Irish LC Championships – Conditions Thursday 16th. April, Friday 17th. April, Saturday 18th. April and Sunday 19th. April 2009 National Aquatic Centre Meet Conditions 1. Heats will be run 10 lane format. Finals will be split in 8 lane format. 2. There will be semi-finals and finals in all 50m and 100m events. 3. There will be A and B finals in 200m & 400m events with over 26 entrants. Where there are less than 26 entrants in an event there will be “A” finals ONLY. In events which are not HDW heats and finals will be held regardless of the number of entries 4. The 1500m & 800m Freestyle will be Timed Finals with the fastest heat being swum in the evenings. 5. Clubs may only enter one relay team per event. Relay panel should be submitted with the entries 6. To be eligible for finals swimmers must achieve the Consideration time in the heats. Award winners must achieve the Consideration Standard in the heats for timed finals events and in the finals for other events. 7. Only times which appear on the National database will be accepted. Entry Standards must have been achieved in Open Competition in the preceding twelve months. Swimmers must declare whether their entry times are Short Course or Long Course. 8. A fine of €50 will apply to swimmers who fail to achieve the Standard for the entered event and who cannot provide proof that they achieved the Standard for the event since the required date 9. Irish Open title holders are entitled to enter so as to defend their title. 10. Drug Testing may take place at any meet run under Swim Ireland rules. Please understand that by entering the meet you are automatically agreeing to drug testing. 11. Where Long course times have not been achieved swimmers should enter on short course times. These times will be converted to Long Course using Hy-Tek after entries have been received 12. The number of heats may be limited to allow sessions to finish on schedule. Consideration Standards MALE FEMALE Short Long Paralym Paralym Short Long Course Course pians pians Course Course 26.65 0:27.30 52.00 50m Freestyle 56.00 0:30.36 0:30.70 58.84 1:00.50 1.47.00 100m Freestyle 2:05.00 1:06.21 1:07.70 2:09.22 2:12.70 200m Freestyle 2:24.02 2:26.70 4:34.08 4:40.60 6.00.00 400m Freestyle 6:40.00 5:02.36 5:07.70 800m Freestyle 10.21.34 10.27.80 18:09.83 18.34.80 1500m Freestyle 29.33 0:31.40 55.00 50m Backcrawl 1.08.00 0:33.99 0:35.50 1:04.21 1:07.70 1.49.00 100m Backcrawl 1:55.00 1:12.96 1:15.50 2:20.52 2:26.80 200m Backcrawl 2:36.95 2:40.65 33.12 0:34.30 43.00 50m Breaststroke 1.15.00 0:37.87 0:38.60 1:13.08 1:15.60 1:38.00 100m Breaststroke 2:30.00 1:22.32 1:24.10 2:38.48 2:43.60 200m Breaststroke 2:55.94 3:00.50 28.62 0:29.40 45.00 50m Butterfly 50.00 0:31.97 0:32.30 1:03.68 1:05.10 1:14.00 100m Butterfly 1.27.00 1:11.60 1:12.10 2:20.68 2:24.30 200m Butterfly 2:36.93 2:38.10 2:24.80 2:29.40 3:00.00 200m Ind.Medley 3:14.00 2:41.45 2:44.40 5:07.24 5:16.20 400m Ind.Medley 5:38.33 5:45.30 Irish LC Championships – Conditions Thursday 16th. April, Friday 17th. April, Saturday 18th. April and Sunday 19th. April 2009 National Aquatic Centre To enable younger swimmers to compete Long Course a Competition for certain age groups will be held during the afternoon. This will cater for Girls 11/12 and Boys 11/12, 13. The events will be 100m and 200m in all four strokes, and 200m Ind. Medley and will be HDW events. The following consideration times must have been achieved in LC or SC Competitions in the period February 1st 2008 to March 1st 2009. Please note that these are consideration times only and that entries will be restricted to a maximum of 24 swimmers per event by accepting the top 24 times submitted for each event. Submitted times must have been achieved in a LC or SC Competition recognised by Swim Ireland. Conversions from LC to SC or vice versa are not acceptable. In oversubscribed events, should rejections be necessary then priority will be given to times which have been achieved in LC Competition and they will be selected first providing they are inside the consideration standard. CONSIDERATION STANDARDS BOYS EVENT GIRLS 13 11/12 11/12 1.08.00 1.12.00 100m Freestyle 1.12.00 2.31.20 2.37.80 200m Freestyle 2.38.00 1.17.10 1.20.40 