SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2022
INSTRUCTIONS: SCRATCHING FROM FINALS
If you do not wish to swim in the Final, you may scratch or declare your intention to scratch from the final event by emailing scratch@pvswim.org within 30 minutes of the announcement of qualifiers for the event. NOTE: scratches may be sent via text to scratch@pvswim.org. Be sure to include swimmer's name, name of person submitting scratch, and detailed event information in text.
TO SCRATCH FROM FINALS
Subject of email: FINALS SCRATCH: <meet>, <event>, <swimmer name>
Example:
FINALS SCRATCH: Senior Champs, Event 3, Girl's 13-14 200 Freestyle, Jane Smith
TO DELCARE AN INTENT TO SCRATCH FROM FINALS
Subject of email: FINALS INTENT TO SCRATCH: <meet>, <event>, <swimmer name>
Example:
FINALS INTENT TO SCRATCH: Junior Champs, Event 103, Girl's 13-14 200 Freestyle, Jane Smith
Body of email should include swimmer’s first and last name, club, coach’s name, and event being scratched. If declaring an intent to scratch, include your last preliminary event of the day.
Your coach should be cc'ed on the email.
NOTE: emails may be sent via text. You MUST include your name if sending a scratch via text.
You will receive an automated reply that your email has been received and a reply when your scratch has been processed. If you do not receive a reply, please confirm your scratch with the Administrative Referee.
If you declare an "intent to scratch" and do not wish to swim in finals, you must confirm your scratch within 30 minutes of the conclusion of your last preliminary event of the day or you will automatically be seeded into finals.
If you see that your swimmer has scratched into a Finals event, please let us know if they will be coming back or not by email to scratch@pvswim.org.
If an athlete fails to properly scratch from an event and does not appear for the “Final” event, they shall be barred from further competition for the remainder of the meet.
INSTRUCTIONS: SCRATCHING FROM PRELIMS (Senior Champs ONLY)
To scratch from any preliminary event (other than the 1000 yd and 1650 yd Freestyle events and the 400 yd and 800 yd relay events) email scratch@pvswim.org NOTE: scratches may be sent via text to scratch@pvswim.org Be sure to include swimmer's name, name of person submitting scratch, and detailed event information in text.
Events will be seeded after the scratch/check-in deadlines listed below:
Check-in deadline for Thursday 1000yd/1650yd Freestyle is Thursday at 5:00 pm
Scratch deadline for Friday events and positive check-in for 800 yd Freestyle Relay is Thursday at 6:10 pm
Scratch deadline for Saturday events and positive check-in for 400 yd Medley Relay is Friday at 6:30 pm
Scratch deadline for Sunday events and positive check-in for 400 yd Freestyle Relay and Sunday 1000 yd/1650 yd Freestyle is Saturday at 6:30 pm
In all preliminary events or in any timed final event for which the swimmer has been positively checked in, after the heats have been seeded, any swimmer who fails to compete in an individual event heat in which such swimmer entered and has not been scratched in accordance with deadlines listed below will be barred from all further individual and relay events of that day.