New Wave Swim Club, Inc.
Nor’easter Classic
Charles C. White Pool,
January 8-9, 2005
New
Events
List (Adobe PDF)
Entry
Cover Page (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek Events File for Team
Manager
Results (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team Manager
Meet Manager: Joe Opolski [jpopolski@lanlink.us, 978-373-6408]
Meet Referee: Paul Memont
[ 978-688-1727]
Entry Chairperson: Dick Whitworth [7465@msn.com, 781-665-4360, ext. 11 (please include “NWSC Nor’easter
Classic” on
Subject line)]
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 desk.
SITE:
The Charles C. White Pool is a 6-lane, 25-yard pool with Kiefer Lane Control
System. Fully-automatic Colorado Time Systems electronic timing with touch pads
at the finish end of the pool with six-lane electronic display. There are no
touch pads at the turn end of the pool. Spectator seating for
300. The Charles C. White Pool is located on the Haverhill High School
Campus at
EVENTS and SESSIONS: See attached list.
SESSIONS: Session I Saturday,
1/8 Warm Up 8:00 A.M. Meet Start 9:00 A.M.
Session II Saturday, 1/8 Warm Up 12:30 P.M. Meet
Start 1:30 P.M.
Session III Sunday , 1/9 Warm Up 8:00 A.M. Meet Start 9:00 A.M.
Session IV Sunday, 1/9 Warm Up 12:30 P.M. Meet
Start 1:30 P.M.
COURSE: Short course yards (25 yards).
ELIGIBILITY: All contestants must be 2005 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.
ENTRY INFORMATION: Entries will be accepted on and after December 1, 2004. Entries
received before December 1, 2004 will be considered received on December 1,
2004. Entries must be received no later than January 1, 2005. Make checks
payable to “New Wave Swim Club, Inc.”. Mail completed
forms (including signed entry cover page and waiver) together with hard copy
and payment to the Meet Manager: Joe Opolski, at
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 Dick Whitworth at 7465@msn.com (please include “NWSC
Nor’easter Classic” on subject line)]. Please check that your team name,
address, and contact information are listed correctly in this file. For email
entries, payment and hard copy 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
until 7 days prior to the first day of the meet. No new entries will be
accepted after the January 1, 2005 entry deadline. Entry time updates should be
sent via email to the entry chairperson at 7465@msn.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.
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.
PROGRAMS: $2.00 per session.
ADMISSION: $1.00 per session.
WARMUPS: The pool will open for warm-ups 60 minutes before the beginning of the
session. The pool will close five minutes before the scheduled start time.
Teams will be assigned warm-up lanes after all entries are received. No diving
in any part of the pool during warm ups, except in designated sprint lanes that
will be announced by the meet referee.
SAFETY:
1.
Diving will be prohibited during warm-ups, exception specifically announced one-way sprint lanes.
2.
No shaving is permitted at the competition site.
3.
No glass containers are permitted within the facility.
4.
Swimmers must be under the supervision of a coach. If a swimmer arrives at the meet without a
coach, the swimmer should notify the referee before he/she warms up. The referee will assign the swimmer to a
registered coach for warm-ups.
5.
No camera cell phones are permitted in the locker
rooms.
RULES:
2005 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.
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.
TIME TRIALS: Time trials will be offered at the discretion of the meet referee if
time allows. Time trials are $5.00 for individual events.
OFFICIALS: Officials who would like to participate from each club should contact
the Meet Manager: Joe Opolski (978) 373-6408, [jpopolski@lanlink.us]
SCORING: The meet will be scored. The top 2 teams in a small team and large
team category will be awarded a custom plaque. Small team and large team
categories will be determined by the number of entries per team and will be
defined after all entries are received.
AWARDS: Ribbons will be awarded to the top six finishers in each individual
event. Heat winner ribbons will be awarded.
FOOD:
A concession stand will be in operation for the duration of the meet. No food
will be allowed on deck at anytime.
SOCIAL: There will be an open buffet for Coaches, Officials, and Timers after
the Saturday PM Session. Details will be provided at the meet.
EQUIPMENT VENDOR: A swimming equipment vendor will be selling suits, goggles, and other
accessories for the duration of the meet.
MISCELLANEOUS: New Wave Swim Club, Inc., the
PARKING: There is ample parking available adjacent to the Charles C. White
Pool.
DIRECTIONS: From the south take 495 to exit 50 (Rt. 97). At end of ramp go
directly across through lights, on to