Swimming

Championships will take place on the fourth weekend in November ( i.e., the weekend which contains a Thursday and Friday).

Rules
FINA Rules, from the International Swimming Federation.

Rule Exceptions
a. Swimming is capped at five schools with a maximum of twenty four swimmers/school - Varsity Boys max. six, Varsity Girls max. six, JV Boys max six, JV Girls max. six. The minimum per school for participation credit will be twelve.

b. The championships will be for an overall team award.

c. The swimmers will compete in the following categories -Girls and Boys Under Junior Varsity; Girls and Boys Under Varsity.

d. The following events will be contested:

Day 1 - Morning Session
200 Freestyle (timed final)
100 Breaststroke (prelim)
50 Backstroke (prelim)
100 Freestyle (prelim)
100 Butterfly (timed final)

Day 1 - Afternoon Session
100 Breaststroke (final)
50 Backstroke (final)
100 Freestyle (final)
200 Medley Relay (timed final)

Day 2 - Morning Session
100 Medley Relay (timed final)
200 Breaststroke (timed final)
100 Backstroke (prelim)
100 IM (prelim)

Day 2 - Afternoon Session
200 Free Relay (timed final)
100 Backstroke (final)
100 IM (final)
400 Freestyle (timed final)

Day 3 - Morning Session
50 Freestyle (prelim)
50 Breaststroke (prelim)
200 Backstroke (timed final)
50 Butterfly (prelim)

Day 3 - Afternoon Session
50 Freestyle (final)
50 Breaststroke (final)
200 IM (timed final)
50 Butterfly (final)
100 Free Relay (timed final)

e. Swimmers may compete in a maximum of nine individual events and three relay events.

f. Each school is allowed to enter up to three competitors per individual event, with the exception of the 200s. A total of two swimmers per school may be entered.

g. Each school may enter one relay team per event.

h. Junior varsity swimmers may compete at the varsity level.

i. No swimmer may compete in both age groups.

Heats
Coaches will seed their swimmers one to three, with one being their strongest swimmer. Preliminary heat times will be used to determine lanes and heats for the finals.

Scoring
The scoring system of individual events will recognize the first six swimmers. Points will be awarded as follows: First Place - seven points; Second Place - five points; Third Place - four points; Fourth Place - three points; Fifth Place - two points; Sixth Place - one point.

The scoring system for relays will be as follows: First Place - fourteen points; Second Place - ten points; Third Place - eight points. Scoring may require modification when the host school has a five lane pool.

Awards
1st, 2nd and 3rd place banners will be awarded in each competing group (JV Girls, JV Boys, Varsity Girls, Varsity Boys). In addition 1st, 2nd and 3rd place banners will be awarded to the overall Junior Varsity and Varsity winners. Ribbons will be given to individual athletes placing in the top six.