2019 MAY Winter Storm

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1 YMCA Closed Meet 2019 MAY Winter Storm YMCA Closed Invitational Hosted by the Madison Area YMCA Mariners Swim Team at the Werblin Recreation Center, Rutgers University YMCA Closed Invitational Meet Dates of Meet: Saturday and Sunday afternoons, January 12 th -13 th, Location: Facility Info: Pool Certification Sonny Werblin Recreation Center, Busch Campus, Rutgers University The pool is located in the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center on the Busch Campus at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey. The Center s main number is This number is for emergencies only. All calls regarding this meet should be directed to the Meet Director. Rutgers University now requires all parked vehicles to be registered with the University Parking and Transportation department. A registration link will be distributed with the Timing & Warm-Up schedule and published at a week before the meet. The Werblin competition pool has two 8-lane 25-yard courses, with a minimum depth for diving of 6 feet. There are two auxiliary pools, known as patio pools (for warm-up and warm-down), and seating for 1,000 spectators, including 400 chair-backed seats. The remaining seating is bleacher style. The competition course has been certified in accordance with C(4). The copy of such certification is on file with USA Swimming. Host Team Contact: Jon Siegel JSiegel@madisonymca.org Meet Director: Jon Siegel JSiegel@madisonymca.org Meet Referees: Jeanne Lukasavage Rasika Abeysinghe jpl1231@live.com Rasika.abeysinghe@nokia.com Admin Officials: Be Smartt, Inc besmarttinc@gmail.co, Safety Marshall: Tom Long TLONG@Madisonymca.org Entry Coordinator: Be Smartt, Inc besmarttinc@gmail.com Entries Open: Immediately Entry Deadline: Thursday January 3 rd, 2019 Swimmer Age: December 1 st, 2018 Entry Fees: $5.00 per event. $15 surcharge per swimmer in lieu of admission charges. Meet Course: Short Course Yards (SCY) This meet will be run in accordance to current YMCA & USA Swimming Rules. This meet will be run as a timed final meet. This meet will be deck- seeded with coaches checking in/scratching swimmers. Meet Format: Depending on entries this meet may run in one or two pools, with swimmers separated by age or gender. The pool organization will be ed to coaches one week in advance of the meet with the timing & warm-up schedule. Entry Limits: Daily: 3 Individual Events Meet: 6 Individual Events Checks Payable To: Madison MPO Entry Files To: besmarttinc@gmail.com Checks/Waivers: Bring to the first session of the meet where the team is competing. Scoring: Team Scoring will not be kept. 1

2 Awards: Custom ribbons for individual events 1 st to 6 th place. Custom ribbons for relay events 1 st to 3 rd place. For 13 & Over events, there will be awards for and 15 & Over Starts: Fly-over/Over-the-top starts will be used during the meet. Admissions and Programs: There will be a $15.00 swimmer surcharge There will be no admission fee; heat sheets will be available at (no fee) and Meet Mobile (a fee site). Concessions: Rutgers may be operating a food and refreshments stand in the hallway. Vendor: California Beach Hut will be on site. There will be no refunds after the entry deadline except for events that may be scratched from meet by the Entry Coordinator or Meet Director. Entries will be acknowledged within 48 hours of receipt. All entries will be accepted on a first come basis. Bring the signed waiver and entry fee check to the first session of the meet where the team competes. Entry Information: Entry forms, verification forms, waiver release, and fees must be received no later than the first session of the meet where the team competes. Team entries will be considered accepted when the host club accepts the entries. Special Notice: All entry fees must be paid no later than Session Check-in. If a team fails to make payment by that time all their swimmers may be scratched, at the discretion of the Host Team. NT or No Time will not be accepted as an entry time. Entry Times: All entry times must be in short course yards. Swimmers must be a member in good standing of their YMCA for 30 days prior to Swimmer Eligibility: competing for that YMCA in a meet. The host club will provide a single timer in each lane throughout the meet. The host club will entry verification back to the participating clubs. The host club will create a warm-up schedule that will be fair and equal to all teams. Host Club The host club will create timing assignments that are fair and equitable with as many Responsibilities: teams participating as possible. Warm-up schedules and assignments, and timing assignments will be ed to all participating clubs and posted on the website no later than 1 week before the meet. Participating clubs must help with timing assignments. Timing assignments will be e- mailed to participating clubs and posted on the swim meet website ( 1 week prior to the meet. Participating Club Participating club parents must stay off the pool deck except for timing assignments. Responsibilities: Parent timers may not use phones/cameras while on the deck. Participating clubs should help with officiating whenever possible. List the club contact for club officials on the meet summary. All coaches on deck must be members of YMCA Swimming Coaches Eligibility: All coaches must have coaching cards visible at all times. This meet will be run in accordance with current YMCA & USA Swimming Rules. The host club has the right to change the format of the meet. These changes would be made for a more efficient swim meet for the swimmers and the host club. Reasons for these changes include: Meet Format To allow more swimmers to swim. Waiver: To conform to facility capacity limits. To condense the meet into smaller time frame. Some of the changes that can be made: 1) change estimated start times, 2) combine sessions and 3) limit the number of swimmers. 2

