CANDY APPLE CLASSIC

Hosted by Bernal’s Gator Swim Club

Regis College, Weston, MA

November 9-10, 2002

Sanctioned by New England Swimming # NE-02-79

 

Entry Cover Page (Adobe PDF)

List of Events

Hy-Tek Events List for Team Manager

Results

Hy-Tek CL2 results file

 

DATES AND LOCATION

November 9-10, 2003 at the Regis College pool, Regis College, Weston, Massachusetts.  This meet is hosted by Bernal’s Gator Swim Club.

 

CONTACTS

Meet Director

Frances Tocci

Frances Dowd

(781) 642-1082

f.tocci@worldnet.att.net

Entry Chair

Ed Fritsch

(978) 369-7490

tuckersfam@msn.com

Referee

Paul Maker

508-384-8480

makerp@attbi.com

Officials Chair

Fred Dooe

617-484-1797

fredooe@aol.com

 

SESSIONS
******PLEASE NOTE THAT THE WARM UP AND STARTING TIME ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER
9TH HAS CHANGED. THE WARM UP WILL BEGIN AT 9AM AND THE MEET WILL BEGIN AT
10AM. ALL TIMES FOR SUNDAY ARE THE SAME AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED. THANK YOU
 

 

Warm-up

Meet

Saturday  Morning ,November 9

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday Morning, November 10

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

 

 

FACILITY

The Regis College Pool is located on the campus of Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts.    The Regis College Pool is a six lane 25 yard pool.  Lanes are separated by non-turbulent lines.  Timing and results displays are accomplished by Colorado® Timing.  There will also be two timers per lane running a manual clock.  Limited seating is available above the pool.

 

Locker room space is limited for the athletes.  Please come prepared.

 

Swimmers and spectators are not allowed in any other 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 and made available for parents.  Swimmers should report directly to the blocks for their events.  Coaches are responsible for ensuring their swimmers are in the correct heat and lane.  There will be no bullpen.

 

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

Entries must be received by Friday, November 1, 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 Monday, November 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. 

 

Cuts: In the event of over subscription, a lottery will be conducted. Notification of cuts will be made by Friday November 1, 2002.

 

 Seed times must be submitted in yards.  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

 

be payable to Everglades Trust

 

 

$10.00 for each relay

 

 

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 days and evenings

tuckersfam@msn.com

 

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

The Officials’ Coordinator for this meet will be Fred Dooe.  Each team will be responsible for providing at least one official per session.  Any official interested in helping at the meet should contact Fred at mdooe@aol.com.  The Bernal’s Gator Swim Club will supply all timers.

 

AWARDS

Ribbons will be awarded for the first eight places.   A team representative needs to pick-up the awards at the end of the meet.

 

ADMISSION

Admission:  $2.00 per day

Programs:  $2.00 per day

 

CONCESSIONS

Food will be available for sale throughout the meet.  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. 

 

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 right behind the athletic facility.


DIRECTIONS

If traveling north on Route 95/128:take Exit 24 to Route 30 West.  Continue approximately two miles and make a right onto Wellesley Street. Regis College is on the left.

 

If traveling south on Route 95/128, take exit 26 to Route 20 west.  Continue approximately two miles and make a left turn onto Wellesley Street: bear right at the fork in the road.  Regis College is on the right.

 

If traveling east on the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90), take Exit 14 to Route 30 West.  Continue approximately two-mile and make a right turn onto Wellesley Street.  Regis College is on the left.

 

If traveling west on the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90), take Exit 15 to Route 30 west. Continue approximately two miles and make a right turn onto Wellesley Street. Regis College is on the left.

 

From Route 9 in Wellesley, take the Weston Road exit.  Continue north and cross Route 30 where Weston Road changes to Wellesley Street.  Regis College is on the left.

 

AREA LODGING: Convenient lodging for overnight stays in the area of Regis College are available at the hotels listed below.  When calling, mention that you are visiting Regis College.

 

Marriott Hotel                                                            Westin Hotel

2345 Commonwealth Avenue                                         70 3rd Avenue

Newton, MA 02166                                                       Waltham, MA  02154

617-969-1000                                                                                                                                781-290-5600

 

Holiday Inn                                                                 Double Tree Guest Suites

399 Grove Street                                                           550 Winter Street

Newton, MA  02162                                                      Waltham, MA  02154

617-969-1828                                                                781-890-6767