Maryland Swimming

 

Our Vision:  To make swimming the sport of choice for Maryland.

Our Mission:  Maryland Swimming provides opportunities for athletes to participate in competitive swimming, reach their full potential, and develop skills for life-long success.

Our Core Values:  Proactive Achievement, Respect, and Ownership.

SANCTIONED, APPROVED & OBSERVED MEETS

Below are the types of meets where swimmers can achieve an official USA Swimming time. Requirements and conditions for sanction, approved competitions and observed swims are outlined in Article 202 of the USA Swimming Rulebook. 

Requests are made following the LSC Procedures for each type of meet.  

SANCTIONED MEET

  • Meet must have an MDSI Sanction number issued by the Technical Planning Committee

  • All athletes, coaches, and officials are required to be current members of USA Swimming in good standing

  • Meet is conducted under USA Swimming technical and administrative rules

  • Times achieved are recognized by USA Swimming and uploaded to the SWIMS database

APPROVED MEETS

  • Meet must have an MDSI Sanction number issued by the Technical Planning Committee

  • Both USA Swimming athlete members and non-USA Swimming athlete members may participate in the meet

  • A sufficient number of current USA Swimming officials in good standing must be present to observe and certify the meet

  • Meet is conducted under USA Swimming technical rules, including time resolution

  • Times achieved by USA Swimming athlete members are recognized by USA Swimming and uploaded to the SWIMS database

OBSERVED MEETS

  • Meet must have an MDSI Sanction number issued by the Technical Planning Committee. 

  • Athletes are not required to be current USA Swimming members

  • Meet is conducted under association rules (High School, Masters, etc) 

  • Number of association officials must meet the minimum requirements as provided in Article 102.10 – USA Swimming Rules & Regulations

  • If the association stroke and turn officials are also certified by USA Swimming and are in position on deck, no additional observers are necessary

  • Or, a minimum of two USA Swimming certified officials shall be assigned and in position on the deck, to verify compliance with USA Swimming Rules for those swims requested to be observed

  • USA Swimming certified officials may note compliance with USA Swimming Technical Rules only for those swimmers requesting observation, or the entire meet may be observed

  • Where the technical rules as listed in Article 101 are the same as the host organization, the judgment of the organization officials shall be sufficient

  • The Meet Referee or Meet Director will provide swimmers and coaches with information about the procedures to be used to request Observation

  • The designated USA Swimming certified official must verify compliance with applicable rules and procedures and shall forward any proof of times requests and final results for observed meets to the LSC NTV official

  • Times for USA Swimming members in good standing at the time of the meet should be entered, upon request, into SWIMS, the National Times Database

  • If an athlete’s USA Swimming Member ID or full legal name and birth date is included in the electronic meet results, no individual request for data entry into the SWIMS system should be necessary. The LSC NTV official or SWIMS data officer shall enter times for any such athlete into SWIMS.

  • If the above data is not included in the electronic results, individual requests for times may be required by the LSC NTV official where the meet took place