FACILITY: Two 8x25m pools Swiss Timing: OBS11 Starting Blocks, Quantum Aquatics Timing System, Omega OCP5 Touch Pads, OBL2 PRO Backstroke Ledges (offered to 13&O swimmers at this meet)
PURPOSE & To provide a competitive environment to achieve official times. DESCRIPTION: 13&Over Prelim/Finals format. 12&Under Timed finals.
COMPETITION This meet will run double ended in SCM. CONFIGURATION
MEET PACKAGE: The only meet package which will be considered as valid must be the most current version found on www.swimming.ca and the Swimming Canada Registration and Event Management System (REMS).
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Safety at Competitions
Swimming Canada and Swim Ontario believe that athletes, coaches, officials, support staff and volunteers have the right to participate in a safe and inclusive sport environment that is free of abuse, harassment and discrimination. Only Swimming Canada registered active participants (swimmers, officials, certified coaches and support staff for the meet), facility personnel and authorized Swim Ontario personnel are allowed on deck during the competition. All participants in this event are reminded that they are bound by Swimming Canada and Swim Ontario Policies and Procedures, including but not limited, to Swimming Canada’s General Code of Conduct, their Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Policy, their Harassment Policy and the Swim Ontario Code of Conduct procedure For more information regarding the Swim Ontario Policies and Procedures or Safe Sport please visit the Swim Ontario website swimontario.com/sport-safety or www.swimming.ca/safesport
Every club and its participants are responsible for ensuring all facility rules and requirements are followed.
Coaches and athletes are reminded that deck changing is not permitted at Swim Ontario sanctioned competitions. Athletes are asked to use the facility’s change rooms, or on-deck changing tents if available. Coaches are asked to discourage deck changing and help keep the sport safe for everyone involved.
The Swim Ontario Concussion Management & Swim Ontario Photography, Videography, and Cellphone Procedure will be in effect. For complete details click HERE.
Videography & Photography Permissions
Provided the facility permits, registered club coaches on the compliance list, approved sport science contractors, and support staff may record for coaching purposes without additional authorization. All other individuals — including club photographers, contracted photographers/videographers, and media — must apply for and receive authorization to access the competition deck before recording in any medium. All recordings must comply with Swim Ontario policies, including the Photography, Videography, and Cellphone Procedure and the Screening Requirements Procedures. Contact Meet Management for the application process. All Official Photographers and Videographers, as approved by Swim Ontario, will be declared within this Meet Package.
Swimming Canada and Swim Ontario believes that athletes, coaches, officials, support staff and volunteers have the right to participate in a safe, welcoming and inclusive sport environment that is free of abuse, harassment and discrimination. The Swim Ontario Concussion Management procedure and the Swim Ontario Photography, Videography, and Cellphone procedure will be in effect. For complete details click HERE.
ADDITIONAL Meet management will not accept requests to access the competition deck to record. INFORMATION The following are approved by Swim Ontario Official Photographers/Videographers for this event: TBD ##VID_APPROVED_END##
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Competition Rules
Sanctioned as an Age Group Swimming Invitational by Swim Ontario.
All current Swimming Canada rules will be followed. Competition Rules and procedures contained in this Meet Information package supersede those found within the Swimming Canada Rulebook. All registered para swimmers are subject to the rules defined by their current sport class and codes of exception. The stroke and turn rules apply as per Appendix B of the Swimming Canada rulebook. The Sport Class and Exception Codes should be displayed on heat sheets and must be made available to the Session Referee.
All swimmers are permitted to race with the swimwear of their choosing at all competitions sanctioned by Swim Ontario provided the fabric of the swimwear is a permeable open mesh textile and would not reasonably be seen to create a technical advantage in terms of speed, buoyancy, or endurance.
Combined (mixed) gender swimming is permitted for age group swimming competitions. Canadian Age Group records can not be set when heats involve individual mixed genders.
The Starter shall report a swimmer to the Referee for misconduct taking place at the start of a race as per Swimming Canada rule book. The “misconduct” shall include, but is not limited to (C2.5.2.1):
● Deliberate or negligent acts such as spitting, spouting of water, or blowing the nose in the pool or on the pool deck immediately prior to the start may be considered misconduct. ● Deliberate kicking or striking of the starting platform, including the back plate prior to the start. ● Unsafe or uncontrolled entry into the pool immediately prior to the start of a race. All swimmers must enter the pool with a controlled, feet-first entry.
