GMSC Winter Specialty Meet
at
Friday through
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Proudly
hosted by the
Greenwood Memorial Swim Club, Inc.
in association with Boston University
Sanctioned by New England Swimming
Sanction # NE-08-24 and
#NE-08-24 TT
Entry Cover Page (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek Events File for Team Manager
Results (corrected 1/28/08)
Results (Adobe PDF) (corrected 1/28/08)
Hy-Tek CL2 Results File for Team Manager (corrected 1/28/08)
CONTACTS
Entry Chairperson:
Meet Directors:
Meet Referee: Walt Meissner (978) 203-6982 wcm@bu.edu
Safety Chairman: Jane Cheney (978) 632-9561 jagcheney@verizon.net
For the most up-to-date information about warm-up schedules, timing needs, and/or “day-of-the-meet” weather or emergency notices, access the GMSC web page at: http://www.greenwoodswim.com/
FACILITY:
MEET FORMAT: This is an Age Group
meet swum in Short Course Yards with the Friday night session offering timed-finals
of the 500 Free and 400 IM for selected age groups and swimmers with verifiable
entry times conforming to the time standards; and Saturday and Sunday offering
trials and finals events for 11&Over swimmers and timed-final events for
10&Under swimmers. Combined ten lane
heats will be swum in timed-finals and prelim sessions. For the trials/finals events, the top 20
swimmers in each age group will advance to swim in two 10-lane final heats
(i.e., trial sessions will be swum as 11 & over events, but the final heats
to be swum for the respective age groups).
The standard USA Swimming approved procedures for scratching finals
events will be applied (e.g., once trial results are announce swimmers will
have 30 minutes to declare their intention to scratch) Awards will be given in 9-10, 11-12, 13-14,
and 15 & Over Age Groups.
Morning and afternoon
sessions will be seeded after the positive check-in deadline before the
start of the competition. Coaches and
swimmers must check-in with the Clerk of the Course no later than forty-five
minutes before the session is scheduled to start (i.e., by 5:15 PM Friday; by
8:15 AM each morning; and 1:15 PM each afternoon). There will be no bullpen. Heat and lane
assignments will be posted and handed out to officials and coaches prior to the
start of competition. Swimmers are to
report directly to their assigned lane before their event and heat is called. Coaches are responsible for ensuring their
swimmers are in the correct heat and lane.
TIME STANDARDS: Distance events swum on Friday evening will require that
swimmers enter with verifiable “A” Time Standards for their respective age
groups. If space is available, swimmers
with unverified times or times that are less than “A” time standards will be
allowed as the time-line permits and on a first-come first-serve basis based on
team entry date. If we receive more than
enough entries with verifiable “A” time standards, we reserve the right to cut
the Friday evening session by time in order to adhere to the session length as agreed
upon with
SESSIONS: Due to requirements of the
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ELIGIBILITY: All contestants must be 2008 USA Swimming
registered athletes and must be registered before the entry is
submitted. In accordance with NE
Swimming rules, teams that enter unregistered swimmers will be subject to a
fine of $100 per unregistered swimmer.
ENTRY INFORMATION:
From an entry standpoint, a perfectly
balance meet with sessions of the anticipated three and four hour lengths will
allow approximately 5,300 splashes.
Therefore, the 75% rule as defined by New England Swimming, means that
4,000 entries may be reserved for invited teams. Entries from invited teams will be accepted
on a first come first serve basis up to this limit of 4,000 splashes, and must
be received no later than November 20, 2007.
Email electronic entries in CL2 or SD3/SDIF format (such as from Hy-Tek
Team Manager or other team management software) to the entry chairperson at remecon@comcast.net. Full payment and a printed copy of the entry,
including the swimmer facilities fee, must be received by
All other teams wishing to enter may submit their entries
beginning on November 27, 2007 by emailing electronic entries in CL2 or SD3/SDIF
format (such as from Hy-Tek Team Manager or other team management software) to
the entry chairperson at remecon@comcast.net. Payment and hardcopy of the entry 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. Make
checks payable to Greenwood Memorial Swim Club, Inc. and mail hardcopy of the
entry (including signed entry cover page and waiver) and payment to the entry
chairperson:
All entries must be complete and accurate 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
refunds for entries that are accepted or for entries that are rejected due to
improper entry (i.e., meet fees will not be returned or credited to new entries
for scratches or errors or unverifiable times).
Deck entries will only be accepted if the meet is not designated
as full on or before January 8, 2008 and then only if permitted by the meet
director and/or meet referee. Please
include the email address of your team’s
contact(s) so all future meet correspondences can be sent to this email
address.
ENTRY LIMITS: As per USA Swimming rules, 11 & Over Athletes swimming trials and finals events may enter and swim in a maximum of 3 events per day while 10 and Under athletes swimming in timed-final events are limited to five events per day. If necessary to keep the Friday night session within an acceptable timeline, all swimmers may be limited to only one event on Friday night. This limitation, if applied will be decided on by December 1, 2007 based on entries received by that date on will only take affect if the Friday night session is over subscribed and other ways of cutting the meet to achieve session time limits are unsuccessful.
