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Rev 5/18/2021
Southern Zone South Sectional Championships
July 8-11, 2021
Site 1 O’Connell Center, Gainesville, FL
Site 2 Plantation Aquatic Complex, Plantation, FL
Sanctioned by: Held under the sanction of USA Swimming and Florida Gold Coast Swimming, Sanction
No. FG29211890E053 and Florida Swimming, Sanction No. FL-5650
It is understood and agreed that USA Swimming, the facilities, and the host organizations
shall be free from any liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries to
anyone during the conduct of the event.
An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are
present. COVID-19 is an extremely contagious disease that can lead to severe illness and
death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, senior citizens and
individuals with underlying medical conditions are especially vulnerable.
USA Swimming, Inc., cannot prevent you (or your child(ren)) from becoming exposed to,
contracting, or spreading COVID-19 while participating in USA Swimming sanctioned
events. It is not possible to prevent against the presence of the disease. Therefore, if you
choose to participate in a USA Swimming sanctioned event, you may be exposing yourself
to and/or increasing your risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19.
BY ATTENDING OR PARTICIPATING IN THIS COMPETITION, YOU VOLUNTARILY
ASSUME ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO COVID-19 AND FOREVER
RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS USA SWIMMING, FLORIDA GOLD COAST SWIMMING,
FLORIDA SWIMMING AND EACH OF THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS,
EMPLOYEES OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM ANY LIABILITY OR CLAIMS
INCLUDING FOR PERSONAL INJURIES, DEATH, DISEASE OR PROPERTY LOSSES, OR ANY
OTHER LOSS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CLAIMS OF NEGLIGENCE AND GIVE UP
ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE TO SEEK DAMAGES, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN,
FORESEEN OR UNFORESEEN, IN CONNECTION WITH EXPOSURE, INFECTION, AND/OR
SPREAD OF COVID-19 RELATED TO PARTICIPATION IN THIS COMPETITION
We have taken enhanced health and safety measures – for you, our coaches, swimmers,
officials, and volunteers. You must follow all posted instructions while attending this
meet. An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people
are present. COVID-19 is an extremely contagious disease that can lead to severe illness
and death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, senior citizens
and guests with underlying medical conditions are especially vulnerable. By this meet,
you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19.
Format: These championships will be conducted at two sites in the state of Florida. Teams will
NOT be assigned to a specific site.Rev 5/18/2021
These championships will be conducted in LCM. The 800-meter freestyle, the 1500-
meter freestyle, the 50-meter butterfly, the 50-meter backstroke, the 50-meter
breaststroke and all relays will be timed final events. All other events will be conducted
as preliminaries and finals with the top 24 swimmers from preliminaries advancing to
finals at each site. The C final will be reserved for 18&U athletes.
The top 24 places in finals in the combined results will be scored.
Technical Meeting: There will be a virtual (Zoom) technical meeting for each site on Wednesday, July 7 at
the times listed below. Further details will be sent to coaches. It is the coaches’
responsibility to be aware of all information presented at this meeting.
Site Technical Meeting Time
Site 1 – Gainesville 7:00pm EDT Wednesday July 7
Site 2 – Plantation 8:00pm EDT Wednesday July 7
Rules: Current USA Swimming Rules, including the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy
(“MAAPP”), will govern this meet.
Any swimmer entered in the meet must be certified by a USA Swimming member coach
as being proficient in performing a racing start or must start each race from within the
water. When unaccompanied by a member-coach, it is the responsibility of the swimmer
or the swimmer’s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement.
Operation of a drone, or any other flying apparatus, is prohibited over the venue (pools,
athlete/coach areas, spectator areas and open-ceiling locker rooms) any time athletes,
coaches, officials, and/or spectators are present.
Deck Changing: Changing, in whole or in part, into or out of a swimsuit (excluding a drag suit) in an area
other than a permanent or temporary locker room, bathroom, changing room or other
space designated for changing purposes is prohibited.
Image All participants agree to be filmed and photographed by the official
Authorization: photographer(s) and network(s) of USA Swimming under the conditions authorized by
USA Swimming, and allow event organizers the right to use names, pictures, likenesses,
and biographical information before, during or after the period of participation in USA
Swimming competitions to promote such competitions.
