YMCA OF THE NORTH SHORE SHARKS
Sterling YMCA,
Sanctioned by NE Swimming #NE-05-73,
NE-05-73-TT
Held in Honor of Reid Sacco
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: Brian Harrington (bnharrington@comcast.net , (H) 978-922-9843 (Cell) 978-590-5391)
Meet Referee: Jon Hurst (jhurst@retailersma.org, 978-921-2062)
Entry Chairperson: Brian Harrington (bnharrington@comcast.net , (H) 978-922-9843 (Cell) 978-590-5391)
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 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 timing table.
The 500 freestyle will be swum fast-to-slow, alternating heats of women
and men. Swimmers in the 500 freestyle must provide their own counter.
SITE: The Sterling
YMCA Pool is an 8-lane, 25-yard pool with seven-foot-wide lanes and
non-turbulent lane lines.
Fully-automatic Colorado Time Systems electronic timing system. There
are touch pads at the finish end of the pool with eight-line electronic
display. There are touch pads at the
turn end of the pool. Attached to the
main pool is an area that is available for warm-up and warm down, approximately
20x20 feet in size. The finish end of
the pool is 4.5 feet deep; the turn end of the pool is 4 feet deep. Spectator seating is for 300. The pool is located inside the Sterling YMCA,
COURSE: Short course yards (25 yards).
EVENTS and SESSIONS: See attached list.
ELIGIBILITY: All
contestants must be either 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.
781-449-0270, office@neswim.com.
ENTRY INFORMATION: 75%
of entries will be reserved and 25% will be open lottery. Entries will be accepted
on and after October 6, 2005. Entries
received before
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 bnharrington@comcast.net . 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 events per day.
ENTRY TIME UPATES:
Entry times may be updated through
ENTRY FEES: Electronic entries: $3.50 for individual events. Non-electronic entries: $4.00 for individual events.
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. 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, 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.
25-YARD EVENTS: 25-yard events will start at the start end of the pool. Swimmers may dive in from the wall.
PROGRAMS: $5.00 for the meet
ADMISSION: $1.00 per session.
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. The warm-up area will be available during the meet for warm up and warm down. .
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.
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. Heat prizes will be awarded to the first place swimmer in each heat for 10 and under events.
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:
YMCA of the
PARKING: There will be off-site parking
available with a shuttle service running constantly to and from both sites.
Swimmers may be dropped off at the entrance to the
DIRECTIONS: The
Sterling YMCA is located on
LODGING: The following hotels and motels are in the area:
Lakeview Motor Lodge
Courtyard by Marriott
at the Liberty Tree Mall,
Residence
Inn/Marriott Hotel,
Days Inn,
Super 8 Motels,
Rte.1 North,
Motel 6, Rte 1
North,
Holiday Inn,
Hampton Inn,
Salem Waterfront
Hotel & Suites, 57 Wharf St.,