CENTRAL AMERICAN

AND

CARIBBEAN

AMATEUR SWIMMING CONFEDERATION

(C.C.C.A.N.)

SUMMONS FOR THE XXIV CENTRAL AMERICAN AND

CARIBBEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN

SWIMMING AND DIVING,

XIX IN WATER POLO, AND

XVI IN SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING IN THE

CATEGORIES INFANTILE, JUVENILE AND SENIOR

THE CCCAN SUMMONS ALL ITS AFFILIATED COUNTRIES, COLOMBIA, SURINAM, AND

VENEZUELA OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN CONFEDERATION AND GUADELOUPE AND

MARTINIQUE OF THE FRENCH SWIMMING FEDERATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS MENTIONED ABOVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

BASIS

1. PARTICIPANTS:

EVERY PARTICIPANT IN THESE CHAMPIONSHIPS MUST BE A MEMBER OF A FEDERATION DULY CONSTITUTED AND AFFILIATED TO THIS CONFEDERATION

(CCCAN) AS LONG AS THE FEDERATION IS UP TO DATE IN ITS MEMBERSHIP DUES AND HAS FULL USE OF ITS RIGHTS. THE TEAMS PARTICIPATING IN THESE CHAMPIONSHIPS MUST DO SO IN THE NAME OF THE COUNTRY FROM WHICH THEY COME, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THE CONFEDERATION THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE FEDERATIONS.

1. NETHERLAND ANTILLES 14. GUATEMALA

2. ANTIGUA-BARBUDA 15. HONDURAS

3. ARUBA 16. VIRGIN ISLANDS

4. BAHAMAS 17. JAMAICA

5. BARBADOS 18. MEXICO

6. BERMUDA 19. NICARAGUA

7. CAYMAN ISLANDS 20. PANAMA

8. COSTA RICA 21. PUERTO RICO

9. CUBA 22. SANTA LUCIA

10. DOMINICA 23.TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

11. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 24. SAINT VINCENT AND

12. EL SALVADOR THE GRENADINES

13. GRENADA

ALSO, RESIDENTS OF COLOMBIA, SURINAM AND VENEZUELA MAY, WITHOUT BEING MEMBERS OF THE CCCAN, PARTICIPATE IN THESE CHAMPIONSHIPS THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE FEDERATIONS AS LONG AS THEY RECEIVE THE APPROVAL AND AUTHORIZATION OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN COFEDERATION, TO WHICH THEY ARE AFFILIATED.

EQUALLY, THE RESIDENTS OF GUADELOUPE AND MARTINIQUE MAY PARTICIPATE THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS, AS LONG AS THEY OBTAIN THE APPROVAL OF THE FRENCH SWIMMING FEDERATION TO WHICH THEY BELONG.

2. CATEGORIES:

SWIMMING

1. INFANTILE “B” COMPETITORS 11 AND 12 YEARS OLD AT MIDNIGHT,

DECEMBER 31, 2004. ATHELETES BORN IN 1992 AND 1993

MAY PARTICIPATE.

2. JUVENILE “A” COMPETITORS 13 AND 14 YEARS OLD AT MIDNIGHT,

DECEMBER 31, 2004. ATHLETES BORN IN 1990 AND 1991

MAY PARTICIPATE.

3. JUVENILE “B” COMPETITORS 15, 16 AND 17 YEARS OLD AT MIDNIGHT,

DECEMBER 31, 2004. ATHLETES BORN IN 1987, 1988 AND

1989 MAY PARTICIPATE.

4. SENIOR COMPETITORS 18 YEARS OLD AND OVER AT MIDNIGHT,

DECEMBER 31, 2004. ATHLETES BORN IN OR BEFORE 1986

MAY PARTICIPATE.

DIVING

1. GROUP “A” COMPETITORS 16, 17 AND 18 YEARS OLD AT MIDNIGHT,

DECEMBER 31, 2005. ATHLETES BORN IN 1987, 1988 AND

1989 MAY PARTICIPATE.

2. GROUP “B” COMPETITORS 14 AND 15 YEARS OLD AT MIDNIGHT,

DECEMBER 31, 2005. ATHLETES BORN IN 1990 AND 1991

MAY PARTICIPATE.