The Referee may disqualify a swimmer for such misconduct. While warnings have previously been issued for these actions, the rule is now fully enforceable and may result in disqualification.
Please note that Swimming Canada Competition Warm-Up Safety Procedures and Swim Ontario warm-up safety rules will be in effect. Details HERE
It is incumbent on coaches, swimmers, and officials to work together to comply with these procedures during all scheduled warm-up periods. Coaches are requested to encourage swimmers to cooperate with Safety Marshals.
● Warm up rules: ○ No loitering at the end of lane ○ Swimmers must be aware of their surroundings and move over to the lane rope when stopped at the end wall to allow other swimmers to turn ○ Swimmers using sprint and pace lanes must be directly supervised by their coaches ○ Deliberate kicking or striking of the starting platform, including the back plate during the sprint periods is not permitted.
Swimmers must enter the pool FEET FIRST in a cautious and controlled manner, entering from a start or turn end only and from a standing or sitting position.
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Swimmers witnessed by a Safety Marshal diving or entering the water in a dangerous fashion may be removed, by the Referee, without warning from their next individual event following the warm-up period in which the violation occurred. The swimmer’s name and club shall be registered with the Meet Manager.
ETOBICOKE OLYMPIUM AQUATIC EVENT PROCEDURES FOR MEET MANAGERS, OFFICIALS, AND COACHES ● The Olympium Part Time Supervisor will be responsible for handling any problems that arise with space allocation or safety during the meet. ● Absolutely no food in the bleachers or on the pool deck ● No running on the deck, under the bleachers, or on the bleachers ● No climbing across the railing between the gallery and the bleachers. ● No climbing over the yellow gates between the pool deck and the bleachers. ● Shoes must be worn whenever outside the pool or change room areas. ● No diving off the starting blocks or bulkhead during warm-ups. Please slip or jump into the pool. It is recommended to designate lanes one and eight as sprint lanes in one director only, for the last part of warm-ups. ● The use of flippers and hand paddles during warm-ups is prohibited. ● Swimmers that are not competing are not to be in other areas of the building and are not to upset the normal operation of the other departments. Coaches are directly responsible for the supervision of their athletes at all times. This includes the pool area, change rooms, hallways, and all other areas of the Etobicoke Olympium.
DIVE STARTS: As per Swimming Canada Part II C4.1.1.2 and C4.1.1.3 swimmers are permitted to start in-water or from a standing position on the deck or bulkhead when Starting Platforms (blocks) are available. As per the Facility Rules for Dive Starts, this competition Starts will be conducted as follows: ● from Starting Platforms (blocks) as per World Aquatics II.4.1 and II.15.4.3 from both ends #and/or ● from the Deck or Bulkhead as per Swimming Canada II C4.1.1.1 & II.C4.1.1.3 and World Aquatics II.15.4.3 from both ends and/or ● In-water starts will be conducted as per Swimming Canada II.C4.1.1.2 and World Aquatics II.15.4.3 from both ends
BACSTROKE Ledges will be available to use during the following session: 2,4,5,7,8 and 10 LEDGES: ##LEDGE_SESSION_END## d/DEAF AND HARD This competition can provide the following accommodations for athletes who are d/Deaf and Hard OF HEARING of hearing: ACCOMMODATION ● non-verbal instruction provided by a support person from the swimmer’s own club, who is : registered in the REMS as active as Support Staff, Coach or attending registered Swimmer. ● Visual Start hand signals given by the starter/referee. ● Visual Start Strobe Light options: ○ Facility-Provided Strobe Light: An external strobe light is available at this facility ○ Personal Strobe Light: a personal strobe light from the swimmer’s own club may be used with advance notice to Meet Management to determine compatibility with the starter unit.
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Requesting Accommodations: Clubs requiring accommodations must contact Meet Management by the Entry Deadline. The support person must have active REMS registration and be listed in the entry submission. Those not listed in the entry submission will be denied deck access. Athletes approved for visual accommodation will have the "HH" designation displayed on heat sheets, which must be made available to the Session Referee, Starter, and officials responsible for the strobe light.
