Dear Coaches:
Included you should find all the
information relative to the First Annual Wheaton Swim Club Classic. For more information, please see our website
at www.wheatonswimming.com or
call us at 630 / 752-5770. For entry
specific questions contact me at any of the contacts listed in the packet.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Jacob Ayers
Meet Director,
· Meet
Information and Details
· Order of
Events / Session Information
· Hand
Entry Sheet
· Officials
/ Volunteers Info
· Summary
and Release form
· Hotel /
Restaurant Info
· Campus /
Pool Map & Directions
When
returning your entry to us, please remember:
· Complete
and sign your summary and release form
· Include
your check made payable to the Wheaton Swim Club
· Send a
disk and printout of your entry
· E-mail
entries are great, but be sure to send the hard copy within 48 hours
· Fill out
officials / Volunteer sheets to help us plan for the meet
· Send a
self addressed stamped envelope if you want confirmation that we have received
your entry. We will reply to all email
entries we receive.
First Annual Classic
Feb 4,5,6,
2005
SANCTIONS: Sanctioned
by
Illinois Swimming, Inc.
Sanction # ILS 05-0215
MEET
DIRECTOR: Jacob Ayers ENTRY CHAIR: Jacob Ayers
coaches@wheatonswimming.com
MEET
REFEREE: Joel Davis SAFETY CHAIR: Marc Gamble
630 / 752 – 5770 630
/ 752 – 5770
LOCATION:
FACILITY: The COD pool is 25 yard, eight-lane
pool with starting blocks at the east end of the pool. The start end of the
pool is 4’ 0” deep. Competitor 6” non-turbulent lane lines,
FORMAT: This
is a timed-final meet. Positive check-in will be used for all sessions.
Bull-pen will be used for 8 & Unders only.
Friday Warm-up 4:30 p.m.
(Session 1) Positive check-in closes
5:00 p.m.
Meet starts 5:30 p.m.
Sat. & Sun
a.m. Warm-up 7:00
– 7:45 a.m.
(Sessions 2 & 4) Positive check-in closes 7:30 a.m.
Meet starts 8:00 a.m.
Sat. & Sun
p.m. Warm-up 12:00 – 12:45 p.m.
(Sessions 3 & 5) Positive check-in closes 12:30 p.m.
Meet starts 1:00 p.m.
RULES & SAFETY: All current USA Swimming and ISI rules and Regulations
apply. ISI and USA Swimming Safety Rules will be strictly enforced.
ELIGIBILITY: Only USA Swimming registered swimmers are eligible.
Entries listed “registration applied for” will NOT be accepted. Age for this
meet shall be the swimmer’s age as of Feb 4, 2005.
USA SWIMMING, INC. MEMBERSHIP: Insurance regulations require that
all swimmers, judges, starters and referees are a current member of USA
Swimming. It is the responsibility of each club to register their swimmers,
coaches, and officials. Swimmers, coaches, and officials who are not current
members of USA Swimming may not participate or be on deck.
COACHES: Coaches must be current USA Swimming coaching members to be allowed
on deck and must continuously display their
ENTRY DEADLINE: Entries will not be accepted by the entry chairman before
8:00 a.m. [CST] on Jan 7, 2005. No Fax
entries will be accepted. Entries will be accepted until the meet is
full. Email is the preferred method of
entry for this meet.
ENTRIES. All entries will comply with
current USA Swimming and ISI rules and Regulations. Current registration
number, age, first name, middle initial and last name must appear on all entry
blanks. Swimmers are limited to two (2) events on Friday and four (4) events
per day on Saturday and Sunday. WHTN will be using Hytek
Meet Manager Pro for Windows. Entries may be submitted on data disk, 3.5” only, generated using Hytek
Team Manager (Commlink II file). Such entries must
comply with USA Swimming and Illinois Swimming, Inc. rules. A Meet Manager Setup File will be made
available on the host team’s website at wheatonswimming.com.
All computer entries must be accompanied by a hard copy
printout of your Commlink data file, or filled out on
the entry forms provided within this packet by the host club. All other entries
must be submitted on the enclosed form or a facsimile. The enclosed Summary
of Fees statement must be completed and the Release Form signed for all
entries. These must be returned together with the entry forms and your
check made payable to the Wheaton Swim Club. Failure to do so shall be
sufficient grounds for refusal of the entry.
