Brock Niagara Aquatics
LONG COURSE INVITATIONAL
Saturday-Sunday, April 25th-26th, 2015
Brock Niagara Aquatics would like to extend this welcome to participate in our annual
Spring LC Invitational, to be hosted Long Course at Brock University on Saturday, April 25th and
Sunday, April 26th, 2015.
The competition is geared towards those swimmers who rarely get a chance to attend an
Invitational, however please feel free to bring an entire team if you need a team-builder type
experience. The meet is fully sanctioned by Swim Ontario and all swimmers must be registered as
competitive swimmers with Swim Ontario or equivalent agency.
This competition has filled quickly in previous years; we apologize to any clubs who have
been left out in the past. Entries will be accepted based on date received only until an acceptable
limit is reached. Session lengths will be restricted to manageable timelines. No phone or email
reservations will be accepted.
Competition Sessions and Structure: Saturday, April 25th afternoon only; Sunday, April 26th
morning and afternoon. Day One will be a single session. Day Two will be divided into two
sessions, with a lunch and warm-up break between. Meet Management reserves the right to adjust
the scheduling of the Sunday lunch break depending on entries. All events are timed finals.
Swimmers may swim in as many sessions as suit their requirements. Swimmers will be seeded
together according to entry times, regardless of age or gender. For results and awards purposes,
swimmers will be separated into the following age groups: 10/under, 11/12, 13/14, and 15/Over.
Awards: Ribbons for 1st through 8th place in each individual event in the 10/under, 11/12, and
13/14 age groups. No awards in the 15/Over age group. No scoring.
Entry Restrictions: There are no qualifying times and no event limitations. Competition length will
be held to a reasonable time limit if necessary, and entries received after that limit is reached will be
turned down. In case of a large entry into the 400m, 800m, or 1500m events meet management
reserves the right to restrict entries or swim two per lane if necessary.
Facility: Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Clean 8-lane 50m Pool. Parking is
available across from the Walker Complex (Physical Education Centre) for $7.00 per entry
(entrance to the lot is directly from the traffic circle); or parking meters are available at the building.
Please see our website at www.brocku.ca/brockswimming for a map and parking options, also for
accommodation or restaurant listings.
Entry Fees: $9.00 per individual event. Cheques payable to "Brock University". Payment for meet
fees is to be provided to the Meet Management committee in the Hospitality room on April 25th.
Entries: Must be finalized by Wednesday, April 15th, 2015. Note that traditionally the meet has
been filled well before the deadline. No changes or refunds after this date. Entries must be submitted
via the SNC website. Please enter long course times only. To facilitate seeding, conversion times
are acceptable using standard HyTek conversion.
Deck Entries: May be accommodated where lane openings exist. No reseeding or heat additions.
Payment for deck entries is required at time of submission: $10.00 per event with exact cash or
cheque payable to Brock University.
Results: Results will be posted to www.swimmeet.ca.
Meet Rules: SNC Rules shall govern the meet. Swimmers will not be penalized for scratching from
events. One Start rule is in effect. Swim Ontario Warm-up Procedures apply. FINA swim suit rules
will be enforced. Coaches are responsible for informing their swimmers before arrival of the Safety
Rules as contained in this package and to ensure their adherence and the athletes disciplined
behavior. Meet Officials will provide a safe environment and an organized competition; but are not
responsible for the supervision of the athletes during the competition or during session breaks.
Session times will not exceed 4.5 hours as per the LTAD model. The only meet package that will be
considered as valid will be the most current version found at www.swimming.ca/meetlist.aspx.
Personnel:
Meet Referee:
Meet Manager/Entries:
Marg Galbraith
Angela Taylor
galbrth@rogers.com
sacmtaylor@gmail.com
For more information, please contact the team administration at brockswimming@brocku.ca
Note: Due to the exclusive contract between Brock University and Sodexho Food Services, food
preparation (e.g. making sandwiches at the pool for the whole team) or bulk food orders from
offcampus caterers (e.g. ordering pizza for 40 swimmers) are not permitted on campus. However,
individuals may bring their own food (e.g. box lunches); or teams may place bulk food orders (e.g.
pizza) with Sodexho in advance (allow 7 days) at 905-688-5550 ext. 3372. Food will also be available
for purchase at the Physical Education Building during the meet.
BROCK NIAGARA AQUATICS LONG COURSE INVITATIONAL
Saturday, April 25th - Sunday, April 26th, 2015
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
SESSION I - Saturday, April 25th: Warm-up 2:00 PM/Start 3:30 PM
Event #
1
200 Freestyle
2
100 Butterfly
3
100 Backstroke
4
400 IM
5
100 Breaststroke
6
100 Freestyle
7
1500 Freestyle*
SESSION II - Sunday, April 26th: Warm-up 7:00 AM/Start 8:30 AM
Event #
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
100 Freestyle
200 Butterfly
50 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
50 Butterfly
200 Breaststroke
400 Freestyle
LUNCH BREAK (Pool available for warm-up): Projected 12:30 PM
SESSION III - Sunday, April 26th: Projected Start 1:30 PM
Event #
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
200 Individual Medley
50 Backstroke
100 Breaststroke
100 Butterfly
200 Backstroke
50 Freestyle
800 Freestyle*
*800 and 1500 Freestyle Events may be limited to the faster entrants if required to stay within a reasonable session
length. However, we will attempt to accommodate all swims if we can, and will consider going two swimmers per lane
if entry for these events is large.
