NEW ENGLAND SWIMMING REGIONAL MEET

Hosted by Mei’s Typhoons Swim Club - Springfield

Springfield College, Springfield, MA

February 16-18, 2007

Sanctioned by New England Swimming # NE-07-21 & NE-07-21TT

 

Events and Time Standards

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)

 

TEAMS ASSIGNED TO THIS VENUE

ATST, AMW, BSSC, BYD, CCBS, CTS, CVSC, ESSC, EB, EDSC, GMSC, GMA, KSC, HRY, HYV, MTSC, MASA, NAS, NCAC, NBYB, PWSC, RCSC, SNAP, STA,WSSC, WYST, WAH

New England Swimming reserves the right to reassign a team to another venue if the original venue is oversubscribed.

 

DATES AND LOCATION

February 16-18, 2007 at the Springfield College Art Linkletter Natorium, Springfield, MA The meet is hosted by Mei’s Typhoons Swim Club.

 

CONTACTS

Meet Director

Jane Woodward

(413) 567-6962

jfwood43@aol.com

Referee

John Deady

(413) 527-4016

jgdeady@yahoo.com

Entry Chairman

Bob Lajoie

(413) 525-1258

robert_lajoie@charter.net

 

SESSIONS 

 

Warm-up

Meet

Friday, February 16

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

 

 

 

Saturday Morning, February 17

7:00 AM

8:00 AM

Saturday Afternoon, February 17

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

Saturday Evening, February 17

6:00 PM

6:30 PM

 

 

 

Sunday Morning, February 18

7:00 AM

8:00 AM

Sunday Afternoon, February 18

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

 

Start times may be changed once all entries have been received. Teams will be notified of exact times at least 1 week prior to meet.

 

SITE: The Competition Pool is a 6-lane, 25 yard pool with seven-foot-wide lanes and non-turbulent lane lines. The pool is equipped with fully automatic, Colorado Time Systems electronic timing with touch pads at the start end of the pool with six-line electronic display.  The finish end of the pool is 5 feet deep; the turn end of the pool is 4 feet deep. Spectator seating is for 500. The pool is located inside the Springfield College Athletic Complex, 263 Alden Street, Springfield MA 01109. There is a warm down pool at one end of the facility. Failure to abide by rules defined in this notice, posted at the facility or determined by the Meet Referee or Meet Director may result in ejection from the facility.

 

COURSE

Short course yards (25 yards).

 

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 a positive check-in sheet before each session, which must be returned no later than 30 minutes before the beginning of the session.  Heat sheets will be posted around the pool deck.  Copies of heat and lane assignments will be given to coaches. Swimmers should report directly to the blocks for their events.  Coaches are responsible for ensuring their swimmers are in the correct heat and lane.  There will be a bullpen on the side of the pool between the locker rooms. Please note that we will have the kids enter the bulkhead from the bull pen area on the locker room side of the pool and exit at the other side of the bulkhead by the computer tables keeping the traffic flow to one way. Please make sure ALL swimmers know this as this is a huge safety concern on the overcrowded bulkhead.

 

All heats of the 1650 will be swum fastest to slowest, alternating girls and boys.  Girls and boys may be combined if that requires fewer heats.  15-19 year old swimmers and 13-14 year old swimmers will be combined into heats for efficiency if deemed necessary by meet management, but will be scored separately.

 

RELAYS

Swimmers must be entered in an individual event to be able to participate in a relay.  Relay only swimmers are not allowed.  Relays are age specific.  Swimmers may not age up for a relay.  Relay entries may be limited to two teams per event per club at the discretion of the Meet Director.

 

CUTS

The distance events (400, 500, 1650) may be cut by time in the event that the meet is oversubscribed at the discretion of the Meet Director.  The 200 fly, 200 back, and 200 breast for the 11 and 12 age group will be limited to 4 heats for girls and 4 heats for boys.  Relays will be the first to be cut in the event that the meet is oversubscribed, at the discretion of the Meet Director.  

