Sterling YMCA,
June 1, 2008
Sanctioned by NE Swimming #NE-08-48D & NE-08-48D TT
Entry Cover Page (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek Events File for Team Manager
Results (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team Manager
Meet Director: John Brennan (JohnBrennan@comcast.net) 978-852-1847
Meet Referee: Brian Shea (bfshea@hotmail.com) 978-239-2260
Entry Chairperson: John Brennan (JohnBrennan@comcast.net) 978-852-1847
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 the
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 office.
The 800 and 1500 freestyle will be swum fast-to-slow, alternating heats
of women and men. Each team will be responsible for supplying their own timers
and counters for their competing swimmers in these events. Swimmers will swim 2 per lane, staggered start 30 seconds apart.
SITE: The Sterling YMCA Pool is an indoor, 6-lane,
50-meter pool with seven-foot-wide lanes and non-turbulent lane lines. Fully-automatic Colorado Time Systems
electronic timing with touch pads at the finish end of the pool with electronic
display. There are no touch pads at the
turn end of the pool. Attached to the
main pool is a warm-up/warm-down area that is approximately 42x20 feet in size. The start end of the pool is 5 feet deep; the
turn end of the pool is 3.5 feet deep. Spectator seating for 300. The pool is located inside the
Sterling YMCA,
COURSE: Long Course Meters (50 meters)
EVENTS and SESSIONS: See attached list.
ELIGIBILITY: All contestants must be 2008 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: 75% of entries will be reserved
and 25% will be open lottery. Entries will be accepted on and after April 22,
2008. Entries received before April 22,
2008 will be considered received on April 22, 2008. Entries must be received no later than May 16,
2008. Make checks payable to “YNS Swim
Team”. Mail completed forms (including
signed entry cover page and waiver) and payment to the entry chairperson: John
Brennan 23 Roderick Street,
ELECTRONIC ENTRIES: Electronic entries (such as from Hy-Tek Team Manager or other team management software) that are in. L2 or SD3/SDIF format may be emailed as an attachment to the entry chairperson John Brennan @ JohnBrennan@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. Please indicate the package can be delivered without a signature.
ENTRY LIMITS: Athletes may enter and swim in a maximum of 2 events for the session.
ENTRY TIME UPATES: Entry times may be updated through Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 4:00 pm. No new entries will be accepted after the May 16, 2008 entry deadline. Entry time updates should be sent via email to the entry chairperson at JohnBrennan@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: $5.00 for individual events. Non-electronic entries: $5.50 for individual events.
The Swimmer Participation Fee is $2.00 per swimmer
ENTRY TIMES: All entries must be specified in long-course meters times. Yard times must be converted to meter 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.
HEAT SHEETS: $1.00 per session.
ADMISSION: $1.00 per session.
WARMUPS: The pool will open for warm-ups one-hour before the session. The pool will close five minutes before the beginning of the session. Teams will be assigned warm-up lanes after all entries are received. A warm-up/warm-down area will be available during the meet. There will be no diving in the warm-up/warm-down area at any time.
SAFETY:
RULES: 2008 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.
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. Please be advised there is a policy at the YMCA
of the
SCORING: The meet will not be scored.
AWARDS: No awards will be given at this meet.
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: YMCA of the North Shore Sharks assumes no responsibility for lost or stolen property. Pets of any kind and smoking are not permitted within the facility. The Sterling YMCA is open to members during the meet. Any swimmer found using adult locker rooms or areas not designated for use during the meet will be removed for the remainder of the meet.
PARKING: There will be off-site parking available
with a shuttle service running constantly to and from both sites. Swimmers may be dropped off at the entrance
to the
DIRECTIONS: The Sterling YMCA is located at
LODGING: The following hotels and motels are in the area:
Comfort Inn, 50
Dayton Street Danvers, MA 978-777-1700
Marriott Courtyard at Liberty Tree Mall,
Days Inn, 152 Endicott Street,
Super 8 Motel, Route 1 North,
Motel 6, Route 1 North,
Sheraton Ferncroft,
Lakeview Motorlodge,