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OLD DOMINION SWIM
LEAGUE
(ODSL)
RULES AND
REGULATIONS
Approved: April 14th, 2004
Revised: April 10, 2008 (Awaiting Legal
Approval)
The Old
Dominion Swim League was formed in 2004 as a developmentally
competitive swim league. The objectives of the League are to
develop a love for the sport, advanced aquatic skills, teamwork,
and the principles of good sportsmanship among the children and all
adults participating in this program.
1.
General
a. These rules are specifically designed for
all swimming meets scheduled or sanctioned by the Old Dominion Swim
League, (the “League”). USA Swimming Rules and
Regulations pertaining to the strokes, disqualifications, duties of
officials, judging, timing and similar technical matters shall be
observed at all League Meets unless modified by these rules.
b. Each team must have a Team Representative who is a
parent or guardian of a team member and who is not one of the
team’s coaches. If the Team Representative will not be
present for a meet, an acting Team Representative must be
appointed.
c. The League Board shall consist of representatives
from member teams of the League. Each team shall have
one vote. The Board shall consist of a President, President-Elect,
Vice President, Secretary and a Treasurer. On an annual basis the
League Board will elect one member from the League Board to be the
League President.
d. The Old Dominion Swim League Code of Conduct shown
in Appendix 1 must be incorporated into the registration process or
rules of each swim team in the League and followed by all swimmers,
parents and officials.
e. Prior to the preparation of the League meet schedule
in the spring, each team will be assigned to a division. This
division assignment will determine the team’s regular season
League schedule.
f. Teams will provide their swimmer registration
totals prior to May 15th to ensure purchase of appropriate
insurance.
g. The home team must e-mail the results of the meet to
the League President within 24 hours of the conclusion of the
meet.
h. When inclement weather conditions exist or are
predicted prior to the commencement of a meet, a determination of
whether to hold the meet, or to delay, postpone, or cancel the meet
will be made by the mutual agreement of both team representatives.
If a meet in progress must be stopped due to adverse weather
conditions, the team representatives involved will determine by
mutual agreement whether the meet will be official up to that point
or whether the meet will be completed at a later date.
i. There will be two types of end of season
meets: The Divisional Meet (the number of these meets will be
determined by the total number of teams involved for that year) and
the All-Star Meet. The qualifications for these meets are described
in Section 3 below. There will be an alternate
structure for the end of season Divisional Meets. This alternate
structure will not impact the regular season structure or schedule.
This structure will be determined by the board each year to ensure
that each Divisional Meet will have approximately the same number
of swimmers.
2. Meet
Procedures
a. The maximum number of swimmers
that a team can enter in a meet is 130.
b. All meets must be run with Meet Manager
software.
c. Unless otherwise agreed in advance by both Team
Representatives, regular season meets shall begin at the following
times:
Saturday morning meets: 7:30 a.m.
warm-up, 8:00 a.m. start time
Saturday evening meets: 5:30 p.m.
warm-up, 6:00 p.m. start time
Wednesday evening meets: 5:30 p.m.
warm-up, 6:00 p.m. start time
In the event a meet must be
rescheduled, the date and time shall be determined by agreement of
the Team Representatives of the competing teams.
d. Swimmers shall report to the host pool not later
than thirty minutes before the meet is scheduled to begin and shall
proceed immediately to their assigned area.
e. The home team shall take the first warm-up period (7:30 to
7:40 a.m. or 5:30 to 5:40 p.m.). The visiting team shall take the
second warm-up period (7:45 to 7:55 a.m. or 5:45 to 5:55 p.m.).
Teams may have a longer warm-up period if agreed by both Team
Representatives prior to the meet. After the warm-up period
swimmers will return to their assigned areas and hold themselves
ready to report to the Clerk of Course when their events are
called.
f. All swimmers shall report to Clerk of Course
prior to their events. Once swimmers have reported to the Clerk of
Course, they shall receive no coaching or assistance such as
holding or releasing relay swimmers or directing or guiding
backstroke swimmers. Any swimmer so coached or assisted shall be
subject to disqualification by the Referee. Actions such as
allowing backstroke swimmers to secure a handhold on
teammates’ ankles for starting or placing towels on pool
edges where necessary for starting shall not be construed as
coaching or assistance within the intent of this paragraph.
g. No event shall be delayed pending the late arrival of a
competitor.
h. Swimmers are to remain off the deck and in their
designated team area during the course of the meet. Exceptions are
those swimmers who are returning to their team area after swimming
a race. Swimmers are not allowed to sit or stand outside their
designated team area for any length of time.
i. A more complete list of suggested Guidelines
for Meet Procedures is shown in Appendix 2.
