The VPSU Champs meet is for swimmers who have achieved a Champs qualifying time (https://edgehilleels.swimtopia.com/links) in an event. Swimmers are limited to three events and one relay (coaches decide relay entries). This is an optional meet for those who have qualified.

Location: WISC Aquatic Center, 5700 Warhill Trail, Williamsburg, VA 23188 Facility: 25 meter indoor pool with non-turbulent lane markers with automatic timing system and scoreboard. Pool will be set up for 10-lane competition. Format: 1. Split Session Format. All 11 and older men and women will swim in the morning session. All 10 and younger men and women will swim in the afternoon session. Relays will be swum at the beginning of the afternoon session. 2. A.M. Session Warm-Ups 7:00 – 8:20 AM Meet starts 8:30 AM 3. P.M. Session Warm-Ups –The 2nd half warm-up are planned to start by 11:00am. The Meet will start at 12:30 P.M. Please note, warm up sessions will occur during the morning session awards and prior to start of relays. The warm-up start schedule is subject to change based on how long the A.M. Session runs. 4. There will be four 20-minute warm-up periods in each session. Lane assignments will be based on the number of swimmers from each team in each session and will be determined after entries are processed. The Final Warm-up schedule will be set up once all the entries are in and seeded. The Meet Director reserves the right to move Warmups to the appropriate time slots once all the entries are in. Events: The events will be the same as in dual meets but the event number (and order of events) order is different to accommodate the split session format. All events will be swum as timed finals. All individual events will be pre-seeded according to time. Heats will swim from slowest to fastest. Age 8 and younger swimmers will be required to report to the Clerk of Course when announced (approximately 10 minutes prior to swimming their events). A clerk of course will be in place throughout the meet. 9 and older swimmers that wish to report to the Clerk of Course may do so. It is the swimmer’s responsibility to report to the blocks at the proper time for their event. Legal Relay teams MUST be submitted with your entries. You can change the relays on the cards before sending them to the blocks. Eligibility: 1. Swimmers must have achieved the established qualification time in the competitive events and participated in the requisite number of meets. 2. Legal entry times must have been achieved in regular competitive lanes, exhibition lanes or heats during VPSU sanctioned meets, or the VPSU Summer Award Meets during the 2019 season. All results have to be in the SwimTopia system to be considered a legal entry. 3. Entry times will be based on times achieved in 25-meter pools. 4. Swimmers may enter no more than three (3) individual events plus one (1) relay event. All swimmers, including relay-only swimmers must be listed in SwimTopia entries which must be submitted by Monday, July 29th, 2019. 5. Each VPSU team may enter one relay team per relay event. Relay entry times may be from actual times achieved in competition or aggregate times based on the four swimmers realistically anticipated to swim the event in the Championship meet. If no time is supplied for your relay team, they will be entered with a NT and seeded in the slowest heat. In order to be entered in to the meet your relay team must be included in your meet entry file that is due by Sunday, July 28th. Relay eligible swimmers must be included in your entry roster. Swimmers names for relays must be written on the relay card, and turned in to the head lane timer at the lane they are competing in. Swimmers names must be written on the card in the order in which the swimmers will compete. If you have entered a relay team and need to scratch them the day of the meet, please give that information to the Meet Referee directly at the start of the PM Warm-up. Awards: Medals will be awarded at the meet to the 1st through 8th places in each individual event. These places will be given out at the Awards presentation directly after the Session that they were swum in. Ribbons for 9th through 16th places will be prepared at the meet. The Coaches are to pick up these ribbons after the meet. Medals will be awarded at the meet to 1st through 8th places in each relay event. Medals will be awarded to swimmers breaking Championship Meet records. Trophies will be awarded to one swimmer in each age group and gender who achieves the highest points at the Championship Meet. In case of ties, all tied swimmers shall receive the award. Plaques will be awarded for overall high point teams(1st, 2nd, 3rd) at the Championship Meet. The regular Season Divisional winners will also be awarded a Plaque. Scoring: Scoring for events to determine high point team awards shall be as follows: ● Individual Events: 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 ● Relay Events: 40-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 Rules: 1. The VPSU Championship Meet will be conducted according to 2019 USA Swimming Rules and Regulations, and by VPSU Competitive Rules. 2. A swimmer’s age on June 10, 2019, will be that swimmer’s age for the Championship Meet. 3. A Swimmer (both as individual and relay-only) must have been a member of a VPSU team and competed, either in a competitive lane or as an exhibition swimmer in the requisite number of regularly scheduled meets eligible to compete. Regularly scheduled meets do not include additional meets scheduled by each team whether with another VPSU team or with a team outside VPSU. 4. Swimmers must compete in their own age group except as follows: a. Swimmers may “swim up” in relay events. b. 6 and younger swimmers may swim in the 7-8 Breaststroke, 7-8 Butterfly, and 9-10 Individual Medley events, provided they have achieved the qualifying time for the event. c. 7-8 year old swimmers may swim in the 9-10 Individual Medley events, provided they have achieved the qualifying time for the event. The 9-10 Individual Medley events are denoted as “10 & under”. The 7-8 Breaststroke and Butterfly events are denoted “8 & Under”. Swimmers entering these events must meet qualifying times regardless of age. 5. Relay cards must be brought to the blocks with your relay Team as they swim them during the Relay Session. The cards must contain each swimmer’s First and Last name as well as their age.