100m Backstroke 1.21.20 2.47.20 2.54.50 200m Backstroke 2.25.80 1.26.10 1.29.90 100m Breaststroke 1.30.50 3.06.30 3.14.50 200m Breaststroke 3.14.20 1.14.10 1.17.40 100m Butterfly 1.17.60 2.44.30 2.51.50 200m Butterfly 2.51.50 2.50.20 2.57.60 200m Ind. Medley 2.57.60 Irish LC Championships – Order Thursday 16th. April, Friday 17th. April, Saturday 18th. April and Sunday 19th. April 2009 National Aquatic Centre Session 1 Thursday 10.00 am Session 4 Friday 10.00 a.m Session 7 Saturday 10.00 am Session 10 Sunday 10.00 a.m 1 M 50m Brs 12 M 100m F/C 23 W 50m B/C 33 W 200m IM 2 W 50m Brs 13 W 100m F/C 24 M 50m B/C 34 M 200m IM 3 M 200m F/C 14 M 100m Brs 25 W 400m F/C 35 W 50m F/C 4 W 200m F/C 15 W 100m Brs 26 M 400m F/C 36 M 50m F/C 5 M 100m B/C 16 M 400 IM 27 W 100m Fly 37 W 200m Brs 6 W 100m B/C 17 W 400m IM 28 M 100m Fly 38 M 200m Brs 7 M 200m Fly 18 M 50m Fly 29 W 200m B/C 39 W 800m F/C 8 W 200m Fly 19 W 50m Fly 30 M 200m B/C 40 M 1500m F/C 9 M 4x100m FTR 20 M 4x200 FTR 31 W 4x100m FTR 10 W 4x100m FTR 21 W4x200m FTR 32 M 4x100m FTR 11 Mixed 1500m F/C 22 Mixed 800m F/C Session 2 Thursday 1.00 p.m Session 5 Friday 1.00 pm Session 8 Saturday 1.00 pm Session 11 Sunday 1.00 pm 41 G 11/12 100m F/C 47 B 13 200m IM 54 G 11/12 100m Brs 62 G 11/12 100m Fly 42 B 11/12 100m Brs 48 G 11/12 100m B/C 55 B 11/12 100m F/C 63 B 11/12 100m B/C 43 B 13 100m Fly 49 B 11/12 100m Fly 56 B 13 100m B/C 64 B 13 100m F/C 44 G 11/12 200m B/C 50 B 13 100m Brs 57 G 11/12 200m Fly 65 G 11/12 200m F/C 45 B 11/12 200m Fly 51 G 11/12 200m F/C 58 B 11/12 200m B/C 66 B 11/12 200m Brs 46 B 13 200m F/C 52 B 11/12 200m F/C 59 B 13 200m Brs 67 B 13 200m Fly 53 B 13 200m B/C 60 G 11/12 200m IM 61 B 11/12 200m IM Session 3 Thursday 5.00 p.m Session 6 Friday 5.00 p.m Session 9 Saturday 5.00 p.m Session 12 Sunday 5.00 p.m 1 SF M 50m Brs 12 SF M 100m F/C 23 SF W 50m B/C 35 SF W 50m F/C 2 SF W 50m Brs 13 SF W 100m F/C 24 SF M 50m B/C 36 SF M 50m F/C 5 SF M 100m B/C 14 SF M 100m Brs 27 SF W 100m Fly 39 W 800m F/C 6 SF W 100m B/C 15 SF W 100m Brs 28 SF M 100m Fly 40 M 1500m F/C 3 F M 200m F/C 18 SF M 50 Fly 25 F W 400m F/C 33 F W 200m IM 4 F W 200M F/C 19 SF W 50m Fly 26 F M 400m F/c 34 F M 200m IM 7 F M 200m Fly 16 F M 400m IM 29 F W 200m B/c 37 F W 200m Brs 8 F W 200m Fly 17 F W 400m IM 30 F M 200m B/c 38 F M 200m Brs 1 F M 50m Brs 18 F M 50m Fly 13 F W 100m F/C 35 F W 50m F/C 2 F W 50m Brs 19 F W 50m Fly 12 F M 100m F/C 36 F M 50m F/C 9 F M4x100m FTR 5 F M 100m B/C 15 F W 100m Brs 27 F W 100m Fly 10 F W4x100m FTR 6 F W 100m B/C 14 F M 100m Brs 28 F M 100m Fly 11 Mixed 1500m F/C 20 F M 4x200m FTR 23 F W 50m B/C 21 F W 4x200m FTR 24 F M 50m B/C 22 Mixed 800m F/C 31 F W4x100m MTR 32 FM 4x100m MTR SWIM IRELAND Irish LC Championships Thursday, 16th. Friday 17th. Saturday 18th. & Sunday 19th. April 2009 National Aquatic Centre Please complete this form fully and correctly otherwise your entry will not be accepted. FULL NAME (Print ):_____________________________ Swim Ireland Reg No.________________ CLUB (Print):___________________________________ Date of Birth:_______________________ I hereby declare that the particulars below are correct and that I am an eligible competitor in accordance with Swim Ireland Laws and will abide by the conditions laid down by the Association for this competition. I am aware that RANDOM DRUG TESTING may take place during this competition and I agree, if selected, to comply with the approved medical control procedures and to submit a sample of urine for analysis at an accredited laboratory. I am also aware that I may be photographed/filmed in accordance with SI swim meet rules. MALE ENTRY FORM Standards MUST have been achieved in Open Competition since the preceding October 1st . € 7 per Individual Entry Event No EVENT Time Achieved When & Where time achieved (including Date, Meet, Etc) 1 50m Breaststroke 3 200m Freestyle 5 100m Backstroke 7 200m Butterfly 11 Mixed 1500m Freestyle 12 100m Freestyle 14 100m Breaststroke 16 400m Ind. Medley 18 50m Butterfly 22 Mixed 800m Freestyle 24 50m Backstroke 26 400m Freestyle 28 100m Butterfly 30 200m Backstroke 34 200m Ind. Medley 36 50m Freestyle 38 200m Breaststroke 40 1500m Freestyle Signature of