AGE UP DATE: The competitor’s age is as the first day of the competition: November 19, 2026OUP_END##
Eligibility
All athletes must be registered as Competitive swimmers with Swimming Canada and possess a valid Swimming Canada registration number. Athletes may only compete under the club or team they are registered with. Registered Para Swimmers are welcome and their current Sport Class must be included in the entries. Entries submitted without a valid registration number and active status in the Swimming Canada Registration and Event Management System (REMS) at the time of the competition will be denied entry. It is the responsibility of the athlete's club to provide proof of active registration status in a swimmer category in REMS.
ADDITIONAL Preference will be given to the host club first. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:
COACH & SUPPORT Coaches and Support Staff must have active REMS registration and be included in the club's event STAFF entry submission. Those not listed in the entry submission will be denied deck access. REGISTRATION: Athletes must have a coach or designated coach (coach representative) in attendance during the meet including warm-up sessions.
Meet management will cross reference the list of coaches submitted with entries at this competition with the Swim Ontario Compliance lists. If a coach is not on this list, meet management is obligated to enforce the Swimming Canada policy and not permit that coach to attend the meet. Meet management will forward Swim Ontario a list of coaches who they have found to be in non-compliance.
Clubs needing Support Staff for Para or d/Deaf/Hard of Hearing athletes must register them in the Swimming Canada Registration and Event Management System (REMS) to access the deck at competitions.
FOREIGN TEAMS / The following applies to Teams and their competitors not affiliated with Swimming Canada. COMPETITORS: Swimmers registered as active with a Swimming Canada ID are considered domestic.
● Foreign Teams and their competitors are welcome, subject to the following provisions. ○ Proof of TEAM Liability Insurance for a minimum of $2,000,000 is required naming Swim Ontario on the Insurance certificate.
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○All foreign competitors must be registered with an amateur swimming organization recognized by World Aquatics. ○ All foreign competitors and coaches must be duly registered and residents of the governing body for which they are competing. ○ All competitors and coaches must be in good standing with their respective governing swim body. ○ All foreign competitors and coaches must have primary residence within the province /state or country for which they claim registration. Proof of residency may be green card, student ID, driver’s license, college residence or other document as deemed acceptable by Swim Ontario and shall be submitted with the Proof of Residence and Registration Status form to Swim Ontario no later than 7 days prior to start of competition along with the insurance certificate. ○ Foreign Team entries are not to be accepted by the host club until Swim Ontario grants approval. #MASTERS_END##
Entry Process
ENTRY Entries must be submitted through the Swimming Canada Registration and Events System (REMS) SUBMISSIONS: and must include all attending coaches and support staff.
● Meet management will not accept entries via email. ● Meet management will notify clubs within 48 hours of the online entry deadline regarding any rejected entries or required changes to entries. ● Meet management will notify clubs of any meet format changes or designated warm-up times at least 5 days (for TIER II sanctions) and 10 days (for TIER III & IV sanctions) prior to the start of the competition
Failure to inform meet management of a no-show / withdrawal prior to the deadline for changes to entries will result in loss of entry fees.
Meet Management reserves the right to further limit individual swims per session and to limit heats if necessary to keep session times to within 4.5 hours.
ENTRY DEADLINE: The online entry deadline is November 2, 2026 ● Changes to entries will be accepted until November 16, 2026 at 5pm EST
ENTRY FEE: The following fees will apply for this competition: ● Individual Events: $17 for 50/100/200m, $19 for 400/800/1500m ● Relay Events: $22 /event ● Swimmer Fee: $30 (includes Swim Ontario post meet fee of $24) Payment Method: e-transfer (preferred) to [email protected] OR cheque payable to Etobicoke Swim Club and brought to the meet.
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ENTRY LIMITS: The following limits are in place for this competition: The maximum number of participants per session is 400. The maximum number of entries per swimmer is 3 events per session plus 1 distance event.
RELAY ENTRIES & Teams may move up no more than two (2) swimmers from a younger age category to fill a relay. MIXED RELAYS: ● Relay swimmers must be entered in a non-relay event in order to compete. ● All 13&O relay events will swim as timed finals in the morning session.
