Events List

Results (Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team Manager)

CONTACTS:
Meet Director	Carol Meyer	978-927-3244	meyercarol@hotmail.com
Asst. Meet Director	Nick DeBenedictis	978-887-6418	ndeben@attbi.com

SESSIONS:

Session	Day - Date	Age Group	Warm-up	Start
Session 1	Friday, January 17	12 & Over	4:00pm	5:00pm
Session 2	Saturday, January 18	10&U, 13-14	7:30am	8:30am
Session 3	Saturday, January 18	11-12, Open	Not before 1pm	Estimated start 2:15pm
Session 4	Saturday, January 18	12 & Over	Not before 6:30	15 minutes after warm-ups
Session 5	Sunday, January 19	10 & under 13-14	7:30am	8:30am
Session 6	Sunday, January 19	11-12, Open	Not before 1pm	Estimated start 2:15pm

FACILITY: Ipswich YMCA Pool- 6 lane, 25yards pool, 7- foot wide lanes with Keiffer-MacNeil non-turbulent lane lines. Colorado automatic timing with touch pads and scoreboard. Spectator seating for 200.

ELIGIBILITY: All swimmers must be 2003 registered swimmers with U.S.A. Swimming. New England Swimmers may register with Mary Riddell, 20 Cleveland Rd.

Needham, MA 02492.

ENTRY INFORMATION: Swimmers may enter a maximum of five (5) events per day, including time trials. Entries must be submitted to Carol Meyer and will not be accepted any earlier than December 7, 2002. All entries arriving on or before December 7, 2002 will be counted as arriving on the first day. All entries must be received by January 5, 2003. NT or no-time entries are not allowed and will be scratched immediately upon receipt of entry. A coach's time must be used if no time is available.

Email Entries: Email entries to Carol Meyer at meyercarol@hotmail.com with a standard CL2 or SD3 data file (zipped files work better) of your team’s entry will be accepted. A paper copy of the meet entry and payment for the entry must be received within four days, not including Sundays and holidays, of the receipt of entry to Carol Meyer, 68 Middlebury Lane, Beverly, MA 01915. If payment and paper copy are not received within this period, the date the check arrives is the date your entry is considered received.

Other Entries: Diskette with a standard CL2 or SD3 data file and a hard copy of your entry and payment via US Postal Service or other overnight delivery service. Please indicate that the package may be delivered even if there is no one there to sign for it.

No fax, telephone or deck entries will be accepted and all fees must be paid before an entry is accepted.

CUTS: If the meet becomes oversubscribed due to multiple team entries arriving on the first day or a later day, entries and teams will be cut using the following procedure:

In the event that the meet becomes oversubscribed by the end of the first day on which entries are accepted, the host team will conduct a lottery to select the teams that will be accepted. The same procedure will apply in the event that multiple entries are accepted on any day after the first day that put the meet over the limit. In the event that the meet is oversubscribed on the first day of acceptance of entries, non-New England teams will be cut before the lottery is conducted.

Distance events may be cut by time.

ENTRY FEES: $3.50 for electronic entry/$4.00 for hand entry. Please make check payable to YNS Swim Team.

UPDATING TIMES:

Times may be updated until January 13, 2003. An email with an updated CL2 or SD3 file will be accepted. Teams that were hand entered will be allowed to update times; arrangements to be made between that team and the meet director.

AWARDS: Medals for individual events 1-3 place, ribbons 4-6 place. Heat winner prize for 10 and under age groups.

ADMISSION: $1.00 per session

Programs: $5.00 for the meet

CONCESSION: A wide variety of food and drink will be available during each session.

DIRECTIONS: Ipswich YMCA: Route 128 North to exit 20N (Route 1A-Hamilton). Proceed off exit through North Beverly, Wenham, Hamilton and into Ipswich. Immediately after passing the junction of Route 133 and 1A, watch for Ipswich YMCA sign on right (immediately after auto dealerships). There is on-site at the YMCA, no parking allowed in the VFW section of the parking lot. There is off-site parking with shuttle service to the YMCA. Drop-off of swimmers at the front door will be allowed

FORMAT:

All events will be timed finals.

Swimmers in the 1000 and 1650 will be required to provide their own counters.

Swimmers in the 1650 will be required to provide their own timers.

1000 and 1650 will be seeded fastest to slowest, alternating gender.

Positive check-in is required for the 1000 and 1650.

RULES: 2003 U.S.A. Swimming rules will govern all competition and decisions by the meet referee will be final unless a written protest is lodged within 30 minutes of the swim heat being protested.

SPECIAL INSRUCTIONS:

Absolutely no diving during warm-ups, except in designated sprint lanes when announced.

Swimmers must be under the supervision of their coach.

Swimmers attending the meet without a coach must report directly to the meet referee.

Shaving at this meet is not allowed.

Our facilities are open to members during this swim meet.

Any swimmer found using the adult locker rooms or any area not designated for the meet will be removed from the remainder of the meet.

OFFICIALS: Please contact Jon Hurst @ 978-921-2062 or email jhurst@retailersma.org if you plan to officiate at this meet.

TIME TRIALS: Sanction # NE 03-5a

Time trials will be run immediately following the final event of each session, if time allows. Registration will be required 15 minutes in advance. The fee is $5.00 per event, payable at time trial registration.