2002 Short
Course Pentathlon - Sunday Only
Sanction by:
New England Swimming, Inc. No. NE-02-17
Admission: $1.00 a session
Programs: $2.00 per session
Meet Manager: Kelly Gonsalves 413-525-2989
e-mail for any info: Fraswim@aol.com
Starting Times: Sunday A.M. 7:15 Warm-up Meet 8:15 A.M.
10 & Unders, & 13-14 yr. olds.
Sunday P.M. 1:30 Warm-up Meet 2:30 P.M.
11 & 12 yr. olds & 15-18 yr olds. (not Senior)
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Warm-up: |
Warm
up schedule will be posted in the pool.
It may be by teams depending on numbers. All teams are expected to follow this schedule. Absolutely no diving except in designated sprint lanes. |
Facility: | Springfield College Art Linkletter Natatorium. A six lane 25 yard facility with non-turbulent lane lines and electronic touch pad timing. |
Eligibility: | All contestants must be 2002 registered athletes with United States Swimming. New England swimmers may register with Mary Riddell, 20 Cleveland Rd., Needham, Ma. 02492. All coaches on deck must be registered with U.S. Swimming. |
Entries: | In
order to be included in the Pentathlon scoring swimmers must compete in the
five events
for their age group. A swimmer may enter
and swim fewer events for time, but they
will not be included in the scoring for awards.
There will be no cut off times for this
meet, but we will not accept No Time - please include a coaches time for a
swimmer so we can time out the meet.
All entries should be on a disk that is readable
by the Hy-tek
Meet Manager program. If entries are e-mailed, they are not considered
received
until the check is received. A paper
entry is also required. No phone
entries will be accepted. Entries must
be received by Dec. 26, 2001 (Wed). Checks must accompany all
entries. Please make out one club
check. Checks
should be made out to PVAC. |
Entry Fees:: |
Individual Events $2.50 Relays $7.00 (disk entries) $3.00 for hand entries |
Rules: | U.S.A. Swimming Rules will be followed. All events will be timed finals. |
Seeding Info: | All
coaches will be given a scratch sheet.
This should be turned back into the Clerk
of Course one half hour before the start of each session. All the events for the session
will then be seeded. The Clerk of Course
is located where the computer and timing
system are located, next to the door on the side of the pool. |
Officials: | Anyone wishing to help officiate would be appreciated. They should send in their name with the entry. |
Awards: | Individual
Trophies will be awarded to the top 6 scorers in each age group for a
total of 48 trophies. Swimmers must
participate in all five events to be scored. Individual
scoring is the addition of the 5 times swum.
The swimmer with the lowest score
wins. An overall high point team award
will also be made. The scoring for this award
will be based on the top 6 individual scorers in each division with the
following points
awarded: PLACE 1ST 2ND
3RD 4TH 5TH
6TH Individual 7 5 4 3 2 1 Relays 14 10 8 6 4 2 Team:
Individual and relay scores will be added
together to determine the overall high
point team winner. Individual trophies
will be awarded at the conclusions of the
A.M. session and the P.M. session. The
team award will be awarded at the end of the Sunday session. There will also be heat awards. |
Concession: | A food concession will be set up upstairs in the building, this will be run by the College. |
Swim Supplies: | Will be available |
Directions to Springfield College:
The
pool is on Alden St. It has an arched
roof.
From
points east & west
-take
Mass. pike to exit 6
-turn
left onto route 291 west
-proceed one mile to exit 5 (East Springfield-Indian
Orchard)
-After
you turn right, at end of exit ramp onto route 20A, you should be prepared to
-take
immediate left at traffic signal onto Roosevelt Ave., Proceed three miles to
Alden
-turn
right onto Alden St., and proceed one half mile to campus-parking lot is on the
right
after the Allied Health building - in front of the playing field. (artificial
turf)
From
points north
-interstate
91 south
-exit
onto interstate 291 east
-take
291 to exit 5B
-then
follow the above directions from exit 5
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