Cape Cod Swim Club
Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Buzzards Bay MA
May 16-18 2003
Sanctioned by NE Swimming #NE-03-31
Events List (Adobe PDF)
Entry Cover Page (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek Events File for Team Manager
Results (CL2 file for Team Manager)
Meet Director: Alan Sanders (CCSCMEET@sandershome.net 508-759-7107)
Meet Referee: Carlos Pereira (carlospepsi@aol.com )
Entry Chairperson: Alan Sanders (CCSCMEET@sandershome.net ,
508-759-7107)
MEET FORMAT: The meet will be swum as timed-finals. Each session will be seeded by computer based on positive check-in at the beginning of each session. Coaches will receive a positive check-in sheet before each session, which must be returned no later than 30 minutes before the beginning of the session. Heat sheets will be posted around the pool deck. Coaches will be able to pick up heat sheets for each event at the control office. The 1650 freestyle will be swum fast-to-slow, alternating heats of women and men.
SITE: The Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA), Buzzards Bay, MA is located on Cape Cod. The pool is a 6 lane, 25 yard course with Keifer Non-turbulent lane lines including buffer zones and lane lines on outside lanes. Starting blocks are at the deep end. Colorado Timing with electronic scoreboard and touchpads. Seating for 300. The pool is located along the scenic Cape Cod Canal, one of Bourne’s major recreational attractions. Fishermen, boaters, joggers, bicyclists and walkers all use the canal for recreation. In addition, we are only ¼ mile from a marina and public boat launching facility and about one mile from Bourne Scenic Park and Campground. The campground is open April through October.
COURSE: Short course yards (25 yards).
EVENTS and SESSIONS: See attached list.
ELIGIBILITY: All contestants must be 2003 USA Swimming registered athletes. Please contact the New England Swimming Office for registration information. Disabled swimmer forms are available from the New England Swimming Office. New England Swimming Office: 20 Cleveland Road, Needham MA 02492, 781-449-0270, office@neswim.com
ENTRY INFORMATION: Entries will be accepted on and after April 14, 2003. Entries received before April 14, 2003 will be considered received on April 14, 2003. Entries must be received no later than May 4, 2003. Make checks payable to “Friends of the CCSC”. Mail completed forms (including signed entry cover page and waiver) and payment to the entry chairperson: Alan Sanders PO Box 623, Buzzards Bay MA 02532. All entries must be typed or printed legibly, and must use full names and registration numbers from USA Swimming registration. All entries must include a completed and signed entry cover sheet and waiver. No deck entries will be accepted. No refunds will be given for entries that are accepted, or for entries that are rejected due to improper entry.
ELECTRONIC ENTRIES: Electronic entries (such as from Hy-Tek Team Manager or other team management software) that are in CL2 or SD3/SDIF format may be emailed as an attachment to the entry chairperson at bobsmith@email.com. Please check that your team name, address, and contact information are listed correctly in this file. For email entries, payment and hardcopy of the entry (including signed entry cover page and waiver) must be received within four (4) days of receipt of the email entry. If payment is received within four (4) days of the email entry, the email receipt date will be considered the date of entry. If payment is received more than four (4) days after the email entry, the payment receipt date will be considered the date of entry.
ENTRY LIMITS: Athletes may enter and swim in a maximum of 5 events per session.
ENTRY TIME UPATES: Entry times may be updated through May 11, 2003 at 6:00 pm. No new entries will be accepted after the May 11, 2003 entry deadline. Entry time updates should be sent via email to the entry chairperson at CCSCMEET@sandershome.net . Entry time updates must be sent as Hy-Tek format CL2 files with updated times. (New entries will be automatically excluded.)
ENTRY FEES: Electronic entries: $3.50 for individual events. Non-electronic entries: $4.00 for individual events.
ENTRY TIMES: All entries must be specified in short-course yard (25-yard pool) times. Meter times must be converted to yard times. Entries with “NO TIME” will be rejected.
ENTRY CUTS: Entry cuts, if necessary, will be made by the date of receipt. Teams will be notified that they have been accepted or cut from the meet within seven days of receipt of entry. If the meet becomes oversubscribed, a random selection of those entries received on the date the meet becomes oversubscribed will be conducted in accordance with New England Swimming guidelines. Teams that are cut from the meet will have their entry fee returned within four days of being cut.
