Open Championships
July 31-August
3, 2009
Blodgett Pool,
Sanction #: NE-09-75 (TT)
Sanctioned by:
New England
Swimming, Inc
Presented by: Bay and Ocean State
Squids
Results: (corrected 8/21/09)
Instant Event by Event Results
Friday Prelims | Friday Finals
Saturday Prelims | Saturday Finals
Sunday Prelims | Sunday Finals
Monday Prelims | Monday Finals
Full Meet
Results (Publication Order)
Full Meet Results (Publication Order)
(Adobe PDF)
Team Scores
Individual High Point: Open Girls | Open Boys
Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team Manager (no time trials)
Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team Manager (time trials only)
Athlete Entry Report (Adobe PDF) (updated July 27)
List of Teams (Adobe PDF) (updated July 27)
Estimated Prelims Session Timeline (before scratches) (Adobe PDF)
Team Warmup Assignments (Adobe PDF)
Team Timing Assignments (Adobe PDF)
Order of Events
Hy-Tek Events File for Team Manager
Meet Director:
Tim Murphy (tdmurphy@fas.harvard.edu)
Entry
Chairperson: Carol
Healey (nemeetentries@comcast.net) 781-444-2014
47 May
Street,
Meet Referee: Scott Doty (CSDoty@jcrowe.com)
|
Friday |
Saturday |
Sunday |
Monday |
Warm Up Prelims |
7:30 AM |
7:30 AM |
7:30 AM |
7:30 AM |
Prelims Begin |
9:00 AM |
9:00 AM |
9:00 AM |
9:00 AM |
Warm Up Finals |
5:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
4:00 PM |
Finals Begin |
6:00 PM |
6:00 PM |
6:15 PM |
5:00PM |
GRADUATING SENIOR CEREMONY: Graduating seniors will be honored on Sunday at the
start of the evening session (6:00pm). If you will not be swimming in the meet
but will be there for the ceremony, please notify the New England Swimming
Office (office@neswim.com) so that your name will be listed.
MEET FORMAT: The meet will be conducted in a trials/finals format. In the evening
there will be 3 heats: a bonus, consolation and final heat in that order in all
events, except the two distance events and the relays. The top heat of women
and men’s 800 free and 1500 free will be swum at finals, as well as the relays.
The Meet Director reserves the right so run some slower heats of relays in the
prelim session, if the number of entries creates too long of a finals session.
This will be decided after the entry deadline of July 21, 2009.
SITE: The competition course has been certified
in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). The copy of such certification is on file with
USA Swimming. Blodgett
Pool features an 8 lane, 50 meter competition course with Kiefer Advantage II
lane lines, a fully automatic Daktronics Timing
System with alphanumeric scoreboard, and touchpads at
both ends of the course. There is a diving well area that will be available for
warm-up and warm-down activities. The facility has seating for 1200
spectators. The pool is located near the Harvard Football Stadium, at
COURSE: Long course meters (50
meters). 50-meter events will start at the starting end of the course,
and finish at the turn end of the course. For 200-meter relays, the
second and fourth swimmers may dive from the edge of the pool at the turn
end. There are no starting blocks at the turn end of the pool. The
starting end of the course has a depth of 7 feet. The turn end of the
course has a depth of 3 feet 9 inches.
EVENTS: See attached list.
ELIGIBILITY: All contestants must be
2009 United States Swimming registered athletes. Any swimmer registered with
United States Swimming and with qualifying times is eligible to swim in this
meet. 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.
Any swimmer who is entered
with incorrect swimmer information, or an incorrect or no ID, or is
unregistered, will be scratched from the meet until corrections are made.
ENTRY
INFORMATION:
·
Tuesday July 21, 2009 is the deadline for all
entries, hand written, or emailed. They must be received by 6:00 PM. Email
entries with a standard SD3 or CL2 data file of your team’s entries attached
are encouraged.
·
If you are sending a hard
copy ONLY, (no Hy-Tek file), it must be received by
Tuesday, July 21)
·
Email entries to nemeetentries@comcast.net
·
Put team initials in email subject: i.e. “TEAM XYZ ENTRIES”
·
In the text of the email write all contact information, including team
name, coach name, contact person, email address and phone numbers. Identifying
unattached swimmers will be appreciated.
