NSAC Swim Meet Official Information & Guidelines

GENERAL MEETING MARCH 19, 2025 2025 MN SHORT COURSE 11-14 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

MEET OFFICIALS Meet Referee: Kerra Mayor Administrative Officials: Linda McKee (lead), Marcus Stromberg, Jack Swanson Deck Referees: Jim Hanton (lead), Cheepang Chua, Kelly Robole Starters: Rebecca Binder (lead), Chris Hetzler, Gail Ann Witzel Lead Chief Judge: Erin Fauzie Assistant Chief Judges: Yevgeniy Tomasevich, Scott Hauch (Thurs/Fri), Anne Stout (Sat/Sun), Jason Kissinger National Evaluator: Joe Cucchiaro

CONTACT INFORMATION Meet Referee: Kerra Mayor- (651) 283-2247, minstrel.adin@gmail.com NSAC has contact information that you provided. If the coach that is going to be present has changed, please provide the admin team with that person s information. When texting, please identify yourself. Livestream link for the meet: https://www.youtube.com/@jeankfreemanaquaticcenter6237

MEET JURY/MEET COMMITTEE Meet Jury (adjudicating protests- eligibility issues only, NOT for DQ complaints): Coach: Amy Parratto (RIPT) Official: Joe Cucchiaro (UN) Athlete: TUNA Meet Committee (cancellations, postponements, etc) Meet referee: Kerra Mayor Meet director: Rory Coplan (NSAC) Coach: Amy Parratto (RIPT) Athlete: TUNA

QUESTIONS ABOUT A DQ If you have questions/concerns/doubts about a DQ, first speak to the deck referee of that event (the one who blew the whistle for that event- if you don t know, ask the CJ in the start area and they can tell you who it was). The deck referee will investigate the call giving all benefit of doubt to the swimmer. If the deck referee upholds the call and you still have questions/concerns, please speak to the meet referee (Kerra) and she will then investigate the call again giving the benefit of doubt to the athlete. We as officials do, at times, make mistakes so please do ask if you have questions or concerns. Calls are only investigated with this process if you as a coach initiate it.

SAFE SPORT Follow all safe sport guidelines. Be aware of where you can and cannot go in the facility. Reminders: No deck changing No video recording in rest rooms, locker rooms, or behind the blocks No drones No glass in the aquatic center

WARM-UP SAFETY Athletes must slip-in to the pool during warm-ups Sit and slip applies to ALL entries when warming up and cooling down, not just during the official meet warm-up times. There will be 2 officials on deck during warm-ups. They will enforce MN Policy 250 Slip-in entry- enter by sitting down on the edge of the pool facing the water. Keep your eyes on the water, gently slide into the water with your hand on the deck. Violation of the slip-in procedure will result in the offending swimmer being barred from their next individual event in the meet.

FACILITY REMINDERS NO GLASS allowed anywhere in the facility. Keep an eye out for glass water bottles, food containers, etc and help get them off deck asap (or ask a facility staff to assist). You may leave items on your team bleachers over night IF your bleacher area is cleaned up. All items must be left on the bleachers, not on the floor. If the U staff has to tip your bleachers, your items will be removed and you must see staff to get them back. Coach/staff restrooms are in the Rec Center, adjacent to the check in table in the north landing. The code is 357#. Do not share this code with athletes. If athletes are in the rec center, we lose the privilege of using these restrooms. Lifeguards will respond to all in-water emergencies and will provide basic first aid. They can only give ice for injuries sustained at the meet, but you may get your athlete a bag of ice from the ice machine on deck for an on-going injury. The West Pool (scoreboard end) will remain open for 20 minutes following the end of each session for cool down. The diving well and competition pools will close immediately at the end of competition. Please note: MSHSL Boys Basketball Toiurnament will be happening at Williams Arena Thursday-Sunday, and the Women s NCAA Frozen First and Second Round games will be at Ridder Arena Friday and Sunday. University Ave Ramp; will likely be reservations only all weekend. Allow for extra travel time into campus!

COACH/OFFICIAL DECK ACCESS Coaches and officials need active USA Swimming memberships. Membership and certification expiration dates must be valid for the duration of the meet. Check-in is required prior to accessing the deck. Membership and certification will be cross- referenced. Meet credentials/wristband must be worn and visible. Meet director or meet referee can ask a coach or official on the deck to prove their active membership.

INDIVIDUAL EVENT LIMITS Athletes may over-enter but must scratch down to meet the meet/daily entry limits. Daily maximum of 3 individual events. Meet maximum of 7 individual events. Total daily limit of 6 championship and time trial events. Relays do not count against these maximums. Time trials only count toward the daily limit of 6 championship and time trial events. When a maximum is met, the athlete will be automatically scratched. A DFS (declared false start) and no show count against the maximums. Only a scratch eliminates an event from the swimmer s maximum counts. If for some reason an athlete inadvertently exceeds the maximum, their result in that event will be deemed invalid.

PROOF OF TIMES Please refer to the Meet Info regarding how a qualifying time can be achieved and the proof of such a time. Meet Mobile CANNOT be used for Proof of Time. All entry times have been checked against the SWIMS database. If a swimmer fails to achieve an event s qualifying time and their entry time is not in SWIMS, they must provide proof of their qualifying time. $100 fine if proof is not provided.

ATHLETES WITH DISABILITIES Inform the Meet Referee of any accommodations the athlete requires and modifications to their strokes they have. During prelims, para-athletes will be seeded and swim with their able-bodied peers unless they request a separate heat. A request for a separate heat must be made prior to the day s scratch deadline (night before). During finals the athlete may race in a mixed/combined event as agreed to by Meet Referee and coach/swimmer. Must compete in prelims and finals to earn points.

RELAYS COMPOSITION A relay team At least one swimmer who has achieved the CHAMP time and is entered in at least one individual event. B relay team Club has at least 5 swimmers each with a CHAMP time and each entered in at least one individual event. Four must compete on the A relay and at least one on the B relay. No relay teams may be created using an age up or win it to swim it athlete. Relay only and alternates must have been entered in the meet by the meet deadline.

RELAY CARDS AND CHANGES Return your relay entry cards to the Clerk of Course table even if no change is made. Changes to the composition and order of the relay team may be made up to the moment their heat begins. Changes must conform to the relay eligibility rules. Coach, please ensure that the admin team has your changes!! Deadlines to turn in relay cards are noted on the published timeline.

RELAYS 800 free relay 1 team max and qualifying time standard Swum fastest to slowest Genders will NOT alternate. 200 and 400 relays 2 teams max Swum slowest to fastest Top 2 heats swim in finals All relay teams have the option to DOWN SEED. Team may designate, prior to the scratch deadline (night before) that they will downseed. Please downseed if you don t want to swim at night no matter your seeding.

SCRATCH RULES USA Swimming National Scratch Procedure (207.11.6 A-E) Scratch and positive check-in deadline for the next day s events Thursday- Deadline is 15 minutes after general meeting ends. Submit to admin via email. Prelims- 30 minutes after the start of the previous night s finals Finals- 30 minutes after the finals qualifiers have been announced Positive check-in- prior to that day s scratch deadline (night before) 1000 and 1650 Next day scratch box, positive check-in, and finals scratch sheet are all located at the Clerk of Course table on deck. Please scratch after prelims if your athlete has no intention of swimming in finals. We want the finals heats to be full. It gives the athletes a better experience. This will also save the admin team HOURS of work.

SCRATCH RULES CONTINUED Prelims- to scratch from prelims use the scratch box Individual timed finals (1000 and 1650)- positive check-in to swim No show penalty- barred from all further individual and relay events that day A declared false start (DFS) submitted _before_ a no show will prevent the penalty. This can be submitted at anytime during warm-up and before an athlete s heat. Contact an admin, chief judge, or deck referee to submit a DFS before the heat. If an athlete no-shows in prelims and wants to swim on subsequent days, they must declare an intent to swim before the scratch box closes for the subsequent day s events.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT SCRATCH AND CHECK-IN PROCEDURES Email to uofmswimentries@gmail.com The deadline is TODAY 15 minutes after the general meeting ends.

FINALS Top 16 qualifiers- 2 heats Consolation Championship All swimmers report to the blocks for the start of their heat. Alternates are only eligible for the Consolation heat. Alternates should identify themselves, prior to the Consolation heat, to the officials in the start area. Admin officials will make every effort to contact swimmers who have scratched into a final heat. Ultimately, it is the coach/athlete responsibility to either scratch or be prepared to swim finals.

FINALS Finals no show penalty is exclusion for the remainder of the meet. Coaches, if you are aware, prior to the start of finals, that a no show will occur, please inform the meet referee or admin official. Time permitting, the alternates will be informed and the heats will be reseeded. A medical exemption must be approved by the meet referee prior to the athlete s heat.

1000 FREESTYLE Timed final Positive check-in- to be seeded swimmers/coaches must check-in by the scratch deadline for that day s events. Seeded fastest to slowest Top seeded heats will be single age group (top 4 heats- 11-12 girls, 11-12 boys, 13-14 girls, 13-14 boys) Other heats will combine 11-14 ages but will not combine genders. Genders WILL alternate.

1650 FREESTYLE Timed final SWUM IN 2 POOLS girls in scoreboard pool, boys in pool closest to diving well Positive check-in- to be seeded swimmers/coaches must check-in by the scratch deadline for that day s events. Seeded fastest to slowest Top seeded heats will be single age group (top 4 heats- 11-12 girls, 11-12 boys, 13-14 girls, 13-14 boys) Other heats will combine 11-14 ages but will not combine genders.

400 IM Timed final Scratch box event- swimmers will be seeded and the event will count against their daily and meet limits unless they scratch by the deadline. Seeded fastest to slowest Top seeded heats will be single age group (top 4 heats- 11-12 girls, 11-12 boys, 13-14 girls, 13-14 boys) Other heats will combine 11-14 ages but will not combine genders. Genders WILL alternate.

500 FREE Timed final Scratch box event- swimmers will be seeded and the event will count against their daily and meet limits unless they scratch by the deadline. Seeded SLOW TO FAST TOP SEEDED HEATS (1 heat each of 11-12 girls, 11-12 boys, 13-14 girls, 13-14 boys) will SWIM IN THE EVENING Other heats will swim in the morning in order listed in order of events. Genders will NOT alternate. Please make sure your athletes know when they are swimming.

11-12 YEAR OLD 200S 200 fly, 200 back, 200 breast for 11-12 year olds Timed final Top seeded heat will swim with finals. To conform with USA Swimming seeding rules, if we have 9 athletes in a timed final event, the prelims heat (in the am) will have 3 swimmers and the finals heat (in the pm) will have 6 swimmers (rule 102.5.4). Please make sure your athletes understand when they are swimming.

TIME TRIALS Timeline is long. Plan for time trials to be offered after Friday and Saturday prelims. Begin 10 minutes after the end of the session. Open to any athlete in the meet. Entrants must supply their own timer. Coaches sign up at the Clerk of Course table. $10 per time trial.

QUESTIONS??? Wednesday night scratch and check in, email to uofmswimentries@gmail.com