MEET DURATION: Full meet with time limits as defined by CT/USA Swimming

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1 2018 GRIT December Invitational Prelim/Finals December 14-16, 2018 Jack Suydam Natatorium Kaiser Hall Central Connecticut State University 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT Held under sanction of USA Swimming and Connecticut Swimming, Inc. #S In granting this sanction it is understood and agreed that USA Swimming and Connecticut Swimming, Inc. 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. EVENTS Name Phone Meet Director: Bill Ball Meet Referee: Mike Huffman Lead Admin Official: Alex Huffman Entry Chair: Bill Ball Safety Chair: Alex Huffman Officials Contact: Mike Huffman MEET HOST: GRIT WEBSITE: POOL EMERGENCY NUMBER: SANCTIONED OR APPROVED: Sanctioned MEET DURATION: Full meet with time limits as defined by CT/USA Swimming MEET FORMAT: The meet will be swum as timed finals for the Friday Distance events and all 10/under events; remaining events will be Prelims/ Finals with two finals heats of each 11/12, 13/14, 15 and Over event. SCRATCH PROCEDURES: Per USA Swimming Rulebook Failure to Compete in Finals: Any swimmer qualifying for any heat of finals who fails to compete and who has not been scratched will be barred from all further competition in the meet. A declared false start or deliberate delay of meet is not permitted and will be regarded as a failure to compete. Exceptions for Failure to Compete in Finals: No penalty shall apply for failure to compete in finals if: 1. The Referee is notified in the event of injury of illness and accepts the proof thereof. 2. A swimmer qualifying for a final heat based on the results of preliminarily notifies the announcer within 30 minutes after the announcement of qualifiers that he may not intend to compete and confirms his final intentions within 30 minutes following his last individual preliminary event. 3. It is determined by the Referee that failure to compete is caused by circumstances beyond the control of the swimmer. FACILITY: The Jack Suydam Natatorium is a six lane, 25 yard facility with a Colorado Timing System, 6 lane LCD scoreboard and ample deck and spectator seating. Water depth at start end is: 12 feet. Water depth at turn end is: 4 feet. The competition course has been certified in accordance with C(4). The copy of such

2 certification is on file with USA Swimming. Changing into or out of swimsuits other than in locker rooms or other designated areas is prohibited. DISABLED ACCESS: Handicapped parking is located immediately outside the facility entrance. Handicap access to the pool deck and locker rooms is via the elevator located in the main lobby. Handicap spectator access is also through the main lobby. Locker rooms and spectator areas are all handicap accessible. COURSE: SCY SESSION TIMES: Subject to Change Friday Finals: Warm-up 3:30pm Start 5:00pm Saturday and Sunday 13 and Over Prelims: Warm-up 7:00am Start 8:00am. Saturday and Sunday 11 and Under Prelims/Finals 12:15pm Warm-up 1:00pm Start. Saturday and Sunday Finals 4:00pm Warm-up 5:30pm Start WARM-UPS: CT Swimming Warm-Up Procedures will be in effect. ELIGIBILITY: All USA Swimming clubs and individuals All athletes must be current athlete members of USA Swimming. Age on the first day of the meet shall determine the swimmer s age and age group for the meet. Any swimmer, who is entered and is unregistered, will be scratched from the meet until registration is completed. See CT Swimming athlete registration procedures. Registrations will not be processed at the meet. All coaches must present a valid USA Swimming coach card to the Meet Director prior to the commencement of any sanctioned swim meet, and must have this card with them while on deck Clubs are reminded that participation of unregistered swimmers and/or coaches will result in a $100 fine per instance, as described in CT Swimming meet policies: and Content/www/CMS/files/policies_admin/RegistrationPolicyforMeetHosts.pdf ADAPTED SWIMMING: Any current athlete members of USA Swimming with a disability as defined by USA Swimming Rules and Regulations may enter this meet. If modifications to USA Swimming rules are necessary then the coach or athlete must notify the meet referee of any disability prior to competition. Adapted athletes may direct questions to the Connecticut Swimming office. EVENT INFORMATION: Deck entries will not be accepted ENTRY LIMITATIONS: Maximum of 10 events per athlete for the meet, with session maximums as follows: No more than 5 per session for the 10/Under swimmers on Saturday and Sunday; No more than 3 per session for 11 and over swimmers on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. ENTRY TIMES: Submit entry times in: SCY. If there are no official times for an athlete, please submit estimated times. No Times (NT) will not be accepted. DEADLINES: deadline is December 7, Mail a hard copy and payment to GRIT Aquatics at 102 Reservoir Road Newington, CT All entries must be typed or printed legibly, and must use full names and registration numbers from USA Swimming registration. Date of entry will be determined by the date payment is postmarked.

