be provided at this meet.

SCORING: INDIVIDUAL…11-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 RELAYS…22-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 Consolation heats will not be scored. 12 & Under and Open events will not be scored multi-age, but points for 12 & Under and Open events will revert to that swimmer’s respective age group for high point totals. Example if a 10 and Under swimmer swims the 12 and under 200 Breast Stroke and places tenth, they will receive 1 point toward high point for 10 and under age group.

AWARDS: AWARDS: All awards must be picked up at the meet. 12 & under Individual Events: Medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd; ribbons for places 4-10. 12 & under Relay Events: Ribbons for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. High Point and Runner-up Awards: 10 & Under, 11-12, 13-14, and 15 & Over. Team Awards: Awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd highest scoring teams, excluding the host team.

ADMISSION COST: There will be an admission charge of $5.00/day. Meet programs will be available. There will be special prices for combined sessions and meet programs. Children under 6 & Seniors65 & older are free.

PARKING: The cost of parking is determined by SPIRE. SPIRE will charge $5 per day for parking. LESD does not control the parking fees.

RESULTS: Results will be available on the www.LESD.org website and on www.lakeerieswimming.com. Teams may request a complete meet backup from [email protected] on the Monday following the meet.

TIME TRIALS: Time trials will be held Saturday and Sunday after the morning and afternoon sessions at the discretion of the meet referee. Time trials will not be held after Saturday finals. Time trial entry fees are $12.00/individual event & $18.00/relay. Time Trial entries close 90 minutes prior to the end of the session. Time Trial events are open to swimmers already entered in an individual event in the meet. Time trials are included in the daily event limitation.

SAFETY/WARM-UP: Lake Erie Swimming safety guidelines and warm-up procedures will be in effect at all times. Coaches must maintain contact with their swimmers during warm-up and throughout the meet. All entry into the pool for warm-up is feet first from the starting block end of the pool. Swimmers must enter the pool feet first in a cautious manner with one hand in contact with the pool edge. There is no diving during warm-up, except in designated sprint lanes. The final 20 minutes of 45 minute warm-up shall be conducted as follows: (a) Lanes 0 & 9 push/pace from the start end of the pool (or general warm-up at the discretion of Meet Referee or his/her designee). (b) Lanes 1 & 8 sprint lanes for racing starts from the starting block end of the pool, one length only and exiting the pool (c) Lanes 2-7 general warm-up, no diving or racing starts. Any or all of these lanes may be converted to sprint lanes at the discretion of the Meet Referee or his/her designee. Swimmers are to sprint one way and climb out at the far end of the pool. Swimmers may be removed from warm-up for violating safety rules. Feet first entry only into the continuous warm-up lanes.

CAMERA ZONES: Use of audio or visual recording, including a cell phone camera, is not allowed in changing areas, restrooms, or locker rooms. Additionally, under NO circumstances will Camera Zones include the area immediately behind the starting blocks at either end of the racing course(s) while they are in use for race starts during competition and warm-up. Those failing to abide by this rule may be removed from the venue.

DECK CHANGES: Deck changes are prohibited.

INIITIAL DISTANCE: In order to be certain that an initial distance or lead-off relay leg is entered into SWIMS, the swimmer or the swimmer’s coach should notify either the meet referee or the admin before the event and provide the necessary watches as back-up to the electronic timing. All lead-off relay splits will automatically be uploaded to SWIMS after admin approval; for all other initial distances, the proper paperwork must be completed after the swim in order for the time to be entered into SWIMS.

OFFICIATING OPPORTUNITY: Anyone that is a USA Swimming certified official is welcome and encouraged to join the Lake Erie Swimming (LESI) officials in working this meet. Please contact the meet director or the Lake Erie Officials Chair in advance of the meet if at all possible to let either know of your availability. . We are also looking for anyone that is interested in becoming an official, for more information please contact the Official’s Chair. Meet Director’s name and email: Sarah Tobin, [email protected] Official’s Chair: Al Kominek, [email protected].

COACHES: Heat Sheets will be distributed on the pool deck after check-in and seeding is completed. LESD will do their best to have heat sheets available at the start of each session for all coaches. There may be a coaches meeting during warm-ups if necessary.