3. Competitor
Eligibility
a. Each swimmer must be a bona fide member registered
with a League swimming organization.
b. Each swimmer must have no other summer league/team
swimming affiliation (except a United States Swimming sanctioned
team).
c. A bona fide member means that a swimmer must be a
resident of the development, pay a season membership fee to join
its pool, or meet the requirements of the swim team’s
charter/by-laws.
d. Each team must maintain an up-to-date list of its
registered swimmers with applicable birth dates for ready reference
in case of eligibility disputes.
e. The swimmer’s age group is determined by the
age of the swimmer on June 15.
f. Swimmers may only compete in the Divisional
Mees or the All-Star Meet if the swimmer has swum in at least two
League-sanctioned meets during the current season.
g. If a swimmer posts one of the top18 times in an
event as of the end of the final dual meet of the season that
swimmer will have qualified to swim in that event at All-Stars.
h. If a swimmer does not qualify (as defined above) in any
events for All-Stars, the swimmer will swim the appropriate
Divisional Meet.
i. If a swimmer qualifies for 1 event for
All-Stars, the swimmer may choose to go to All-Stars in the
qualified event OR go to his/her Divisional Meet in any other event
except the one qualified for in All-Stars. If the
swimmer chooses to swim at his/her Divisional Meet, the swimmer
forfeits the currently qualified for spot in All-Stars. The swimmer
may still qualify to go to All-Stars by posting one of the top 6
times in the combined
divisional times. See below.
j. The Divisional Meet final times will be
combined from all Divisional Meets. The swimmers with the top
6 times in each event will qualify to go to All-Stars. The
combining of times to determine those with the top 6 times per
event will not impact on the results of each Division’s
meet. Each Divisional Meet will have its own score and its
own awards.
k. A swimmer may only be entered in one post-season
(Divisional or All-Star) meet except when qualifying from the
combined Divisional Meet as listed above.
l. A swimmer without an official league time (NT)
in an event cannot swim in that event in a the Divisional Meets or
the All-Star meet.
4. Meet Entries/Heats
a. Number of Events:
1) In regular season
meets swimmers may enter up to three individual events: freestyle,
backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, IM. Each swimmer may also
enter one age group relay event and one mixed age free relay.
2) Both the Divisional
Meets and the All-Star Meet will have the same events:
freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and IM. The
maximum entries allowed per swimmer in either meet will be 2 events
from free, back, breast and fly. Swimmers will also be allowed to
swim the IM. This allows a total of 3 events. All
eligibility rules apply as listed in Section 3.
b. Swim-ups:
1) Swimmers may compete
only in their own age group and up to one higher age group for
individual events and two higher age groups for relays.
2) Swim-ups are allowed,
but only when no other swimmers are eligible to fill that
particular race.
3) There will be no swim-ups allowed
in the Divisional Meets or All-Star Meet.
c. Number of Heats:
In the interest of completing the
meets in a timely fashion, team shall adhere to the following
limitations on the number of heats and swimmers per team:
Freestyle: 6 heats/18 swimmers per team per age group and sex
Backstroke: 6 heats/18 swimmers per team per age group and sex
Breaststroke: 4 heats/12 swimmers per team per age group and
sex
Butterfly: 3 heats/9 swimmers per team per age group and sex
Individual Medley: 1 heat/3 swimmers per team per age group and
sex
Relays: 1 heat (maximum of 3 relays per team) per age group and
sex
It is the intent of the league that
all swimmers entered in an event are able to swim that event
legally as defined by USA Swimming. This especially pertains to
breaststroke and butterfly events but also includes freestyle,
backstroke, the Individual Medley (IM) and relays.
d. Lane Assignments:
1) In dual meets, the host
team shall use Lanes 1, 3 and 5 and the visiting team shall use
Lanes 2, 4 and 6. In triangular meets, lanes shall be decided by
lots in the combination of lanes 1 & 4, lanes 2 & 5, and
lanes 3 & 6.
2) In the Divisional Meets and
All-Star Meet, lanes shall be assigned in accordance with USA
Swimming Rules and Regulations.
e. Seeding:
1) In regular season
meets, heats will be seeded fastest to slowest. Within each heat,
the fastest swimmer shall be placed in Lane 3 or 4, the next
fastest in Lane 2 or 5, and the next fastest in Lane 1 or 6.
2) In the Divisional
Meets and All-Star Meet, events will be seeded slowest to
fastest.
f. Teams must complete their lineup and time
cards for the meet in advance of the meet.
g. Prior to the start of the warm-up period, the Team
Representatives of the two competing teams shall exchange the
line-up for the meet. Once the line-ups have been exchanged,
changes can be made only as follows:
1) A swimmer may not be moved
from one individual event to another under any circumstances
2) A swimmer may be moved from
one relay to another only if a swimmer initially entered in that
relay is unable to compete because of sickness, injury or
absence.
3) If a swimmer is absent or
unable to swim because of sickness or injury, any other eligible
swimmer can be substituted in the absent swimmer’s event
4) If an irregularity in an
entry is detected, the ineligible swimmer shall be scratched from
that event. Any other eligible swimmer can be substituted in that
event.
h. The Clerk of Course can combine heats and/or events
whenever feasible if doing so will expedite the meet.
i. Teams are allowed to enter 3 member relays,
but these relay teams will not be eligible to score in the meet or
set league records.
j. Meet entries for post-season meets are due to
the Meet Manager via Hy-tek format according to the timeframes
posted for that year.
5. Pool Facilities
a. League pools must provide backstroke flags 15 feet
from both ends of the pool.
b. Swimming lanes shall have a minimum width of five feet.
All lanes must be cleared of obstructions such as diving boards and
ladders and be separated by ropes with floats.
c. Lanes shall be numbered from 1 to 6 for easy
identification.
d. Markings should be provided on each lane rope
indicating the 15-meter mark for underwater starts and turns.
e. If conditions exist such that the normal course of
events can not be completed in the usual manner at the host pool,
that fact must be communicated to the visiting team(s) at least
four days prior to the meet. The communication should describe the
conditions in full and detail any procedural changes
required.
6.
Events
a. Official League events and the order in which they
shall run for regular season meets are listed in Appendix 3. The
order of events will not be changed. Events for Relay Carnivals
will be agreed upon by the teams involved in that particular Relay
Carnival.
b. The Mixed Age Freestyle Relay consists of four
swimmers in the following age group order: 11-12, 10 & Under,
13-14 and 15-18, swimming 50 meters each. A swimmer may swim in his
own or a higher age group.
c. Relay swimmers are not required to swim in the order
in which they are listed.
d. Official League events for the Divisional Meets are listed
in Appendix 4 and the events for the All-Star Meet are listed in
Appendix 5. The order of the Divisional and All-Star events shall
be rotated from year to year. This order will be announced prior to
the start of the season.
7.
Officials
a. The following officials represent
minimum meet requirements:
Referee –
1
Starter/Announcer – 1
Stroke and Turn Judges -
4
Head Timer –
1
Timers –
18
Clerk of Course – 2
Runners – 2
Scorekeepers/Computer Operators
– 2
Time Recorders - 2
b. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Team
Representatives in advance, each team will provide the
following:
Host Team: Referee, Starter/Announcer, 2 Stroke & Turn Judges,
Head Timer, 9 Timers, Head Clerk of Course, Runners,
Scorekeeper/Computer Operator, Time Recorder, Ribbon Writers (as
needed for their own team).
Visiting Team: 2 Stroke & Turn Judges, 9 Timers, Assistant
Clerk of Course, Scorekeeper/Assistant Computer Operator, Time
Recorder, Ribbon Writers (as needed for their own team)
c. Three timers will be assigned to each lane. One of
the timers assigned to each lane will be the Head Lane Timer and
will verify the name of the swimmer and record the three times on
the swimmer’s time card.
d. In dual meets, the host team shall provide one timer
on Home Lanes 1, 3, and 5 and two timers on Visiting Lanes 2, 4,
and 6. The visiting team shall provide all other timers. The Head
Timer shall stand as a backup timer. In all meets, the order of
finish shall be judged by time only.
e. The duties of the officials shall be as outlined in the
USA Swimming Rules and Regulations unless modified herein.
f. League Officials (including Starters, Referees
and Stroke and Turn Judges) shall be trained for deck work.
Training will consist of attendance at an ODSL Officials Clinic. At
the end of training each official will be issued an ODSL Officials
badge which must be worn on deck during meets.
1. To be eligible
for the position of Starter, an individual should have worked at
least one season as a Stroke and Turn Judge (exceptions to this
will be granted on an individual team basis).
2. To be eligible
for the position of Referee, an individual must have worked at
least one season as a Stroke and Turn Judge, be a parent or legal
guardian of a registered swimmer, and be recommended by the Team
Representative.
g. Individuals holding certification from USA Swimming will
not be required to attend the ODSL clinic. However, they must
familiarize themselves with any League modifications to the USA
Swimming rules. These individuals will be allowed to work at the
highest level for which they hold USA Swimming official
certification.
h. Each team is responsible for having the correct number of
trained officials available to conduct meets.
i. Coaches, swimmers and spectators shall be
strictly controlled and reasonable measures shall be taken to
insure that they do not interfere with officials in the performance
of their duties. Only the Team Representatives may consult with the
Referee, but not while an event is in progress. The designated Team
Representative shall be readily available to the Referee at all
times during the meet.
j. The Referee shall have the authority to
dismiss any appointed official who protests a decision without the
requisite authority, criticizes another official, or otherwise
conducts himself in a biased or unsportsmanlike manner. If an
official is relieved of his functions in the course of a meet, his
team must provide a suitable substitute.
k. A Team Representative may serve as an official at a dual
meet only if that representative appoints an "Acting Team
Representative" to serve in his/her capacity at such dual
meet.
8.
Starting
a. Starts shall be by a USA Swimming approved starting
device. The home team shall provide the starting device.
b. The starting procedure shall be as follows:
1) At the beginning of
the meet or upon completion of the previous race, the Starter shall
announce the event or next event. The Starter shall invite the heat
to “Step up” (for forward starts), or “Step
in” (for backstroke and medley relay events).
2) When the course is
ready, the Referee shall blow his whistle to close the heat, and
then turn the heat over to the Starter.
3) The Starter shall
announce the stroke and distance, pause, then give the command
“Take your mark”. The swimmers shall promptly assume a
starting position with at least one foot at the front edge of the
deck (forward starts), or facing the starting end with feet under
water and both hands in contact with the pool deck or another
swimmer’s legs (back stroke starts.)
a. Water Depth. Minimum water depth for racing starts during
competition shall be measured for a distance of 1 meter to 5 meters
from the end wall. Starting requirements shall be:
A. In pools with water depth 3½ feet or
more at the starting end, the swimmer may start from the deck or
from within the water.
B. In pools with water depth less than 3
½ feet, the swimmer must start from in the water.
4) When all swimmers are
motionless, the Starter shall discharge an approved starting device
(Colorado starting system or equivalent).
c. Swimmers may be permitted to start in the water in events
requiring forward starts. On the Starter’s command
“Take your mark”, such swimmers must assume a
motionless position with one hand and both feet in contact with the
wall. A backstroke start may not be used.
d. Any swimmers who are not motionless at the start, or who
enter the water prior to the Starter’s signal, may be charged
with a false start. The Starter and Referee shall independently
determine whether any swimmers should be charged with a false
start. If a swimmer false starts twice, the affected swimmers shall
be disqualified and shall not be permitted to swim.
e. If any swimmers are in motion at the start, or if any
swimmers have obtained an unfair advantage, or if the start was not
fair to all swimmers, the Starter shall immediately recall the
heat. No disqualification shall be assessed if, in the opinion of
the Referee, the false start was caused by reaction to motion by
another swimmer, or by extenuating circumstances (such as a loud
noise at the start).
f. If a false start occurs and swimmers proceed,
the Referee and coaches will decide on the appropriate rest period
prior to restarting the race.
9.
Timing
a. Each team shall provide the number of watches
required by its timers.
b. All watches shall be hand-held, battery-powered, digital
watches, designed for timing purposes, with a readout resolution of
at least one one-hundredth of a second (two decimal places).
c. Timers will start their watches when sighting the flash of
the strobe or similar device (including the flash/smoke from a
starter gun) used for starting the race if a device which produces
a flash is used. Only if there is no visible flash produced will
timers start watches on the sound of the starting device.
d. If a watch malfunctions or a Timer fails to start
their watch on time, the Timer shall raise his or her hand and the
Head Timer will switch watches with that Timer.
e. Timers shall report their watch time to the Head
Lane Timer who will record all times on the time card. All times
shall be reported to the hundredth of a second. The digits
representing thousandths of a second shall be dropped with no
rounding.
f. Timers shall not clear their watches until the
command to “clear watches” is given, or the Referee
signals the next heat is ready to start.
g. The official time is determined by the Time
Recorder.
1) If the times from two
watches agree, that time shall be the official time.
2) If all three watches
disagree, the middle time of the three times is the official
time.
3) In the event of watch
failure and in the absence of an alternate time, the times of the
two remaining watches shall be averaged, with any thousands digits
dropped without rounding. (Example: times of 34.73 and 34.80:
(34.73 + 34.80)/2 = 34.765 --> 34.76).
10.
Disqualifications
a. Disqualifications shall be governed by the rules in USA
Swimming Rules and Regulations and shall be strictly enforced in
all meets
b. A swimmer shall not be disqualified for an illegal start
if the starter has permitted the race to continue without
recall.
c. If a Stroke and Turn Judge notes a disqualification,
he or she will raise their hand and complete a league-issued
Disqualification (DQ) card noting the event number, heat number,
and lane number of the affected swimmer. A Runner will bring the DQ
card to the Refereefor verification and initials. A Runner will
then take the DQ card to the scoring table where it shall be
immediately stapled to the corresponding time card by the Time
Recorder.
d. No swimmer shall receive substantive external
assistance, such as “water wings”, kickboards, or any
other artificial flotation devices, while swimming in a race. No
coach or other person may swim or walk in front of a swimmer. The
only allowable exception will be for a swimmer with a documented
handicap which must be noted during the discussion between team
representatives three days prior to the meet.
e. No swimmer shall be permitted to run when making a
relay take-off.
f.. Relay teams shall not be disqualified for delays in
leaving the water unless an exiting swimmer is still in the water
when another member of the relay touches at the exiting
swimmer’s end of the pool.
g. Timers may not interfere with swimmers, therefore
timers cannot put their hand in the pool to “protect” 6
& under heads in backstroke. The swimmer will be disqualified
due to this interference.
