Newburgh Sea Creatures Chill Out Classic January 30

Newburgh Sea Creatures Chill Out Classic
January 30-February 1, 2015
SANCTION:
This meet is sanctioned by USA Swimming and Indiana Swimming. Sanction #IN15188.
HOST:
Newburgh Sea Creatures, Inc.
P.O. Box 42,
Newburgh, Indiana 47629
LOCATION:
Castle High School, Indiana State Road 261 North, Newburgh, IN 47630
(1/4 mile north of Indiana State Road 66). We are on Central Time.
FACILITIES:
Competition Pool: 50 meter by 25 yard pool. 14 twenty-five yard lanes, each 8 feet
wide. Competition will be conducted in 8 lanes with additional lanes for warm up and
warm down throughout meet. Competition non-turbulent lane markers. Seating area for
over 500. In the event of circumstances necessitating changes during the meet,
information will be updated on the NSC website at www.swimnsc.com.
The competition course has been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). The copy of
such certification is on file with USA Swimming.
Pool depth at 1 meter from starting blocks measures 2 meters deep and depth at 5 meters
from starting block measures 5 meters deep in accordance with 103.2.3.
Free parking will be available in lots adjacent to Castle High School.
DIRECTIONS:
I-64 to I-I64 South. Exit Hwy. 66 (Lloyd Expressway). Take Hwy. 66 East.
Turn left on Hwy. 261 (North). School is about ¼- ½ mile on right. Natatorium is at
North East corner of school.
SPECTATOR INFO:
All parents must remain in viewing area. No parents are allowed on deck per IN
Swimming rules. A handicapped seating area will be provided on the pool deck. No
photography or video is allowed on pool deck with the exception of approved event
photographers.
Admission:
$3.00 per session
$10.00 all session pass
Children 10 & under admitted free
Heat sheets will be available for sale.
LODGING:
NSC has partnered with area hotels to provide a reduced rate. Rates range from $70 to $99
and there are six different hotel chain options – LaQuinta, Baymont, Comfort Inn, Holiday
Inn Express, Hilton Garden Inn, and Courtyard by Marriott. Information flyers with full
details are available with the information for this meet on the www.swimnsc.com website.
Please be sure to reference Newburgh Sea Creatures when making your reservation.
TYPE OF MEET:
This is an open invitational. All Friday PM and Sunday AM Events are timed finals. All
10 and under and 8 and under events are timed finals.
Preliminaries will be conducted on Saturday morning for 11-12, 13-14 & Open events.
There will be consolation and championship finals heats (top-16) on Saturday evening for
the 11-12 and 13-14 age groups.
For the Open Age Group finals on Saturday evening, a Super Final will be run. There will
be a B final (13-20), A final (5-12) and a Super Final (1-4). In the Open 50 free, we will
run a Consolation final (9-16) and a shootout (1-8). The shootout will pit final swimmers
1 on 1, NCAA Tourney Fashion (1vs 8, 2 vs 7, etc.), until we get to the 1 on 1
Championship Final. The top 8 swimmers from prelims will compete in the 50 freestyle
shootout in finals. The first round of the shootout will be swam before event 29 in the
finals, 1 seed will race the 8 seed, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5. The four winners of the first
round will advance to the second round which will be swam before event 39. The 1 seed
will race the 4 seed, 2 vs 3. There will be a final race for 1st place and 3rd place to be
swam after event 46. 1 seed will race the 2 seed for first place and for third place the 3rd
seed will race the 4th seed. The consolation heat will be swam as scheduled above.
If a swimmer misses their event, they will be declared a “no show” and will not be placed in
any other heat to make-up the swim. Newburgh Sea Creatures will be using “fly-over” starts
for all events.
CONCESSIONS:
A variety of concessions will be provided.
LOST AND FOUND:
Lost and found will be established by the concession area.
COMPUTER:
Meet Manager by Hytek will be used. If copies of the database are needed, we would
prefer to e-mail after the meet. If immediate copies are needed, please bring thumb drive
to meet.
ELIGIBILITY:
Swimmer(s) must be registered with USA Swimming prior to the competition (202.2.9E).
Age as of insert first day of meet shall determine the swimmer’s age for the entire meet
(205.2.2).
***Indiana Swimming does not process on-site athlete registration
ENTRIES:
RULES:
All times must be entered in “Yard Times”. No converted times will be accepted.
"No Time" will be accepted but will be seeded last.
Current USA Swimming and Indiana Swimming rules will govern this meet.