Eligibility: This meet is open to all swimmers who:
1. Are 2021 registered members of USA Swimming as provided by article 302.
2. Are attached to a USA Swimming Club registered with Florida Swimming or Florida
Gold Coast Swimming, or Unattached and awaiting attachment to a USA Swimming
Club registered with Florida Swimming or Florida Gold Coast Swimming.
3. Have achieved one or more qualifying times within the qualifying period.
The qualifying period shall be Jul 1, 2019 through the entry deadline.
Entries will be capped at 400 swimmers at each site.
Junior and Senior Current Junior and Senior National Team Members who otherwise meet the above
National Team eligibility criteria shall be exempt from the entry cap and may enter either site 1 or site
Members: 2 until the late entry deadline. Additionally, a Junior or National Team member entering
one or more events with proven qualifying time(s) may enter additional events at the
non-conforming qualifying without proof of time.Rev 5/18/2021
Disability Athletes: Any athlete with a disability will be accommodated in accordance with Article 105.
Qualifying times may be waived by the meet referee for such swimmers. Please contact
the meet host ahead of time to allow for preparation.
Entry: Entries will only be accepted through USA Swimming Online Meet Entry (OME).
OME Opens: 12:01 AM EDT Jun 7, 2021
OME Closes: 11:59 PM EDT Jun 30, 2021
Teams must enter the meet in OME that corresponds to their preferred site.
Site Name of Meet in OME
Site 1 – Gainesville SZ South Sectional Site One
Site 2 – Plantation SZ South Sectional Site Two
OME Help: Allan Golding email: allan.c.golding@comcast.net
Entry times must be achieved in competition sanctioned, approved, or observed by USA
Swimming and proven through the USA Swimming SWIMS database. If a valid qualifying
time does not exist in the USA Swimming SWIMS database, please contact the National
Times Verification Officer for the LSC in which the time was swum. In the case of a time
achieved in a foreign meet sanctioned by another FINA member, please contact the
National Times Committee Chairperson so that the time may be entered into the SWIMS
database.
Override times may be used to enter the 200-meter length relays and do not require
proof. Override times for all other events not proven through SWIMS by the scratch
deadline for the event in question will be scratched.
A swimmer may enter any number of individual events in which the qualifying time
standard has been met, however a swimmer may only swim three (3) individual events
per day and a total of six (6) individual events during the meet.
Teams are limited to no more than two entries per relay event.
Bonus events will be permitted for this meet according to the following:
Individual event qualifying times Bonus events permitted
1 2
2 2
3 1
4 or more 0
Unregistered swimmers may not be added to a team’s roster.
Relay-only swimmers may not be added to a team’s roster.
New Qualifying Times: Swimmers achieving new qualifying times between Jul 1, 2021 and Jul 4, 2021 may
enter through a secondary New Qualifying Times OME.
OME for New Qualifying Times Opens: 12:01 AM EDT Jul 1, 2021
OME for New Qualifying Times Closes: 8:59 PM EDT Jul 4, 2021
Bonus events for new qualifiers must be entered by override using any proven time
from the meet's qualifying period. Standard entry fees apply.
Late Entries: Late entries will be accepted through a secondary Late Entry OME, provided the entry
cap has not been reached.Rev 5/18/2021
OME for Late Entries Opens: 12:01 AM EDT Jul 1, 2021
OME for Late Entries Closes: 8:59 PM EDT Jul 4, 2021
Entry fees for late entries will be twice the standard entry fee. In addition, a onetime fee
of $100 per team will be charged for late entries.
No entries will be accepted after the late entry OME closes.
Deck Passes: Deck passes for team coaches with current USA Swimming coaching credentials will be
available based on the following formula:
1-7 Swimmers; 2 deck passes
8-15 Swimmers; 3 deck passes
16-23 Swimmers; 4 deck passes
24- 32 Swimmers; 6 deck passes
Over 32 Swimmers; 7 deck passes
Deck passes for coaches must be purchased through OME prior to checking out. The cost
of these deck passes are $20 each.
