League Rules of the Knox-Area Interscholastic Swim League
Section 3. Athlete Eligibility to Compete, Section 3.5
3.5 Any student who attends an accredited school located in the KISL Geographic Area which does not does not offer the club sport of swimming and which school does not have the proper support to form a swim team, may compete as a member of a KISL member team for the current school year if the following requirements are met:
a) The total number of athletes from the school not having a swim program must be 9 or fewer.
b) The combined team size may not exceed 40 swimmers.
c) The names of the new athletes must be included on the Eligibility List roster submitted by the member school to KISL with the name of the school those athletes currently attend noted.
d) The athletes are allowed to participate for the current year only. These requirements must be met each year.
e) The KISL Executive Committee shall determine that the above requirements have been met.
Complete a Request to the KISL Executive Committee no later than November 1st
Section 3. High School Athlete Eligibility, Section 3.6
3.6 Students who meet the criteria noted in 3.5 above, but who are not able to compete as a member of another KISL member team (either because of geographic location or the size of the nearest member KISL team), may elect to form a Cooperative Swim Team with more than one other school, meeting the same criteria for the current school year, if the following requirements are met:
a) The number of athletes from each school must be 9 or fewer.
b) The size of the Cooperative Swim Team may not exceed 30 swimmers.
c) The new Cooperative Swim Team must follow the KISL rules for application for new membership.
d) The KISL Executive Committee shall determine that the above requirements have been met.
Complete a Request to the KISL Executive Committee no later than November 1st
3.7 Requests for waiver of Section 3.5 or 3.6 eligibility requirements will be handled by the KISL Executive Committee. Each request will be published on the KISL website along with the action taken by the Committee regarding that request. Any waiver granted will be for the current season only.
*To complete a waiver request email the KISL Executive Committee with details of your request no later than November 1st.
