Pro - Am Classic DECEMBER 14-17, Sanction # NT Meet Time Trial Sanction # NT Time Trial

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1 Pro - Am Classic DECEMBER 14-17, 2017 Sanction # NT Meet Time Trial Sanction # NT Time Trial This event is held under the Sanction of North Texas Swimming and USA Swimming. ENTRY DEADLINE: Entry into the meet is exclusively through the USA-Swimming Online Meet Entry process. The OME entry process will be active beginning Saturday, November 11, 2017 through Tuesday, Dec.5, Entry via the OME will close at 1:00 pm CST Tuesday, Dec. 5, No entries will be accepted through the OME after that date. The Online Meet entry system does not accept Hy-Tek Team Manager files. The entry system is connected to the USA Swimming times and membership database. Only proven times in SWIMS will be accepted for priority seeding. You must have at least 1 (one) proven qualifying priority cut either SCY or LCM to enter the meet. No override times will be allowed. There will be bonus events again this year. Bonus event entry times must come from the SWIMS data base. All times must be proven. There are qualifying times for bonus events both SCY and LCM. The lowest seeding time for this meet is the LCM Bonus qualifying time. Bonus events are as follows: 1 qualifying time allows for 3 bonus events. 2 qualifying times allows for 3 bonus events. 3 qualifying times allows for 4 bonus events, 4 qualifying times allows for 3 bonus events and 5 qualifying times allows for 2 bonus events. Please review entry fee section for bonus event pricing. King Marlin Swim Club will provide a Team Manager Event file by which each team may establish the qualifying profile for their athletes prior to using the OME. The TM Event File will be available on the King Marlin Swim Club Pro Am Classic web site located at and the North Texas Swimming web site at OME is not an eligibility report for your athletes. You must know what events you wish to enter your athletes in before starting your entry in OME. We will not accept additions if you forgot to enter an event because the time did not show up in OME. Athletes who are competing as PRO athletes must not enter through the OME. All pro athlete entries must be directed to the Meet Director or Pro Athlete Liaisons, Elise King and Kathy Mendez. Entry in the 50 Fly is restricted to athletes who are competing in either the 100 Fly or 200 Fly. The 50 Fly will be seeded based on your fastest proven 100 Fly followed by fastest 200 Fly times. (Short Course Yard first priority seeding, Long Course Meter time second priority, bonus SCY and bonus LCM times. DO NOT submit an actual 50 yard or meter time for this event). Times for this event must be provable through SWIMS in order to be seeded properly. You may use a proven bonus 100 or 200 Fly time to enter this event. This event counts toward the meet maximum number of allowed entries. Only provable 100 and 200 Fly times will be accepted. 1

2 You may modify the entry time of an event within OME up to the normal entry deadline. You may NOT Delete an on- line entry once it has been submitted. Once you check out of the OME you may not go back and modify any entry times. Coaches can update entry times until the close of the OME. By not checking out coaches maintain the flexibility to remove swimmers or events. A coach may return to update times for existing athletes, add new swimmers and events up to the close of the OME Entry period. You must check out of the OME prior to the entry deadline to have your entries placed into the meet. If there have been improved times since you started the entry process the coach or entry person making entries must select the update times function. Times entered to the OME do NOT automatically update so you will need to manually click on update entry times for this to happen. If you do not receive a confirmation from the OME when you check out please contact the meet Director, Paul Thompson immediately to address the matter. After you have checked out any changes to your entries prior to the OME closing must be managed by the Meet Admin. Staff. For assistance contact the Meet Director. Keep all electronic correspondence and bring to the venue for further assistance. The qualifying period for all entry times closes when the OME closes at 1:00 PM Tuesday Dec.5, No improved times swum of events after this date will be accepted as entry times for the meet. Secondary Entry period. Entries may be accepted after the close of the OME dependent upon available space that does not exceed the maximum number of amateur athletes for this meet. The meet is capped at 950 amateur athletes. Entries that meet the eligibility requirements for the meet will be taken at the venue by the Clerk of Course beginning at noon (12.00 pm) December 14, Do not submit electronic entry information to the Meet Director prior to Dec. 14, Regular Proof of time requirements are still enforced for this period. If entries are allowed all Fees shall be paid to the Clerk of Course. Fees for this period are $24.00 for individual events and $48.00 for relay events. Entries made through the OME need to be paid as outlined and sent to the Meet Director. Payment through the OME will not be permitted for this event. If you have questions on how to use the Online Meet Entry Platform or have problems, please or call: Paul Thompson at: auggie1@sbcglobal.net (M) Online Meet Entry is the sole method of entry into the meet. Any club or individual needing special assistance must contact the Meet Director no later than Tuesday, December 5, Meet Director: Paul Thompson auggie1@sbcglobal.net or (405) Any athlete or club other than a professional that requests manual entry assistance to enter the meet will be charged a $30.00 service fee for an individual and $ for a team. All regular entry fees and surcharges are also required as outlined in the Meet Book. CONTACTS: Professional Athletes: All prospective pro athletes must contact the Pro Athlete Liaison, Head Coach Kathy Mendez (E) okswim@hotmail.com (M) (405) or Head Coach, John Brown at (E) johna23@cox.net for assistance and entry information. All Club swim teams and or amateur athletes attached or unattached are directed to contact the Meet Director, Paul Thompson (E) auggie1@sbcglobal.net or (M) (405) for assistance in entering the meet. Any athlete intending to swim as a professional athlete must notify the Meet Director and the Pro Athlete Liaison of this intent. Professional athletes must send their entry event selection information directly to Pro Athlete Liaison and the Meet Director. Professional athletes must not enter via the OME process. Professional athletes must complete their entries by no later than the event deadline of Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 at 1:00 pm CST. Professional Athletes are directed to review the Pro Athlete Entry Information Packet located on the Pro Am Classic web site at: 2

3 HOST: LOCATION: MEET DIRECTOR: MEET REFEREE: ADMIN. REFEREE: STARTER: STARTER: STROKE AND TURN: STROKE AND TURN: MARSHALL: KING MARLIN SWIM CLUB-OK LISD Westside Aquatic Center 1750 Duncan Lane Lewisville, TX Paul Thompson PO Box 6570 Norman, OK (M) (405) (E) Steve Potter (M) (616) (E) Greg Huskey-MV Phil Lakota-NT Patrick Garrett-OK Ken Healy-OK Doris Motherspaw -CA Debbie Bozeman-OK FACILITIES: ELIGIBILITY: Two- 8 lane 25- yard courses for prelims and a single 25-yard pool for finals. 5 lanes available for continuous warm-up and warm-down adjacent to each prelim pool. The competition pools are certified according to USA-S rule C (4). A copy of this certification is on file with USA-S. The depth of the competition pool(s) when measured for a distance of 3 feet 3 1/2 inches (1.0 meter) to 16 feet 5 inches (5.) meters) at the start wall is 7 feet 0 inches and when measured for a distance of 3 feet 3 ½ inches to 16 feet 5 inches (5.0 meters) at the turn/ bulkhead is 8 feet 6 inches for one of the pools and 12 feet 0 inches at the turn end for the other competition pool. Controlled temperatures. Spectator seating for Free parking for 1500 vehicles. Concessions and swim shop available throughout the event. The meet is open to registered USA athletes who have met the qualifying times shown on the list of events. No swimmer will be permitted to compete unless the swimmer is a member as provided in Article 302. Coaches or a team representative must certify that all swimmers entered on the team roster are members of USA Swimming, or have applied for membership by sending the appropriate application to the club s Registration Chair or the LSC Registration Chair before the 1 st day of the meet. All swimmers must be under the direct supervision of a USA-Swimming registered coach. Any swimmer entered in the meet, unaccompanied by a USA-Swimming member coach, 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. It is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement. USA-S athlete members must be under the supervision of a USA-Swimming member coach during warm up, competition and warm down. The Meet Director, or Meet Referee may assist the swimmer in making arrangements for such supervision, but it is the swimmers responsibility to make such arrangements prior to the start of the meet. Deck entries are accepted at this meet. North Texas Swimming rules require that on deck registration with USA-S is not permitted at this meet. 3

