CCS 11 & OVER SWIM MEET
Sponsored by
Held under USA Swimming Sanction # LE 803 S
LOCATION: C.T. Branin Natatorium, 1715 Harrison Ave NW, Canton, OH 44708 (Next to the Pro Football Hall of Fame)
POOL: 25 yards by 8 lanes, Colorado Timing system with digital scoreboard. Spectator seating for over 2000 people. The diving well will be available for continuous warm-up and warm-down during competition. Site of the training camp for the 1976 Olympic Swim Team and the Ohio High School State Swimming and Diving Championships. A snack bar will be open throughout the meet.
STARTING TIMES: Sunday morning warm-up will be 7:45 – 8:30 a.m., with competition starting at 8:35 a.m. At the discretion of the Safety Director, warm ups may be split by gender or age group or team.
ENTRY DEADLINE: January 7th. Email Entries to meetentry@tsharkswimming.com.
ENTRY FEES: Individual events $4.00; Relays: $8.00; a $2.00 per swimmer LESI surcharge. There is a $1.00/swimmer handling fee for entries not received on disk. Make checks payable to Canton City Schools.
ENTRY LIMITATIONS. Swimmers may enter five individual events/day exclusive of relays. Teams may enter two relays per relay event.
DECK ENTRIES: Will be accepted on a space available basis until 35 minutes prior to the start of each session. Costs are $6.00 per individual event; $12.00 per relay event. Deck entry swimmers will be seeded at no time (NT). Deck entry swimmers new to meet must have proof of USA Swimming Registration and will pay a $2.00 surcharge.
ELIGIBILITY: Swimmers must be athlete members of USA Swimming. Swimmers must be 11 or over in order to compete in this meet. USA Swimming numbers must appear on their entry sheets. Coaches must be current coach members of USA Swimming and must display their coach membership cards on deck. Age is as of the first day of the meet, January 27, 2008. On deck USA Swimming registration will not be available.
QUALIFYING TIMES: No qualifying times for this meet.
SWIMMERS WITH A DISABILITY: Entries for swimmers with a disability should be handled in the following manner: (1) enter the swimmer in the Hy-Tek database (or on the regular entry form); (2) list in the email accompanying the Hy-Tek entry file (or on a separate sheet of paper) the name of the swimmer, the stroke(s)/distance(s) s/he wishes to swim, the entry times, the day/session s/he wishes to swim the event(s), and the manner in which s/he prefers to be seeded (with a longer distance or with a different age group); and (3) provide any information about special accommodations needed by the swimmer. The final determination of seeding will be made by the Meet Referee after consultation with the swimmer and his/her coach.
CONDUCT: The meet will be conducted according to the rules set forth in the current USA Swimming Rules and Regulations. Events will be contested in a 25-yard course and will be timed finals. In regard to the 500 Free, this event may be limited to the fastest three heats. Teams will be notified of swimmers who are closed out Monday before the meet. They may either enter swimmers in another event or receive a refund.
SEEDING & CHECK IN: All individual events will be deck seeded. All relay events will be seeded on deck. All swimmers must check-in at least 30 minutes prior to the start of their session. Check-in sheets will be posted on the pool deck. Relay cards must be turned in upon call in order to be seeded. In accordance with 102.1.4, events may be seeded together but scored separately. The Lake Erie scratch rule (attached) will be in effect.
AWARDS: Awards will be given for 11-12 and 13-14 age groups. No awards will be given for the 15 and over age groups
Individual Events: Medals: First – Third Ribbons: Fourth - Eighth
Relay Events: Ribbons: First - third
SCORING: 11-12, 13-14, and 15 & Over. Individual: 11-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1; Relays…22-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2
ADMISSION COST: $3.00 per spectator Heat Sheets $2.00
RESULTS: Results will be posted on www.lakeerieswimming.com web site.
TIME TRIALS: Will not be offered.
SAFETY/WARM-UP: Lake Erie Swimming safety guidelines and warm-up procedures will be in effect at all times. Coaches must maintain contact with their swimmers during warm-up. All entry into the pool for warm-up is feet first from the starting block end of the pool. There is no diving during warm-up, except in designated sprint lanes. The final 20 minutes of a 45-minute warm-up shall be conducted as follows:
a. Lanes 1 & 8 push/pace from the start end of the pool (or general warm-up at the direction of the Meet Referee or his/her designee.)
b. Lanes 2 & 7 sprint lanes for racing starts from the starting block end of the pool, one length only and exiting the pool.
c. Lanes 3 – 6 general warm-up, no diving or racing starts. Any or all of these lanes may be converted to spring lanes at the discretion of the Meet Referee or his/her designee.
Swimmers are to sprint one way and climb out at the far end of the pool. Swimmers may be removed from warm-up for violating safety rules. A continuous warm up pool will be available.
OFFICIATING OPPORTUNITY – Anyone that is a USA Swimming certified official is welcome and encouraged to join the Lake Erie Swimming (LESI) officials in officiating this meet. Please contact the meet director, Sam Seiple or LESI’s Officials Chair, Chuck Kunsman, in advance of the meet if at all possible to let either know of your availability. The meet director’s and Chuck’s contact information is listed below. We are also looking for anyone that is interested in becoming an official, for more information please contact the Official’s Chair, Chuck Kunsman.
