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QUICK LINKS
| What | How | Notes/Deadline |
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| TENTATIVE Competition Schedule – One Page | Coming soon | |
| TENTATIVE Competition Schedule – Detailed | Download Schedule | v1.1 – April 2,2025 |
| Extra training & spacing request FORM | Fill out Online Form | April 13, 2025 |
| How to successfully register for a CAS Competition | Download Guide | |
| ONLINE COMPETITION REGISTRATION FORM | Fill out Online Form | Deadline: April 15, 2025 |
| TUTORIAL: HOW TO REGISTER WITH CAS/RAMP INTERACTIVE | Check out Tuturial Now! | |
| RAMP REGISTRATION | Register Now | For all provinces but ON & QC |
| ON/QC Registration Guide | Download Guide | |
| QC/ON Registration Form | Download Form | Deadline: April 15, 2025. Please don’t use Chrome to download. |
| CAS Waivers | Fill out online form | Only if you didn’t fill out for Qualifier |
| Dates | Extra Training: May 4, 2025 Official Training: May 5, 2025 Competition: May 6 – 10, 2025 |
| Registration Deadline | April 15, 2025 at 11:59pm |
| Hosts | Canada Artistic Swimming, Ontario Artistic Swimming & Remix Artistic Swimming |
| CAS Resource | Stéphane Côté, Chief Officer – Business Development stephane@artisticswimming.ca |
| Events | Youth – Figures, Solo (M&F), Duet, Mixed Duet, Team, Free Combination |
| Junior – Solo Technical (M&F), Solo Free (M&F), Duet Technical, Duet Free, Mixed Duet Technical, Mixed Duet Free, Team Technical, Team Free | |
| Senior – Solo Technical (M&F), Solo Free (M&F), Duet Technical, Duet Free, Mixed Duet Technical, Mixed Duet Free, Team Technical, Team Free | |
| Open – Acrobatic Routine | |
| Mixed Abilities – Duet, Team | |
| AdAS – Figures, Solo (M&F), Duet, Mixed Duet, Team | |
| Rules | This competition will be conducted under Canada Artistic Swimming Rules |
| Pool Information | Markham Pan Am Centre 16 Main St Unionville Unionville, ON L3R 2E4 |
| Pool Specs | Competition Side: 25m x 25m x 2.5-3.0m 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. |
| Where to Eat | Athlete eating area will be supplied in a gym for the duration of the competition. |
| Entry Deadline | Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 11:59pm EST | ||||||||||
| Entry Submission Information | All provinces except ON & QC: All registration and entries must be sent online using the CAS Registration System (RAMP Interactive).
ON & QC: Registration must be done using the provided Excel spreadhseet. Files and instructions are available in the Quick Links section. |
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| Entry Fees (Subject to change) |
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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 April 22, 2025, 11:59 pm EST. No entries will be accepted after this date. |
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| Athlete Fee | The athlete fee is $150 per athlete. The amount should be calculated on the event excel registration form (ON & QC) or through the RAMP competition registration system (other provinces). | ||||||||||
| Athlete Area Fee | The athlete fee is used to procure areas for athletes and clubs to eat and rest, and has been integrated in the total athlete fee for 2025 | ||||||||||
| Payment | our 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 April 22, 2025, 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) which will be used 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 if they were not filled out before National Qualifier. | ||||||||||
| 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. |
Note that all music files must be uploaded using the Dropbox File Request link and that no music submission by email will be accepted.
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 April 15, 2025, at 11:59pm.
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 May 2, 2025, at 11:59pm.
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).
Here is the format for Youth figures at Canadian Championships (same as for Qualifier):
1 week before figures:
- Group A, B or C will be drawn
- Draw will take place on April 30, 2025
- Draw result will be on Sportity
72 hours before figures:
- Group # will be drawn
- Draw will take place on May 4th, 2025
- Draw results will be on Sportity
There will be 2 panels of judges and all athletes will compete the same 2 figures.
Athletes will be separated into waves, like at the Qualifier event.
| What | How | Notes/Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| What | How | Notes/Deadline |
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| 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 | Visit website (905) 470-8500 |
| Price | 2 Double bed Suite with Pull Out Sofa Bed: $189 + tax (single/double occupancy) King Suite with Pull Out Sofa Bed: $179 + tax (single/double occupancy) Full Kitchenette Suites: $219 + tax (single/double occupancy) (please email Kristine.lagos@markhamsuites.com to check availability and request upgrade to kitchenette suite) |
| Inclusions | • Wireless Internet included |
| To book | Call 1-800-593-9223 and mention Group Name: Canadian Championships 2025.
Please email Kristine.lagos@markhamsuites.com to check availability and request upgrades to kitchenette suites. Booking deadline is Friday, April 11, 2025. |
| Distance to pool | 3.4 km |
| Distance to airport | 39 km |
| Adress | 50 Bodrington Court, Markham, ON L6B 0A9 |
| Contact | Visit Website 905-752-5601 |
| Price | 1 bedroom suite: $229 + tax |
| Inclusions | • Complimentary Hot Breakfast Buffet • Free parking • Wireless Internet included • Access to pool and gym |
| To book | Groups can be arranged by contacting Jinny Kwon at 905-752-5601 or jinny.kwon@hilton.com. Booking deadline is January 6, 2025. |
| Distance to pool | 5 km |
| Distance to airport | 35 km |
| Adress | 52 Bodrington Court, Markham, ON L6B 0A9 |
| Contact | Visit Website 905-752-5601 |
| Price | 2 Queens room: $249 + tax 1 King Studio Suite: $209 + tax |
| Inclusions | • Complimentary Hot Breakfast Buffet • Free parking • Wireless Internet included • Access to pool, sauna and gym |
| To book | Groups can be arranged by contacting Jinny Kwon at 905-752-5601 or jinny.kwon@hilton.com. Booking deadline is January 6, 2025. |
| Distance to pool | 5 km |
| Distance to airport | 35 km |