NORTH COUNTRY AQUATIC CLUB
FALL CLASSIC TEAM SPECIALTY MEET
Sanctioned by
Entry Cover Page (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek Events File for Team Manager
Results (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek
CL2 File for Team Manager (no Time Trials)
Hy-Tek
CL2 File for Team Manager (Time Trials only)
Meet Director |
Mary Gentry |
(802) 295-8976 |
mary.gentry@hitchcock.org |
Entry Chair |
Mary Gentry |
(802) 295-8976 |
mary.gentry@hitchcock.org |
Referee |
Bob Menck |
(603) 357-9638 |
rmenck@ne.rr.com |
Officials Chair |
Brian Ganley |
(802) 785-2704 |
beganley@coleelectric.com |
SESSIONS |
Warm-up |
Meet |
Friday Evening, November 5 |
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Saturday Morning, November 6 |
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Saturday Afternoon, November 61 |
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Sunday Morning, November 7 |
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Sunday Afternoon, November 7 |
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(Warm-up/Meet start times may be adjusted an hour either way due to college team requirements. Any revisions will be communicated to participating teams at least two weeks before the start of the meet.)
MEET FORMAT: All events will be deck seeded during
warm-ups and swum as timed finals.
Coaches must turn in scratches no later than 30 minutes before the
beginning of the session. Heat and lane
assignments will be posted in both pool areas prior to each event. Coaches will be able to pick up heat
sheets. Swimmers are to report directly
to their lane before their event is called.
Coaches are responsible for ensuring their swimmers are in the correct
heat and lane. The 1000 and the 1650
freestyles will be swum fastest to slowest.
Teams must provide their own timers for the distance events (2 timers
per lane).
SITE:
Karl B. Michael Pool is located in the Alumni Gym building of
Swimmers
and spectators are not allowed in any other of the athletic facilities
including gymnasiums, weight rooms and training areas. Food and drink are not allowed in the
bleachers, deck or locker rooms. Smoking
is not permitted anywhere in the building.
COURSE: Short course yards (25 yards).
EVENTS and SESSIONS: See attached list.
ELIGIBILITY: All contestants must be 2004 or 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
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
mary.gentry@hitchcock.org
ENTRY
LIMITS: Athletes may
enter and swim in a maximum of 5 individual events per day. 11/12 year olds are eligible for the open
events, in particular the 200’s of strokes and the 200 IM.
ENTRY TIME UPATES: Entry times updates will be requested 7 days prior to the first day of the meet. Further instructions will be sent to all teams participating in the meet.
ENTRY FEES: Electronic entries: $3.50 for individual events, $10.00 for relays. Non-electronic entries: $4.00 for individual events, $10.50 for relays.
ENTRY TIMES: All entries must be specified in short-course yard (25-yard pool) times. Meter times must be converted to yard times.
ENTRY
CUTS: Team 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 for the
Saturday or Sunday sessions, 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. If the Friday night events
need to be cut, individual swimmers will be determined by lottery. A waiting list will be maintained to pull in
additional swimmers if other swimmers scratch before the session.
RELAYS: Swimmers may swim in one medley relay and one free relay. Any combination of girls and boys may be used in the relays including all four swimmers of the same sex. All relay swimmers must be officially entered in the meet.
25-YARD EVENTS: All 25 yard events will start from the blocks. 100 yard relay swimmers #2 and #4 will start from the edge of the pool.
PROGRAMS: $5.00 for the full meet. Heat Sheets, with lane assignments, for each session will be available at the start of each session for $2.
ADMISSION: $1.00 per session.
WARMUPS: The competition 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 warm-up pool will be available during the meet for warm--up and warm-down.
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 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: Medals will be awarded for 1st through 3rd and ribbons will be awarded for 4th through 6th for both individual events and relays.
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: Free parking is available in the
Thompson Arena parking lot on
DIRECTIONS: From I-89 in NH, take Exit 18 (Route
120) north to
From
I-91 in VT, take Exit 13 east across the Connecticut
River to
LODGING: The following hotels and motels are in the area:
Airport Economy Inn |
Days Inn |
Regency Inn (formally
Ramada) |
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603/298-8888 |
603/448-5070 |
802/295-3000 |
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Best Western |
Fireside Inn & Suites |
Residence Inn by Marriott |
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802/295-3015 |
603/298-5900 |
603/643-4511 |
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Comfort Inn |
Hampton Inn |
Sunset Motor Inn |
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802/295-3051 |
802/296-2800 |
603/298-8721 |
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Comfort Suites (new) |
Hotel Coolidge |
Super 8 Motel |
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802/291-9911 |
802/295-3118 |
802/295-7577 |