The CENKEY Swim League is composed of teams from 10 YMCA's in central Pennsylvania

The purpose of the league is:

1. To provide organized league team competition for the YMCA in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

2. To provide an incentive program for the YMCA's to develop a larger and stronger core of swimmers with YMCA values

3. To promote league competition that follows the recommendations of the Pennsylvania Districts, State and National YMCA and USA rules.

The league is governed by an executive committee consisting of one (1) representative from each league member. Each member team is entitled to one vote on any matter before the committee. 

The league shall have the following officers: President, Vice President and Secretary. The league's officers follow an alphabetical rolling order. Terms of office will be one (1) year. 

1. Each team must hold a current YMCA national eligibility certification.

2. Each coach and competitor must be eligible according to the YMCA Principles of and Rules of         Competitive Swimming.

3. YMCA membership is required of all swimmers to participate in the league.

The current District, State and National YMCA and/or USA rules shall govern all competition except where specific league rules have been adopted. USA Swimming rules are considered part of the YMCA rules.  In such a case where USA and YMCA rules conflict, the YMCA Black Book rules shall apply.

Protests must be filed with the league president by close of business Monday after the event via email and should be copied to the league secretary and the representative of the opposing team.  The president must rule on the protest by close of business that Friday or forward the protest to the league for league review at its next meeting.  If the protesting team does not accept the decision of the president, it may request a special league meeting.  The special league meeting would be then set by the president at a time and place of his/her choice.

• 8 & under, 10 & under, 11-12, 13-14, 15 & Over (Up to Age 21 if that swimmer is not swimming for a college or university)

• A swimmer's age is determined by his or her age as of December 1st of each year.

• A swimmer may compete in only one age division for any particular dual or tri meet. 

  • If a swimmer decides to move up to an older division, that that swimmer must swim up for all his/her events for that particular meet.   

  • Any individual violating this rule shall be disqualified from all events for that day and shall forfeit any points gained prior to the violation in the particular dual meet.  

  • His/her team shall forfeit the age division in which the violation occurred.