East Bay Aquatic Club

Annual Fall Specialty Meet

Presented By: East Bay Aquatic Club   Sanctioned by N.E. Swimming: Sanction # NE-01-68

Meet Director: Roger D. Mooney  1-401-433-3545 (E-Mail- rmooney469@aol.com )

Date:  Friday, Saturday & Sunday, November 9, 10 & 11, 2001

Time:  
Morning session; Warm-up 7:00 a.m., Meet start 8:15 a.m.                                                            
Afternoon session; Warm-up 12:45 p.m., Meet start 2:00 p.m.

Friday Afternoon Session; Warm-up 4:00 p.m. Meet start 5:30 pm.

Facilities:  East Providence High School, 25 yard 6 lane pool, semi-automatic timing.  
Ample parking and bleacher seating for spectators.

Entry Information:  Entry forms must be completed and returned by Wednesday, October 31st, 2001.  NT will not be accepted for a "time", swimmers may swim in 5 events per day.  We will be using s Hy-tek ™ software to run the meet so you can send a disk (Hy-tek ™or LSA™) or regular entry, and check to:  Roger D. Mooney, 113 Lindy Avenue, Riverside, RI 02915. **Per new NE swimming rules, e-mail entries are acceptable, but MUST be in SD3 or Hy-tek™ CL2 format. Teams that enter by e-mail MUST mail hard copy & check to be received 4 days from date of e-mail entry. Entries in text format will be treated as hand written entries and charged accordingly.  Telephone entries will not be accepted

            Please make one check payable to East Bay Aquatic Club.       

Entry Fees:  $2.50 per individual event, except for the1650's, which will be $ 4.00 per event.  Entry fees must accompany all entries and are not refundable unless meet is over subscribed.

Hand entry fees are $3.00 per regular event and $ 4.50 for distance events.

Procedure For Cutting Meet:  Number of entries will be limited, so that none of the sessions exceed the four-hour time limit.  Entries will be cut by date entry (and or seed time in distance events) is received if the meet is over-subscribed.  Entry forms must be accurate, legible and complete.  Entries cannot be changed after they have been submitted.

Format:  This is a specialty meet and will include 8 & under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, and open age (13 & up) groups.  A bull pen will be used with deck seeding based on entry times.  All events are timed finals.  * No bullpen Friday pm and our concession will be open but limited. 

Admission:  $1.00 per session.  Programs $2.00 per session.              

Refreshments:  Full concession for breakfast & lunch will be provided for all sessions.

Awards:  Ribbons will be awarded to the top 6 male & female swimmers in each event & each age group.

Directions:  Heading west on I-195, take Exit 1 in MASS.  At end of exit, turn right.  Go to 1st light and take a left.  At the next light, bare right onto Waterman Avenue.  Go to the next light and turn right onto Pawtucket Avenue.  East Providence High School will be on your right, take 1st entrance after catwalk. (less than 1/4 mile).   

Heading east on I-195, Take I-195 East off I-95 north or south, go to exit 6       (Broadway Avenue exit), turn left at end of exit ramp.  Go to 1st light and turn left onto Pawtucket Avenue.  At the next light go straight, East Providence High School will be on your right (less than 1/4 mile after this light) take the 1st entrance after catwalk.

Eligibility:  All swimmers must be 2001-02 USS registered athletes.  New England swimmers may register (for USS) with Mary Riddell, 20 Cleveland Road, Needham, MA.  02192.

Rules:   2001-02 US Swimming Rules will govern all competition and decisions by the meet referee will be final.  A written protest may be lodged provided that it is presented within 30 minutes of the heat being protested.

Disabled swimmer forms are required by US Swimming and are available from the New England Swimming Office.

Special Instructions:  There will be ABSOLUTELY no diving in any part of the pool during warm-ups, except in specially designated sprint lanes.  Damage to facilities of any type will not be tolerated and anyone caught will be dealt with harshly!

Officials:  Clubs that have certified officials who would like to officiate should contact the meet director.

Timers:  Please inform your parents that wish to time at the meet to report to the meet director upon arrival.  THANK YOU in advance for your help in this area!

Equipment:  Varsity Swim Shop

Hotels in area:

Days Hotel   (exit #3 off I-195)           Holiday Inn                 

200 India                                              21 Atwells Ave.

Providence, RI                                     Providence, RI

1-401-272-5577                                 1-401-831-3900

Providence Marriott                             Comfort Inn

Charles & Orms                                   2 George Street

Providence, RI                                     Pawtucket, RI

1-401-272-2400                                 1-401-723-6700