3. GROUP “C” COMPETITORS 12 AND 13 YEARS OLD AT MIDNIGHT,

DECEMBER 31, 2005. ATHLETES BORN IN 1992 AND 1993

MAY PARTICIPATE.

4. GROUP “D” COMPETITORS 11 YEARS OLD OR LESS AT MIDNIGHT,

DECEMBER 31, 2005. ATHLETES BORN IN 1994 OR LATER

MAY PARTICIPATE.

WATER POLO

1. GROUP 1 COMPETITORS 15 YEARS OLD OR LESS AT MIDNIGHT,

DECEMBER 31, 2005. ATHLETES BORN IN 1990 OR

LATER MAY PARTICIPATE.

2. GROUP 2 COMPETITORS 18 YEARS OLD OR LESS AT MIDNIGHT,

DECEMBER 31, 2005. ATHLETES BORN IN 1987 OR

LATER MAY PARTICIPATE.

3. GROUP 3 COMPETITORS 20 YEARS OLD OR LESS AT MIDNIGHT,

DECEMBER 31, 2005. ATHLETES BORN IN 1985 OR

LATER MAY PARTICIATE.

4. GROUP 4 (FEM) COMPETITORS 18 YEARS OLD OR LESS AT MIDNIGHT,

DECEMBER 31, 2005. ATHLETES BORN IN 1987 OR

LATER MAY PARTICIPATE.

SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING

1. GROUP 1 COMPETITORS 12 YEARS OLD OR LESS AT MIDNIGHT,

DECEMBER 31, 2005. ATHLETES BORN IN 1993 OR

LATER MAY APARTICIPATE.

2. GROUP 2 COMPETITORS 13, 14 & 15 YEARS OLD AT MIDNIGHT,

DECEMBER 31, 2005. ATHLETES BORN IN 1990, 1991

AND 1992 MAY PARTICIPATE.

3. GROUP 3 COMPETITORS 16, 17 & 18 YEARS OLD AT MIDNIGHT,

DECEMBER 31, 2005. ATHLETES BORN IN 1987, 1988

AND 1989 MAY PARTICIPATE.

3. HOST

THE HOST COUNTRY FOR THESE CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. FOR THIS REASON, THE “FEDERACION DOMINICANA DE NATACION AMATEUR” WILL BE IN CHARGE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND WILL ASSIST THE CCCAN IN THE PREPARATION OF THE COMPETITIONS.

THE CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE HELD IN SANTO DOMINGO (SWIMMING, DIVING AND SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING) AND SANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLEROS (WATER POLO), WITH THE FOLLOWING ITINERARY:

ARRIVAL AUGUST 1^ST, 2005

EXTRAORDINARY

CCCAN CONGRESS AUGUST 2, 2005 AT 9:00 A.M.

TECHNICAL MEETINGS AUGUST 2, 2005, AFTER THE CONGRESS

OPENING CEREMONY AUGUST 2, 2005, IN THE EVENING

COMPETITIONS AUGUST 3 THROUGH AUGUST 8, 2005

CLOSING CEREMONY AUGUST 8, 2005

RETURN TO COUNTRY

OF ORIGIN AUGUST 9, 2005

4. COMPETITORS

FOR A COMPETITOR TO REPRESENT THE COUNTRY THAT ENTERS HIM/HER, HE/SHE MUST COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

1. PROVE HIS/HER EXACT AGE BY MEANS OF AN OFFICIAL BIRTH

CERTIFICATE OR PASSPORT.

2. THE COMPETITOR SHALL BE A CITIZEN, WHETHER BY BIRTH OR NATURALISATION, OF THE NATION HE/SHE REPRESENTS.(SEE FINA RULE GR 2.5).

