TRITON Swimming Super Sprint 10 th Annual Sunday January 26, 2014

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1 TRITON Swimming Super Sprint 10 th Annual Sunday January 26, 2014 Sanction Location KYLSC Approval KYSC1420 University of Louisville Ralph Wright Natatorium on the Belknap Campus NW Corner of S. Floyd St. and E. Warnock St. (Across from McDonalds) Louisville, KY Directions can be found at the end of this information sheet or at the University of Louisville web site: Co - Meet Directors: Ann Id lougssiyr Jane Essig (502) (502) TRITON Swimming Office annmoid@twc.com businessmgr@tritonswimming.com Meet Referee: Safety Director: Entry Chair: Timers Gerry Brazeau (502) Cell gkbrazeau@live.com John Barnett (502) Cell Jcbarnett760@aol.com Steve Kersey (502) s.kersey@insightbb.com Triton Swimming will provide timers. Volunteers Officials Triton Swimming welcomes and asks for the assistance of certified officials to assist in any capacity. We also welcome apprentices. If interested in working or being an apprentice, please sign up at on the Kentucky Swimming>Meets website ( team=szkyslsc) and/or Gerry Brazeau, Officials Coordinator, at gkbrazeau@live.com. Facilities The University of Louisville Ralph Wright Natatorium. This facility was opened in the Fall of The 41,000 square foot facility accommodates up to 800 spectators and athletes. The facility is equipped with a fully automatic Daktronics Timing System with touch pads and full 21ft x 12ft video board display. This meet will use 9 lanes in the competition pool with a depth of 7 feet. The competition course has not been certified in accordance with article C(4).

2 Parking Admission Format Rules Parking is available in the Floyd Street Parking Garage directly across the street from the Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium and next to the Natatorium. The University of Louisville controls the parking facility and parking fees. Spectators will be charged an admission fee of $5.00 for the meet. Heat Sheets will be provided as part of admission costs. Children 12 and under may enter free. This is a timed finals meet. FINA starting procedures will be used. The FINA system, approved by USA Swimming, uses a series of whistles followed by a one whistle announcement for swimmers. The No Recall Start Rule will also be enforced during this meet. The use of fly-over starts will be at the discretion of the Meet Referee. Current USA Swimming & Kentucky Swimming rules will govern the meet. USA Swimming athlete members must be under the supervision of a USA Swimming member coach during warm-up, competition, and warm-down. Swimmers participating under the provisions of or USA Swimming s open border policy must be under the supervision of their coach or a USA Swimming member coach. Coaches who are entering swimmers but will not be at the meet should arrange ahead of time for another coach to supervise their athletes. Swimmers unaccompanied by their coaches or for whom arrangements have not been made must contact the Meet Director or Meet Referee who will assist the athlete in finding coach supervision and lane assignment during warm-ups. Any USA SWIMMING swimmer entered in the meet 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. When unaccompanied by a member-coach, it is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement. Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms Changing into or out of swimsuits other than in locker rooms or other designate areas is not appropriate and is prohibited. Entries Eligibility Entry Limits Entry Fees All current USA Swimming registered athletes. The age of the swimmer on January 26, 2014 will determine the age group for this meet. Each swimmer may enter a maximum of four individual events plus two relay events. $5.00 for each individual event $9.00 for each relay event $9.00* for each individual deck entry $18.00* for each relay deck entry * Accepted at the discretion of the Meet Referee; Payable at the meet. Entry fees are non-refundable. No extra heats will be added.

3 Surcharges $2.50 per swimmer KYLSC surcharge $3.50 per swimmer facility surcharge Make one check payable to: Triton Swimming of Louisville Time Standards Entries Entry Deadline None The USA Swimming registration number of all entrants must be listed and accompany the entry form. All entries must be in short course yards. Meet referee will accept or reject deck entries. Monday, January 13, 2014 by 8:00pm entries to entry chair Steve Kersey Files must be loadable into Hytek Meet Manager using a.cl2 file. An Entry Report will be returned to each team to verify entries. Mail waiver and payment to: TRITON Swimming 2804 Creekside Drive Louisville, KY A hard copy of the electronic entries, payment in full of all fees/surcharges and the signed waiver must be received by 8:00 pm, Monday, January 20, 2014 or the team s entry may be scratched. Relay Cards Clerk of Course Relay cards will be distributed to each team. Each relay team is responsible for delivering their completed relay card to scorer s table 30 minutes after the start of each session. At this time the relay cards must clearly indicate, in the appropriate order, the four swimmers who will compete. Triton Swimming will provide clerk of course for all swimmers individual events only. We would appreciate it if each team would designate someone to organize their younger swimmers to expedite the meet. Clerk of Course will not be used for relays. Scoring and Awards Scoring Scoring will be kept. Individual scoring will be for 1 st through 8 th place, individual points shall be doubled for relays. Awards Medals will be will be awarded for places 1st through 3 rd, and ribbons 4 th through 8 th for all events including relays. Awards must be picked up at the conclusion of the meet. No awards will be mailed.

