THE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL EXETER
SPRINTS
NO CUT MEET FOR ALL AGE
GROUPS
DECEMBER 28 & 29, 2002
Entry Cover Page (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek Events File for Team Manager (updated 10/27/02)
Results (Hy-Tek CL2 file for Team Manager)
SANCTIONED BY:
NEW ENGLAND SWIMMING NE-02-69
SPONSORED BY: The Exeter Swim Team
INFORMATION: Please contact:
Meet Secretary: Dawn Ebbetts @ (603) 778-9391 e mail: Poipl@attbi.com
Meet Manager: Steve Zywien @ (603) 778-2449 - e mail: SZywien@attbi.com
Exeter Swim Team Office @ (603) 778-9086 e-mail: Maureen@exetereswim.org
Referee: MaryAnne Lustgraaf (603) 343-1099 e-mail: mlustgraaf@attbi.com
DATES: December 28 29, 2002.
Saturday & Sunday AM: Warm ups 7:00 a.m. Meet starts at 8:15 a.m.
Saturday & Sunday PM: Warm ups 1:15 p.m. Meet starts at 2:30 p.m.
FACILITY: Phillips Exeter Academy Pool - an 8 lane, 25 yard pool with non-turbulent lane dividers. Electronic timing. Seating for 600. Pool is located at the corner of Court & Gilman Streets, Exeter, NH.
ENTRY INFORMATION: Entry Forms must be completed and received by Friday, November 29, 2002. Entries should be sent via email or certified mail to:
Dawn Ebbetts. Meet Secretary
18 Cullen Way
Exeter, NH 03833
(603) 778-9391
E-mail: Poipl@attbi.com
Entries will be accepted on and after November 1, 2002; any entry received before November 1, 2002 will be considered received on November 1, 2002.
COMPUTER ENTRIES: This meet will be run on Meet Manager from Hy-Tek. This program accepts SD3 and CL2 file formats. E-mail entry as an attachment to Poipl@attbi.com. Send disk, hard copy and payment to Dawn Ebbetts, 18 Cullen Way, Exeter, NH 03833. For e-mail entries; payment and printed copy of entry must be received within 4 business days of receipt of the e-mail entry. If payment is received within 4 business days of the electronic entry, the date of receipt will be considered the date your entry was received by EST. If payment is not received within 4 business days, the entry will be considered received as of the date payment and hard copy are received. Hand entries must be on standard New England entry forms and include swimmers USS registration number. Times should be in yards.
TIME UPDATES:
Times may be updated until the entry deadline by electronic file only
provided no new entries are included or substitutions made to the original
entry in the update. Anything but a
file identical to the original entry file will be rejected. If additional entries are to be accepted, a
separate file and entry fees must be submitted.
ENTRY FEES & ELIGIBILITY: $3.50 per event for electronic entries; $4.00 per event for hand entries. Make check payable to Exeter Sprints. All swimmers must be 2002 or 2003 registered swimmers with US Swimming. No deck entries will be accepted
CUTS: We will
adhere to the four-hour time rule. If
necessary, we will first limit the number of heats in 200 yard events based on
seed time. If necessary further cuts will be by team based on date entry
received. If more than one teams entry is received on the date the meet
becomes oversubscribed, a random selection of those teams received on the date
the meet is declared closed will be conducted by the meet directors to
determine which teams will be entered in the meet.
AWARDS: Medals for individual events 1st through 3rd place; custom ribbons 4th through 8th place.
ADMISSION: Free: Programs, $3.00 per session.
REFRESHMENTS: Full snack bar will be available during all sessions.
DIRECTIONS: From North or South: Route I-95 to Exit 2. At tolls take Route 101 West to Portsmouth/Stratham exit 11 (Route 108). Take left at end of ramp, following Route 108 South to T intersection, turn right. At the bandstand in downtown Exeter, turn left (still 108). Take a left at the top of the hill onto Court St. (Route 108). Turn left just after the tennis courts on the left. Parking is on the right. From East or West: Route 101 to the Portsmouth/Stratham exit 11 (Route 108). Follow directions from Route 108 South above.
PARKING: Parking is available on public streets where parking is permitted and in the Academy Athletic Faculty parking lot behind hockey rinks and Love Gymnasium. Improperly parked cars will be ticketed and/or towed at owner's expense.
FORMAT: All events will be timed finals. The meet will be seeded by computer, (no deck cards please), following positive check-in with the clerk of course. Coaches are responsible for their swimmers reporting to the clerk of course when events are called/posted.
RULES: 2002 US Swimming rules will govern all competition and decisions by the Meet Referee will be final unless a written protest is lodged with 30 minutes of the heat being swum.
SAFETY: Diving is prohibited except in designated areas. All team and individual warm-ups shall be under the direct supervision of the respective swimmer's coach or individual designated by the referee.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. If any swimmer has a "no time" for an event, an approximate time should be given so that we can seed the swimmer in competition that closely approximates the swimmer's level of proficiency. Any "no time" entries will be seeded alphabetically and swum in the first heat.
2. Disabled swimmer forms are available from the New England Office and are required by US Swimming.
3. There will be absolutely no diving in any part of the pool during warm-ups, except in specially designated sprint lanes.
4. Any swimmer participating in the meet without a USS registered coach shall report to the referee before warm-ups prior to each session.
5. In accordance with NE Swimming policy, no shaving will be allowed in the showers or elsewhere in the facility at any time.
6. Do not send seed cards. Confirmation of entries will be sent via e-mail. There will be no deck entries.
7. Your cooperation in respecting the use of the Phillips Exeter Academy Pool and facilities is required and appreciated. Exeter Swim Team and Phillips Exeter Academy assume no responsibility for lost or stolen property. Swimmers and spectators must remain in the pool, gallery, or locker rooms. Any food or beverages found on deck or in the locker rooms will be confiscated.
WARM-UPS
AM SESSION
GIRLS: Will warm-up from 7:00-7:30 a.m.
BOYS: Will warm-up from 7:30-8:00 a.m.
The last 5-10
minutes of each warm-up will be open for sprint lanes.
AM SESSIONS WILL START AT 8:15 AM
PM SESSION
GIRLS: Will warm-up from 1:15-1:45 p.m.
BOYS: Will warm-up from 1:45-2:15 p.m.
The last 5-10
minutes of each warm-up will be open for sprint lanes.
PM SESSIONS WILL
START AT 2:30 PM
SEEDING: The bullpen
will be seeded by computer following positive check-in with the clerk of
course. The first six events of each
session will be seeded during warm-ups prior to the start of each session. Coaches are responsible for their swimmers
reporting to the clerk of course when events are called/posted. The 25 Yard Fly, the 25 Yard Free, and the 25
Yard Breast (Events 5, 6, 11, 12, 59, & 60) will be started without
starting blocks and will be swum into the touchpads to take advantage of the
automatic timing system.
SHAVING: In
accordance with NE Swimming policy, no shaving will be allowed in the showers
or elsewhere in the facility at any time.
USS REGISTRATION: If you are swimming without an USS registered coach, please report to the referee before warm-ups prior to each session.
OFFICIALS: In order provide adequate positions, Team officials are asked to contact the Meet Manager (603-778-9086) as to qualifications (e.g., S&T, Starter) and availability.
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Anchorage Motor Inn
417 Woodbury Ave.
Portsmouth, NH
603-431-8111
Ashworth Hotel
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603-926-6762
Best Western Hearthside
Portsmouth Ave.
Exeter, NH
603-772-3794
Comfort Inn & Conference Center
US1, Lafayette Rd.
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603-433-3338
Exeter Inn
90 Front Street
Exeter, NH
603-772-5901
Hampton Falls Motor Inn
Lafayette Rd.
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603-926-9545
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Lamies Inn & Tavern
490 Lafayette Rd.
Hampton, NH
603-926-0330
Sheraton Portsmouth Hotel & Conference Center
250 Market Street
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603-431-2300
Inn By The Bandstand
4 Front Street
Exeter, NH
603-772-6352
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