·
An entry will NOT be accepted without the hard copy and payment.
·
Payment and hard copy are due by Saturday, July 25, 2009. No fax
entries will be accepted. All hard copies and checks should be sent by US
Postal Service certified mail, or hand delivered. Please check the "no signature required" box on overnight
deliveries.
·
Times must be achieved between 07/17/2008 and 07/21/2009
·
BONUS EVENTS:
1
individual event = 1 bonus event
2
individual events = 2 bonus events
3
individual events = 1 bonus event
PLEASE, when you enter a bonus event, mark the box in
Team Manager that indicates it is a bonus swim!
·
Times achieved at the 14 & Under
championships held on July 23-26th will be accepted by 5 PM on
Monday, July 27th. Please email nemeetentries@comcast.net the entries in the
text of an email. Do not send a new Hy-Tek file.
All entries must be typed or legibly printed and must include all swimmer's USA Swimming numbers and ages. The hy-tek entry report should be the entry report “by athlete”, not “by event”, and should include the proof of times report that identifies the meet where each qualifying time was achieved. If there is a discrepancy between the hard copy and the electronic entry, the hard copy will be used as the official meet entry.
·
Send the hard copy entries to: Carol Healey 47
May Street,
· UNATTACHED SWIMMERS SHOULD BE LISTED ON THE COVER SHEET
· RELAY only swimmers need to be clearly pointed out on the entry form, or in the text of the entry email.
·
Direct all entry questions to Carol Healey (nemeetentries@comcast.net)
781-444-2014
·
One check for entries, the swimmer participation fee, and the travel
fund surcharge should be made payable to Mass
Bay Marlins.
·
Please do
not ask to change entry times or events after the entry deadline. No deck
entries will be accepted.
ENTRY TIMES: Entry times must be achieved
between July 17, 2008 and the entry deadline of July 21, 2009. Entry times will
be seeded in the following order: LCM, SCY, SCM.
ENTRY LIMITS: A swimmer may swim in a
maximum of 9 individual events excluding time trials, with no more than 3
individual events per day, including time trials. A swimmer may enter as many
events as he/she has qualified for, then scratch down to the allowed maximum 9
individual events for the meet with a maximum of 3 individual events per day.
ENTRY FEES: $5.00 electronic entry/
$5.50 hand entry for all individual events. $20.00 electronic relay entry/
$20.50 hand relay entry. In addition, there is a $10.00 swimmer participation
fee (Including relay only swimmers) and a $2.00 New England Travel Fund
surcharge for every swimmer listed on the entry, including relay only swimmers.
RELAYS: All relays will be swum as
timed finals, slowest to fastest, at the end of the evening sessions. If relays are oversubscribed, the Meet Director
reserves the right to run some heats of relays during the prelim session.
Teams will be notified on Wednesday, July 22nd
if this is decided. Up to FOUR relays may be
entered in the meet, but only 2 per team may score. If a team has 1—4 qualified swimmers of the
same sex and age, there may be 1 relay, and there may be unlimited relay only
swimmers. If a team has 5 or more
qualified swimmers of the same sex and age, there may be 2 relays and there may
be unlimited relay only swimmers. If a team has 9 or more qualified swimmers,
they can have 3 relays with unlimited relay only swimmers. If a team has 13 or
more qualified swimmers, they can have 4 relays with unlimited relay only swimmers.
NOTE: Relay only swimmers will be allowed on deck and in
warm-up only during the session in which
they are swimming and must be included in the meet entry and pay both the
Swimmer Participation Fee and the New England Travel Surcharge Fee.
Relays must be positively
checked-in by 6 PM, the day of the event, and the relay cards must be turned in
by 7:00 PM to the clerk of course. Relay name or order changes may be done at
the clerk of course table until the event is called.
There will be a 10 minute break between events and the
relays.
TIME TRIALS: Time trials will be
available at the discretion of the meet referee and meet director, and if time
allows, after the Trials sessions on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. All time
trial swimmers must provide two timers for their swims. Time trials are $5 for
individual events and $20 for relays. Swimmers cannot swim more than 3
individual events per day, including time trials.
