Hosted by Shawmut Aquatic Club
February 6-8, 2009
Team Warmup Assignments (Adobe PDF) (posted 2/03/09)
Entry Cover Page (Adobe
PDF) (corrected 1/22/09)
Hy-Tek Events File for Team
Manager (corrected 1/20/09)
Results (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team
Manager (no time trials)
Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team
Manager (time trials only)
TEAMS
ASSIGNED TO THIS VENUE
AAC, AMW, BAT, CRA, DART, EST, HRY,
HARV, KASC, MBM, MTSC, MWYS, CUDA, PSC, SAC, MD, WTSC, WBD, UN
DATES
AND LOCATION
February
6-8, 2009 at the
CONTACTS
Meet Director |
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(508) 435-0191 |
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Referee |
Michael Harrison |
(508) 429-2131 |
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Entry Chairman |
Matt Craven |
(508) 446-0437 |
SESSIONS
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Warm-up |
Meet |
Friday, February 6 |
4:00 PM |
5:00 PM |
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Saturday Morning, February 7 |
7:00 AM |
8:00 AM |
Saturday Afternoon, February 7 |
1:30 PM |
2:30 PM |
Saturday Evening, February 7 |
6:30 PM |
7:00 PM |
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Sunday Morning, February 8 |
7:00 AM |
8:00 AM |
Sunday Afternoon, February 8 |
1:30 PM |
2:30 PM |
Start
times may be changed once all entries have been received. Teams will be
notified of exact times at least 1 week prior to meet.
SITE
The Joseph P. Keefe Technical High School Pool is a 6-lane,
25 yard pool with seven and one-half foot wide lanes and non-turbulent lane
lines. Fully-automatic Colorado Time Systems electronic
timing with touchpads at the finish end of the pool
and a single-line electronic display. There are no touchpads
at the turn end of the pool. The start
end of the pool is 12 feet deep; the turn end of the pool is 4 feet deep. Spectator seating for 300 and deck seating for 300 swimmers.
Handicap seating is available. The pool
is located at the
COURSE
Short course yards (25 yards).
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. Copies
of heat and lane assignments will be given to coaches. Swimmers should report
directly to the blocks for their events.
Coaches are responsible for ensuring their swimmers are in the correct
heat and lane. There will be no bullpen.
All
heats of the 1650 will be swum fastest to slowest, alternating girls and
boys. Girls and boys may be combined if
that requires fewer heats. 15-19 year
old swimmers and 13-14 year old swimmers will be combined into heats for
efficiency if deemed necessary by meet management.
RELAYS
Swimmers
must be entered in an individual event to be able to participate in a
relay. Relay only swimmers are not
allowed. Relays are age specific. Swimmers may not age up for a relay. Relay entries may be limited to two teams per
event per club at the discretion of the Meet Director.
CUTS
The
distance events (400, 500, 1650) may be cut by time in
the event that the meet is oversubscribed at the discretion of the Meet
Director. The 200 fly, 200 back, and 200
breast for the 11 and 12 age group will be limited to
4 heats for girls and 4 heats for boys.
Relays will be the first to be cut in the event that the meet is
oversubscribed, at the discretion of the Meet Director.
ELIGIBILITY
All
swimmers must be 2009 registered swimmers with New England Swimming. Swimmers may register with Mary Riddell,
ENTRY
INFORMATION
Entries
must be received by Tuesday, January 27,
2009. Mail completed forms
(including signed entry cover page and waiver) and payment to the entry
chairperson:
Shawmut Aquatic Club
(508) 446-0437
All
entries must be typed or printed legibly, and must use full names and
registration numbers from USA Swimming registration. All entries must include a completed and
signed entry cover sheet and waiver. No
deck entries will be accepted. No
refunds will be given for entries that are accepted or for entries that are
rejected due to improper entry. Entry
times must be achieved between February 1, 2008 and January 27, 2009. Times achieved in a 25-meter pool must be
multiplied by .9049 to convert to yards.