4 FORMAT: POOL DECK ACCESS: This meet is a Prelims/Finals meet, deck-seeded with championship seeding. Access to the pool/deck area will be limited to athletes, coaches, officials, and certified representatives of King Marlin Swim Club and volunteers working the meet. Swimmers failing to comply with the safety rules governing the conduct of the meet are subject to disqualification and/ or expulsion from the meet at the discretion of the Meet Referee. Spectators wishing to observe the meet must do so from the upstairs seating area. Non-Athlete Registration cards from USA-Swimming do not grant access to the pool deck at any time. Coaches must wear current proof of compliance with USA-S certification regarding CPR, First Aid, Athlete Protection, Coaches Safety Certification and BGS while on deck. All non-athletes requesting to receive a deck pass should be prepared to show a current USA - Swimming membership card or USA-S Deck Pass. Coach credential certification may be confirmed through the OME for this meet. MEET TIMES: DAY WARMUP SPRINTS MEET STARTS Thursday timed finals 3:30-5:30 5:30-5:45 6:00 pm Friday prelims 6:15-8:00 8:00-8:15 8:30 am Friday finals 3:30-4:30 4:30-4:45 5:00 pm Saturday prelims 6:15-8:00 8:00-8:15 8:30 am Saturday finals 3:30-4:30 4:30-4:45 5:00 pm Sunday prelims 6:15-8:00 8:00-8:15 8:30 am Sunday finals 3:00-4:00 4:00-4:15 4:30 pm Evening sessions, except for timed final events, will be swum as follows: Finals, Consolation, and Bonus. The first one hour & 30 minutes of each warm up session will be lap swim only in all lanes. There will be no dive entries. The last 15 minutes of each warm up session will be as follows: One-way sprints in lanes 3, 4, 5 & 6 Pace swim in lanes 1, 2, 7 & 8 ENTRY LIMITS: Individuals: Prelims/Finals - Three (3) events per day with a maximum of 7 events for the meet, plus relays. Relays are limited to an A and B relay women and men per team. Amateur athletes with proven times only may enter as many events as desired, but must scratch down to a maximum of 7 individual events for the meet. Professional athletes are limited to a maximum of 4 events. The bonus event (50 Fly) counts toward the maximum number of events for the meet. THERE IS NO SCRATCH DOWN FOR PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES. Deck entries may be accepted at the discretion of the Meet Director based on the number of swimmers in any given event or the total meet. All Deck Entry events will be seeded at the LCM bonus cut for the meet. In order to deck enter you must have at least 1 (one) proven time achieved prior to the meet entry closing deadline. The deadline for daily deck entries is the same as the scratch deadline for each day s events. Thursday s 1000 Free scratch deadline is 5:00pm. Friday, Saturday and Sunday events scratch down periods close at 6:00 pm the day before that next day s session. Time Trials: Time Trials will be accepted at the discretion of the Meet Director. Time Trials will be swum at the conclusion of the Friday, Sat. and Sunday prelim sessions as permitted. Time Trials count against the daily maximum number of events allowed. Swimmers are strongly encouraged to provide their own timers for these events. Time Trials at the conclusion of the Sunday evening finals session may be allowed with the agreement of the Meet Referee and the Meet Director. See entry fees for further information. Entries will be limited to 950 athletes except as provided for below under ENTRIES. OME entry report data will be used to confirm entry submission time. Amateur teams that attended the 2014 meet will be given priority entry status if returning this year. 4

5 Teams will be limited to two (2) relays per relay event. ALL Relays will be swum in the finals sessions each evening except for relays on Sunday. Sunday s relays will all be swum in the prelim session before the Chuck Wielgus Mile 1650 Freestyle. You may elect to swim relays in the finals session on Sunday evening if by 6:00 pm on Saturday evening the team provides positive check in to swim Sunday evening during the finals session. Only those teams indicating this preference by the 6:00 pm deadline will be allowed to swim relays Sunday evening. Relays swimming in the Sunday morning session will be seeded at their original entry time. PROOF OF TIMES: ENTRIES: ENTRY FEES: There is no entry limit for the 1000 or the Chuck Wielgus Mile 1650 Freestyle events. Seeding will be at the athlete s proven entry time. Bonus event entry times are allowed for these events. These events will be seeded based on proven qualifying times from the SWIMS data base. Yard times first priority followed by LCM times, SCY Bonus and LCM Bonus qualifying times. Proof of time must come from the USA-S SWIMS Data base. Primary Entry Times must have been achieved prior to the OME entry closing time for this meet. Tuesday Dec. 5, 2017 at 1:00 pm CST. Secondary Entry procedures are outlined on page 2 under Entry Deadline section. If the total entries received on any given date causes the meet to exceed 950 amateur athletes, all entries received that day will be accepted. Any