New England Barracudas

12 and Under Extravaganza Meet

Regis College Pool, Weston MA

February 28-29, 2004

Sanctioned by NE Swimming #NE-04-27

 

Events List

Entry Cover Page (Adobe PDF)

Hy-Tek Events File for Team Manager (re-posted on February 18)

 

Meet Director: Chuck Batchelor (cjbandtess@yahoo.com, 617-678-0964)

Meet Referee:

Entry Chairperson: Debra Charewicz  (meetentries@yahoo.com)

 

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 20 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. 

 

SITE: The Regis College Pool is a 6-lane, 25-yard pool with seven-foot-wide lanes and non-turbulent lane lines.  Fully-automatic Colorado Time Systems electronic timing with touchpads at the finish end of the pool with multi-line electronic display.  There are no touchpads at the turn end of the pool.  The finish end of the pool is 12 feet deep; the turn end of the pool is 3.5 feet deep.  Spectator seating for 200.  Locker room space is limited for the athletes.  Please come prepared. The pool is located inside the Regis College Athletic Complex, 135 Wellesley Street, Weston MA 02493.  Please enter through the main entrance adjacent to parking lot.  See below for directions.

 

COURSE: Short course yards (25 yards).

 

EVENTS and SESSIONS: See attached list.

Saturday and Sunday AM sessions: Warmup: 8:00 AM, Start: 9:00 AM.  Saturday and Sunday PM sessions (if needed): Warmup: 12:00 Noon, Start: 1:00PM.

 

ELIGIBILITY: All contestants must be 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 February 12, 2004.  Entries received before February 12, 2004 will be considered received on February 12, 2004.  Entries must be received no later than February 18, 2004.  Make checks payable to “New England Barracudas”.  Mail completed forms (including signed entry cover page and waiver) and payment to New England Barracudas, 56 ˝ Orange Street, Waltham, MA 02453.  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 Debra Charewicz  (meetentries@yahoo.com).  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 February 21, 2004 at 12:00 noon.  No new entries will be accepted after the February 18, 2004 entry deadline.  Entry time updates should be sent via email to Debra Charewicz  (meetentries@yahoo.com). Entry time updates must be sent as Hy-Tek format CL2 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 rejected.  Swimmers who have achieved a New England Swimming Age Group Championship time standard may not swim in that event in the meet.

 

ENTRY CUTS: Teams will be notified that they have been accepted or cut from the meet within seven days of receipt of entry.  Each meet session will be limited to three (3) hours.  If the morning session fills, another session will be offered in the afternoon. If the meet becomes oversubscribed, those swimmers whose entry times are equal to or faster than the New England Swimming Age Group Championship Time Standards in any event will have those events cut from the meet first.  If the meet is still oversubscribed, the meet will be cut 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.

 

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: $1.00 per session.

 

ADMISSION: $1.00 per session.

 

WARMUPS: The pool will open for warm-ups sixty minutes before the beginning of each session.  The pool will close fifteen minutes before the beginning of each session.  Teams will be assigned warm-up lanes after all entries are received.

 

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 will be offered at the discretion of the meet referee if time allows.  Time trials are $7.00.

 

DECK ACCSS: 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: There will be awards for the top six finishers in each individual event.

 

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: The New England Barracudas assume no responsibility for lost or stolen property.  No glass containers are permitted within the facility.  No pets of any kind nor smoking are permitted within the facility. Diving will be prohibited during the warm-up except in specifically announced one-way sprint lanes.

 

PARKING: There is ample parking available in the parking lot adjacent to the Regis College Athletic Complex.

DIRECTIONS: The Regis College Athletic Complex is located at 135 Wellesley Street, Weston MA 02493. 

From South:

Take route 128 North to Exit 24 (Route 30 exit). At top of ramp take a left onto route 30 West (Commonwealth Avenue in Newton) Signs to Wayland/Weston. At the fifth set of lights take a right on Wellesley Street. Regis College will be on your left. Turn left into second entrance and follow to large parking lot. The pool is adjacent to the parking lot in brick building market Athletic Facility

From North:

Same as above or: Take route 128 South to Exit 26 (Route 20). Follow Route 20 west until you come to Wellesley Street (signs for Regis College) take a left. Follow Wellesley Street and signs for Regis College. Regis College will be on your right. Turn into first entrance and follow to large parking lot. The pool is adjacent to the parking lot.

AREA LODGING: Convenient lodging for overnight stays in the area of Regis College are available at the hotels listed below. 

 

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