3. FINA RULE “GR-1” MUST BE CONSIDERED. THERE IS NO

OBSTACLE TO THE PARTICIPATION OF A COMPETITOR, EVEN IF HE/SHE HAS OBTAINED SOME INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION IN

OLYMPIC OR REGIONAL GAMES BECAUSE THE ONLY REQUIREMENT

FOR PARTICIPATION IN THESE CHAMPIONSHIPS IS COMPLIANCE WITH AGE LIMITS.

5. ENTRIES:

THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE WILL PROVIDE ENTRY FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS TO

ALL INVITED TEAMS ON OR BEFORE March 1, 2005.

THE PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES MUST SEND THEIR FINAL ENTRIES IN THE FORMS PROVIDED WITH THE SEAL OF THE FEDERATION BY CERTIFIED AIRMAIL

TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AT:

FEDERACION DOMINICANA DE NATACION AMATEUR

COMPLEJO ACUATICO DEL CENTRO OLIMPICO JUAN PABLO DUARTE

AVE. MAXIMO GOMEZ Y 27 DE FEBRERO

SANTO DOMINGO, DISTRITO NACIONAL, R.D.

TEL: (809) 563-5582 ; 566-5872

FAX: (809) 563-7399

E-MAILS: MAIN :fedona@verizon.net.do

ALTERNATES: garridofrancis@hotmail.com ;fhuerta@saeg.com

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT ALL COMMUNICATIONS BE ADDRESSED IN THIS MANNER.

THE PRELIMINARY ENTRIES (BY TEAM) MUST BE MADE BY E-MAIL IN THE FORMS PROVIDED AND MUST BE IN THE HANDS OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE NO LATER THAN MAY 15 , 2005. THEY SHOULD INDICATE THE FOLLOWING:

IN WHAT SWIMMING CATEGORIES THEY WILL PARTICIPATE.
IN WHAT DIVING CATEGORIES THEY WILL PARTICIPATE.
IN WHAT WATER POLO CATEGORIES THEY WILL PARTICIPATE.
IN WHAT SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING CATEGORIES THEY WILL PARTICIPATE.
THE APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF PERSONS IN THE OFFICIAL DELEGATION,

INDICATING: NUMBER OF FEMALE ATHLETES, NUMBER OF MALE ATHLETES,

AND THE NUMBER OF DELEGATION OFFICIALS AND TECHNICAL OFFICIALS.

ALTHOUGH THE LAST DATE FOR THE PRELIMINARY ENTRIES IS MAY 15, 2005, IT WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED IF THIS INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED TO THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ALLOW THEM TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR LOCAL TRANSPORTATION AND ROOM AND BOARD.

FINAL ENTRIES, BY GROUP OR SPECIAL EVENT, MUST BE IN THE HANDS OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT, JULY 15, 2005. IF THE ENTRIES ARE DELIVERED PERSONALLY, THEY MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT, JULY 20, 2005. THE HOST COUNTRY WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE PERSON, OR PERSONS, THAT PERSONALLY DELIVER THE FINAL ENTRIES.

FOR SWIMMING ,THE FINAL ENTRIES MUST BE SEND IN THE “MEET MANAGER” FORM AND THE OTHER DISCIPLINES MUST BE SEND IN THE FORM PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.

ENTRY RULES

SWIMMING AND DIVING:

1. EACH COUNTRY MAY ENTER A MAXIMUM OF TWO (2) COMPETITORS IN EACH INDIVIDUAL EVENT.

2. THERE IS NO LIMIT IN THE NUMBER OF EVENTS IN WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL COMPETITOR MAY PARTICIPATE.

3. NO ALTERNATES OR SUBSTITUTES WILL BE ALLOWED IN INDIVIDUAL

EVENTS.

4. IN RELAY EVENTS, EACH COUNTRY MAY ENTER FOUR (4) COMPETITORS,

BUT ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNTRY’S TEAM, DULY ENTERED IN THE

CHAMPIONSHIPS, MAY BE A SUBSTITUTE.

