Thornblade Country Club

We are requiring advance sign up (deadline - May 1, 2025) for the Divisional meet on June 27 (ages 11 & up) and June 28 (ages 10 & under). If your child/children changes their participation status in the Divisional meet from the initial registration and you have not expressed your status change by May 1, you will be charged $25 per child to cover costs incurred planning for the event.  (Please note that the swimmer must swim in at least 2 regular season meets to be eligible to participate in Divisionals.)

All members of the League shall adhere to the following Code of Ethics (Section 3.12 of the SAIL Bylaws).

• As a participant, I will refrain from all personal action that might provoke other participants, spectators, or officials to unsportsmanlike conduct.
• As an individual, I will refrain from offensive or abusive language and will confine myself to proper remarks at the proper time to officials in charge.
• As a participant, I will respect the dignity of the meet in which I am engaged, the officials, the opponents, and the communities they represent.
• As an individual participant, parent, coach, team, league representative or league officer, I will do nothing that would give myself or my team an unfair advantage over another participant or team.
• As a coach or parent, I will not engage in nor permit actions which will interfere with the operation of the league or its meets; nor will I intrude upon the area of the league and meet officials.
• As a meet official or league officer, I will return courteous answers to legitimate questions and recognize remarks made by authorized persons. I will not allow any acts by others which do not uphold the standards set forth in the by-laws of the league.
• As a participant of the meet, I will maintain an attitude of true sportsmanship.
• As a member of SAIL, I pledge myself to create a mature, healthy, and fair atmosphere for all swimmers at all times.

In consideration of the work SAIL has done and will do to organize swim meets, and of the minor participant(s) listed below being allowed to participate in SAIL swim meets and related events and activities, the undersigned:

1. Agree that the parent(s) and/or legal guardian(s) of the participant have the ability to inspect the facilities and equipment to be used at SAIL swim meets and related events and activities, and if the parent or guardian believes anything is unsafe, he or she should immediately advise supervisor (referee, lifeguard, etc.) of such condition(s) and refuse to allow participant to participate.
2. Acknowledge and fully understand that each participant will be engaging in SAIL swim meets and related events and activities, which involve risk of serious injury, including permanent disability and death, and severe social and economic losses which might result not only from his/her own actions, inactions, or negligence but the action, inaction or negligence of others, or the condition of the premises or of any equipment used. Further, we understand there may be other risk not known to us or not reasonably foreseeable at this time.
3. Assume (for themselves and for the participant) all the foregoing risks and accept personal responsibility for the damages caused by such injury, permanent disability or death.
4. Release, waive and discharge SAIL and its Executive Board of Directors, its affiliated teams, their representatives, coaches, other members/participants, sponsoring agencies, sponsors and advertisers, all of which are hereinafter referred to as “Releasees” from any and all claims, demands, losses or damage to each of the undersigned (who sign for themselves and also on behalf of the minor participant, his or her heirs and next of kin) on account of injury including permanent disability and death, resulting from causes as described in paragraph #2 above, which causes may include, but are not limited to the negligence of the Releasees.

Swimmers must declare their intent to swim in Championships and Classics IN ADVANCE of their Divisional swim meet in accordance with SAIL policy. No change can be made after the start of the divisional meet.

SCRATCH FINE: A swimmer who is a late scratch at either the Championship or Classic meets for other than a valid reason, as determined by the sole discretion of the C&C Meet Director (physical, death in the family, etc.), will be fined $75.00 per individual event and $100.00 per relay event payable to the League. Scratches reported prior to Championships and Classics meets being finalized will be fined $50.00 for any event. The meet will be finalized at 10 am on the Wednesday following divisionals. The responsibility for the fine is on the team. Failure to pay said fine(s) by February meeting of the next year on the part of the team makes that team and all its members ineligible to participate in SAIL until all fines are paid. This fine does not apply to alternates who have not been called by Thursday night. Moving a swimmer or relay from Championships to Classics is optional for the swimmer or relay if notified after 5 pm on the day before Championships. (SAIL Technical Rules 2.7)

The  declare a swimmers "Intent To Swim" each swimmer (or parent) must go to "Schedule" on their teams swimtopia page.  The meets are  listed as "SAIL Championships" and "SAIL Classics". A selection of  "Attending" or "Not Attending" must be made for each swimmer. It is up to each teams SAIL Rep to verify his/her teams.  These "Meets" will be closed prior to the Divisional Seeding Meetings and any changes will then need to be made on the SAIL Intent To Swim Form.

I do hereby grant the bearer of this form my permission and consent to render emergency medical treatment for my swimmer(s). This authorization includes the power to consent to, and approve of, emergency medical treatment by a physician, hospital, or emergency care unit for such operations or procedures as are considered necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the medical staff of facility rendering the treatment. In addition, I understand that all expenses incurred in administering such treatment will be assumed and borne by me and are not the responsibility of SAIL or my child’s team or club.

I also understand that no claim may be made against SAIL or its insurance carriers until all claims have been made and answered by all other Insurance carriers on my swimmer.