13 –19 Age Group Championships
March 1-4, 2007
Results:
Saturday Finals
Sunday Prelims
Sunday Finals
Results of all Time Trials
Final Team Scores
Individual High Point
Full Results (publication order)
Full Results (publication order) (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team Manager (no time trials)
Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team Manager (time trials only)
Psych Sheet (Adobe PDF) (posted 2/27)
Entry List by Team (Adobe PDF) (posted 2/27)
Entry Cover Page (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek Events File for Team Manager
Sanctioned by: New England Swimming,
Inc NE-07-28 & NE-07-28 TT
Presented by:
Meet Director: Mariella Allard (mariallard@comcast.net) (508) 655-7012
Entry Chairperson: Mary Gentry (mary.gentry@hitchcock.org)
(603) 653-1954 (days), (802) 295-8976 evenings
Meet Referee: Bob Menck (rmenck@ne.rr.com)
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Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
Sunday |
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Warm Up Prelims |
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7:30 AM |
7:30 AM |
7:30 AM |
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Prelims Begin |
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9:00 AM |
9:00 AM |
9:00 AM |
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Warm Up Finals |
4:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
4:00 PM |
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Finals Begin |
5:30 PM |
6:00 PM |
6:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
No one will be
allowed in the building until 15 minutes before the start of warm ups, except
officials and those affiliated with the New England Swimming committee running
the meet.
MEET FORMAT: The meet will be conducted in a trials/finals format. In the evening there will be 4 heats: two 13-14 year old heats and two 15-19 year old heats. The top 20 swimmers in each event will return at night. The relays will be conducted as timed finals in the evening. The top heat of (10) women and (10) men in the 1650 Free will be swum at finals.
SITE: The MIT Competition
Pool at the
COURSE: Two courses with 10 lane and 9 lane
25 yard (SCY) competition pools during the prelims.
EVENTS: See attached list.
ELIGIBILITY: All
contestants must be 2007 New England Swimming registered athletes. 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.
Any swimmer who is entered with incorrect swimmer information, or an incorrect or no ID, or is unregistered, will be scratched from the meet until corrections are made.
ENTRY INFORMATION: All entries, hand written, or emailed, must be
received by 6:00 PM, Tuesday February 20, 2007. Email entries with a standard
HY3, SD3 or CL2 data file of your team’s entries attached are encouraged,
provided a hardcopy of the proof of times entry report, with a signed entry
cover sheet, arrives on or before the entry deadline of February 26, 2007.
Additional
entries (new events only, no updated times) from the 12 & Under
Championship are due by 5:00 PM on Monday February 26, 2007. Hard copies of
additional entries from the 12 & Under Championship and additional checks
are due by February 27, 2007.
Email entries to mary.gentry@hitchcock.org. In the text of the email write all contact information, including team name, coach name, contact person, email address and phone numbers. Put team initials somewhere in email subject.
An entry will NOT be accepted without the hard copy and payment. Payment and hard copy are due by Monday, February 26, 2007. No fax entries will be accepted. All hard copies and checks should be sent by US Postal Service certified mail, or hand delivered. Please check the "no signature required" box on overnight deliveries. The hard copy of the entries should be the Proof of Times report that identifies the meet where each qualifying time was achieved.
All entries must be typed or
legibly printed and must include all swimmer's USA Swimming numbers and ages.
If there is a discrepancy between the hard copy and the electronic entry, the
hard copy will be used as the official meet entry. Send the hard copy entries
to: Mary Gentry,
One check for entries, the swimmer participation fee and travel fund surcharge should be made payable to New England Swimming.
Direct all entry questions to Mary Gentry at (mary.gentry@hitchcock.org) (802) 295-8976.
ENTRY FEES: $5.00 electronic entry/ $5.50 hand entry for all individual events. $20.00 electronic relay entry/ $20.50 hand relay entry. In addition, there is a $5.00 swimmer participation fee and a $2.00 New England Travel Fund surcharge for every swimmer listed on the entry including relay only swimmers.
ENTRY TIMES: Entry times must be achieved between February 17, 2006 and the entry deadline of February 20, 2007. Entry times will be seeded in the following order: SCY, LCM, SCM.
