SOUTH SHORE YMCA STRYPERS
TEAM DISTANCE MEET – JANUARY 6, 2002
SANCTIONED BY NEW ENGLAND SWIMMING #NE-02-7
PRESENTED BY: SOUTH SHORE YMCA STRYPERS SWIM TEAM

INFORMATION FROM:
     DARLENE MCGRATH
     45 TRUMAN DRIVE
     RANDOLPH, MA 02368
     TELEPHONE - (781) 986-6803

DATE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2002

TIMES: 7:00AM-7:45AM Warm-up, Meet starts at 7:50AM (continuous warm-up available)

LOCATION: SOUTH SHORE YMCA, 79 CODDINGTON ST., QUINCY, MA. 25 yard, 6 lane pool with non-turbulent lane lines. New Colorado timing system. Plenty of off street parking. Separate 5 lane, 25 yard warm-up/warm-down pool adjacent to main pool.

ENTRIES: Entry information must be completed and received by 5:00PM on December 21, 2001. Entries will be accepted on and after November 23, 2001. Any entry received prior to November 23, 2001 will be considered received on November 23, 2001. NO SEED CARDS NEEDED. Meet will be computer seeded. Fees must accompany entries. There will be no refunds and no post entries or telephone entries accepted. Entry fees are $4.00 per individual event. Entries using Hytek or LSA in sd3 or cl2 format are required to avoid a .50 per event surcharge for hand entries (please include hard copy of entry along with disk) or email entry to SoShoreYStrypers@aol.com with hard copy and payment received within 7 days. Meet will be computer seeded after scratches are turned in. 

SEEDING: The 400IM and 500Free will be swum slowest to fastest. The 1000 will be seeded and swum combined women and men fastest to slowest. Separate awards for men and women by age group (9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15&Over).

ELIGIBILITY: All swimmers must be 2002 registered swimmers with U.S. Swimming. Age and registration number must appear on the entry. Swimmers may register by mailing registration forms to: NEW ENGLAND SWIMMING, 20 Cleveland Rd., Needham, MA 02192

ENTRY LIMITATIONS: If entry limitations are necessary due to oversubscription, initial cuts will be made by date of receipt. If additional cuts are required to ensure the 4 hour time limit is not exceeded, cuts will be made as follows: The fastest 6 seed times in each age group (9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15&O) will be guaranteed entry, after that the meet will be cut by time. This will ensure that the younger swimmers will have a chance to swim the events. There will be no refunds for accepted entries unless the meet is oversubscribed.

AWARDS: Ribbons - 1st through 6th place by age group (9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15 & Over)

ADMISSIONS: $1.00 - Program $2.00. - Results $5.00 Entire Meet

REFRESHMENTS: Refreshments will be available at a reasonable price.

DIRECTIONS to the South Shore YMCA - Route 93 South to Route 3 South towards Cape Cod. Immediately after the split, take exit 18 to Quincy Center. Follow Burgin Parkway alongside the railroad tracks to the center of Quincy. At the stoplight turn right onto Granite St. At the next stoplight turn left onto Hancock St. At the next Stoplight turn right onto Temple St. go through the next stoplight (across from Washington St.) to Coddington St. Proceed down Coddington St through the next stoplight. The YMCA is on the corner of Coddington & Newcomb. From the South: Route 3 to Quincy Center exit. Go straight through the light, this is now Burgin Parkway. Follow above from Burgin Parkway.

FORMAT: ALL EVENTS WILL BE TIMED FINALS. A 'NT' will not be accepted. A "coach's time" is better the a 'NT' because the length of each session will be estimated from entry times. All entry times must be in yard times or times converted to yard times.

RULES: 2002 U. S. Swimming rules will govern all competition, and all decisions by the Meet Referee will be final unless a written protest is lodged within thirty (30) minutes of the swim heat being protested.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: There will be no shaving in the showers or elsewhere in the swimming venue. There will be absolutely no diving in any part of the pool during warm-up, except in sprint lanes designated by the meet referee. Any swimmer participating in the meet without a USS registered coach shall report to the referee before warm up prior to each session.

COACHES: All coaches should check in with the clerk of course upon arrival at the pool to pick up the Coach's packet. Coaches will be supplied with scratch sheets which must be filed 30 minutes before the start of each session. Please remind your swimmers there is to be absolutely no wandering around the premises. No food or beverages are permitted anywhere in the pool area or locker rooms. South Shore Strypers and the South Shore YMCA assume no responsibility for lost or stolen property. Your cooperation in respecting the use of the South Shore YMCA facility is required and appreciated.

TIMERS: Volunteers are needed for each session and their services will be appreciated. 

All 1000 Free swimmers must provide their own timers and counters.