2023 Eastern Zone Long Course Age Group Championship
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Hosted by SRVA & Virginia Swimming
AUGUST 2-5, 2023
Held under the Sanction of USA Swimming
Sanctioned by Virginia Swimming
Sanction # VS-23-107LOCATION
SwimRVA-CSAC, 5050 Ridgedale Parkway, Richmond, VA 23234
Phone: (804) 271-8271 (Pool front desk)FACILITY
• The 50-meter competition pool with bulkhead offers 2 eight-lane, 25-yard competition pools with a depth of 7’ 7” to 8’ 1” end to end. Competition lanes are 8’ 3” wide. Colorado Automatic Timing System with digital scoreboard
• Indoor 6-lane 25-yard pool for continuous warm-up, cool-down.
• Non-Turbulent Lane Markers in both pools
• Omega Starting Blocks with foot wedge and backstroke ledge, Colorado Timing Gen7 automatic and semiautomatic timing, backup Dolphin wireless stopwatches.
• The competition course has been certified in accordance with USA Swimming Rules & Regulations, Article 104.2.2C. A copy of the certification is on file with USA Swimming.
• In order to provide parents/guardians who are outside of the facility the ability to view their athletes’ events, this meet will be video streamed following all MAAPP guidelines. By attending or participating in this competition, you acknowledge and grant permission to be included in the video-streaming.OFFICIALS
• Certified USA Swimming officials interested in working at the meet should submit an application by Tuesday, July 18th, for any assigned positions. An Application to Officiate is available at this link: Officials Application. All officials should register using this online application.
• A request has been submitted for this meet to be a National Certification Qualifying Meet for most positions under the National Officials Certification Program. Any official interested in being evaluated should indicate intent on the Application to Officiate. Details of the certification program can be found on the USA Swimming Website.
• There will be an officials’ briefing one hour prior to the start of each session, except for the first, which will start 90 minutes prior to the session start. The briefing location to be determined.ELIGIBILITY
• Competition is restricted to swimmers registered in one of the 12 LSCs in the Eastern Zone.
• Each swimmer must have a current USA Swimming premium athlete registration in the LSC which he/she represents.
• On-site registration will not be accepted at this meet.
• Swimmer’s age as of August 2, 2023, determines his/her age group for the entire meet.
• Times must have been achieved between August 3, 2022, and the meet entry deadline.
• Each LSC may determine the selection process for its athletes.
• Eligibility of athletes with qualifying times for higher-level meets:- Athletes who have competed in an Individual Event at the USA Swimming National Championships, the USA Swimming Spring Championships, US Open, the USA Swimming Junior Championships or a USA Swimming Trials Class meet are not eligible to enter and compete at an EZ AG Championship meet.
- Athletes 13 years of age and over who have achieved a qualifying time in an individual event for any of the above meets prior to the entry deadline for the EZ meet, may not enter and compete in an EZ AG Championship meet.
- Athletes 12 years of age or younger who have achieved a qualifying time in an individual event for any of the above meets may enter and compete in an EZ AG Championship meet, but may not compete in the event for which they have achieved the qualifying time.
ENTRY FEES
• Individual events: $10.00
• Relay events: $20.00ENTRY LIMITS
• Swimmers may enter a maximum of three (3) individual events per day.
• Swimmers may enter a maximum of three (3) relay events per day.
• Swimmers may compete in a maximum of six (6) individual events for the meet, not including time trials.
• Swimmers may compete in a maximum of three (3) relay events for the meet.ENTRY DEADLINE
Entries must be received by Monday, July 24, 2023, at 11:59 PM.MEET FORMAT
• Preliminaries/Finals
• 13 & Over: Three heats of each event, A final (top 8), B final (next 8), C final (next 8).
• 12 & Under: Two heats of each event, A final (top 16), B final (next 16).
• 11-12 events will be swum fastest to slowest, all other events will be swum slowest to fastest.QUALIFYING TIMES
Swimmers must meet the qualifying times in order to enter individual events. The qualifying times can be found on the SwimStandards.AWARDS
• Individual Events: Medals awarded for places 1st through 8th
• Relay Events: Medals awarded for places 1st through 3rd
• High Point Awards: Awarded to the top three swimmers in each age group (male and female).COURSE
Long Course Meters (50 Meters)Warm-Up & Safety: Specific safety guidelines and warm-up procedures will be provided in the coaches’ information packet, available on the official event website.
ORDER OF EVENTS
Competition start times are approximate and subject to change once entries are received.