ENTRY LIMITS: A swimmer may swim in a maximum of 9 individual events with no more than 3 individual events per day, including time trials. A swimmer may enter as many events as he/she has qualified for, then scratch down to the allowed maximum 9 individual events for the meet with a maximum of 3 individual events per day.
RELAYS: All relays will be swum as timed finals
at the end of the evening sessions. A team may enter relays according to the
number of swimmers per sex entered in individual events with a maximum of 2
relays per team per event, both of which may score. At the Age Group meet, a team
with 1, 2, or 3 swimmers of the same sex entered in at least one individual
event may enter one relay in each relay event of that sex. If a team has 4 or more swimmers of the same sex entered in at least
one individual event, the team may not have any “relay only” swimmers for
relays of that sex.
Relay cards must be turned in by 7:00 PM to the clerk of course the day of the event. Relay name or order changes may be done at the clerk of course table until the event is called.
TIME TRIALS: Time trials will be available at the discretion of the
meet referee and meet director, and if time allows, after the Trials sessions
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. All time trial swimmers must provide two timers
for their swims. Time trials are $5 for individual events and $20 for relays.
DISTANCE EVENTS: The
1000 Free and 1650 Free are timed finals. These events will be combined age
groups that are seeded by time. Both events will be swum fastest to slowest.
The fastest heat of 10 women and 10 men in the 1650 Free will be swum at the beginning of the finals on Sunday. All of the
other heats will be conducted during prelims. These events will be scored
separately.
The 500 Free and the 400 IM will
be swum slowest to fastest with the women’s event first followed by the men’s
event.
All swimmers in the 400 IM, 500,
1000, and 1650 Free must provide at least 2 timers with watches and 1 counter
for their swims during prelims.
SCRATCHES: Scratch forms will be located at the clerk of course table on deck. Scratch deadlines for Friday, Saturday and Sunday are 6:00 PM the night before the next day of trials.
Scratches for Thursday events only need to be e-mailed to Mary Gentry (mary.gentry@hitchcock.org) or made by phone to (802) 295-8976 by 5:30 PM on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 only.
Scratches for Friday events can
be phoned in (if you are unable to be at the pool) on Thursday by 6:00 to Mariella Allard (508-633-8821).
POSITIVE CHECK IN: All 500, 1000, 1650 Freestyle, and 400 IM swimmers and all relays must confirm their intention to participate with a positive check-in for those events. Positive check-in for the 1000 is 5:00 on Thursday. The deadline for all the others is 9:00 AM on the day of the individual event. Relay check-in is by 6:00 PM the day of the event. Failure to check-in will result in a swimmer being eliminated from the event. Any swimmer or relay team that does affirm his/her/their intent to swim and does not compete, unless excused by the referee, will be barred from further competition at this meet, including relays and time trials.
SPECIAL SCRATCH
NOTES:
1. Coaches and swimmers are expected to understand the scratch, verification and relay rules before
the meet begins.
2. Any swimmer who fails to compete in an individual event heat in which he/she is entered and has not been scratched will be barred from further competition for that day, including relays and time trials. The swimmer will be also automatically scratched from the following day’s events unless the clerk of course has been notified of the swimmers intention to compete by 5:30 PM. NOTE: Finals are considered continuation of events starting with trials.
3. Any swimmer who competes in an individual heat and qualifies for Finals and fails to notify the clerk of course of his/her intention to withdraw from the finals within 30 minutes of the posting of the results and qualifiers for that event, and does not compete nor is excused by the meet referee, will be barred from all subsequent competition in the meet, including relays and time trials.
4. On Sunday, any team whose swimmer competes in an individual heat and qualifies for Finals and fails to notify the clerk of course of his/her intention to withdraw from the finals within 30 minutes of the posting of the results and qualifiers for that event, and does not compete nor is excused by the meet referee, will be fined $100. The meet referee may waive the fine, if based on his judgment, the swimmer was ill or the reason for missing the final was beyond the control of the swimmer.
VERIFICATION & RULES: There will be a verification table on
deck. At this meet teams must submit to the verification table a copy of
their meet entry with verification of all times indicated. Teams must also
include a copy of any non-New
The 2007 USA Swimming rules will govern except as otherwise stated herein and the decision of the referee will be final. Disabled swimmer forms are required by US Swimming and are available from the New England Swimming Office.
