TYR MIDWESTERN KICK-OFF INVITATIONAL
PRESENTED BY NAPERVILLE RIPTIDE SWIM TEAM
October 15 – 17, 2004
Sanctioned by USA Swimming and Illinois Swimming, Inc.,
Sanction Number: ILS1037-04
All USA Swimming and ISI swimming rules and safety rules will be strictly enforced.

MEET ENTRY: Kelly Halleckson office: (630) 527-9503
466 Vaughn Circle e-mail: kellswim@aol.com
Aurora, IL 60504
MEET DIRECTOR: Frank Marik home: (630) 637-9511
2632 Winter Park Drive work: (773) 521-3972
Naperville, IL 60565 e-mail: fmarikfh@att.net
MEET REFEREE: Sandy Drake home: 630-978-4142
e-mail: swimdrake@msn.com
SAFETY DIRECTOR: Charlie Piranian
FORMAT: This is USA-Swimming Sanctioned Invitational Meet with competition in the
following non-standard age categories: 8 & U, 9 - 10, 11 - 12, and Senior. All
events will be Positive Check-in, Timed Finals.
POOL: Neuqua Valley High School
2360 95th Street
Naperville, IL 60564
(Directions and map attached)
The facility at Neuqua Valley High School is a 25 yard, 8 lane pool with non-turbulent lane lines. There
are permanently-fixed starting blocks located at both ends of the pool, with a depth of 13' at the start
end, and 9' at the turn end . Touch pads and an electronic timing system will be used. Each lane will
also have a push button back up system and a third back up of at two timers using electronic watches.
There is an electronic scoreboard showing all eight lanes. Grandstand seating is available with a capacity
of 700. There is a separate 3 lane warm-up pool.

Meet Schedule Friday Evening Sat & Sun
Morning
Sat & Sun
Mid-day
Sat & Sun
Afternoon
Doors Open 5:15 p.m. 6:40 a.m.
Warm-ups Start 5:30 p.m. 7:00 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 2:15 p.m.
Check-in Closes 5:50 p.m. 7:25 a.m. 11:10 a.m. 2:40 p.m.
Warm-ups End 6:15 p.m. 7:45 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m.
Meet Starts 6:30 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 11:45 a.m. 3:15 p.m.
The first event of the morning sessions will start on time; all other daytime sessions will start one hour
after the completion of the preceding session, but not before the scheduled start time.
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ELIGIBILITY:
All USA Swimming registered swimmers are eligible. All swimmers must be registered prior to the entry
deadline. Entries listed "Registration applied for" will not be accepted. A swimmer's age as of
October 15, 2004 will determine their age for the meet. Registration forms can be obtained from:
Illinois Swimming, Inc.
P.O. Box 877
Aurora, IL 60507
Phone: (630) 844-0476
FAX: (630) 844-2289
USA SWIMMING, INC MEMBERSHIP:
Insurance regulations require that all swimmers, judges, starters, and referees be a current member of
USA Swimming. It is each club's responsibility to register their swimmers, coaches, and officials.
Swimmers, coaches and officials who are not current members of USA Swimming may not participate in
the meet or be on deck.
COACHES:
All coaches must be currently registered with USA Swimming and must continuously display their current
USA Coach Member registration card at all times while on deck.
TIME LIMIT:
Entries will be accepted until the maximum time limit for each session is reached. Entries received
thereafter will be returned immediately. Acceptance of entries will be on a first-received, first-entered
basis. Please provide the telephone number or e-mail address of your club representative so they may
be contacted immediately.
ENTRY DEADLINE:
Entries must be received by the Entry Chairperson before 8:00 a.m., Friday, September 24,
2004.
E-mailed entries are the preferred method of entering this meet! You may e-mail your zipped,
Commlink II file to the Entry Chairperson at kellswim@aol.com . A completed and signed Summary
Fee / Release Form and entry check must be received within three business days of receipt
of the e-mail. The Naperville Swim Team will not be responsible for undelivered or mis-delivered e-mail
entries.