Competitor:________________________________________Date:_________________ I certify that the above information is correct:_____________________________________________ Club Secretary Before signing, please check that the above entries and times are correct and that you have read the form fully. If you are under 16 years of age on the first day of the competition, your parent/guardian should fill out the following paragraph: I agree to my son/daughter/ward, if selected, being submitted to the Medical Control procedure and to him/her submitting a sample of urine for analysis at an accredited laboratory. Signed:_______________________________________________________Date:_________________ Parent/Guardian SWIM IRELAND Irish LC Championships Thursday, 16th. Friday 17th. Saturday 18th. & Sunday 19th. April 2009 National Aquatic Centre Please complete this form fully and correctly otherwise your entry will not be accepted. FULL NAME (Print ):_____________________________ Swim Ireland Reg No.________________ CLUB (Print):___________________________________ Date of Birth:_______________________ I hereby declare that the particulars below are correct and that I am an eligible competitor in accordance with Swim Ireland Laws and will abide by the conditions laid down by the Association for this competition. I am aware that RANDOM DRUG TESTING may take place during this competition and I agree, if selected, to comply with the approved medical control procedures and to submit a sample of urine for analysis at an accredited laboratory. I am also aware that I may be photographed/filmed in accordance with SI swim meet rules. FEMALE ENTRY FORM Standards MUST have been achieved in Open Competition since the preceding October 1st . € 7 per Individual Entry Event No EVENT Time Achieved When & Where time achieved (including Date, Meet, Etc) 2 50m Breaststroke 4 200m Freestyle 6 100m Backstroke 8 200m Butterfly 11 Mixed 1500m Freestyle 13 100m Freestyle 15 100m Breaststroke 17 400m Ind. Medley 19 50m Butterfly 22 Mixed 800m Freestyle 23 50m Backstroke 25 400m Freestyle 27 100m Butterfly 29 200m Backstroke 33 200m Ind. Medley 35 50m Freestyle 37 200m Breaststroke 39 800m Freestyle Signature of Competitor:________________________________________Date:_________________ I certify that the above information is correct:_____________________________________________ Club Secretary Before signing, please check that the above entries and times are correct and that you have read the form fully. If you are under 16 years of age on the first day of the competition, your parent/guardian should fill out the following paragraph: I agree to my son/daughter/ward, if selected, being submitted to the Medical Control procedure and to him/her submitting a sample of urine for analysis at an accredited laboratory. Signed:_______________________________________________________Date:_________________ Parent/Guardian SWIM IRELAND Irish LC Championships Thursday, 16th. Friday 17th. Saturday 18th. & Sunday 19th. April 2009 National Aquatic Centre Please complete this form fully and correctly otherwise your entry will not be accepted. FULL NAME (Print ):_____________________________ Swim Ireland Reg No.________________ CLUB (Print):___________________________________ Date of Birth:_______________________ I hereby declare that the particulars below are correct and that I am an eligible competitor in accordance with Swim Ireland Laws and will abide by the conditions laid down by the Association for this competition. I am aware that RANDOM DRUG TESTING may take place during this competition and I agree, if selected, to comply with the approved medical control procedures and to submit a sample of urine for analysis at an accredited laboratory. I am also aware that I may be photographed/filmed in accordance with SI swim meet rules. FEMALE AGE GROUP ENTRY FORM Standards MUST have been achieved in Open Competition since the preceding October 1st . € 7 per Individual Entry Event No EVENT Time Achieved When & Where time achieved (including Date, Meet, Etc) 41 100m Freestyle 44 200m Backstroke 48 100m Backstroke 51 200m Freestyle 54 100m Breaststroke 57 200m Butterfly 60 200m Ind. Medley 62 100m Butterfly 65 200m Freestyle Signature