ELECTRONIC ENTRIES
Electronic
entries (such as from Hy-Tek Team Manager or other
team management software that are in the CL2 or SD3/SDIF format) may be emailed
as an attachment to the entry chairperson at matthewcraven316@hotmail.com. Please
check that your team name, address, and contact information are listed
correctly in this file. Payment and
hardcopy of the entry (including the signed entry cover page and waiver) must
be received within 4 days, excluding Sundays and holidays, of receipt of the
email entry.
OTHER ENTRIES
United
States Postal Service Overnight Mail is the preferred paper mailing
method. If Overnight Mail is used,
indicate that the package be delivered even if no one is there to sign for
it. No fax entries will be
accepted. All fees must accompany the
entry.
ENTRY LIMITS
Athletes
may enter and swim in a maximum of 5 individual events per day.
SCRATCHES
Coaches must scratch swimmers by the
end of the first 30 minutes of each warm-up session.
FEES
$4.00 per individual entry |
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$5.00 per distance event (400
yards and longer) |
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$16.00 per relay |
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$2.00 per swimmer NE Travel Fund |
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$5.00 Swimmer Participation Fee
per swimmer |
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Time trials: $5.00 per individual event; $20.00 per relay
Only one check per team for all fees
will be accepted and should be made payable to Shawmut Aquatic Club.
In accordance with New England
Swimming policy, fees are increased 50¢ per individual entry or per relay if
not submitted in an .sd3 or .cl2 electronic file.
SEND
ENTRIES AND FEES TO
Shawmut Aquatic Club
(508) 446-0437
TIME
TRIALS
Time Trials will be available, time
permitting, at the discretion of the referee.
25
YARD EVENTS
25-yard
events will start at the start end of the pool. Swimmers may start from the
blocks, gutter or they may use an in water start. Timing for this event will be manual, 2 watches per lane.
ADMISSION
Admission: $1.00 per
session
Programs: $2.00 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 diving well will be available during the
meet for continuous warm-up and warm-down. The area will be closely monitored.
Swimmers not using the area for its intended purpose will be prohibited from
using the area.
VERIFICATION
All
entries must include verification codes.
Results will be reviewed by New England Swimming. Teams found entering swimmers with
unverifiable times will be reported to the Board of Review for further action
and may jeopardize their participation in future New England Swimming “end of
season” meets.
RULES
2009
USA Swimming rules will govern except as otherwise stated herein and the
decision 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 USA
Swimming and are available from the New England Swimming office.
OFFICIALS
AND TIMERS
In
accordance with standard New England Swimming “end of season” procedure, all
teams entering this meet must provide a pro-rata share of officials and
timers. Teams will be informed of their
assignments prior to the meet. The
Officials’ Coordinator for this meet will be Michael Harrison, (508) 429-2131, mharrison529@aol.com. Any official interested in helping
at the meet should contact David. Officials who sign up by the meet deadline
will be included in the number of workers when timers are assigned. Individuals swimming the 500 and 1650 are
responsible for providing their own counter and timer.
AWARDS
Medals will be awarded for the first eight places in
individual events and for the first three places in relays. Ribbons will be awarded from 9th
through 16th place in individual events and 4th through 8th
place in relays. “Best Time” ribbons
will be awarded to 10 and under swimmers who achieve best times. A team representative needs to pick-up the awards at the end
of the meet.
SCORING
The meet will not be scored.
CONCESSION
/ VENDOR
Food and merchandise will be for
sale throughout the meet in the lobby.
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.
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 then assign the swimmer to a registered coach for
warm-ups.
5. No
camera cell phones are permitted in the locker rooms.
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.
PARKING:
There is ample parking available in the parking lot adjacent to the Keefe Tech
Pool.
Special
Instructions:
No food or
drinks except water will be allowed on deck or in the spectator seating area,
per order of the Town of
AREA LODGING
Courtyard
Marriott-
Residence Inn-
Sheraton Framingham Hotel 508-879-7200
Red
Roof Inn 508-872-4499
Best
Western 508-872-8811
DIRECTIONS:
From
Rt. 128 take Rt. 9 west toward
From the West, using either the Mass Pike or Rt. 9.
Upon exiting the Mass Pike at exit 12,