Hosted by
Shawmut Aquatic Club
February 15-17,
2008
Sanctioned by
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) (corrected 3/12/08)
Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team Manager (time trials only) (corrected 3/12/08)
TEAMS ASSIGNED TO THIS VENUE
AAC, AMW, BAT,
BGSC, HRY, KASC, MBM, MTSC, MWYS, PSC, SAC, MD, WTSC, WBD, UN
DATES AND LOCATION
February 15-17, 2008 at the
CONTACTS
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Meet Director |
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(508) 435-0191 |
lgmoot@comcast.net |
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Referee |
Michael Harrison |
(508) 429-2131 |
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Entry Chairman |
Matt Craven |
(508) 446-0437 |
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SESSIONS
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Warm-up |
Meet |
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Friday, February 15 |
4:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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Saturday Morning, February 16 |
7:00 AM |
8:00 AM |
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Saturday Afternoon, February 16 |
1:30 PM |
2:30 PM |
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Saturday Evening, February 16 |
6:30 PM |
7:00 PM |
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Sunday Morning, February 17 |
7:00 AM |
8:00 AM |
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Sunday Afternoon, February 17 |
1:30 PM |
2:30 PM |
Start times
may be changed once all entries have been received. Teams will be notified of
exact times at least 1 week prior to meet.
SITE
The
Joseph P. Keefe Technical High School Pool is a 6-lane, 25 yard pool with seven
and one-half foot wide lanes and non-turbulent lane lines. Fully-automatic
Colorado Time Systems electronic timing with touchpads at the finish end of the
pool and a single-line electronic display. There are no touchpads at the turn
end of the pool. The start end of the
pool is 12 feet deep; the turn end of the pool is 4 feet deep. Spectator
seating for 300 and deck seating for 300 swimmers. Handicap seating is
available. The pool is located at the
COURSE
Short course yards (25 yards).
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. Copies of heat and lane assignments will be given to
coaches. Swimmers should report directly to the blocks for their events. Coaches are responsible for ensuring their
swimmers are in the correct heat and lane.
There will be no bullpen.
All heats of the 1650 will be
swum fastest to slowest, alternating girls and boys. Girls and boys may be combined if that
requires fewer heats. 15-19 year old
swimmers and 13-14 year old swimmers will be combined into heats for efficiency
if deemed necessary by meet management, but will be scored separately.
RELAYS
Swimmers must be entered in
an individual event to be able to participate in a relay. Relay only swimmers are not allowed. Relays are age specific. Swimmers may not age up for a relay. Relay entries may be limited to two teams per
event per club at the discretion of the Meet Director.
CUTS
The distance events (400,
500, 1650) may be cut by time in the event that the meet is oversubscribed at
the discretion of the Meet Director. The
200 fly, 200 back, and 200 breast for the 11 and 12 age group will be limited
to 4 heats for girls and 4 heats for boys.
Relays will be the first to be cut in the event that the meet is
oversubscribed, at the discretion of the Meet Director.
ELIGIBILITY
All swimmers must be 2008
registered swimmers with New England Swimming.
Swimmers may register with Mary Riddell,
ENTRY INFORMATION
Entries must be received by Tuesday, February 5, 2008. Mail completed forms (including signed entry
cover page and waiver) and payment to the entry chairperson:
Shawmut Aquatic Club
(508) 446-0437
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. No deck entries will be accepted. No refunds will be given for entries that are
accepted or for entries that are rejected due to improper entry. Entry times must be achieved between September
1, 2007 and February 5, 2008. Times
achieved in a 25-meter pool must be multiplied by .9049 to convert to yards.
ELECTRONIC ENTRIES
Electronic entries (such as
from Hy-Tek Team Manager or other team management software that are in the CL2
or SD3/SDIF format) may be emailed as an attachment to the entry chairperson
at
OTHER ENTRIES
United States Postal Service
Overnight Mail is the preferred paper mailing method. If Overnight Mail is used, indicate that the
package be delivered even if no one is there to sign for it. No fax entries will be accepted. All fees must accompany the entry.
ENTRY LIMITS
Athletes may enter and swim
in a maximum of 5 individual events per day.
SCRATCHES
Coaches must scratch swimmers by the end of the
first 30 minutes of each warm-up session.
FEES
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$4.00 per individual entry |
only one check per team for all fees will
be accepted and |
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$5.00 per distance event (400 yards and
longer) |
should be made payable to Shawmut Aquatic Club. |
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$16.00 per relay |
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$2.00 per swimmer NE Travel Fund |
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$5.00 Swimmer Participation Fee per swimmer |
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Time trials:
$5.00 per individual event; $20.00 per relay
In accordance with New England Swimming policy, fees
are increased 50¢ per individual entry or per relay if not submitted in an .sd3
or .cl2 electronic file.
SEND ENTRIES AND FEES TO
Shawmut Aquatic Club
(508) 446-0437
TIME TRIALS
Time Trials will be available, time permitting, at
the discretion of the referee.
25 YARD EVENTS
25-yard events will start at
the start end of the pool. Swimmers may start from the blocks, gutter or they
may use an in water start. Timing for
this event will be manual, 2 watches per lane.
ADMISSION
Admission: $1.00 per session
Programs: $2.00 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 diving well will be available during the
meet for continous warm-up and warm-down. The area will be closely monitored.
Swimmers not using the area for its intended purpose will be prohibited from
using the area.
VERIFICATION
All entries must include
verification codes. Results will be
reviewed by New England Swimming. Teams
found entering swimmers with unverifiable times will be reported to the Board
of Review for further action and may jeopardize their participation in future
New England Swimming “end of season” meets.
RULES
2008 USA Swimming rules will
govern except as otherwise stated herein and the decision 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 USA Swimming and are available from the New England Swimming
office.
OFFICIALS AND TIMERS
In accordance with standard
New England Swimming “end of season” procedure, all teams entering this meet
must provide a pro-rata share of officials and timers. Teams will be informed of their assignments
prior to the meet. The Officials’
Coordinator for this meet will be Michael Harrison, (508) 429-2131, mharrison529@aol.com. Any official interested in helping at the meet should
contact David. Officials who sign up by the meet deadline will be included in
the number of workers when timers are assigned.
Individuals swimming the 500 and 1650 are responsible for providing
their own counter and timer.
AWARDS
Medals
will be awarded for the first eight places in individual events and for the
first three places in relays. Ribbons
will be awarded from 9th through 16th place in individual
events and 4th through 8th place in relays. “Best Time” ribbons will be awarded to 10 and
under swimmers who achieve best times. A team representative needs to pick-up the awards at
the end of the meet.
SCORING
The meet will not be scored.
CONCESSION / VENDOR
Food and merchandise will be for sale throughout the
meet in the lobby.
SAFETY
1.
Diving will be
prohibited during warm-ups except in specifically announced one-way sprint
lanes. There will be no diving in the
warmup and warmdown areas at any time.
2.
No shaving is
permitted at the competition site.
3.
No glass containers
are permitted within the facility.
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 then assign the swimmer to a registered coach for warm-ups.
5.
No camera cell
phones are permitted in the locker rooms.
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.
PARKING: There is ample parking available in the parking lot
adjacent to the Keefe Tech Pool.
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,
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