The Cape Cod Swim Club

Presented by: The Friends of the Cape Cod Swim Club (CCSC)

Information: Meet Manager - Terry Hammar (508) 548-0984, e-mail at thammar@whoi.edu

Coordinator – Sarah Hawley @ CCSC office (508) 564-5690 or home (508) 771-7605.

Dates: Friday, Saturday & Sunday: May 17-19, 2002.

Format: Timed Final Meet for 10&Under, 11/12, 13&Over and Open.

Facility & Location: The Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA), Buzzards Bay, MA is located on Cape Cod. The pool is a 6 lane, 25-yard course with Keifer Non-turbulent lane lines including buffer zones and lane lines on outside lanes. Colorado Timing, with electronic scoreboard and touch pads. Seating for 300. The pool is located along the scenic Cape Cod Canal, one of Bourne’s major recreational attractions. Fishermen, boaters, joggers, bicyclists and walkers all use the canal for recreation. In addition, we are only ¼ mile from a marina and public boat launching facility and about one mile from Bourne Scenic Park and Campground. The campground is open April through October.

Admissions: Admission charge of $1.00 per session. Program with complete meet entries $5.00.

Entries: Entries must be received by May 4, 2002. Fees must accompany hand entries. There will be no telephone entries and there will be no refunds after this date. The meet will be pre-seeded (no seed cards). It is requested that coaches get in all scratches 30 minutes before the start of each session. Swimmers may swim up to 4 events per day. Events will be seeded by time, with “No Time” entries being seeded last. All entry times must be in yards. E-mail entries will be accepted but must be followed by hard copy and payment within 4 days; after 4 days, entry will not be processed until payment and hard copy are received. Please waive signature requirement for Overnight mail. No fax entries accepted. Updated times will be accepted until the Monday before the meet. Updated times may or may not be reflected in the meet program.

Mail entries to: CCSC, P.O. Box 966 (14 Ellen Lane), Pocasset, MA 02559-0966.

E-mail to thammar@whoi.edu

Entry Fee: Entry fees for electronic entries (must be Hy-Tek or compatible) are $2.50 per individual event and $4.00 for distance events (400 yards or longer). Entry fees for hand entries are $3.00 per individual event and $4.50 for distance events. Checks should be made out to Friends of the CCSC.

Eligibility: All swimmers must be 2002 registered swimmers with USA swimming. Registration number and age must appear on the entry form. Contact New England Swimming, c/o Mary Riddell, 20 Cleveland Road, Needham, MA 02192. Phone (781) 449-7903.

Results: Results available on Hy-Tek Meet Manager format. Bring a 31/2” 1.44Mb floppy for results at meet. After the meet, copies of meet results will be forwarded to participating teams.

Awards: CCSC ribbons will be awarded to all age groups for 1^st through 6^th place (*8 & Unders thru 16^th place).

Procedure for The meet will be cut by date of receipt of entry. However, for the following events the

Cutting Meet: Meet Manager reserves the right to cut by time – all 200, 400, 500 and 1650-yard events.

Special Instructions:The 1650 yards will be swum fastest to slowest alternating girl/boy heats or combining heats to ensure completion of the meet session in a timely manner. There will be a positive check-in for the 1650 & 400IM. Swimmers must assert intention to swim by 5:00 PM on the day of the event. The 12&U 500 yards are swum first due to the early Sat. AM warm-up for the age group. Each swimmer for the Friday 1650 yard should supply a timer and a lane counter. Swimmers are not allowed upstairs or in the Gym at any time inside the facility. It is expected that swimmers will respect MMA property at all times. No Smoking in the facility at any time. All swimmers must be under the supervision of a USA registered coach in order to enter the pool. No diving racing starts are permitted during warm-ups except in announced one-way sprint lanes so designated. There will be no shaving anywhere in the facility. Stands will open at 6:50 a.m. on Saturday and 7:00 a.m. on Sunday. Stands, pool deck and locker rooms will be completely cleared between sessions. Do not park in front row spaces reserved for Mass. Maritime personnel.

Coaches Notes: COACHES MUST WEAR APPROVED IDENTIFICATION AT ALL TIMES WHEN ON DECK. THE MEET REFEREE WILL REFUSE ADMITTANCE ON DECK IF YOU DO NOT HAVE IT.

Concessions: A full service food concession will be open and a swimming equipment vendor will also set up for Saturday and Sunday sessions.

Directions: From the South – Take I-95 North to Providence, RI. Take I-195 East to Rte. 25 East. Take Exit 2 off Route 25. Directions continue below.

From the West – Take I-84 to I-90 East (Mass. Pike). Take I-495 South to Rte. 25 East. Take Exit 2 off Rte. 25. Directions continue below.

From the North – Take I-93 South to Rte. 3 South to Rte. 6 & 28 West to Buzzards Bay or take Rte. 24 South to 495 South to Rte. 25 East. Take Exit 2 off Rte. 25. Directions continue below.

Follow MMA signs on rotary. Once on Main Street in Buzzards Bay take a left at the only set of lights onto Academy Drive. Proceed ¼ mile to MMA campus. Turn right into parking lot just before gate. Pool entrance is far left door in first building.

Accommodations: Best Western (508)759-0800. 6 minutes to pool.

Bay Motor Inn (508)759-3989. 3 minutes to pool.

Buttermilk Bay Inn (508)743-0800. Seasonal. 5 minutes to pool.

Cape Cod Canal Region Bed & Breakfast Association (508)759-1458.

Sandwich Motor Lodge (800)282-5353 or (508)888-2285. 15 minutes to pool.