ENTRY TIMES & No Time (NT) entries are not permitted. CONVERSION: Estimate entry times are accepted. Entry Times can be converted (i.e. LCM to SCM) at 2%. Times will be converted by meet management.##
Schedule of Sessions
Session # Date Warm-up period Start of Approx. Finish Time Final/Heats session of session /Finals 1 11&O Thurs Nov 19 4:00-4:40pm 4:45pm 8:00pm Timed Finals 2 13&O Fri Nov 20 8:00-8:40am 8:45am 12:15pm Prelims 3 12&U Fri Nov 20 12:45-1:25pm 1:30pm 4:30pm Timed Finals 4 13&O Fri Nov 20 5:00-5:40pm 5:45pm 8:00pm Finals 5 13&O Sat Nov 21 8:00-8:40am 8:45am 12:15pm Prelims 6 12&U Sat Nov 21 12:45-1:25pm 1:30pm 4:30pm Timed Finals 7 13&O Sat Nov 21 5:00-5:40pm 5:45pm 8:00pm Finals 8 13&O Sun Nov 22 8:00-8:40am 8:45am 12:15pm Prelims 9 12&U Sun Nov 22 12:45-1:25pm 1:30pm 4:30pm Timed Finals 10 13&O Sun Nov 22 5:30-6:10pm 6:15pm 8:00pm Finals
Meet Format & Administration
SEEDING: After all times are converted as pursuant to the conversion process: ● Seeding for Timed Final events will be in order of entry times, slowest to fastest. With the exception of Distance Events (400/800/1500) which will be seeded fastest to slowest. ● Seeding for Preliminary events will be as per Part II 3.2.4 of the Swimming Canada rulebook with fastest 3 heats circle seeded.
DECK ENTRIES: All accepted Deck Entries are Exhibition Only and are not eligible for scoring or awards. No new heats will be created for deck entries (only empty lanes, if available). The following are the Deck Entry Rules for this competition:
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● Only event deck entries are permitted for swimmers already entered in the competition. ● Fee: $25
RELAY NAME ● Relay Cards are available at the Admin desk. SUBMISSION: ● Relay Cards or Forms must be returned to the lane timer at the time of the event.
SCRATCHES & The following are the Scratch deadlines for this competition. POSITIVE CHECK IN ● There is no scratch deadline for all 400 and below timed final events or preliminary RULES: events. ● There is a scratch deadline for the following timed final or preliminary events: 800/1500m. ● Scratches are to be made at the Admin Desk 30 minutes prior to the start of each session. ● A scratch deadline will apply for finals events: ○ 30 minutes following the posting of results of the last preliminary event in that session. Scratches are to be made at the Admin Desk. ○ There will be A and B finals for 13-14 and 15&O. A finals only if there are less than 5 swimmers in B finals after the scratch deadline. There is no positive check-in required for this competition.
PENALTIES: Failure to participate in an event with a scratch or positive check-in deadline will result in following penalty: ● Fee: $50##PEN_FEE_END##
OFFICIAL SPLIT Meet management requires that any coach wishing to rely on a time achieved by the TIMES: swimmer for an interval shorter than the total distance of the event shall so advise the Admin Desk. Requests for official splits in gendered and mixed relays are not required, however in mixed relays the official time will not be recognized as a Canadian Age Group record. ● Official Split Forms are available at the Admin desk. ● Official Split Forms must be returned to the Admin desk by: 30 minutes prior to the event. ● Not all Official Split requests can be accommodated. ● Fee: $2
SWIM OFFS: This competition offers preliminary events. ● All swim-offs are to be run during or at the end of the session in which the tie occurred at a time mutually agreed upon by coaches and officials. ● Coaches are to report to the Admin Desk when a swim-off is announced.
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DISQUALIFICATION The Athlete or Coach must be informed of the particulars of the disqualification within & APPEAL fifteen (15) minutes of the Athlete's race. If that deadline is missed, the disqualification PROCEDURE: stands only if all reasonable efforts were made to inform them. A public address announcement of the disqualification satisfies this requirement. ● The Coach or Team Leader should first discuss the disqualification with the Session Referee, and may ask to view the disqualification slip. ● If the matter is not resolved, the Coach or Team Leader may submit a written appeal to the Session Referee or Admin Desk within 30 minutes of the result being posted. Appeal forms are available at the Admin Desk. ● If the Session Referee rejects the appeal, the Coach or Team Leader may request a Jury of Appeal. This request must be made within one hour of the Referee's written decision being communicated. ● Video from personal devices will not be accepted at any stage of the appeal process. Only official video approved by the Competition Coordinator before the start of the competition may be consulted (rule C12.5.2). The following are approved as video evidence ○ No approved video ● The Appeals & Jury of Appeal Standard Operating Procedure will be followed.
