.3 CONSOLIDATED EVENTS -- As a local option, an LSC may sanction freestyle events 400 meters/500 yards and longer, 200 yard/meter backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly and the 400 IM individual medley seeded as a single event, without regard to swimmers' ages or gender, in the order of submitted entry times. Places, awards, and published results for these events may be separate for each age group and gender.