Fax entries will not be accepted. Hand delivered entries will not be accepted.
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. We will use Hy-
Tek Meet Manager for Windows, Version 1.4Pf. Entries may be submitted on data disk, 3.5" only,
generated using Hy-Tek Commlink II. All entries must be accompanied by a hard copy printout of your
Commlink entry data file or your information filled out on the entry form provided by the Naperville Swim
Team within this packet. Teams submitting entries on disk will receive final results on disk in return.
A completed and signed Summary Fee / Release Form provided in this packet and payment in full must
accompany all entries. Checks are to be made payable to the: Naperville Swim Team. Failure to do so
shall be sufficient grounds for refusal of the entry.
This is a computerized meet. Do not submit entry cards. The host club shall provide all cards.
Every effort will be made to correct an error made by our staff; however, the Naperville Swim Team will
not be responsible for entries submitted incorrectly.
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ENTRY LIMITATIONS:
All swimmers are limited to 3 events per day. Deck entries will not be allowed.
Distance events may be sub ect to the following criteria: The following events may have the
additional limitation that only the four fastest heats - based upon times submitted for entry - will swim. If
swimmers are entered in these events as "NT", we will use the Meet Manager program to assign
swimmers to heats. 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 limitations, the entry fee will be refunded if requested by the swimmers club. Only one
check will be issued per club.
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Friday Evening
400 IM Senior 200 Free 11-12
200 Free 10 & Under 500 Free Senior
200 Fly Senior
ENTRY FEES:
$2.50 per event entry, per swimmer
$7.00 per relay entry
$1.00 per swimmer ISI Surcharge

EVENTS:
In accordance with USA Swimming Rules Article 105 and 202.2.13, 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 the competition, with specific requests.
SEEDING:
All events will be timed finals and swum slowest to fastest.
NON-CONFORMING TIMES:
Please submit all times in Short Course Yard Times for entry purposes. Long course meter and short
course meter times will be considered non-conforming and will be seeded accordingly.
POSITIVE CHECK-IN:
All events will be Positive Check-In, timed finals. Each swimmer must check herself/himself in with the
Clerk of Course at least 35 minutes prior to the start of each session for the events they will be
swimming. Any swimmer who does not check-in with the Clerk of Course, prior to the deadline for
Positive Check-In, will be scratched from all events for that day. Swimmers missing Positive Check-In will
only be placed if and wherever any openings may occur, regardless of original seed time. All swimmers
will be expected to report for their events on time.
SCRATCH PROCEDURES:
There will be no penalty assessed to a swimmer who once checked in, misses their event.
STARTING PROCEDURES:
The Whistle Starting Procedure will be used. The No Recall Rule will be in effect. The Meet Referee
may implement the use of Fly-Over Starts - for events other than backstroke - depending upon the
number of entries in that session and will communicate his decision to the coaches a the coaches
meeting prior to that session.
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BULLPEN:
A bullpen will be provided for staging the 8 & Under and the 10 & Under Swimmers. All other swimmers
will be responsible for reporting to the blocks on their own. During the meet, the Clerk of Course will be
on deck to assist swimmers. Heat and lane assignments for all swimmers will be posted on the pool deck
and in the viewing stands.
AWARDS:
All awards will be based upon timed final results. Awards will be given for following age categories and
places:
8 & Under: Top 16: Places 1 - 8 will receive large bag tag; places 9-16 will receive small bag tags.
10 & Under: Top 8 A & B categories: A Category will receive large bag tags; B Category will receive
small bag tags.
11 – 12: Top 8 A & B categories: A Category will receive large bag tags; B Category will receive small
bag tags.
Relays: 8 & Under, 10 & Under, and 11 – 12: Relays will receive large bag tags for places 1 – 3.
