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The meet announcement for sanctioned or approved competition must include a statement about the depth of the water at the start and turn ends of the pool. (202.3.6 and 202.4.12) 3. Approvals for competition (as opposed to a sanction) may no longer be issued to a USA Swimming member club unless it is for a closed competition or unless the specific competition has been approved in advance by the USA Swimming Program Operations Vice President or his/her designee. (202.4.2 and 202.4.3) 4. LSCs may not impose requirements for either Club Membership or Individual Membership in addition to those set forth in Article 502. However, an LSC may require proof of birth date prior to competition in age classified events. (502.2.1C and 502.3.5) DOPING CONTROL All athletes should check the status of all medications they plan to take PRIOR to taking them. This includes Over the Counter and Prescription medications. It is the responsibility of the athlete to ensure that no prohibited substance enters his/her system. The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) offers a Drug Reference Line (1-800-233-0393) and a Drug Reference Online (www.usantidoping.org/dro) where athletes, coaches, parents and medical professionals may check to ensure that proper documentation is on file for their medications and that they are consuming medications that are permitted. To comply with the World Anti-Doping Code, FINA, USOC and USADA have all amended their anti-doping rules. The current rules are available at the offices of USA Swimming or may be found online at the following websites: WADA www.wada-ama.org FINA www.fina.org USOC www.usoc.org USADA www.usantidoping.org USA SWIMMING POLICY MANUAL The USA Swimming Policy Manual is available on USA Swimming’s website: usaswimming.org. PART ONE ▼ Technical Rules 1 PART TWO ▼ 2010 USA Swimming Administrative Regulations 2 Rules and Regulations of Competition PART THREE ▼ Rights, Privileges, Code of Conduct 3 Published by: PART FOUR ▼ Hearings and Appeals USA SWIMMING 4 1 Olympic Plaza Colorado Springs, CO 80909 719.866.4578 o PART FIVE ▼ 719.866.4669 f Corporate Bylaws usaswimming.org of USA Swimming 5 PART SIX ▼ Local Swimming Committees, 6 The 2010 Rules and Regulations is an official Zones and Regions publication of USA Swimming, the National ▼ Governing Body for swimming in the U.S.; PART SEVEN Open Water Swimming editing of the changes from convention pro- 7 vided by Bruce Stratton, Anneliese Eggert and Julie Bare for correct application. MASTERS ▼ U.S. Masters Technical Rule Differences M Cover Design: Matt Lupton Cover Photos: Getty Images Copyright 2010 by USA Swimming SWIMMING RECORDS ▼ R USA SWIMMING’S HEADQUARTERS STAFF Executive Business Operations/Member Peter Clark Chuck Wielgus Services Sport Development Consultant - Executive Director Mike Unger Eastern Zone [email protected] Assistant Executive Director [email protected] Bill Krumm Mike Unger [email protected] Sport Development Consultant - Assistant Executive Director John Burbidge Western Zone [email protected] IT Director [email protected] [email protected] Kathy Parker Shaun Anderson Executive Coordinator Carol Burch Sport Diversity Consultant [email protected] Member Services Director [email protected] [email protected] Brenda Adams Larry Herr Ben Sheppard Executive Administrative Assistant Sport Diversity Consultant [email protected] Performance Database Director [email protected] [email protected] Business Development Cathy Durance Rick Bishop Matt Farrell Member Services Coordinator Sport Performance Consultant Chief Marketing Officer [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Jen Wolke Scott Colby Matt Lupton Applications Developer Sport Performance Consultant Art Director [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Robb Hinds Mariejo Pasion-Rojas Jamie Fabos Olsen Applications Engineer Sport Performance Consultant Communications Director [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Chris Detert Kim O’Shea Make a Splash Program Manager Dean Ekeren Network Engineer [email protected] National Events Director [email protected] [email protected] George Baker Sue Nelson Aquatic Programs Specialist Andrew Silver Software Engineer and Database Administrator [email protected] Swimnetwork.com Senior Editor [email protected] [email protected] Manny Banks Dan Becker Diversity Membership Specialist John Cruzat IT Help Desk [email protected] Diversity Promotions Specialist [email protected] Eric Lazzari [email protected] Christine Schemmel Resource Development Specialist Lindsay Goodson Business Operations Assistant [email protected] Corporate Marketing Manager [email protected] Ruth Flint [email protected] Mary Illich Club Development Administrative Jim Rusnak Member Services Program Manager Assistant Editorial Properties Manager [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Sandy Vollmer Helen Uchiyama Jim Fox Member Services Program Manager Field Services Administrative Assistant Marketing Manager [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Club Development Carrie Waters Karen Linhart Programs and Services Administrative Media Relations Manager Pat Hogan Assistant Club Development Managing Director [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Erin Greene Tom Avischious Financial Affairs Communications Coordinator Field Services Director Jim Harvey [email protected] [email protected] Chief Financial Officer Sandra Lopez Mick Nelson [email protected] National Events Coordinator Facilities Development Director Tami Bock [email protected] [email protected] Accounting/HR Manager Brandy Sherrer Sue Pitt Anderson [email protected] Web Producer Programs and Services Director Joan Burgar [email protected] [email protected] Revenue Manager Joel Stauffer John McIlhargy [email protected] Web Producer Facilities Project Development Director Cindy Hayes [email protected] [email protected] Disbursements Coordinator Gina Perry Randy Julian [email protected] Business Development Administrative Sport Development Consultant - 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