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Events File for Team Manager
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Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team Manager (time trials only)
TEAMS ASSIGNED TO THIS VENUE
DATES
CONTACTS
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Meet
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Paul
Mangili |
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Referee |
Paul
Maker |
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makerp@fcl-us.net |
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Entry
Chairman |
Paul
Mangili |
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Warm-up |
Meet |
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Friday,
February 17 |
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Saturday
Morning, February 18 |
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Saturday
Afternoon, February 18 |
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Saturday
Evening, February 18 |
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Sunday
Morning, February 19 |
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Sunday
Afternoon, February 19 |
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Start
times may be changed once all entries have been received. Teams will be
notified of exact times at least 1 week prior to meet.
Teams will be assigned
warm-up times and lanes once all entries are received.
FACILITY
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 office.
Swimmers should report directly to the blocks for their events. Coaches are responsible for ensuring their
swimmers are in the correct heat and lane.
There will be no bullpen.
All heats of the 1650 will be swum fastest to slowest,
alternating girls and boys. Girls and
boys may be combined is that requires fewer heats. Open swimmers and 13-14 year old swimmers
will be combined into heats for efficiency if deemed necessary by meet
management.
RELAYS
Swimmers
must be entered in an individual event to be able to participate in a
relay. Relay only swimmers are not
allowed. Relays are age specific. Swimmers may not age up for a relay. Relay entries may be limited to two teams per
event per club at the discretion of the Meet Director.
CUTS
The
distance events (400, 500, 1650) may be cut by time in
the event that the meet is oversubscribed at the discretion of the Meet
Director. The 200 fly, 200 back, and 200
breast for the 11 and 12 age group will be limited to
4 heats for girls and 4 heats for boys.
Relays will be the first to be cut in the event that the meet is
oversubscribed, at the discretion of the Meet Director.
ELIGIBILITY
All
swimmers must be 2006 registered swimmers with New England Swimming. Swimmers may register with
ENTRY INFORMATION
Entries
must be received by
Paul
Mangili
All
entries must be typed or printed legibly, and must use full names and
registration numbers from USA Swimming registration. All entries must include a completed and
signed entry cover sheet and waiver. No
deck entries will be accepted. No
refunds will be given for entries that are accepted or for entries that are rejected
due to improper entry. Entry times must
be achieved between
ELECTRONIC ENTRIES
Electronic
entries (such as from Hy-Tek Team Manager or other team management software
that are in the CL2 or SD3/SDIF format) may be emailed as an attachment to the
entry chairperson at abfswim@aol.com. Please check that your team name, address, and contact
information are listed correctly in this file.
Payment and hardcopy of the entry (including the signed entry cover page
and waiver) must be received within 4 days, excluding Sundays and holidays, of
receipt of the email entry.
OTHER ENTRIES
United
States Postal Service Overnight Mail is the preferred paper mailing
method. If Overnight Mail is used,
indicate that the package be delivered even if no one is there to sign for
it. No fax entries will be
accepted. All fees must accompany the
entry.
ENTRY LIMITS
Athletes
may enter and swim in a maximum of 5 individual events per day.
SCRATCHES
Coaches must scratch
swimmers by the end of the first 30 minutes of each warm-up session.
FEES
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$3.50
per individual entry $5.00
per distance event (400 and longer) |
only
one check per team will be accepted for all fees and should be payable to C&C
Swimming, Inc. |
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$14.00
per relay |
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$1.00
per swimmer New England Travel Fund |
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Time
trials: $5.00 per individual event;
$14.00 per relay
In
accordance with New England Swimming policy, fees are increased 50˘ per
individual entry if not submitted in an .sd3 or .cl2 electronic file.
SEND
ENTRIES
Paul
Mangili
TIME TRIALS
Time
Trials will be available, time permitting, at the discretion of the referee.
25 YARD EVENTS
25-yard
events will start at the start end of the pool. Swimmers may start from the
blocks, gutter or they may use an in water start. Timing for this event will use electronic
buttons.
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.
VERIFICATION
All entries must
include verification codes. Results will be reviewed by New England
Swimming. Teams found entering swimmers
with unverifiable times will be reported to the Board of Review for further
action and may jeopardize their participation in future
RULES
2006
USA Swimming rules will govern except as otherwise stated herein and the
decision of the referee will be final, unless a written protest is lodged
within 30 minutes of the swim heat being protested. Disabled swimmer forms are required by USA
Swimming and are available from the New England Swimming office.
OFFICIALS
In accordance with
standard New England Championship procedure, all teams entering this meet must
provide a pro-rata share of officials and timers and other required
personnel. Teams will be informed of
their assignments prior to the meet. The
Officials’ Coordinator for this meet will be Paul Maker. Any official interested in helping at the
meet should contact Paul at makerp@fcl-us.net. Officials who sign up by the meet deadline
will be included in the number of workers when timers are assigned.Individuals
swimming the 500 & 1650 Free are responsible for
providing their own counter and timer.
AWARDS
Medals will be awarded for the first eight
places in individual events and for the first three places in relays. Ribbons will be awarded from 9th
through 16th place in individual events and 4th through 8th
place in relays. “Best Time” ribbons
will be awarded to 10 and under swimmers who achieve best times. A
team representative needs to pick-up the awards at the end of the meet.
SCORING
The meet will not be
scored.
ADMISSION
Admission: $1.00 per session
Programs: $2.00 per session
CONCESSION
/ VENDOR
Food and merchandise
will be for sale throughout the meet in the lobby.
SAFETY
1. Diving will be
prohibited during warm-ups except in specifically announced one-way sprint
lanes. There will be no diving in the warmup and warmdown areas at any
time.
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
then assign the swimmer to a registered coach for warm-ups.
5. No camera cell phones
are permitted in the locker rooms.
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.
PARKING
Parking
is free and available at the school parking lot.
DIRECTIONS
Often at
AREA
LODGING
Holiday
Inn Express North
Attleboro, MA
Holiday
Inn Mansfield,
MA 508-339-2200 15 min. from pool
Comfort Inn Pawtucket,
RI