NORTH COUNTRY AQUATIC CLUB
FALL CLASSIC TEAM SPECIALTY MEET
Sanctioned by
THIS MEET HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Entry Cover Page (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek Events File for Team Manager
Results
Results (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team Manager.
Meet Director |
Mary Gentry |
(802) 295-8976 |
mary.gentry@hitchcock.org |
Referee |
Brian Ganley |
(802) 785-2704 |
beganley@coleelectric.com |
SESSIONS |
Warm-up |
Meet |
Friday Evening, November 10 |
6:00 PM |
6:40 PM |
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Saturday Morning, November 11 |
7:30 AM |
8:30 AM |
Saturday Afternoon, November 11 |
1:00 PM |
2:00 PM |
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Sunday Morning, November 12 |
7:30 AM |
8:30 AM |
Sunday Afternoon, November 12 |
1:00 PM |
2:00 PM |
MEET FORMAT: All events will be deck seeded during
warm-ups and swum as timed finals.
Coaches must turn in scratches no later than 30 minutes before the
beginning of the session. Heat and lane
assignments will be posted in both pool areas prior to each event. Coaches will be able to pick up heat
sheets. Swimmers are to report directly
to their lane before their event is called.
Coaches are responsible for ensuring their swimmers are in the correct
heat and lane. The 1000 and the 1650
freestyles will be swum fastest to slowest.
SITE:
Karl B. Michael Pool is located in the Alumni Gym building of
Swimmers
and spectators are not allowed in any other of the athletic facilities
including gymnasiums, weight rooms and training areas. Food and drink are not allowed in the
bleachers, deck or locker rooms. Smoking
is not permitted anywhere in the building.
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 October 2, 2006. Entries received
before October 2, 2006 will be considered received on October 2, 2006. Entries must be received no later than
October 31, 2006. Make checks payable to
“North Country Aquatic Club”. Mail
completed forms (including signed entry cover page and waiver) and payment to
the entry chairperson: Mary Gentry,
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 mary.gentry@hitchcock.org. 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 events per day.
ENTRY TIME UPATES: Entry times may be updated until 4 days prior to the first day of the meet. Entry time updates should be sent via email to the entry chairperson at mary.gentry@hitchcock.org. Entry time updates must be sent as Hy-Tek format CL2 files with updated times.
ENTRY FEES: Electronic entries: $3.50 for individual events and $5.00 for distance events. Non-electronic entries: $4.00 for individual events and $5.50 for distance events. The Swimmer Participation Fee is $2.00 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.
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 on the first day, 60% of the entries will be reserved for select teams that have participated in NCAC meets for multiple years. Teams filling the remaining 40% of the entries will be randomly selected in a lottery of those entries received on the date the meet becomes oversubscribed 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. If the Friday session is oversubscribed after determining the teams in the meet, the events will be cut by percent of swimmers from each team. A waiting list will be maintained to pull in additional swimmers if other swimmers scratch before the session.
RELAYS: Swimmers may swim in one medley relay and one free relay. Any combination of girls and boys may be used in the relays including all four swimmers of the same sex. All relay swimmers must be officially entered in the meet.
25-YARD EVENTS: All 25 yard events will start from the blocks. Events will be timed using touch pads at the far end. 100 yard relay swimmers #2 and #4 will start from the edge of the pool.
PROGRAMS: Psych sheets for the weekend will be available for $5.00 for the entire meet. Heat sheets will be available for $2.00 per session.
ADMISSION: Admission is $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:
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: The meet will not be scored.
AWARDS: Medals will be awarded for 1st through 3rd and ribbons will be awarded for 4th through 6th.
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: North Country Aquatic Club and
PARKING: Free parking is available in the
Thompson Arena parking lot on
DIRECTIONS: From I-89 in NH, take Exit 18 (Route
120) north to
From
I-91 in VT, take Exit 13 east across the Connecticut
River to
LODGING: The following hotels and motels are in the area:
Airport Economy Inn |
Days Inn |
Residence Inn by Marriott |
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603/298-8888 |
603/448-5070 |
603/643-4511 |
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Best Western |
Fireside Inn & Suites |
Sunset Motor Inn |
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802/295-3015 |
603/298-5900 |
603/298-8721 |
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Comfort Inn |
Hampton Inn |
Super 8 Motel |
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802/295-3051 |
802/296-2800 |
802/295-7577 |
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Comfort Suites |
Hotel Coolidge |
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802/291-9911 |
802/295-3118 |
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