Hosted by Canada Artistic Swimming & Ontario Artistic Swimming
QUICK LINKS
| What | How | Notes/Deadline |
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| TENTATIVE Competition Schedule | View Schedule | v2.2 – February 15, 2023 |
| Extra training & Spacing request Form | Fill out Form | Deadline: February 17, 2023 |
| Competition Registration Form | Fill out Form | Deadline: February 28, 2023 |
| ONTARIO Registration Form (xlsx document) | Download Form | Deadline: February 28, 2023 |
| Waiver Forms | Fill out Waivers | Deadline: March 17, 2023 |
| What | How | Notes/Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| FINAL Schedule | View Schedule | v2.0 – 2021-04-01 |
| Feedback-only Routine Registration | Download Excel File | 2021-03-22 |
| Virtual Event Technical Bulletin | View Bulletin | v1.3 – 2021-03-19 |
| Land Routine – Technical Bulletin | View Bulletin | v1.1 – 2021-03-01 |
| Land Routine – Element Videos | Watch videos on Dropbox | |
| How to register Land Routines for Qualifier | Watch Tutorial Video | |
| Waiver Forms | Coming soon! | |
| Competition Registration Form (Formstack) | Fill out form | 2021-03-16 |
| Land Routine Duets & Teams Registration | Download Excel File | 2021-03-16 |
| Dates | Extra Training: March 19 (if needed) & 20, 2023 Official Training: March 20/21, 2023 Competition: March 21 – 25, 2023 |
| Registration Deadline | February 28, 2023 at 11:59pm Extensions may be granted on a province-by-province basis depending on the date of respective Provincial Qualifier events. |
| Hosts | Canada Artistic Swimming & Ontario Artistic Swimming |
| CAS Resource | Stéphane Côté, Chief Officer – Business Development stephane@artisticswimming.ca |
| Events | Youth – Figures, Solo, Duet, Mixed Duet, Team, Free Combination |
| Junior – Solo Technical, Solo Free, Duet Technical, Duet Free, Mixed Duet Technical, Mixed Duet Free, Team Technical, Team Free | |
| Senior – Solo Technical, Solo Free, Duet Technical, Duet Free, Mixed Duet Technical, Mixed Duet Free, Team Technical, Team Free | |
| Junior/Senior – Acrobatic Routine | |
| AdAS – Figures, Solo, Duet | |
| Mixed Ability – Duet, Mixed Duet, Team | |
| Rules | This competition will be conducted under Canada Artistic Swimming Rules |
| Pool Information | Markham Pan Am Centre 16 Main Street Unionville Markham, ON L3R 2E4 |
| Pool Specs | Competition Side: 25m x 25m x 3.0-2.5m Warmup Side: 25m x 25m x 2.5m |
| Deck Privileges | All Coaches must have proper accreditations on them at all times, and will be expected to have the proper level of certification as per rule 3.1.9 a): All coaches at the Qualifier/CASC must be fully certified at the Competition Development Level or NCCP Level 3. |
| Security & Health Services | Trained Lifeguards will be on deck at all times during the competition |
| Rules for Gelling | We ask that clubs consider doing gelling and degelling at the hotel whenever possible. Absolutely no degelling in the pool will be tolerated. |
| Rules for Stretching & Land Drill | TBC |
| Where to Eat | March 20-23: Multi-purpose room / March 24-26: Gym |
| Entry Deadline | Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 11:59pm EST
Extensions may be granted on a province-by-province basis depending on the date of Provincial Qualifier events. |
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| Entry Submission Information | All registration and entries must be sent online using Canada Artistic Swimming’s Event Registration system. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Entry Fees |
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| Late Entries | Once the deadline has passed, changes can only be requested by email, at registrar@artisticswimming.ca, and will be subject to a late fee.
According to CAS Rule, 5.1.5 b), Each routine whose entry package has not been received or is incomplete by the stated deadline is automatically assessed a $25.00 fine. This fine must be paid to the Chief Referee or designate at the coaches meeting prior to the competition, or the routines concerned will be disqualified from the competition. The FINAL deadline for late entries is 2 weeks prior to the start of the competition, on March 7, 2023, 11:59 pm EST. No entries will be accepted after this date. |
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| Athlete Fee | The athlete fee is $115 per athlete. The online Event Registration Form should be used to add this amount to the club’s total. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Athlete Area Fee | The athlete fee is used to procure areas for athltes and clubs to eat and rest, and is $15 per athlete. The online Event Registration Form should be used to add this amount to the club’s total. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payment | Two payment methods are available. In both cases, payment must be received before the final payment deadline to avoid penalties.
Canada Artistic Swimming
c/o June Sterling 700 Industrial Avenue, Suite 401 Ottawa, ON, K1G 0Y9 Note that the payment deadline is one week after registration, on March 7, 2023, but that late penalties will be strictly enforced. |
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| Event Registration Form | All clubs must fill out the online Event Registration Form to provide all the pertinent information to the Organizing Committee and to calculate total cost to remit to Canada Artistic Swimming. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Consent Forms & Waivers | All athletes must fill out the Athlete Waivers and Medical Release forms. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anti-Doping & Prohibited Substances | By registering for this competition, athletes acknowledge that they agree to be subject to random unannounced anti-doping testing. Information about athletes’ rights and responsibilities, as well as the full list of prohibited substances, are available on the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport’s website, www.cces.ca. |
FILE FORMAT
Please note that digital music will be used at this competition. There must be one digital file for each registered routine in an mp3 format, with a minimum required resolution of 192kbps.
