Cape
Cod Swim Club
Massachusetts Maritime
Academy, Buzzards Bay MA
January 16-18, 2004
Sanctioned by NE Swimming
#NE-04-12
Entry
Cover Page (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek
Events File for Team Manager
Meet
Director:
Alan Sanders CCSCMEET@sandershome.net (508-759-7107)
Meet
Referee:
Carlos Pereira carlospepsi@aol.com
Entry
Chairperson:
Alan Sanders CCSCMEET@sandershome.net
, (508-759-7107)
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), Buzzards Bay, MA is located on Cape Cod. The pool is a 6 lane, 25 yard course with
Keifer Non-turbulent lane lines including
buffer zones and lane lines on outside lanes. Starting blocks are at the deep end. Colorado Timing with electronic scoreboard and touch pads. Seating for 300. The pool is located along the scenic Cape Cod Canal, one of
Bourne’s major recreational attractions.
Fishermen, boaters, joggers, bicyclists and walkers all use the canal
for recreation. In addition, we are
only ¼ mile from a marina and public boat launching facility and about one mile
from Bourne Scenic Park and Campground.
The campground is open April through October.
COURSE: Short course yards (25
yards).
EVENTS
and SESSIONS:
See attached list.
ELIGIBILITY: All contestants must be 2003
or 2004 USA Swimming registered athletes.
Please contact the New England Swimming Office for registration
information. Disabled swimmer forms are available from the New England Swimming
Office. New England Swimming Office: 20 Cleveland Road, Needham MA 02492,
781-449-0270, office@neswim.com
ENTRY
INFORMATION:
Entries will be accepted on and after November 24, 2003. Entries received before November 24, 2003 will
be considered received on November 24, 2003.
Entries must be received no later than Monday January 5, 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: Friends of the
CCSC, C/O Alan Sanders PO Box 623, Buzzards Bay MA 02532. All entries must be typed or printed
legibly, and must use full names and registration numbers from USA Swimming
registration. All entries must include
a completed and signed entry cover sheet and waiver. No deck entries will be accepted. No refunds will be given for entries that are accepted, or for
entries that are rejected due to improper entry.
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 CCSCMEET@sandershome.net
. 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 session.
ENTRY
TIME UPATES:
Entry times may be updated through Thursday January 15, 2004 at 6:00 pm. No new entries will be accepted after the Monday
January 5, 2004 entry deadline. Entry
time updates should be sent via email to the entry chairperson at CCSCMEET@sandershome.net . 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. In the event that the meet is oversubscribed
by the end of the first day on which the entries are accepted, the host team is
required to conduct a lottery to select the teams which will be accepted. The same procedure will apply in the event
that multiple entries are received on any day after the first day that put the
meet over its limit. Otherwise, all entries are accepted by date of receipt.
In the event that a meet is oversubscribed on the first day of acceptance of
entries, non-New England teams will be cut before the lottery is conducted. 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 12 & Under 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 12 & U 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.
SHAVING: No shaving is permitted at
the competition site.
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: Cape Cod Swim Club assumes
no responsibility for lost or stolen property.
No glass containers are permitted within the facility. Pets of any kind and smoking are not permitted
within the facility. No food consumption permitted in the grandstand. Stands
will open at 6:50 a.m. on Saturday and 7:00 a.m. on Sunday. Stands, pool deck and locker rooms will be completely
cleared between sessions. Each swimmer for the Fri. 1650 should supply a timer
and a lane counter. The 12&U 500 FR is swum first due to the early Sat. AM
warm-up for the age group. CCSC provides all timers for all other events, but
anyone wishing to participate should contact the Meet Coordinator
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 Rhode Island and
Connecticut – Take I-95 North to Providence, RI. Take I-195 East to Rte. 25 East.
Take Exit 2 off Route 25. Directions
continue below
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 Buzzards
Bay or take Rte. 24 South to 495 South
to Rte. 25 East. Take Exit 2 off Rte.
25. Directions continue below
From
Cape Cod – If crossing the Sagamore Bridge, proceed left on Scenic Highway
towards Buzzards Bay. If crossing the Bourne Bridge take the first exit.
Directions continue below.
Continue
: On the rotary, go past the Tugboat and follow the MMA and Main Street signs. Once
on Main Street in Buzzards Bay take a left after 1 mile at the only set of
lights onto Academy Drive. Proceed ¼
mile to MMA campus. Turn right into
parking lot just before gate. Pool
entrance is far left door in first building
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.
Cape Cod Canal Region Bed & Breakfast
Association (508)759-1458.
Sandwich Motor Lodge (800)282-5353 or
(508)888-2285. 15 minutes to pool.