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Swimming

Venue

Alamo Heights ISD Aquatic Complex, Alamo Heights Natatorium

705 Trafalgar Rd

San Antonio, TX  78216

210-832-5735

 

Required TRG Check-in and Packet Pickup

Location: TBA 

Thursday (5-8:30 pm) or Friday (11-1:45 pm or 5:15-8:00 pm): Required TRG Check-in and Packet pickup

 

USOPC Swimming Classification - Provisional classification only

Darlene Hunter will email you information and directions on how to submit for a provisional classification with USOPC (electronically).  If you already have a USOPC swimming classification (even if expired), then you do not need to do this process.

Darlene Hunter - darlene.e.hunter@gmail.com 

 

Swim Competition Schedule

Friday: April 26, 2024 – Swim Competition

Pool open, athletes may enter        3:50 pm

Warm-ups                                    4:00 –4:45 pm

  •  Lanes will be available for one-way only and for starts at a time designated by the Meet Director or Meet Referee.  No more than four swimmers per lane.

  • Clear Competition Pool              4:45 pm

  • Meet Begins                             5:00 pm - 8:30 pm

 

**Preliminary Heat sheets, Final Heat sheets, and Results will be posted in the news section of the website.

**All athletes must be checked in by 4:45 pm or will be scratched from the meet.

**There will be a pool opposite the competition pool that can be used for warming up and cooling down and will be open from

    5:00 through the end of the competition.

 

Order of Events:  All Distances are in Short Course Yards (SCY)

 

Friday: April 26, 2024 -  5:00-8:30 PM

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400 Free 

25 yd Breast

100 Fly

100 Free

50 Breast

50 Back

150 Medley

25 yd Fly
200 Free

25 yd Free

100 Breast

50 Fly

25 yd Back

50 Free

200 Medley

100 Back

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  • All events will be swum Fastest to Slowest.

  • Positive check-in required for all events.

  • All 25 yd events will start from the bulkhead end of the pool, not the starting block end, and will be hand timed.

 

Facility:   

  • Eight-25-yard lanes certified by USA Swimming

  • The minimum water depth, measured in accordance with Article 103.2.3, is 13 feet at the start end and the turn end is 7 feet measured for a distance of 1.0 meter to 5.0 meters from both end walls.

  • The course has not been professionally certified IAW 104.2.2C (4).

  • Eight lane adjacent pool available for warm ups and warm downs.

  • All automatic Colorado starting and timing system. Meet Manager 8.0 will be used.

  • Limited deck seating of approximately 400 in the bleachers. Chairs will be available for swimmers on the deck. 

 

Liability:  

  • In granting this sanction it is understood and agreed that USA Swimming, Inc., South Texas Swimming, Inc. (STSI), the Alamo Area Aquatics Association, the Alamo Heights Natatorium, Alamo Heights Independent School District, and all meet officials shall be free from any liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of the event. Damage to the facility, when proved, will cause the offending swimmer to be held accountable for repairs.

 

Cell phone Restrictions:  

  • Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms.

  • There are no exceptions to this policy.

  • Violators are subject to disqualification from the meet, disbarment from the facility, and arrest.

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Deck Changing:

  • Deck changes are prohibited.

  • There are two family restrooms located out in the pool area.

 

Event Registration:  


Rules:  

  • The 2018 USA Swimming Rules and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) 

  • Rules which can be found at 

http://www.paralympic.org/swimming/rules-and-regulations/rules    

 

Meet Format: Timed finals

  • All events will be swum fastest to slowest.

  • All para swimmers will be seeded by time.  Results will be separated by classification.

  • No relays

 

Meet Administration:

  • TX Regional Games Local Meet Coordinator                              * Meet Referee                                                             

  • Todd Erickson                                                                       * Tim Byerly

  • 210-379-5179 

  • ticoachtodd@att.net             

 

Warm-up Procedures:

  • Warm-up time is listed in the above schedule  

  • All warm-up activities will be coordinated by the coach(es) supervising that swimmer(s).

  • Sprint lanes are for starts, diving from blocks or for in-water backstroke starts. Starts shall occur from only the designated end of the pool, only in the designated sprint lane(s) and only when announced by the meet director or meet referee.

  • Swimmers must exit on the opposite end of the pool or swim back in a swim only lane but not, in the dive lane.

  • Swimmers must exit the pool on the opposite end.

  • There will be no diving in the general warm-up lanes—circle swimming only.

  • No kickboards, pull buoys, or hand paddles may be used.

  • Backstrokers will ensure that they are not starting at the same time as a swimmer on the blocks.

  • Swimmers shall not step up on the blocks if there is a backstroker waiting to start.

  • Swimmers shall not jump or dive into the pool to stop another swimmer on a recalled start.

  • Swimmers are required to exit the pool on completion of their warm-up to allow other swimmers adequate warm-up time.

  • The pool is not for visiting or playing during the warm-up session.

 

Scratch Rules:

  • There will be no penalty for scratching an event(s) and events may be deck seeded

 

Rules:

  • All swimmers intending to compete will be required to positively check-in with the Clerk of Course no later than 4:45 PM 

 

Awards

  • Each Swimming athlete will receive a commemorative Texas Regional Games Medal.  Individual event pins will be awarded for a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finish within each class, age division (juniors only), and gender.  Your medal and placement pins can be picked up at the designated awards table approximately 20 minutes after the completion of your final race. You will receive a packet with all your awards in one packet. Please do not come to pick up awards until you have completed all your events.

 

Swimming Information Contact: 

Todd Erickson – ticoachtodd@att.net or 210-379-5170

Additional information, registration & to volunteer: 

https://texasregionalsport.org/texas-regional-games/

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