11. Scoring and
Awards
a. All events shall be scored.
b. Points shall not be awarded for an event unless the event
is swum.
c. The order of finish shall be determined by the times of
all swimmers in each event except that the time of any swimmer who
was disqualified shall not be considered.
d. Swimmers or relay teams having identical official times
are said to be tied.
e. In regular season meets, individual events shall be
scored as follows: 6 points for first place, 4 points for second
place, 3 points for third place, 2 points for fourth place and 1
point for fifth place. For relay events scoring shall be 6 points
for first place, 4 points for second place and 2 points for third
place.
f. In the event of a tie, duplicate awards shall
be made and total points involved in the tie divided equally
between teams. For example, in a dual meet with a tie for first
place, each swimmer shall receive 5 points (6+4=10÷2 =5) and
no second place shall be awarded.
g. Place ribbons for first through sixth place shall be
paid for by the league and provided by the home team.
h. It is the responsibility of each team to award
participation ribbons to their own team, if any, beyond sixth
place.
i. At the Divisional Meets and All-Star Meet,
ribbons shall be awarded to the first twelve place winners in each
event. All other swimmers will receive a participation ribbon.
These ribbons will be provided by the league.
j. At the Divisional Meets and All-Star Meet,
scoring will be 16, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 for 1st
through 12th place, respectively. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place team
winners will be announced for each meet.
12.
Protests
a. Protests involving questions of fact such as turns,
strokes, and other swimming technicalities:
1) Protests will only be
considered when made by the Team Representative or the individual
designated by him or her for a particular meet.
2) The protest shall be
lodged with the Referee prior to the conclusion of the meet as
evidenced by the Team Reps and Referee signing the completed meet
sheet.
3) The Referee shall
investigate the issues in dispute, and rule on the protest. His
decision shall be final and binding on all parties.
b. Protests involving League rules and irregular entries:
1) The parties concerned shall
make all possible efforts to resolve their differences. Failing
this, they may refer the protest in writing to the League President
within three days from the date of the meet.
2) Upon receipt of the
protest, the League President shall appoint a protest committee
composed of three Team Representatives other than the teams
involved.
3) The protest committee shall
have the authority to examine all records or other evidence
pertinent to the matter under investigation, to conduct interviews,
and to require that all parties to the protest submit written
statements outlining the facts. Each team shall produce without
delay the records requested by the protest committee.
4) Decision rendered by the protest
committee shall be final and binding on all parties.
c. Any disputes arising out of the Divisional Meets or
All-Star Meet shall be resolved by the League Board if a protest is
submitted in writing to the League President within three days of
the meet.
d. No protest of any nature shall be entertained later than
three days after the day of the last League event of the season.
For this reason no meet records may be disposed of sooner than
three days after the day of the last League event of the
season.
13.
Records
a. The League shall maintain an up-to-date
set of records of the best performances established in League
competition for all events in which the League has established
events as listed in Appendix 7. Separate league records will be
kept for meters and yards.
b. No performance shall be accepted as a League record unless
it shall have been timed with no less than two stopwatches or a
semi-automatic timing system. Times shall be considered for record
purposes only if the original, fully completed official time card
or meet results are submitted to the League Record Keeper. A league
record can only be set at League-sanctioned meets where the event
was properly officiated and conducted in accordance with all
applicable rules. League record time cards will be retained by the
League Records Keeper until the record is broken.
c. Individual and relay records can be established by
swimmers only for their respective age group while swimming events
in that age group.
d. Swimmers having an identical record time shall share
the record.
e. All records must be submitted no later than August
31 of the season in which the performance occurred.
14. Rules
Modifications
A league rule may be modified or a new rule added only after
approval by a majority of the League Board.
APPENDIX 1
OLD DOMINION SWIM LEAGUE
CODE OF CONDUCT
The purpose of the Old Dominion Swim League Code of Conduct is to
establish standards of conduct that our swimmers, officials and
parents are expected to uphold while participating in sanctioned
swim meets of the Old Dominion Swim League. It is a goal of the Old
Dominion Swim League that these standards of conduct be
incorporated into the daily management of the teams within the
league.
1. No team personnel, competitor or spectator shall act
in an unsportsmanlike-like manner. This includes, but is not
limited, to the following:
a. Making insulting or derogatory remarks, gestures or
acts, including taunting.
b. Trying to influence or showing disgust with
officials’ decisions.
c. Interfering with meet officials in the performance
of their duties.
d. Using obscene language.
2. The use of tobacco or alcoholic products is not
permitted at the pool facility before, during or after
League-sponsored meets. The pool facility includes all parking lots
and buildings associated with the pool facility.