The cost to replace a lost or missing deck pass at the venue will be $50.
Entry Fees: $15.00 per individual event
Relay Fees: $30.00 per relay
Surcharge: $30.00 per athlete
Coach Deck Pass: $20.00 per pass
Responsibility The coach, swimmer or swimmer representative who enters these championships
Clause: thereby attests that all times stated are true and correct as achieved qualifying times for
each event entered. He/she assumes all responsibility for false or incorrect times, or
times which are unacceptable under USA Swimming rules, and shall be assessed a $50
penalty for each such time entered.
Refunds: Once a team or individual entry has been received and processed, there will be no
refunds.
Seeding: All preliminary heats and timed finals events will be seeded in order of LCM, SCY and
then any bonus entries in the same order. Heats will be ordered fastest to slowest except
as otherwise noted in this meet announcement.
Women’s and men’s preliminary sessions may be combined (Order of Events Option #1)
or separated (Order of Events Option #2). The final decision regarding the preliminary
session order of events will be made by meet management following the close of entries.
In the event preliminaries are separated by gender all women’s heats will be swum
followed by all men’s heats after a minimum 60-minute break.
Option #1 Order of Events preliminary heats may be swum in flights at meet
management discretion.
Finals will be swum in event order. The order of the final heats will be A then B then C.
Distance: Women and men will enter the 800 and 1500 freestyle through OME in separate events.
They will compete in single mixed event seeded by time which will be resulted and
scored separately.
800-Freestyle - Positive check-in by the scratch deadline for Thursday’s 800 free is
required to compete. Heats will be swum slowest to fastest with the fastest eight women
in the second last heat and the fastest eight men in the last heat. The last heat willRev 5/18/2021
conclude approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of warm-ups for Thursday’s Sprint
Session.
1500-Freestyle – Positive check-in by the scratch deadline for Sunday’s 1500 free is
required to compete. Heats will be swum slowest to fastest with the fastest eight women
in the second last heat and the fastest eight men in the last heat. The last heat will
conclude approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of warm-ups for finals.
Relays: Positive check-in is not required. All relays will swim in the preliminary sessions. If
preliminary heats are swum in flights, the relays will be swum between the A and the B
flight.
Scratches: Scratches from timed final events and preliminary heats will be accepted until the
deadlines listed below.
Positive Check-in and Scratch Deadlines
Thursday events 30 min after the conclusion of the technical meeting
Friday events 5:30 PM EDT Thursday
Saturday events 30 min after the start of finals Friday
Sunday events 30 min after the start of finals Saturday
A scratch box will NOT be maintained. Please email or text your scratches from timed
final events or preliminaries to the administrative referee for your site.
Any swimmer who competes in preliminary heats and qualifies for finals must declare
his/her possible intention to scratch within thirty (30) minutes of the announcement of
the preliminary results of that event and further declare their final intention within 30
minutes of their last individual preliminary event.
Scratches from finals may be done by email or text to the administrative referee or in
person.
Scoring: Results from the individual sites will not be scored. The top 24 places from finals in the
combined results will be scored as follows:
Individual: 32,28,27,26,25,24,26,22,20,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,9,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
Relays: 64,56,54,52,50,48,46,44,40,34,32,30,28,26,24,22,18,14,12,10,8,6,4,2
No points will be awarded when qualifying times are not achieved, but qualifying times
may be achieved during prelims or finals.
Awards: following awards will be given based on the combined results:
Women and Men Individual High Point
Women, Men, and Combined Team High Point
Head Referee for Allan Golding
Both Sites:
Officials: An application for an Official’s Qualifying Meet will be made in May 2021. If granted, not
all evaluations may be offered at both sites, and a given evaluation may be available at
one site, but not the other. If Order of Events Option #2 is chosen, officials must officiate
both women’s and men’s prelims sessions to be counted as a single evaluated session.
