John Grootveld Sr Memorial Swim Meet

John Grootveld Sr. OFFICIALS CLASSIC

This meet is being run to help educate Swimming officials in Ontario.

TSC is contributing $0.50 from every swim to Swim Ontario Officials.

Date: Friday, April 8 – Sunday, April 10, 2011

Host: Toronto Swim Club

Location: University of Toronto, 55 Harbord St., Toronto 8 Lane 50 Meter Pool, Electronic Timing

Sanctioned by: Swim Ontario

Meet Manager: Will Burwell

Meet Referee: Horst Tietze Les Darvas

Meet Rules: Current SNC rules will apply

Meet Format: LCM. Timed finals. Double Ended meet. The 200 IM and 400 Freestyle may be limited to the fastest 4 heats if necessary.

Entry Standards: C time standard as defined by Swim Ontario 2009-2012 Ontario Age Group Time Levels – Short Course, except for 400 Free which will be an A standard.

**LIMIT of 3 individual swims per session per swimmer**

Standard Entry limitations will apply. Entries will be on a first come first in basis, until the meet is full. Meet management reserves the right to adjust the session times and event order if necessary. The number of heats may be restricted to ensure session times. Any session time changes will be posted on Toronto Swim Club's website at www.torontoswimclub.com If there are empty lanes, the meet management may accept deck entries with a valid Swim Ontario registration number. Deck entries are $10 per event.

Seeding: All entry times must be converted to LC times, using the default conversion factors in Hy-Tek Meet manager, and then seeded accordingly. Non conforming times (yards, etc) will be seeded last. Entries should be submitted using the appropriate provable time.

Scratches: Scratches from Time Finals are to be submitted no later than 30 minutes prior to session start; swimmers who do not swim any heat for which they are seeded after that time will not be subject to a scratch penalty.

400 Free: Positive check in is required 30 minutes before the session starts at Clerk of Course table. No check in will result in removal of swimmer from the event. Time standards will be strictly enforced.

Entry Fee: $9.06/event. Fee includes Gold Bonus, HST, and $0.50 donation to Swim Ontario Officials. All entries must be in Hy-tek (or Splash if in Quebec) format and submitted via www.swimmeet.ca. No entries will be accepted directly by meet management.

Payable to: Toronto Swim Club

Awards: Place ribbons (1-8th place) will be awarded for the following age groups: 10 & under, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & over. Bell ringer heat winner buttons will be also be awarded.

Scoring: None

SNC LTAD: Pre-requisites for swimmers 11 - 14 now exist. Coaches are to ensure that all 11- 14 swimmers meet the following time pre-requisites in order to be entered in the meet:

200 IM 5:00.00 400 Free 8:00.00

Coaches are to ensure that swimmers 10 and under have competed in both the 200 IM and 400 Free to be entered in the meet.

Age groups 11-12 and 13-14 will now be treated individually as ages for awards and time standards, but may swim in age combined events. The only meet package which will be considered as valid must be the most current version found on www.swimming.ca. Under 'Events' click on 'Meet List & Results'.

Meet Results: www.swimming.ca

Live Results: www.torontoswimclub.com

Meet Management reserves the right to delete a swimmer from an entry or results file for incorrect or absent 9 digit ID numbers and/or correct date of birth. Only swimmers (includes age group and all university athletes) with valid Swimming Canada identification numbers will be considered for acceptance into the meet.

Officials Contact: As this meet is double ended TSC would appreciate officials from clubs attending. If you would like to volunteer please contact Will Burwell at: [email protected].

Disclaimer: Teams entering in The Meet must advise the swimmer’s parents and/or guardians that the Board, coaches and members of the Toronto Swim Club are committed to operating a successful and safe meet and that all reasonable precautions will be put in place to ensure the swimmer’s safety.As such, members, coaches and the Board assume no responsibility for swimmers who are left at the pool by their parents or guardians, and whose parents fail to pick their children up in time at the end of the session. Parents who plan to drop their child off are responsible for ensuring their safety before, during and after the Meet. To ensure that, they should confirm that their child(ren)/swimmer(s) arrive safely on deck, that they are placed in the care of their coach(es) and that appropriate arrangements are made for them to be picked up once they have finished their events. Entry Deadline: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 4:00 pm

The entry deadline is Tuesday March 29, 2011 4:00pm. No changes will be accepted after that date. All fees will be charged based on entries submitted to the entry deadline, regardless of whether the swimmer competes or not. Spaces will be held for teams participating last year, on a first come first served basis ( MAC, OAK, RHAC, RHSD, YORK, AAC, RAMAC, CHAMP, NYAC, WAC,WD, MSSAC), until March 11, 2011, unless the meet fills prior to that date. All other team entries will be accepted on a first- come, first-served basis after that time. Please submit early to ensure your place. Please bring your cheque, payable to The Toronto Swim Club, to the first session. Any entries received after March 29, 2011 may not be included in the meet pre-printed programs and will only be accepted if time permits.

John Grootveld Sr. OFFICIALS CLASSIC

All events are women then men’s.

Session I: Friday, April 8 13 & Over

4:00pm warm up 4:45pm events

#1-4 200 IM 10 & under, 11-12, 13-14, 15+ #5-12 400 free 13-14, 15+ * heats may be limited

8:45pm finish time

Session II: Saturday, April 9 13 & Over

8:30am warm up 9:15am events #13-16 200 free 13-14, 15& over #17-20 100 fly 13-14, 15& over #21-24 50 breast 13-14, 15& over #25-28 50 free 13-14, 15& over #29-32 100 back 13-14, 15& over #33-36 200 breast 13-14, 15& over

1:00pm finish time Session III : Saturday , April 9 12 & Under

1:15pm warm up 2:00pm events #37-40 200 free 11-12, 10 & Under #41- 44 50 breast 11-12, 10 & Under #45-48 100 fly 11-12, 10 & Under #49-52 100 back 11-12, 10 & Under #53-54 400 Free 11-12 only

6:00pm finish time

Session IV: Sunday, April 10 13 & Over

8:30am warm up 9:15am events #55-58 100 breast 13-14, 15& over #59-62 200 fly 13-14, 15& over #63-66 50 back 13-14, 15& over #67-70 50 fly 13-14, 15& over #71-74 100 free 13-14, 15& over #75-78 200 back 13-14, 15& over

1:00pm finish time

Session V : Sunday, April 10 12 & Under

1:15pm warm up 2:00pm events

#79-82 50 free 10 & Under, 11-12 #83-86 50 back 10 & Under, 11-12 #87-90 50 fly 10 & Under, 11-12 #91-94 100 free 10 & Under, 11-12 #95-98 100 breast 10 & Under, 11-12 #99-100 400 free 10& Under only

6:00pm finish time RISK MANAGEMENT / WARM-UP PROCEDURES 2010 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 & SWAD 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. Lanes 2 & 7 (sprint); Lanes 1 & 8 (pace) • 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. Swimwear:

SNC Board Approved, July 6, 2005Effective 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 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.