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.
WARM UP:
SAFETY:
1 Diving will be prohibited during warm-ups except in specifically announced one-way sprint lanes. There
will be no diving in the warm-up and warm-down areas at any time. Athletes must, at all times, enter the
pool only from
the starting block end. This applies to the warm-up area also.
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 assign the swimmer to a registered coach for warm-ups.
5 No camera cell phones are permitted in the
locker rooms.
AWARDS: Medals will be awarded for the first 8 places, in individual events, and medals for the first three places in relays. Awards will only be available for pick-up for 24 hours after the event is swum.
The top eight
Scoring: 1-10 11-20
Individual 24-21-20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13 11-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Relays 48-42-40-38-36-34-32-30-28-26 22-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2
Please note that the top 20 places will be scored for team
awards and
Awards Ceremonies will be held throughout the
finals session. Awards for all events will be available at the designated
awards table upon request of the swimmer during the meet.
RESULTS: Event results will be posted on the pool deck and in the spectator area immediately after each event.
ADMISSION: $1.00
per session.
PROGRAMS: $3.00 for session heat sheets.
HOSPITALITY: Coaches and officials will be served food during Trials and Finals sessions. Cold drinks and snacks will be available throughout the meet. No food is allowed on deck.
VENDOR: A swimming equipment vendor will be selling suits, goggles, and other accessories for the duration of the meet.
FOOD: A concession stand will be in operation for the duration of the meet.
TIMERS AND OTHER WORKERS: According to New England Swimming policy, NES will make timing assignments for this meet based on the size of your team’s entry. Please be cooperative and punctual. We need the full cooperation of all teams, large and small, to adequately run this meet. All teams will be given timing/work assignments based on the number of entries. Teams treating this meet as a team travel meet need to assure that they have enough parental workers at the meet to fulfill their team obligation. The timing assignments will be posted on the web page with ample time to get workers.
All swimmers in the 400 IM, 500, 1000, and 1650 free are reminded that they must provide at least 2 timers and 1 counter for these distance events in the prelims. At night timers will be assigned for the whole session.
OFFICIALS: Officials are requested to help with the pre-meet planning for this meet by stating their availability to help as soon as possible. Please provide the information requested on the Application to Officiate for this meet, found on the New England Swimming web site (www.neswim.com). Host Team officials are reminded that they also need to submit an application. All applications that are received by the meet entry deadline (February 20, 2007) will count towards the work requirements for the official's team. Applications to officiate that are received at least ten days prior to the meet, and declare a commitment to serve at most of the meet, will be given priority consideration in deck assignments. Please do not submit an application within three days of the meet. "Walk-on" officials are always welcome and will be assigned to positions that are not filled.
COACHES NOTES: All coaches should check-in with the control table upon arrival at the pool. Coaches' information will be available at the beginning of warm-ups at each session from the office. These will include the heat sheets for that session and any notes that may be needed. There will be a coaches meeting at 8:40 AM on Thursday, and after that, when needed.
Coaches are responsible for the behavior of their swimmers at all times. Any damage to the premises or equipment is the responsibility of those doing the damage.
Swimmers, parents, coaches, and spectators are restricted to the pool, spectator stands and concession area.
There will be absolutely no food on deck. Swimmers caught with food will be asked to leave the meet. Each team is responsible for cleaning up their area.
No glass bottles are allowed in the pool areas or locker rooms.
No smoking is permitted inside the building.
MIT and New England Swimming will not assume responsibility for lost or stolen articles.
Parents are in charge of supervising younger children in attendance at the meet.
Please
do not ask to change entry times or events after the entry deadline. No deck
entries will be accepted.
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into Boston then follow the I-93 instructions below. If you are heading south
on I-95, take the I-93 South exit then follow the instructions from I-93.
Alternatively, take the I-90 East exit from I-95 then follow the instructions
from I-90.
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Parking in
There is metered parking on Massachusetts
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These include a lot at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Vassar Street,
“Park and Lock” on Third Street, “Kinney Systems” at 4 Cambridge Center
(entrances on Ames Street and Broadway), and “Kinney Systems” at Ten Cambridge
Center (entrances from Broadway and Binney Street).
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