5. NO COMPETITOR MAY PARTICIPATE OUT OF HIS/HER AGE GROUP, EVEN

IN AN OLDER ONE.

6. THE EXACT LIST OF DIVES FOR EACH COMPETITOR MUST BE TURNED IN

TO THE DIVING REFEREE AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE DIVER’S

OFFICIAL PARTICIPATION.

7. THE ORDER OF THE SWIMMERS IN THE RELAY EVENTS MUST BE TURNED

IN TO THE SCORING TABLE NO LATER THAN (1) HOUR PRIOR TO THE

START OF THE OF THE SESSION IN WHICH THE EVENT IS TO BE SWUM.

WATER POLO:

1. EACH COUNTRY MAY ENTER NO LESS THAN EIGHT (8) AND NO MORE

THAN THIRTEEN (13) PLAYERS PER CATEGORY.

2. THE SPECIFIC TEAM LINEUP FOR A GIVEN GAME MUST BE IN THE

HANDS OF THE WATER POLO REFEREE AT LEAST THIRTY (30)

MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED START OF THE GAME.

3. NO PLAYER MAY PARTICIPATE IN MORE THAN ONE (1) AGE GROUP.

SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING

1. EACH COUNTRY MAY ENTER TWO (2) SOLOS, TWO (2) DUETS AND ONE

TEAM PER AGE GROUP.

2. THE TEAMS MUST EACH BE COMPOSED OF A MINIMUM OF FOUR (4)

SWIMMERS AND A MAXIMUM OF EIGHT (8).

3. NO COMPETITOR MAY PARTICIPATE OUTSIDE OF HER AGE GROUP,

EVEN IN AN OLDER ONE.

7. MINIMUM OF PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES:

FOR THE CELEBRATION OF A “CHAMPIONSHIP” IN ANY OF THE DISCIPLINES (SWIMMING, DIVING, WATER POLO, OR SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING) AND THEIR RESPECTIVE CATEGORIES, PARTICIPATION OF AT LEAST TWO (2) COUNTRIES IS REQUIRED. IF, IN SOME DISCIPLINE, AND/OR EVENT, THERE IS NOT AT LEAST TWO (2) COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING, THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE SHALL ADVISE THE PRESIDENT OF THE CCCAN OF THE ELIMINATION OF THESE EVENTS SEVEN (7) DAYS PRIOR TO THE OPENING DATE (AUGUST 2,2005) FOR THE CORRESPONDING ACTION.

8. RULES:

THE CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE RUN UNDER THE RULES OF THE FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION (FINA) IN FORCE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPETITION AND THE PROPOSALS APPROVED AT THE LAST ORDINARY CCCAN CONGRESS HELD IN SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR. THE EXCEPTIONS TO THE FINA RULES AUTHORIZED JANUARY 17, 1996 ARE INCLUDED.

9. INTERPRETATIONS:

THE CCCAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE COMPLETE AUTHORITY TO ANSWER AND RESOLVE WHATEVER INTERPRETATION, RESOLUTION OR APPEAL RELATED TO THESE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

10. TECHNICAL OFFICIALS:

THE CCCAN WILL ,IN THE FUTURE, NAME THE JUDGES AND REFEREES FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIPS, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT AT LEAST 90% WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE HOST COUNTRY. THE FEDERATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THESE CHAMPIONSHIPS COULD INCLUDE IN THEIR DELEGATION A MAXIMUM OF TWO(2) TECHNICAL OFFICIALS PER DISCIPLINE.

THE LIST WITH THE NAMES AND EXPERIENCE OF EACH TECHNICAL OFFICIAL SHOULD BE SENT PRIOR TO JULY 1^ST, 2005 TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE CCCAN AS FOLLOWS:

ENG. ORBAN MENDOZA

1709 JAZMIN STREET

URB. SAN FRANCISCO

RIO PIEDRAS, PR 0092 7

TEL: (787) 765-5233

FAX: (787) 754-5939

E-MAIL omendoza@caribe.net

THE PRESIDENT WILL NOTIFY TO EACH FEDERATION AND TO THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE THE NAMES OF THOSE TECHNICAL OFFICIALS SELECTED TO WORK IN THE EVENT.

