2008-09 All-American
Swimming
NATIONAL INTERSCHOLASTIC SWIMMING COACHES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC.
RULES, REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS NISCA
Interscholastic Swimming All-America
1.
All sections
of the online application must be completed.
2.
All fees must
be paid for the application to be accepted and placed in the database.
If the application is not accepted your swimmer will not be
considered for All America honors
3.
In order for a swimmer to be considered as a NISCA All American he/she
must compete for an interscholastic team and be scholastically eligible as determined
by his/her state athletic association or school authority. All Swimmers must be
in at least the 9th
grade level of school to be eligible.
Swimmers are limited to
8 consecutive semesters of eligibility.
Fifth year seniors, 7th and 8th grade
students are not eligible for consideration.
4.
Only 25 yard or 25 meter times will be accepted.
Please be sure to fill in the section for yards or meters correctly.
5.
All Times submitted must be achieved in a regularly scheduled interscholastic
meet (no time trials). All times must be submitted to the one-hundredth of a second. All non-state championship
meet times (with the exception of CIF Championships,
Eastern Independent School Championships and the New England Prep School Championship
meets) MUST be
verified with official meet results.
To expedite verification enter the website address
for results when prompted
to in the application process. Otherwise
you must mail a hard copy of the result
to:
Mel Roberts
Pratt Aquatic Center
55 N. 200 W.
Tooele, UT 84704
YOUR APPLICATION IS NOT COMPLETE
UNTIL THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN VERIFIED.
It is solely the responsibility of
the applying coach to verify results
and make sure your application has been accepted.
Check the “Processed Applications” list
to make sure your application has been accepted. This must be done by the due date
or your athlete will not be considered for All America honors.
6.
NO MANUAL
TIMES ACCEPTED. Automatic timing ONLY!
7.
Only interscholastic coaches or school principals may submit applications. COACHES
DO NOT HAVE TO BELONG TO NISCA TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS. NON-MEMBERS
MUST PAY A $20.00
NON-MEMBER APPLICATION FEE FOR EACH APPLICATION SUBMITTED. YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED UNTIL
FEES ARE PAID.
8.
A swimmer may be listed in as many events as his/her times may qualify him/her.
9.
Relays teams are limited to FOUR swimmers. Only ONE TEAM PER SCHOOL. ALL RELAY
SWIMMERS MUST BE LISTED ALONG WITH THEIR NUMERIC
(9-10-11-12, not FR-SO-JR-SR) GRADE LEVEL.
ALL SWIMMERS MUST BE IN GRADE 9-12.
10.
Each year, an “automatic” time will be determined and published.
Once your on-line application, which
has an “automatic” qualifying time, is complete and accepted (fees paid
and proof of time submitted if necessary)
you may announce the swimmer as “All America”.
However, certificates will not be mailed
until the summer following the academic year.
11.
The fastest one hundred thirty (130) times in each event will be named All-America.
12.
Swimmers who are selected to the All-America teams will receive one commemorative
certificate. These certificates will be sent directly to the swimmer. Additional
certificates may be purchased after the All American Team has been announced.
13.
Altitude Adjusted Times: DO NOT ADJUST,
leave that for NISCA, but be certain to indicate accurate altitude.
14.
Make a copy of your submission
verification page for your records.
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