 

ELIGIBILITY

All swimmers must be 2007 registered swimmers with New England Swimming.  Swimmers may register with Mary Riddell, 20 Cleveland Road, Needham, MA  02492.  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.  Teams are required to check their entries with the online registration check tool on the New England Swimming web site.  Age is determined by the age of the swimmer the first day of the meet and must be shown on the entry form.  All coaches on deck must be registered with USA Swimming and display their coach membership cards.

 

ENTRY INFORMATION

Entries must be received by Tuesday, February 6, 2007.  Mail completed forms (including signed entry cover page and waiver) and payment to the entry chairperson:

 

Robert Lajoie

10 Tamarak Drive

East Longmeadow, MA  01028

Robert_lajoie@charter.net

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.  Entry times must be achieved between September 1, 2006 and February 6, 2007.  Times achieved in a 25-meter pool must be multiplied by .9049 to convert to yards.

 

ELECTRONIC ENTRIES

Electronic entries (such as from Hy-Tek Team Manager or other team management software that are in the CL2 or SD3/SDIF format) may be emailed as an attachment to the entry chairperson at  Robert_lajoie@charter.net .Please check that your team name, address, and contact information are listed correctly in this file.  Payment and hardcopy of the entry (including the signed entry cover page and waiver) must be received within 4 days, excluding Sundays and holidays, of receipt of the email entry.

 

OTHER ENTRIES

United States Postal Service Overnight Mail is the preferred paper mailing method.  If Overnight Mail is used, indicate that the package be delivered even if no one is there to sign for it.  No fax entries will be accepted.  All fees must accompany the entry.

 

ENTRY LIMITS

Athletes may enter and swim in a maximum of 5 individual events per day.

 

NEW CUT TIMES ACHIEVED AT THE PAC & GMA MEETS FEB. 9-11

New events only, achieved at any of these meets may be entered by emailing the entry to Bob Lajoie, robert_lajoie@charter.net  by Monday February 12, 2007 by 5:00PM. The hard copy and check must be received by 5PM on Tuesday February 13th at 5:00PM in order for the entry to be accepted. Mail to Bob Lajoie, 10 Tamarak Drive, East Longmeadow, MA  01028. These entries must be for new events only, not upgraded times.

 

SCRATCHES

Coaches must scratch swimmers by the end of the first 30 minutes of each warm-up session.

 

FEES

$4.00 per individual entry

only one check per team for all fees will be accepted and

$5.00 per distance event (400 yards and longer)

should be made payable to Mei’s Typhoons Swim Club.

$16.00 per relay

 

$2.00 per swimmer NE Travel Fund

 

$5.00 Swimmer Participation Fee per swimmer

 

 

Time trials:  $5.00 per individual event; $20.00 per relay.

In accordance with New England Swimming policy, fees are increased 50¢ per individual entry or per relay if not submitted in an .sd3 or .cl2 electronic file.

 

SEND ENTRIES AND FEES TO

Bob Lajoie

10 Tamarak Drive

East Longmeadow, MA  01028

(413) 525-1258

robert_lajoie@charter.net

TIME TRIALS

Time Trials will be available, time permitting, at the discretion of the referee.

 

25 YARD EVENTS

25-yard events will start at the start end of the pool. Swimmers may start from the blocks, gutter or they may use an in water start.  

 

ADMISSION

Admission:  $1.00 per session

Programs:  $2.00 per session

 

WARMUPS

The pool will open for warm-ups one hour before the beginning of each session.  The pool will close five minutes before the beginning of each session.  Teams will be assigned warm-up lanes after all entries are received.  The diving well will be available during the meet for continuous warm-up and warm-down but there will be no diving in the diving well at any time. The area will be closely monitored. Swimmers not using the area for its intended purpose will be prohibited from using the areas.

 

VERIFICATION

All entries must include verification codes.  Results will be reviewed by New England Swimming.  Teams found entering swimmers with unverifiable times will be reported to the Board of Review for further action and may jeopardize their participation in future New England Swimming “end of season” meets.

 

RULES

2007 USA Swimming rules will govern except as otherwise stated herein and the decision of the referee will be final, unless a written protest is lodged within 30 minutes of the swim heat being protested.  Disabled swimmer forms are required by USA Swimming and are available from the New England Swimming office.

