BOYS AND GIRLS SWIMMING

National Federation rules.

League placement - Teams will be placed in two leagues by enrollment. (rev 10/21/03)

                                        Section XI League Championship Meet

1.  A league championship meet will be scheduled with team scoring.
                                                                   
2.  Each school may enter three competitors per event.   (revised 5/24/05)

3.  Each school may enter only one team per relay event.

4.  Divers will compete in a six-dive format.

5.  There will be timed finals.

6.  There will be one seeding meeting of all coaches called by the sport chairman for the purpose of seeding this meet.

7.  All entry cards for the seeding meeting must be verified and certified by the coach and/or meet official.

8.  No individual competitor may compete in the league championship meet. (Approved 5/18/04)

                                    Section XI Team and Individual Championship Meet

1.  Qualifying: Any swimmer meeting the qualifying time (determined by the average of the 12th place finish over the last three or five year period, whichever is faster) in an event is eligible to compete. A swimmer is eligible for no more than two individual events and two relays or one individual event and three relays.

Athletes may qualify for the Team and Individual Championship at any season competition including the league championship.

2.  A swimmer must compete in the Section XI Team and Individual Championship in order to qualify for the NYSPHSAA Swimming Championship.

3.  There will be one separate seeding meeting of all coaches called by the sport chairman for the purpose of seeding this meet.

4.  All entry cards for the seeding meeting must be verified and certified by the coach and/or meet official.  All athletes including individual competitors must be represented by a coach at the seeding meeting.

5.  Individual competitors whose times or scores qualify among the top twelve will be allowed to compete in this meet.

6.  In the event there are not enough swimmers qualifying for the Section XI State Qualifying/Team Championship meet to fill one complete heat, the swimmers with the best heat times will be allowed to compete so that the one heat is filled.  If a relay or individual declines, invitations will be extended until the heat is full. e.g., Only four relays qualified for the 400-yd and the state qualifiers are being held in a six lane pool.  The two schools with the next best times will be asked to enter.  If one school should decline, the school or swimmer with the next best time will be invited until the heat is full. (Approved 5/18/04)

                                    NYSPHSAA Championship Meet

1.  There will be a qualifying standard for each event set by the NYSPHSAA swimming committee for girls and boys swimming. These standards will be publicized by the Section XI chairman prior to the start of the season.

2.  Section XI Boys' and Girls' swimmers and divers shall qualify for the NYSPHSAA championships using the in-season qualifying standards.

3.  A swimmer and diver must compete in the Section XI Individual Championship in order to qualify for the NYSPHSAA Swimming Championship.  (Swimmers do not need to swim in the event for which they qualified in-season.)

Rev. 3/23/11