202.3.2 - At a sanctioned competitive event, USA Swimming athlete members must be
under the supervision of a USA Swimming member coach during warm-up, competition,
and warm-down. The Meet Director or Meet Referee shall assist the athlete in making
arrangements for such supervision.
202.2.9 D - Any swimmer entered in the meet, unaccompanied by a USA Swimming
member coach, must be certified by a USA Swimming member coach as being proficient in
performing a racing start or must start each race from within the water. It is the
responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer’s legal guardian to ensure compliance with
this requirement.
ISI rule - Coaches MUST constantly display their current USA Swimming coach credential
to gain deck access. The meet referee reserves the right to ask for coach credential display
and/or deny deck access if coach does not comply or card is no longer valid/current.
ISI rule to include USA-S 102.8.1 B - In swimming competitions, the competitor must wear
only one swimsuit in one or two pieces except as provided in USA Swimming rule
205.101.1. All swimsuits shall be made from textile materials. For men, the swimsuit shall
not extend above the navel nor below the knees, and for women, shall not cover the neck,
extend past the shoulder, nor extend below the knee.
202.2.9 H - Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not
permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms
202.2.9 I - Except where venue facilities require otherwise, changing into or out of
swimsuits other than in locker rooms or other designated areas is not appropriate and is
strongly discouraged.
SCRATCH RULE:
A swimmer qualifying for a consolation final or final race following preliminaries notifies
the designated person within thirty (30) minutes after the announcement of the qualifiers
for that finals race that the swimmer will not compete and further declares their final
intentions within 30 minutes following the swimmers last individual preliminary event.
Failure to scratch before the thirty (30) minute time limit and not swimming the event will
result in the swimmer being barred from all further competition that day and the first
individual event the following day. There is no penalty for missing a timed final event
or a preliminary heat of an event. Penalties shall only apply to the original 16 placed
swimmers.
POSITIVE
CHECK IN:
Positive check-in means, “I am here and I intend to swim this event.”
Positive Check-in is required for ALL Friday night events. Deadline is 45 minutes
prior to the start of the session. Positive check-in sheets will be located at the tables
inside the lobby area.
Saturday and Sunday events will be pre-seeded.
FLY-OVER
STARTS:
We will be using fly over starts during the meet.
CLERK OF
COURSE:
There will be a Clerk of Course for Saturday and Sunday for all 8 and under events.
Swimmers for all other events are responsible for being behind the blocks at the
appropriate time.
Psych sheets will be posted prior to the meet at www.swimnsc.com. Heat sheets will be
posted on deck and available for purchase prior to each session.
Positive Check-In Required for all Friday night e vents.
All other events will be pre-seeded.
STARTING
TIMES:
All times are Central Standard Time.
Friday
10&Under, 11-12, 13-14 & Open age groups
Warm Ups @ Not before 4:00pm
Meet Starts @ Not before 5:00pm
Saturday & Sunday
11-12, 13-14 and Open Age Groups
Prelims Warm Ups @ Not before 7:00am
Prelims Start @ Not before 8:00am
Finals warm up TBD – will be announced by end of Saturday morning session and posted
At www.swimnsc.com. It is our plan to get finals started as early as possible.
8&Under and 10&Under Age Groups Timed Finals
Warm Up time TBD - will be communicated to coaches and posted on at
www.swimnsc.com after NSC has received initial meet entries.
Warm Ups not before 11am.
We will assign lanes for each warm-up session. Racing Starts at coaches’ discretion.
Immediately after the warm-ups on each day there will be a coach's meeting.
AWARDS:
Individual High Point awards (trophies) will be given to the highest point girl and boy
swimmer in each age/gender division, including 15 & over. 14 & Under swimmers
placing in OPEN events will not score points towards non-open High Point awards.
Ribbons will be awarded for places 1-16 for the following age divisions 6&U, 7-18, 9-10,
11-12, 13-14. 15 and over swimmers will receive points but will not receive ribbons.
Heat awards will be given to all Heat winners. AWARDS WILL NOT BE MAILED.
SCORING:
Sixteen places (16) will be scored for the individual events.
All 8-Under events will be scored as 7-8 and 6-Under. 10&Under events will be scored
9-10, 7-8 and 6-Under. All Open events will be scored as 15-Over only. No points will
be awarded to 14 and under swimmers competing in Open events.
Points will be awarded as follows:
Individual Events: (Places 1-16) 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
ENTRY FEE:
All swimmers will pay $2.00 IN Swimming surcharge.