entries received after that day will be returned to the submitting team(s). The OME entry confirmation report will determine exact date and time of entry. However, any swimmer who is a member of a USA National Team, or who was a member of a U.S. Olympic Team, or was a member of any FINA-recognized non-u.s. National or Olympic Team will be accepted regardless of the entry limit. All individual entry times must be made prior to the entry deadline. The Individual Event Entry fee is $12.00 and $24.00 per relay entry. Individual event deck entry fees are $18.00 and deck entry relay fees are $ Time trial fees will be $18.00 for individual events and $ for relay events swum in the SCY Time Trial sessions. BONUS Event Entry Fees: Individual event entry fees shall be $ Secondary Entry Period Fees: Individual Events: $24.00 and Relay Events $48.00 There will be a $25.00 swimmer facility surcharge for each athlete participating in the meet. $3.00 goes to North Texas Swimming. The facility surcharge is required for all participants including relay only athletes. You must be entered in the meet with a minimum of 1 (one) proven time in order to swim time trials, deck entry or bonus events. All electronic entry fees will be based upon the team entry summary established and date stamped no later than Dec 5, The Online Meet Entry system is set to only allow payment by check directly to the host for entry fees. Upon check out from the OME system you will receive a confirmation report for your entries. All clubs or unattached athletes must remit a check for entry in the meet directly to King Marlin Swim Club. Entry Fee payment is due to King Marlin Swim Club C/O Paul Thompson Meet Director PO BOX 6570 Norman OK Entry fee payments may be submitted at the venue to the appropriate Clerk of Course representative. Any unattached amateur entering the meet unaccompanied by a coach or team of record must pay all entry fees prior to their first individual event or be subject to removal from the meet. An electronic publication of the meet psyche-sheet will be made available by Sunday Dec. 10, No changes will be made to the psyche-sheet once the document is posted on the King Marlin Swim Pro Am Classic web site at All changes or corrections to the psyche sheet must be made at the meet using the applicable computer change forms. All event entry fees should be made payable to the KING MARLIN SWIM CLUB. ONLY ONE 5

6 CHECK FROM EACH CLUB. Send payment to: Paul Thompson PO Box 6570 Norman, OK (405) SCRATCH SCHEDULE: RELAYS: SCRATCH RULE: Thursday Events: Scratches for the 1000 Freestyle must be made by 5:00pm Thursday. Fri-Sat-Sun Prelim Session Events: Scratches for the next day s events must be received no later than 6:00 pm on the evening prior to the scratched event. ALL RELAYS are swum in the evening sessions. The only exception is that on Sunday ALL RELAYS will be swum in the morning session UNLESS by 6:00 pm on Saturday evening there is positive confirmation indicating that you will be swimming Sunday evening during the finals session. This must be done at the Clerk of Course table by 6:00pm. Relays swum on Sunday Morning will take place before the start of the first heat of the Chuck Wielgus Mile 1650 Free Style. Teams are limited to 2 Relays; an A and B relay for both women and men. Relays are swum slowest to fastest. Failure to swim a prelim event will mean disqualification from the rest of that day s events plus relays. Positive check is required by the scratch deadline for each remaining day s events is required in order to be seeded. Swimmers qualifying for a final in an individual event not wishing to swim finals must scratch within the announced scratch time at the Clerk s desk. Any swimmer qualifying for a final in an individual event, who fails to compete in said event without scratching as noted above, shall be barred from further competition for the remainder of the day. Failure to show for a final event on Sunday evening will result in a $ fine payable to KMSC. It is the swimmer s responsibility to report to the assigned heat and lane. Alternate swimmers should be present for possible placement in an open lane during finals. The names of the alternate swimmers will be called, should a vacancy occur. Please note that a medical scratch approved by the Meet Referee, counts as an event and is regarded as a DQ, with no penalty imposed. The Meet Program is not the final determinant of seeding. Late entries, corrections or scratches may impact actual heat and lane assignment. No penalty shall apply for Failure to Compete in finals if: 1. The Meet Referee is notified in the event of injury or illness and accepts the proof. 2. A swimmer qualifying for a finals heat based on the results of preliminaries notifies the Clerk of Course within 30 minutes after the announcement of qualifiers that he/she may not intend to compete and confirms his/her final intentions within 30 minutes following his/her last individual preliminary event. 