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,

Wheaton Swim Club

 


Wheaton Swim Club Meet Packet includes:

 

·   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.


 

 


Wheaton Swim Club

First Annual Classic

Feb 4,5,6, 2005

 

SANCTIONS:                  Sanctioned by USA Swimming and

Illinois Swimming, Inc.

Sanction # ILS 05-0215

 

MEET DIRECTOR:          Jacob Ayers                                ENTRY CHAIR:               Jacob Ayers

630 / 752 – 5770                                                                        PO Box 5246

coaches@wheatonswimming.com                                      Wheaton, IL 60189

 

MEET REFEREE:             Joel Davis                                   SAFETY CHAIR:             Marc Gamble

630 / 752 – 5770                                                            630 / 752 – 5770 

 

LOCATION:                    College of DuPage

425 Fawell Blvd

Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 (Map Enclosed)

 

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, Colorado timing system, and eight-lane display board will be used. Seating for 350 is available. A five-lane 20-yard warm-up pool will be available throughout the meet.

 

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 registration forms can be obtained from Illinois swimming, Inc., PO Box 877, Aurora, IL. 60507. Tel. 630 / 844 – 0476. Fax 630 / 844 – 2289 or online at http://www.ilswim.org.

 

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 USA membership card at all times while on deck.

 

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 USA member coaches, officials, and swimmers; equipment custodians; and volunteer timers.

 

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

 


Wheaton Swim Club

First Annual Classic

Feb 4,5,6, 2005


 

Session #1: Friday, Feb 4, 2005

Warm-ups 4:30 – 5:15 p.m.  Meet starts 5:30 p.m.


 

Women Event #

1

3

5

7


 

Event

Open 400 IM

10 & Under 200 IM

11 – 12 200 IM

Open 1650 free


 

Men Event #

2

4

6

8

 


Session #2: Saturday, Feb 5, 2005

Warm-ups 7:00 – 7:45 a.m.  Meet starts 8:00 a.m.

 


Women Event #

No event

No event

13

15

17

19

21

23

25

27

29


Event

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


Men Event #

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.

 


Women Event #

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

 


Men Event #

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.

 


Women Event #

59

61

No event

65

67

69

71

73

75

77

79


Event

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

 


Session #5: Sunday, Feb 6, 2005

Warm-ups not before 12:00 p.m.  Meet starts not before 1:00 p.m.

 


Women Event #

81

83

85

87

89

91

93

95

97

99

101

103 

No event

107


Event

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.

 

Coaches’ Responsibilities

1. Coaches shall instruct their swimmers regarding safety requirements and warm-up procedures as they apply to conduct at the meet

2. Coaches shall be on deck during the warm-ups and shall actively supervise their swimmers throughout all warm-up sessions.

 

Marshalling

1. a. A minimum of four marshals who report to and receive instructions from the Meet Referee and/or the Meet

Director shall be on deck during the entire warm-up session. One Marshall shall act as the safety coordinator, who should be a USS member.

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.

 

Miscellaneous

1. Backstrokers shall ensure that they are not starting at the same time as a swimmer on the blocks. Swimmers shall not step up on the blocks if there is a backstroker waiting to start.

2. Swimmers shall not jump or dive into the pool to stop another swimmer on a recall start.

3. Swimmers are required to exit the pool upon completion of their warm-up to allow other swimmers adequate warm-up time.

4. Warm-up procedures shall be enforced for any breaks during competition

 

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.

 


Wheaton Swim Club

First Annual Classic

Feb 4,5,6, 2005

 

Club Name: ________________________ Code: __________ LSC: ________________

 


Head Coach:

Name :_____________________________

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. =     $ _______________

Total # of swimmers: _______________ x $1.00 per swimmer =           $ _______________

 

 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, PO Box 5246, Wheaton, IL 60189