NORTH COUNTRY AQUATIC CLUB
WINTER 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)
CONTACTS
Meet Director |
Mary Gentry |
(802) 295-8976 |
mary.gentry@hitchcock.org |
Entry Chair |
Tetkin Yeo |
(603) 643-5362 |
tetkinyeo@yahoo.com |
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, December 5 |
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Saturday Morning, December 6 |
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Saturday Afternoon, December 6 |
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Sunday Morning, December 7 |
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Sunday Afternoon, December 7 |
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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.
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 tetkinyeo@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, excluding Sundays and holidays, of receipt of the email entry. If payment is received within four (4) days, excluding Sundays and holidays, 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 individual events per day. 11/12 year olds are eligible for the open
events, in particular the 200’s of strokes.
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. Non-electronic entries: $4.00.
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 session is
oversubscribed after determining the teams in the meet, the 400 IMs and 500 frees will be cut by percent of swimmers from
each team. A waiting list will be
maintained to pull in additional swimmers if other swimmers scratch before the
session.
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 director and 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.
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 |