NOTE: Only athletes entered in the meet, working coaches, officials, and meet workers are allowed on deck. Other non-participants are expected to remain in the spectator area.

MEET DIRECTOR: Sarah Tobin [email protected] 440-552-7023

ENTRY PERSON: Sarah Tobin [email protected] 440-552-7023

HOTEL: Please use this link for hotel information (http://www.spireinstitute.org/travel/visitor_hotels)

EVACUATION PLAN:

EMERGENCY INFORMATION Geneva Police: 911 Geneva non-emergency: 440-466-1002 Two emergency phones are available on deck on the south and east walls.

In the case of an emergency, swimmers will either be directed to the internal south building hallway adjacent to the locker rooms, or evacuated in accordance with the facility emergency action plan. Spectators will be evacuated in accordance with the facility emergency action plan.

Friday, November 18, 2016: Session 1 Friday Schedule of Events: Timed Finals 4:30PM Warm-Up (45 minute) 5:20PM Meet Start

Girls # Qualifying Time Age Qualifying Time Boys # Equal To or Faster Group/Stroke Equal To or Faster Than Than 1 OPEN 800 Free 2 Relay 3 2:49.49Y 2:47.39Y 4 3:13.49L 3:11.39L 11‐12 200IM

5 4:54.49Y OPEN 400 IM # 4:32.19Y 6 5:35.09L 5:10.99L 7 5:02.69Y 4:43.39Y 8 5:45.39L 5:26.19L 13‐14 400IM #

9 7:39.49Y 10 & Un 500 7:32.59Y 10 6:51.59L Free* 6:44.59L 11 6:38.59Y 6:32.79Y 12 5:56.49L 5:48.69L 11‐12 500 Free*

13 18:58.69Y OPEN 1650 17:53.29Y 14 19:36.29L Free@ 18:19.89L

@ Open 1650 free: may be limited to the fastest 2 heats each gender, swum fastest to slowest; female/male events will be alternated, if conducted in only one pool. * May limit 500 frees to 2 fastest seeded heats each men and women. # May limit 400IM’s to 3 fastest seeded heats each men and women.

Saturday, November 19, 2016: Session 2 Schedule of Events AM Prelim Session: Prelim/Final 7:30AM Warm-Up; 8:50AM Meet Start

Girls # Qualifying Time Age Group/Stroke Qualifying Time Boys Equal To or Faster Equal To or Faster Than# Than

15 2:06.49Y 2:23.89L 13-14 200 Free 1:58.69Y 2:16.09L 16 19 1:07.09Y 1:17.19L 13-14 100 Back 1:03.09Y 1:12.89L 20 23 2:46.29Y 3:10.79L 13-14 200 Breast 2:34.69Y 2:59.49L 24 27 1:06.59Y 1:15.49L 13-14 100 Fly 1:01.89Y 1:10.39L 28 31 28.19Y 32.19L 13-14 50 Free 25.99Y 29.49L 32 35 13-14 400 Med Relay# 36

17 2:03.89Y 2:21.09L OPEN 200 Free 1:53.59Y 2:10.79L 18 21 1:05.39Y 1:15.99L OPEN 100 Back 59.79Y 1:09.69L 22 25 2:42.79Y 3:05.69L OPEN 200 Breast 2:28.09Y 2:49.99L 26 29 1:05.29Y 1:13.89L OPEN 100 Fly 58.99Y 1:07.09L 30 33 27.69Y 31.69L OPEN 50 Free 24.79Y 27.89L 34 37 OPEN 400 Med Relay# 38 Y=Yards L=Long Course Meters #Timed Finals

Saturday, November 19, 2016: Session 3 Schedule of Events PM Prelim Session: Prelim/Final 45 minute warm-up; Warm-Up will start 15 minutes after the end of the AM session Girls # Qualifying Time Age Group/Stroke Qualifying Time Boys # Equal To or Faster Than Equal To or Faster Than

