Swimming and Diving

There has been a change in the site for the Swimming and Diving rules clinic for 2010.

Saturday Sept. 11, 2010

Westminster Gym

9:00am

The GHSA is proud to announce that the 2010-2011 GHSA State Swimming and Diving Championships will be held February 11-12, 2011 at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Facility. The 1,900 seat facility was the venue for the swimming and diving competitions of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games and has also hosted many NCAA swimming and diving events.

Georgia Tech Aquatic Facility

Swimming and Diving Rules and Procedures extracted from the GHSA Constitution and By-Laws for 2010-2011.

AAAAA Boys 1. Brookwood 2. Peachtree Ridge 3. Walton AAAAA Girls 1. Lassiter 2. Walton 3. Mill Creek

A - AAAA Boys 1. Greater Atlanta Christian 2. Wesleyan 3. Westminster A – AAAA Girls 1. Marist 2. Westminster 3. Greater Atlanta Christian

Complete AAAAA Swimming Results

Complete A-AAAA Swimming Results

Complete Diving Results

Streaming video of the State Swimming and Diving Championships is available on demand at GHSA.tv.

Click on the link below for individual winners.

The 2009-2010 GHSA State Diving Championships will be held February 10-11, 2010 at Marist Schools in Atlanta, Georgia.

Location
3790 Ashford Dunwoody Rd NE
Atlanta, GA
Map and Directions

Meet Schedule - Diving

Wednesday, February 10. 2010	1:00pm	AAAAA
Thursday, February 11, 2010	1:00pm	AAAA/AAA/AA/A

The following documents are NOT the dive orders just the lists that were submitted on or prior to February 1. Any changes made after that date will not be reflected on these lists.

Girls AAAAA
Girls AAAA/AAA/AA/A
Boys AAAAA
Boys AAAA/AAA/AA/A

Admission
$7.00 per day
(for admission to diving only - no admission to swimming)

Streaming Video
GHSA.tv will LIVE stream both sessions of the state finals and the events will also be available On Demand.

Television
A condensed version of both sessions of the finals will be available next week on Comcast On Demand – Get Local – High School Sports.

Warmup Schedule
Due to the number of divers entered into the meet, warm-up times have been split into flights. To ensure enough board time to all competitors, we will strictly adhere to the times allotted for each school.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Open Warm-Up--4:30-6 p.m.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Flight 1--10-11 a.m. Brookwood Collins Hill Duluth Mill Creek Norcross Parkview Peachtree Ridge Grayson Dacula Colquitt County

Flight 2--11 a.m. -12 p.m. Alpharetta Chattahoochee Greenbrier Kell Pope Walton Kennesaw Mountain Milton Northview Tift County Wheeler

OPEN 12-12:30 p.m.
Girls Only 12:30-12:50 p.m.

Open Warm-up for 4A will begin immediately following the conclusion of the 5A meet at approximately 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Flight 1--9-10 a.m. Marist St. Pius X Dunwoody Lakeside-Dekalb

Flight 2--10-11 a.m. Wesleyan Westminster Pace Tucker Lovett Walker

Flight 3--11 a.m.-12 p.m. Allatoona Columbus Dalton Greater Atlanta Christian Landmark Christian Oconee Westside-August Cross Creek Woodward Academy Evans

OPEN 12-12:30 p.m.
Girls Only 12:30-12:50 p.m.

The 2010 GHSA State Swimming Meet will be conducted at the Westminster Schools with the following schedule changes:

Thursday, February 11, 2010	5:00pm	AAAAA Preliminaries
Friday, February 12, 2010	5:00pm	A-AAAA Preliminaries
Saturday, February 13, 2010	1:00pm	AAAAA Championship
Saturday, February 13, 2010	6:00pm	A-AAAA Championship

The following links contain the official GHSA forms to be used for Diving:

6 Dive Score Sheet
11 Dive Score Sheet
11 Dive Checklist
Voluntary Dive List for 2009-2010
Instructions for Registering Entries

3-2-2 New

Suits worn by swimmers shall be limited to the following requirements:

1. only one swimsuit shall be permitted in competition. (A swimmer with special needs may request customization through his/her school to the state association.)
2. the swimsuit shall be:
   
   1. constructed of a woven/knit textile material;
   2. permeable (100 percent to air and water);
   3. made so as not to aid in buoyancy and shall not be altered to aid in buoyancy;
   4. made with no zippers or other fastening system other than a waist tie for a brief or jammer and elastic material within the casing/ribbing in the terminal ends (straps, leg openings, and waist openings); and
   5. constructed so that the style/shape of the suit for males shall not extend above the waist nor below the top of the kneecap and for females shall not extend beyond the shoulders nor below the top of the kneecap, nor cover the neck.

Penalty (For ART. 2): When an official discovers a competitor wearing an illegal swimsuit by the wearing of two suits or a suit which is of an illegal construction, the official shall:

1. when reporting prior to the start of the heat, notify the competitor to make legal the swimsuit before becoming eligible to compete. If the competitor cannot comply without delaying the start of the heat, the competitor is disqualified from that event and shall not be eligible for further competition until in a legal swimsuit;
2. when the competitor has stepped up on the starting platform but prior to the starting device being activated, direct the competitor to “Step down,” disqualify the competitor from that event and he/she shall not be eligible for further competition until in a legal swimsuit;
3. when the starting device has been activated, disqualify the competitor at the completion of the heat; nullify the competitor’s performance time and he/she shall not be eligible for further competition until in a legal swimsuit.

Rationale: Technical swimsuits were introduced to the world of swimming approximately two years ago. The advanced technology fundamentally altered the sport, and swimwear became more of a piece of equipment as opposed to a uniform. The rules of swimming have always prohibited the wearing or use of an item that would aid in the swimmer’s speed or buoyancy. The technical suits have evolved with little or no regard for these basic rules. In order to preserve the integrity, tradition and heritage of the sport, as well as protect and enhance the interscholastic swimming program, the new requirements and restrictions on swimwear are necessary to promote the educational values of high school athletics by promoting fair play. The immediate implementation date will guarantee fairness in competition throughout the high school swimming seasons and allow the meet officials to fairly and consistently enforce the rule.