3 Warm-up Procedures: Check-In: Internet Website Posting: Results: Racing Start Certification Audio/Visual Recording Deck Change Policy Hotels: Warm-ups will be run under YMCA & New Jersey Swimming Warm-up and Safety Guidelines. Warm-ups will include general warm-up lanes, sprint lanes, and pace lanes. All swimmers are entitled to a fair and comparable warm-up. All teams must receive the same opportunities for general warm-up lanes, sprint lanes, and pace lanes. All swimmers must enter the pool from the starting end of the pool. Uniformed and designated meet marshals will monitor warm-ups. All general warm-up lanes will swim in a counterclockwise direction. There will be two warm up sessions divided equally. Warm-up schedules will be ed and posted on the website 1 week prior to the start of the meet. All check-in sheets must be turned into the control table 35 minutes before the start of each session. Swimmers that are swimming will have a line through their name. Swimmers that are being scratched will have their names circled with SCR next to the circle. Failure to follow this procedure may result in the swimmer(s) being scratched from the session. Meet information, Hy-Tek Team Manager Event file and results will be posted at Results will be ed to all participating teams. Result will be posted at Any swimmer entered in the meet must be certified by a YMCA/USA Swimming membercoach 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 cell phones, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms. Deck Changes are prohibited. Fairbridge Hotel & Conference Center, Davidson Ave, Somerset, The Crowne Plaza, The Courtyard by Marriott on Davidson Avenue The Doubletree Executive Somerset on Atrium Drive 3

4 Directions: Address: 656 Bartholomew Rd, Piscataway NJ Garden State Parkway Southbound Turn off at Exit 129 and take the New Jersey Turnpike South. Exit the Turnpike at Exit 9, follow NJ Turnpike directions below. Garden State Parkway Northbound Turn off at Exit 105 and follow signs for Route 18 North. After approximately 24 miles, you will pass the entrance for the New Jersey Turnpike. Continue on Route 18 North. After approximately 3.7 miles Route 18 will cross the Raritan River. Continue on Route 18 North to the Campus Rd exit ramp on the right. Follow Campus Road to a traffic circle. Turn right at the traffic circle onto Bartholomew Rd. The Recreation Center is on your left. Interstate 287 Turn off at Exit 9 Bound Brook/Highland Park. Proceed East on River Road towards Highland Park. Continue on River Road and you will pass under the overpass for Route 18. Turn left at the next traffic light onto North. Take the next exit on Route 18 North, Campus Road. Follow Campus Road to a traffic circle. Turn right at the traffic circle onto Bartholomew Rd. The Recreation Center is on your left. New Jersey Turnpike Exit the Turnpike at Exit 9, bear right after the tollbooths and follow signs for Route 18 North New Brunswick. Stay to the left to continue on Route 18 North. Proceed along Route 18 North. After approximately 3.7 miles Route 18 will cross the Raritan River. Continue on Route 18 North to the Campus Rd exit ramp on the right. Follow Campus Road to a traffic circle. Turn right at the traffic circle onto Bartholomew Rd. The Recreation Center is on your left. US Route 1 Turn off at exit marked Route 18 North New Brunswick. Proceed along Route 18 North. After approximately 3.7 miles Route 18 will cross the Raritan River. Continue on Route 18 North to the Campus Rd exit ramp on the right. Follow Campus Road to a traffic circle. Turn right at the traffic circle onto Bartholomew Rd. The Recreation Center is on your left. Rutgers will have posted signs indicating which of the parking lots are for the swim meet. Please use one of these lots. Rutgers campus police may ticket automobiles that are parked in lots other than those designated for the swim meet! 4

