JANUARY
14-15th, 2006
Sanctioned
by
Hy-Tek
Events File for Team Manager
Results (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek Results File for Team Manager (no time trials)
Hy-Tek Results File for Team Manager (time trials only)
Meet Director: Cheryl Fletcher (fletchcows@aol.com,
413-527-6888)
Meet Referee: John Deady
(jgdeady@yahoo.com, 413-527-4016)
Officials Liaison: Art Vanasse
(Avfrogman9343678@cs.com, 413-527-6748)
FACILITY:
ENTRY INFORMATION: Entries will be accepted
beginning December 2, 2005 and must be completed and received by 5:00 p.m.
January 8th, 2006. Entries received
before December 2, 2005 will be considered received on December 2, 2005. Entries
must be e-mailed, or on IBM compatible computer disk (Hy-Tek). Mail completed forms (including signed entry
cover page and waiver) and payment to the entry chairperson :
Cheryl Fletcher,
ENTRY LIMITS: Athletes may enter and swim in a
maximum of 5 events per day.
ENTRY TIME UPDATES: Entry times may be updated
through January 10, 2006. No changes will be made after January 10, 2006.
ENTRY FEES: $3.50 per event, (electronic entries,
e-mail or disk) or $4.00 for hand entries. Checks should be payable to
"Easthampton Barracudas Swim Team"
ELIGIBILITY: All swimmers must be 2006
registered swimmers with U.S. Swimming.
All swimmers must be registered before the entry is submitted. Teams
that register unregistered swimmers will be subject to a fine of $100 per
unregistered swimmer New England teams are encouraged to check their entries
with the on-line registration check tool on the N.E. Swimming website.
TIME TRIALS: Time trials will be offered at the
discretion of the meet referee if time allows. Time trials are $5.00 per event.
Sanction number for Time Trials is NE-06-14-TT.
SEEDING: All entries must include the best short
course time that the swimmer has achieved.
If a swimmer is entering an event for the first time, please submit a
Coach's best judgement time instead of a "NT". Swimmers will be
seeded with their times entered into the meet with, but will score according to
their Final Time. (ex.: a swimmer
entered with a B time finishes with an A time will be scored with the A
swimmers, likewise, if he/she finishes with a C time will be scored with the C
swimmers)
TIMERS:
Each team entering a swimmer in the 500 Free
events must supply their own counter and timers for each of their swimmers, and
in the 400 IM events must supply their own timers.
PROCEDURE FOR CUTS: In case of over-subscription, the meet will be cut by date the entry is received in order to insure a four hour limit for each session. Per N.E. Swim policy, a lottery will be conducted if the meet is oversubscribed.
AWARDS: Ribbons for the top six "A",
"B", "C" finalists.
If a swimmer enters the meet with a "B" time and finishes with
an "A" time, that swimmer will be placed into the "A" meet
and scored accordingly. If that same
swimmer finishes with a "C" time he will move into the "C"
meet and score accordingly. Please
do not enter swimmers
with a NT - coach's best judgement should be entered.
25-YARD EVENTS: 25 Yard events will start from
the blocks. Three manual watches will be used for timing.
ADMISSION: $1.00 per session
PROGRAMS:
$2.00 per session
REFRESHMENTS: A complete snack/lunch bar will be
provided.
EQUIPMENT VENDOR: A swimming equipment vendor
will be selling suits, goggles, and other accessories for the duration of the
meet.
DIRECTIONS: From the north or south, take Rte.
91 to exit 17B. At the end of the exit
take right onto Rte. 141. Follow Rte.
141 over the mountain to the first set of lights. Go straight through onto
LOCAL ACCOMODATIONS:
Clarion
Hotel,
Best
Western of
Holiday Inn,
Holiday Inn, Hadley 413-582-0002
FORMAT: All events will be timed finals.
RULES: 2006 US Swimming Rules will govern all
competition and decisions by the referee will be final, unless a written
protest is lodged within thirty minutes of the heat being protested.
SAFETY:
OFFICIALS: Volunteer officials will be greatly
appreciated. If names and phone numbers
are included with the entry, they will be contacted for confirmation or you may
contact the Official’s Liaison, Art Vanasse at
Avfrogman9343678@cs.com.