Saint Michael’s College Pool,
February 3, 2008
Sanctioned by NE Swimming #NE-08-21 & NE-08-21 TT
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:
Meet Referee: Don Weaver (donald.weaver@vtmednet.org,
Entry Chairperson:
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 receive a copy of the heat sheets from a meet director when they are ready. The 1000 & 1650 freestyle will be swum fast-to-slow in mixed male and female heats.
COURSE: Short course yards (25 yards).
EVENTS and SESSIONS: See attached list.
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.
ENTRY INFORMATION: 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 February
1, 2008. Make checks payable to “Green
Mountain Sports Performance, LLC”. Mail
completed forms (including signed entry cover page and waiver) and payment to
the entry chairperson:
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 lmatuszak@smcvt.edu. 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 individual events per day. Relay only swimmers do not have to be entered in individual events in order to compete in a relay event, but must be listed on the entry as relay only swimmers.
ENTRY TIME UPATES: Entry times may be updated through February 1, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. No new entries will be accepted after the February 1, 2008 entry deadline. Entry time updates should be sent via email to the entry chairperson at lmatuszak@smcvt.edu. 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: $4.00 for individual events. Non-electronic entries: $4.50 for individual events. $5.00 for electronic entry distance events (400 I.M. and longer). $5.50 for non-electronic entry distance events (400 I.M. and longer). $16.00 for electronic entry relay events. $16.50 for non-electronic entry relay events.
SWIMMER PARTICIPATION FEE: There will be a $3.00 per swimmer fee for meet participation.
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.
25-YARD EVENTS: 25-yard events will begin at the start end of the pool. The median of the three watch times for each swimmer will be used as the official time for the 25-yard events.
RELAYS: Relays will not be limited by team. Teams may enter as many relays as desired. Relay cuts will be made as needed in order to maintain the meet timeline. All relay swimmers must be officially entered in the meet.
PROGRAMS: $4.00 for the meet, $2.00 for session heat sheets.
ADMISSION: $1.00 per session.
WARMUPS: The pool will open for warm-ups 90 minutes 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.
SAFETY:
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.
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 $20.00 for relays.
SCORING: The meet will be scored and the team with the most points will be awarded a team trophy. All teams entered in the meet will be given 2 Vermont Teddy Bears to award to their top male and female swimmers in the meet based on the head coaches’ own criteria.
AWARDS: Heat winner prizes will be awarded to the
heat winners in each race, including relays.
MISCELLANEOUS: Green Mountain Aquatics and Saint Michael’s College assumes no responsibility for lost or stolen property. Pets of any kind and smoking are not permitted within the facility. Diving will be prohibited during the warm-up except in specifically announced one-way sprint lanes.
PARKING: There is ample parking available in the
parking lot adjacent to the
DIRECTIONS: The Saint Michael’s College Pool is
located in the
From the south, take 89 North to exit 15. Take a right off the exit onto Route 15
East. Take Route 15 East to the first
traffic light (Purple Knights Pizza will be on your right). Take a left at the light into the Saint
Michael’s College main entrance. The
LODGING: The following hotels and motels are in the area:
Courtyard Marriott,
(15 minutes from pool)
Saint Michael’s College rate of $109.00/
night + tax with breakfast
Call and request the SMC rate for
attending the swim meet.
Anchorage Inn,
(10 minutes from pool)
Best Western,
(10 minutes from pool)
Clarion Hotel,
(10 minutes from pool)
Courtyard Marriott,
(15 minutes from pool)
Days Inn,
(across from pool)
Fairfield Inn by Marriott,
(10 minutes from pool)
Hampton Inn,
(10 minutes from pool)
Hawthorne Suites Hotel,
(10 minutes from pool)
Holiday Inn,
(10 minutes from pool)
The Inn at
(15 minutes from pool, run by the New England Culinary Institute)
Radisson Hotel, 60 Battery,
(15 minutes from pool, view of
Sheraton Hotel,
(10 minutes from pool)
Towneplace Suites by Marriott,
(15 minutes from pool)
The
(10 minutes from pool)