PRESENTED BY: The New England Barracudas Swim Team (Haverhill)

INFORMATION FROM: Carl Cronin 978-521-4751 from 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM only.

  TIME: Saturday Warm-up 7:30am, first call 8:15pm. Saturday afternoon: Warm up immediately following morning session but not before 12:00 noon).  Sunday morning: Warm-up 7:30am, first call 8:15am.  Sunday afternoon: Warm up immediately following morning session but not before 12:00 noon).

FACILITY: The Charles C. White Pool, Haverhill High School campus. A 25 yard, 6 lane pool with Kiefer Lane Control System. Colorado Timing System. Seating for 350 spectators, plus bullpen area. Plenty of free off street parking.

ELIGIBILITY: All swimmers must be 2002 registered swimmers with U.S. Swimming.  New England swimmers may register with Mary Riddell, 20 Cleveland Road, Needham, Mass. 02192.

ENTRY INFORMATION: Manual entry forms must be completed and received by Saturday January 19, 2002. Make check payable to:  "CUDAs". Current U.S. Swimming numbers MUST accompany all entries. Entry fees MUST accompany entries and are not refundable except if over subscribed. Send entries to "Snowball 2002", c/o 2 Atkinson Farm Rd., Atkinson, NH 03811. (Certified mail, return receipt requested signature waved is suggested)

ELECTRONIC ENTRIES: If your team has a computerized entry system you may e-mail the entry file as an attachment to: meetentries@yahoo.com . Make sure that the team address and contact e-mail address is correct as this information will be used as your team contact and meet information. For e-mail entries, payment and hard copy must be received within 7 days of receipt of the e-mail entry. If the payment is received within 7 days of the e-mail entry, the date of receipt of the e-mail entry will be considered the date your entry was received by the CUDA's. If payment is not received within the 7 days, the entry will be considered received as of the date that the payment and hard copy are received.

FEES: Electronic Entries - $2.50 per event, additional .50 per entry for entries that must be entered by hand.

FORMAT: All events will be deck seeded timed finals. Positive check in will be 15 minutes before the start of each session. Events with less than three (3) entries will not be run. NOTE: A coach’s time if a swimmer hasn't swum the event in competition will be accepted.  A "NO" time entry will not be accepted.

RULES: 2002 U.S. Swimming rules will govern all competition and decision by the meet referee will be final, unless a written protest is lodged in accordance to U.S. Swimming rules.

PROCEDURE FOR CUTTING MEET: The meet will be cut by the meet director in the following manner: In order to comply with the "4" hour rule the meet will be cut by date of receipt and certain events at the discretion

of the meet director.

AWARDS: Custom ribbons to the top 6 finishers in each event.

ADMISSION: $2.00 per session, children free. Price includes "psyche" sheet.

SWIM SUPPLIES: May be available.

REFRESHMENTS: Will be available for sale.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: There will be absolutely no diving in any part of the pool during warm-ups, except in specially designated sprint lanes that will be announced by meet director. Swimmers must be under the supervision of their coach. Swimmers attending the meet without a coach should report directly to the referee. Also, no food or drink in pool area.

DIRECTIONS: From the south take 495 to exit 50 (Rt. 97). At end of ramp go directly across  through lights, on to Monument St., proceed to stop sign. Go straight through intersection. High school is on right. Pool is large building on right.  From the north take 495 to exit 50 (Rt. 97). Turn left at end of ramp.  Cross over 495, take first left at lights, on Monument St (see above).  From exit 50, pool is less than 1/2 mile away.

OFFICIALS: Each club will be requested to furnish names of timers or other officials on entry blank and will be called in advance.

COACHES: All coaches or team representative must submit their team scratches to the office 30 minutes prior to there start of each session.