5 MAY Winter Storm Saturday and Sunday, January 12 th & 13 th, 2019 Waiver In consideration of acceptance of this entry, I/we hereby, for myself/ourselves, my/our heirs, administrators and assigns, waive and release any and all claims against Madison Area YMCA, Be Smartt, Inc, Rutgers, The State University, and their staffs for any injuries and/or expenses incurred by me/us at the swim meet, or while on the road to and from the meet. I/we are YMCA registered athletes in good standing and eligible to compete in all the events I/we have entered. Name of Club/USAS Club Abbreviation: Signature of Club Official, Coach, and/or parent or guardian: (Print Name): Address: Telephone: Location/address of club: YMCA Name: YMCA Code: Name(s) of Coach(es) Name/es) of Coach(es) Name/ /Phone Number of person to contact regarding this entry: Name/ /Phone Number of person to contact regarding timers/officials Entry Fee Summary: Individual event $5.00 = $ Athlete $15.00 = $ Total: $ Make checks payable to: Madison MPO All entries must be paid at the first session that your team has swimmers. 5

6 Meet Schedule Saturday Warm-up Start Sessions #1, #2 12 & Under 12:30pm 1:35pm Sessions #3, #4 13 & Over TBA** TBA** Sunday Warm-up Start Sessions #5, #6 12 & Under 12:30pm 1:35pm Sessions #7, #8 13 & Over TBA** TBA** ** Once session times have been determined, depending on the meet entries, they will be published on the Be Smartt web site and ed to coaches of all participating teams at least one week before the meet MAY Winter Storm Saturday-Sunday January 12 th -13 th Saturday Order of Events Afternoon Sessions #1, #2 12 & Under Warm-up: 12:30pm Meet Start: 1:35pm Girls Age Group & Event Boys # IM #2 #3 10 & Under 100 IM #4 # Breaststroke #6 #7 10 & Under 50 Freestyle #8 # Freestyle #10 #11 10 & Under 100 Backstroke #12 # Backstroke #14 #15 10 & Under 50 Breaststroke #16 # Breaststroke #18 #19 10 & Under 200 Freestyle #20 # Butterfly #22 #23 10 & Under 100 Butterfly #24 # Freestyle #26 Evening Sessions #3, #4 13 & Over Warm-up: TBA Meet Start: TBA Women 13 & Over Event Men # Freestyle #28 #29 50 Backstroke #30 # Butterfly #32 # Breaststroke #34 #35 50 Freestyle #36 # IM #38 # Backstroke #40 6

7 2019 MAY Winter Storm Saturday-Sunday January 12 th -13 th Sunday Order of Events Afternoon Sessions #5, #6 12 & Under Warm-up: 12:30pm Meet Start: 1:35pm Girls Age Group & Event Boys # IM #42 #43 10 & Under 200 IM #44 # Butterfly #46 #47 10 & Under 50 Backstroke #48 # Backstroke #50 #51 10 & Under 100 Breaststroke #52 # Freestyle #54 #55 10 & Under 50 Butterfly #56 # Breaststroke #58 #59 10 & Under 100 Freestyle #60 # Backstroke #62 # Butterfly #64 Evening Sessions #7, #8 13 & Over Warm-up: TBA Meet Start: TBA Women 13 & Over Event Men # IM #66 #67 50 Butterfly #68 # Breaststroke #70 # Freestyle #72 # Backstroke #74 #75 50 Breaststroke #76 # Butterfly #78 7