Swimming & Diving Advisory Committee

Agenda
December 3, 2003 • 10 a.m.
FHSAA Headquarters
Gainesville, Florida


I. Introductions, purpose, e-mail addresses • FHSAA Staff

II. Review Procedures, agenda, expense vouchers • FHSAA Staff

III. Selection of chairperson • Committee

IV. Review of 2002 committee minutes/agenda for adoption • Chairperson

V. Action • FHSAA Staff/Committee
A. Review of existing FHSAA Swimming & Diving Manual
1. Clarifications
a. Failure to compete in state series
b. Finals date and times for Wednesday
2. Additions/Corrections/Deletions
B. 2003 State Meet Review

VI. Old Business
A. 2002 SDAC Recommendation (Effective 2004-05) • Committee
1. Reduce the number of participants at the State Finals
a. Reduce numbers from districts (FACA)
b. Develop a regional system
c. Qualifying times
2. Reduce number of swimmers required to count as a team
3. NFHS: Backstroke to Breaststroke turn
4. NFHS: Add five minute break after 500 free and before 200 free relay
B. 2003 SDAC Recommendations (Effective 2005-06) • Committee
1. Reinstate 2 weeks to the swimming & diving season (FACA)
2. Reinstate the minimum degree of difficulty in diving
3. Use of a standard district seeding entry list
4. Institute NFHS Rule 5.4.5 “Full compliment of finalists”
5. NFHS-“no recall false start”
6. NFHS-during IM swimmer must complete the stroke by the finish rule

VII. Sportsmanship Update • FHSAA Staff

VIII. Roundtable/Discussion • Committee
1. Switch Swimming / Diving and Water Polo Seasons
2. Clarify diving weeks of the FHSAA calendar
3. District hosts are required to keep the “guts” of the meet for 1 year

IX. Adjournment • Chairperson