DISTANCE EVENTS:
The
800 Free and 1500 Free are timed finals. Both events will be swum fastest to
slowest, alternating heats of women and men. The fastest heat of women and men
in the 800 and 1500 Free will be swum at the beginning of the finals on Friday
and Monday. All of the other heats will be conducted during prelims. The meet director reserves
the right to run heats of the 800 and/or the 1500 with 2 swimmers to a lane if
the events are over subscribed, and if necessary, the Meet Referee reserves the
right to cut swimmers based on time due to session time restraints. All distance swimmers must provide at least 2 timers with
watches and 1 counter for their swims.
If necessary, due to session time restraints, the 400 Free and the 400 IM will be seeded in an A and B flight format: there will be 5 heats in each A flight. It will be swum slowest to fastest with the women’s event first, followed by the men’s event. The B flight will be swum fastest to slowest, alternating heats of women and men. All swimmers in these two events must provide at least 2 timers. Both of these events will follow the scratch rules below. The 400 Free and 400 IM will NOT be positive check-in events: the swimmer must be scratched according to individual event guidelines.
SCRATCHES: Scratch forms will be
located at the clerk of course table on deck. Scratch deadlines for Saturday,
Sunday, and Monday are 6:00 PM the night
before the next day of trials. Scratches for Friday events only need to be
e-mailed to Carol Healey (nemeetentries@comcast.net)
by 6:00 PM on Thursday. Scratches for Saturday
events can be phoned in (if you are unable to be at the pool) on Friday by 6:00
to Mariella Allard (508) 633-8821.
POSITIVE CHECK IN: All 800, 1500 Freestyle
swimmers and all relays must confirm their intention to participate with a positive
check-in for those events. The deadline for positive check-ins for the distance
800 and 1500 Free is 9:00 AM on the day of the individual event. The deadline
for all other events is by 6:00 PM on the night before the individual event.
Relay check-in is by 6:00 PM the day of the event. Failure to check-in will
result in a swimmer being eliminated from the event. Any swimmer or relay team
that does affirm his/her/their intent to swim and does not compete, unless
excused by the referee, will be barred from further competition at this meet,
including relays and time trials.
SPECIAL SCRATCH NOTES:
1. Coaches and swimmers are
expected to understand the scratch, verification and relay rules before
the meet begins.
2. Any swimmer who fails to
compete in an individual event heat in which he/she is entered and has not been
scratched will be barred from further competition for that day, including
relays and time trials. The swimmer will
be also automatically scratched from the following day’s events unless the
clerk of course has been notified of the swimmers intention to compete by 5:30
PM. NOTE: Finals are considered
continuation of events starting with trials.
3. Any swimmer who competes in
an individual heat and qualifies for Finals and fails to notify the clerk of
course of his/her intention to withdraw from the finals within 30 minutes of
the posting of the results and qualifiers for that event, and does not compete
nor is excused by the meet referee, will be barred from all subsequent competition
in the meet, including relays and time trials.
4. On Monday, any team whose
swimmer competes in an individual heat and qualifies for Finals and fails to
notify the clerk of course of his/her intention to withdraw from the finals
within 30 minutes of the posting of the results and qualifiers for that event,
and does not compete nor is excused by the meet referee, will be fined $100.
VERIFICATION
& RULES: There
will be a verification table on deck. At this meet teams must submit to
the verification table a copy of their meet entry with verification of all
times indicated. Teams must also include a copy of any non-New
The 2009 USA Swimming rules will govern except as
otherwise stated herein and the decision of the referee will be final. Disabled
swimmer forms are required by US Swimming and are available from the New
England Swimming Office.
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.
WARM
UP:
SAFETY:
1. 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. Athletes must,
at all times, enter the
pool only
from the starting block end. This applies to the warm-up area also.
2. No
shaving is permitted at the competition site.
3. No glass containers are permitted within the
facility.
4. 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.
5. No camera cell phones are permitted in the
locker rooms.
AWARDS: Medals will be awarded for
the first 8 places, in individual events, and medals for the first three places
in relays.
The top eight
Scoring: 1-8 9-16 17-24
Individual
32-29-28-27-26-25-24-23
20-18-17-16-15-14-13-12
9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Relays 64-58-56-54-52-50-48-46
40-36-34-32-30-28-26-24 18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2
Please
note that only finals, consolation and bonus heats will be scored for team
awards and open
The
awards ceremony will consist of only announcing the results of the Championship
Final heat immediately upon completion of that event. Awards for all events
will be available at the designated awards table upon request of the swimmer
during the meet.
