Rules - South Carolina High School League
Rules - South Carolina High School League
Rules - South Carolina High School League
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SWIMMING<br />
1. The <strong>League</strong> will sponsor a championship in each classification that has at least twelve of its schools<br />
participating. If this requirement is not met, schools may enter the tournament of the next higher<br />
classification.<br />
2. National Federation <strong>Rules</strong> shall govern all contests and may be obtained from the <strong>League</strong> Office.<br />
3. All coaches must verify with their principal completion of the online concussion course found at<br />
www.nfhslearn.com.<br />
4. IMPORTANT DATES:<br />
Schedule Due............................................... August 13<br />
First Practice ................................................ July 27<br />
First Scrimmage........................................... August 3<br />
Eligibility Due................................................ 7 days prior to first regular season meet<br />
First Contest................................................. August 13<br />
Certified Swim Times to be<br />
placed on www.goeasyware.com ............... Within 3 days after a regular season meet or 24<br />
hours prior to the State Meet entry deadline,<br />
whichever comes first<br />
State Championship Entries Due ................. Sunday, September 30 by 11:59 pm.<br />
State Championship Meet............................ October 6<br />
5. COMPETITIVE SEASON<br />
a) All regular season meets and invitationals must be concluded before the State Championship<br />
Meet. Region Championship Meets are considered regular season meets<br />
b) Only swimmers who have qualified for the State Championship Meet will be allowed to<br />
continue practice after State Meet qualifiers have been posted on the SCHSL website.<br />
c) Swimmers must compete in at least two SCHSL-sanctioned regular season meets prior to<br />
the State Championship Meet.<br />
d) Swimmers qualify for the State Championship Meet according to qualifying times and<br />
procedures outlined in Sections 9 and 10 of these rules.<br />
e) Qualifying times may be achieved in any SCHSL-sanctioned regular season meet<br />
completed in the current high school swim season. Qualifying times will be determined<br />
and certified according to procedures outlined in Section 13 of these rules.<br />
f) Qualifying times achieved after the State Championship Meet entry deadline will not be<br />
accepted.<br />
g) By state adoption exhibition swim competition is prohibited.<br />
h) A swimmer may compete in only one meet (varsity or JV) in a day.<br />
i) Only times achieved in varsity meets will be accepted in the state meet.<br />
j) Unlimited team entries shall be permitted at invitational, triangular and non-varsity meets.<br />
k) In varsity dual meets, coaches may mutually agree for additional entries beyond the<br />
National Federation maximum in the meet. These swimmers will have the opportunity to<br />
score points for their team and swim a qualifying time for state. If the coaches do not<br />
mutually agree on the number of additional entries, it is restricted to National Federation<br />
rules spelled out in Rule 3, Section 1, Article 2 of the rules book.<br />
l) Scoring in the meet will follow National Federation rules spelled out in Rule 7, Section 1,<br />
Article 2-3 of the rules book.<br />
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