No awards will be given to Senior Swimmers for individual events or relays; however, high point
awards for places 1 – 3 will be presented to the Senior Swimmers achieving the highest number of
points for individual events for each gender.
Team trophies will be presented to the 3 teams achieving the greatest total points in the combined men's
and women's categories.
Awards must be picked up by the coaches or a team representative at the end of the meet.
SCORING:
Points will be awarded in both individual and relay events for places 1 - 16.
Scoring for Individual Events: 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
Scoring for Relay Events: 40-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2.
In a relay event, a team may place and receive awards with as many relays as they enter; however, a
team may score points for no more than three entries in any relay event.
RESULTS:
Results will be posted on the host team’s website www.napv.com as soon as possible after the meet.
Since this is an ISI sanctioned meet, times will count as proof of time for USA Swimming time standards.
The printed final results can be used as proof of time.
Should a team prefer to receive printed results via mail instead of the internet, they should contact the
entry chair and we will mail printed results to them.
CONCESSIONS:
The Naperville Swim Team prides itself on the quality and variety of its concessions. A delicious
assortment of foods and beverages will be available during the meet.
SPECTATORS:
Neuqua Valley High School does not allow coolers, sleeping bags, food or coats on the pool deck or in
the viewing stands. We request that these items be kept in the team/parents area. Swimmers are asked
to remain in the team area or the viewing stands when not competing in order to keep the pool deck
clear.
ADMISSIONS:
Admission for adults (over 12) is $4.00 per day. Heat sheets will be available for $2.00 per session.
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PARKING:
There is ample free parking at the high school close to the pool entrance. The area in front of the pool
entrance is for drop off and pick-up only! A marshal will be monitoring this area for illegally parked cars.
Any vehicles that are illegally parked will be ticketed and towed at the owners expense.
HANDICAP ACCESS:
The facilities at Neuqua Valley High School provide handicap access to both the viewing stands for
spectators and to the pool deck for disabled athletes. Any teams with disabled or special needs
swimmers are asked to include a short notification of such along with their entry and to notify the meet
director and/or referee upon arrival at the meet.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Information packets will be issued to all club coaches on arrival at the meet. A copy of the warm-up
procedures will be included; they will be strictly enforced!
The Naperville Swim Team requires that all guest teams follow the rules of conduct of Neuqua Valley
High School with respect to property, conduct and safety. Any unacceptable conduct may result in
ejection from the meet, and no refund for admission or entry fees will be available.
All teams are expected to provide a monitor(s) to supervise their swimmers in the team
area.
Only swimmers, meet officials, USA member coaches, and timers will be allowed on deck.
Indian Prairie School District 204 Policy prohibits the use of tobacco and alcohol on school property!
TIMERS:
Teams with ten or more swimmers are requested to provide two timers for each session.
OFFICIALS:
Officials will be needed for this meet. We would greatly appreciate the help of any officials from your
team who would like to work this meet. Please list any officials who will work on the enclosed Officials
Sign-up Form.
