NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Hosted by Bernal’s Gator Swim Club

Wheaton College, Norton, MA

March 7 –9, 2003

Sanctioned by New England Swimming # NE-03-14

Events

Events (Adobe PDF)

Entry Cover Page (Adobe PDF)

Hy-Tek Events file for Team Manager

Results

Results (Hy-Tek CL2 file for Team Manager)

TEAMS ASSIGNED TO THIS VENUE

AAC, ACK, AMW, ANA, AYT, BAT, BGCP, BGSC, BOSS, BYB, CCSC, CCYM, CHSC, CLBC, CSR, CUDA, DART, DYD, EB, GBSC, GLYB, HAY, MBM, MELY, MYSD, NBST, NU, OCY, OSS, PAC, PSST, RAMS, SAC, SCA, SMY, SSYS, TRIY, WAC, WBD, WEST, WW, YNS

DATES AND LOCATION

March 7-9, 2003 at the Balfour Natatorium, Haas Athletic Center, Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts. This meet is hosted by Bernal’s Gator Swim Club.

CONTACTS

Meet Director	Fran Tocci	(781)-642-1082	f.tocci@worldnet.att.net
Entry Chair	Ed Fritsch	(978)369-7490	Tuckersfam@msn.com
Referee	Todd Trotman	(516)795-3514	Kingfishtodd@aol.com
Officials Chair	Kit Somer	(781)934-8109	k.sommer@verizon.net

SESSIONS

	Warm-up	Meet
Friday, March 7	5:00 PM	6:00 PM

Saturday Morning, March 8	7:30 AM	8:30 AM
Saturday Afternoon, March 8	1:00 PM	2:00 PM
Saturday Evening, March 8	6:00 PM	6:30 PM

Sunday Morning, March 9	7:30 AM	8:30 AM
Sunday Afternoon, March 9	1:00 PM	2:00 PM

Swimmers in the 1650 may start warm-up in the warm up pool while the afternoon session is still in progress.

Teams will be assigned warm-up times and lanes once all entries are received.

FACILITY

The Pool is located in the Haas Athletic Center of Wheaton College in Norton, MA. The Balfour Natatorium is an eight-lane 25-yard pool. Pool depth is a minimum 11 feet at the starting end of the pool and 9 feet at the turn. Wave-reduction lines separate Lanes. Timing and results displays are accomplished by Colorado® Timing. Spectator capacity is 350. A movable bulkhead divides the Balfour Natatorium; the 20-yard by 15-yard area will be available as a separate warm-up and warm-down area for swimmers.

Swimmers and spectators are not allowed in any other area of the athletic facilities including gymnasiums, weight rooms and training areas. Glass is not permitted in the bleachers, deck or locker rooms. Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the building.

FORMAT

All events will be seeded during warm-ups and swum as timed finals. Heat and lane assignments will be posted after scratches are entered. Copies of heat and lane assignments will be given to coaches. All 12 and under swimmers should report to the bullpen before their event. Swimmers 13 and over should report directly to the blocks for their events. Coaches are responsible for ensuring their swimmers are in the correct heat and lane.

All heats of the 1650 Freestyle will be swum fastest to slowest, alternating girls and boys if possible but combining girls and boys if that requires fewer heats. Open swimmers and 13-14 year old swimmers will be combined into heats for efficiency if deemed necessary by meet management.

ELIGIBILITY

All swimmers must be 2003 registered swimmers with New England Swimming. Swimmers may register with Mary Riddell, 20 Cleveland Rd., Needham, MA 02492. Age eligibility is determined by the age of the swimmer 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 present their coach membership cards.

ENTRY INFORMATION

No swimmer may enter more than nine individual events or swim more than five individual events per day. Swimmers must enter an individual event to be able to participate in a relay. Relay only swimmers are not allowed. Relays are age specific. Swimmers may not age up for a relay. Relay entries are limited to two teams per event per club.

Entries must be received by Tuesday, February 25, 2003. Entries earlier than that will be greatly appreciated. Electronic entries, whether by email or on computer disk are appreciated and are less expensive (according to NES policy). Please submit an .sd3 file (LSA Team) or .cl2 (Hy-Tek Team Manager) file. Seed cards are not required.

Email Entries: Attach the .cl2 or .sd3 file to the email message. A zipped version of the entry tends to work better than just attaching the regular entry file. If sending entries via email, the entry fees and a paper copy of the entry, along with the entry cover sheet must be received by Saturday, March 1.

Other Entries: United States Postal Service Overnight Mail is the preferred paper mailing method. If Overnight Mail is used, indicate that the package be delivered even if no one is there to sign for it. No fax entries will be accepted. All fees must accompany the entry.