E-mail entries will be accepted conditionally (please zip
your e-mail entry) and will be considered official upon receipt of hard copy,
disk / entry blank, singed check, summary of fees, and release form within 48
hours of the receipt of your entry. Please send one copy of email entries to
the meet entry chair and one to the meet director.
ENTRY FEES: Entry fees will be $2.50 per individual event, plus $1.00
ISI surcharge per swimmer entered. Please make checks payable to the Wheaton
Swim Club.
ENTRY LIMITATIONS: Deck entries will not be permitted. Distance events of
200 yards or more may be limited to the top three (3) heats per event. Every
effort will be made to allow all entrants the opportunity to swim these events.
Teams will be notified as soon as possible if limitations are necessary. If a
swimmer is scratched from an event due to the limitation, the entry fee will be
refunded. The host team reserves the right to swim additional heats if time
allows. “Open” events are intended for 15 & Over
swimmers only, with the exceptions of the 400 IM and 1650 free, which intended
for 13 & Over swimmers only.
ENTRY VERIFICATION: If you desire verification of entries received, include a
self-addressed postal card with your entry.
EVENTS: In accordance with USA Swimming Rules (articles 105 and 202.1.13) the
Meet Referee has the authority to accommodate swimmers with disabilities. It is
the responsibility of the coaches or swimmers to contact the Meet Referee prior
to competition with specific requests.
POSITIVE CHECK-IN: This meet is a positive check-in meet. Each swimmer will
be asked upon entering the building to confirm at the Clerk-of-Course his or
her presence and events. If a swimmer fails to check in at the Clerk-of-Course,
he or she will be scratched from the events for that day. A second
check-in may be required for the 1650. Swimmers must check in each day.
Positive check-in closes 30 minutes before the first event of each session.
There will be a bullpen for 8 & Under swimmers
only. Do not submit entry cards; the host club will provide all timers’ cards.
SEEDING: All events will be timed finals, swum from slowest to fastest with
the exception of the 1500 freestyle events, which will be swum from fastest to
slowest, alternating women’s and men’s’ heats. Please submit Short Course
Yards times for entry purposes. All LCM and SCM times will be considered
non-conforming and seeded in the slowest heats.
AWARDS: All awards will be based on the final results. 1st through 8th place
will be awarded in each age group. No awards will be given for 13 & Over swimmers.
RESULTS: Results will be posted as the meet progresses. One copy of the final
results will be mailed to all teams represented with five (5) or more swimmers.
Individuals may purchase a copy of the final results for $6.00. A sign-up sheet
will be available at the admissions table.
TIMERS: Teams with 20 or more swimmers will be asked to provide timers for 1
lane for all sessions of the meet. Team timer assignments will be posted on the
host website at www.wheatonswimming.com.
SWIMMER SUPERVISION: Each team or coach is responsible for the club’s
swimmers. Swimmers are allowed access to the pool, locker rooms, concession
areas, and designated rest areas ONLY. The meet and facility hosts
reserve the right to remove any swimmer from the meet for entering an unauthorized
area.
SECURITY: No one will be allowed on deck except
CONCESSIONS & HOSPITALITY: Food and beverages will be for
sale Friday through Sunday. A hospitality room will be provided for coaches and
officials throughout the meet.
ADMISSIONS: Friday
$2.00
Saturday $3.00
Sunday $3.00
12 & Under
free
MEET
PROGRAM: All sessions price is $6.00
First
Annual Classic
Feb 4,5,6, 2005
Warm-ups 4:30 – 5:15 p.m.
Meet starts 5:30 p.m.
1
3
5
7
Event
Open 400 IM
10 & Under 200 IM
11 – 12 200 IM
Open 1650 free
2
4
6
8
Warm-ups 7:00 – 7:45 a.m.
Meet starts 8:00 a.m.
No event
No event
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
11 – 12 200 free
9 – 10 200 free
11 – 12 500 free
9 – 10 50 fly
11 – 12 50 fly
9 – 10 100 breast
11 – 12 100 breast
9 – 10 50 back
11 – 12 50 back
9 – 10 100 free
11- 12 100 free
10
12
No event
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
Session # 3: Saturday, Feb 5, 2005
Warm-ups not before 12:00 p.m.
Meet starts not before 1:00 p.m.