3. No Team Representative or official shall direct the
modification of disqualification cards following the final approval
of the meet Referee. (Rules for appealing are described within
League Rules.)
4. Competitors shall not participate in after-meet
celebrations, which include:
a. Running and shoving.
b. Throwing trash or other debris into the pool.
c. Pushing or shoving individuals into the pool.
5. Competitors shall maintain orderly conduct within
the team area. No running, pushing or shoving shall be
permitted.
6. No team personnel/competitor shall enter the water
without the Referee’s approval. This includes pre-meet
warm-ups and individual events.
7. No competitor shall intentionally contact or hold
another competitor during the swimming of an event which results in
impeding the progress of that competitor.
8. The reporting of a violation to these Codes of
Conduct will be through the Team Representative to the meet
Referee. If after receiving one warning, and the behavior
continues, the individual(s) involved shall be requested to leave
the premises.
9. If a team or individual has repeated offenses, the
league board will be consulted for further actions, to include
barring the offender from further participation in league
activities.
APPENDIX 2
GUIDELINES FOR MEET PROCEDURES
1. Host Team Representative contacts visiting Team
Representative three days in advance of meet and they come to an
agreement on availability of officials and warm-up procedures.
2. Teams prepare their line-up and time cards including the
first and last names of swimmers with appropriate event, heat and
lane number prior to the meet. The visiting team must submit
their line-up to the home team via Team Manager no later than the
day before the meet.
3. Host team places pool in final readiness at least thirty
minutes prior to meet time. A suggested checklist:
a. Team areas, shaded if possible.
b. Set-up and check out starting system (Colorado system
preferred).
c. Sheltered area for clerk of course, if possible.
d. Coffee or drinks for officials.
e. Computer for scorers, if required.
f. Backstroke flags 15 feet from pool ends
g. Lane rope markers for backstroke starts and
turns.
4. Officials report to Referee upon arrival at pool, at least
thirty minutes prior to meet time.
5. Ten minutes before meet time, Referee assembles all
officials, checks assignments, and issues instructions. Head Timer
conducts check of stop watches and assignments of timers.
6. Clerk of Course collects swimmers for first event
five minutes before meet time and keeps three or four events ahead
at all times.
7. Head Lane Timers check names of swimmers immediately
before or after event.
8. After event, the Head Lane Timer records all times on time
card and gives it to Runner who delivers them to the Chief Time
Recorder.
9. The Time Recorder staples Disqualification (DQ) cards to
appropriate time cards and writes the official time on each time
card.
10. The Host Team is responsible for providing the primary results
computer equipment and operator. The Visiting Team shall provide a
computer operator/scorer. These two officials shall verify and
enter all swimmers’ official times as recorded on the time
cards into the results computer using Meet Manager. The
computer will determine place numbers and scoring.
11. When the meet is completed, the Results Computer Operator shall
print two complete copies of the meet results sheet (three in the
case of tri-meets), showing place results, finish times, and the
final score of the meet. All copies shall be signed by the Referee
and each Team Representative. One copy of the signed results
sheet shall be furnished to each Team Representative.
12. The Results Computer Operator shall export an electronic copy
of the completed meet results to each visiting team on a diskette
or CD provided by the visiting team or via e-mail within 24 hours
of the meet. The host team is responsible for e-mailing the meet
results to the ODSL website within 24 hours of the meet.
13. Pre-planning by both teams is essential. Remember, the
objective is to hold an enjoyable, smoothly functioning,
fast-moving meet, starting at the appointed time and ending in a
reasonable time with a minimum of bother and harassment. To this
end, all persons concerned should cooperate to the utmost with the
Team Representatives and the Referee.