RELAYS: None
25-YARD EVENTS: 25-yard events will start at the turn end of the pool. There are no starting blocks at the turn end of the pool. Swimmers will dive in from the wall.
PROGRAMS: $5.00 per meet.
ADMISSION: $1.00 per session.
WARMUPS: The pool will open for warm-ups one-hour before the beginning of each session. The pool will close five minutes before the beginning of each session. Teams will be assigned warm-up lanes after all entries are received. SPECIAL NOTE FOR FRIDAY EVENING SESSION – Warm-up for 12 & Under 500 Freestyle commences at 4:30 pm and will last 30 minutes. Check in for Open 1650 Freestyle will be at 5:30 pm. Warm-up will commence at the conclusion of the 12 & U 500 Freestyle and will last 30 minutes.
SHAVING: No shaving is permitted at the competition site.
RULES: 2003 USA Swimming rules will govern all competition. Decisions by the meet referee will be final unless a written protest is lodged within 30 minutes of the heat swum.
TIME TRIALS: Time trials will be offered at the discretion of the meet referee if time allows. Time trials are $5.00.
DECK ACCESS: Only athletes, coaches, officials, and official meet staff are permitted on the pool deck. All non-athletes on the pool deck must display their USA Swimming registration card at all times. Individuals without their USA Swimming registration card will be removed from the pool deck, and will be subject to a fine by New England Swimming.
SCORING: The meet will not be scored.
AWARDS: Ribbons will be awarded to the top six finishers in each individual event, excepting for the top 16 in 8 & Under events.
FOOD: A concession stand will be in operation for the duration of the meet.
EQUIPMENT VENDOR: A swimming equipment vendor will be selling suits, goggles, and other accessories for the duration of the meet.
MISCELLANEOUS: Cape Cod Swim Club assumes no responsibility for lost or stolen property. No glass containers are permitted within the facility. Pets of any kind and smoking are not permitted within the facility. No food consumption permitted in the grandstand. Stands will open at 6:50 a.m. on Saturday and 7:00 a.m. on Sunday. Stands, pool deck and locker rooms will be completely cleared between sessions. Each swimmer for the Fri. 1650 should supply a timer and a lane counter. The 12&U 500 FR is swum first due to the early Sat. AM warm-up for the age group. CCSC provides all timers for events, but anyone wishing to participate should contact the Meet Coordinator
PARKING: There is ample parking available in the parking lot adjacent to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy Gymnasium. Do not park in front row spaces reserved for Mass. Maritime personnel
DIRECTIONS: From Rhode Island and Connecticut – Take I-95 North to Providence, RI. Take I-195 East to Rte. 25 East. Take Exit 2 off Route 25. Directions continue below
From the West – Take I-84 to I-90 East (Mass. Pike). Take I-495 South to Rte. 25 East. Take Exit 2 off Rte. 25. Directions continue below
From the North – Take I-93 South to Rte. 3 South to Rte. 6 & 28 West to Buzzards Bay or take Rte. 24 South to 495 South to Rte. 25 East. Take Exit 2 off Rte. 25. Directions continue below
From Cape Cod – If crossing the Sagamore Bridge, proceed left on Scenic Highway towards Buzzards Bay. If crossing the Bourne Bridge take the first exit. Directions continue below.
Continue : On the rotary, go past the Tugboat and follow the MMA and Main Street signs. Once on Main Street in Buzzards Bay take a left after 1 mile at the only set of lights onto Academy Drive. Proceed ¼ mile to MMA campus. Turn right into parking lot just before gate. Pool entrance is far left door in first building
LODGING: The following hotels and motels are in the area:
Best Western (508)759-0800. 6
minutes to pool.
Bay Motor Inn (508)759-3989. 2 minutes to pool.(seasonal)
Buttermilk Bay Inn (508)743-0800.
Seasonal. 3 minutes to pool.
Cape Cod Canal Region Bed & Breakfast Association (508)759-1458.
Sandwich Motor Lodge (800)282-5353 or (508)888-2285. 15 minutes to pool.