of Competitor:________________________________________Date:_________________ I certify that the above information is correct:_____________________________________________ Club Secretary Before signing, please check that the above entries and times are correct and that you have read the form fully. If you are under 16 years of age on the first day of the competition, your parent/guardian should fill out the following paragraph: I agree to my son/daughter/ward, if selected, being submitted to the Medical Control procedure and to him/her submitting a sample of urine for analysis at an accredited laboratory. Signed:_______________________________________________________Date:_________________ Parent/Guardian SWIM IRELAND Irish LC Championships Thursday, 16th. Friday 17th. Saturday 18th. & Sunday 19th. April 2009 National Aquatic Centre Please complete this form fully and correctly otherwise your entry will not be accepted. FULL NAME (Print ):_____________________________ Swim Ireland Reg No.________________ CLUB (Print):___________________________________ Date of Birth:_______________________ I hereby declare that the particulars below are correct and that I am an eligible competitor in accordance with Swim Ireland Laws and will abide by the conditions laid down by the Association for this competition. I am aware that RANDOM DRUG TESTING may take place during this competition and I agree, if selected, to comply with the approved medical control procedures and to submit a sample of urine for analysis at an accredited laboratory. I am also aware that I may be photographed/filmed in accordance with SI swim meet rules. MALE 11/12 ENTRY FORM Standards MUST have been achieved in Open Competition since the preceding October 1st . € 7 per Individual Entry Event No EVENT Time Achieved When & Where time achieved (including Date, Meet, Etc) 42 100m Breastsroke 45 200m Butterfly 49 100m Butterfly 52 200m Freestyle 55 100m Freestyle 58 200m Backstroke 61 200m Ind. Medley 63 100m Backstroke 66 200m Breaststroke Signature of Competitor:________________________________________Date:_________________ I certify that the above information is correct:_____________________________________________ Club Secretary Before signing, please check that the above entries and times are correct and that you have read the form fully. If you are under 16 years of age on the first day of the competition, your parent/guardian should fill out the following paragraph: I agree to my son/daughter/ward, if selected, being submitted to the Medical Control procedure and to him/her submitting a sample of urine for analysis at an accredited laboratory. Signed:_______________________________________________________Date:_________________ Parent/Guardian SWIM IRELAND Irish LC Championships Thursday, 16th. Friday 17th. Saturday 18th. & Sunday 19th. April 2009 National Aquatic Centre Please complete this form fully and correctly otherwise your entry will not be accepted. FULL NAME (Print ):_____________________________ Swim Ireland Reg No.________________ CLUB (Print):___________________________________ Date of Birth:_______________________ I hereby declare that the particulars below are correct and that I am an eligible competitor in accordance with Swim Ireland Laws and will abide by the conditions laid down by the Association for this competition. I am aware that RANDOM DRUG TESTING may take place during this competition and I agree, if selected, to comply with the approved medical control procedures and to submit a sample of urine for analysis at an accredited laboratory. I am also aware that I may be photographed/filmed in accordance with SI swim meet rules. MALE 13 ENTRY FORM Standards MUST have been achieved in Open Competition since the preceding October 1st . € 7 per Individual Entry Event No EVENT Time Achieved When & Where time achieved (including Date, Meet, Etc) 43 100m Butterfly 46 200m Freestyle 47 200m Ind. Medley 50 100m Breaststroke 53 200m Backstroke 56 100m Backstroke 59 200m Breaststroke 64 100m Freestyle 67 200m Butterfly Signature of Competitor:________________________________________Date:_________________ I certify that the above information is correct:_____________________________________________ Club Secretary Before signing, please check that the above entries and times are correct and that you have read the form fully. If you are under 16 years of age on the first day of the competition, your parent/guardian should fill out the following paragraph: I agree to my son/daughter/ward, if selected, being submitted to the Medical Control procedure and to him/her submitting a sample of urine for analysis at an accredited laboratory. Signed:_______________________________________________________Date:_________________ Parent/Guardian SWIM IRELAND Irish LC Championships Thursday, 16th. Friday 17th. Saturday 18th. & Sunday 19th. April 2009 National Aquatic Centre RELAY & SUMMARY SHEET F.T.R. Event No Please Tick F.T.R. M.T.R. Event No Please Tick M.T.R Women 4 x 100m 10 31 Men 4 x 100m 9 32 Women 4 x 200m 21 N/A Men 4 x 200m 20 N/A Relay Entries: ___________________ @ €28 Each = €____________ Individual Entries:_______________ @ €7 Each = €____________ Results:________________________ @ €5 per set = €____________ TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED: €___________ CLUB:____________________________CONTACT:______________________________ ADDRESS:________________________________________________________________ PHONE [H]:______________________________[W:______________________________ Closing Date for Entries Friday, March 20th. 2009 Entries & payment to: Swim Ireland Sport HQ 13 Joyce Way, Park West Dublin 12 Swim Meet Rules It is Swim Ireland’s objective to operate Meets in accordance with the Rules, and in the interests of the enjoyment and development of all those involved. Please help us develop a spirit of co-operation and of fair play. Meet Conditions Each Meet has Conditions of Entry, which are specific to each meet listed on the relevant page. The following general rules apply to all National Meets, which will be run in accordance with FINA Rules and will have electronic timing, semi automatic timing (back up buttons) and manual timing. Officials All clubs entering National Meets must provide at least one meet official for every four swimmers entered, subject to a maximum of three officials per session. A roster will be issued to competing clubs. Officials must check in with the meet organiser at least 45 minutes prior to the start of each session. Failure of the required officials to check in will result in the club being scratched from the session”. Clubs who do not provide the requisite officials will be scratched from the competition. Technical Meeting The event Technical Meeting for all team managers and coaches will be held the evening before the first session or at such time as advised by the Meet Director. Postings and Withdrawals Posting of programmes for the ENTIRE competition must be made at the Technical Meeting. Failure to post programmes will result in the club in question being withdrawn from the entire competition. All withdrawals from heats or timed finals must be made at the technical meeting. Withdrawals from heats or timed finals or “no show” after the technical meeting will be subject to a fine of €50 without exception Withdrawals from semi-finals or finals (including reserves) may be made up to 30 minutes from the publication of the semi-final or final. Withdrawals after this time or “no show” (including reserves) will be subject to a fine of €50 without exception. Note : The names of swimmers qualified ( including reserves ) for the semi-finals or finals may be published by announcement on the PA system or by printed results. Relays Entry forms for relay events may include up to 8 swimmers. The names of the four relay team members swimming in a race and the order of swimming must be declared on the official Team Declaration Sheet and submitted to the Recorder no later than one hour before the start of the session in which the race takes place. The swimmers may change between heats and finals, but all competing swimmers must be included in the list of 8 swimmers submitted with the entry list. Relay teams not declared on the official Team Declaration Sheet and submitted to the Recorder no later than one hour before the start of the session shall be withdrawn and such withdrawal