3 ELECTRONIC ENTRIES: Electronic entries (such as from Hy-Tek Team Manager or other team management software) that are in CL2 or SD3/SDIF format may be ed as an attachment to the entry chair at Please check that your team name, address, and contact information are listed correctly in this file. Payment for entries must be postmarked by the entry deadline, December 7, ENTRIES FROM ATHLETES WITH NO CLUB AFFILIATION: Athletes entering this meet independent of a USA Swimming club or coach shall: 1.) be under the supervision of a USA Swimming coach for the duration of the meet. It is the swimmer s responsibility to make arrangements with a USA Swimming member coach prior to the meet. Athletes unaccompanied by a USA Swimming coach will not be permitted on deck. Please contact the Meet Director for assistance. 2) 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. The name of the USA Swimming member coach supervising the athlete and racing certification should be submitted to the Meet Director with the entry. ENTRY FEES: Electronic entries: $9.00 for all 11 and over individual events, $7.00 for all 10 and under individual events. Manual entries: $10.00 for all 11 and Over individual events, $8.00 for all 10 and under individual events, No refunds will be given for entries that are accepted, or for entries that are rejected due to improper entry PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS: Please make checks payable to GRIT Aquatics and mail to: GRIT Aquatics at 102 Reservoir Road Newington, CT Payment must be received by 12/7/19. CUT PROTOCOL: If the session is oversubscribed the following protocol will be instituted IN THE ORDER PRESENTED to reduce the timeline to the required length or participation number: 1. Athletes aged 7 and Under will be cut from the meet. 2. The maximum number of events allowed per day may be reduced by one (1). 3. Visiting teams may be cut based on the date/time of the receipt of the final paid entry. If teams are cut, the host reserves the right to offer the available partial entry to the cut teams in the order that entries were received in order to fill the meet. The host reserves the right to seek approval from Program Operations for additional changes, which may reasonably maximize participation opportunities. Notification of any cuts or requests for changes must be made to Program Operations as soon as possible by the host. Attending teams will be notified no later than the Monday before the meet. NOTE: If the host is required to institute the published cut protocol above. All accepted entries at the time that the cut protocol is instituted may be considered final by the host for the purposes of financial responsibility. (i.e. Teams submitting "placeholder" entries will be required to pay for the entries if the cut protocol is required). RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES: In accordance with CSI Policies, the meet referee reserves the right to make any adjustments to the provisions of the meet announcement deemed necessary to ensure the fair and efficient running of the meet. The Meet Referee will seek Program Operations approval for all changes requiring approval. Clubs will be notified of changes no later than Monday before the meet. RELAYS: No Relays

4 SAFETY: 1. Diving will be prohibited during warm-ups except in specifically announced one-way sprint lanes. There will be no diving in the warm-up and warm-down areas at any time 2. No shaving is permitted at the competition site. 3. No glass containers are permitted within the facility. 4. Swimmers must be under the supervision of a coach. If a swimmer arrives at the meet without a coach, the swimmer should notify the referee before he/she warms up. The referee will assign the swimmer to a registered coach for warm-ups. 5. Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms. PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO RECORDING: Meet Management has the full authority to restrict any and all photography and visual recording at the meet. Photography or video recording (using cameras, video cameras, ipads, cell phones, etc) from the deck is prohibited by all individuals other than participating Coach and Athlete Members unless prior authorization from the Meet Referee or his/her designee has been granted. Flash photography is prohibited during the start of any heat, including whenever any swimmer is stepping up or standing on a block for the purpose of the start of a heat. Additionally, the following Non-Camera Zones shall be enforced: Photography or video recording and the use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms. Photography or video recording (using cameras, video cameras, ipads, cell phones, etc) is not permitted in the area immediately behind the starting blocks at either end of the racing course(s) while they are in use for race starting purposes during competition and warm-ups. Additional "Non-Camera Zones" may be designated by Meet Management. Any individual failing to abide by these rules may be ejected from the facility and be subject to a Code of Conduct violation at the discretion of Meet Management. DRONES: 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. Exceptions may be granted with prior written approval by the USA Swimming Vice President of Program Operations. RULES: Current USA Swimming rules will govern all competition. TIME TRIALS: Yes. Time trials may be offered at the discretion of the Meet Referee in accordance with CSI Policy if time allows. Time trials are limited to the events published in this meet announcement (age/distance/stroke). Time Trials will count toward the athlete s event limitations for the day and meet. If they are offered, only athletes properly entered in one or more events in the meet are eligible for time trials and must be properly entered in the Time Trial. The deadline for Time Trial entries will 15 minutes prior the conclusion of the session for morning/afternoon and evening sessions. The fee for Time Trial entries is $10.00 for individual events. TIMERS, OFFICIALS OR WORK ASSIGNMENTS: Work and Timing assignments will be based on teams pre-scratch entry. All teams will be notified of their assignments the Tuesday prior to the start of the meet. DECK ACCESS: Only athletes, coaches, officials, and official meet staff actively participating in the meet are permitted on the pool deck. SCORING: no team scoring.

