In all competitions, a competitor or team not wishing to take part in a semi-final or final in which qualification was earned shall withdraw within 30 minutes following the official results being published from heat or the semi-finals of the event in which qualification took place.

Any competitor or team who withdraws from semi-finals and finals after this time shall pay without excuse to SNZ a fee of $50.00 (NZD). For timed-finals, withdrawals must be advised by the end of the session preceding the start of the timed-final event. i.e. the day before.

Please notify him/her of this ruling, and explain the relevant Swimming New Zealand conditions regarding meet conduct. In accordance with the SNZ Policy 008 above, your swimmer is fined $50.00 for failure to withdraw from their race. The region will be invoiced for this directly from Swimming New Zealand after the Competition.