MIT Pool,
January 8-9, 2005
Sanctioned by NE Swimming #NE-05-11 and NE-05-11TT
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 Director: Darlene McGrath (ssysteam@comcast.net, 781-986-6803)
Meet Referee: Wendy Vogel (wvogel9544@hotmail.com, 781-875-1401)
Entry Chairperson: Darlene McGrath (ssysteam@comcast.net, 781-986-6803)
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. Check-in will begin at 7:00AM for the morning sessions
and 1:30PM for the afternoon sessions.
Check-in will end at 7:45AM for the morning sessions and 2:15PM for the
afternoon sessions. Any swimmer who has
not checked in by these times will be scratched. Please make sure your swimmers understand
this procedure. Coaches will also
receive a scratch sheet before each session if they wish to scratch individual
events, which must be returned no later than 45 minutes before the beginning of
the session. Heat sheets will be posted on the white board on the pool
deck. Coaches will be able to pick up heat sheets for each event at the
computer table.
SITE: The MIT Competition Pool at the
COURSE: Short Course Yards (YDS)
EVENTS and SESSIONS: See attached list.
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 October 25th, 2004. Entries received before October 25th,
2004 will be considered received on October 25th, 2004.
Entries must be received no later than December 17th, 2004.
Make checks payable to “YSS Swim Team”. Mail completed forms (including
signed entry cover page and waiver) and payment to the entry chairperson:
Darlene McGrath,
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 ssysteam@comcast.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 excluding Sunday and holidays, 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, excluding Sundays and holidays, 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
January 1st, 2005 by 6:00pm. No new entries will be accepted
after the December 17th, 2004 entry deadline. Entry time
updates should be sent via email to the entry chairperson at ssysteam@comcast.net.
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.
RELAYS: None
25 YARD EVENTS: 8
& Under 25 yard events will start from the starting blocks and will be
hand-timed.
PROGRAMS: $2.00 per session.
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. The diving well area will be available
during the meet for warmup and warmdown.
SAFETY:
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.
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 and $10.00 for relays.
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 nine finishers for 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: South Shore YMCA, South Shore YMCA Strypers Swim Team and MIT assumes no responsibility for lost or stolen property. No consumption of food on the pool deck is allowed. Pets of any kind and smoking are not permitted within the facility.
PARKING: Parking in
There is metered parking on
If you are heading south on I-93, follow I-93 into Boston then follow the I-93 instructions below. If you are heading south on I-95, take the I-93 South exit then follow the instructions from I-93. Alternatively, take the I-90 East exit from I-95 then follow the instructions from I-90.
If you are heading north on I-93, follow I-93 (the Southeast Expressway) into Boston then follow the I-93 instructions below. If you are heading north on I-95, take the I-93 North exit then follow the instructions from I-93. Alternatively, take the I-90 East exit from I-95 then follow the instructions from I-90.
Follow I-90 east to the Cambridge/Brighton exit (exit 18). Following the
signs to
From I-93, take exit 26, and follow the signs to
LODGING: The following hotels and motels are in the area:
Residence Inn by Marriott, 6
Hyatt Regency, 575 Memorial Drive,
University Park Hotel at MIT, 20
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 5
Raddison Hotel, 777 Memorial Drive,
Holiday Inn Express, 250 Monsignor O’Brien Highway,