3. The Meet Referee determines that failure to compete was caused by circumstances beyond the control of the swimmer. RULES: Rules contained in the 2017 USA S Rules and Regulations shall govern the meet. All rules and regulations of USA - Swimming and North Texas Swimming shall be complied with and enforced. All swimmers must be currently registered with USA Swimming. Finals will be the A heat consisting of the top eight (8) finishers from the prelims with places the B heat 9-16 from prelims swimming a consolation event, and a C heat consisting of 18 and under athletes only places and a D heat consisting of only 18 and under athlete places swimming a bonus event. Bonus event will not be scored for amateur High Point competition. Immediately after the conclusion of the A heat in finals there will be an awards presentation at the awards stands. A-D heats in finals are restricted to events of stroke 200 and below. The 400 IM and 500 Free will consist of 3 heats A-C swimming in finals. Awards for the meet will be given in two categories. PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR 6

7 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: ATHLETES. For this meet, an AMATEUR ATHLETE will be defined as an athlete who either 1) has not completed their NCAA eligibility, or 2) has not given up their eligibility to compete as an amateur athlete at the NCAA level. For this meet, a PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE will be defined as an athlete who has either 1) completed their NCAA eligibility, or 2) has relinquished their eligibility to compete at the NCAA level. PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES will compete for CASH prizes. The top three (3) Professional Athletes in Championship Finals will receive a cash prize BASED ON THEIR ABSOLUTE FINISH as follows. Individual Events: Women and Men First Place $ Second Place $ Third Place $ Chuck Wielgus Mile 1650 Freestyle Women and Men 1 st Place $ nd Place $ rd Place $ Cash Prize amounts for the 50 Freestyle Shoot Out will be double the listed amounts. The amateur athlete credit points will not change. 50 Free Style Shootout Women and Men 1 st Place $ nd Place $ rd Place $ Bonus Event: In order to be seeded in the 50 Fly you must compete in either the 100 Fly or 200 Fly. The 50 Fly will be seeded according to your fastest 100 Fly listed in SWIMS. 100 Fly entry time first then the 200 Fly entry time second. SCY seeded first followed by LCM second seeding priority, bonus SCY then bonus LCM qualifying times. Applies to both Pro and Amateur athletes. No exceptions. 100 and 200 Fly entry times must be provable through SWIMS. No override times will be accepted for this event. This event is open to bonus event entries. The 50 Fly will be swum as listed in regular order as outlined in the Meet Book. Professional Athletes will be limited to (4) individual event entries for the meet! No scratches from entered events will be allowed. AMATEUR ATHLETES will compete for prize credits for merchandise as follows: First Place Amateur Division Second Place Amateur Division Third Place Amateur Division 60 Credits 40 Credits 20 Credits Credits will have no CASH value. Credits not used by the recipient will be lost. Credits will only be redeemable for merchandise. Credits may be accumulated to a maximum of 300 credits, and no merchandise provided by KING MARLIN SWIM CLUB will be valued more than $300, in accordance with NCAA rules. Important Notification to Amateur Athletes: The amateur athlete is responsible for complying with all necessary requirements from their specific governing body to not be in violation of any rule regarding the acceptance of any award at this meet. King Marlin Swim Club, the Meet Director, Meet Referee, All Officials, and sponsors shall not be responsible for any possible conflict regarding amateur athlete status with any governing body other than USA-S. TEAM / High Point Team Trophies (1 st, 2 nd, and 3rd) will be awarded in the following categories: male team, 7

