YMCA OF THE NORTH SHORE SHARKS
Trials/Finals 13 & Over
Timed Finals 12 & Under
Sterling YMCA,
Sanctioned by NE Swimming #NE-08-47TF
Time Trial Sanction #NE-08-47TF 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)
Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team Manager (time trials only)
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 trials/finals for 13 & over (with the exception of Friday night events -50 Free, 400 IM and 800 Free-which will be timed finals) and timed finals for 12 and under sessions. There will be a final and a consolation heat during finals, top 12 swimmers will return for the evening session. 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 timing table. The 800m freestyle will be swum fast-to-slow, alternating heats of women and men, two swimmers per lane, staggered starts 30 seconds apart. Swimmers in the 800m freestyle must provide their own counter and timer.
SITE: The Sterling YMCA Pool is a 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 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. Spectator seating for
300. The pool is located inside the
Sterling YMCA,
COURSE: Long Course 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: YNS Swim Team will reserve 75%
for its own team and any other teams (
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 at 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 12 and under may enter and swim in a maximum of 5 events per day. Swimmers 13 and older can swim 3 events per day.
ENTRY TIME UPATES: Entry times may be updated through
ENTRY FEES: Trials/Finals: Electronic entries: $5.00 for individual events. Non-electronic entries: $5.50 for individual
events. Timed/Finals: Electronic entries: $4.00 for individual events. Non-electronic entries: $4.50 for individual events.
The Swimmer Participation Fee is $2.00 per swimmer
ENTRY TIMES: All entries must be specified in long course meter (50-meter pool) 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: $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. The warm-up/warm-down area will be available during the meet.
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.
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.
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 the YMCA of the
SCORING: The meet will not be scored.
AWARDS: Awards will be given to the top six finishers in each individual event. Heat prizes will be awarded to first place 10 and under swimmers in each heat.
FOOD: A concession stand (located in the gymnasium) 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
PARKING: There will be off-site parking available
with a shuttle service running constantly to and from 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:
Lakeview Motor Lodge
Courtyard by Marriott
at the Liberty Tree Mall,
Residence
Inn/Marriott Hotel,
Days Inn,
Super 8 Motels,
Rte.1 North,
Motel 6, Rte 1
North,
Holiday Inn,
Hampton Inn,
Salem Waterfront
Hotel & Suites, 57 Wharf St.,