Prelim Results from St Anne de Bellevue

Saturday, July 25th

Westminster Swimmers in swim order

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Junior Solo

Julia Bray - 2nd Place

Coach - Steph Cirino

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Senior Solo

Katie Peters - 3rd Place

Coach - Maria Sotirakos

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Junior Duet

Samantha and Sarah Sutherland - 2nd Place

Coach - Kirsten Franklin and Katie Cirino

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Senior Duet

Angela Santamaria and Mason Comire - 3rd Place

Coach - Lauren Koshurba and Kyla Centomo

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Junior Team

Westminster Red - 1st Place

Amanda Masse, Dia Pettas, Samantha Sutherland, Sarah Sutherland, Kathryn Chung, Maria Santamaria, and Julia Bray

Coach - Steph Cirino

Westminster Blue - 5th Place

Sara Murphy, Stephanie Callegari, Taylor Halperin, Ashley Toledo, Arizona Stropetti, and Sydney Stropetti

Coach - Katie Cirino and Kirsten Franklin

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Senior Team

Westminster - 2nd Place

Mason Comire, Sarah Aldinger, Angela Santamaria, Katie Peters, and Marie-Pier Cecchini

Coach - Maria Sotirakos and Lauren Koshurba

 

Congratulations to all our girls for the great showing representing Westminster at this years "B" Prelims. All our girls worked extremely hard on their routines, especially these last two weeks, and they should all be very proud of their accomplishments. Now it's time to refine and practice those routines leading up to Synchro Finals

Pre-Junior - PPK Monday, August 3rd 18:00

Junior Finals - BRI Monday, Aug 10th at 16:00

Senior Finals - VYC Wednesday, Aug 12th at 16:00

Good luck girls!!!

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Getting involved in Synchronized swimming and one of our teams is a great way for your girl to become fully involved with our pool. The majority of girls involved at the winter Club level in Dollard or Beaconsfield got their start swimming at a summer pool. It is a great way to introduce yourself to the sport, to improve your child's swimming ability,  and the great thing is that NO experience is necessary.

WES enters teams in the Pre-Junior, Junior, Senior, Solo, and Duet categories.

It is a great way for your daughter to learn about commitment to team. Teams are formed early in the year and practice throughout the season, culminating in NAA competitions against other summer pools in mid August.

Come by at registration and inquire.

Junior Team takes a much needed break!!!

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Useful Links for Synchro

     Synchro Canada       Click here

        Synchro Quebec       Click here

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NAA Rules for Synchronized Swimming (for complete rules see NAA Constitution, here)

3.1 General

3.1.1 The following rules, based on those of the Federation Internationale de Natation Amateur (FINA),     shall govern all NAA Synchronized Swimming competitions.

3.1.2 The following competitions shall be scheduled in each NAA season: PreJunior Finals. Division "A" Preliminaries, Division "B" Preliminaries, Junior Finals, Senior Finals.

3.2 Eligibility

3.2.1 Synchronized swimming competitions will be divided into the following age categories: Junior –Thirteen (13) years and under Senior – Sixteen (16) years and under

3.2.2 Competitors may compete in a maximum of two events per season. A competitor may not swim the same event in different age groups. (e.g. Junior Solo and Senior Solo).

3.2.3 All swimmers who placed in the top fifty (50) at Figures event at Nationals, may swim only team and duet (provided that only one (1) swimmer within the duet placed in the top fifty (50) not both) **i.e. two top fifty (50) swimmers may not swim duet together; a top fifty (50) swimmer may not swim solo.

3.2.4 A Solo, Duet or Team must compete in the preliminary competition in order to be eligible to compete in the Finals. Exceptions to this rule, due to unavoidable circumstances beyond the control of the competitor(s) may be made at the sole discretion of the Vice President Synchronized Swimming. A Solo, Duet or team entered in Preliminaries shall be eligible to compete in the Finals, regardless of what place she/they finished in the Preliminaries. Moreover, the routine may be changed or added to, including music or patterns.