5 AWARDS: No Awards. CONCESSIONS: A limited selection of items will be provided on site. HOSPITALITY FOR COACHES AND OFFICIALS: Light snacks, drinks and lunch will be provided on site for officials and coaches. MISCELLANEOUS: Facility will not open more than 15 Minutes prior to the start of warm-up. Please make sure parents and athlete are aware of this and at no point should they attempt to enter the building prior. PARKING: Please use Copernicus Parking Garage. All vehicles parked in all surface lots and reserved spots will be subject to ticketing and towing at the owners expense. DIRECTIONS: visit for directions. The Jack Suydam Natatorium is located in Kaiser Hall Host Hotel: Courtyard Marriott Cromwell, 4 Sebethe Drive, Cromwell, CT

6 HY-TEK's MEET MANAGER 5.0-8/29/2018 Page 1 Session: 1 Friday Night Distance Day of Meet: 1 Starts at 05:00 PM Heat Interval: 20 Seconds / Back +15 Seconds Finals 1 Girls 400 IM :00 PM Finals 2 Girls Butterfly :00 PM Finals 3 Boys Butterfly :00 PM Break: 5 Minutes: Finals 4 Boys 400 IM :05 PM Finals 5 Girls Backstroke :05 PM Finals 6 Boys Backstroke :05 PM Break: 5 Minutes: Finals 7 Girls 500 Freestyle :10 PM Finals 8 Girls Breaststroke :10 PM Finals 9 Boys Breaststroke :10 PM Break: 5 Minutes: Finals 10 Boys 500 Freestyle :15 PM Finish Time 05:15 PM Session: 2 Saturday Morning Day of Meet: 2 Starts at 08:00 AM Heat Interval: 20 Seconds / Back +15 Seconds Prelims 11 Girls Freestyle :00 AM Prelims 12 Boys Freestyle :00 AM Prelims 13 Girls 50 Freestyle :00 AM Prelims 14 Boys 50 Freestyle :00 AM Prelims 15 Girls Backstroke :00 AM Prelims 16 Boys Backstroke :00 AM Prelims 17 Girls 100 Backstroke :00 AM Prelims 18 Boys 100 Backstroke :00 AM Prelims 19 Girls Butterfly :00 AM Prelims 20 Boys Butterfly :00 AM Prelims 21 Girls 200 Butterfly :00 AM Prelims 22 Boys 200 Butterfly :00 AM Prelims 23 Girls Breaststroke :00 AM Prelims 24 Boys Breaststroke :00 AM Prelims 25 Girls 100 Breaststroke :00 AM Prelims 26 Boys 100 Breaststroke :00 AM Prelims 27 Girls Freestyle :00 AM Prelims 28 Boys Freestyle :00 AM Prelims 29 Girls 200 Freestyle :00 AM Prelims 30 Boys 200 Freestyle :00 AM Finish Time 08:00 AM