The following fees are per event:
Prelim/Finals Individual Entries
$5.00
Timed Finals Individual Entries
$4.00
On Deck Entries
$8.00
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO "NEWBURGH SEA CREATURES"
ENTRY LIMIT:
Each swimmer in the 11-12, 13-14 and 15&Over age group will be limited to three
(3) individual events each day. Each swimmer in 8&under and 10&under age group
will be limited to five (5) per day on Saturday and three (3) per day on Sunday. Over
entry will result in last events being scratched. Total entries will be limited to 1200
individual entries per day for this meet. In the event that the maximum number of
individual entries is exceeded, no team entry will be broken.
Any and all Friday night events may be limited to the top 16 if needed to keep a four hour
timeline. Any entry fees of a swimmer not making the cut will be refunded.
On deck entries will be taken only if total limit per day has not been met; on a first come
basis until the heats are filled. The deadline for on deck entries will be the start of
warm-ups.
Each session involving 12 & Under age groups will be held strictly to a four (4) hour time
limit. If necessary, any remaining events that are not complete in these age groups will be
cancelled once the four (4) hour limit occurs. Entry fees of any canceled event will be
refunded.
NSC reserves the right to limit the number of heats in all individual timed finals events to
keep the timeline manageable.
ENTRY
1. Entries will be accepted beginning immediately.
PROCEDURE: 2. Prior to 5:00 PM on Friday January 16, 2015, submit your entries by e-mail in a Hytek Commlink
file (.CL2 file extension).
3. After receipt of the entry file, NSC will e-mail an Entry Report back to the designated individual
for your team. Carefully review the entry report for correctness and inform NSC of any errors or
variances by e-mail as soon as possible.
4. Keep the original Entry Report, e-mailed to you by NSC, along with any and all subsequent Entry
Reports notifying you of changed or updated entries. These will be considered as the official
record of your team’s entry. No other information will be considered if there is an entry error or
discrepancy. No refunds or changes will be made to your team’s entry due to failure to review the
Entry Reports e-mailed to you be NSC.
5. After the original entry submittal has been made, changes and updates will be accepted until 5:00
PM on Friday, January 23, 2015.
6. Please mail the meet entry summary form, release form, coaches and officials form so that they
will be received by NSC by January 29, 2015. Payment for all fees is due by check during the
first session of the meet. Please note that there will be no need to mail a disk and hard copy of the
entries for this meet. Your Entry Report from NSC will serve as your entry verification.
ENTRY
DEADLINE:
January 16, 2015.
We will extend the deadline if the meet is not full.
ENTRIES &
PAYMENT:
Mike Chapman
Newburgh Sea Creatures
PO Box 42
Newburgh, IN 47629
[email protected]
All payments are due by check to “Newburgh Seat Creatures” on the first day of the
meet.
ENTRY FORMS:
FINAL RESULTS:
INFORMATION:
All entries must be on the enclosed form. Please mail the following forms to the Meet Entry
Chairman:
• Entry Summary Form
• Release Form
• Coaches & Officials Attending Form
One copy will be furnished free of charge to each team. Final Results may be ordered at the
Clerk of Course for $5.00. Please indicate on the summary of entries page how your team
would like its final results.
For more information, call:
Meet Director
Jason Titzer
PO Box 42
Newburgh, IN 47620
812-781-0160
[email protected]
Meet Entry Chairman
Mike Chapman
PO Box 42
Newburgh, IN 47620
812-568-4696
[email protected]
NOTICE TO ALL COACHES AND PARENTS
The Newburgh Sea Creatures are very grateful to the Warrick County School for the use of the Pool and the facilities
for this swim meet. We all have a responsibility to protect and maintain these facilities. Therefore, we must reserve
the right to expel, for the remainder of the meet with no refund of entry fees, any swimmer in unauthorized
areas for being rowdy or destructive, or in any way endangering his own safety or that of others. Coaches and
parents are expected to keep their swimmers under control at all times. It is recommended that swimmers leave all
valuables with an adult. No responsibility for lost articles will be assumed by the Newburgh Sea Creatures or Castle
High School.
PLEASE NOTE THAT SMOKING IS NOT ALLOWED ANYWHERE
ON THE GROUNDS OF CASTLE HIGH SCHOOL.
RELEASE
I HEREBY RELINQUISH ANY CLAIM
MIGHT
(Official Name of Swim Team)
HAVE IN THE CASE OF INJURY OR LOSS OF VALUABLES AT THIS NEWBURGH
SEA CREATURE INVITATIONAL MEET JAN 30, 31, and F e b r u a r y 1 , 2015. I ALSO
AGREE NOT TO CHARGE THE WARRICK COUNTY SCHOOLS, THE NEWBURGH
SEA CREATURES SWIM CLUB, USA SWIMMING, INC OR THE SOUTHERN
INDIANA SWIM CONFERENCE FOR ANY INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGE WHICH
OCCURRS WHILE ATTENDING THIS EVENT.