ENTRY FEES: Electronic entries: $5.00 for individual 11 &
Over events and $5.00 for all distance events (400 yards or longer). $4.00 for individual 10 & Under events of
less than or equal to 200 yards. Non-electronic
entries must add $0.50 per entry (i.e., $4.50 for 10 & Under individual
events of less than or equal to 200 yards; $5.50 for individual events all
other entries). In addition, there is a $10.00
per swimmer participation fee towards covering cost associated with the finer
facilities. Time trials if permitted by
the meet referee and meet director will be charged at $5.00 per event.
ENTRY TIMES: All entries should be specified in short-course yard (25-yard pool) times. For the 500 Free and 400 IM events on Friday evening, only swimmers who have met ‘A’ motivational time standards per US Swimming (9/13/04) will be accepted for entry. Entries with “NO TIME” will be rejected; times that do not meet ‘A’ motivational time standards will be wait listed.
ENTRY TIME UPATES: Entry times may be updated through
METHOD FOR CLOSING
THE MEET: Greenwood Memorial Swim Club will limit the number of swims in the meet to adhere to session time
lines. GMSC will reserve 75% for its own team and any other teams (
TIME TRIALS: Time trials may be offered at the discretion of the meet referee if the timeline allows. Such deck and time trials entries will be charged $5.00 for individual events.
WARMUPS: The pool
will open for warm-ups beginning at 5:00 PM on Friday evening and 8:00 AM both
Saturday and Sunday mornings. Teams will
not be assigned warm up lanes (i.e., open warm ups) as approximately sixteen
lanes will be available from 8:00 AM to 8:50 AM each morning. The competition pool will be cleared 10
minutes before the start of competition (i.e., 8:50 AM); however, lanes in the
diving end of the pool will be available for continuous warm up throughout the
competition. Warm-ups for the timed-final
10&Under Sessions on Saturday and Sunday afternoon will begin at 1:00
PM. Warm-ups for Saturday and Sunday 11&Over
finals sessions will begin at
AWARDS: Ribbons will be awarded to individuals for eight places (1st
through 8th) in each individual event by age group.
SCORING: This meet will not be scored for team and individual high point
OFFICIALS AND TIMERS: Volunteer officials and timers from each team are encouraged and appreciated. GMSC is a relatively small team and the size of this pool (10 lanes) and expansiveness of this facility requires a lot of staffing if we are to run a successful meet. We need your help. Please include with your entry a list of your team’s eligible officials expected to be available, their phone numbers, and the session(s) they will work.
PROGRAMS: $1.00 for the Friday Evening Session; $4.00 for both 10 &
Under Sessions; and $4.00 for both 11 & Over Sessions. 11 & Over Final heat sheets will be
$2.00.
ADMISSION: $1.00 per session for non-swimmers 18 years of age and over. Those who volunteer to time or officiate will not be charged admission.
SAFETY, BEHAVIOR, IMPORTANT RULES & SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
- Only
swimmers, coaches, authorized meet and
- Diving is prohibited during warm-ups with the exception of one-way sprint lanes when announced.
- All swimmers must enter the competition pool at the starting end.
- No shaving is permitted at the competition site. Swimmers must wear approved swim wear and, due to facilities regulations, will not be allowed to wear jewelry or other accessories unless under their swim cap such as necklaces, toe and finger rings.
- Glass containers are prohibited in the facility, especially on the pool and restroom areas.
- 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 assign the swimmer to a registered coach for warm-ups.
- No camera cell phones are permitted in the locker rooms.
- No flash photography at the start of any race.
- Absolutely no swimming under the bulkhead at any time.
- Absolutely no meet participant is allowed on the diving boards at the diving end of the pool or in the Recreation Pool and Spa at any time. Use of the diving boards is strictly prohibited.
- Absolutely no meet participant, swimmer, coach or observer is allowed in other parts of the fitness facility unless accompanied and/or approved by authorized University personnel.
Failure to abide by these rules
and any other rules that may be announced or posted by meet officials during
the meet may result in ejection from the facility. Meet officials will watch for swimmers or meet spectators who violate
facility regulations. Horseplay will not
be tolerated. Parents must supervise
younger children in attendance at the meet.
Meet officials have the authority to dismiss swimmers and spectators
from the grounds. Coaches are
responsible for communicating this to both swimmers and parents. No pets of any kind are permitted within the complex. Boston
University, Greenwood Memorial Swim
Club, and
DECK ACCESS: Only athletes, coaches, officials, and official meet staff are permitted on the pool deck. Deck badges will be distributed to all non-athletes on the pool deck with validated USA Swimming registration cards and to volunteer timers and must be displayed at all times. Individuals without a deck badge and/or proper credentials will be removed from the pool deck, and will be subject to a fine by New England Swimming.
RULES: 2008 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.
FOOD & EQUIPMENT VENDOR: A concession stand will be in operation for the duration of the meet, and possibly, a swimming equipment vendor will be selling suits, goggles, and other accessories at times during the meet if arrangements can be made.
PHOTOGRAPHER: As per USA Swimming and New England Swimming policy, the only photographers allowed on the pool deck at any time during the meet (including during warm ups) must be professional photographers contracted by GMSC or press photographers who have been approved in advance by the Meet Director and have been properly credentialed. Email the Meet Director with questions and requests.
PARKING: Parking will
be available in the Agganis Arena garage that is adjacent to the Fitness and
Recreation center. As
If your team will be traveling by
chartered bus, due to City of
Driving Directions:
From the North
- Take I-93 or Route 1 South to
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From the South
- Take I-93 Route 3 (Southeast Expressway) North to
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From the West
- Take the
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