Synchro Canada Update

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Synchro Canada Update

• To Provincial Presidents
• June 24, 2006

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Registration Policy - Approved

• The purpose of registration is to maintain a
  national record of all amateur synchronized
  swimmers, coaches, officials, clubs and general
  members. This record is used in a variety of ways
  by the National Office to assist in the provision
  of efficient service to clubs and members of
  Synchro Canada and to satisfy government
  regulations.

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Registration Policy Approved (continued)

• What does it mean to Ontario? Some savings for
  Us!
• CLUBS
• Recreational - Registration Fee 42.00 (no
  change)
• Competitive - Registration Fee 100.00 (no
  change)
• ATHLETES
• Recreational - Registration Fee 4.00 (previously
  3.00)
• Competitive - Registration Fee 38.00 (no change)
• Competitive Master - Registration Fee 15.00
  (decreased from 38)
• COACHES
• Provincial - Registration Fee 4.00 (decreased
  from 23.00)
• National - Registration Fee 23.00 (no change)
• OFFICIALS Provincial - Registration Fee 4.00
  (decreased from 23.00)
• National - Registration Fee 23.00 (no change)

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Split Nationals Review

• Committee announced
• Work has started with due date assigned for
  September 2006
• Review will be encompassing and include financial
  information quotas Sport Canada dictates and
  more.

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Great News!

• Ontarios Burning Bright for Breast Cancer is
  being adopted by Synchro Alberta. All their
  plans are complete and the Canadian Breast Cancer
  Association is thrilled to have them
  participating!

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Quotas

• Under Review through National Championship
  review.
• How did it work? Tier 6 athletes benefited
  feedback from the provinces?
• Push for more? One thought is 16 from each of
  Ontario/Quebec division with a minimum of 5 from
  Ontario

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Rule Proposals

• Quotas for Tier 6 and 7 solos and duets for 2007
  from the Provincial Presidents (from Provincials
  to Divisionals - 16 from Ont/Que 5 from
  Atlantics 5 from Man/Sask 10 from AB/BC) (from
  Divisionals to Nationals 20 from Easterns 5 to
  Atlantics 15 from Westerns)
• Rule changes from the PDC (development)
• Tier Level testing date extended to Dec. 31 from
  the 15th.
• Lower Masters age from 20 to 19.
• Tier level does not change through competitive
  season regardless of whether the average changes
  due to an athlete leaving.
• Combining Tiers 5, 6, 7 (Jr) into team format.
  Tier 5 athletes remain ineligible to compete at
  Divisionals and Nationals. (we do this in
  Ontario).
• Rule changes from the CMT (coaches) Reinstatement
  of Awards for Figures
• Create a competition stream to facilitate Senior
  athletes continued participation in the sport of
  synchronized swimming. The implementation of
  such a stream will allow athletes to compete, in
  Canada only, in the National Senior Stream, but
  with only a free program.  Athletes competing in
  this stream will not be permitted to travel
  internationally to participate in FINA Senior
  events.

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Rule Proposals

• Rule changes from the PAC (provincial advisory
  committee)
• Implement April 15th as the date for rule change
  submissions. Remove the 2nd Fall date.
• Rule change regarding Select team from the
  Kamloops Sunrays
• A team in Select team must be comprised of
  swimmers from Tier 6 and Tier 7.  omit the
  averaging requirement. add  Teams that
  qualify in any other team category (without
  penalty), do not qualify for Select Team.
• Rule change from the Rules Leader
• The figures score for a routine in prelims is the
  average figures score for all the swimmers who
  swim in that routine in prelims. The figures
  score for a routine in finals is the average
  figures score for all the swimmers who swim in
  that routine in finals. See also 6.10.3.Proposed
  Addition to the rule For Select Team the figures
  score for Tier 6 swimmers will be multiplied by a
  Tier Equalization Factor of 1.08 before being
  calculated for the team average.a)      3.10.10
  Quotas for Routines add Exception Should a
  Tier 7 Senior athlete be a member of a Select
  team they are eligible to swim in the Tier 7
  Junior figure competition. Their placing will
  not count in the results.
• Rule change from Synchro Ontario regarding the
  seeding/drawing for finals only events using
  the figure scores as the criteria for the draw.