 

OFFICIALS AND TIMERS

In accordance with standard New England Swimming “end of season” procedure, all teams entering this meet must provide a pro-rata share of officials and timers.  Teams will be informed of their assignments prior to the meet.  The Officials’ Coordinator for this meet will be John Deady, (413) 527-4016 – jgdeady@yahoo.com . Any official interested in helping at the meet should contact John. Officials who sign up by the meet deadline will be included in the number of workers when timers are assigned.  Individuals swimming the 500 and 1650 are responsible for providing their own counter and timer.

 

 

AWARDS

Medals will be awarded for the first eight places in individual events and for the first three places in relays.  Ribbons will be awarded from 9th through 16th place in individual events and 4th through 8th place in relays.  “Best Time” ribbons will be awarded to 10 and under swimmers who achieve best times. A team representative needs to pick-up the awards at the end of the meet.

 

SCORING

The meet will not be scored.

 

CONCESSION / VENDOR

Food and merchandise will be for sale throughout the meet upstairs in the bleacher area.  We will be selling T-Shirts and you will have the opportunity to purchase photographs through Lajoie’s Photography.  Lajoie’s Photography will have a table upstairs where you may place your order(s). You must pre-order ½ hour to 45 minutes before your child’s swim event in order for Lajoie’s Photography to capture the swim event. Photographs will be available on line within one week for your review and purchase; there is no pre-payment required. We guarantee total satisfaction or we will refund your money in full.

 

ATTENTION: Per Springfield College Management, there is to be no FOOD on deck. Please have your swimmers take their food upstairs to eat.

 

MISCELLANEOUS: We are selling advertising space in our program to show support and best wishes to our children or to advertise your business. The prices are: $30.00 for a business card size, $50.00 for ¼ page or $90.00 for ½ page. Anyone interested in purchasing an ad which will show up in all the session programs should send an email to Mei or her husband, Ben at meihanli@verizon.net or baiqing.li@verizon.net . All ads must be received by 2/8/07 and payment must be sent to MTSC, 86 Green Meadow Drive, Longmeadow, MA  01106 and received no later than 2/13/07.  

 

SAFETY

1.       Diving will be prohibited during warm-ups except in specifically announced one-way sprint lanes.  There will be no diving in the warmup and warmdown areas at any time. There will be no diving in the diving well area at any time.

2.       No shaving is permitted at the competition site.

3.       No glass containers are permitted within the facility.

4.       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 then assign the swimmer to a registered coach for warm-ups.

5.       No camera cell phones are permitted in the locker rooms.

 

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.

 

PARKING

Parking is allowed in the MCDI Parking lot or in Lot 2. Parking is PROHIBITED in the lots 15 and 7 which are next to the pool. You can drop off your swimmer and then proceed to parking lots. There will be security on hand to point out the locations, but we have also included a site map with the locations of the allowed parking areas which are approx. ¼ mile from the pool. We will be offering a shuttle for the meet running with the following estimated times, but final shuttle times will be determined after all entries are received. The shuttle will be stopping at the gates to both lots, please wait at the gate. Please note these times are subject to change if warm up times are changed.

            Friday:              3:30 pm to 5:30 pm

                                    5:30 pm to 7:30 pm – it will run every 15 minutes

                                    7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

            Saturday:          6:30 am to 8:30 am

                                    11:30 am to 2:30 am

                                    5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

                                    7:00 pm to ½ hour after last heat – it will run every 15 minutes

 

            Sunday             6:30 am to 8:30 am

                                    11:30 am to 2:30 pm

                                    5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

 

 

 

 

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

Crown Plaza Hotel, 1 Bright Meadow Blvd, Enfield, CT  06082 (860-741-2211)

Red Roof Inn, 5 Hazard Ave, Enfield, CT  06082 (860-741-2571)

Springfield Marriott, 1500 Main Street, Springfield, MA (413-781-7111)

Sheraton Springfield, One Monarch Place, Springfield, MA  01103  (413-781-1010)

Hilton Garden Inn, 800 W. Columbus Ave, Springfield, MA (413-886-8000)

Holiday Inn Springfield, 711 Dwight, Springfield, MA  (413-781-0900)