4 Warm-ups Warm-Up Notes Safety Marshall Teams will be assigned to lanes based on the number of entered swimmers. Smaller teams will need to share lanes. Larger teams should be prepared to divide the warmup time and space according to need. Team warm-up assignments will be posted prior to warm-ups. Safety Marshals will be in place for warm-ups and during the meet to insure the safety of the swimmers. Duties will include safe deck practices, traffic flow, diving restrictions during warm-ups and designated warm down lane usage. First Aid supplies will be available from the head Safety Marshal. Schedule Session 1 Morning (9 and Under) Warm ups: 8:30 9:00 Meet begins: 9:15 Session 2 Afternoon (10, 11 and 12 years old) Warm-ups: Immediately after Session 1 and lasting 45 minutes. The Session Will begin 1 hour after the start of warm-ups. A No Earlier Than time will be provided after entries are received currently estimated to be 1:15 p.m. The Meet Referee will ensure that adequate rest time is provided between events. Miscellaneous Official s Meeting Coaches Meeting Hospitality There will be an official s meeting 45 minutes prior to the start of swimming competition for each session. A coaches meeting will be held 15 minutes prior to the start of competition. There will be a hospitality room open to coaches and officials throughout the meet.

5 Order of Events Session 1 ( 9 and Under) Girls Boys Event 1 9 Year Old 50 Butterfly 2 Event 3 8 Year Old 50 Butterfly Year Old 50 Butterfly and Under 25 Butterfly and Under 200 Free Relay Year Old 50 Backstroke Year Old 50 Backstroke Year Old 50 Backstroke and Under 25 Backstroke Year Old 50 Breaststroke Year Old 50 Breaststroke Year Old 50 Breaststroke and Under 25 Breaststroke and Under 200 Medley Relay Year Old 50 Freestyle Year Old 50 Freestyle Year Old 50 Freestyle and Under 25 Freestyle 36 Session 2 (10, 11, 12 Age Groups) Girls Boys Event Year Old 50 Butterfly 38 Event year Old 50 Butterfly Year Old 50 Butterfly Year Old 200 Free Relay Year Old 50 Backstroke year Old 50 Backstroke Year Old 50 Backstroke Year Old 50 Breaststroke year Old 50 Breaststroke Year Old 50 Breaststroke Year Old 200 Medley Relay Year Old 50 Freestyle year Old 50 Freestyle Year Old 50 Freestyle 64

6 Waiver In consideration of the acceptance of this entry, I/we hereby, for myself/ourselves, my/our heirs, administrators, assignees, and swimmers waive and release any and all claims against USA Swimming, Inc., Kentucky Swimming, Inc., Triton Swimming and their staff, and University of Louisville and their staff for injuries and/or expense incurred by me/us at the meet or while on the road to and from the meet. I/we are members of USA Swimming as a team, coach, athlete, or administrator and are eligible to compete in all events I/we have entered. SIGNATURE POSITION ENTRY PERSON TEAM TEAM CODE TEAM ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP PHONE FAX RECAP OF ENTRIES: Individual Events X $5.00 = Relay Events X $9.00 = Total Swimmers Entered for KYLSC Surcharge X $2.50 = Total Swimmers Entered for Facility Fee X $3.50 = Total Make Checks Payable to Triton Swimming of Louisville and mail to: TRITON Swimming 2804 Creekside Drive Louisville, KY No entrant will be permitted to compete unless the entrant is a member as provided in Article 302 Held under the sanction of USA Swimming

7 University of Louisville Natatorium Driving Directions From the South (Nashville): Take I-65 North to the first Eastern Parkway Exit. Go right off the ramp and turn left at the first stoplight (Crittenden Dr.). Proceed to the first stop sign and turn left (Warnock St.). Go under the I-65 overpass and turn right at the second stoplight (Floyd St.). Cardinal Park will be on your right and Cardinal Arena will be on your left. Parking is available in the Floyd Street Parking Garage directly across the street from the Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium. Trager Stadium is located next to McDonald's on the Cardinal Park grounds while the Ralph Wright Natatorium is located next to the parking garage. From the North (Indianapolis): Take I-65 South to the Arthur Street Exit. Turn right at the first stop sign (Brandeis St.). Turn left at the stoplight (Floyd St.). Cardinal Park will be on your left and Cardinal Arena will be on your right. Parking is available in the Floyd Street Parking Garage directly across the street from the Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium. Trager Stadium is located next to McDonald's on the Cardinal Park grounds while the Ralph Wright Natatorium is located next to the parking garage. From the East (Lexington/Cincinnati): Take I-64 West or I-71 South to I-65 South and get off at the Arthur Street Exit. Turn right at the first stop sign (Brandeis St.). Turn left at the stoplight (Floyd St.). Cardinal Park will be on your left and Cardinal Arena will be on your right. Parking is available in the Floyd Street Parking Garage directly across the street from the Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium. Trager Stadium is located next to McDonald's on the Cardinal Park grounds while the Ralph Wright Natatorium is located next to the parking garage. From the West (St. Louis): Take I-64 East to I-65 South and get off at the Arthur Street Exit. Turn right at the first stop sign (Brandeis St.). Turn left at the stoplight (Floyd St.). Cardinal Park will be on your left and Cardinal Arena will be on your right. Parking is available in the Floyd Street Parking Garage directly across the street from the Cardinal Park Soccer and Track Stadium. Trager Stadium is located next to McDonald's on the Cardinal Park grounds while the Ralph Wright Natatorium is located next to the parking garage.