Anyone taking photographs or video footage within the Brock University Eleanor Misener Aquatic Centre must have gained
prior permission from the subjects being photographed, or from the parents of the subject(s) if a minor.
November 25, 2014
SWIMMING CANADA COMPETITION WARM-UP SAFETY PROCEDURES
Meet Management for all sanctioned Canadian swimming competition must ensure the following safety procedures are
applied. It is incumbent on coaches, swimmers, and officials to comply with these procedures during all scheduled
warm-up periods. Coaches are requested to encourage swimmers to cooperate with Safety Marshals.
GENERAL WARM-UP:
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Swimmers must enter the water FEET FIRST in a cautious manner, entering from a start or turn end only and
from a standing or sitting position.
Running on the pool deck and running entries into the pool tank are prohibited.
Meet Management may designate the use of sprint or pace lanes during the scheduled warm-up time. Any
such lane usage must be communicated either in pre-competition handout, announcement or deck signage.
Diving starts shall be permitted only in designated sprint lanes.
Only one-way swimming from the start end of sprint lanes is permitted.
Notices or barriers must be placed on starting blocks to indicate no diving during warm-up.
EQUIPMENT:
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Kick Boards, Pull-Buoys, Ankle Bands, and Snorkels are permitted for use in the scheduled warm-up time.
Meet Management may permit use of tubing or cord assisted sprinting in designated lanes and during specific
times of the warm-up only. Coaches are responsible for equipment reliability and use.
Hand paddles, drag chutes, and flippers / fins are not permitted during any warm-up at any time.
VIOLATIONS:
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Swimmers witnessed by a Safety Marshal diving or entering the water in a dangerous fashion will be removed
without warning from their first event following the warm-up period in which the violation occurred.
In the case of a second offense during the same competition the swimmer will be removed from the
competition in its entirety. A provincial disciplinary action or report may be filed.
SAFETY MARSHALS:
The Safety Marshal is a trained position designated by Meet Management. Safety Marshals shall:
• Be visible by safety vest
• Be situated at each end of the competition tank and when applicable, similarly situated in designated warm-up
tanks when pre-competition warm-ups are scheduled.
• Actively monitor all scheduled warm-up periods.
• Ensure participants comply with warm-up safety procedures and report violations to the Referee.
PARA-SWIMMER NOTIFICATION:
Coaches are requested to notify Safety Marshals of any Para-swimmers participating in warm-ups where necessary
and at the coach’s discretion.
The following statement must appear in all Swimming Canada sanctioned meet information and posted notices:
“SWIMMING CANADA WARM-UP COMPETITION SAFETY PROCEDURES WILL BE IN EFFECT AT THIS MEET.”
SNC Swim Suit Policy – September 2009
Effective September 1, 2009, all swimwear worn in swimming competitions sanctioned under
the authority of Swimming Canada must conform to the January 1, 2010 FINA swimwear
approval guidelines as listed below.
MATERIAL – The material of swimwear will definitively be constituted only by textile fabric(s). The FINA
definition of “textile” currently is: “Material consisting of, natural and/or synthetic, individual and nonconsolidated yarns used to constitute a fabric by weaving, knitting, and/or braiding.”
SHAPE – MEN: swimwear shall not extend above the navel or below the knee. WOMEN: swimwear shall not
cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor extend below knee. No zippers or other fastening system is
allowed.
USE – Swimmers shall wear only one swimsuit, taping is not permitted.
CONSISTENCY – Swimwear effectively manufactured and used shall correspond to and be fully consistent with
FINA approved samples. Any modification before use (including impregnation) is prohibited. Moreover, there
shall be no variation/modification for individual swimmers.
SWON/SNC
Record Policy:
Required for ALL New National and Provincial records
National and Provincial Record forms to include:
Referees must sign the new record application form confirming that a swimmer was
wearing a legal suit when a record was created. Coaches will be notified that
(record) swimmers must report to the session referee (meet referee) for suit
verification. Referees must carry a signoff sheet and list of FINA approved suits (see
SNC website). Record applications will not be accepted unless form is properly
completed.
Meet Management acknowledges the SO policy with banning the future use of split times as official times and requires
that any coach wishing to rely on a time achieved by the swimmer for an interval shorter than the total distance of the
event shall so advise the Referee prior to the commencement of the session (or event) in question. In such a case,
Meet Management and the Referee will undertake all appropriate steps as prescribed by their training to assure the
quality and integrity of interval times. Any time collected according to this request will subsequently be recorded in a
separate event of the appropriate distance and stroke created for such a purpose.