Officials wishing to be evaluated in a position must apply in advance through the
application to officiate form: https://tinyurl.com/SZSSOfficialsAppRev 5/18/2021
ORDER OF EVENTS
Prelims Order of Events Option #1
Thursday, July 8
Women Session 1 - Thursday Distance Men
1 Combined 800 Free 2
Session 2 - Thursday Sprints
3 50 Fly 4
5 50 Back 6
7 50 Breast 8
Friday, July 9
Women Session 3 - Friday Prelims Men
9 200 Free 10
11 100 Breast 12
13 100 Fly 14
15 400 IM 16
17 200 Free Relay 18
Saturday, July 10
Women Session 5 - Saturday Prelims Men
19 100 Back 20
21 200 IM 22
23 50 Free 24
25 400 Free 26
27 200 Medley Relay 28
Sunday, July 11
Women Session 7 - Sunday Prelims Men
29 200 Fly 30
31 100 Free 32
33 200 Breast 34
35 200 Back 36
Session 8 – Sunday Distance
37 Men and Women Combined 1500 Free 38Rev 5/18/2021
Prelims Order of Events Option #2
Thursday, July 8
Women Session 1 - Thursday Distance Men
1 Combined 800 Free 2
Session 2 - Thursday Sprints
3 50 Fly 4
5 50 Back 6
7 50 Breast 8
Friday, July 9
Women Session 3 - Women Friday Prelims Session 4 - Men Friday Prelims Men
9 Women 200 Free Men 200 Free 10
11 Women 100 Breast Men 100 Breast 12
13 Women 100 Fly Men 100 Fly 14
15 Women 400 IM Men 400 IM 16
17 Women 200 Free Relay Men 200 Free Relay 18
Saturday, July 10
Women Session 6 - Women Saturday Prelims Session 7 - Men Saturday Prelims Men
19 Women 100 Back Men 100 Back 20
21 Women 200 IM Men 200 IM 22
23 Women 50 Free Men 50 Free 24
25 Women 400 Free Men 400 Free 26
27 Women 200 Medley Relay Men 200 Medley Relay 28
Sunday, July 11
Women Session 9 - Women Sunday Prelims Session 10 – Men Sunday Prelims Men
29 Women 200 Fly Men200 Fly 30
31 Women 100 Free Men100 Free 32
33 Women 200 Breast Men 200 Breast 34
35 Women 200 Back Men 200 Back 36
Women Session 11 – Sunday Distance Men
37 Women and Men Combined 1500 Free 38Rev 5/18/2021
Finals Order of Events
Friday, July 9
Women Friday Finals Men
9 200 Free 10
11 100 Breast 12
13 100 Fly 14
15 400 IM 16
Saturday, July 10
Women Saturday Finals Men
19 100 Back 20
21 200 IM 22
23 50 Free 24
25 400 Free 26
Sunday, July 11
Women Sunday Finals Men
29 200 Fly 30
31 100 Free 32
33 200 Breast 34
35 200 Back 36Rev 5/18/2021
Time Standards
Speedo Championship Series / Southern Zone Southern Section
SUMMER 2021 Championships Time Standards
Women Men
LCM SCY EVENT SCY LCM
28.39 24.89 50 Free 22.29 25.59
1:01.29 54.09 100 Free 48.29 55.29
2:12.09 1:56.69 200 Free 1:45.79 2:00.89
4:38.79 5:09.89 400/500 Free 4:46.09 4:16.59
9:35.69 10:50.49 800/1000 Free 9:57.19 8:55.59
18:21.79 18:05.29 1500/1650 Free 16:48.69 17:14.19
32.89 28.59 50 Back 25.69 30.19
1:09.69 1:00.79 100 Back 55.09 1:04.49
2:31.99 2:13.29 200 Back 2:02.29 2:20.69
38.29 33.59 50 Breast 29.49 34.19
1:20.59 1:10.89 100 Breast 1:02.69 1:12.39
2:55.99 2:36.29 200 Breast 2:19.29 2:40.39
31.29 27.39 50 Fly 24.29 27.79
1:06.49 59.09 100 Fly 52.29 59.59
2:29.49 2:12.19 200 Fly 1:58.49 2:15.39
2:31.19 2:12.59 200 IM 1:59.39 2:17.69
5:18.19 4:38.69 400 IM 4:11.99 4:51.29
NT NT 200 Free Relay NT NT
NT NT 200 Medley Relay NT NT