Entry times must be achieved between September 1, 2002 and February 25, 2003. Times achieved in a 25-meter pool must be multiplied by .9049 to convert to yards.

SCRATCHES

Coaches must scratch swimmers by the end of the first 30 minutes of each warm-up session.

FEES

$3.50 per individual entry	only one check per team will be accepted and should
$10.00 per relay	be payable to: Everglades Trust

$1.00 per swimmer	payable to New England Swimming

In accordance with New England Swimming policy, fees are increased 50¢ per individual entry if not submitted in an .sd3 or .cl2 electronic file.

SEND ENTRIES AND FEES TO

Ed Fritsch

15 Mildred Circle

Concord, MA 01742

(978) 369-7490

tuckersfam@msn.com

VERIFICATION

All entries must include verification codes. Results will be reviewed by New England Swimming. Teams found entering swimmers with unverifiable times will be reported to the Board of Review for further action and may jeopardize their participation in future New England championships meets.

RULES

2003 US Swimming rules will govern except as otherwise stated herein and the decision of the referee will be final, unless a written protest is lodged within 30 minutes of the swim heat being protested. Disabled swimmer forms are required by USA Swimming and are available from the New England Swimming office.

OFFICIALS AND TIMERS

In accordance with standard New England Championship procedure, all teams entering this meet must provide a pro-rata share of officials and timers and other required personnel. Teams will be informed of their assignments prior to the meet. The Officials’ Coordinator for this meet will be Kit Sommer. Any official interested in helping at the meet should contact Kit at k.sommer@verizon.net. Individuals swimming the 500 & 1650 Free are responsible for providing their own counter and timer.

AWARDS

Medals will be awarded for the first eight places in individual events and for the first three places in relays. Ribbons will be awarded through 16th place in individual events and 8th place in relays. A team representative needs to pick-up the awards at the end of the meet.

ADMISSION

Admission: $1 per person

Psych Programs: $5.00 per meet

CONCESSIONS

Food and merchandise will be for sale throughout the meet in the lobby of the Balfour-Hood Athletic Center. No food is allowed in the bleachers, on deck, or in the locker rooms.

SAFETY

All team and individual warm-up and warm-down 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 US Swimming registered coach shall report to the referee before warm-ups prior to each session. Diving will be prohibited during warm-ups with the exception of the sprint lanes when they are announced.

According to New England rules, there will be no shaving at any venue of this meet including showers, locker rooms, pool deck, or bleachers. Glass containers are prohibited on the pool deck and in the bleachers and locker rooms.

PARKING

Free parking is available in the parking lot next to the Haas Athletic Center and also in the lot across from the Athletic Center.

DIRECTIONS

Driving directions are located at
http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/About/Driving.html and are pasted below.

Wheaton is located 35 miles south of Boston and 15 miles north of Providence, RI, in the northeastern United States. The college is accessible by car from Interstate 95 and Interstate 495. Public transportation connects Boston and Providence, and their airports, to Wheaton.

From Boston and Northern New England
Take Interstate 95 south to Exit 6A, Route 495 south. Follow 495 to Exit 11, turn onto 140 south. Follow Route 140 south 2.5 miles. Turn left at the intersection of Routes 140 and 123. Proceed two-tenths of a mile east on Route 123. Take a right onto Howard Street (main entrance). Turn left at the stop sign. The first parking lot on the right will be adjacent to the Haas Athletic Center. If the lot is full, parking is available in the lot across from the Haas Athletic Center.

From Western Massachusetts
Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90) to Exit 11A onto Route 495 south. Follow 495 to Exit 11, turn onto 140 south. Follow Route 140 south 2.5 miles. Turn left at the intersection of Routes 140 and 123. Proceed two-tenths of a mile east on Route 123. Take a right onto Howard Street (main entrance). Turn left at the stop sign. The first parking lot on the right will be adjacent to the Haas Athletic Center. If the lot is full, parking is available in the lot across from the Haas Athletic Center.

From Providence and Southern New England
Take Interstate 95 north to Exit 6A. Follow Route 495 south to Exit 11, turn onto 140 south. Follow Route 140 south 2.5 miles. Turn left at the intersection of Routes 140 and 123. Proceed two-tenths of a mile east on Route 123. Take a right onto Howard Street (main entrance). Turn left at the stop sign. The first parking lot on the right will be adjacent to the Haas Athletic Center. If the lot is full, parking is available in the lot across from the Haas Athletic Center.

From Cape Cod
Take Route 495 north to Exit 10 Follow Route 123 west for 2.5 miles to Wheaton College. Take a left onto Howard Street (main entrance). Turn left at the stop sign. The first parking lot on the right will be adjacent to the Haas Athletic Center. If the lot is full, parking is available in the lot across from the Haas Athletic Center.

ADVERTISING

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