8 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: FINAL RESULTS: SAFETY: female team and combined team. Points for individual events will be awarded on a basis with relay events scoring double. Individual high point awards will be awarded in the amateur division (1 st place Female and Male). The Bill Rose Distance High Point Award awarded to the Amateur Athlete Female and Male with the most points competing in the 400 IM, 500 Freestyle, 1000 Freestyle and the Chuck Weilgus Mile 1650 Freestyle. Award is based on the swimmer with the most points accumulated from these events. A swimmer does not have to swim in all events to receive the award. In accordance with NTS guidelines, final results will be posted on North Texas web site. Additionally, results will be posted on the King Marlin Swim Club Each attending team will receive complete results for Meet Manager from the Meet Director within 10 days of completion of the meet. Complete Team Manager Results and PDF files will also be available from the King Marlin Swim Club web site or any team or individual wanting a hard copy of the meet results must pay $35.00 to the Clerk of Course. Activities in the pool area which may result in injury are prohibited. Event Marshalls will be appointed to monitor the activities of swimmers and spectators during warm-ups and the meet, and are empowered by the safety rules of NTS to enforce the safety procedures. Repeated violations or activities that are sufficiently dangerous may result in ejection from the meet. No running or horseplay will be allowed. Access to the pool/deck area will be limited as previously described. Parents will not be allowed on the deck. The use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms. USA-S Rule H. Swimmers failing to comply with the above safety rules are subject to disqualification and/or expulsion from the meet at the discretion of the Meet Referee. The Operation of a drone, or any other flying apparatus is prohibited over the venue (pools, athlete/coach areas, spectator areas and open-ceiling locker rooms) any time athletes, coaches, officials and or/spectators are present. Any one requesting access to the competition deck area for the purposes of team or individual photography must notify the Meet Director in advance in order to receive clearance. Non- Athlete Membership status is required for consideration for access for photographic purposes. Access will be restricted so as to not allow for any interruption of the successful conduct of the meet. All other photographic opportunities must be conducted from the spectator seating area. It is the responsibility of the coach and athlete to acquaint themselves with all the information contained in the Meet Letter document. CODE OF CONDUCT: Any individual who exhibits behavior of a threatening, abusive or derogatory manner toward an official or member of the meet operations committee is subject to immediate removal and further expulsion from the meet. Coaches will be notified of the actions of their respective team s parents whose behavior may be detrimental to the conduct of the meet. Anyone found to be misrepresenting themselves as a certified coach will be removed from the deck. The Code of Conduct for USA Swimming as outlined in Article and will be enforced at the meet. HEAT SHEETS: RELEASE: An Official Daily Program listing of all entrants with their times by event for each prelim session will be on sale. A daily program for Championship Finals will be available for purchase during each evening session. A Meet Program with the meet psych will be available. In granting this sanction, it is understood and agreed that USA Swimming Inc. Shall be free from any liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of the event. It is further understood that North Texas Swimming LSC., the King Marlin Swim Club, any of the event sponsors, USA-S officials working the meet, the LISD Westside Aquatic Center, and any person s participation in the meet, shall be free and held harmless from any liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of the event. Damage to the facility, when proven, will cause the offending swimmer or swimmers, if unattached, or the offending swimmer s club if attached, to be accountable for repairs. This meet is held under the sanction of USA-Swimming and North Texas Swimming. 8

9 OQM : BROADCAST STATEMENT: DECK CHANGING: LODGING: 1. This meet has been designated as a Official Qualifying Meet for Officials seeking N2 or N3 certification or re-certification. 2. The meet is open to all officials who wish to, and are eligible to, be evaluated for advancement and re-certification. 3. Application to Officiate or for evaluation can be found at 4. Applications for consideration in assigned positions must be received by Friday, Nov. 20, Please submit evaluation requests by no later than December 9, Deck officials are always welcome, simply fill-out the online applications or, if the week of the event please contact the Meet Referee, Steve Potter directly. 6. Attire will be white over blue shorts/skirt for prelims/timed finals and white over blue slacks/skirt for finals. 7. Meet dates Thursday, Dec. 14 (timed finals distance events and relays) through Sunday December 17, Mandatory officials briefing 1 hour before each session beginning with Friday morning prelims. 