Speedo Championship Series / Southern Zone Southern Section
SUMMER 2021 Bonus Time Standards
Women Men
LCM SCY EVENT SCY LCM
29.09 25.59 50 Free 22.89 26.29
1:02.89 55.49 100 Free 49.49 56.69
2:15.39 1:59.69 200 Free 1:48.49 2:03.99
4:45.79 5:17.69 400/500 Free 4:53.29 4:23.09
9:50.09 11:06.79 800/1000 Free 10:12.19 9:08.99
18:49.39 18:32.49 1500/1650 Free 17:13.99 17:40.09
33.79 29.39 50 Back 0:26.39 0:30.99
1:11.49 1:02.39 100 Back 56.49 1:06.19
2:35.79 2:16.69 200 Back 2:05.39 2:24.29
39.29 34.49 50 Breast 30.29 35.09
1:22.69 1:12.69 100 Breast 1:04.29 1:14.19
3:00.39 2:40.19 200 Breast 2:22.79 2:44.39
32.09 28.09 50 Fly 24.89 28.49
1:08.19 1:00.59 100 Fly 53.59 1:01.09
2:33.29 2:15.49 200 Fly 2:01.49 2:18.79
2:34.99 2:15.99 200 IM 2:02.39 2:21.19
5:26.19 4:45.69 400 IM 4:18.29 4:58.59Rev 5/18/2021
SZ South Sectional Site One
Hosted by: Gator Swim Club
Location: O’Connell Center
250 Gale Lemerand Dr, Gainesville, FL 32611
Date & Time:
Sprints Sprints
Date
Warm-up Start
Thursday, July 8 5:00 PM 6:00 PM
Prelims Prelims Finals Finals
Warm-up Start Warm-up Start
Friday, July 9 7:00 AM 9:00 AM 3:30 PM 5:00 PM
Saturday, July 10 7:00 AM 9:00 AM 3:30 PM 5:00 PM
Sunday, July 11 7:00 AM 9:00 AM 2:30 PM 4:00 PM
Pool/Timing: Eight (8) lane-wide certified 50-meter course with non-turbulent lane lines.
Warmup/down is available in the adjacent outdoor 50-meter pool. Water depth at both
competition starting end(s) is a minimum of (4) feet. Daktronics Timing System with full
Video Scoreboard. The competition course has been certified in accordance with
104.2.2C(4).
Entries: Enter through USA Swimming Online Meet Entry (OME) at
www.usaswimming.org/ome. Search for “SZ South Sectional Site One”.
OME Help: Allan Golding email: allan.c.golding@comcast.net
All teams must pay via cash or check made out to “Gator Swim Club” upon arrival at the
meet. All payments must be made before the team’s first swim.
Camera Zone: The Florida Swimming CAMERA ZONE policy will be in effect. Per Florida Swimming Rule
223.13, Meet Management shall designate and inform the public of “Camera Zones” at
each swim meet where both still photography and video photography of a race or a
competitor in a race may be taken. Acceptable “Camera Zones” may include, but are not
limited to the side courses of a pool, team gathering areas, concession area, turn-end of
competition course when not in use as a “start-end,” etc. Meet Management shall also
designate “Non-Camera Zones.” Under NO circumstances will Camera Zones include the
area immediately behind the starting blocks at either end of the racing course(s) while
they are in use for “race starting purposes” during competition and warm-ups, locker
rooms, restrooms, or any other dressing area. Any individual failing to abide by this rule
could be subject to the Florida Swimming Code of Conduct violation as defined in Rule
239.2.Rev 5/18/2021
Meet Director: Erva Gilliam
Site Referee: Sue Talwar
Site Admin Official: Eva Gronke
Admission: No spectator admission.
Information: Erva Gilliam, Director of Swimming Operations, University of Florida,
352-375-4683x4545.