Wednesday
Session 1
Wednesday 11 & Over Prelims
Starts at 8:15amGirls Event Event Boys Event 1 11-12 200 IM 2 3 13-14 200 IM 4 7 11-12 100 Freestyle 8 9 13-14 100 Freestyle 10 11 11-12 100 Breaststroke 12 13 13-14 100 Breaststroke 14 15 11-12 200 Butterfly 16 5 13-14 800 Freestyle 6 Session 2
Wednesday 10 & Under Timed Finals
Starts at 1:00pmGirls Event Event Boys Event 101 10 & Under 100 Freestyle 102 103 10 & Under 50 Breaststroke 104 105 10 & Under 100 Butterfly 106 107 10 & Under 200 Freestyle Relay 108 Session 3
Wednesday 11 & Over Finals
Starts at 5:00pmGirls Event Event Boys Event 1 11-12 200 IM 2 3 13-14 200 IM 4 5 13-14 800 Freestyle 6 7 11-12 100 Freestyle 8 9 13-14 100 Freestyle 10 11 11-12 100 Breaststroke 12 13 13-14 100 Breaststroke 14 15 11-12 200 Butterfly 16 17 13-14 200 Freestyle Relay 18 19 11-12 200 Freestyle Relay 20 Thursday
Session 4
Thursday 11 & Over Prelims
Starts at 8:15amGirls Event Event Boys Event 21 11-12 200 Freestyle 22 23 13-14 200 Freestyle 24 25 11-12 100 Butterfly 26 27 13-14 100 Butterfly 28 29 11-12 200 Backstroke 30 31 13-14 200 Backstroke 32 33 13-14 400 IM 34 Session 5
Thursday 10 & Under Timed Finals
Starts at 1:00pmGirls Event Event Boys Event 109 10 & Under 200 Freestyle 110 111 10 & Under 50 Butterfly 112 113 10 & Under 100 Backstroke 114 115 10 & Under 400 Medley Relay 116 Session 6
Thursday 11 & Over Finals
Starts at 5:00pmGirls Event Event Boys Event 21 11-12 200 Freestyle 22 23 13-14 200 Freestyle 24 25 11-12 100 Butterfly 26 27 13-14 100 Butterfly 28 29 11-12 200 Backstroke 30 31 13-14 200 Backstroke 32 33 13-14 400 IM 34 35 11-12 400 Medley Relay 36 37 13-14 400 Medley Relay 38 Friday
Session 7
Friday 11 & Over Prelims
Starts at 8:15amGirls Event Event Boys Event 39 11-12 50 Butterfly 40 41 13-14 200 Butterfly 42 43 11-12 100 Backstroke 44 45 13-14 100 Backstroke 46 47 11-12 400 Freestyle 48 49 13-14 400 Freestyle 50 51 11-12 50 Breaststroke 52 Session 8
Friday 10 & Under Timed Finals
Starts at 1:00pmGirls Event Event Boys Event 117 10 & Under 50 Backstroke 118 119 10 & Under 400 Freestyle 120 121 10 & Under 100 Breaststroke 122 123 10 & Under 400 Freestyle Relay 124 Session 9
Friday 11 & Over Finals
Starts at 5:00pmGirls Event Event Boys Event 39 11-12 50 Butterfly 40 41 13-14 200 Butterfly 42 43 11-12 100 Backstroke 44 45 13-14 100 Backstroke 46 47 11-12 400 Freestyle 48 49 13-14 400 Freestyle 50 51 11-12 50 Breaststroke 52 53 13-14 400 Freestyle Relay 54 55 11-12 400 Freestyle Relay 56 Saturday
Session 10
Saturday 11 & Over Prelims
Starts at 8:15amGirls Event Event Boys Event 59 11-12 50 Backstroke 58 61 13-14 50 Freestyle 60 63 11-12 50 Freestyle 62 65 13-14 200 Breaststroke 64 67 11-12 200 Breaststroke 66 57 13-14 1500 Freestyle 68 Session 11
Saturday 10 & Under Timed Finals
Starts at 1:00pmGirls Event Event Boys Event 125 10 & Under 200 IM 126 127 10 & Under 50 Freestyle 128 129 10 & Under 200 Medley Relay 130 Session 12
Saturday 11 & Over Finals
Starts at 4:00pmGirls Event Event Boys Event 57 13-14 1500 Freestyle 58 59 11-12 50 Backstroke 60 61 13-14 50 Freestyle 62 63 11-12 50 Freestyle 64 65 13-14 200 Breaststroke 66 67 11-12 200 Breaststroke 68 69 13-14 200 Medley Relay 70 71 11-12 200 Medley Relay 72 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For additional information, please check out the Official Meet Announcement