39 1:21.09Y 1:32.19L 10 & Un 100 Free 1:19.39Y 1:30.89L 40 43 47.79Y 54.69L 10 & Un 50 Breast 47.49Y 54.69L 44 49 1:33.49Y 1:48.39L 10 & Un 100 Back 1:30.79Y 1:43.89L 50 53 42.39Y 47.89L 10 & Un 50 Fly 41.39Y 46.79L 54 59 3:17.29Y 3:43.89L 10 & Un 200 IM 3:16.29Y 3:42.49L 60 63 10 & Un 200 Med Relay# 64

41 1:08.29Y 1:18.99L 11-12 100 Free 1:06.99Y 1:16.29L 42 45 3:11.09Y 3:37.89L 12 & U 200 Breast 3:03.49Y 3:33.59L 46 47 40.59Y 45.59L 11-12 50 Breast 40.29Y 45.99L 48 51 1:19.49Y 1:31.09L 11-12 100 Back 1:17.49Y 1:30.09L 52 55 2:49.39Y 3:14.19L 12 & U 200 Fly 2:45.39Y 3:08.09L 56 57 34.59Y 38.79L 11-12 50 Fly 34.69Y 39.29L 58 61 1:19.19Y 11-12 100 IM 1:17.19Y 62 65 11-12 200 Med Relay# 66 Y=YARDS L=Long Course Meters # Timed Finals

Session 4: FINALS SCHEDULE (Consolations will be swum for Open events only and not scored): 39,40,41,42,15,16,17,18,45,46,43,44,47,48,19,20,21,22,49,50,51,52,23,24,25,2 6, 55,56,53,54,57,58,27,28,29,30,59,60,61,62,31,32,33,34 Sunday, November 20, 2016: Session 5 Schedule of Events AM Session: Timed Final 7:30AM Warm-Up; 8:50AM Meet Start Girls# Qualifying Time Age Group/Stroke Qualifying Time Boys# Equal To or Faster Equal To or Faster Than Than 67 2:28.49Y 2:50.99L 13-14 200 IM 2:18.79Y 2:40.39L 68 71 1:01.19Y 1:09.69L 13-14 100 Free 56.89Y 1:05.29L 72 75 2:27.79Y 2:45.69L 13-14 200 Fly 2:17.49Y 2:36.59L 76 79 1:16.59Y 1:28.19L 13-14 100 Breast 1:10.79Y 1:21.29L 80 83 2:24.29Y 2:45.59L 13-14 200 Back 2:15.79Y 2:36.79L 84 87 13-14 400 Free 88 Relay 91 5:23.49Y 4:48.69L 13-14 500 Free* 5:05.99Y 4:37.49L 92

69 2:24.79Y 2:46.39L OPEN 200 IM 2:12.29Y 2:32.79L 70 73 59.99Y 1:08.39L OPEN 100 Free 54.19Y 1:02.19L 74 77 2:22.99Y 2:42.29L OPEN 200 Fly 2:11.39Y 2:29.09L 78 81 1:15.69Y 1:26.69L OPEN 100 Breast 1:07.89Y 1:18.89L 82 85 2:21.19Y 2:42.29L OPEN 200 Back 2:09.89Y 2:28.89L 86 89 OPEN 400 Free 90 Relay 93 5:15.39Y 4:43.19L OPEN 500 Free* 4:54.39Y 4:24.69L 94 *May be limited to 3 fastest seeded heats each men and women.

Sunday, November 20, 2016: Session 6 Schedule of Events PM Session: Timed Final 45 minute Warm-Up; Warm-Up will start 15 minutes after the end of the AM session Girls # Qualifying Time Age Group/Stroke Qualifying Time Boys Equal To or Faster Than Equal To or Faster Than#

95 2:58.29Y 3:23.39L 10 & Under 200 Free2:50.19Y 3:13.29L 96 99 1:32.39Y 10 & Under 100 IM 1:30.39Y 100 103 43.29Y 49.59L 10 & Under 50 Back 43.19Y 49.49L 104 107 1:45.59Y 2:01.69L 10 & Under 100 Breast1:41.99Y 1:58.39L 108 111 35.69Y 40.69L 10 & Under 50 Free 34.99Y 39.69L 112 115 1:40.39Y 1:53.99L 10 & Under 100 Fly 1:39.39Y 1:52.79L 116 119 10 &Un 200 Free Relay 120

