KENTUCKY SWIMMING - PO Box 163 - Wilmore, KY 40390 - (859) 539-9091
Need Help or have a question, contact the Kentucky Swimming office at [email protected]

 

OUR MISSION
The education, instruction and training of individuals to develop
and improve their capabilities in the sport of swimming.		 OUR VISION
To provide a safe and healthy environment, encompassing all backgrounds and abilities that create a tradition of excellence in the sport of swimming.

 
 

SANCTIONED MEETS

OBSERVED - APPROVED MEETS

SAFE SPORT
MAAPP RELATED  		OPEN WATER
Meet Bid Request Online 
April 15 Short Course / October 15 Long Course 		High School - Observed
YMCA - Approved
Meets with non-USAS - Approved 		MAAPP Language for Meets Open Water Meet Safety Plan template

Do NOT submit a meet bid after the deadline:
Contact the  KYLSC office

Online Meet Observsation Request
High School, Masters
Observed DQ Log for Officials 		MAAPP Checklist for Meet Referees Open Water Sanction Checklist
 Sanction Requests: Must use SWIMS accounts
Online Sanction Application Instructions 		Approved Meet Request
Approved Meet Requirements 		MAAPP Language for Coach Briefing Open Water Sanction Worksheet
Meet Announcement Template (8.2025) 
Meet Announcement Requirement Checklist 		Approved Meet/Event Waiver SAFE SPORT Locker Room Sign  Open Water Meet Announcement Template
Meet Results and Payment pdf   SAFE SPORT Behind the Blocks Sign Open Water Body Marking Diagram
Meet Director Handbook   MEET 360 Safe Sport Meet Guide  
Meet Marshal Training Guide (2022)   Safe Sport Deck/Pool Checklist pdf  
Swimmers w/a Disability Communication Form
Inclusion - A guide for meet referees, officials, and others 		  MAAPP Minor Athlete Changing Area  
Coaches Sign-in Sheet   MAAPP Adult Athlete Changing Area  
Developmental Competition Meet Formats      


To sanction a meet,

  1. Secure all meet personnel (meet director, meet referee, meet contact)
  2. Create a meet announcement Meet Announcement Template,
  3. Submit an online SWIMS Sanction Request

Sanction fee to be paid with post meet fees.
1-day ($20), 2/3-day ($30),  Intrasquad, TT or Dual ($15)

No Sanction shall be issued to any organization whose interest in sports is purely commercial.
Sanctions are issued to organizations under specific purposes and regulations and cannot be altered without the expressed permission of Kentucky Swimming.
 

Procedure for USAS/KY Sanctioned Swim Meet
All Sanctioned meets, excluding Dual, Intrasquad and Time Trials shall be schedule through the KY Swimming Meet Bid Process.
A club may request a sanctioned meet be added to the schedule after the bid deadline by contacting the KYLSC office,  [email protected].

TIMELINE:
45 days before the meet submit the following:

  1. Request sacntion through club admin SWIMS account
  2. Meet Events File
  3. Meet Announcement

Five days before the meet submit the following:

  1. Meet Manager USS Registration File
        Meet Manager - Export - USS Registration File

Within fifteen days after competition submit the following to the Kentucky Swimming office:

  1. Meet Results File (zipped)
  2. Meet Backup
  3. Meet Results (pdf)
  4. Team Entry Count Report
  5. Sanction and Meet Fees

With the exception of championship and open water meets, the program in all other age group competition shall be planned to allow
the events for swimmers twelve (12) years and younger to be completed in four (4) hours or less for a timed finals session or in a total
of eight (8) hours or less per day for a preliminaries and finals meet.

Make payments to and mail to: 
KENTUCKY Swimming
PO Box 163
Wilmore, KY 40390