.1 No sanction shall be issued to any organization whose interest is solely commercial or profit motivated. .2 United States Swimming, Inc. herein referred to as USA Swimming, must be recognized and conformed to as the sole governing body for the sport of swimming. .3 All swimmers competing in a sanctioned meet must be registered members of USA Swimming. USA Swimming Registration identification number must accompany each swimmer's entry .4 Sanctions are not transferable. .5 The word 'Olympic' shall not be used except that the term Olympics’ may be used for the ‘Junior NCS Long Course and/or Short Course 18&Under LSC Championships. .6 Liability and property damage clauses releasing USA Swimming and North Carolina Swimming must appear on all entry forms. .7 Sanctions will be withheld from teams that have outstanding fines or meet reports that are overdue. Meets already sanctioned will not be withdrawn for these reasons. .8 Sanctions may be withheld or withdrawn. 204.2. Time Trials - The purpose of Time Trials is to provide an opportunity for swimmers to achieve times. Time Trials are a race for time, not necessarily a competition between individuals. Time Trials conducted as an accessory to sanction or approved meet may be offered subject to the following: .1 When the Time is a part of a regularly scheduled and sanctioned/approved meet, Time Trial information shall be a separate section/paragraph in the corresponding Meet Announcement, but may have separate meet director and/or meet referee. Time Trials will pay a separate sanction fee and receive a separate sanction number. .2 Time Trials will be offered at the discretion of the Meet Referee .3 Entrants in Time Trials must be entered in the meet. .4 Daily or meet entry limits will be stated, and must not exceed entry limits mandated by USA Swimming. .5 The time and for the Time Trials will be stated in the Meet Announcement and must be planned to not interfere with meet warm-ups, breaks, and competition. .6 All USA Swimming Rules will apply to Time Trials. 204.3. SANCTION/APPROVAL REQUEST PROCEDURE .1 Meets - For swim meets other than closed, dual, tri or quad meets, prior scheduling approval is required except as provided in Article 202. At least sixty (60) days before the meet, the meet host must submit a sanction/approval request to the sanctions committee. The sanction request shall include: A. Meet announcement Sheet. See Article 206 for required information.
.1 No sanction shall be issued to any organization whose interest is solely commercial or profit motivated. .2 United States Swimming, Inc. herein referred to as USA Swimming, must be recognized and conformed to as the sole governing body for the sport of swimming. .3 All swimmers competing in a sanctioned meet must be registered members of USA Swimming. USA Swimming Registration identification number must accompany each swimmer's entry .4 Sanctions are not transferable. .5 The word 'Olympic' shall not be used except that the term ‘Junior Olympics’ may be used for the NCS Long Course and/or Short Course 18&Under LSC Championships. .6 Liability and property damage clauses releasing USA Swimming and North Carolina Swimming must appear on all entry forms. .7 Sanctions will be withheld from teams that have outstanding fines or meet reports that are overdue. Meets already sanctioned will not be withdrawn for these reasons. .8 Sanctions may be withheld or withdrawn. 204.2. Time Trials - The purpose of Time Trials is to provide an opportunity for swimmers to achieve times. Time Trials are a race for time, not necessarily a competition between individuals. Time Trials conducted as an accessory to sanction or approved meet may be offered subject to the following: .1 When the Time is a part of a regularly scheduled and sanctioned/approved meet, Time Trial information shall be a separate section/paragraph in the corresponding Meet Announcement, but may have separate meet director and/or meet referee. Time Trials will pay a separate sanction fee and receive a separate sanction number. .2 Time Trials will be offered at the discretion of the Meet Referee .3 Entrants in Time Trials must be entered in the meet. .4 Daily or meet entry limits will be stated, and must not exceed entry limits mandated by USA Swimming. .5 The time and for the Time Trials will be stated in the Meet Announcement and must be planned to not interfere with meet warm-ups, breaks, and competition. .6 All USA Swimming Rules will apply to Time Trials. 204.3. SANCTION/APPROVAL REQUEST PROCEDURE .1 Meets - For swim meets other than closed, dual, tri or quad meets, prior scheduling approval is required except as provided in Article 202. At least sixty (60) days before the meet, the meet host must submit a sanction/approval request to the sanctions committee. The sanction request shall include: A. Meet announcement Sheet. See Article 206 for required information.
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