2013 Deaflympics Swimming Technical Regulations

1. EVENTS The competitions will be conducted from 27 July 2013 to 2 August 2013. The swimming competitions will consist of the following 38 events (19 for men and 19 for women).

Individual events: Freestyle - 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m (women only), & 1500m (men only) Backstroke - 50m, 100m, 200m Breaststroke - 50m, 100m, 200m Butterfly - 50m, 100m, 200m Individual Medley - 200m, 400m

Team relay events: Freestyle - 4x100m, 4x200m Medley – 4x100m

2. PARTICIPANTS

2.1. Age Eligibility There are no age restrictions.

2.2. Number of Swimmers Each National Federation may enter a maximum number of 26 men and 26 women swimmers. Each National Federation may enter three (3) competitors in each individual event and one (1) team in each relay event.

Swimmers entered for individual events and for the relays may act as reserves for the relays. The composition of teams for the relay events must be announced at least one hour before the corresponding sessions begin. Team compositions may be changed between the heats and the final. When preliminaries are swum, medals shall be awarded to those swimmers who swam in the preliminaries and the final race.

2.3. Qualification Times ICSD has established standard qualification times for each individual and relay event at the Deaflympics. See additional documents for Qualification Times. The qualification times must be obtained in the period from 01 July 2011 to 01 July 2013.

All National Federation having no swimmers qualified may enter one man and one woman regardless of time standards in competitions of their choice with evidence of participation in national and international competition.

2.4. A fine of USD $20 is levied on each non-starting athlete with the exception of those presenting a doctor's declaration that he/she should not be allowed to start.

3. REGISTRATION

3.1. Preliminary Registration The preliminary registrations with an indication of the probable number of athletes in each event must be submitted to the Sports Manager [email protected] no later than 21 December 2012.

3.2. Final Registration The final registration deadline for the 2013 Deaflympics Swimming Championships is 24 June 2013.

3.3. Final Entry with the names of each athlete The final entries with the names of each athlete indicating event entered and best mark for the 2013 Deaflympics Swimming Championships must be submitted (by email) to the Sports Manager [email protected] and ICSD Swimming Technical Director [email protected] no later than 24 June 2013. Such submissions Page 1 of 6

will be made via official online registration form. No changes or additional entries will be accepted after 24 June 2013.

4. COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS

4.1. Technical Organisation ICSD is responsible for the technical organisation of the Deaflympics Swimming Competitions.

4.2. Committees

4.2.1. Technical Committee: The Technical Committee will be composed of the ICSD Swimming Technical Director and members appointed by the Organising Committee: Reed Gershwind ICSD Swimming Technical Director CindyLu Fitzpatrick ICSD Swimming Assistant Technical Director (Name) 1st Representative from FINA (Name) 2nd Representative from FINA (Name) Sports Liaison Officer (Organising Committee Representative) (Name) Deaf Representative

4.2.2. Protest Committee: The Protest Committee shall consist of: Reed Gershwind ICSD Swimming Technical Director CindyLu Fitzpatrick ICSD Swimming Assistant Technical Director (Name) (Official capacity- i.e. Referee) (Name) 1st Representative from FINA (Name) 2nd Representative from FINA (Name) Sports Liaison Officer (Organising Committee Representative)

4.2.3. Competition Rules The Swimming competitions will be conducted in accordance with the FINA (version 2009-13). In case of disagreement in the interpretation of the Rules and Regulations, the English text shall prevail. Unforeseen incidents not covered by the Rules and Regulations shall be dealt with as follows:

4.2.4. Cases of a general nature will be resolved in accordance with the Deaflympics Regulations, General Technical Rules – Summer Deaflympics and this Swimming Technical Regulations.

4.2.5. Technical questions related to competition rules shall be resolved according to the FINA Rules and Regulations.

4.2.6. Only athletes who comply with the Deaflympics Regulations are entitled to take part in the Deaflympics Swimming competitions.

4.3. Competition Equipment All equipment and implements used during competitions will comply with FINA Rules and Regulations.

4.4. Competition Swim Suit Competitors must wear swimming costumes complying with the requirements of FINA Rules. Participants must observe the regulations contained in the Deaflympics Regulations regarding advertisements on clothing, etc. in the pool areas.

4.5. Draw The draw for heats and lane assignments for all events will be conducted in accordance with FINA Rules and Regulations.

4.6. Competition Plan There shall be heats and finals in all events, with the exception of semi-finals in the Men and Women 50m freestyle events only. A swimmer or team not wishing to take part in final shall withdraw within thirty (30) minutes following the heats of the event. The National Federation of any swimmer who withdraws from the final

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more than thirty (30) minutes after the heats shall pay to the ICSD the sum of USD $20, in case of a relay, the sum shall be USD $50.

4.7. Officials

4.7.1. Referees and Starters Where possible, referees and starters shall be in possession of an FINA international referee license valid for 2013. However, referees and starters with national accreditation may be used.

4.7.2. Appointment The Organizing Committee shall appoint an appropriate number of referees, supervisors, judges, starters, inspectors, recorder, clerks, and other required personnel.

4.7.3. Competition Organisation The ICSD Technical Director shall under the control of the Technical Committee head management of the competitions. Its function will be as follows:

• organise the events • manage the competition • appoint the officials • decide all protests or other matters, which may arise during the competitions.

5. VENUES

5.1. Competition Venues The Swimming competitions will take place at CSKA Cherveno Zname. The swimming complex is outdoors with a 10-lane 50m-competition pool and a 20m training pool. Rooms, showers, and first aid services will be available.