RESULTS: Event results will be posted
on the pool deck and in the spectator area immediately after each event.
ADMISSION: $1.00 per session
PROGRAMS: $3.00 per session.
HOSPITALITY: Coaches and officials will
be served food during Trials and Finals sessions. Cold drinks and snacks will
be available throughout the meet.
VENDOR: A swimming equipment vendor
will be selling suits, goggles, and other accessories for the duration of the
meet.
FOOD: A concession stand will be
in operation for the duration of the meet: No
Food or Drink will be allowed into the facility.
TIMERS AND
OTHER WORKERS: According to New England Swimming policy, BOSS will make timing
assignments for this meet based on the size of your team’s entry. Please be
cooperative and punctual. We need the full cooperation of all teams, large and
small, to adequately run this meet. All teams will be given timing/work
assignments based on the number of entries. Teams treating this meet as a team
travel meet need to assure that they have enough parental workers at the meet
to fulfill their team obligation. The timing assignments will be posted on the
web page with ample time to get workers.
All swimmers in the 800, 1500, 400 free and 400IM
are reminded that they must provide at least 2 timers and 1 counter for the
distance events.
“NO SHOW” WORKERS: If a team does not provide the
timers it has been assigned at a championship meet, the team will be fined $100
per incident and will not be allowed to enter swimmers in another New England
meet until the fine(s) is paid. This can
be appealed to the Board of New England Swimming and is enforced only if the
meet management has properly assigned timers based on the number of swimmers a
team has entered in the meet.
OFFICIALS: Officials are requested to
help with the pre-meet planning for this meet by stating their availability to
help as soon as possible. Please provide
the information requested on the Application to Officiate for this meet, found
on the New England Swimming web site (www.neswim.com). Host Team officials are
reminded that they also need to submit an application. All applications that
are received by the meet entry deadline (July 21, 2009) will count towards the
work requirements for the official's team. Applications to officiate that are
received at least ten days prior to the meet, and declare a commitment to serve
at most of the meet, will be given priority consideration in deck assignments.
Please do not submit an application within three days of the meet.
"Walk-on" officials are always welcome and will be assigned to
positions that are not filled.
COACHES NOTES:
All coaches
should check-in with the control table upon arrival at the pool. Coaches'
information will be available at the beginning of warm-ups at each session from
the office. These will include the heat sheets for that session and any notes
that may be needed. There will be a coaches meeting at 8:40 on Friday, and
after that, when needed.
Coaches are responsible for
the behavior of their swimmers at all times. Any damage to the premises or
equipment is the responsibility of those doing the damage. Swimmers, parents,
coaches, and spectators are restricted to the pool, spectator stands and
concession area. No glass bottles are allowed in the pool areas or locker
rooms. No smoking is permitted inside the building.
DIRECTIONS: The street address for
Blodgett Pool is
From the West: Take the Massachusetts
Turnpike east to Exit 18 (Allston/Cambridge). After paying toll, bear left at
fork towards Allston. Turn right at second set of lights onto
From the North: Take I-93 south to
From the South: Take I-95 north to I-93
north. Follow I-93 to Exit 20 (
Via M.B.T.A. (subway/bus): The Red Line subway stops at
PARKING: Primary parking will be located at the
LODGING: Provided are some hotels in
the area.
Doubletree
Guest Suites
400 Soldier's
617-783-0090
1.0 mile to
pool
[ Hotel web site ]
[ Map ]
[ Directions to pool ]
Hyatt Regency
617-492-1234
1.8 miles to
pool
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[ Map ]
[ Directions to pool ]
Days Inn
1234
Soldier's
617-254-1234
0.9 miles to
pool
[ Hotel web site ]
[ Map ]
[ Directions to pool ]
Residence Inn
by
6
617-349-0700
2.2 miles to
pool
[ Hotel web site ]
[ Map ]
[ Directions to pool ]
Hilton Garden
Inn Hotel in
781-890-0100;
$99.00 quad
8.1 miles to
pool
[ Hotel web site ]
[ Map ]
[ Directions to pool ]