RECORDS: Swim times achieved at this competition will be eligible for Provincial and National Records. Coaches are advised to inform Meet Management prior to the start of the session where mixed gender individual events are taking place that there is a possibility of a Canadian Age Group record being broken. The referee can ensure that the swimmer competes with competitors of the same gender for his/her heat. Swim Ontario has a certified pool length survey for the aforementioned swimming pool.
MEET RESULTS: Official Results will be posted within 48 hours of completion of the meet to www.swimming.ca via REMS. ● Unofficial mobile applications results will be available. ● Unofficial Live Results will be available.
SCORING & The following scoring will be applied: AWARDS: ● For individual high point: 5-2-1 The following will be awarded: ● Individual Events: Gold, Silver, Bronze medals for each gender and age group – 10&U, 11-12, 13-14, 15&O ● Relays: Gold, Silver, Bronze medals for each gender and age group - 10&U, 11-12, 13-14, 15&O ● Individual high point: for each gender and age group – 10&U, 11-12, 13-14, 15&O ○ Ties broken by number of Gold/Silver/Bronze, and if still tied, by highest FINA point swim#
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Schedule of Events
Session 1 - Distance 11&O Thursday, November 19, 2026 Warm-up: 4:00 PM -- Start: 4:45 PM Women Men 1 800 Free 2 3 1500 Free 4
Session 2 - 13&O Prelims Friday, November 20, 2026 Warm-up: 8:00 AM -- Start: 8:45 AM Women Men 5 200 Free 6 7 50 Back 8 9 200 IM 10 11 100 Breast 12 13 200 Fly 14
Session 3 - 12&U Timed finals Friday, November 20, 2026 Warm-up: 12:45 PM -- Start: 1:30 PM Women Men 15 200 Free (10&U) 16 17 200 Free (11-12) 18 19 50 Back (10&U) 20 21 50 Back (11-12) 22 23 200 IM (10&U) 24 25 200 IM (11-12) 26 27 100 Breast (10&U) 28 29 100 Breast (11-12) 30 31 200 Fly (12&U) 32
Session 4 - 13&O Finals Friday, November 20, 2026 Warm-up: 5:00 PM -- Start: 5:45 PM Women Men 5 200 Free 6 7 50 Back 8 9 200 IM 10 11 100 Breast 12 13 200 Fly 14
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Session 5 - 13&O Prelims Saturday, November 21, 2026 Warm-up: 8:00 AM -- Start: 8:45 AM Women Men 33 50 Free 34 35 200 Back 36 37 100 Fly 38 39 50 Breast 40 41 13-14 4x50 Free relay (TF) 42 43 15&O 4x50 Free relay (TF) 44 45 400 IM (TF) 46
Session 6 - 12&U Timed finals Saturday, November 21, 2026 Warm-up: 12:45 PM -- Start: 1:30 PM Women Men 47 50 Free (10&U) 48 49 50 Free (11-12) 50 51 200 Back (10&U) 52 53 200 Back (11-12) 54 55 100 Fly (10&U) 56 57 100 Fly (11-12) 58 59 50 Breast (10&U) 60 61 50 Breast (11-12) 62 63 10&U 4x50 Free relay 64 65 11-12 4x50 Free relay 66 67 100 IM (10&U) 68 69 400 IM (11-12) 70
Session 7 - 13&O Finals Saturday, November 21, 2026 Warm-up: 5:00 PM -- Start: 5:45 PM Women Men 33 50 Free 34 35 200 Back 36 37 100 Fly 38 39 50 Breast 40
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The ten separately listed sessions retain the actual published starts and approximate finishes; these may change with the running order. Athlete entry fee components are not spectator admission. Spectator admission is not published. See the official current meet package for full rules.
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d/DEAF AND HARD This competition can provide the following accommodations for athletes who are d/Deaf and Hard OF HEARING of hearing: ACCOMMODATION ● non-verbal instruction provided by a support person from the swimmer’s own club, who is : registered in the REMS as active as Support Staff, Coach or attending registered Swimmer.