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CUASL2026
COMPETITION INFORMATION
| Dates | Competition: March 21-22, 2026 |
| Registration Deadline | February 27, 2026 at 11:59pm |
| Hosts | Canada Artistic Swimming, Natation Artistique Québec & Québec Excellence Synchro |
| CAS Resource | Stéphane Côté, Chief Operating Officer stephane@artisticswimming.ca |
| Events | Novice – Solo Technical, Duet Technical, Team Technical |
| Experienced – Solo Free, Duet Free, Team Free | |
| AdAS – Solo, Duet | |
| Mixed Ability – Duet, Mixed Duet, Team | |
| Rules | This competition will be conducted under Canada Artistic Swimming Rules and CUASL Rules |
| Pool Information | Centre Aquatique Desjardins – PEPS de l’Université Laval 2300 De la Terrasse St, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6 |
| Pool Specs | Competition Side: 25m x 25m x 3m Warmup Side: 25m x 25m x 2.9m |
| Deck Privileges | All Coaches must have proper accreditations on them at all times |
| 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. |
| Where to Eat | An area for eating with tables and chairs will be supplied |
| Entry Deadline | Tuesday, February 27, 2026 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 the CAS Registration System (RAMP Interactive). More details to come soon. | ||||||
| Entry Fees |
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| Late Entries | Once the deadline has passed, changes can only be requested by email, at stephane@artisticswimming.ca, and will be subject to a late fee.
According to CAS Rule, 20.2.2 a), Each routine whose entry package has not been received or is incomplete by the stated deadline is automatically assessed a $50 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 6, 2026, 11:59 pm EDT. No entries will be accepted after this date. |
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| Athlete Fee | The athlete fee is $120 per athlete. The amount will be calculated through the RAMP competition registration system and calculated in the amount due there. | ||||||
| Payment | Four payment methods are available. In both cases, payment must be received before the final payment deadline to avoid penalties.
Canada Artistic Swimming Note that the payment deadline is one week after registration, on March 6, 2026, 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 (coming soon) 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 by March 3, 2026. | ||||||
| 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/Category | Novice, Experienced |
| 2. Event | SoloTech, SoloFree, DuetTech, DuetFree, MixedDuetTech, MixedDuetFree, TeamTech, TeamFree |
| 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:
Novice_SoloTech_TorontoClub_Smith.mp3
Experienced_DuetFree_CalgaryClub_Jones-Chen.mp3
Experienced_TeamFree_MontrealClub_Bedard.mp3
Deadline
The deadline to send all music is March 6, 2026, at 11:59pm in your timezone..
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
Files must be sent without changing the label from the export.
Deadline
The deadline to send coach cards is the Friday before the competition March 13, 2026, at 11:59pm in your timezone.
Further rules related to the process required to change a coach card after this deadline will be released later. Changes will only be allowed in 3 cases: Medical Issue, Between prelims and finals, or as a Coach Decision (which will require the payment of a fine).
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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
| Adress | 2300 Ch Ste-Foy, Québec, QC G1V 1S5 Hotel website |
| Contact | Guillaume Darcy coordo@groupejgs.comPascal Pineault ppineault@hoteluniversel.qc.ca+14186535250 |
| Price | Standard 2 beds – single or double occupancy: $129 + tax Standard 2 beds – triple occupancy: $149 + tax Standard 2 beds – quadruple occupancy: $169 + tax*Add $20 per night for Friday and Saturday |
| Inclusions | • Walking distance to the pool! • Restaurant on-side • Complimentary parking • Complimentary wifi |
| To book | Please send an email to one of the contact emails above and identify yourselves as members of the Canada Artistic Swimming Group.
Booking deadline is February 17, 2026 |
| Distance to pool | 200 m |
| Distance to airport | 11 km |