Nazareth/Easton YMCA Swim Team

1. Must be officially representing NEYS at the time the record was set (YMCA or USA meets), and be a current member in good standing.
2. No dual representation is allowed at the meet the record was set. Dual representation for team records is on a meet by meet basis. High school swimmers must achieve the team record while solely representing NEYS at a YMCA or USA meet, not their high school team. Summer swim team members may not set NEYS team records while representing a summer team and/or another USA club at that meet. Swimmers CAN be on a summer team, but they must only be representing NEYS at a USA meet at the time the record was set.  
3. Swimmers competing as "Unattached" in USA and/or have no HS team, AND are registered members of NEYS in good standing, may set NEYS records at USA or HS meets. 
4. Examples:
   1. Swimmer "A" is on a HS team and NEYS simultaneously, they may only set NEYS records while competing for NEYS at YMCA and USA meets.
   2. Swimmer "B" has no HS team but is on NEYS, they compete individually at HS meets, so they may set NEYS records at HS meets if verified. 
   3. Swimmer "C" is on a summer team and NEYS simultaneously, they may only set NEYS records while competing for NEYS at YMCA and USA meets. If the summer team and NEYS are at the same USA meet, they may only set records if meet entry and registration is only through NEYS. If entered by the summer team they may not achieve NEYS records. 

Events

1. Events must be officially recognized at either YMCA of PA or PennDel League Championship meets for the applicable age group.
2.  An age group must have consistent annual access to the event based upon the meets we attend or support. NEYS swimmers must have realistic access to compete in the event season-to-season. If an event is not consistently accessible to swimmers for that age group, it shall not count as a record for said age group. 
3. If we don't attend a meet as a team, but the swimmer had the opportunity to attend AND the team supports the meet, then the time counts as a record for that event.
4. "Supports a Meet" Defined: Based upon the coaches' judgement each season. The meet need not be on our official team schedule, but the coaches must deem the meet as a well organized, legitimate swim meet, designed for competitive swimming, administered by a recognized competitive aquatic organization.
5. "Consistent Annual Access" Defined: The meet in which the event is swam is scheduled annually OR the event can be accessed at a variety of meets we support annually. "Scheduled annually" takes into account national, state, or regional emergencies and/or health concerns which preclude the running of the meet. So long as it is scheduled with the intent to be held annually, it is consistent. 

Individual Age Group Records

1. The record shall count towards the age group of the swimmer's age as of December 1st of that season; in other words, the swimmer's YMCA age group. Therefore, a 13 year old who was 12 as of Dec. 1st of that season, may set the 11/12 year old age group individual record. 
2. At no point can an individual set an individual record for an age group older or younger than their current YMCA age group they compete in.
3. Younger swimmers competing in an older age group may set their own younger age group record, including relay lead off legs (EG: A 13 year old may set a 13/14 age group record while competing in the 15-21 age group). 

Relay Age Group Records

1. At least one member of the relay MUST be in the YMCA competitive age group for that relay as of December 1st of that season AND the relay must have competed in that age group in actual competition at a supported swim meet. For example, three 10 year olds and one 12 year old may set the 11/12 relay record if they competed in the 11/12 age group at a supported meet.
2. Four swimmers of a lower age group cannot set an older age group relay record. For example, four ten year olds competing in the 11/12 age group cannot set the 11/12 relay record. However, they may set the 9/10 age group relay record.
3. At no point can an older swimmer be part of a relay that breaks a younger age group record. For example, three 10 year olds and a 11 year old (as of their YMCA Dec. 1st competition age groups) cannot break the 9/10 age group relay record. However, they can break the 11/12 age group relay record.
4. OPEN age group relay records may be set by any combination of swimmer ages; it is OPEN (not to exceed age 21, the official YMCA competitive cut off age) so long as it meets all other criteria.