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 2012 USA SWIMMING 

SOUTHERN ZONE AGE GROUP SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS 

July 31 – August 5, 2012 

SPONSORED BY: USA SWIMMING, Sanction #NT 017-12 

Zone Championships feature top regional swimmers at the Senior and Age Group levels who qualify for these meets within the four designated Zones: Eastern, Central, Southern, and Western.

FACILITY: Rockwall ISD Aquatic Center 1205 T. L. Townsend Rockwall, TX 75087 469-698-7410 

ELIGIBILITY: Swimmers shall be currently registered, USA Swimming year-round athletes selected by their LSC. No athlete shall be eligible to swim in the meet if he/she has qualified for the 2012 Summer Junior National Championships prior to Monday, July 23, 2012. Swimmers will be selected for Team North Texas by July 17th.  Swimmers that would like an oppurtunity to make the team must have at least one AA time and submit their application form with a check by July 15, 2012.  Please ask your child's Coach for more information about Zones.

AGE: The age of the swimmer on the first day of the meet (July 31, 2012) will be their age for the entire meet. 

ENTRY LIMIT: 

Each LSC is limited to 48 swimmers – Eight (8) females & eight (8) males in each age group for 11-12, 13-14 and 15 -18 years. 

Each LSC is allowed one relay per event. 

There shall be a maximum of three (3) individual entries per event for the 400 Free, 400 IM and 800/1500 Free. There can be unlimited individual entries per event for all other events. 

DISABILITY INFORMATION: 

Each LSC may bring six (6) swimmers; 3 boys and 3 girls with disabilities who are 11 to 18 years of age; selected in any manner deemed appropriate and assisted by the Southern Zone Adapted Swimming Coordinator, if necessary. Swimmers’ disability must satisfy the definition of a disability as outlined in USA Swimming Rules and Regulations: a permanent physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. These swimmers with disabilities are in addition to the permitted 48 swimmers and are not required to meet the time standards for their age group/events, however, they must provide a time for each event they enter. Swimmers with disabilities may compete in finals, earn awards and score points for their team in the same manner as the able bodiedswimmers. Each swimmer is limited to six (6) individual events for the meet with no more than three (3) events per day