In Conjunction with
October 8, 2006
Sanctioned by NE Swimming #NE-06-68 and #NE-06-68 TT
Entry Cover Page (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek Events File for Team Manager
Results (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team Manager (no time trials)
Meet Director: Sherry Wingfield (sherbw@comcast.net, 413-586-1727)
Meet Referee: Bob Menck (bmenk@cswg.com, 603-357-9638)
Entry Chairperson: Ed Wingfield (wingfield.e@comcast.net, 413-586-1727)
MEET 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. Coaches will be able to pick up heat sheets for each event at the control table.
SITE:
COURSE: Short course yards (25 yards).
EVENTS and SESSIONS: See attached list.
ELIGIBILITY: All contestants must be 2006 or 2007 USA
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.
ENTRY INFORMATION: Entries will be accepted on and
after September 14, 2006. Entries
received before September 14, 2006 will be considered received on September 14,
2006. Entries must be received no later
than October 1, 2006. Make checks
payable to “Northampton Area Swimming”.
Mail completed forms (including signed entry cover page and waiver) and
payment to the entry chairperson: Ed Wingfield,
ELECTRONIC ENTRIES: Electronic entries (such as from Hy-Tek Team Manager or other team management software) that are in CL2 or SD3/SDIF format may be emailed as an attachment to the entry chairperson at wingfield.e@comcast.net. Please check that your team name, address, and contact information are listed correctly in this file. For email entries, payment and hardcopy of the entry (including signed entry cover page and waiver) must be received within four (4) days, excluding Sundays and holidays, of receipt of the email entry. If payment is received within four (4) days, excluding Sundays and holidays, of the email entry, the email receipt date will be considered the date of entry. If payment is received more than four (4) days, excluding Sundays and holidays, after the email entry, the payment receipt date will be considered the date of entry.
ENTRY LIMITS: Athletes may enter and swim in a maximum of 5 individual events per day plus relays.
ENTRY TIME UPATES: Entry times may be updated until 4 days prior to the first day of the meet. No new entries will be accepted after the October 1, 2006 entry deadline. Entry time updates should be sent via email to the entry chairperson at wingfield.e@comcast.net. Entry time updates must be sent as Hy-Tek format CL2 files with updated times. (New entries will be automatically excluded.)
ENTRY FEES: Electronic entries: $3.50 for individual events, $10.00 for relays entries. Non-electronic entries: $4.00 for individual events, $11.00 for relays. The Swimmer Participation Fee is $0 per swimmer.
ENTRY TIMES: All entries must be specified in short-course yard (25-yard pool) times. Meter times must be converted to yard times. (Entries with “NO TIME” will be rejected.)
ENTRY CUTS: Entry cuts, if necessary, will be made by the date of receipt. Teams will be notified that they have been accepted or cut from the meet within seven days of receipt of entry. If the meet becomes oversubscribed, a random selection of those entries received on the date the meet becomes oversubscribed will be conducted in accordance with New England Swimming guidelines. Teams that are cut from the meet will have their entry fee returned within four days of being cut.
25-YARD EVENTS: 25-yard events will start from the blocks and finishes with watches at the turn end of the pool.
PROGRAMS: $2.00 per session.
ADMISSION: $1.00 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.
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
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.
RULES: 2006 USA Swimming rules will govern all competition. Decisions by the meet referee will be final unless a written protest is lodged within 30 minutes of the heat swum.
TIME TRIALS: Time trials will be offered at the discretion of the meet referee if time allows. Time trials are $5.00 for individual events and $20.00 for relays.
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.
SCORING: Scoring is to six places 7-5-4-3-2-1
AWARDS: Ribbons for 1st through 6th place for all individual events, 1st through 3rd for all relay events.
FOOD: A concession stand will be in operation for the duration of the meet.
EQUIPMENT VENDOR: A swimming equipment vendor will be selling suits, goggles, and other accessories for the duration of the meet.
MISCELLANEOUS:
PARKING:There is ample parking available in the parking lot adjacent to the Totman Gymnasium.
DIRECTIONS: Take Exit 4 off I-90 to I-91
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Take Exit 19 off I-91 North/South (
· At the bottom of the ramp, bear right onto Rt. 9 East
· Follow Rt. 9 East several miles to 116N (opposite Applebee's and Staples)
· Take the first exit off of 116, turn right off of the ramp.
· Go through a blinking yellow light to "normal" traffic light, turn left.
· Follow road through 2 sets of lights, around a 90 degree right turn, around an S-curve through another set of lights.
· Immediately after the lights Totman Gymnasium is on the left side of the road. There is a parking lot just before it on the left
LODGING: The following hotels and motels are in the area:
Howard Johnson Lodge,
The University Lodge, 345 North Pleasant Street,
Econolodge,
Country Belle Motel,