3.2.5 The composition of the Solo and Duet Competitors may not change between the preliminary competition and the Finals. Exceptions to this rule, due to unavoidable circumstances beyond the control of the competitor(s) may be made at the sole discretion of the Vice President Synchronized Swimming.

3.3 Rules of Participation

3.3.1 Competitions shall consist of Solos, Duets and Teams. A team shall consist of a minimum of four (4) swimmers.

3.3.2 Each pool shall be entitled to enter one (1) solo, one (1) duet and one (1) team, in the Junior and Senior categories. Additional teams may be entered in an exhibition capacity.

3.3.3 All competitors shall be permitted a test of their musical accompaniment immediately before the competition to permit adjustment of the volume.

3.3.4 There will be a penalty of one point off the final score for those competitors who do not meet the time limit requirements for length of routines. There will also be a penalty of one point off the final score for those competitors who exceed the time limit for the deck movement.

3.3.5 Technical elements may be included in all synchro events. These elements will be discussed and decided upon by the synchro coaches at the beginning of each season.

3.3.6 In order that synchro competitions do not last too long, there is a two (2) minute thirty (30) second maximum for senior routines and a two (2) minute maximum for junior routines. If the routine exceeds this, there will be a one (1) point penalty off the final score. There will be a fifteen (15) second grace period for the routine time limits. All routines shall have a maximum time of 10 seconds for deck movements which is included in the overall routine time limit.

3.3.7 The timing of a routine shall start and finish with the accompaniment. Timing of the deck movements shall end when the last performer enters the water. Routines may start in the water or on the deck, but must end in the water.

3.3.8 The music and judging shall begin upon the signal from the Referee. After the signal, the swimmer(s) must perform the routine without interruption. If unforeseen circumstances occur (e.g.: speaker failure, serious outside interference, etc.) which interrupt the routine, the coach of the swimmer(s) affected may request the opportunity to repeat the routine(s) at the end of the competition. When this occurs, the routine(s) affected will be marked only on the repeated attempt, the first mark being disregarded.

3.3.9 Costumes for the routine shall conform to the current concept of the appropriate. As defined by FINA, props shall not be permitted.

3.3.10 Accompaniment must be provided on CD. Contestants are responsible for the labeling of CDs as to the name of the competitor and pool name, as well as the title of the routine. Only one routine per CD will be permitted. Both a Master and Backup CD must be supplied for each routine prior to the commencement of the meet.

3.3.11 The referee shall have full and total control of the competition and shall assign and instruct the officials accordingly.

3.3.12 Winter swimmers should use different music and change their routine for the summer competition.

3.3.13 For routine events there should be five judges. Each judge awards one mark for Technical Merit and one mark for Artistic Impression. The highest and the lowest marks of each series are taken off, then the sum of the remaining three marks in each series is calculated and an average of these three marks is found. The Technical Merit average is multiplied by 6.0 and the Artistic Impression average is multiplied by 4.0. Each average is rounded to 3 decimal places, (ex. 36.284). These two totals are then added together, resulting in the final score, (rounded to 3 decimal places). All penalties will be deducted from the final score.

3.3.14 In Team competition, whether Preliminaries or Finals, one half (1/2) point shall be added to the Total Score for each additional competitor over four (4) in any one team up to a maximum of 8 competitors.

3.3.15 One (1) penalty point shall be deducted for each of the following infractions:

a) If the time limit of ten (10) seconds for deck movements is exceeded. (Read in conjunction with Rule 3.4 (g)). (reference: FINA rule ss43.1)

b) If the competitor has made deliberate use of the bottom of the pool. (reference: FINA rule ss43.3)

c) If one or more competitors leave the water before completing a routine the routine will be disqualified unless the departure is caused by circumstances beyond the control of the competitor. (reference: FINA rule 45)