12
& Under Mini Meet
Sanctioned by NE Swimming #NE-08-53M, #NE-08-53M-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: Jennifer Yankowski (Jennifeer24@hotmail.com, 413-522-1512)
Meet Referee: Bob Menck (rmenk@ne.rr.com, 603-357-9638)
Entry Chairperson: Jennifer Yankowski (Jennifeer24@hotmail.com, 413-522-1512)
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 office.
SITE: The Elms College Pool is a 6-lane, 25-meter
pool with seven-foot-wide lanes and non-turbulent lane lines. It has a fully automatic Colorado Time
Systems electronic timing with touch pads at the finish end of the pool with
six-line electronic display. There are
no touch pads at the turn end of the pool.
The finish end of the pool is 12 feet deep; the turn end of the pool is
4 feet deep. Spectator seating is
Limited. The pool is located inside the
COURSE: Short course meters SCM (25 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: Entries will be accepted on and
after
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 Jennifeer24@hotmail.com. 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 UPDATES: Entry times may be updated until
5 days prior to the first day of the meet.
No new entries will be accepted after the
ENTRY FEES: Electronic entries: $4.00 for individual events, $5.00 for distance events. Non-electronic entries: $4.50 for individual events, $5.50 for distance events. The Swimmer Participation Fee is $2.00 per swimmer.
ENTRY TIMES: All entries must be specified in meter times. Yard times must be converted.
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-Meter EVENTS: 25-meter events will start at the start end of the pool. Stopwatches will be used for times. Swimmers will dive in from the blocks.
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:
- 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
- No shaving is permitted at the competition site.
- No glass containers are permitted within the facility.
- 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.
- No camera cell phones are permitted in the locker rooms.
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 and $10.00 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: Ribbons will be awarded to the top six finishers in each individual event, and top three finishers in each relay event by age-group (8&under, 9-10, 11-12).
FOOD: A concession stand will be in operation for the duration of the meet.
MISCELLANEOUS: The Amherst Tritons and
PARKING: There is ample parking available in the
parking lots adjacent to the
DIRECTIONS:
From
Take Route 91 South to Exit 12.
Take Route 391 North towards
Take Exit 2 (the first exit after leaving Route 91) on to
At the end of the exit ramp, turn right.
Go through the traffic light, and take your first right onto
Proceed up the hill to the next traffic light and take a right onto
The College will be on your left.
See Campus Map at end, the
From Route 91 South:
Route 91 South to Exit
Take Route
Follow as above.
From Route 91 North:
Route 91 North to Exit
Take Route
Follow as above.
LODGING: The following hotels and motels are in the area:
The Days Inn
413-739-7311
www.daysinn.com
Hampton Inn
413-732-1300 or 800-
www.hampton-inn.com
Sheraton
Springfield Monarch Place Hotel
413-781-1010 or 800-325-3535
www.sheraton-springfield.com
Hilton Garden Inn
Located on the grounds of the Basketball Hall of Fame next to Interstate 91 in
downtown
413-886-8000
or 413-886-8100
http://www.springfield.gardeninn.com
