2012 USA Swimming Rule Book

207.5
will be established by the National Team Director and may emulate the Olympic Games or Long
Course World Championship program. The men’s 800-meter freestyle and women’s 1500-meter
freestyle will be conducted if the Trials are held in conjunction with the National Championships.
There shall be no relays or scoring in the Olympic Team Selection Meet. Touch pads shall conform
to 103.19.3E. Only United States citizens eligible to represent the United States on the
Olympic or Long Course World Championship teams may compete in these Trials.
207.6 QUALIFYING TIME STANDARDS
.1 The time standards shall be established by the Senior Development Committee in consultation
with the National Team Director. Time standards shall be designed to allow 900-1000
swimmers in individual events at the USA Swimming Short Course Championships, the U.S.
Open and the National Championships.
.2 The Senior Development Committee shall develop, one (1) year in advance, the qualifying time
standards for all National Championships/U.S. Opens which will be reported to the House of
Delegates by the Technical Vice President during the annual meeting or to the Board of Directors
when established at a time other than the annual meeting. Qualifying time standards shall
be specified in hundredths of a second, with nine one-hundredths being the constant.
207.7 PROOF OF ENTERED TIME — Procedures for obtaining proof of time shall conform to
the current edition of the USA Swimming SWIMS Time Module Policy Manual. Official times
achieved in accordance with the requirements of 102.24.1 may be used to enter the meet.
.1 Individual Events — All individual entry times must be made during the correct qualifying
period and must be proven prior to the scratch deadline for that event through the SWIMS
database.
.2 Relay Events — Times for each entered relay team must be submitted with the entry. This
entered time must be proven prior to the scratch deadline for each entered relay team, in
aggregate or as a team, through the SWIMS database. For the purpose of proving times, a
club may name a swimmer on only one of its relay teams in each event. Once the relay team
or teams have been proven, any swimmer listed by that organization on the entry form is eligible
to compete on that relay team.
.3 Responsibility Clause
A The coach, swimmer, or swimmer representative who enters a USA Swimming championship
thereby attests that all times on the entry are true and correct 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 $100 penalty payable to USA Swimming for each such time entered, unless
absolved of the fine by the Vice President of Program Operations or designee or Board
of Review. Additional action or penalty may be taken or levied as deemed appropriate by
USA Swimming.
B Such penalty shall also be levied against any USA Swimming verification officer who
knowingly entered such a false time(s) into the SWIMS database.
C Appeal of fines are to be made to the Vice President of Program Operations or designee
and/or Board of Review. Any appeal of the decision of the Vice President of Program
Operations or designee shall be in accordance with the provisions of Part Four, specifically
Article 407.
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