June 27-28, 2009
Sanctioned by NE Swimming #NE-09-73
Entry Cover Page (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek Events File for Team Manager
Results (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team Manager
Meet Director: Al Arcidi (aarcidi@whittierhealth.com, 603-964-6630)
Meet Referee: MaryAnne Lustgraaf (mlustgraaf@comcast.net, 603-343-1099)
Entry Chairperson: Heidi DiPietro (entries@portsmouthswimteam.com, 603-427-0974)
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. The 1650 freestyle will be swum fast-to-slow, alternating heats of women and men.
SITE: The Portsmouth Indoor Pool is an 6-lane, 25-meter
pool with five-foot-wide lanes and non-turbulent lane lines. Fully-automatic Colorado Time Systems
electronic timing with touchpads at the finish end of
the pool with single-line electronic display.
There are no touchpads at the turn end of the
pool. The finish end of the pool is 12
feet deep; the turn end of the pool is 3.5 feet deep. Spectator seating for 150. Teams will be allowed to set up tents on the
grounds outside of the facility. The
pool is located at
COURSE: Short course meters (25 meters).
EVENTS and SESSIONS: See attached list.
ELIGIBILITY: All contestants must be 2009 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 May 18, 2009. Entries received
before May 18, 2009 will be considered received on May 18, 2009. Entries must be received no later than June 12,
2009. Make checks payable to “Portsmouth
Swim Team”. Mail completed forms (including
signed entry cover page and waiver) and payment to the entry chairperson: Heidi
DiPietro,
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 ocnblu@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 events per day.
ENTRY TIME UPATES: Entry times may be updated until 7 days prior to the first day of the meet. No new entries will be accepted after the June 12, 2005 entry deadline. Entry time updates should be sent via email to the entry chairperson at entries@portsmouthswimteam.com. 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, $5.00 for distance event. Non-electronic entries: $4.00 for individual events, $5.50 for distance events. The Swimmer Participation Fee is $3.00 per swimmer.
ENTRY TIMES: All entries must be specified in short-course meter (25-meter pool) times. Yard times must be converted to short course 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.
25-METER EVENTS: 25-meter events will start at the start 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:
RULES: 2009 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: Ribbons will be awarded to the top six finishers in each individual event.
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 Portsmouth Indoor Pool.
DIRECTIONS: The Portsmouth Indoor Pool is located at
LODGING: The following hotels and motels are in the area:
Comfort Inn,
Fairfield Inn,
Best Western,
Sise Inn, 40 Court Street,
Holiday Inn,
Best Inn,
Anchorage Inn and Suites,
Hilton Garden Inn,
Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside,
Marriott Courtyard,
Wentworth By The Sea,