Appendix 3
Regular
Season Meet Events
Event # Event Name
1 Boys 6 &
Under 25 Freestyle
2 Girls 6 &
Under 25 Freestyle
3 Boys 7-8 25
Freestyle
4 Girls 7-8 25
Freestyle
5 Boys 9-10 50
Freestyle
6 Girls 9-10 50
Freestyle
7 Boys 11-12 50
Freestyle
8 Girls 11-12 50
Freestyle
9 Boys 13-14 50
Freestyle
10 Girls
13-14 50 Freestyle
11 Boys 15-18
50 Freestyle
12 Girls
15-18 50 Freestyle
13 Boys 6
& Under 25 Backstroke
14 Girls 6
& Under 25 Backstroke
15 Boys 7-8
25 Backstroke
16 Girls 7-8
25 Backstroke
17 Boys 9-10
50 Backstroke
18 Girls 9-10
50 Backstroke
19 Boys 11-12
50 Backstroke
20 Girls
11-12 50 Backstroke
21 Boys 13-14
50 Backstroke
22 Girls
13-14 50 Backstroke
23 Boys 15-18
50 Backstroke
24 Girls
15-18 50 Backstroke
25 Boys 8
& Under 25 Breaststroke
26 Girls 8
& Under 25 Breaststroke
27 Boys 9-10
50 Breaststroke
28 Girls 9-10
50 Breaststroke
29 Boys 11-12
50 Breaststroke
30 Girls
11-12 50 Breaststroke
31 Boys 13-14
50 Breaststroke
32 Girls
13-14 50 Breaststroke
Event
# Event Name
33 Boys 15-18
50 Breaststroke
34 Girls15-18
50 Breaststroke
35 Boys 8
& Under 25 Butterfly
36 Girls 8
& Under 25 Butterfly
37 Boys 9-10
25 Butterfly
38 Girls 9-10
25 Butterfly
39 Boys 11-12
50 Butterfly
40 Girls
11-12 50 Butterfly
41 Boys 13-14
50 Butterfly
42 Girls
13-14 50 Butterfly
43 Boys 15-18
50 Butterfly
44 Girls
15-18 50 Butterfly
45 Boys 10
& Under 100 IM
46 10 &
Under Girls 100 IM
47 Boys 11-12
100 IM
48 Girls
11-12 100 IM
49 Boys 13-14
100 IM
50 Girls
13-14 100 IM
51 Boys 15-18
100 IM
52 Girls
15-18 100 IM
53 Boys 8
& Under 100 Free Relay
54 Girls 8
& Under 100 Free Relay
55 Boys 9
– 10 100 Medley Relay
56 Girls 9
– 10 100 Medley Relay
57 Boys 11 -
12 100 Medley Relay
58 Girls 11 -
12 100 Medley Relay
59 Boys 13 -
14 100 Medley Relay
60 Girls 13
– 14 100 Medley Relay
61 Boys 15 -
18 100 Medley Relay
62 Girls 15 -
18 100 Medley Relay
63 Boys Mixed
Age 200 Free Relay
64 Girls
Mixed Age 200 Free Relay
Appendix 4
Divisional Meet Events
Boys 6 & Under 25 Freestyle
Girls 6 & Under 25 Freestyle
Boys 7-8 25 Freestyle
Girls 7-8 25 Freestyle
Boys 9-10 50 Freestyle
Girls 9-10 50 Freestyle
Boys 11-12 50 Freestyle
Girls 11-12 50 Freestyle
Boys 13-14 50 Freestyle
Girls 13-14 50 Freestyle
Boys 15-18 50 Freestyle
Girls 15-18 50 Freestyle
Boys 6 & Under 25 Backstroke
Girls 6 & Under 25 Backstroke
Boys 7-8 25 Backstroke
Girls 7-8 25 Backstroke
Boys 9-10 50 Backstroke
Girls 9-10 50 Backstroke
Boys 11-12 50 Backstroke
Girls 11-12 50 Backstroke
Boys 13-14 50 Backstroke
Girls 13-14 50 Backstroke
Boys 15-18 50 Backstroke
Girls 15-18 50 Backstroke
Boys 8 & Under 25 Breaststroke
Girls 8 & Under 25 Breaststroke
Boys 9-10 50 Breaststroke
Girls 9-10 50 Breaststroke
Boys 11-12 50 Breaststroke
Girls 11-12 50 Breaststroke
Boys 13-14 50 Breaststroke
Girls 13-14 50 Breaststroke
Boys 15-18 50 Breaststroke
Girls 15-18 50 Breaststroke
Boys 8 & Under 25 Butterfly
Girls 8 & Under 25 Butterfly
Boys 9-10 25 Butterfly
Girls 9-10 25 Butterfly
Boys 11-12 50 Butterfly
Girls 11-12 50 Butterfly
Boys 13-14 50 Butterfly
Girls 13-14 50 Butterfly
Boys 15-18 50 Butterfly
Girls 15-18 50 Butterfly
Boys 10 & Under 100 Individual Medley
Girls 10 & Under 100 Individual Medley
Boys 11-12 100 Individual Medley
Girls 11-12 100 Individual Medley
Boys 13-14 100 Individual Medley
Girls 13-14 100 Individual Medley
Boys 15-18 100 Individual Medley
Girls 15-18 100 Individual Medley
Appendix 5
All-Star Meet Events
Boys 6 & Under 25 Freestyle
Girls 6 & Under 25 Freestyle
Boys 7-8 25 Freestyle