Meet Director’s E-mail: Sam Seiple, seiple@hotmail.com
Official’s Chair: Chuck Kunsman: E-mail: chuck163@yahoo.com
COACHES: Packets and sign-in will be at the pool office
UNSUPERVISED SWIMMERS: Swimmers without coach supervision must contact the Meet Director or Meet Referee to be assigned a coach on deck.
NOTE: Only athletes entered in the meet, working coaches, officials, and meet workers are allowed on deck. Other non-participants are expected to remain in the spectator area.
MEET DIRECTOR: Sam Seiple, Phone: 330-438-2739, seiple@hotmail.com
SAFETY DIRECTORS: Chris Fulton, Phone 330-854-9672, Fultons44614@yahoo.com and John Riordan, Phone 330-477-4048, sriordan1@ameritech.net
ENTRY PERSON: Pam Volpe – 330-499-1153 - pjvolpe@sbcglobal.net
DIRECTIONS: From the North: Exit I-77 at Fulton Road exit. Continue across Fulton about 4 blocks to dead-end. Turn
left toward I-77. Turn left into McKinley High School complex. The Natatorium is on your right. Find a place to park in McKinley parking lot.
From the South: Exit I-77 at 13th (Mercy Hospital) exit. Turn left under I-77 to second light (Broad Ave). Right on Broad to 17th Street. Right on 17th about three blocks. McKinley High School is on the left with parking lot in front. Turn left in the complex. The Natatorium is on your right. Find a place to park in McKinley parking lot.
Emergency Evacuation Procedure
Swimmers & Coaches on Deck:
Exit through pool deck doors on the South and West Exit signs.
Spectators: North Bleachers -
Exit down the stairs on the north stairwells to the exit signs on the north end of the building.
Exit down east or north stairwells and exit north of south exit doors.
CCS 11 & Over Meet
Sunday - 7:45 AM Warm-Up, 8:35 meet start (Timed Finals)
January 27, 2008
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OPEN |
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100 FLY |
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100 BACK |
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50 FREE |
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100 BREAST |
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100 FREE |
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10 |
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11 |
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**400 MEDLEY RELAY |
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12 |
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15 Minute Break |
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13 |
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200 FREE |
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14 |
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15 |
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200 IM |
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17 |
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200 BACK |
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18 |
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19 |
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200 BREAST |
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20 |
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21 |
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200 FLY |
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22 |
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23 |
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500 FREE |
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24 |
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The 500 Free may be limited to the fastest 3 heats
*Swimmers must be 11 or over to participate in this meet
**Total age not to exceed 52 for Medley Relay
LAKE ERIE SWIMMING, INC.
INDIVIDUAL AND RELAY SCRATCH RULE
Each swimmer/relay team shall be aware of the meet starting time and shall report to the proper meet authorities promptly upon call.
A. Pre-Seeded Meets - Each swimmer/relay team shall report promptly to the Clerk of Course prior to the race in which the swimmer/relay team is entered. Any swimmer/relay team not reporting for or competing in a timed final event or in a preliminary heat when finals are scheduled shall not be penalized.
B. Events Seeded on the Deck –
(1) Events seeded on the deck shall be closed for seeding no earlier than thirty (30) minutes prior to the start of the session. Host may provide alternate methods of check-in (such as email, phone, fax) for swimmers who do not plan to arrive before the scratch deadline.
(2) Any swimmer who has checked in for an individual event 400 yards/meters or longer must swim in the event unless the swimmer notifies the Clerk of Course before the seeding of the event has begun that the swimmer wishes to scratch; failure to scratch prior to seeding and not swimming the event will result in a fine of $25.00 to the swimmer, except as noted in "Exceptions for Failure to Compete" (below).
(3) Any agent of a team (coach, parent, swimmer, etc.) who checks in a swimmer for any event when that swimmer is not present at the meet may cause a fine of $2.00 per swimmer per day to be levied against that team.
C. Scratching from Consolation Finals and Finals
(1) Any swimmer qualifying for a consolation final or final race in an individual event who fails to compete in said consolation final or final race shall be barred from further competition for the remainder of the meet, except as noted below in "Exceptions for Failure to Compete." If such failure to compete occurs on the swimmer's last day of the meet, the swimmer shall be fined twenty-five dollars ($25.00) by LESI.
(2) In the event of withdrawal or barring of a swimmer from competition, the Referee shall fill the consolation final or final when possible with the next qualified swimmer(s). First and second alternates shall be announced along with the final qualifiers. These alternates shall not be penalized if unavailable to compete in the finals.
(3) When consolation finals have not yet been swum and a barring or withdrawal is known to the Referee, the Referee shall re-seed the consolation final and the final, if necessary, to insert the alternate(s) in the appropriate lane(s), filling all lanes in the final.
(4) If a consolation final has already been contested, the final shall be swum without reseeding for the empty lane(s).
D. Exceptions for Failure to Compete - No penalty shall apply for failure to withdraw or compete in an individual event if
(1) The Referee is notified in the event of illness or injury and accepts the proof thereof.
(2) A swimmer qualifying for a consolation final or final race following preliminaries notifies the Referee or designee within thirty (30) minutes after the announcement of the qualifiers for that race that the swimmer may not intend to compete. The swimmer must declare within thirty (30) minutes following his last individual preliminary event a final intention to scratch or swim.
(3) The Referee determines that failure to compete is caused by circumstances beyond the control of the swimmer.
(4) It is determined by the Referee that there were no alternates for the consolation final or final race in which the swimmer failed to compete, and that the swimmer’s failure to compete did not affect any other swimmer’s ability to compete in the consolation final or final race.