97 2:29.69Y 2:50.69L 11-12 200 Free 2:25.99Y 2:46.19L 98 101 2:46.69Y 3:12.89L 12 & U 200 Back 2:42.79Y 3:08.29L 102 105 36.09Y 41.69L 11-12 50 Back 36.09Y 41.49L 106 109 1:28.69Y 1:41.89L 11-12 100 Breast 1:26.49Y 1:39.99L 110 113 31.69Y 35.99L 11-12 50 Free 30.69Y 35.09L 114 117 1:19.39Y 1:29.69L 11-12 100 Fly 1:17.59Y 1:28.29L 118 121 11-12 200 Free Relay 122 Y=Yards L=Long Course Meters

LAKE ERIE SWIMMING, INC. INDIVIDUAL AND RELAY SCRATCH RULE

Each swimmer/relay team shall be aware of the meet starting time and shall report to the proper meet authorities promptly upon call. A. Pre-Seeded Meets - Each swimmer/relay team shall report promptly to the Clerk of Course or starting blocks prior to the race in which the swimmer/relay team is entered. Any swimmer/relay team not reporting for or competing shall not be penalized. B. Events Seeded on the Deck – (1) Events seeded on the deck shall be closed for seeding no earlier than thirty (30) minutes prior to the start of the session. Host may provide alternate methods of check-in (such as email, phone, fax) for swimmers who do not plan to arrive before the scratch deadline. (2) Any swimmer who has checked in for an individual event 400 yards/meters or longer must swim in the event unless the swimmer notifies the Clerk of Course or Administrative Official before the seeding of the event has begun that the swimmer wishes to scratch; failure to scratch prior to seeding and not swimming the event will result in a fine of $25.00 to the swimmer’s club or to the unattached swimmer, except as noted in "Exceptions for Failure to Compete" (below). A declared false start or deliberate delay of the meet in events 400 yards/meters or longer is not permitted and will be regarded as a failure to compete. (3) Any agent of a team (coach, parent, swimmer, etc.) who checks in a swimmer for any event when that swimmer is not present at the meet may cause a fine of $2.00 per swimmer per day to be levied against that team. (4) Events seeded on the deck and swum as a timed final with one or more heats swimming with finals shall provide the swimmer the opportunity to indicate their desire to swim only during the preliminary session by indicating this desire by placing a “P” next to their name on the sign in sheet. Any swimmer failing to indicate this desire who does not compete during the finals session shall be subject to a fine of $25.00, except as noted in “Exceptions for Failure to Compete” (below). C. Scratching from Bonus Finals, Consolation Finals and Finals (1) Any swimmer qualifying for a C, B, or A (bonus and consolation final or) final race in an individual event who fails to compete in said final race shall be barred from further competition for the remainder of the meet, except as noted below in "Exceptions for Failure to Compete." If such failure to compete occurs on the swimmer's last day of the meet, the swimmer’s club shall be fined twenty-five dollars ($25.00) by LESI. If the swimmer is not a member of a USA Swimming member club, the swimmer shall be fined $25.00. A declared false start or deliberate delay of meet 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 final or final when possible with the next qualified swimmer(s). First and second alternates shall be announced along with the final qualifiers. These alternates shall not be penalized if unavailable to compete in the finals. (3) When consolation finals have not yet been swum and a barring or withdrawal is known to the Referee, the Referee shall re-seed the consolation final and the final, if necessary, to insert the alternate(s) in the appropriate lane(s), filling all lanes in the final. (4) If a consolation final has already been contested, the final shall be swum without reseeding for the empty lane(s). D. Exceptions 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 final or final race following preliminaries notifies the Referee or designee within thirty (30) minutes after the announcement of the qualifiers for that race that the swimmer may not intend to compete. The swimmer must declare within thirty (30) minutes following his last individual preliminary event a final intention to scratch or swim. (3) It is determined by the Referee that failure to compete is caused by circumstances beyond the control of the swimmer.