2012 USA Swimming Rule Book

206.2
206.2 FACILITIES
.1 Facilities awarded USA Swimming Championships and International competition must meet
the mandatory standards of Article 103 and shall have a separate warm-up pool.
Facilities where competition to select USA Swimming National Teams for certain international
competition is held shall also conform to the requirements stated in 103.19.3E.
.2 Facilities awarded USA Swimming Championships and international competition must have
been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). A copy of such certification must be on file
with USA Swimming. For pools with a movable bulkhead, the facilities host shall, prior to
each session of competition, examine the bulkhead and shall confirm to the Meet Referee
that the bulkhead is stable, straight and properly positioned and anchored.
.3 Open water venues must meet the mandatory standards of Article 702.
206.3 AWARD OF EVENTS
.1 USA Swimming National Championships, Trials class, U.S. Open, Open Water Championships
and Disability Championships shall be contracted for by the USA Swimming Executive
Director or his/her designee in accordance with Article 206 and Article 207, after approval
by the Board of Directors.
.2 The National Team Director may elect not to conduct one or more USA Swimming Championships
in any year upon approval by the Board of Directors.
206.4 DATES — Unless otherwise determined and announced by the National Team Director
at the previous year’s annual meeting, the dates shall be as follows:
.1 Short Course Yards National Championships — To start the Thursday following Thanksgiving.
.2 Summer National Championships and U.S. Open (when held) — To end no later than
the second Saturday in August;
.3 Open Water Championships — Each event to be scheduled annually by Program Operations
in conjunction with the Steering Committee.
206.5 METHOD OF GRANTING AWARD
.1 A USA Swimming Championship may be awarded either to an LSC in good standing or to
an organization approved by the Board of Directors of the LSC for the purpose of assuming
full responsibility to conduct the USA Swimming Championship as agreed to in writing. The
LSC may also assign the contract to conduct the championship to a member in good standing
of that LSC who shall then assume the full responsibility for the championship as agreed
to in writing.
.2 The award process shall be conducted by the Executive Director in accordance with the provisions
of the USA Swimming Policy Manual.
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