Shawmut Aquatic Club

Candy Cane Classic

Joseph P. Keefe Technical School, Framingham MA

November 30- December 2, 2007

Sanctioned by NE Swimming # NE-07-84

Events List

Entry Cover Page (Adobe PDF)

Hy-Tek Events File for Team Manager

Results

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: Leslie Moothart (lgmoot@comcast.net, 508-435-0191)

Meet Referee: Michael Harrison (mharrison529@aol.com, 508-429-2131)

Entry Chairperson: Matt Craven (matthewcraven316@hotmail.com, 508-446-0437)

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 scratch sheets for all sessions at the beginning of the meet in coaches’ packets except for the Saturday night distance session which will be positive check-in. The scratch sheet for each session must be returned no later than 30 minutes before the beginning of the session. Heat sheets will be posted around the pool deck and delivered to officials and coaches as they become available. The 1000 and 1650 freestyle events will be swum fast-to-slow, alternating heats of women and men. Positive check-in for the Saturday night session must occur before 5:30 PM.

SITE: The Competition Pool is a 6-lane, 25-yard pool with non-turbulent lane lines. There is a fully automatic, electronic timing system with touch pads at the finish end of the pool with single-line electronic display. There are no touchpads at the turn end of the pool. The finish end of the pool is 11 feet deep; the turn end of the pool is 4 feet deep. Spectator seating is for approximately 300. The pool is located is located at 750 Winter Street, Framingham MA (see Directions).

COURSE: Short course yards (25 yards).

EVENTS and SESSIONS: See attached list.

ELIGIBILITY: All contestants may be 2007 or 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 required 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: 75% of entries will be reserved and 25% will be open lottery. Entries will be accepted on and after November 9, 2007. Entries received before November 9, 2007 will be considered received on November 9, 2007. Entries must be received no later than 5 PM, November 21, 2007. Make checks payable to “Shawmut Aquatic Club”. Mail completed forms (including signed entry cover page and waiver) and payment to the entry chairperson: Matthew Craven PO BOX 318, Hopkinton, MA 01748. 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. Any swimmer who is entered with incorrect swimmer information, or an incorrect or no ID, will be scratched from the meet until corrections are made per the New England Swimming policy.

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 matthewcraven316@hotmail.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 LIMITS: Athletes may enter and swim in a maximum of five (5) events per day. Swimmers will be limited to one (1) event for the Friday and Saturday evening sessions. Please be advised that the Saturday night event is considered part of the five (5) events per day limit.

ENTRY TIME UPATES: Entry times may be updated until 7 days prior to the first day of the meet. No new entries will be accepted after the November 21, 2007 entry deadline. Entry time updates should be sent via email to the entry chairperson at matthewcraven316@hotmail.com . 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 for individual events less than 400 yards in length, and $5.00 for distance events (400 yards and longer). Non-electronic entries: $4.50 for individual events less than 400 yards in length and $5.50 for distance events (400 yards and longer).

SWIMMER PARTICIPATION FEE: $2

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 and time. Teams will be notified that they have been accepted or cut from the meet within seven days of receipt of entry. This meet will follow the 75/25 process outlined by NE Swimming policy. The host team will guarantee up to 75% of the entries for selected teams (including host team). If the meet becomes oversubscribed for the remaining 25% of the entries, then 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. The meet director reserves the right to cut the following events by time: 400 IM, 500 Free, 1000 Free and 1650 Free.

RELAYS: There will be no relay events.

25-YARD EVENTS: 25-yard events will start on the blocks at the finish end of the pool. The 25-yard events will be timed manually by two timers per lane. There are no touch pads at the turn end of the pool.

PROGRAMS: $2.00 per session or $5.00 for complete meet program.

ADMISSION: $1.00 per session.

WARMUPS: The pool will open for warm-ups at least one hour before the beginning of each session. The pool will close ten minutes before the beginning of each session. Teams will be assigned warm-up lanes and time slots after all entries are received.

SAFETY:

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.
No shaving is permitted at the competition site.
No glass containers are permitted within the facility.
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.

RULES: 2007 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. All events will be swum as timed finals. Swimmers must provide their own counters and timers for the 1000 and 1650 freestyle events.

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 $14.00 for relays.

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.

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: Shawmut Aquatic Club assumes no responsibility for lost or stolen property. Pets of any kind and smoking are not permitted within the facility.

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 Framingham passing the Natick Mall. Take Rt. 126 into downtown Framingham, turn right onto Rt. 135. Go past La Cantina Restaurant and take next right (Winter Street). Go over bridge thru lights. Keefe Tech is on the right.

From the West, using either the Mass Pike or Rt. 9. Upon exiting the Mass Pike at exit 12, Framingham, follow signs to Rt. 9 East, Framingham. At the end of the ramp, merge onto Rt. 9 east and proceed approximately 1.3 miles to the second light. Take the right onto Temple Street and proceed past the Super Stop and Shop to the end of the street. At the end, take a left onto Salem End Road. Proceed on Salem End Road ¼ mile to the first light. Take a right onto Winter Street. The entrance to Keefe Tech will be located 1 ½ miles on the left.

LODGING: The following hotels and motels are in the area:

Hotels will be added. New ones being built in area.

Special Instructions:

No food or drinks except water will be allowed on deck or in the spectator seating area, per order of the Town of Framingham Public Health Department. This will be closely monitored for adherence. Please alert all swimmers and spectators.