GREEN MOUNTAIN AQUATICS
Vermont Invitational Meet
New England Swimming NE-03-11
Green Mountain Aquatics and Saint Michael’s College Swim Teams
MEET DIRECTOR
Laura Matuszak, (802) 654-2881, lmatuszak@smcvt.edu
Don Weaver, donald.weaver@vtmednet.org
Laura Matuszak, (802) 654-2881, lmatuszak@smcvt.edu
LOCATION
Saint Michael’s College Pool is a 25-yard, six-lane course with non-turbulent lane lines. The water is 13 feet deep at the starting end of the pool. The pool has automatic timing and spectator seating for 250. The meet will be deck seeded with NO BULLPEN. PLEASE NOTE: All 8 and under 25-yard events will be manually timed.
TIMES
Sunday, February 2, 2003
8:00 a.m. warm-up
9:00 a.m. meet start
A certified coach must supervise all swimmers during warm-ups and the meet.
Diving during the warm-up is strictly prohibited. There will be a designated time for diving.
ENTRIES
Entries must be received between Monday, January 7, 2003 and Friday, January 11, 2003. Entries on computer disk are appreciated whether using the LSA Swim Meet program (sd3 file) or the Hy-Tek program (cl2 file). If submitting entries on a disk or by e-mail, please also send a paper printout of the entry with the entry check. If using e-mail, the paper printout and check must be received within two (2) days of the e-mail arrival.
Total entries for the meet are limited, therefore the meet will be cut by date of receipt. Entries received before January 7, 2003 will be considered received on January 7, 2003. United States Postal Service is the preferred mailing method. If Overnight Mail is used, please indicate that the package can be delivered without anyone there to sign for it.
No fax or phone entries will be accepted.
Times achieved in a 25-meter pool must be multiplied by .9049 to convert to yards.
Each swimmer may enter a maximum of five (5) individual events. Although we hope to accommodate everyone, if the meet is oversubscribed and we are exceeding our time line, we will limit the number of heats of the longer events.
Send entry forms, summary sheets, and entry fees to:
Laura Matuszak
Green Mountain Aquatics
63 Main Street
Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 654-2881
ENTRY FEES
Make checks payable to Green Mountain Aquatics. Entry fees for electronic entries are $3.50 for individual events. Entry fees for hand entries are $4.00 for individual events. Swimmers may swim no more than 5 individual events.
CUTS
In the case of over-subscription, a lottery will be conducted to select the teams for the meet. Any non-New England teams will be cut before the lottery is conducted. Notification of such cuts will be made by January 18. 2003.
FORMAT
All events are timed finals. Swimmers may enter no more than five (5) events per day. No time entries will be accepted.
All coaches will receive scratch sheets that are to be returned one-half hour before the start of each session. The meet will be seeded based on these scratches. In order to run a timely meet, coaches MUST scratch all swimmers from events in which they will not be swimming.
All swimmers must be 2003 registered athletes with USA Swimming. New England swimmers may register with Mary Riddell, 20 Cleveland Road, Needham, MA 02492. Age eligibility is determined by the age of the swimmer on the first day of the meet and must be shown on the entry form. All coaches on deck must be registered with USA Swimming and have their coach membership cards visible while on deck.
Any individual who wishes to help officiate this meet, please contact Don Weaver at donald.weaver@vtmednet.org or mail a list of names and telephone numbers with your entry.
AWARDS
Heat winner ribbons will be awarded to the heat winners in each race. Distinctive Green Mountain Aquatics ribbons will be awarded for each event for places 1-6. The swimmer of each sex in each age group who scores the highest points will be awarded a distinctive medal and a Ben and Jerry’s Gift Certificate. The highest scoring team will be awarded a team trophy.
ADMISSIONS
There is a $1.00 charge for admission. Heat sheets will be posted in the pool and spectator seating area.
RULES
2003 USA Swimming Rules will govern the competition. The decision of the Meet Referee is final unless a written protest is lodged within 30 minutes of the heat being protested. Disabled swimmer forms are required by USA Swimming and are available from the New England Swimming Office.
All team and individual warm-ups shall be under the direct supervision of the respective swimmers’ coach or individual designated by the referee. Any swimmer participating in the meet without a USA Swimming registered coach shall report to the referee before warm-ups prior to each session.
Diving will be prohibited during warm-ups except in specifically announced one-way sprint lanes.
There will be no shaving allowed anywhere in the swimming venue including the locker rooms, bathrooms, and shower areas.
Glass containers are prohibited in the pool area.
Food and drinks will be available for purchase but will not be permitted in the pool area.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS
Parent volunteers are welcome to help with officiating and timing.
PLEASE NOTE: Coaches and parents are responsible for their swimmers at all times. Meet attendants are limited to the use of the pool, bleachers, and locker room areas. Any unsupervised swimmers found in other areas of the building will be removed from the meet. Any damage to the Saint Michael’s College facilities will be charged to those responsible. All swimmers must be supervised by a coach during warm-ups.
DIRECTIONS
From 89 North: Take exit
15 onto Route 15 East. At the first
stop light, take a left into the Saint Michael’s College main entrance. The Ross Sports Center is located in the
left end of the parking lot. Ample
parking is available. Enter the Ross
Sports Center through the main doors.
The pool office is located at the end of the first hallway on the
right. The locker rooms are available
off the main hallway.
From 89 South: Take exit
16. Take a right at the end of the exit
ramp onto Route 2/7 South. Follow into
downtown Winooski. At the traffic light
downtown, take a left onto Route 15 East.
At the third stop light, take a left into the Saint Michael’s College
main entrance. The Ross Sports Center
is located in the left end of the parking lot.
Ample parking is available.
Enter the Ross Sports Center through the main doors. The pool office is located at the end of the
first hallway on the right. The locker
rooms are available off the main hallway.
MEET PROGRAM
8:00 a.m. warm-up 9:00 a.m. meet start
Female Event Male
1 Open 100 Freestyle 2
3 8&U 25 Freestyle 4
5 10&U 50 Freestyle 6
7 12&U 50 Freestyle 8
9 Open 50 Freestyle 10
11 Open 200 Backstroke 12
13 8&U 25 Breaststroke 14
15 10&U 50 Breaststroke 16
17 12&U 50 Breaststroke 18
19 Open 100 Breaststroke 20
21 Open 200 Butterfly 22
23 12&U 100 Freestyle 24
25 8&U 25 Backstroke 26
27 10&U 50 Backstroke 28
29 12&U 50 Backstroke 30
31 Open 100 Backstroke 32
33 Open 200 Freestyle 34
35 8&U 25 Butterfly 36
37 10&U 50 Butterfly 38
39 12&U 50 Butterfly 40
41 Open 100 Butterfly 42
43 Open 200 Breaststroke 44
45 12&U 100 I.M. 46
47 Open 200 I.M. 48
49 Open 200 Freestyle Relay 50
10 Minute
Break/Warm-Up
51 Open 1000 Freestyle 52
WARM-UP SCHEDULE
8:00
– 8:30 a.m. Green Mountain
Aquatics Lanes 1-6
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Visiting
teams to be assigned based on team size by the meet director after the entries
are received.