Warm up: Only feet-first entries are allowed during warm-ups, except in designated lanes and
times. No equipment (fins, snorkels, hand paddles, etc.) are permitted in the competition
pool or outdoor warm-up/warm-down pool at any time. Violations may result in
disqualification from next individual event or expulsion from the meet.
A specific warmup plan with assignments will be published by meet management prior
to the start of the meet.
Based on the number of entries, warmups may be divided into multiple warmup groups
at the discretion of meet management.Rev 5/18/2021
COVID-19 SUPPLEMENT - GAINESVILLE
This Plan Subject to Change or Modification Without Notice
Face masks worn over the mouth and nose are required at all times inside the facility and in the outdoor pool
area for coaches, officials, volunteers, and swimmers (while not swimming).
Upon arrival at the facility, participants, officials, volunteers, and coaches will check-in outside of Gate 2. At
check-in they will be presented with the pre-event health and safety questions. Only those who pass the
screening will be permitted to enter the building. Individuals will be screened prior to the event, including the
following questions:
• To your knowledge, have you been in close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the past 14 days?
• Do you have ongoing, new, or unexpected symptoms of COVID-19, which may include a fever, cough,
difficulty breathing, sore throat, muscle or body aches, vomiting, diarrhea, or loss of taste or smell?
• If the answer is YES to ANY of the above questions, the individual will not be permitted to enter the building
and/or participate.
Swimmers may bring water bottles/drinks for themselves, as well as small, individual snacks. Swimmers may eat
ONLY while they are seated in the bleachers.
Coaches, officials, and volunteers will have access to drinks and food items in a hospitality area on the outside
pool deck. Food items may ONLY be eaten while outside; eating will not be permitted in the indoor pool deck.
Locker rooms may be used by athletes only for changing and restrooms, but showers will not be available.
Separate restrooms will be provided for coaches, officials, and volunteers.
Deck occupancy:
• Only eight coaches may be on the deck at any time during competition, a maximum of one for each swimmer
in a given heat.
• Only swimmers participating in the active heat will be allowed at the starting blocks.
• The swimmers for the next heat only, may wait in a designated area six feet behind the starting blocks.
• Following the conclusion of each race, the swimmers will clear the pool and proceed to the warm-up/cool-
down pool.
• Officials will indicate when the swimmers for the next heat may approach the starting blocks.
• Lap counters will be limited to one per lane. Teammates may not sit on the bulkhead during events to cheer.
Physical distancing of at least six feet will be maintained on the deck and in the bleachers. O’Connell Center staff
will roam the bleacher area to enforce mask and distancing policies. Participants that do not comply with these
policies will be told to leave the event. Meet officials will enforce the separation of swimmers between heats and
maintain distancing on the pool deck.
Seating for athletes and coaches will be provided in the natatorium bleachers and under tents host team will set
up on the outdoor pool deck.
• Every other row, starting with the first row, closest to the deck, will be closed.
• Available seats will be marked and will be separated by at least six feet. Swim teams will be provided
designated bleacher and outdoor tent sections. Swimmers must maintain six feet physical distance within
these sections.
Hand sanitizer stations will be available in the following locations:
• Gate 2 entry
• Officials table
• Pool concourse/bleacher entrance
• Outdoor deck/officials’ meal area
O’Connell Center staff will spray all seating areas, rails, and high-touch surfaces with electrostatic sprayers prior
to the event.Rev 5/18/2021 SPECTATOR PROTOCOLS • No spectators will be allowed in the building. Athletes, officials, coaches, and volunteers only. The meet will be live streamed. • Tents and chairs are acceptable outside the building, but county social distancing requirements must be adhered to at all times. COMPLIANCE ATTESTATION • In applying for this sanctioned event, the Host, Gator Swim Club, agrees to comply and to enforce all health and safety mandates and guidelines of USA Swimming, Florida Swimming, the State of Florida and the county of Alachua.
