Fall Swim Programs in our Area

The Wolverine Aquatics Club (WAC) is a new USAS Swim team and is offering a Fall Swim Program that runs out of Sierra College from September 8 – November 25, 2008.
WAC website is hosted as part of www.AllAmericanSwimAcademy.com
Click here for a flyer for more info on their Fall program.
Note that space is limited and all participants must be evaluated prior to registering for the Fall Swim Session.
The evaluation dates are:

Tuesday, August 5 4:30-6:30 PM
Thursday, August 7 4:30-6:30 PM

California Capital Aquatics (CCA) is offering a Fall swim Program that runs out of the RAC from August 26 - November 23, 2008. CCA website is www.ccaswimming.org
Click here for more info on their Fall Program.

Other clubs that typically offer Fall programs is Johnson Ranch (www.johnsonranchbarracudas.com) and Placer Aquatics (www.placeraquaticsclub.org), but there does not appear to be information posted yet on their websites.

The Roseville Sugarbears and Woodcreek Seawolves stated their intentions last year on joining the NorCal league next summer (2009). The NorCal league rules for eligibility involving recreational swimmers participation with USAS and Club teams appear to be similar to VFCAL. The start date of the blackout period for participating with a USAS Team is February 1st.
Click here to view the full by-laws of NorCal.

For our swim families' convenience, here is the snippet from the NorCal rules (page 20) concerning swimmer's eligibility.

Section 11.03. Events Causing Ineligibility
(a) If, between the time period commencing on February 1 and continuing through the completion of all four conference championship meets, an individual:
(i.) Swims in any United States Swimming-sanctioned meet; or
(ii.) Participates in any stroke-and-turn clinic in February or which does not comply with Section 12.06; or
(iii.) Practices with, or competes for, any swimming team other than the swimmer's Team; then said individual shall be ineligible to register and participate (or continueparticipating, as the case may be) in the League swimming season occurring in said calendar year.
(b) For the period commencing February 1 and ending March 31 an individual shall be ineligible if that individual participates in any swim practice at the direction or supervision of any coach. For purposes of this section “direction” or “supervision” shall include anyoral or written directions given by a coach to a swimmer
(c) Sections 11.03(a) and (b) notwithstanding, an individual will remain eligible to participatein a League swimming season if the individual participates on any of the following teams atany time between February 1 and the end of the League's swimming season:
(i.) High school swimming teams;
(ii.) Intercollegiate (junior college, community college, college or university) swimmingteams;
(iii.) Water polo or synchronized swimming teams;
(iv.) Another Team of this League provided that either the individual’s participation islimited to attendance at stroke-and-turn clinics sponsored by said other memberTeams or the individual complies with Section 11.04 of these Bylaws;
(v.) A team which is a member of another recreational league, provided that said team hasnot practiced during the time period commencing on February 1 and running throughMarch 31, and further that the individual complies with Section 11.05 of theseBylaws.
(d) A participant who becomes ineligible after the League swimming season commences shall immediately cease participation in all League swimming meets remaining in the season. All points scored by the participant prior to the date of his ineligibility shall remain valid and in full force and effect. If a participant competes in a League meet while ineligible, all points scored by the participant and any relay of which the participant was a member shall be rendered null and void, and the participant shall be deemed disqualified from all said events.