1999 GIRLS SWIMMING AND DIVING
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

1. Entry materials will be mailed to all schools which have indicated they sponsor swimming and diving. Materials will be sent Oct. 18, 1999. The entry deadline is 3 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 16.
2. The entry material to the Finals manager may be faxed as long as the forms are typed. The only information that should be faxed is the entry form and eligibility list. All hard copies must be mailed (priority mail suggested) to the Final manager to be received by Wednesday.
3. Starting time for both Swimming Preliminaries and Finals is 12 noon.
4. Overnight accommodations are the responsibility of the participating individuals/schools.
5. Regional diving is Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1999. Final Meets are Friday and Saturday, Nov. 19 & 20, 1999.

1999 GIRLS DIVING QUALIFICATION SITES
(Tuesday, November 16, 1999)

Region--Class--Host School--City--Manager
1--A-- Pioneer --Ann Arbor-- Dennis Hill
2 --A-- Grand Blanc-- Grand Blanc --Pat Oakes
3-- A-- Grandville-- Grandville-- Jim Glazier
4-- B-- Dondero-- Royal Oak-- Bob Schurig
5-- B-- Plainwell-- Plainwell-- John DuBois

LOWER PENINSULA GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING FINAL SITES
(Friday-Saturday, November 19 and 20, 1999)

Class--Site--City--Manager
A--Oakland University--Rochester--Terri Eudy
B--Eastern Michigan University--Ypsilanti--Peter Linn

DIVING QUALIFICATION

Regional Diving
To qualify for entry in the diving qualification meet, a diver must have 1) placed ahead of all divers from opposing schools in actual dual varsity meet competition during the season in at least five (5) meets; or 2) in a league or conference meet or in a varsity invitational (if a school doesn’t belong to a league), as many people may qualify to the qualification meet as there are schools entered in the diving event. (In other words, an eight team league which has six schools entered in the diving event of the league meet, may qualify six (6) to the MHSAA Qualification Meet. If only four (4) schools are entered, then only four may qualify.)
The divers who qualify to the qualification meet must be included on the entry form sent to the final meet manager (Nov. 16, 1999). In addition, the coach must fax to the Regional Diving manager by noon Monday, a list of divers whom have qualified and a complete diving sheet for each qualified diver.
Warm-ups at any qualification meet will not be permitted before 3 p.m. on said Tuesday. If weather conditions are questionable, call the host site to see if the competition will go on as scheduled.

THE PROCEDURE FOR A UNIFORM, CONSISTENT FORWARD START

To perform the Step-Up Start, the following procedure will take place.
In all swimming races (exception: Backstroke and Medley Relay races), the referee will give a preliminary signal by whistle to notify the swimmers to line up behind or beside their respective starting platforms. The referee may give brief instructions deemed necessary. The referee then shall turn control of the competitors over to the starter. The starter shall verbally direct the swimmers to “step up” at which time each swimmer shall step onto his or her starting platform and shall stand, without excessive noise or movement, with both feet the same distance behind the front edge of the platform.
The starter may give brief instructions deemed necessary.
Upon the starter’s verbal command, “Take Your Mark”, each swimmer, with no unnecessary noise or movement, shall immediately assume any desired starting position with at least one foot on the front edge of the starting platform. When the starter sees that the swimmers are motionless, the starter shall start the race.
In swimming meets where only one official is on deck, that person shall assume the role of both referee and starter when beginning any swimming race.