11. AWARDS:

AWARDS SHALL BE MADE FROM FIRST (1^ST) TO EIGHT (8^TH) PLACE IN EVERY EVENT, AS WELL AS A TROPHY, EQUAL FOR EACH CHAMPION TEAM, IN EVERY DISCIPLINE AND CATEGORY. EVERY AWARD SHALL BEAR THE INITIALS OF THE CCCAN.

FIRST TO THIRD PLACE SHALL BE AWARDED MEDALS; GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE

RESPECTIVELY. FOURTH TO EIGHTH PLACE SHALL BE AWARDED RIBBONS OR DIPLOMAS.

THE AWARDS SHALL BE MADE AT THE END OF EACH EVENT ON THE AWARDS STAND. ONLY THE FIRST THREE PLACES WILL GO TO THE AWARDS STAND. THE FLAGS OF THE FIRST THREE PLACES SHALL BE RAISED AND THE HYMN OF THE WINNING COUNTRY SHALL BE PLAYED.

IN WATER POLO, RELAYS IN SWIMMING, AND DUETS AND TEAMS IN SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING, EACH PARTICIPANT SHALL RECEIVE THE AWARD CORRESPONDING TO HIS/HER COUNTRY.

SCORING FOR SWIMMING, DIVING AND

SYCHRONIZED SWIMMING SOLOS

FIRST PLACE 9 POINTS

SECOND PLACE 7 POINTS

THIRD PLACE 6 POINTS

FOURTH PLACE 5 POINTS

FIFTH PLACE 4 POINTS

SIXTH PLACE 3 POINTS

SEVENTH PLACE 2 POINTS

EIGHTH PLACE 1 POINT

IN SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING, AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE SOLO AND DUET WITH THE HIGHEST SCORE, BY COUNTRY. THE SECOND SOLO AND DUET WILL NOT COUNT FOR ANY COUNTRY’S FINAL SCORE. THE POINTS WILL BE DOUBLE FOR SWIMMING RELAYS, WATER POLO TEAMS, AND SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING DUETS AND TEAMS.

INDEPENDENT SCORING WILL BE KEPT IN EACH SPECIALTY, CATEGORY, AND SEX TO DECIDE THE CHAMPION TEAMS. THE TEAM WITH THE MOST TOTAL POINTS, IN ALL DISCIPLINES AND CATEGORIES, WILL RECEIVE A TROPHY AND WILL ALSO RECEIVE THE CCCAN FLAG TO KEEP UNTIL THE NEXT CHAMPIONSHIPS.

SWIMMING PROGRAM:

THE HEATS IN SWIMMING WILL BE HELD IN THE MORNING AND THE EIGHT (8) FINALISTS WILL BE SELECTED BASED ON TIME. THE FINALS WILL BE HELD IN THE AFTERNOON. THE SLOWER HEATS OF 800 FREE FOR WOMEN AND 1500 FREE FOR MEN WILL BE HELD IN THE MORNING AS “TIME FINALS”AND WILL BE SEEDED AS PER FINA RULE SW 3.1.1.5. THE COMPETITORS WITH THE EIGHT (8) FASTEST TIMES REGISTERED IN THE MORNING IN EACH EVENT WILL SWIM IN THE FINALS IN THE AFTERNOO

13. DIVING PROGRAM:

THE DIVING PROGRAM WILL BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE FINA AGE GROUP (DAG) RULES AND EXCEPTIONS AUTHORIZED BY FINA.

ALL COMPETIONS SHALL BE FINAL AND SHALL BE HELD IN THE AFTERNOON. IN CASE THERE ARE MORE THAN TWELVE (12) COMPETITORS IN ANY EVENT, THE FIRST PART OF THE COMPETITION (THE DIVES WITH A LIMIT IN DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY), SHALL BE IN THE MORNING WITH THE TIME TO BE DETERMINED.

