HAMPSHIRE COUNTY AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION
SWIMMING DEVELOPMENT COMPETITION CONDITIONS
| 1. | The competition shall be conducted in accordance
with ASA Laws and ASA Technical Rules. |
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| 2. | ELIGIBILITY The Development Competition is designed for swimmers aged 9 to 14 years who have not, at the time of entry for the Championships, achieved the Championship qualifying standards. |
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| a. | The competing members of any club allocated to the Association shall be allowed to compete providing they are eligible as defined in ASA Law, except that no one who has competed in the Championships of another County shall be eligible to compete in the same year. | |
| b. | A Swimmer who achieves ANY individual award in the Championships may not compete in any event in the Development Competition in the same year. | |
| c. | A Swimmer who, at the time of entry for the
Development Competition, has achieved a time faster than the
published limit time may not enter that event in the Development
Competition. |
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| 3. | ENTRIES | |
| a. | Entry Fees for events shall be approved by the Management Committee. | |
| b. | Entries on the appropriate form, together with the entry fee, must reach the Swimming Secretary or the appointed Entries Co-ordinator by the published closing date. | |
| c. | Late Entries will not be accepted, except in extenuating circumstances. The Swimming Secretary or the appointed Entries Co-ordinator is authorised to accept late entries and notify the Clubs accordingly. | |
| d. | Entries must be signed by the competitors Club Secretary or nominated official. Such a signature to be taken as certification of eligibility. | |
| e. | Entrants who are members of more than one club must state in writing at the time of entry, the club he/she represents. | |
| f. | The Management Committee may refuse an entry from a Club or a member of that Club, which, in their opinion, has not in the past fulfilled its obligations to the County Association. | |
| g. | Age as at the last day of competition. | |
| h. | In the interest of safety and to ensure the smooth running of the competition the Association reserves the right to limit the number of entries to any event. Swimmers may enter a maximum of 8 events. | |
| i. | If necessary, priority will be given to those who enter a full BAGCAT series. | |
| j. | Any swimmer submitting an ineligible entry will
have the entry rejected and forfeit the entry fee. Any swimmer whose
entry is not accepted as a result of limiting the number of entries
will have their fee refunded. |
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| 4. | INDIVIDUAL EVENTS AND AWARDS | |
| a. | Swimmers shall compete in events and receive awards
based on their overall performance in the British Age Group
Categories (BAGCATS), 4 swims to count.
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| b. | Awards will be made to swimmers placed 1-15 in each
age group providing there are more than 20 competitors. In any age
group where there are less than 20 competitors the number of awards
shall be reduced pro rata. |
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| 5. | All events shall be decided on a heat declared
basis. |
February 2005
