Bluefish Swim Club
C & C Swimming, Inc.
Bluefish Office:
508-455-2791 Bluefish Fax: 508-455-2792
Bluefish Raynham Office:
508-823-1913
Website: www.bluefishswimclub.com
E-mail: Chuck: abfswimscjb@yahoo.com or Christie: abfswimsccc@yahoo.com
Cell Phone: Chuck 617-678-0964 or Christie 617-448-0777
Bluefish Winter Distance Meet Information January 24th &
25th 2009
Sanctioned by
DATES AND LOCATION:
Saturday January 24th & Sunday January 25th, 2009
Schedule of Events
Entry Cover Page (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek Events File for Team Manager
Results
Results (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team Manager (no time trials)
Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team Manager (time trials only)
CONTACTS
Phone Email
Meet Manager: Christie
Batchelor 617-448-0777 abfswimsccc@yahoo.com
Referee:
Joan Beisel 401-294-6995 beisel@cox.net
Entry Chairperson: Christie
Batchelor 617-448-0777 abfswimsccc@yahoo.com
Saturday, January
24, 2009 Warm-up
Start
Morning Session 8:30am 10:15am
Saturday January 24,
2008 Warm-UP
Start
Afternoon Session 2:30pm 3:00pm
Sunday, January 25,
2008 Warm-up
Start
Morning Session 9:30 AM 10:45AM
FACILITY:
FORMAT:
The meet will be swum as timed finals.
All sessions will be seeded by computer, based on positive check-in at
the beginning of each session. Heat sheets will be posted around the pool
deck. The scratch deadline will be 45 minutes before the start of each
session. Heat and lane assignments will be posted and handed out to coaches
prior to each session. Coaches are responsible for ensuring their swimmers are
in the correct heat and lane. 8 &
Under 25 yard events will start from the starting block and finish at the
opposite end of the pool. We will be using hand timing for the 25 yard events. Continuous warm-up warm-down will be
available in one or two lanes with the exception of the 1000 and 1650 where one
lane will only be available. Warm-Up
Warm-Down lanes will be sectioned off from the six competition lanes with an
additional lane line. The
1000 & 1650 freestyle will be swum fastest to slowest, alternating heats of
women and men.
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.
Entries: Entries will be accepted on and after
January 5, 2009. Entries received before January 5, 2009 will be
considered received on January 5, 2009. Entries
must be received no later than Tuesday January 20, 2009.
Make checks payable to “C & C Swimming, Inc.”. Mail completed forms
(including signed entry cover page and waiver) and payment to: Chuck &
Christie Batchelor 125 County St.
Event Limits: Athletes may swim in a maximum of 5 events per day.
Email 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 abfswimsccc@yahoo.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 Fees: The fee for electronic entries is $4.00 for individual events, non-electronic entries is $4.50. Electronic entries for the distance events 400, 500, 1000 & 1650 is $5.00, non-electronic entries $5.50.
***The Swimmer Participation Fee is $5.00 per swimmer***
Please mail the hard copy of your entry and your check to:
Bluefish Swim Club
C/o Chuck & Christie Batchelor
Entry Times: All entries must be specified in short-course yard (25-yard pool) times. Meter times must be converted to yard times. (Entries with “No Time” will be accepted.)
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. Bluefish Swim Club
will limit the number of swims in the meet. Bluefish Swim Club will reserve 75%
for its own team and any other teams (
RULES
2009 US Swimming rules will govern all competition and the decisions of the
referee will be final unless a written protest is lodged within 30 minutes of
the swim heat being protested. Disabled swimmer forms are required by US
Swimming and are available from the New England Swimming office.
OFFICIALS AND TIMERS:
All teams are asked to provide volunteer officials and timers. Distance events
on 400IM, 500FR, 1000FR, & 1650FR are required to provide their own timers
and counters. Please include with your entry a list of your team’s
eligible officials, their phone numbers, and the session(s) they are available
to work. The Referee for this meet will be Joan Beisel, and officials are
encouraged to contact Joan at (401) 294-6995 or email at beisel@cox.net before
the meet.
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.
2.
No shaving is permitted at or around
3.
No glass containers are permitted within the facility
at
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: No Ribbons or Awards will be given.
ADMISSION & PROGRAMS:
Admission: $1.00 per session; Programs: $4.00 for each session; Heat Sheets: $1.00 w/purchase of program
CONCESSIONS: Concessions will available.
EQUIPMENT VENDOR: Varsity Swim Shop Vendor will be available.
DIRECTIONS: