KMSC FIRECRACKER OPEN UNCLASSIFIED. July 6-8, This event is held under the sanction of: OKLAHOMA SWIMMING, INC. AND USA SWIMMING.

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1 KMSC FIRECRACKER OPEN UNCLASSIFIED July 6-8, 2018 OKS SANCTION # OK18-49 Meet # OK18-50 Time Trial This event is held under the sanction of: OKLAHOMA SWIMMING, INC. AND USA SWIMMING. HOST: King Marlin Swim Club LOCATION: MEET DIRECTOR: Mitch Park YMCA/Edmond Public Schools Aquatic Center 2901 Marilyn Williams Drive Edmond OK Suzan Haizlip (M): (405) (E): haizliphouse@me.com MEET REFERE Jeff Hutson (E): jeff_hutson65@yahoo.com (M): (405) ADMIN. OFFICIAL: Halley Hohmann (E): halley.hohmann.dtmd@statefarm.com (M): (405) FACILITIES: 8 lanes, 50m pool with non-turbulent lane lines, controlled temperatures, Colorado Timing System, large scoreboard, spectator seating upstairs, and athlete rest areas. Adjacent lap pool available for continuous warm-up and warm-down. No tobacco or alcohol is allowed on the Mitch Park campus including the parking lot.

2 FACILITY CERTIFICA- TION: The venue has been measured and certified in accordance with USA-S C (4). The copy of such certification is on file with USA-Swimming. The water depth of the competition pool when measured for a distance of 3 3 ½ (1.0 meter) to 16 5 (5.0 meter) from the start end wall is 13 6 and when measured for a distance of 3 3 ½ (1.0 meter) to 16 5 (5.0 meter) from the turn en wall is 7 4. USA-S Rule (C). ELIGIBILITY: The meet is open to all registered USA-S athletes who do not exceed the maximum age for the meet. Novice Session swimmers may NOT swim in any other session, and may not swim duplicate events of stroke. Entry in the 12& Under session requires that the athlete be entered with at least 1 proven B Time verified through Swims in order to enter the meet. This does not apply to the Novice session. Entries received without complete USA-Swimming Registration (ID) numbers will not be processed. USA-S Rule E. No swimmer will be permitted to compete unless the swimmer is a member as provided in Article 302. The meet is restricted to athletes aged 20-under. Age of the first day of the meet, Friday July 6, 2018 will determine this eligibility requirement. OKS will provide assistance to any athlete who applies for registration with Oklahoma Swimming through the Clerk of Course at this meet. Registration forms will be available at the Clerk of Course F Deck entry for individual events into this meet will be accepted. Deck entries will be accepted into open lanes first. If necessary a single 0 heat may be created with the agreement of the Meet Director and Meet Referee. Deck entries close 30 minutes prior to the start of the session. The Meet Director will initiate a registration recon report to the OKS Registration Chair within 5-6 days prior to the event. The report will list all registration errors for athletes entered in the meet. The Meet Director will notify the attending clubs or unattached athletes of these errors. The notification of error must be corrected or reconciled before the start of the first session in which they are listed to swim or the athlete will not be allowed to swim. The Meet Referee and the Meet Director will work with the cooperation of the Registration Chair to enforce and follow up on the swimmers noted in the registration report. DISABILITIES: King Marlin Swim Club welcomes athletes with disabilities. Please alert the Meet Director to any accommodations that may be required at the entry deadline or no later than the start of the meet on the day a swimmer competes. In a meet, sanctioned or approved by the LSC, that may include one or more swimmers with visual, hearing, mental, or physical disabilities, the judging of such competitors shall be in strict accordance with current USA- Swimming Rules & Regulations. Article A disability is defined as a permanent physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life functions. FORMAT: This is a dual session meet with a full menu of events. All events are timed final events swam in a single 50-meter course pool. All events are seeded by time and gender. All entry times must be in Long Course format. The use of a No Time for an individual event is allowed at this meet with the exception of the 800 and 1500 Freestyle event where an entry time for seeding and meet management is required. The format is designed to limit the time of competition to four hours for swimmers twelve and under. If the entry report for the meet indicates that the 4-hour limit will be exceeded the Meet Director will make as appropriate any necessary revisions to meet this requirement.

3 Swimmers of any age may swim the SENIOR events. 12- Under athletes who choose to enter one of the Senior events may not exceed the daily maximum number of events for this meet. 12-Under athletes may swim individual events in both sessions. An athlete may not compete in but one event of stroke and distance if swimming in the 12- Under Session and the Senior Session. 12 & Under athletes must enter at least 1 event with a proven B time verified through Swims. With the exception of championship and open water meets, the program in all other age group competitions shall be planned to allow the events for swimmers twelve (12) years and younger to be completed in four (4) hours or less for a timed finals session or in a total of eight (8) hours or less per day for a preliminaries and finals meet. USA-S Rule F. The meet is divided up into 6 sessions. Friday session is for the distance events. Session 2 is a 12 & Under session with the qualification of at least 1 B time to swim in the meet. 12 & Under entry times will be verified through Swims to prove the B qualifying time. Warm up Saturday July 8 starts at 7:00 am and the meet starts at 8:30 am. Session 3 is a Novice session for 12& Unders only. Swimmers entered in the Novice session may NOT swim in any other session. Warm up will start in the recreation pool if necessary and the meet will start in the competition pool by 12:30 pm. Session 4 is a Senior session. Warm up will begin immediately after the close of the 12& Under Novice session but no later than 2:30 pm with a meet start time 90 minutes after the start of the initial warm up session. Session 5, Sunday July 9. 12& Under with at least 1 proven B time to enter the meet. 12 & Under entry times will be verified through Swims. Warm up starts at 7:00 am and the meet begins at 8:30 am. Session 6, Sunday afternoon Senior session warm up begins immediately after the conclusion of the morning session but no later than 1:30 pm. Meet to start at 90 minutes after the start of the first afternoon warm up session. Swimmers entered in the Novice session MAY NOT enter or compete in any other session. Swimmers entered in the 12 & Under sessions must have at least 1 B qualifying time in order to enter the meet. 12 & Under entry times will be verified through Swims. The 12- under 400 Freestyle on Friday is a positive check-in to swim. The event will be deck seeded and swam fastest to slowest alternating women and men. The IM is a positive check-in to swim event. The event will be deck seeded and swam fastest to slowest alternating women and men. The Senior 800 Freestyle (Friday), Senior 1500 Freestyle (Sunday), SENIOR 400 Freestyle, the SENIOR 400 IM, 12- Under 400 Freestyle and IM events will be swum fastest to slowest, alternating women and men. The following SENIOR Events: 800 Freestyle, 1500 Freestyle, 400 Freestyle, 400 IM, 12- Under 400 Freestyle and IM shall be decked seeded after a positive check in to swim. All events are swum together by gender not by age group. Positive Check-In will close 30 minutes prior to the start of the session that the event is scheduled to be swum. Failure to show for a positive check-in to swim event will result in the forfeiture of the next individual event. There is no penalty for not showing for a regularly seeded time final event. Time Trials will be offered at the discretion of the Meet Director at the conclusion of each timed finals session. Procedures and Policies of the primary meet will also govern the procedures of any Time Trial Session. All time trial participants are required to provide their own lane timers for each entered event. Time Trials count against the daily individual event limit. DAILY

4 SCHEDULE: Friday July 6, 2018 Afternoon Session 1 Warm-up session: Starts/Sprints Clear Pool: Competition Session 1 begins 3:30 PM 4:40 PM 4:55 PM 5:00 PM Saturday/Sunday July 7-8, 2018 Morning Sessions 2 & 5 12 & Under with at least 1 B Time 1 st warm-up session: 7:15AM 2 nd warm-up session: 7:50 AM Clear Pool: Competition Sessions 2 & 5 begins SESSION 3 NOVICE 12 & UNDER Warm up begins in rec pool if necessary by 11:30 am Clear Pool at 50 minutes Meet starts 55 minutes after the start of warm ups 8:25 AM 8:30 AM 11:30 am 12:25 am Saturday/Sunday July 7-8, st warm-up session: Immediately after end of Saturday Novice Session or Sunday 12 & Under Session 2 nd warm-up session: 35 minutes after close of 1 st PM Warmup Clear Pool: Competition Sessions 4 & 6begins 70 minutes after start of 1 st PM Warmup 75 minutes after start of 1 st afternoon Warm Up Begins

5 WARM-UP INFORMATION: STARTS AND SPRINTS: Warm-ups on Saturday and Sunday will be dual session warm ups using the competition pool for assigned warm ups. Starts and sprints will be permitted in the competition pool only and not in the warm up/warm down pool. Please refer to the information regarding starts and sprints listed below. Lane assignments will be posted throughout the competition deck area daily for each session. OKS and Mitch Park warm-up procedures will be followed. Coaches will maintain control of all activities in their warm-up lanes. The afternoon warm-up sessions will begin immediately after the end of the morning sessions. See daily warm up/meet schedule for further details. Any swimmer in attendance without a coach of record will be assigned to warm up under the supervision of the Host Club, unless prior arrangements have been made in advance of the meet. Please contact the Meet Director upon check in for assistance. The Meet Referee will resolve any warm-up disputes. 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 swimmer s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement. OKS warm-up procedures will be enforced. Starts and Sprints will be conducted by each team. A designated start lane will be assigned for clubs that do not have control of an entire lane. During sprints, swimmers will start from the starting blocks, exit at the bulkhead/ turn end of the pool and walk back to the start area. Lane assignments for warm-ups will be given to Team Representatives at least 24 hours prior to the meet. Warm-up information will be posted at the Clerk of Course area and the athlete bleacher area. Any athlete in attendance without a coach of record will be assigned to the supervision of the host team coaching staff for the duration of the meet. PRE- MEET and GENERAL WARM UP SESSIONS S AFETY / W ARM -U P PROCEDURES: Control/Supervise: Key words for safe warm-ups. A designated supervisor shall be on deck during the entire warm-upperiod. Marshalls should be actively supervising the warm-ups to ensure proper procedures are followed. Swimmers shall enter the water feet first except for starts which are limited to specified lanes. In facilities that have a warm-up/warm down area different from the competition pool, meet management shall provide supervision pursuant to the rules at alltimes. General warm-up periods with assigned lanes for each team shall remain under the control of the assigned team s coaches at all times. No paddles buoys or kick boards are allowed unless specified in the Meet Information document. No diving in lanes other than those designated for racing starts in an unassigned warm up session. Starting blocks should be marked to remind swimmers that they should not dive in lanes other than the designated lanes. The Meet Announcer may announce lane changes and /or warm- up changes as per general and specific. Coaches should understand that responsibility for supervision of their swimmers is the same at meets as when on deck at practice. Marshalls have the authority through the Meet Director over warm-up. A swimmer and/or coach may be removed from the deck for interfering with themarshall. When the number of participants for a meet session cannot be safelyaccommodated during the same warm- up period, warm up- sessions should, be split to provide a safe and adequate warm- up time for all.

6 The Meet Referee shall have the responsibility to establish and enforce rules for safe conduct within the competitive pool area during the duration of the swimming competition. There shall be at least one Marshall at each end of the warm up area to ensure the warm- up procedures will be followed. Warm-up procedures shall be enforced for any breaks scheduled during the competition For warm-up guidelines at meets with sessions that have UN-Assigned Lanes please refer to the OKS Warm-Up Guideline Document. POSITIVE CHECK IN CLOSING PERIOD: Positive check in to swim events will close 30 minutes prior to the start of the session the event will be competed in. DECK ENTRY CLOSING SCHEDULE: Deck Entry period will close 30 minutes prior to the start of the session the event will be competed in. ENTRY LIMITS: Individuals: Athletes may enter a maximum number of 2 (Two) individual events for the Friday (Session 1) and 5 (Five) individual events on Saturday and Sunday, each day and a maximum number of 12 (Twelve) total for the meet. Individuals may have 1 (One) relay entry per day. DECK ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Time Trials count against the daily maximum number of individual events allowed for the meet. ENTRIES: ENTRY FORMS: The meet is capped at 575 athletes. No team will be split if their athletes exceed the meet max. Team entries will be accepted in order of entry file submission. All entries should be submitted via electronic format. Files compatible with Hy-Tek Meet Manager e.g. CL2, Sd3, hyv format is the preferred procedure. Only electronic entry files will be accepted for this meet. Any athlete attached to a USA- S club attending without a club representative MUST provide an electronic entry file from that club. At the discretion of the Meet Director any entry requiring the manual entry of the athlete (attached or unattached) into the meet will be charged $30.00 per athlete plus all appropriate regular entry fees for manual entry into the meet. Any handwritten or printed entries MUST indicate the swimmer s full name, club, LSC, gender, age, USA-S #, event #, and entry time for each event. (See restrictions above regarding manual entry requirements for this meet. All entry times must be in LONG COURSE METERS. A NO TIME for an event will be accepted. 12 & Under entry times will be verified through swims to confirm the B time requirement. The 800 and 1500 Freestyle events require the submission of an entry time for proper seeding and meet management planning. All entry files must include the entry chair s name, phone number, and contact information. The entry file should include the contact information for whom to send meet information updates and warm-up assignments. Each entry file will be followed up with an entry report from the King Marlin Swim Club Entry Operations Chair. This report is for your review and confirmation of the entries received for the meet. If within 48 hours there has been no response the entry report will be automatically incorporated into the meet format as correct. 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 OKS Registration Chair before the first day of the meet.

7 Send all electronic entry information to: Meet Director King Marlin Swim Club Suzan Haizlip: (E) Each team should make one check payable to: King Marlin Swim Club or KMSC for all entry fees. NO individual checks will be accepted. Entry fees including any entry surcharges must be received prior to the start of the meet. ALL/any mail requiring signature confirmation for delivery will NOT be accepted. Send payment to: King Marlin Swim Club c/o Meet Director Suzan Haizlip KMSC, PO Box OKC, OK Entry fees are $6.50 for individual events ($2.00 goes to the OKS Aquatic Fund), Relay entry fees are $13.00 ($2.00 goes to the OKS Aquatic Fund). There is an $25.00 per athlete surcharge. All athletes must be entered (surcharge fee paid) in the meet to swim any individual events including Deck Entry or Time Trial events. Deck Entry Fees will be $13.00 for individual events ($2.00 goes to the OKS Aquatic Fund Relay Deck Entry fees are $26.00 ($2.00 goes to the OKS Aquatic Fund). Deck Entries will be accepted for open lanes in seeded events. No new heats will be created for previously seeded heats. Deck Entries will be accepted for any individual event which is a positive check in to swim event. This entry will be deck seeded along with all other entries and seeded according to entry time furnished. Time trials will be offered under# OK Time trials will be swum at the end of each session at the discretion of the Meet Director and time permitting. It is suggested that that the number of individual time trial events per person not exceed 3 for the duration of the meet. Time Trials count against the daily maximum for individual events. Time trial entry fees are $13.00 per individual event ($2.00 of that amount goes to the OKS Aquatic Fund). Time Trial Relay entry fees will be $26.00 ($2.00 of that amount going to the OKS Aquatic Fund). ALL ENTRIES MUST BE IN THE HANDS OF THE MEET DIRECTOR NO LATER THAN 6:00PM THURSDAY, JUNE 28th, NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED!!! KING MARLIN SWIM CLUB WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCLUSION OF ANY ENTRIES DELIVERED TO SOMEONE OTHER THAN THE MEET DIRECTOR. Coaches must submit copies of their current certification, including USA Swimming, first aid, CPR and coach's safety training with their entries. A coach certification recon will be applied for prior to the first day of competition. Compliance with USA Swimming coach certification requirements to be on deck will be enforced. All individual events will be seeded together by gender but separated for awards by the specified age groups: 8-U, 9, 10, 11, and 12. Ribbons will be given for the first eight (8) places in the 8- under, 9, 10, 11, and 12 age groups. Ribbons will be given for participants swimming in the 12-under sessions only. Ribbons will not be provided for athletes swimming out of their age group in the SENIOR SESSIONS. Ribbons are not awarded for relays.

8 Individual Girls and Boys High Point Awards will be given for 8-U, 9, 10, 11, and Under athletes will not score points in the Senior Sessions that count toward High Point Awards. The meet will be scored. Individual Events: and 1 (1 st through 8 th place). Relays are not scored RULES: 2018 USA Swimming and current Oklahoma Swimming rules will govern the meet. ALL EVENTS ARE TIMED FINALS. SCRATCHES / SEEDING: FINAL RESULTS: This will be a pre-seeded meet for all events except the positive check-in events which are the: SENIOR 800 Free, 1500 Free, 400 Free, 400 IM, the 12- under 400 Free and IM. All "positive check in to swim events will be deck seeded after the close of the check in period. Positive Check In period closes 30 minutes prior to the start of the session the event is scheduled to be swam. Failure to show for a positive check-in to swim event will result in the forfeiture of the next individual event. It will be the swimmer's responsibility to report to their assigned heat and lane. Swimmers (or their coach) are the only ones who may scratch a swimmer from an event. 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, deck entries or scratches may impact the actual heat and lane assignment. Seeding will be posted as soon as possible after the scratch and or positive check in period closes. Results of each session shall be posted on the King Marlin Swim Club website: Results will also be available through the Mobile Meet app for iphones, ipads, itouch devices. In accordance with OKS guidelines, complete final results will be posted on the OKS website ( Complete Team Manager Results and PDF files can be downloaded at the King Marlin Swim Club website ( Complete Meet event results will be sent electronically to each team s representative or if un attached to the athlete s representative, within 24 hours after the conclusion of the meet via . Results to SWIMS file will be sent electronically to the OKS SWIMS Chair within 24 hours. Complete Meet events results will be sent electronically to each team s entry contact [as outline in entry file for that club] and unattached athlete s parent or guardian. Results files will include a results file for Team Manager, a complete results file [including relays and time trials] in publication format and pdf format. The host may furnish a read only MM BKUP of the meet to each attending club. HEAT SHEETS: A list of all entrants with their times by event, heat and lane assignment for each day will be on sale for $10.00 each. Deck seeded events will be shown in psych sheet format in the meet program. After deck seeding the distance events, a copy of the heat and lane assignments for athletes will be posted in the spectator area for visitors to access. CONCESSIONS : A concessions area will be available to swimmers and spectators. HOSPITALITY: There will be a hospitality area available for officials and coaches working the meet.

9 SAFETY: Activities in the competition area which may result in injury are prohibited. Marshals will be appointed to monitor the activities of swimmers and spectators during warm-ups and the meet. They are empowered by the safety rules of Oklahoma swimming to enforce the safety procedures governing this meet. Repeated violations or activities that are considered to be sufficiently dangerous may result in ejection from the meet. ONLY ATHLETES, COACHES, AND VOLUNTEERS WORKING THE MEET WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE POOL DECK. POOL DECK ACCESS: Access to the pool / deck area will be limited to athletes, coaches, and officials, timers, and OKS representatives working the meet. Coaches and officials must wear their current USA Swimming registration cards in order to receive deck privileges. Parents and other nonswimmers not involved in the running of this meet are requested to remain in designated spectator areas. Non Athlete Registration cards do NOT grant parents access to the pool deck at any time. The Meet Director and Meet Referee reserve the right to limit deck access in the event of overcrowding, inappropriate behavior or for any reason concerning the safety or the efficient operation of the meet. USA-S Rules of Conduct will be strictly enforced. DECK CHANGING: DRONE OPERATION: SWIM SUIT RULE: GENERAL RULES: Oklahoma Swimming 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. USA-S Rule I: Deck changing is prohibited. Operation of a drone or any flying apparatus, is prohibited over the venue (pools, athlete/coach areas and open-ceiling locker rooms) any time athletes, coaches, officials and/or spectators are present. USA-S Rule J USA-S Rule A, B and C. In swimming competitions, the swimmer must wear only one swimsuit in one or two pieces, except as provided in All swimsuits shall be made from textile materials. For men, the swimsuit shall not extend above the navel or below the knee, and for women, shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor extend below the knee. Only swimsuits complying with FINA swimsuit specifications may be worn in any USA Swimming sanctioned or approved competition. Repeated violations or activities that are considered to be sufficiently dangerous may result in the swimmer s ejection from the meet by the Meet Referee. USA-S rule H states that no recording devices, including cell phones, can be used in the locker rooms, changing areas, or rest rooms. Marshals will be present to observe and maintain the safe conduct of the meet. It is possible that swimmers will be photographed at the meet. If you have problems with pictures being taken of a swimmer please contact the Meet Director. Any individual requiring deck access for photographic purposes must notify the Meet Director before gaining access to the deck. Any one requesting permission to take pictures of athletes must be a registered member of USA-S/Oklahoma Swimming, have completed a BGS and APT as provided by USA-S. Children not participating in the meet must be supervised at all times by an adult and are not allowed on the pool deck for any reason.

10 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. 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. LIABILITY: LODGING: 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 Oklahoma Swimming Inc., all officials, King Marlin Swim Club, KMSC Booster Club, Mitch Park Y and Edmond Public School 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. Please contact hotels directly for pricing information: Hilton Garden Inn 2833 Conference Drive, Edmond, OK Link

11 KING MARLIN SWIM CLUB FIRECRACKER OPEN ORDER OF EVENTS * Indicates Positive Check-In FEMALE EVENT # EVENT DESCRIPTION MALE EVENT # Session 1: Friday Afternoon, July 6, & Under 200 Individual Medley 2 3* Senior 400 Individual Medley 4* 5* 12 & Under 400 Freestyle 6* 7* Senior 800 Freestyle 8* Session 2: Saturday Morning, July 7, & Under 200 Freestyle Relay & Under 200 Freestyle & Under 50 Butterfly & Under 100 Breaststroke & Under 50 Freestyle & Butterfly & Under 100 Backstroke 22 23* IM 24* Session 3: Saturday Afternoon, July 7, & UNDER NOVICE SESSION & Under 50 Freestyle & Under 50 Backstroke & Under 50 Breaststroke & Under 50 Butterfly & Under 100 Freestyle 34 Session 4: Saturday Afternoon, July 7, Senior 200 Freestyle Relay Senior 200 Freestyle Senior 100 Breaststroke Senior 200 Butterfly Senior 50 Freestyle Senior 100 Backstroke 46 47* Senior 400 Freestyle 48* Session 5: Sunday Morning, July 8, & Under 200 Medley Relay & Under 50 Backstroke & Under 200 Breast & Under 100 Freestyle & Under 200 Backstroke & Under 50 Breaststroke & Under 100 Butterfly 62

12 Session 6: Sunday Afternoon, July 8, Senior 200 Medley Relay Senior 200 Individual Medley Senior 100 Butterfly Senior 200 Backstroke Senior 100 Freestyle Senior 200 Breaststroke 74 75* Senior 1500 Freestyle 76*