Greetings Parents! Is everyone excited to attend WOSA's? Congratulations to all of our swimmers who qualified! Here are the details, we're going to have fantastic meet! -GCAC Coaching Staff
MEET
2013 Regional Long Course Championships ~ 13 and Over
Hosted by the London Aquatic Club
DATES
June 7th thru 9th, 2013
LOCATION
Western University Student Recreation Centre
1151 Richmond Street London, ON N6A 5B9
-For driving directions,please click here!
FACILITY
One 50m pool
There is limited spectator seating, and parking fees may be applicable! There will not be a snack bar available. A vendor is set to be on site with t-shirts and other items for sale commemerating the event. Team Aquatic Supply will be on location all weekend for your swimming needs and convenience!
SESSIONS
-FRIDAY AFTERNOON-
Warm-up~3:00-3:50pm / Start~4:00pm
-SATURDAY/SUNDAY MORNINGS-
Warm-up~7:30-8:20am / Start~8:30am
-SATURDAY/SUNDAY EVENING FINALS-
Warm-up~5:00-5:50pm / Start~6:00pm
MEET FEES
$10.00 per relay
$7.50 per individual event
$5.00 WOSA swimmer surcharge
$20.00 coaching fee* (slight increase as this is an overnight meet)
SCRATCH DEADLINE
Monday, May 27th
PARA SWIMMING
-In PARA swimming events with fewer than five entries, the event(s) will be PARA swimmers only during the preliminaries, scored as timed finals.
-In PARA swimming events with more than five or more entries, PARA swimmers will compete with able-bodied heats during the preliminaries, seeded by time then compete in a separate PARA event during finals session(s).
AWARDS
Able Bodied Medals: 1st - 3rd for individual events; 1st only for relays.
Able Bodied Ribbons: 4th - 8th for individuals events; 2nd + 3rd only for relays.
PARA: Medals will be
awarded in IPC-eligible events only using the SNC Performance Calculator, and
shall be awarded on a "mixed gender" basis to the top 3 swimmers in
each event. In order to award gold there must be at least 2 competitors, to
award silver there must be at least 3 competitors and to award bronze there
must be at least 4 competitors in the event.
SPECIAL NOTES
-ONE START rule, one false start is a DQ!
-Swimmers qualifying in one event may swim one bonus event.
-Please bring a lock to store your valuables in the locker room!
-Events seeded slowest to fastest; 800m free seeded fastest to slowest!
-The top 8 per age category and gender will proceed to finals: 13s, 14s, 15s, 16&Overs; this means there is an A Final only, there are no B Finals.