I AFFIRM THAT THE ATHLETES ENTERED ARE USA SWIMMING REGISTERED.
SIGNED
(Team Coach, Entry Chairperson or Parent Representative)
Coaches attending the Swim Meet:
Officials willing to work at the Swim Meet:
NAME
PHONE NUMBER
POSITION
THIS FORM MUST BE RETURNED WITH YOUR COMPLETED ENTRY
Newburgh Sea Creatures Chill Out Classic
January 30-31 and February 1, 2015
Summary of Entries
Please supply the information requested below. Mail with all other required forms so they will be received by
January 28, 2015.
Club Name:
Number of Swimmers entered: Boys
+ Girls
=
Number of Swimmers x $2.00 IN Swimming Surcharge =
Total
Number of Boys’ Prelims/Finals Entries
Total
Number of Boys’ Timed Finals Entries
X $5.00 each =
X $4.00 each =
Total
Number of Girls’ Prelims/Finals Entries
X $5.00 each =
Total
Number of Girls’ Timed Finals Entries
X $4.00 each =
Total
Total Amount Due
Club Official Submitting Entry:
$
Coaches’ Names:
Name
Address
City
State/Zip
Phone
E-Mail
RESULTS: Each club should complete this form and return to indicate how they would like their results:
Hard Copy (snail mailed OR .htm file emailed)
Meet Manager Backup (emailed)
Team Manager .c12 file (emailed)
ALL of the above
Email address to send above to:
Check List: Did you include?
Coaches and Officials
Release Form
This Sheet
Check
Newburgh Sea Creatures Chill Out Classic
January 30, 31, and February 1, 2015
Sanction # IN15188
Friday, January 30, 2015
Girls
Event #
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
Friday Timed Finals
Warm Ups @ Not Before 4:00pm/Meet Starts @ Not Before 5:00pm
10 & Under 200 Individual Medley
11-12 200 Individual Medley
13-14 400 Individual Medley
Open 400 Individual Medley
10 & Under 200 Freestyle
11-12 500 Freestyle
13-14 500 Freestyle
Open 500 Freestyle
Boys
Event #
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Girls
Event #
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
41
43
45
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Saturday Morning (prelims)
Warm Ups @ Not before 7:00 am/Meet Starts @ Not Before 8:00am
11-12 50 Freestyle
13-14 50 Freestyle
Open 50 Freestyle
11-12 100 Breaststroke
Breast
13-14 200 Breaststroke
Open 200 Breaststroke
11-12 100 Backstroke
13-14 200 Backstroke
Open 200 Backstroke
11-12 100 Butterfly
13-14 200 Butterfly
Open 200 Butterfly
11-12 200 Freestyle
13-14 200 Freestyle
Open 200 Freestyle
Boys
Event #
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
44
46
Girls
Event #
Saturday Afternoon (Timed Finals)
Warm Ups: Not before 11:00am and meet starts @ not before 12pm
(check www.swimnsc.com for updates)
Boys
Event #
47
49
51
53
55
57
59
61
10 & Under 100 Freestyle
8 & Under 25 Freestyle
10 & Under 100 Breaststroke
8 & Under 25 Breaststroke
10 & Under 100 Backstroke
8 & Under 25 Backstroke
10& Under 100 Butterfly
8 & Under 25 Butterfly
48
50
52
54
56
58
60
62
Saturday timed finals for 11-12, 13-14, 15&Over – Warm Ups TBD – check www.swimnsc.com
Girls
Event #
63
65
67
69
71
73
75
77
79
81
83
85
87
89
91
93
95
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Sunday Morning (timed finals)
Warm Ups @ Not before 7:00am/Meet Starts @ Not Before 8:00am
Open 200 Individual Medley
10 & Under 50 Breaststroke
11-12 50 Breaststroke
13-14 100 Breaststroke
Open 100 Breaststroke
10 & Under 50 Butterfly
11-12 50 Butterfly
13-14 100 Butterfly
Open 100 Butterfly
10 & Under 50 Freestyle
11-12 100 Freestyle
13-14 100 Freestyle
Open 100 Freestyle
10 & Under 50 Backstroke
11-12 50 Backstroke
13-14 100 Backstroke
Open 100 Backstroke
Boys
Event #
64
66
68
70
72
74
76
78
80
82
84
86
88
90
92
94
96