No-show penalty will no longer apply in zone-awarded meets — Starting with the first long course meets in April, swimmers in zone-awarded age group meets who miss an event they have checked in for will no longer be penalized by the loss of the next event they have entered.

Currently in these meets, swimmers who do not report for or compete in an event they have checked in for are barred from the next individual event they have entered in that meet.

No-show penalties will still apply in meets awarded by Pacific, which include age group meets such as Far Westerns, Junior Olympics, and holiday Age Group Open meets, as well as all senior meets.

The no-show penalty that applies to a particular meet in Pacific is noted in the meet information sheet for that meet.