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Thursday, October 18, 2012

Qualifying Times For YMCA Districts Set

YMCA swimming in Pennsylvania have undergone some new and interesting changes which are below:

New qualifying times can be viewed here.  Note that times are the same for all 3 districts

The state will be divided into 3 Districts, as follows (listing of individual counties is located at the bottom of the page):
  • West District: The counties west of and including Bedford, Blair, Clearfield, Cameron, and McKean, as well as Jamestown, NY
  • East District: The counties of Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, and Berks
  • Central District: All other counties

The District Championship meets will continue as the sole-qualifying meet for the State Championship meet. Progression from Districts to States will be as follows:
  • In events with 4 heats at the State Meet (see below), each District will send 1 heat. An additional heat will be chosen at large from among the 3 districts, using the fastest times achieved at the District meets. As an example, for 2013 at Penn State, in a 6 lane pool, each event will have 6 swimmers from each District, plus the next 6 fastest from across the 3 districts.
  • In events with 3 heats at the State Meet, each District will send 1 heat. In the case that a district fails to qualify an entire heat for the State meet, the remaining spots will be filled using the fastest times from the other districts.

The events for the State meet will be as follows:

4 heats each of all of the existing events.

10 & unders: 200 medley and free relays, 50 free, 100 free, 50 back, 50 breast, 50 fly, 100 IM

11 12s:: 200 medley and free relays, 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 50 back, 50 breast, 50 fly, 200 IM

13 14s: 200 medley and free relays, 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 100 back, 100 breast, 100 fly, 200 IM

15 & overs: 200 medley and free relays, 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 500 free, 100 back, 100 breast, 100 fly, 200 IM

3 heats each of the new events:

10 & unders: 200 free, 100 back, 100 breast, 100 fly

11 12s: 100 back, 100 breast, 100 fly

13 14s: 200 back, 200 breast, 200 fly, 500 free, 400 IM

15 & overs: 200 back, 200 breast, 200 fly, 400 IM

Swimmers will be permitted to swim in a maximum of 4 events, with no more than 3 being individual events.

The schedule and timeline for the State meet will be as follows:
  • Friday pm: 13 -14; 15 & over 500 free and 400 IM (swimmers permitted 1 swim max for this session)
  • Saturday am: 13 14s
  • Saturday pm: 15 & overs
  • Saturday pm: National Time Trials
  • Sunday am: 10 & unders
  • Sunday pm: 11 12s

The expectation is that the District meets will follow approximately the same time schedule

Additional factors for the State meet:
  • Time between sessions will be shortened, with warm-ups for the afternoon session expected to begin immediately following the morning session
  • Time allotted for awards is to be reduced. Award ceremonies will be retained, but with less time allotted for walking to the awards stand and receiving awards.



Pennsylvania YMCA Swimming District Alignment

East District Central District West District
Ambler Bellefonte Allegheny Valley
Boyertown Bethlehem Baierl
Brandywine, PA Bloomsburg Bradford
Hatboro Carlisle Brookville
Jennersville Chambersburg Butler
Kennett Area East Lycoming Clearfield
Lansdowne Greater Pittston Corry
Lionville Hanover County
North Penn Hazleton DuBois
Phoenixville Jersey Shore East Suburban
Pottstown Juniata Valley Eastside
Reading Lancaster Franklin
Ridley Lebanon Greensburg
Rocky Run Lock Haven Hollidaysburg
Tri-Hampton Moshannon Valley Indiana
Tri-Valley Nazareth Jamestown
Upper Bucks Northern Dauphin County Johnstown
Upper Main Line Pocono Family Laurel Highlands
West Chester Schuykill Ligonier
Scranton Meadville
State College Mon Valley
Sunbury New Castle
Waynesboro Oil City
West Shore Ridgway
Wilkes-Barre Sewickley
York Shenango Valley
Titusville
Uniontown
Valley Points
Warren
Wilmerding

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