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TYR MIDWESTERN KICK-OFF INVITATIONAL
PRESENTED BY NAPERVILLE RIPTIDE SWIM TEAM
OCTOBER 15 - 17, 2004
Order of Events
(See Important Notes on Following Page)
FRIDAY EVENING: Warm-ups: 5:30 PM Session Starts: 6:30 PM
Girls
SESSION 1: 10 & Under, 11-12, & Senior
May be limited to the 4 fastest heats
of each gender Boys
1 Senior 400 IM 2
3 10 & Under 200 Free 4
5 Senior 200 Fly 6
7 11 – 12 200 Free 8
9 Senior 500 Free 10
SATURDAY MORNING: Warm-ups: 7:00 AM Session Starts: 8:00 AM
Girls SESSION 2: 8 & Under, 9 -10 Boys
11 10 & Under 100 Free 12
13 8 & Under 50 Free 14
15 10 & Under 50 Back 16
17 8 & Under 25 Back 18
19 10 & Under 50 Breast 20
21 8 & Under 25 Breast 22
23 10 & Under 200 Free Relay 24
25 8 & Under 100 Free Relay 26
SATURDAY MID-DAY: Warm-ups: 10:45 AM Session Starts: 11:45
Girls SESSION 3: 11 – 12 Boys
27 11 –12 100 Free 28
29 11 –12 100 Fly 30
31 11 –12 100 Breast 32
33 11 –12 200 Free Relay 34
SATURDAY AFTERNOON: Warm-ups: 2:15 PM Session Starts: 3:15 PM
Girls SESSION 4: 13 – 14, Senior Boys
35 Senior 200 Breast 36
37 Senior 100 Fly 38
39 Senior 100 Free 40
41 Senior 100 Back 42
Sunday Senior 200 Free 44
45 Senior 200 Free Relay 46
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TYR MIDWESTERN KICK-OFF INVITATIONAL
PRESENTED BY NAPERVILLE RIPTIDE SWIM TEAM
OCTOBER 15 - 17, 2004
Order of Events
SUNDAY MORNING: Warm-ups: 7:00 AM Session Starts: 8:00 AM
Girls SESSION 5: 8 & Under, 9 -10 Boys
47 10 & Under 100 IM 48
49 8 & Under 100 Free 50
51 10 & Under 50 Fly 52
53 8 & Under 25 Fly 54
55 10 & Under 50 Free 56
57 8 & Under 25 Free 58
59 10 & Under 200 Medley Relay 60
61 8 & Under 100 Medley Relay 62
SUNDAY MID-DAY: Warm-ups: 10:45 AM Session Starts: 11:45
Girls SESSION 6: 11 – 12 Boys
63 11 – 12 200 IM 64
65 11 – 12 50 Free 66
67 11 – 12 100 Back 68
69 11 – 12 200 Medley Relay 70
SUNDAY AFTERNOON: Warm-ups: 2:15 PM Session Starts: 3:15 PM
Girls SESSION 7: 13 – 14, Senior Boys
71 Senior 200 Back 72
73 Senior 200 IM 74
75 Senior 50 Free 76
77 Senior 100 Breast 78
79 Senior 200 Free Saturday
81 Senior 200 Medley Relay 82

IMPORTANT NOTES:
The first event for the morning sessions will start on time; all other sessions will start one hour after
completion of the preceding session, but not before the scheduled start time. Doors will open 20
minutes before warm-ups.
All events will be swum slowest to fastest.
All swimmers will be limited to 3 individual events per session.
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TYR MIDWESTERN KICK-OFF INVITATIONAL
PRESENTED BY NAPERVILLE RIPTIDE SWIM TEAM
OCTOBER 15 - 17, 2004
TEAM SUMMARY & RELEASE FORM
Complete this form, and mail along with your Age Group Entry Forms and your check payable to the
Naperville Swim Team to the Meet Entry Person, no later than Tuesday, October 5, 2004,
6:00 p.m.:
Kelly Halleckson office: (630) 527-9503
466 Vaughn Circle e-mail: kellswim@aol.com
Aurora, IL 60504
Important! No entries will be accepted before 8:00 a.m. on Friday, September 24, 2004.
SUMMARY OF FEES
8 & Under No. of Entries _____________ @ $2.50 each = _____________
10 & Under No. of Entries _____________ @ $2.50 each = _____________
11 - 12 No. of Entries _____________ @ $2.50 each = _____________
Senior No. of Entries _____________ @ $2.50 each = _____________
Relays No. of Entries _____________ @ $7.00 each = _____________
ISI Surcharge Total # swimmers _____________ @ $1.00 each = _____________
Total Meet Fees _____________
Name of Club:_________________________________________________________________________
Club Code: ____________________________________ LSC: __________________________________
Coaches Attending: ____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Mailing Address: ____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Contact for Entries:_____________________________________________________________________
Phone:________________________________________ E-Mail _________________________________
THIS SIGNED RELEASE MUST ACCOMPANY ENTRY OR ENTRY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!
