NORTH COUNTRY AQUATIC CLUB

WINTER CLASSIC TEAM SPECIALTY MEET

Dartmouth College, Hanover NH

December 3 -5, 2004

Sanctioned by New England Swimming # NE-04-73 and NE-04-73TT

 

Events List

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

Meet Director

Mary Gentry

(802) 295-8976

mary.gentry@hitchcock.org

Entry Chair

Tetkin Yeo

(603) 643-5362

tetkinyeo@yahoo.com

Referee

Bob Menck

(603) 357-9638

rmenck@ne.rr.com

Officials Chair

Brian Ganley

(802) 785-2704

beganley@coleelectric.com

 

SESSIONS

Warm-up

Meet

Friday, December 5

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

 

 

 

Saturday Morning, December 6

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

Saturday Afternoon, December 6

2:30 PM

3:30 PM

 

 

 

Sunday Morning, December 7

7:30 AM

8:30 AM

Sunday Afternoon, December 7

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

 

MEET FORMAT: All events will be deck seeded during warm-ups and swum as timed finals.  Coaches must turn in scratches no later than 30 minutes before the beginning of the session.  Heat and lane assignments will be posted in both pool areas prior to each event.  Coaches will be able to pick up heat sheets.  Swimmers are to report directly to their lane before their event is called.  Coaches are responsible for ensuring their swimmers are in the correct heat and lane. 

 

SITE:  Karl B. Michael Pool is located in the Alumni Gym building of Dartmouth College on Wheelock St. in Hanover, NH.  The Michael Pool is a six lane 25 yard pool.  Wave-reduction lines separate lanes.  Timing and results displays are accomplished by Colorado® Timing.  Spectator capacity is 1,500.  The Spaulding Pool, a 25 yard, 4 lane pool is adjacent to the Michael Pool and is available as a separate warm-up and warm-down area for swimmers. 

 

Swimmers and spectators are not allowed in any other of the athletic facilities including gymnasiums, weight rooms and training areas.  Food and drink are not allowed in the bleachers, deck or locker rooms.  Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the building.

 

COURSE: Short course yards (25 yards).

 

EVENTS and SESSIONS: See attached list.

 

ELIGIBILITY: All contestants must be 2004 or 2005 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.  New England teams entering the meet are encouraged to check their entries with the online registration check tool on the New England Swimming web site.  Please contact the New England Swimming Office for registration information.  Disabled swimmer forms are available from the New England Swimming Office.  New England Swimming Office: 20 Cleveland Road, Needham MA 02492, 781-449-0270, office@neswim.com.  Age eligibility is determined by the age of the swimmer the first day of the meet and must be shown on the entry form. 

 

ENTRY INFORMATION: Entries will be accepted on and after October 22, 2004.  Entries received before October 22 will be considered received on October 22, 2004.  Entries must be received no later than November 23, 2004.  Make checks payable to “North Country Aquatic Club”.  Mail completed forms (including signed entry cover page and waiver) and payment to the entry chairperson: Tetkin Yeo, 2 Moody Lane, Etna, NH 03750.  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 refunds will be given for entries that are accepted, or for entries that are rejected due to improper entry. 

 

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 tetkinyeo@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 LIMITS: Athletes may enter and swim in a maximum of 5 individual events per day.  11/12 year olds are eligible for the open events, in particular the 200’s of strokes.

 

ENTRY TIME UPATES: Entry times updates will be requested 7 days prior to the first day of the meet.  Further instructions will be sent to all teams participating in the meet. 

 

ENTRY FEES: Electronic entries: $3.50.  Non-electronic entries: $4.00.

 

ENTRY TIMES: All entries must be specified in short-course yard (25-yard pool) times.  Meter times must be converted to yard times.

 

ENTRY CUTS: Team 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 for the Saturday or Sunday sessions, 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.  If the Friday session is oversubscribed after determining the teams in the meet, the 400 IMs and 500 frees will be cut by percent of swimmers from each team.  A waiting list will be maintained to pull in additional swimmers if other swimmers scratch before the session.

 

PROGRAMS: $5.00 for the full meet.  Heat Sheets, with lane assignments, for each session will be available at the start of each session for $2.

 

ADMISSION: $1.00 per session.

 

WARMUPS: The competition 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 warm-up pool will be available during the meet for warm-up and warm-down.

 

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 pool 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 assign the swimmer to a registered coach for warm-ups.
  5. No camera cell phones are permitted in the locker rooms.

 

RULES: 2004 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 director and referee if time allows.  Time trials are $5.00 for individual events and $10.00 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: Medals will be awarded for 1st through 3rd and ribbons will be awarded for 4th through 6th.

 

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: North Country Aquatic Club assumes no responsibility for lost or stolen property.  Pets of any kind and smoking are not permitted within the facility.

 

PARKING: Free parking is available in the Thompson Arena parking lot on Park St. in Hanover.

 

DIRECTIONS: From I-89 in NH, take Exit 18 (Route 120) north to Hanover.  At the Y intersection, bear right on to Park St.  (Mobil Gas on right, Ledyard Bank in middle of Y).  The Thompson Arena parking lot will be on the right at the next light (across from Summer St.).  The athletic building is straight ahead on the corner of Park St. and Wheelock St. (at the lights).  Use the Berry Center entrance on Park St.  Do not use the front entrance on Wheelock St.  Due to other events in the athletic complex, this is different than other meets. 

 

From I-91 in VT, take Exit 13 east across the Connecticut River to Hanover.  Proceed through the light at the top of the hill on Wheelock St.  Alumni Gym /Berry Center will be at the corner at the next stop light (Park St.)  Use Berry Center entrance on Park St.  Parking is available at the Thompson Arena parking lot.  Turn right at the stop light at Park St.  Thompson Arena parking is left at the next light (across from Summer St.).  Use the Berry Center entrance on Park St.  Do not use the front entrance on Wheelock St.  Due to other events in the athletic complex, this is different than other meets. 

 

LODGING: The following hotels and motels are in the area:

 

Airport Economy Inn

Days Inn

Regency Inn (formally Ramada)

West Lebanon, NH

Lebanon, NH

White River Junction, VT

603/298-8888

603/448-5070

802/295-3000

 

 

 

Best Western

Fireside Inn & Suites

Residence Inn by Marriott

White River Junction, VT

West Lebanon, NH

Lebanon, NH

802/295-3015

603/298-5900

603/643-4511

 

 

 

Comfort Inn

Hampton Inn

Sunset Motor Inn

White River Junction, VT

White River Junction, VT

West Lebanon, NH

802/295-3051

802/296-2800

603/298-8721

 

 

 

Comfort Suites (new)

Hotel Coolidge

Super 8 Motel

White River Junction, VT

White River Junction, VT

White River Junction, VT

802/291-9911

802/295-3118

802/295-7577