shall be subject to a fine of €50 without exception. Relay teams that swim in an order that is different from the order of swimming declared on the Team Declaration Sheet shall be disqualified in accordance with FINA SW 10.12. Ages Ages are at December 31st in the year of competition. Novice: A Novice is a swimmer who has never won any medal at an Open Competition, including Club, Regional and National Meets. This includes events run by the Irish Schools Swimming Association. Warm Up Warm up for heat sessions will generally commence 90 minutes before the session start time and end 15 minutes before the session start time. The first events gender group warm up for the first 40 minutes. Finals session warm up start 60 minutes before the finals start time and end 15 minutes before the finals session and are mixed gender. The above may be altered at the discretion of the gala organiser. Warm up for short course competition where a separate warm up pool is available will be mixed, and will commence 60 minutes before the session start time and end 15 minutes before the session start time. Official Times Official times are required to qualify for Swim Ireland Meets or Squads or for consideration for selection to teams representing Ireland in non-Swim Ireland events or for Record application. Times from club time-trials will not be accepted. Official Times are times achieved in events which are Open, have electronic timing, the minimum number of officials and Official Results. That minimum number of officials shall include a Race Referee, a Starter, finish, turn and stroke judges and a Recorder who may be the electronic timing operator. Official times achieved in away competitions may be submitted if accompanied by a copy of the official result signed by the race referee and including electronic timing slips, name of meet, venue, pool length and date of the swim. Hand-written results or times not accompanied by the above information will not be accepted. Qualifying times may be checked. False times may result in the club being suspended from the competition. Complaints and Protests A Team leader or Club Coach may ask a referee to explain a decision involving a DQ or other matter. Such requests must be made only to the Referee and not to any other meet official. If the team leader or club coach is not satisfied with the explanation he/she may then protest the decision, subject to FINA Rules. Where a Protest is made concerning the outcome of a final then the awards for that event will be held until the Protest is heard. If conditions causing a potential protest are noted prior to the event any protest must be lodged before the signal to start is given. Protests involve a formal procedure and may be made in accordance with FINA Rule GR 9.2 Protests are made to the Referee in writing. A protest may be made: If the officials have not observed the relevant FINA and Swim Ireland rules and regulations for the conduct of the competition or have misinterpreted such rules or regulations. If conditions endanger the competitors or the competition A protest may be made against a decision of the referee; however, no protest shall be allowed against decisions of fact. The protest must be made within 30 minutes of the end of the respective heats or finals session in which the matter giving rise to the protest took place. The protest must be made in writing to the referee, and accompanied by a fee of €50. The referee will either uphold or reject the protest and will give the decision in writing. If the protest is upheld, the fee will be returned and any DQ will be overturned. If the referee rejects the protest the fee is forfeit and any DQ will be confirmed. The rejection or upholding of a protest by the referee may be appealed to a Jury of Appeal whose decision is final. Under FINA Rules the matter ends with the Jury of Appeal. Presentation Ceremonies All swimmers must be properly attired in a tracksuit or t-shirt and shorts for medal ceremonies. Photography It is a condition of attending a Swim Ireland event that swimmers accept they may be photographed or filmed as part of the occasion, either as an individual or as a member of a group. Swimmers may also appear in