May
14-16, 2004
Sanctioned
by NE Swimming #NE-04-38 and NE-04-38TT
Entry Cover Page (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek Events File for Team Manager
Meet Director: Ruth Curry rcurry@whoi.edu (508-540-6950 evenings; 508-289-2799
weekdays)
Meet Referee: Carlos Pereira carlospepsi@aol.com
Entry Chairperson: Ruth Curry rcurry@whoi.edu (508-540-6950 evenings; 508-289-2799
weekdays)
MEET FORMAT: The meet will be swum as
timed-finals. Each session will be
seeded by computer based on positive check-in at the beginning of each
session. Coaches will receive a positive
check-in sheet before each session, which must be returned no later than 30
minutes before the beginning of the session.
Heat sheets will be posted around the pool deck. Coaches will be able to pick up heat sheets
for each event at the control office.
The 1650 freestyle will be swum fast-to-slow, alternating heats of women
and men.
SITE: The Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA),
COURSE: Short course yards (25 yards).
EVENTS and SESSIONS: See attached list.
ELIGIBILITY: All contestants must be 2004
USA Swimming registered athletes. All
swimmers must be registered before the entry is submitted. Teams that enter unregistered swimmers will
be subject to a fine of $100 per unregistered swimmer. Please contact the
New England Swimming Office for registration information. Disabled swimmer
forms are available from the New England Swimming Office.
ENTRY INFORMATION: Entries will be accepted on and
after Thursday April 15, 2004. Entries
received before Thursday April 15, 2004 will be considered received on Thursday
April 15, 2004. Entries must be received
no later than Saturday April 24, 2004.
Make checks payable to “Friends
of the CCSC”. Mail completed forms
(including signed entry cover page and waiver) and payment to the entry
chairperson: Ruth Curry 3 Wright St.
ELECTRONIC ENTRIES: Electronic entries (such as
from Hy-Tek Team Manager or other team management
software) that are in CL2 or SD3/SDIF format may be emailed as an attachment to
the entry chairperson at rcurry@whoi.edu. Please check that your team name, address,
and contact information are listed correctly in this file. For email entries, payment and hardcopy of
the entry (including signed entry cover page and waiver) must be received
within four (4) days of receipt of the email entry. If payment is received within four (4) days
of the email entry, the email receipt date will be considered the date of
entry. If payment is received more than
four (4) days after the email entry, the payment receipt date will be
considered the date of entry.
ENTRY LIMITS: Athletes may enter and swim in
a maximum of 5 events per day.
ENTRY TIME UPATES: Entry times may be updated
through Thursday May 13, 2004. No new
entries will be accepted after the Saturday April 24, 2004 entry deadline. Entry time updates should be sent via email
to the entry chairperson at rcurry@whoi.edu
. Entry time updates must be sent as Hy-Tek format
CL2 or SD3 files with updated times.
(New entries will be automatically excluded.)
ENTRY FEES: Electronic entries: $3.50 for
individual events. Non-electronic
entries: $4.00 for individual events.
ENTRY TIMES: All entries must be specified
in short-course yard (25-yard pool) times.
Meter times must be converted to yard times. Entries with “NO TIME” will be accepted.
ENTRY CUTS: Entry cuts, if necessary, will
be made by the date of receipt. Teams
will be notified that they have been accepted or cut from the meet within seven
days of receipt of entry. If the meet
becomes oversubscribed, a random selection of those entries received on the date
the meet becomes oversubscribed will be conducted in accordance with New
England Swimming guidelines. Teams that
are cut from the meet will have their entry fee returned within four days of
being cut.
RELAYS: None
25-YARD EVENTS: 25-yard events will start at
the turn end of the pool. There are no
starting blocks at the turn end of the pool.
Swimmers will dive in from the wall.
PROGRAMS: $5.00 per meet.
ADMISSION: $1.00 per session.
WARMUPS: The pool will open for warm-ups
one-hour before the beginning of each session.
The pool will close five minutes before the beginning of each
session. Teams will be assigned warm-up
lanes after all entries are received. SPECIAL
NOTE FOR FRIDAY EVENING SESSION – Warm-up
for 500 Freestyle commences at 4:30 pm and will last 30 minutes. Check in for Open 1650 Freestyle will
be at 5:30 pm. Warm-up will commence at the conclusion of the 500 Freestyle and
will last 30 minutes.
Diving will be prohibited during warm-up except in
specifically announced one way sprint lanes. There will be no diving in the
warm-up and warm-down areas at any time.
SAFETY:
RULES: 2004 USA Swimming rules will govern all
competition. Decisions by the meet
referee will be final unless a written protest is lodged within 30 minutes of
the heat swum.
TIME TRIALS: Time trials may be offered at
the discretion of the meet referee if time allows. Time trials are $5.00.
DECK ACCESS: Only athletes, coaches,
officials, and official meet staff are permitted on the pool deck. All non-athletes on the pool deck must
display their USA Swimming registration card at all times. Individuals without their USA Swimming
registration card will be removed from the pool deck, and will be subject to a
fine by New England Swimming.
SCORING: The meet will not be scored.
AWARDS: Ribbons will be awarded to the
top six finishers in each individual event, excepting for the top 16 in 8 &
under events when offered.
FOOD: A concession stand will be in operation for the
duration of the meet.
EQUIPMENT VENDOR: A swimming equipment vendor
will be selling suits, goggles, and other accessories for the duration of the
meet.
MISCELLANEOUS:
PARKING: There is ample parking
available in the parking lot adjacent to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Gymnasium. Do not park in front row spaces reserved for Mass. Maritime
personnel
DIRECTIONS: From
From the West – Take I-84 to I-90 East (Mass. Pike). Take I-495 South to
Rte. 25 East. Take Exit 2 off Rte.
25. Directions continue below
From the North – Take I-93 South to Rte. 3 South to Rte. 6
& 28 West to
From Cape Cod – If crossing the
Continue : On the rotary, go past
the Tugboat and follow the MMA and
LODGING: The following hotels and motels
are in the area:
Beachmoor Inn (508) 759-7522 Walk to pool
Best Western (508)759-0800. 6 minutes to pool.
Bay
Motor Inn (508)759-3989. 2 minutes to pool. (seasonal)
Buttermilk Bay Inn
(508)743-0800. Seasonal. 3 minutes to pool.
Sandwich Motor Lodge
(800)282-5353 or (508)888-2285. 15
minutes to pool.