Girls 7-8 25 Freestyle
Boys 9-10 50 Freestyle
Girls 9-10 50 Freestyle
Boys 11-12 50 Freestyle
Girls 11-12 50 Freestyle
Boys 13-14 50 Freestyle
Girls 13-14 50 Freestyle
Boys 15-18 50 Freestyle
Girls 15-18 50 Freestyle
Boys 6 & Under 25 Backstroke
Girls 6 & Under 25 Backstroke
Boys 7-8 25 Backstroke
Girls 7-8 25 Backstroke
Boys 9-10 50 Backstroke
Girls 9-10 50 Backstroke
Boys 11-12 50 Backstroke
Girls 11-12 50 Backstroke
Boys 13-14 50 Backstroke
Girls 13-14 50 Backstroke
Boys 15-18 50 Backstroke
Girls 15-18 50 Backstroke
Boys 8 & Under 25 Breaststroke
Girls 8 & Under 25 Breaststroke
Boys 9-10 50 Breaststroke
Girls 9-10 50 Breaststroke
Boys 11-12 50 Breaststroke
Girls 11-12 50 Breaststroke
Boys 13-14 50 Breaststroke
Girls 13-14 50 Breaststroke
Boys 15-18 50 Breaststroke
Girls 15-18 50 Breaststroke
Boys 8 & Under 25 Butterfly
Girls 8 & Under 25 Butterfly
Boys 9-10 25 Butterfly
Girls 9-10 25 Butterfly
Boys 11-12 50 Butterfly
Girls 11-12 50 Butterfly
Boys 13-14 50 Butterfly
Girls 13-14 50 Butterfly
Boys 15-18 50 Butterfly
Girls 15-18 50 Butterfly
Boys 10 & Under 100 Individual Medley
Girls 10 & Under 100 Individual Medley
Boys 11-12 100 Individual Medley
Girls 11-12 100 Individual Medley
Boys 13-14 100 Individual Medley
Girls 13-14 100 Individual Medley
Boys 15-18 100 Individual Medley
Girls 15-18 100 Individual Medley
Appendix 6
League Record Events
Boys 6 & Under 25 Freestyle
Girls 6 & Under 25 Freestyle
Boys 7-8 25 Freestyle
Girls 7-8 25 Freestyle
Boys 9-10 50 Freestyle
Girls 9-10 50 Freestyle
Boys 11-12 50 Freestyle
Girls 11-12 50 Freestyle
Boys 13-14 50 Freestyle
Girls 13-14 50 Freestyle
Boys 15-16 50 Freestyle
Girls 15-16 50 Freestyle
Boys 17-18 50 Freestyle
Girls 17-18 50 Freestyle
Boys 6 & Under 25 Backstroke
Girls 6 & Under 25 Backstroke
Boys 7-8 25 Backstroke
Girls 7-8 25 Backstroke
Boys 9-10 50 Backstroke
Girls 9-10 50 Backstroke
Boys 11-12 50 Backstroke
Girls 11-12 50 Backstroke
Boys 13-14 50 Backstroke
Girls 13-14 50 Backstroke
Boys 15-16 50 Backstroke
Girls 15-16 50 Backstroke
Boys 17-18 50 Backstroke
Girls 17-18 50 Backstroke
Boys 8 & Under 25 Breaststroke
Girls 8 & Under 25 Breaststroke
Boys 9-10 50 Breaststroke
Girls 9-10 50 Breaststroke
Boys 11-12 50 Breaststroke
Girls 11-12 50 Breaststroke
Boys 13-14 50 Breaststroke
Girls 13-14 50 Breaststroke
Boys 15-16 50 Breaststroke
Girls 15-16 50 Breaststroke
Boys 17-18 50 Breaststroke
Girls 17-18 50 Breaststroke
Boys 8 & Under 25 Butterfly
Girls 8 & Under 25 Butterfly
Boys 9-10 25 Butterfly
Girls 9-10 25 Butterfly
Boys 11-12 50 Butterfly
Girls 11-12 50 Butterfly
Boys 13-14 50 Butterfly
Girls 13-14 50 Butterfly
Boys 15-16 50 Butterfly
Girls 15-16 50 Butterfly
Boys 17-18 50 Butterfly
Girls 17-18 50 Butterfly
Boys 10 & Under 100 Individual Medley
Girls 10 & Under 100 Individual Medley
Boys 11-12 100 Individual Medley
Girls 11-12 100 Individual Medley
Boys 13-14 100 Individual Medley
Girls 13-14 100 Individual Medley
Boys 15-16 100 Individual Medley
Girls 15-16 100 Individual Medley
Boys 17-18 100 Individual Medley
Girls 17-18 100 Individual Medley
Boys 8 & Under 100 Freestyle Relay
Girls 8 & Under 100 Freestyle Relay
Boys 9-10 100 Medley Relay
Girls 9-10 100 Medley Relay
Boys 11-12 100 Medley Relay
Girls 11-12 100 Medley Relay
Boys 13-14 100 Medley Relay
13-14 Girls 100 Medley Relay
Boys 15-18 100 Medley Relay
Girls 15-18 100 Medley Relay
Boys Mixed Age 200 Freestyle Relay
Girls Mixed Age 200 Freestyle Relay
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