a photograph or video inadvertently. Parents and swimmers must accept this. All photography and/or filming will be in accordance with Swim Ireland Guidelines. Anti Doping It is a condition of attending a Swim Ireland event that swimmers may be required to be tested for prohibited substances in accordance with the Sports Council Anti Doping rules. Swim Ireland Safety Statement -Issues Safety is the responsibility of every individual involved in the sport. Risks identified must be reported to either a Club or Meet Official and formally reported to the facility operator. All accidents must be formally reported. General 1) By Law all facilities are required to have a Safety Statement in operation. Organisers should satisfy themselves that this is the case. Clubs and Meet 2) Any accidents, however minor, must be reported to Swim Ireland (standard Form available). Accident Report 3) ALL volunteers who work/help at Swim Ireland events are advised to read Safety Statement which is available upon request from the Office. the Swim Ireland Clubs 1) All Clubs should obtain and read a copy of the Safety Statement of the pool they are hiring. 2) It is recommended that clubs identify risks and formally report them in writing to the relevant personnel at the facility. All Meets (Club, Regional and National) 1) Following a meet at which an incident/accident occurred, the Organiser and Race Referee must complete a Meet Accident Report Form and include their contact details. 2) All who attend meets are urged to report any accidents to either the Meet Organiser who immediately reports to the Race Referee or to the Referee directly. Where an accident occurs, Swim Ireland must be informed as soon as possible with a full report presented. 3) “Safety at Swim Meets” must be included in all Programmes for all Meets run under Swim Ireland rules. It must also be read out at the start of every session with emphasis placed on item 3 above. 4) Officials should be advised by the Race Referee to report any concerns they have over possible risks at the facility and to ensure that reporting procedures are followed. 5) Under FINA Law the Referee is in total control of all persons attending the meet and the Referee should take all reasonable steps to ensure their safety. Safety at Swim Meets All accidents, however minor must be reported, in writing, to Swim Ireland. We would ask the co-operation of swimmers, coaches, spectators and clubs in the application of the following safety measures. They are in place for everyone's safety. 1. General; i. Everyone attending Meets must familiarise themselves with the locations and operation of emergency exits. ii. Anyone observing anything they consider to be a safety hazard should report it to a Meet Official. iii. All persons attending Meets must take all steps to ensure their own safety and the safety of others. iv. All walkways must be kept clear of bags, equipment, etc. 2. Starting; i. It is the responsibility of competitors, coaches and clubs to ensure that all swimmers are sufficiently competent to dive start from competition starting blocks. Alternatively, swimmers are reminded that they may start from the poolside. ii. In the event of a false start, swimmers should perform a safe entry and Not fall into the water. 3. Warm-Up; i. Swimmers and coaches must ensure that they (and swimmers in their charge) take no action that would endanger themselves or others. ii. The instructions of those in authority must be obeyed immediately. iii. Swimmers are not permitted to dive or jump into lanes other than sprint lanes and then only when the area is sufficiently clear to make a safe entry. iv. Do not start sprinting in a sprint lane until non-sprinting swimmers have cleared it. v. On finishing a sprint immediately clear the way for the following swimmer(s). 4. Around the Pool (e.g. spectator area, foyer area, etc.) i. Swimmers are not permitted to enter dry areas without first having changed and put on footwear. ii. Where there is a balcony or rail -swimmers are not permitted to climb over it. iii. Glass bottles are not permitted outside designated refreshment areas. Thank you for your co-operation in making the Meets a safe experience for all.