Swimming
Event
The NSMSG Swimming Competition shall consist of six (6) individual events and two (2) team events.
| Event | Gender / Age Group |
|---|---|
| 25m Front Crawl | Female Youth (5-7 years) Male Youth (5-7 years) |
| 50m Front Crawl | Female Mixed (5 years and up) Male Mixed (5 years and up) |
| 100m Front Crawl | Female Mixed (8 years and up) Male Mixed (8 years and up) |
| 4 x 25m Front Crawl Relay | Mixed Gender (5 years and up) |
| 25m Back Stroke | Female Youth (5-7 years) Male Youth (5-7 years) |
| 50m Back Stroke | Female Mixed (5 years and up) Male Mixed (5 years and up) |
| 100m Back Stroke | Female Mixed (8 years and up) Male Mixed (8 years and up) |
| 4 x 25m Front Back Stroke | Mixed Gender (5 years and up) |
Date/Time
Sunday, August 19, 2018: 9:00am – 8:00pm
Venue
YMCA of Cape Breton
399 Charlotte St, Sydney, NS B1P 1E3
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Participants
Divisions
| Youth | Ages 5-7 (born 2011, 2012, 2013) |
| Peewee | Ages 8-12 (born 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) |
| Bantam | Ages 12-16 (born 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) |
| Midget | Ages 17-19 (born 1999, 2000, 2001) |
| Junior | Ages 20-23 (born 1995-1998) |
| Senior | Ages 24+ (born before 1994) |
Number of Athletes
Each community may enter ten (10) male and ten (10) female athletes of mixed age groups.
Number of Coaches
Each community should provide one (1) coach or team manager.
General Rules
- Swimsuits must be worn.
- Athletes are permitted to use swim caps and goggles.
- Swim fins, snorkels and hand paddles will not be permitted during competition.
- Athletes must adhere to all pool rules posted at the Canadian Coast Guard College.
Competition Format
- The swimming competition will take place on the same day in two sessions – or over two days.
- A warm up period of 20 minutes will be provided prior to each racing session of the swimming competition.
- All athletes are eligible to swim four (4) individual events and (2) relays.
- An athlete’s age group will be determined by their age on the first day of the swimming competition.
- Swimmers will swim in heats by gender, in mixed age groups.
- Heats will consist of 8 swimmers – one swimmer per lane.
- Relay’s will consist of 8 teams one team per lane.
- Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded for each event by age group and gender.
Officials
Starting Officials, Marshalls, Lane Timers and Turn Judges will be on hand.
Field of Play/Equipment Requirements
- Manual timing will be used to determine athlete’s finish time for each race.
- Electronic timing may be used if proper supervision is obtained.
Competition Rules
- Front Crawl will be defined as follows:
- Swimmer lies on their front and pulls their arms alternately down and back under their body. Arms recover above water – while the legs perform the flutter kick.
- Backstroke will be defined as follows:
- Swimmer lies on their back and propels themselves forward by using a windmill manoeuvre with the arms, while the feet perform a flutter kick.
- Athletes will be marshalled and organized into heats prior to each event.
- Athletes must not dive in the shallow end of the pool. Relay events and 25 meter races beginning in the shallow end will start in the water from a push.
- Athletes who are not comfortable diving from the starting blocks will be permitted to dive from the side or start from an in water push in the deep end of the pool.
- All races will commence at the command of the starting official.
- The command to ready one’s self for the race will be “Take your mark.”
- The race will commence when the starting official sounds the starting beep.
- Athletes may not touch the bottom of the pool until their race is complete.
- Athlete must touch the wall with one hand and both feet when turning to complete the 50 and 100 meter distances. Flip turns / tumble turns will be permitted if athlete is comfortable with this manoeuvre.
- Relays will consist of four swimmers – two stationed at the shallow end of the pool and two stationed at the deep end of the pool.
Rule Violation:
Athletes will be disqualified from an event if they:
- Start racing prior to the starting beep
- Stop swimming before the allotted number of meters is complete
- Touch the bottom of the pool during a race
- Fail to touch the wall on the turn or finish of the race
Swimming Coordinator
Dawna Prosper