Location: First Colony Pool 125 Pasbehegh Dr. Williamsburg, VA 23185

Format: Split Session Format, Timed Finals All 10 and under boys and girls will swim in the morning session. All 11 to 18 year old boys and girls will swim in the afternoon session. Relays will be swum at the end of both the morning and afternoon sessions. AM Session: Warm ups: 7:15-8:15am; Meet start: 8:30am PM Session: Warm ups: 12:15-1:15pm; Meet start 1:30pm There will be four 15-minute warm-up periods in each session. Lane assignments will be based on the number of swimmers from each team in each session and will be determined after entries are processed. Warm up and session start times may be adjusted based on the number of entries for each session.

Events: The events and event numbers are listed at the end of this meet invitation. All events will be swum as timed finals. All individual events will be pre-seeded according to time. Heats will swim from slowest to fastest. Swimmers who do not have a time for an event are allowed to enter the event, but will be seeded as NT and placed in the slowest heats. All swimmers will be required to report to the Clerk of Course when announced (approximately 10 minutes prior to swimming their event). A Clerk of Course will be in place throughout the meet (as well as an assistant for the 10 & under session). It is the swimmer’s responsibility to report to the Clerk of Course at the proper time for their event. Relay teams MUST be submitted with your entries. Eligibility: 1. Swimmers who have NOT qualified for the Championship meet in the event they wish to swim are eligible to swim in this meet. Swimmers are not allowed to swim in events for which they have a Champs qualifying time. Only swimmers entered in the Summer Awards Meet are eligible to swim in relays at the meet. 2. Legal entry times must have been achieved in regular competitive lanes, exhibition lanes or heats during VPSU sanctioned meets. Times from meets swum against GPSA teams are not valid qualifying times. 3. Entry times will be based on times achieved in 25-meter pools. If a time is achieved in a 25- yard pool, it must be noted on the entry form. Seeding for that swimmer will be determined by the VPSU Rules Committee. 4. Swimmers may enter no more than three (3) individual events plus one (1) relay event. 5. Each VPSU team may enter up to 3 relay teams per event. Relay entry times may be from actual times achieved in competition or aggregate times based on the four swimmers realistically anticipated to swim the event. If no time is supplied for your relay team, they will be entered with a NT and seeded in the slowest heat. Swimmers names for relays must be written on the relay card, and turned into the head lane timer at the lane they are competing in. Swimmers names must be written on the card in the order in which the swimmers compete. If you have entered a relay team and need to scratch them from the day of the meet, please give that information to the Meet Referee directly after warm-up. Awards: Ribbons will be awarded at the meet to 1st through 12th places in each individual event. Ribbons will be awarded at the meet to 1st through 6th places in each relay event. Scoring: Scoring for events shall be as follows: Individual events - 16-13-12-11-10-9-7-5-4-3-2-1 Relay events – 32-26-24-22-20-18 Rules: 1. The VPSU Summer Awards meet will be conducted according to 2019 USA Swimming Rules and Regulations, and by VPSU Competitive Rules. 2. A swimmer’s age on June 10, 2019, will be that swimmer’s age for the Summer Awards meet. 3. A swimmer must have been a member of a VPSU team and competed, either in a competitive lane or as an exhibition swimmer in a VPSU sanctioned meet to be eligible to compete. 4. Swimmers must compete in their own age group for individual events; 6 and under swimmers may swim in the 8 and under Breaststroke, 8 and under Butterfly, and 10 and under Individual Medley events. Swimmers may “swim up” in relay events.

If you are able to help the board set up, please arrive by 4 PM. Please bring concessions donations to the Clubhouse. Swimmers - please arrive NO LATER THAN 5:15 PM!  Please check in with the volunteer coordinator (Tamy) to confirm your volunteer slot.

Governer's Lane is NOT coming to the meet tonight but we will still hold the meet (condensing heats/events where possible) in order for our swimmers to try to achieve Champs times for those who are close and because this is our last meet!  We will need ALL volunteers tonight so we can have three timers for each lane for the times to officially count. The meet should go quickly since it is only our team, but please help us out so it goes smoothly! Concessions will still be selling food, but not burgers tonight.

9701 Mill Pond Run, Toano, VA 23168 - please check traffic as this will take awhile to get to! Please arrive by 5:15 pm and check in with Tamy Pelletier to confirm your volunteer position. Swimmers need to remain in the team area during the meet.