2012 Power Smart Manitoba Summer Games

Goals and Objectives:

Swim-Natation Manitoba is pleased to be partnering with Sport Manitoba for the 2012 Power Smart Manitoba Summer Games in Swan River. Swim-Natation Manitoba’s goal is to use the Power Smart Manitoba Games as the first step in a 3 stage program, identifying and developing athletes for future interprovincial competition at Western Canada Summer Games and Canada Summer Games.

The Power Smart Manitoba Summer Games is designed to engage athletes from all regions of the province, encouraging program growth and participation in swimming. Our purpose for the Power Smart Manitoba Games is to aid the development of both summer and winter club athletes in the “Learn to Train” stage of the Long Term Athlete Development Model.

Age Groups & Team Size

Age Groups will be based off of year of birth rather than actual age.

Female Youth (4 athletes): Born 2001-2000
Female Junior (4 athletes): Born 1999-1998
Male Youth (4 athletes): Born 2000-1999
Male Junior (4 athletes): Born 1998-1997

Swimmers who have EVER qualified for Canadian Age Group Championships, or higher; or who have been named to any SNM Provincial Team; (T1;T2;T3, or Prospects West, or Western Canada Games, or Canada Games) ARE NOT ELIGIBLE for Manitoba Games

Maximum Team size from each region: 16 athletes, 2 Coaches, 1 Manager

Date and Venue

July 15-18, 2012

Kinsmen Pool - Swan River, Manitoba (outdoor)

4 lanes
Non-turbulent lane markers
Starting blocks from deep end

Meet format

Open seeded preliminaries - slowest to fastest by time
A & B Finals in each age grouping below:
    YOB 2000-01 & YOB 1998-99 Girls
    YOB 1999-2000 & YOB 1997-98 Boys
Events:
    50m /100m/200m Freestyle
    50m/100m Breaststroke
    50m/100m Butterfly
    50m/100m Backstroke
    100m IM
    4x50m Free Relay /4x50m Medley Relay
    (2 swimmers from each age group for Girls and 2 swimmers from each age group for boys)

Regional Team Identification

The official selection procedure is currently in the approval process at Swim-Natation Manitoba and will be updated on the Swim Natation website by August 1, 2011. In general, the guidelines for selection will be as follows:

Athletes must be registered with Swim-Natation Manitoba either as a winter or summer club swimmer.
Swimmers will be selected regionally based on FINA point scores in their single best swim from August 1^st 2011 – March 18, 2012.
Summer club swimmers will be provisionally selected based on performances August 1^st-31^st 2011.
Consistent with Swimming-Natation Canada policy, Summer Club swimmers will be invited to attend winter club meets in May and June 2012 in order to qualify.
Swim-Natation Manitoba will not use a fill policy.

For more information on the Power Smart Manitoba Summer Games, please visit www.manitobagames.ca