In consideration of the acceptance of this entry, I, intending to be legally bound on behalf of myself, my club and
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, Illinois Swimming Inc., Naperville Swim Team, the Neuqua Valley High
School, Indian Prairie School District 204, their representatives, trustees, employees, directors, officers, successors,
for any and all injuries suffered by me or any contestant, or representative of my club in said Meet. 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.
Signature (Club Representative)____________________________________________________
Date:______________________________
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TYR MIDWESTERN KICK-OFF INVITATIONAL
PRESENTED BY NAPERVILLE RIPTIDE SWIM TEAM
OCTOBER 15 - 17, 2004
WARM-UP PROCEDURE
GENERAL WARM-UP: FIRST 30 MINUTES
No diving allowed from blocks or edge of pool.
Swimmers must enter the pool feet first in a cautious manner.
No sprinting or pace work allowed during this general warm-up.
All lanes will be used for general warm-up.
SPECIFIC WARM-UP: LAST 15 MINUTES
Lane use:
Lanes 1 and 8.............. push/pace
Lanes 2,3,6,7............... diving/sprint
Lanes 4 and 5.............. general warm-up
Push/pace lanes:
Push off one or two lengths from the starting end.
Circle swim only
NO DIVING.
Diving lanes:
Sprint lanes for diving from the blocks or for backstroke starts in specified lanes at designated
times
ONE WAY SWIMMING ONLY.
General warm-up lanes:
CIRCLE SWIM ONLY.
NO DIVING.
At conclusion of the 15 minute warm-up period, all swimmers MUST clear the pool.
The first event will start no sooner than 15 minutes from the conclusion of the specific warm-up.
COACHES RESPONSIBILITIES:
Coaches shall instruct their swimmers regarding safety guidelines and warm-up procedures as they
apply to conduct at meets and practice.
Coaches shall be on the deck during warm-ups and shall actively supervise their swimmers …
throughout the entire warm-up sessions at meets and at all practices.
Backstrokers shall ensure that they are not starting at the same time as a swimmer on the blocks.
Unattached swimmers, or attached swimmers attending the meet without coaches, must report to
the safety coordinator for lane assignment
Any coaches’ meetings at meets will be conducted at times other than the 30 minute general warmup
and the 15 minute specific warm-up.
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Map and Directions to Pool
Neuqua Valley High School
2360 95th Street
Naperville, IL
North
I-88 East-West Tollway
95th Street
111th Street 111th Street
Rt 59
Naperville Road
Weber Road
I-55
Book Road
Neuqua Valley High School
2360 95th Street
Naperville, IL 60564
(630) 428-6000
75th Street
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TYR MIDWESTERN KICK-OFF INVITATIONAL
PRESENTED BY NAPERVILLE RIPTIDE SWIM TEAM
OCTOBER 15 - 17, 2004
OFFICIALS:
We would greatly appreciate the help of any officials who would like to work this meet. If you have any
officials who will work the meet, please list their names below. It would help if you would list their level
of certification.
Name Telephone Level of Official's
Certification
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PM
Sat
AM
Sat
Mid
Sat
PM
Sun
AM
Sun
Mid
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TYR Midwestern Kick-Off Invitational Team: Code:
Presented by the Naperville Swim Team Coach: Phone:
October 15 - 17, 2004 - Neuqua Valley High School E-Mail:
Entry Deadline: Tuesday, October 5, 2004 - 6:00 p.m. Age Group: Gender:
Name Age Event Event Event Event Event Event Event Event Event Event Event
ID #
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Total # Swimmers ISI Surcharge x $1.00 = $
Relay Event # Relay Event # Total # Individual Events: x $2.50 = $
A A Total # Relay Events x $7.00 = $
B B Page Total $
C C
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