THE FINA AGE GROUP RULES (DAG) SHALL APPLY TO GROUPS “A”, “B”, AND “C” WITHOUT EXCEPTION.

FOR THE “D” GROUP APPLY THE FOLLOWING:

SPRINGBOARD – (1 AND 3 MT.)

3 DIVES VOLUNTARILY SELECTED WITH THE TOTAL DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY NOT TO EXCEED 5.4.

2 FREE DIVES

PLATFORM – (3 OR 5 MT.) FINA TABLE FOR 5 METERS SHALL BE USED

3 DIVES WITH THE TOTAL DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY NOT TO EXCEED 5.4.

2 FREE DIVES.

14. WATER POLO PROGRAM

THE SYSTEM OF GAMES AND ITINERARIES WILL BE DECIDED IN THE TECHNICAL MEETING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING TEAMS IN EACH CATEGORY. THE SYSTEM TO DECIDE TIES WILL BE AS SET FORTH IN THE FINA RULE BOOK.

FOR ALL CATEGORIES, THE BALL SHALL BE ONE THAT SATISFIES THE REQUIREMENS OF FINA. THE BALL WILL BE SELECTED BY THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CCCAN.

15. SYCHRONIZED SWIMMING PROGRAM:

THE SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING PROGRAM SHALL BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THAT SET FORTH IN THE FINA AGE GROUP RULES. THE ORDER AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPETITION WILL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN EACH CATEGORY.

THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE SHALL SEND TO EACH PARTICIPANTING COUNTRY, NO LATER THAN MAY 31, 2005, THE INFORMATION INDICATED IN FINA RULE SS 23.2.

16. LIVING EXPENSES:

EACH PARTICIPATING COUNTRY HAS THE RIGHT TO INCLUDE IN ITS OFFICIAL DELEGATION, AT THE COSTS INDICATED BELOW, THE FOLLOWING TEAM OFFICIALS:

A. SWIMMING AND DIVING

1. DELEGATIONS WITH 10 COMPETITORS OR LESS – 3 TEAM OFFICIALS

2. DELEGATIONS WITH MORE THAN 10 COMPETITORS BUT LESS THAN 31 –

4 TEAM OFFICIALS.

3. DELEGATIONS WITH MORE THAN 30 COMPETITORS BUT LESS THAN 51 –

5 TEAM OFFICIALS.

4. DELEGATIONS WITH MORE THAN 50 COMPETITORS – 6 TEAM OFFICIALS.

B. SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING: 3 TEAM OFFICIALS

C. WATER POLO: 2 TEAM OFFICIALS PER TEAM

EVERY VISITING TEAM WILL PAY THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE THE FOLLOWING RATES PER PERSON PER DAY:

SANTO DOMINGO: QUADRUPLE-$40.00(USA) ;TRIPLE- $45.00 (USA);DOUBLE- $50.00 (USA); SINGLE -$ 65.00 (USA).

SANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLEROS: TRIPLE- $40.00 (USA) ; DOUBLE- $50.00 (USA); SINGLE- $70.00 (USA).

THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE WILL PROVIDE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION INCLUDING FROM SANTO DOMINGO AIRPORT TO SANTIAGO DE LOS CABALLEROS AND BACK,ALL ACCOMODATIONS ANDMEALS FROM AUGUST 1ST THROUGH AUGUST 9, 2005.

DELEGATIONS SHOULD ADVISE THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ON OR BEFORE MAY 31,2005 THEIR PREFERRED ACCOMODATIONS,INDICATING AMOUNT OF EACH CATEGORY.

17. POOLS AND VILLAS:

LATER, THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE WILL PROVIDE ALL PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE PLACE(S) TO SERVE AS VILLAS AND THE COMPETITION POOLS.

SWIMMING PROGRAM

FIRST DAY (AUGUST 3, 2005)

1-2	200 MTS. BUTTERFLY	11-12
3-4	200 MTS. BUTTERFLY	13-14
5-6	200 MTS. BUTTERFLY