MEET PROGRAMME - 2009/2010 SEASON

Handicap meet has special conditions, refer to Meet Program

MD Swimmers are permitted to swim in all meets provided they show their Classification Card to the Referee at the commencement of each session.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

1. Meets will be conducted under the rules of Swimming NSW Ltd (SNSWL) and Warringah Amateur Swimming Association Inc. (WASA).

2. Entry Fees: $5.00 per individual event ALL meets & $10.00 per relay entry, with the exception of the Handicap meet: $1 per individual event and $2 per relay event.

3. Pool Admission: $2 pool entry fee for swimmers & spectators, collected by WAC staff (subject to Warringah Aquatic Centre conditions)

4. Entries: (with Summary Sheet attached) to all WASA meets close with the Race Secretary at 10 Kangaroo Road, CollaroyPlateau. 2097. 8 pm on the Monday 12 days prior to the meet except for Championship No.2 which are due on 02/11/2009. Entries may also be sent electronically. Entries will not be accepted without a SNSWL Registration Number and an ENTRY TIME. NO LATE ENTRIES ACCEPTED.

5. Conditions of Entry:

A. Swimmers must be registered members of an affiliated WASA swimming club.

B. An OPEN event is open to ALL swimmers 8 & Over who have achieved the qualifying times ( where applicable).

C. Junior Development Meets: - (a) Swimmers who have achieved a Metropolitan or State Qualifying Time in a particular stroke over any distance are ineligible to swim that particular stroke in these meets (including that stroke in relays) Please Note: IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL CLUBS RACE SECRETARY TO MONITOR THIS. (b). Clubs may enter mixed teams (boys and girl together) in the relays. Competitors may only enter an event according to their age classification, e.g. a 9 year old MUST swim in events restricted to 9 year olds and is ineligible to swim in 10 year old events.

D. Winter Meets:- Entries are restricted to 4 events only per swimmer providing they meet the qualifying time (where applicable).

E. Championship Meets:- Entries are restricted to 4 events only per swimmer provided they meet the qualifying time (where applicable).

F. Jenny Oates Sprint Meet:- Places will be awarded to both "A" & "B" Divisions in each age group providing there are at least 12 swimmers in the age group. Age group results will be divided equally into "A" & "B" divisions (with any odd numbered entry being allocated to "A" division).

G. In the Relay Events, clubs may enter mixed relay teams but they must compete in the Boys Relay with the exception of the Junior Development Meet Relay.

H. Handicap Meet:

• INDIVIDUAL EVENTS: Swimmers may enter one Freestyle and one B/B/B event.
• All swimmers must have current NSW Swimming registration.
• No age restrictions – all events are open, swimmers from toddlers to veterans are welcome.
• The Race Committee will automatically change any entries in 50 metre events with times slower than the maximum entry time indicated above to an entry in the 25 metre event with the 50m entry time halved.
• Finals will be held for all individual events. First and second place in each heat (after discarding disqualifcations) will proceed to the Finals. The original Entry Time is used for handicapping the Finals.
• CLUB RELAYS: Clubs are limited to two teams in each relay event.
• Swimmers may compete in a relay team for their 2nd claim Club.
• The break time for the 8 x 50 metre relay events will be set at 16 seconds.
• In the event that there is more than one heat, the winning teams will be determined as the teams with the best break times (i.e. not more than 16 seconds faster than the entry time).
• Ribbons will be awarded to the first 3 placings overall.

6  Determination of Age:

A. Summer Championship Meets ..................... age as at 14th November 2009

B. Junior Development Meets .......................... age as of day of meet

C. Jenny Oates Memorial Sprint Meet ............ age as of day of meet

D. Speedo Sprint Meet........................................age as of day of meet

E. Winter Meets .................................................age as of day of meet

7.  Determination of Placings:

A.  All WASA meets will be conducted as timed finals.

B.  Heats will be seeded according to times submitted by competitors on the entry cards.

C.  WASA reserves the right to alter unrealistic entry times.

8.  Trophies:

A.  Championship Meets - Medals will be awarded for 1st , 2nd and 3rd placegetters in 9yrs, 10yrs, 11yrs, 12yrs, 13yrs, 14yrs, 15/O age groups & OPEN events. (provided there are at least 3 swimmers in an event for a 2nd medal to be awarded & 5 swimmers for a 3rd medal to be awarded.)

B. Junior Development Meets - Medals will be awarded for 1st , 2nd & 3rd place in each individual event, with encouragement certificates for swimmers who do not receive a medal. 

C.  Jenny Oates Memorial Sprint Meet - Medals will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in both "A" and "B" Division in each age group (subject to condition 5E).

D.  Winter Meets - Medals will be awarded for 1st , 2nd and 3rd placegetters in the 10/U, 11/12yrs, 13/14yrs, 15/16&Over combined age groups & OPEN events. (provided there are at least 3 swimmers in an event for a 2nd medal to be awarded and 5 swimmers for a 3rd medal to be awarded.)

E. Handicap Meet - Medals will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd placegetters in each final. Ribbons will be awarded to the first 3 placings overall in the relays. All competitors will receive a participation certificate.

F.  Relays - Ribbons will be awarded to each swimmer in teams gaining lst, 2nd or 3rd place in each relay event.

G.  Records - Warringah Records will be recognised by awarding a "District Record Certificate". (For Record purposes age is determined as of the day of the meet.)

9. Club Point Scores:

A.  Points for each meet will be awarded as follows : 8 points for 1st place descending to 1 point for 8th place. Where two or more placings are given as equal , the appropriate points shall be allocated for that placing and the next numerical placing (and points) shall be omitted.

B. Where a swimmer is disqualified, no points will be awarded

C. Club Pointscore: will consist of points awarded for all events (as per 9A) during the season with a Perpetual Trophy awarded to the Champion Club.

D. Jenny Oates Memorial Sprint Meet - Points will be awarded for all events in "A" & "B" division (as per 9A) with the Jenny Oates Memorial Trophy being awarded to the winning club in each division.

10.  Age Champions - Summer Championship Series: Points will be awarded to swimmers in each event they swim in and these points will go toward the age champion pointscore.