Bluefish Valentine’s Classic Meet Information February 2 & 3, 2008

Sanctioned by New England Swimming # NE-08-23 and NE-08-23 TT

DATES AND LOCATION:
Saturday February 2, 2008 & Sunday February 3, 2008
Attleboro High School, 100 Rathbun Willard Drive Attleboro, MA

 

Schedule of Events
Entry Cover Page (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek Events File for Team Manager
Results (corrected 8/02/08)
Results (Adobe PDF) (corrected 8/02/08)
Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team Manager (corrected 8/02/08)

CONTACTS                                                  Phone                          Email
Meet Manager:          Christie Batchelor         617-448-0777             abfswimsccc@yahoo.com
Referee:                      Joan Beisel                  401-294-6995             beisel@cox.net
Entry Chairperson:   Christie Batchelor          617-448-0777             abfswimsccc@yahoo.com

SESSSIONS  

Saturday, February 2, 2008               Warm-up          Start
Morning Session                                   8:30am            10:15am

Saturday February 2, 2008                Warm-UP           Start

Afternoon Session                                2:30pm   3:00pm

Sunday, February 3, 2008                  Warm-up          Start
Morning Session                                   9:30 AM         10:45AM

 

FACILITY:
Attleboro High School has an eight lane, 25 yd pool with non-turbulent lane lines, Colorado Timing System (electronic touch pads and new 8 lane scoreboard) and bleacher seating for spectators. Members of New England Swimming and their families are restricted to the pool, spectator stands and the concession area. There is no smoking in the building or within 500 feet of the building. Failure to abide by these rules may result in ejection from the facility. Only people with proper credentials will be allowed on deck.

FORMAT:
The meet will be swum as timed finals.  All sessions will be seeded by computer, based on positive check-in at the beginning of each session.  Heat sheets will be posted around the pool deck.  The scratch deadline will be 30 minutes before the start of each session. Heat and lane assignments will be posted and handed out to coaches prior to each session. Coaches are responsible for ensuring their swimmers are in the correct heat and lane.  8 & Under 25 yard events will start from the starting block and finish at the opposite end of the pool. We will be using hand timing for the 25 yard events.  Continuous warm-up warm-down will be available in two lanes with the exception of the 1000 and 1650 where one lane will only be available.  Warm-Up Warm-Down lanes will be sectioned off from the six competition lanes with an additional lane line.  The 1000 & 1650 freestyle will be swum fastest to slowest, alternating heats of women and men.

ELIGIBILITY:
All contestants must be 2008 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.  New England teams entering the meet are encouraged to check their entries with the online registration check tool on the New England Swimming web site.  Please contact the New England Swimming Office for registration information. Disabled swimmer forms are available from the New England Swimming Office. New England Swimming Office: 20 Cleveland Road, Needham MA 02492, 781-449-0270, office@neswim.com.

ENTRY INFORMATION:

Entries:  Entries will be accepted on and after January 11, 2008.  Entries received before January 11, 2008 will be considered received on January 11, 2008.  Entries must be received no later than Wednesday January 28, 2008.  Make checks payable to “C & C Swimming, Inc.”.  Mail completed forms (including signed entry cover page and waiver) and payment to: Chuck & Christie Batchelor 125 County St. Attleboro, MA 02703.  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.  Deck Entries are accepted for a $5 with proof of or in possession of USA swimming ID card.  No refunds will be given for entries that are accepted, or for entries that are rejected due to improper entry. Any swimmer who is entered with incorrect swimmer information, or an incorrect or no ID, or is unregistered, will be scratched from the meet until corrections are made per the New England policy.

Event Limits:  Athletes may swim in a maximum of 5 events per day.

Email 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 abfswimsccc@yahoo.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 Fees: The fee for electronic entries is $4.00 for individual events, non-electronic entries is $4.50.  Electronic entries for the distance events 400, 500 & 1000 is $5.00, non-electronic entries $5.50.

***The Swimmer Participation Fee is $5.00 per swimmer*** 

Please mail the hard copy of your entry and your check to:

Bluefish Swim Club
C/o Chuck & Christie Batchelor 125 County St. Attleboro, MA 02703

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 accepted.)

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. Bluefish Swim Club will limit the number of swims in the meet. Bluefish Swim Club will reserve 75% for its own team and any other teams (New England and/or out of district) that it may want to invite to the meet.  The other 25% of the swims will be open to other teams to submit entries.  If on the first day of acceptance, those meet entries exceed the 25% still available in the meet, there will be a lottery of those teams.  The lottery will be run by the New England Office.

RULES
2008 US Swimming rules will govern all competition and the decisions 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 US Swimming and are available from the New England Swimming office.

OFFICIALS AND TIMERS:
Volunteer officials and timers would be appreciated. Distance events on 400IM, 500FR, 1000FR, & 1650FR are required to provide their own timers and counters. Please include with your entry a list of your team’s eligible officials, their phone numbers, and the session(s) they are available to work. The Referee for this meet will be Joan Beisel, and officials are encouraged to contact Joan at (401) 294-6995 or email at beisel@cox.net before the meet.

SAFETY AND IMPORTANT RULES TO NOTE:

1.      Diving will be prohibited during warm-ups except in specifically announced one-way sprint lanes.  There will be no diving in the warm up and warm down areas at any time.

2.      No shaving is permitted at or around Attleboro High School competition site.

3.      No glass containers are permitted within the facility at Attleboro High School.

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 assign the swimmer to a registered coach for warm-ups.

5.      No camera cell phones are permitted in the locker rooms.

AWARDS: No Ribbons or Awards will be given.

ADMISSION & PROGRAMS: Admission: $1.00 per session; Programs: $2.00 per session, and Heat Sheets: $1.00 (Heat Sheets available only for Distance Session on Saturday).

 

CONCESSIONS: Concessions will available.

EQUIPMENT VENDOR:  Varsity Swim Shop Vendor will be available.

DIRECTIONS:
Attleboro High School in Attleboro, Massachusetts is located on 100 Rathbun Willard Drive. Take I-95 to the Attleboro Exit #3A, Route 123 towards Attleboro Center. Immediately after exiting off I-95, take a left at the Shell gas station onto Lathrop Drive. Follow approximately one mile and take a right onto Rome Blvd. Rome Blvd will curve to the right and then back to the left before becoming Rathbun Willard Drive. Attleboro High School will be on your right. Enter the first large parking lot next to the School. On this route, look for signs indicating the way to the high school.