Labeling Convention
File must be labeled with the following information, all separated by underscores, with no blank spaces
| Information | Options possibles / Instructions |
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| 1. Age Group | Youth, Junior, Senior, Jr-Sr (Acrobatic routine) |
| 2. Event | SoloTech, SoloFree, DuetTech, DuetFree, MixedDuetTech, MixedDuetFree, TeamTech, TeamFree, Combo, Acro |
| 3. Club Name | no spaces please! |
| 4. Athlete Last Name | For duets, use both last names. For teams, please use the first swimmer’s last name, by alphabetical order |
Examples:
Junior_SoloTech_TorontoClub_Smith.mp3
Senior_DuetFree_CalgaryClub_Jones-Chen.mp3
13-15_TeamFree_MontrealClub_Bedard.mp3
Deadline
The deadline to send all music is February 28, 2023, at 11:59pm.
Please note that we ask you to respect this deadline even if your Provincial Qualifier is being held later than Febuary 28 and that you’ve been given an extension to complete your registration. This will help us prepare our music files for the event. Anyone who believes they won’t be able to meet the deadline should let us know at stephane@artisticswimming.ca to avoid late fees.
FILE FORMAT
All Coach Cards must be sent in in Excel format and use the file created through the Coach Card software available here.
Please make sure you have the latest version of the software before exporting your files.
Labeling Convention
File must be labeled exactly like the music files, except with the .xlsx extension.
Deadline
The deadline to send coach cards is 2 weeks before the competition March 7, 2023, at 11:59pm.
- 1 week before figures:
- Group A, B or C will be drawn
- Draw will take place on March 15th, 2023
- Draw result will be on Sportity
- 72 hours before figures
- Group # will be drawn
- Draw will take place on March 19th, 2023
- Draw results will be on Sportity
- There will be 2 panels of judges
- All athletes will compete the same 2 figures
This section will be updated as the COVID-19 situation evolves in Canada, Ontario and Markham to indicate the counter-measures that will be put in place for this event.
| What | How | Notes/Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Memo 2023-1 | Rule Changes | Read Memo | 2022-08-11 |
| Technical Memo 2023-2 | 2023 Competition Season Details | Read Memo | 2023-01-27 |
| What | How | Notes/Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| FINAL Schedule | View Schedule | v2.0 – 2021-04-01 |
| Feedback-only Routine Registration | Download Excel File | 2021-03-22 |
| Virtual Event Technical Bulletin | View Bulletin | v1.3 – 2021-03-19 |
| Land Routine – Technical Bulletin | View Bulletin | v1.1 – 2021-03-01 |
| Land Routine – Element Videos | Watch videos on Dropbox | |
| How to register Land Routines for Qualifier | Watch Tutorial Video | |
| Waiver Forms | Coming soon! | |
| Competition Registration Form (Formstack) | Fill out form | 2021-03-16 |
| Land Routine Duets & Teams Registration | Download Excel File | 2021-03-16 |
PREFERRED HOTELS
DID YOU KNOW THAT BOOKING INTO THE COMPETITION RECOMMENDED HOTELS ACTUALLY MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE?
It allows to:
• Provide a competitive rate to participating teams
• Support overall competition costs. Being able to prove the high economic impact that our competitions have on a host city and tourism boards offers more grant opportunity and increases host city interest in future year.
• Negociate more services with hotel who able to service youth sports teams
Using the recommended hotels is a gesture of solidarity towards the organizers of the competition and, at the same time, it goes along way towards helping the sustainability of our national competition system. We are counting on you!
| Adress | 8500 Warden Ave, Markham, ON L6G 1A5 |
| Contact | Kristine Lagos kristine.lagos@markhamsuites.com 905-470-8577 |
| Price | Standard King Suites with Pull Out Sofa Bed: $169 + tax (single/double occupancy) Two Double Bed Suites with Pull Out Sofa Bed: $179 + tax (single/double occupancy) Two Double Bed Kitchen Suites with Pull Out Sofa Bed: $209 + tax (single/double occupancy) |
| Inclusions | • Breakfast available for discounted price of $18 per person. • Basic Wireless Internet included |
| To book | Call 1-800-593-9223 and mention Group Name: National Qualifier 2023.
Booking deadline is Friday, February 18, 2022. |
| Distance to pool | 3.4 km |
| Distance to airport | 39 km |
| Adress | 50 Bodrington Court,, Markham, ON L6G 0A9 |
| Contact | Jinny Kwon jinny.kwon@hilton.com 905-752-5601 |
| Price | Studio Suites: $189 + taxes |
| Inclusions | • Comlimentary Hot Breakfast offered daily • Overnight parking |
| To book | Call 1-905-752-5601 and mention Group Name: National Qualifier 2023.
Booking deadline is Friday, February 18, 2022. |
| Distance to pool | 5 km |
| Distance to airport | 35 km |
| Adress | 50 Bodrington Court,, Markham, ON L6G 0A9 |
| Contact | Jinny Kwon jinny.kwon@hilton.com 905-752-5601 |
| Price | Two Queen Standard Room: $179 + taxes |
| Inclusions | • Complimentary Hot Breakfast offered daily • Overnight parking |
| To book | Call 1-905-752-5601 and mention Group Name: National Qualifier 2023.
Booking deadline is Friday, February 18, 2022. |
| Distance to pool | 5 km |
| Distance to airport | 35 km |