Preseason Swimming & Diving Memo
Happy First Day of Practice! Best wishes to you and your team this year. This note covers a lot of basic things, but they are items that I want to make sure you are all aware of.
2024 Rules Meeting: The 2024 Swimming and Diving Rules meeting has been posted since August 5th. The meeting can be accessed by going to your Bound Account. All head coaches are required to view the meeting and it is recommended that all assistant coaches also view it. Coaches must have the rules meeting completed by Friday, September 6
2024 Rule Changes: NFHS rule changes for the 2024 Swimming and Diving season can be accessed by clicking here.
2024 Points of Emphasis: Not many items are discussed this year, but please take the time to read this year's points of emphasis. You may view this year's POE by clicking here.
2024 Season Information: The NFHS has put together several items to help you during the season. This information can be accessed through the IGHSAU website. Please go to the header “Coaches and Information.” When you click on coaches and information, look for the swimming and diving link (which can be found under fall sports). When you click on the swimming and diving information (you can click here), you will see important dates and guidelines, as well as 2024 state qualifying times. Please bookmark the page and check it regularly during the season. I will also continue to send email information to coaches during the regular season. If you are a new coach or have an email address that has changed from last season, please send me an update at jasoneslinger@ighsau.org.
Iowa Interscholastic Para-Swimming Program: The para-swimming program is designed to allow individuals who require the use of a wheelchair in athletic activities the opportunity to become involved in interscholastic sports. The IGHSAU will offer competition in the 50-freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard breaststroke and the 100-Backstroke. Click here to learn more about the program. Please get in touch with me if you have any questions regarding the program.
Bound: Bound is now open for schools to update their rosters and schedules. To begin this process, go to the QuikStats website. Click on "Login" located at the top right of the webpage. Coaches will be able to import meet results by going through Bound. If you need assistance entering results, a tutorial on Bound talks about entering marks. Click here to view the instructions.
Schools must update Bound every week. We will check the Bound database every Tuesday. With State Time Standards, all schools that host meets MUST import meet results into Bound. The meet results will serve as the verification for swimmers who achieve the time standards during the regular season. State qualifying times will not be recognized unless they are verified on Bound.
Free NFHS Course on Judging Diving: The NFHS has put out an outstanding free course on judging diving. I highly recommend the course for officials and coaches/diving coaches who must judge diving during the regular season. You can view details on the course by clicking here.
Qualifying Time Standards: 2024 time standards can be viewed by clicking here and are listed below. Time standards are the average of the 16th place time (the last scoring position) from the last five State Swimming and Diving Meets in each event. Swimmers can qualify for the state meet if this standard is achieved at an official IGHSAU-sanctioned meet in a fully-automatic timed (FAT) yard pool in the regular season. All times must be verified in Bound. Times from lead-off legs in relays are eligible if the time is a FAT time.
200 Freestyle: 1:57.74
200 IM 2:12.38
50 Freestyle :24.83
100 Butterfly :59.81
100 Freestyle :54.52
500 Freestyle 5:18.88
100 Backstroke :59.82
100 Breaststroke 1:07.88
Reporting A State Qualifying Time: I will have a listing of individuals who have reached state standards posted on the IGHSAU website. In addition to posting times to QuikStats, please email me at jasoneslinger@ighsau.org if you have a swimmer who has reached a time standard. I will try to post Twitter updates of athletes reaching state standards at least once a week if not more.
Important Dates:
Monday, August 26
First Competition Date
Thursday, November 7
Regional Diving
Saturday, November 9:
Regional Swimming Meets
November 15
State Prelim Meet
State Diving Meet
November 16
State Swimming Finals
DIVING COACHES: The IGHSAU permits diving coaches to work with all the divers from the schools they have been hired to coach simultaneously. Diving coaches will not need to have separate diving practices for each school. Please note that is for diving only.
Backstroke Ledges: The NFHS did not approve the use of backstroke wedges for high school competitions. They will NOT be used in high school meets for the 2024 season.
Season Limitations: A swimmer/diver can participate in 12 meets against varsity competition but shall never be charged with more than one meet on a calendar day. If the athlete swims junior varsity and varsity on the same day, they are charged with one meet. Schools can host diving-only meets for divers to participate in 12 meets.
Concussion Reminder: ALL coaches must view the online concussion video, “Concussion in Sports: What You Need to Know” before the first day of practice. Please see your AD if you or your coaching staff have not yet viewed the video.
NFHS Rule Book: Rules books were sent to schools last week. Please double-check with your AD if you have not received a new rule book yet.
11-Dive Meets: 11-Dive meets are allowed at dual meets. The host school must contact and have mutual consent from the opposing school before the date of the meet. The host school is also responsible for contacting officials before the dual meet.
Hosting Regional Swimming and Diving Meets: Schools interested in hosting regional swimming and diving must fill out the site availability form that is part of the IGHSAU online forms in Bound.
NOTE TO SCHOOLS INTERESTED IN HOSTING: The IGHSAU will give preference to facilities that have eight-lane pools, but we cannot guarantee that all regions will compete in eight-lane pools every year.
Rule 9-4-6 Rotating Dive Schedule: To reflect the needs of developing divers, the rotating dive schedule has expanded to allow two weeks for the first group of forward dives. This is the dive schedule for the 2024 season:
Weeks 1-2: August 26-Sept.8) - Forward Group
Week 3: (Sept. 9-15) – Back Group
Week 4: (Sept. 16-22) – Inward Group
Week 5: (Sept. 23-29) – Twisting Group
Week 6: (Sept. 30-Oct.6) – Reverse Group
At the end of the sixth week, roll back to the forward group in week 7, the back group in week 8, etc.
Diving Reminders: The Iowa Department of Health ruled that diving boards may be replaced on pools with a water depth of 10-12 feet. However, replacing a complete diving stand will not be permitted unless the water depth is 12 feet. This would violate Iowa Code (641 IAC Chapter 15). Iowa Administrative Code does not allow the following sites to replace the diving stand due to having less than 12 feet of water. Therefore, diving will not take place, and no points will be awarded at the following sites:
Atlantic
Centerville
Des Moines East
Des Moines Hoover
Des Moines North
Lewis Central
Newton
Oskaloosa
Ottumwa
Perry
Spencer
Tipton
Vinton-Shellsburg
Williamsburg
At all other schools, diving will take place, and points will be scored accordingly. If your school's diving situation has changed, please contact the IGHSAU immediately.
I am only a phone call or e-mail away. Please contact me if you have any questions during the season. Best wishes to everyone on a successful 2024 swimming and diving season.
Jason Eslinger
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