Shawmut Aquatic Club
November 6, 2005
Sanctioned by NE Swimming # NE-05-56, #NE-05-56 TT
Entry Cover Page (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek Events File for Team Manager
Results (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team Manager
Meet Director: Kristine Van Amsterdam (jva@mac.com, 508-655-0322)
Meet Referee: Michael Harrison (mharrison529@aol.com, 508-429-2131)
Entry Chairperson: Cheryl Reuter (ccreuter@aol.com, 508-879-9637)
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. Coaches will receive positive check-in sheets for all sessions at the beginning of the meet in coaches’ packets. The check-in sheet for each session must be returned no later than 30 minutes before the beginning of the session. Heat sheets will be posted around the pool deck and delivered to officials and coaches as they become available.
SITE: The Keefe
Vocational Technical School pool is a 6-lane, 25-yard pool with
non-turbulent lane lines. There is a
fully-automatic electronic timing system with touchpads at the finish end of
the pool with single-line electronic display.
There are no touchpads at the turn end of the pool. The finish end of the pool is 11 feet deep;
the turn end of the pool is 4 feet deep.
Spectator seating accommodates about 300. The pool is located at 750 Winter Street,
COURSE: Short course yards (25 yards).
EVENTS and SESSIONS: See attached list.
ELIGIBILITY: All contestants may be 2005 or 2006 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 10, 2005. Entries received
before October 10, 2005 will be considered received on October 10, 2005.
Entries must be received no later than 5 PM, October 24, 2005. Make checks
payable to “Shawmut Aquatic Club”. Mail
completed forms (including signed entry cover page and waiver) and payment to
the entry chairperson: Cheryl Reuter,
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 ccreuter@aol.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 five (5) events per day.
ENTRY TIME UPATES: Entry times may be updated until 7 days prior to the first day of the meet. No new entries will be accepted after the October 24, 2005 entry deadline. Entry time updates should be sent via email to the entry chairperson at ccreuter@aol.com. 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 less than 400 yards in length, $5.00 for distance events (400 yards and longer), and $14.00 for relays. Non-electronic entries: $4.00 for individual events less than 400 yards in length, $5.50 for distance events (400 yards and longer), and $14.50 for relays.
SWIMMER PARTICIPATION FEE: NONE
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 and time. Teams will be notified that they have been accepted or cut from the meet within seven days of receipt of entry. If the meet is 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: All relay swimmers must be officially entered in the meet.
25-YARD EVENTS: 25-yard events will start on the blocks at the finish end of the pool. The 25-yard events will be timed manually by two timers per lane. There are no touch pads at the turn end of the pool.
PROGRAMS: $2.00 for complete program.
ADMISSION: $1.00 per session.
WARMUPS: The pool will open for warm-ups at least 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 and time slots after all entries are received.
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. All events will be swum as timed finals.
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 $14.00 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 six finishers in each individual event.
FOOD: A limited 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: Shawmut Aquatic Club assumes no responsibility for lost or stolen property. Pets of any kind and smoking are not permitted within the facility.
PARKING: There is ample parking available in the
parking lot adjacent to the
DIRECTIONS: From Rt. 128 take Rt. 9 west toward
From the West, using either the Mass Pike
or Rt. 9. Upon exiting the Mass Pike at exit 12,
LODGING: The following hotels and motels are in the area:
Hampton Inn,
Courtyard by Marriott,
Travel Lodge Natick,
Special Instructions: