PIONEER VALLEY AQUATIC CLUB
LONG COURSE INVITATIONAL "A" MEET
MAY 25, 26, & 27, 2001 Programs $1.00 Friday Session
Sanctioned by: New England Swimming, Inc. No. Ne-01-37
Sanctioned by: New England Swimming, Inc. No. Ne-01-37

Admission:  $1.00 per day

Meet Manager: Kelly Gonsalves 413-525-2989

E-mail info questions: Fraswim@aol.com

Starting Times: 

Warm-up schedule will be posted at the pool - it is also on the event sheet. All teams are expected to follow this schedule. NO DIVING EXCEPT IN DESIGNATED SPRINT LANES.

FACILITY: Springfield College - Art Linkletter Natatorium, A six lane 50 meter facility with non- turbulent lane lines and electronic touch pad timing.

ELIGIBILITY: All contestants must be 2001 registered swimmers with U.S.Swimming. NEW ENGLAND swimmers may register with Mary Riddell, 20 Cleveland Road, Needham, MA 02492.

ENTRIES Entries must be received by Tuesday, May 15, 2001. Entries received after this date will not be accepted.  IF YOU USE ANY TYPE OF MAIL THAT NEEDS TO BE SIGNED AS A RECEIPT PLEASE HAVE IT SIGNED OFF SO IT CAN BE LEFT.  There is usually no one home during the day. 

Computer entries may be sent using the hytek program, but a hard copy must also be enclosed. Entries may be e-mailed using the hy-tek program but fees and the hard copy must be received by Thursday, May 17, 2001

***** This is a timed final meet. It will be deck seeded. All coaches will be be given a scratch sheet for each session. These must be turned into The Clerk of Course 30 minutes before the start of each session. The events will then be seeded. The heat and lane assignments will be posted on the back wall of the pool under the diving boards. There will be no bull pen. The clerk of course is at the table where the timing system and the computer are set up. All swimmers are responsible for finding their heat and lane assignment once they are posted. There will be no seed cards needed.

ENTRIES: $2.50 per Individual Event, $4.00 for 400 free, & 400 IM.

Entries should be mailed to: Isabelle Fraser, 125 Franklin Rd., Longmeadow, Ma. 01106

FORMAT : All events will be timed finals. 11-12 &13-14 age groups in the A.M., 10 & Under and open events in the P.M.

ENTRY: The meet cut off times are attached

RULES: 2001 United States swimming Rules will govern all competition unless otherwise specified herein.

NO. OF EVENTS: No swimmer may compete in more than five events per day, excluding relays.

SCORING: Scoring will be to six places.

Individual: 7-5-4-3-2-1 : Relays: 14-10-8-6-4-2

CUTTING: The meet will be cut by date of receipt and time. The 400IM ,and the THE 400 Free will be limited to four hours. We may have to limit the 11-12 MEET: 400 Free to 3 heats. Anyone cut from the meet will be notified over the weekend before the meet. These people are welcome to go to the Clerk of Course 30 minutes before the start of each session. If there are enough scratches they will be allowed to enter their events. In some events PVAC has permission to swim their own Club swimmers without the cut time.

AWARDS: 

Clubs entering the meet are asked to supply one official per 25 individual entries if possible. A sign up sheet will be provided at the door for volunteer officials. No admission fee will be charged for anyone offering to help at a given session.

FOOD: A food concession will be set up by the College Food Service. There is plenty of grassy area in front of the pool to accommodate those wishing to have a picnic or relax between sessions. Bring lawn chairs.

SWIM SUPPLIES: Will be available.

FROM POINTS EAST AND WEST

FROM POINT SOUTH

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