31
33
35
37
39
41
43
45
47
49
51
53
55
No event
Event
Open 200 free
13 – 14 200 free
8 & Under 50 fly
13 – 14 100 fly
Open 100 fly
8 & Under
50 breast
13 – 14 200 breast
Open 200 breast
13 – 14 100 back
Open 100 back
13 – 14 100 free
Open 100 free
13 – 14 500 free
Open 500 free
32
34
36
38
40
42
44
46
48
50
52
54
No event
58
Session # 4: Sunday, Feb 6, 2005
Warm-ups 7:00 – 7:45 a.m.
Meet starts 8:00 a.m.
59
61
No event
65
67
69
71
73
75
77
79
11 – 12 200 free
9 – 10 200 free
11 – 12 500 free
9 – 10 50 breast
11 – 12 50 breast
9 – 10 100 back
11 – 12 100 back
9 – 10 50 free
11 – 12 50 free
9 – 10 100 fly
11- 12 100 fly
Men Event #
No event
No event
64
66
68
70
72
74
76
78
80
Warm-ups not before 12:00 p.m.
Meet starts not before 1:00 p.m.
81
83
85
87
89
91
93
95
97
99
101
103
No event
107
Open 200 IM
13 – 14 200 IM
8 & Under 50 free
13 – 14 50 free
Open 50 free
8 & Under 50 back
13 – 14 200 back
Open 200 back
13 – 14 100 breast
Open 100 breast
13 – 14 200 fly
Open 200 fly
13 – 14 500 free
Open 500 free
Men Event #
82
84
86
88
90
92
94
96
98
100
102
104
106
No event
ISI Safety Requirements
Warm-up Procedures
Friday Sat & Sun a.m. Sat & Sun p.m.
|
Pool open
for warm-ups General warm-ups all
lanes
|
4:30 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m. |
7:00 a.m.
to 7:30 a.m. |
Not
before 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. |
|
Sprint
Lanes – lanes 2,3,6,7 Gen.
Warm-up – lanes 1,4,5,8 |
5:00 p.m.
to 5:20 p.m. |
7:30 a.m.
to 7:50 a.m. |
Not
before 12:30 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. |
|
POOL
CLOSES |
5:20 p.m.
|
7:50 p.m.
|
12:50
p.m. |
Director shall be on deck during
the entire warm-up session. One
b. Marshals shall be current members of US Swimming
c. Marshals shall have the authority to remove from the deck for the remainder of the warm-up session any swimmer or coach who is in violation of safety requirements or warm-up procedures.
d. Flagrant violations of safety
requirements or warm0up procedures by a swimmer could result in the swimmer
being barred from the next individual event.
2. Host teams shall provide signs
for each lane at both ends of the pool which indicate the designated use during
warm-up.
3. Warm-up times and lane
assignments shall be posted at several locations around the pool area.
4. An announcer shall be on duty
for the entire warm-up period to announce lane and time changes and to assist
with the conduct of the warm-up.
5. Hazards in locker rooms, on
the deck, or areas used by coaches, swimmers, spectators, or officials shall be
removed or clearly marked.
THE POOL IS NOT FOR
VISITING OR PLAYING DURING THE WARM-UP SESSION.
Unattached
swimmers must report to the safety coordinator before entering the pool.
NOTE: The host team reserves the
right to assign warm-up lanes. Information will be placed in coaches’ packets.
First Annual Classic
Head Coach:
Address: ___________________________
___________________________________
City: ______________________________
State /
Zip: _________________________
Home phone: _______________________
Fax #:
_____________________________
Office phone:
_______________________
E-mail:
____________________________
Club Official(s):
Name:
__________________________
Address: ________________________
________________________________
City:
____________________________
State / Zip:
_______________________
Home phone: _____________________
Fax #:
___________________________
Office phone:
_____________________
E-mail:
__________________________
Please use space below
for additional officials
Entry summary:
Total # of
event entries: _______________ x $2.50 per i.e. = $ _______________
Make checks payable to Wheaton Swim Club. Total
enclosed: $ _______________
I attest that all athletes included in this entry and participating in this sanctioned event are duly registered as current athlete members of USA Swimming. In consideration of the acceptance of this entry, I, intending to be legally bound on behalf of myself, my club, and all participants in the meet from my club, hereby consign, waive and release any and all rights and claims for damages which may accrue against USA Swimming, Inc., Illinois Swimming Inc., Wheaton Swim Club, College of DuPage, their representatives, directors, officers, employees, or successors for any and all injuries suffered by me or any contestant or representative in said meet, as a representative of my club.
Club
Official Signature: _________________________________________ Date:
_______________
Mail to: Jacob Ayers,