Mel Zajac International

THIS PROGRAM OPPORTUNITY IS MADE POSSIBLE BY SWIM ONTARIO’S DOMESTIC PODIUM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THROUGH THE OHPSI PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM, CULTURE AND SPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO AND QUEST FOR GOLD.

Tour Dates: May 31-June 7, 2023
Competition Dates: June 2-4, 2023
Camp Dates: June 5-7, 2023
Location: UBC Aquatic Centre, Vancouver, BC

Staff:

• Lead Coach: TBA
• Assistant Coach: TBA
• Assistant Coach: TBA
• Tour Manager: Karen Wilson

Age of Eligibility:

• 15-17 years of Age
• Age as of December 31, 2023

Team Size: 18 Swimmers

• 9 Female
• 9 Male

Athlete Participation Fee: $750.00

Swimmer Eligibility:

• Swimmers must be fully registered for Swimming Canada/Swim Ontario
• Swimmer must be eligible to compete for Canada
• Swimmers must meet Age of Eligibility listed above to be considered.
• All participants must meet qualifying standards

Performance Window: January 1, 2023 to April 3, 2023

Performance Eligibility

• Swim Ontario will only consider results in Olympic Events from all sanctioned long course (LCM) competitions within the Eligible Performance Window.
• Only results that appear on the Swimming Canada RTR and swimrankings.net will be considered.
• It is the responsibility of the home club and swimmer to ensure that times are submitted and uploaded to the RTR

Selection Criteria:

• Up to eighteen (18) highest ranked World Class On-Track performances (9 female/9 male) will be identified based on LCM performances achieved during the identified performance window
• The next six (6) highest ranked On-track swimmers, 3 per gender, will be designated as alternates and will become eligible for selection should a vacancy occur.
• Swim Ontario reserves the right to not select a full complement of swimmers for this camp

Selection Timelines:

• The 24 highest ranked swimmers, 12 female/12 male, using the selection criteria above will be notified of their eligibility to attend the tour through their Coach of Record on Thursday April 6th, 2023
• Swimmers must confirm their attendance using the Swimmer Registration link by Thursday April 13th, 2023 at 5:00pm EST.
• The final list of confirmed swimmers will be circulated to Coaches of Record on Monday April 17th, 2023.
• Swim Ontario reserves the right to not select a full complement of swimmers for this tour

Travel and Accommodation:

• All travel and accommodation plans will be communicated by the Swim Ontario Provincial Team Coordinator to all attending confirmed swimmers.

Amendments and Unforeseen Circumstances:

• In the event of unforeseen or unusual circumstances, Swim Ontario Technical Staff under the direction of the CEO has the full discretion to resolve the matter as it sees fit, taking into account factors and circumstances that it deems relevant.

Changes to this Document:

• The Swim Ontario technical staff reserves the right to make changes to this document at its discretion.
• Any changes to this document shall be communicated directly to all eligible participants through their Coach of Record and published on the Swim Ontario website.

Meet Entries

• Competition entries will be coordinated with the swimmers Coach of Record by the technical staff of Swim Ontario.