9. Contact Steve Potter, Meet Referee at spotter.usaswimming@yahoo.com or (616) or Paul Thompson, Meet Director at auggie1@sbcglobal.net or (405) for further information. Any photographs, videotape or other audio and or visual recordings of the event created by a spectator may be used solely for such spectator s personal non commercial use and may not be broadcast, published or disseminated, or used for any commercial purposes, without the prior written consent of King Marlin Swim Club, Inc. King Marlin Swim Club shall retain all rights to any electronic, video or audio production of this event. North Texas supports all facility policies that prohibit deck changes at this meet. Failure to comply with facility policy may result in the removal of the athlete(s) from the meet. The Meet Referee, Meet Director and facility Representative shall work together should a violation occur. Deck changes are prohibited. USA-S Rule I Please check the host web site for a comprehensive lodging directory of preferred hotels. ADMISSION/ MEET PUBLICATIONS: Spectators attending the 2017 KMSC Pro Am Classic may purchase a family or individual all Session pass. The pass includes entry to all prelim and finals sessions and a Meet Program. Meet Programs are limited to the first 250 all session passes purchased. You may reserve your Family or Individual All Session Pass by ing Kathy Mendez at: okswim@hotmail.com Please reference KMSC Pro Am All Session Pass. The body of the should include your first and last name, mobile number and club name. Families need to state the number of adults (1 or 2) and the number of 14 and under family members in the body of the . You will Receive confirmation of receipt. Advance purchases must be received by no later than 4PM CST Tuesday Dec. 12, There will be a designated check-in area for all reserved All Session passes. Please have exact change for purchase ready. Event prices are as follows: $60.00 cash Family All Session pass. (up to 2 adults, plus children) 1 meet program and 1 heat Heat sheet per session. $40.00 Cash Individual All Session pass 1 individual, 1 meet program and 1 heat sheet per Per session. $10.00 Cash Single session admission and 1 heat sheet. KMSC Pro Am Classic Hotel Links: 9

10 Hampton Inn & Suites Dallas-Lewisville/Vista Ridge Mall 3 year KMSC Pro Am GOLD Hotel Sponsor Booking Link: CHHMEN&arrival= &departure= &cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLIN KDIRECT (Please note, the entire URL must be copied and pasted for it to work properly.) $101/night, free breakfast, free wi-fi Group Name: KMSC 2017 Booking required by: 11/22/17 Springhill Suites Lewisville/Vista Ridge Mall 3 year KMSC Pro Am GOLD Hotel Sponsor Booking Link: Book your group rate for KMSC Pro AM Classic Pro AM Classic%5Edalvl%60kpakpaa% %60USD%60false%604%6012/13/17%6012/17/17%6011/22/17&app=resvli nk&stop_mobi=yes $104/night, free breakfast, free wi-fi Group Name: KMSC Pro Am Classic 2017 Booking required by: 11/22/17 Hilton Garden Inn Dallas/Lewisville KMSC Pro Am Hotel Sponsor Booking Link: MSC&arrival= &departure= &cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDI RECT (Please note, the entire URL must be copied and pasted for it to work properly.) $99/night,free breakfast, free wi-fi (48 hour cancellation notice required) Group Name: KMSC PRO AM CLASSIC Booking required by: 11/15/17 Courtyard by Marriott Lewisville Call: (972) and request KMSC Pro Am rate $99/night,free buffet breakfast Group Name: KMSC Pro Am Booking required by: 11/22/2017 Holiday Inn Express and Suites Lewisville Booking Link: (in the Group Code Box enter PRO) $109/night Group Name Pro Booking required by no later than 12/01/17 KMSC PRO AM CLASSIC 10

11 Qualifying Times - Order of Events December Lewisville, Texas EVENT WOMEN EVENT MEN EVENT LONG COURSE SHORT COURSE SHORT COURSE LONG COURSE BONUS PRIORITY BONUS PRIORITY PRIORITY BONUS PRIORITY BONUS Dec Med Relay : : : : Free 10: : : : Free Relay 6 Dec : : : : Free 1: : : : : : : : Breast 1: : : : : : : : Fly : : : : : : : IM 4: : : : Free Relay 16 Dec : : : : IM 2: : : : Free : : : : Breast 2: : : : : : : : Back : : : : : : : Free 4: : : : Med Relay 28 Dec : : : : Free 17: : : : : : : : Back 2: : : : : : Free : : : : : : Fly 2: : : : *37 1: : : : Fly : : :08.79 * Free Relay 40 The 1000 Free is a Timed Finals event, swum fastest to slowest. Seeding is priority cuts short course yard Then long course meter followed by short course bonus then long course bonus cuts. The 400 IM and 500 Free will be swam as follows: Top 32 seeded women and men will swim in the 1st 4 Heats slowest to fastest. Top 4 heats women, top 4 heats of Men. Championship seeding. All remaining heats will be swimming fastest to slowest. The Chuck Wielgus Mile 1650 Free is a Timed Final Event. The Fastest heat both Women and Men swimming in finals. In prelims all heats are swum fastest to slowest. The 50 Fly is open for athletes enter and competing in either the 100 or 200 Fly. Seeding based off 100 Fly or 200 Fly. 11