5.2. Training Venues The training venue is the same as the competition venue.

6. SCHEDULE

6.1. Competition Schedule Refer to competition schedule on the official Deaflympics website (website details) see attached - provisional

6.2. Practice Schedule Refer to training schedule on the official Deaflympics website (website details)

6.3. Technical Meeting

6.3.1. Date and Location The first Technical Meeting will be held at 10:00 on 26 July 2013 at CSKA Cherveno Zname The second Technical Meeting will be held at 10:00 on 30 July 2013 at CSKA Cherveno Zname

6.3.2. Attendance Each participating National Association may be represented by two officials, of whom at least one must be deaf and, if necessary, an interpreter.

7. CONTROL AND SUCTIONS

7.1 Hearing Devices The use of any hearing aid(s)/amplification or external cochlear implant parts is strictly forbidden from the restricted zone area.

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7.1.1. Restricted Zone Area The restricted zone area is in effect from the time athletes enter the call room and throughout the pool deck during the warm-up and competition period.

7.1.2. Violation and Penalty When this rule is violated, refer to Audiogram Regulations, Article 8: Violations and Penalties.

7.2 Medical Control Refer to General Technical Rules - Summer Deaflympics, Article 4 – CONTROL AND SUCTIONS.

8. PROTESTS

8.1. Procedure for lodging a protest All sport related protests will be resolved in accordance to the FINA Rules and Regulations and will be managed by the Swimming Protest Committee. Any official protest must be submitted in writing in English on the Official Deaflympics Protest Form. The form must be given to the ICSD Technical Director with USD $50 within 30 minutes after official posted results.

8.1.1. The ICSD Technical Director will decide whether the protest is sporting related or eligibility related. The Deaflympics Swimming Protest Committee will review all sport related protests, and the ICSD Representative will review all eligibility protests. The deposit of USD $50 will be returned to the appellant only if the protest is considered valid.

8.2. Procedures for reviewing a protest The Protest Committee will meet in the Technical Director’s office at CSKA Cherveno Zname at a time decided upon by the ICSD Swimming Technical Director. The ICSD Technical Director will be the chairperson of the committee. The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible to book the meeting room and interpreters. The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will contact all members of the Protest Committee to inform them of the meeting time and location. The ICSD Technical Director will be responsible for liaising with the State Sports Association's Competition Manager. The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible for informing Deaflympics Headquarters and the ICSD Technical Director will be responsible for informing ICSD Executive Committee about the protest and also the outcome of the protest.

Revised: 12 Feb 2013 © International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD)

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QUALIFICATION TIMES - Swimming

Sofia 2013 Summer Deaflympics The below qualification standards must be obtained in the period from 01 July 2011 to 01 July 2013.

Time Event MEN WOMEN 50m Freestyle 00:30.0 00:36.0 100m Freestyle 01:04.0 01:20.0 200m Freestyle 02:26.0 02:54.0 400m Freestyle 05:16.0 06:12.0 800m Freestyle --- 12:56.0 1500m Freestyle 21:20.0 --- 50m Backstroke 00:36.0 00:42.0 100m Backstroke 01:22.0 01:36.0 200m Backstroke 03:00.0 03:28.0 50m Breaststroke 00:38.0 00:45.0 100m Breaststroke 01:26.0 01:44.0 200m Breaststroke 03:08.0 03:40.0 50m Butterfly 00:34.0 00:40.0 100m Butterfly 01:16.0 01:30.0 200m Butterfly 02:50.0 03:18.0 200m Individual medley 02:54.0 03:22.0 400m Individual medley 06:06.0 07:02.0 4 x 100m Freestyle relay 04:24.0 05:20.0 4 x 200m Freestyle relay 09:44.0 11:36.0 4 x 100m Medley relay 05:10.0 06:06.0

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meeting at 10:00 1st TD 26-Jul

M 1500m freestyle M 4x100m medley M 50m breastroke W 50m backstroke M 4x100m medley M 50m breastroke W 50m backstroke W 200m butterfly M 200m freestyle W 400m freestyle W 200m butterfly M 200m freestyle W 400m freestyle Day 1 27-Jul W 400m individual medley W 400 individual medley M 50m freestyle Semi W 4x200m freestyle M 100m backstroke W 4x200m freestyle M 100m backstroke W 100m breastroke W 100m breastroke M 1500m freestyle M 100m butterfly M 100m butterfly M 50m freestyle Day 2 28-Jul Semi & Finals (warm-up 15:30-16:45, competition 17:00-19:30) Heats (warm-up 08:00-09:15, competition 09:30-12:00) M 200m individual medley M 200m individual medley M 50m freestyle Final M 4x100m freestyle M 4x100m freestyle M 200m breastroke W 200m backstroke M 200m breastroke W 100m freestyle W 100m freestyle W 200 backstroke W 50m butterfly W 50m butterfly Sofia, Bulgaria 2013 Swimming Event Schedule Day 3 29-Jul meeting at 10:00 2nd TD 30-Jul Rest W 4x100m medley W 50m breastroke W 4x100m medley W 50m breastroke M 50m backstroke M 50m backstroke W 200m freestyle W 800m freestyle W 200m freestyle M 200m butterfly M 400m freestyle M 200m butterfly M 400m freestyle Day 4 31-Jul M 400m individual medley M 400m individual medley W 50m freestyle Semi W 100m backstroke W 100m backstroke M 4x200m freestyle M 4x200m freestyle M 100m breastroke M 100m breastroke W 800m freestyle W 100m butterfly W 100m butterfly W 50m freestyle 1-Aug Day 5 W 200m individual medley W 200m individual medley W 50m freestyle Final W 4x100m freestyle W 4x100m freestyle M 200m backstroke W 200m breastroke M 200m backstroke W 200m breastroke M 100m freestyle M 100m freestyle M 50m butterfly M 50m butterfly 2-Aug Day 6

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