WINTER PENTATHLON 2003 Short Course
Pentathlon - Sunday Only
Sanction by: New England Swimming,
Inc. No. NE-03-16
Admission: $1.00 a session
Programs: $2.00 per session
Entry Cover
Page (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek Events
File for Team Manager
Meet Manager: Jane Woodward 413-567-6962
e-mail for any info: jfwood43@aol.com
Starting Times: Sunday A.M. 7:15 Warm-up Meet 8:15 A.M. - 10 & Under, 13-14 year
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 2003 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 e-mailed to: james.galli@verizon.net
using the Hy-tek Meet Manager program. If entries are e-mailed they are not
considered received until the check is received. A paper is also required.
No phone entries will be accepted.
Entries must be received by Dec. 29, 2002 (Fri).
Checks must accompany
all entries. Please make out one club
check. Checks should be made out to
PVAC.
Entry
Fees: Individual Events $3.50 Relays
$10.00 (disk entries)
$4.00
for hand entries. Checks and the hard
copy should be mailed to:
JP Galli, 27 Lyman
Street Apt 104, Springfield MA, 01103 (to be received By Dec. 27, 2002.) 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.
Cutting
the meet: The meet will be cut by time,
and date of receipt. This is so we can cut by session so We can stay within the
four hour rule. Any team cut will be
notified by Dec. 29, 2002. In the event
of oversubscription, New England policy rules will go into effect.
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 |
|
Relay |
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 get into left lane on route 20A
-take immediate left at traffic signal onto Roosevelt
Ave., Proceed
three miles to Alden St.
-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