Rev 5/18/2021
SZ South Sectional Site Two
Hosted by: Plantation Swim Team
Location: Plantation Aquatic Complex
Plantation Central Park, 9151 NW 2 St., Plantation, FL, 33324
Date & Time:
Sprints Sprints
Date
Warm-up Start
Thursday, July 8 3:20 PM 5:00 PM
Prelims Prelims Finals Finals
Warm-up Start Warm-up Start
Friday, July 9 7:00 AM 8:40 AM 3:20 PM 5:00 PM
Saturday, July 10 7:00 AM 8:40 AM 3:20 PM 5:00 PM
Sunday, July 11 7:00 AM 8:40 AM 3:20 PM 5:00 PM
Pool/Timing: One eight lane 50 meter course. Continuous warm-up and warm-down area will be
available in a second 25 yard x 50 meter course. Water depth at competition starting end
is 11’6 and turn end is 4’. Colorado Timing System with full VIVILED video scoreboard
will be utilized. The competition course has been certified in accordance with 104.2.2(C).
A copy of such certification is on file with USA Swimming.
Entries: Enter through USA Swimming Online Meet Entry (OME) at
www.usaswimming.org/ome. Search for “SZ South Sectional Site Two”.
OME Help: Allan Golding email: allan.c.golding@comcast.net
All teams must pay via cash or check made out to “Plantation Swim Club” upon arrival
at the meet. All payments must be made before the team’s first swim.
Camera Free Zone: The Florida Gold Coast Swimming CAMERA FREE ZONE policy is in effect at the Academic
Village site. No person may use a camera or any other device capable of recording still or
video images in the area behind the starting blocks, in the locker rooms, changing areas,
showers or restrooms. Violators may be reported to law enforcement or other
governmental authorities and/or may be barred from the facility during the sanctioned
event.
Conflict of Interest: Unauthorized sale, advertisement, and promotion of products and/or services at the
location of the competition as well as its vicinity are not allowed without written
approval of the meet host and meet director. All requests must be submitted to the meetRev 5/18/2021
director no later than 10 days prior to the first day of the competition. Failing to comply
with such order will result in removal from the facility and/or immediate vicinity.
Meet Director: Terrell Woods
Site Referee: Jose Carrion
Site Admin Referee: Matt Stoneburg
Admission: No spectator admission
Information: Terrell Woods
Warm up: Only feet-first entries are allowed during warm-ups, except in designated lanes and
times. No equipment (fins, snorkels, hand paddles, etc.) are permitted in the competition
pool or warm-up/warm-down pool at any time. Violations may result in disqualification
from next individual event or expulsion from the meet.
A specific warmup plan with assignments will be published by meet management prior
to the start of the meet.
Based on the number of entries, warmups may be divided into multiple warmup groups
at the discretion of meet management.Rev 5/18/2021
COVID-19 SUPPLEMENT - PLANTATION
This Plan Subject to Change or Modification Without Notice
A statement of the local protocols and requirements;
1. Normal maximum capacity is well in excess of 800 individuals. This meet will be capped at 400 athletes and
75 coaches, officials and volunteers per session. The warm-up and warm down lanes will be limited to four
swimmers per lane.
2. No groups larger than 10 individuals.
3. At least 6 feet social distance required between groups (Broward Co. Emergency order 20-21)
4. Swimmers, coaches, officials and volunteers with be offered hand sanitizer upon entry/exit from pool.
5. Face coverings are mandatory for all swimmers (except when warming up/down or competing), coaches,
officials, and volunteers.
6. Parents drop off and pick up swimmers in a car line.
7. No spectators will be permitted on pool deck.
The plan for spectator ingress and egress;
There will be no spectator access to the pool deck. The event will be live-streamed and parents may watch from
inside their POV in the pool parking lot.
The planned number of individuals gathering in the spaces: pool, deck, spectator seating, etc.;
400 athletes per session.
375 persons max on the pool deck.
Safe sport considerations to ensure parents have access to and/or the opportunity to observe their child;
and
Event will be livestreamed (see above).
An attestation statement in which the meet host attests that the conduct of the meet will adhere to local
jurisdictional guidelines. Suggested language:
In applying for this sanction(ed event), the Host, City of Plantation agrees to comply and to enforce all health and
safety mandates and guidelines of USA Swimming, Florida Gold Coast Swimming, the State of Florida and City of
Plantation and Broward County_ (City and County).You can also read