7 HY-TEK's MEET MANAGER 5.0-8/29/2018 Page 2 Session: 3 Saturday Afternoon Day of Meet: 2 Starts at 01:00 PM Heat Interval: 20 Seconds / Back +15 Seconds Prelims 31 Girls Freestyle :00 PM Prelims 32 Boys Freestyle :00 PM Finals 33 Girls Freestyle :00 PM Finals 34 Boys Freestyle :00 PM Finals 35 Girls 8 & Under 25 Freestyle :00 PM Finals 36 Boys 8 & Under 25 Freestyle :00 PM Prelims 37 Girls Backstroke :00 PM Prelims 38 Boys Backstroke :00 PM Finals 39 Girls Backstroke :00 PM Finals 40 Boys Backstroke :00 PM Finals 41 Girls 8 & Under 50 Backstroke :00 PM Finals 42 Boys 8 & Under 50 Backstroke :00 PM Prelims 43 Girls Butterfly :00 PM Prelims 44 Boys Butterfly :00 PM Finals 45 Girls Butterfly :00 PM Finals 46 Boys Butterfly :00 PM Finals 47 Girls 8 & Under 25 Butterfly :00 PM Finals 48 Boys 8 & Under 25 Butterfly :00 PM Prelims 49 Girls Breaststroke :00 PM Prelims 50 Boys Breaststroke :00 PM Finals 51 Girls Breaststroke :00 PM Finals 52 Boys Breaststroke :00 PM Finals 53 Girls 8 & Under 50 Breaststroke :00 PM Finals 54 Boys 8 & Under 50 Breaststroke :00 PM Prelims 55 Girls Freestyle :00 PM Prelims 56 Boys Freestyle :00 PM Finish Time 01:00 PM

8 HY-TEK's MEET MANAGER 5.0-8/29/2018 Page 3 Session: 4 Saturday Finals Day of Meet: 2 Starts at 05:30 PM Heat Interval: 20 Seconds / Back +15 Seconds Finals 31 Girls Freestyle 0 2 u 05:30 PM Finals 32 Boys Freestyle 0 2 u 05:33 PM Finals 11 Girls Freestyle 0 2 u 05:35 PM Finals 12 Boys Freestyle 0 2 u 05:37 PM Finals 13 Girls 50 Freestyle 0 2 u 05:39 PM Finals 14 Boys 50 Freestyle 0 2 u 05:41 PM Finals 37 Girls Backstroke 0 2 u 05:43 PM Finals 38 Boys Backstroke 0 2 u 05:47 PM Finals 15 Girls Backstroke 0 2 u 05:52 PM Finals 16 Boys Backstroke 0 2 u 05:56 PM Finals 17 Girls 100 Backstroke 0 2 u 06:00 PM Finals 18 Boys 100 Backstroke 0 2 u 06:04 PM Finals 43 Girls Butterfly 0 2 u 06:08 PM Finals 44 Boys Butterfly 0 2 u 06:10 PM Finals 19 Girls Butterfly 0 2 u 06:12 PM Finals 20 Boys Butterfly 0 2 u 06:19 PM Finals 21 Girls 200 Butterfly 0 2 u 06:25 PM Finals 22 Boys 200 Butterfly 0 2 u 06:32 PM Finals 49 Girls Breaststroke 0 2 u 06:39 PM Finals 50 Boys Breaststroke 0 2 u 06:43 PM Finals 23 Girls Breaststroke 0 2 u 06:47 PM Finals 24 Boys Breaststroke 0 2 u 06:50 PM Finals 25 Girls 100 Breaststroke 0 2 u 06:54 PM Finals 26 Boys 100 Breaststroke 0 2 u 06:58 PM Finals 55 Girls Freestyle 0 2 u 07:01 PM Finals 56 Boys Freestyle 0 2 u 07:08 PM Finals 27 Girls Freestyle 0 2 u 07:15 PM Finals 28 Boys Freestyle 0 2 u 07:21 PM Finals 29 Girls 200 Freestyle 0 2 u 07:27 PM Finals 30 Boys 200 Freestyle 0 2 u 07:33 PM Entry / Heat Totals: 0 60 Finish Time 07:39 PM

9 HY-TEK's MEET MANAGER 5.0-8/29/2018 Page 4 Session: 5 Sunday Morning Day of Meet: 3 Starts at 08:00 AM Heat Interval: 20 Seconds / Back +15 Seconds Prelims 57 Girls Freestyle :00 AM Prelims 58 Boys Freestyle :00 AM Prelims 59 Girls 100 Freestyle :00 AM Prelims 60 Boys 100 Freestyle :00 AM Prelims 61 Girls IM :00 AM Prelims 62 Boys IM :00 AM Prelims 63 Girls 200 IM :00 AM Prelims 64 Boys 200 IM :00 AM Prelims 65 Girls Backstroke :00 AM Prelims 66 Boys Backstroke :00 AM Prelims 67 Girls 200 Backstroke :00 AM Prelims 68 Boys 200 Backstroke :00 AM Prelims 69 Girls Butterfly :00 AM Prelims 70 Boys Butterfly :00 AM Prelims 71 Girls 100 Butterfly :00 AM Prelims 72 Boys 100 Butterfly :00 AM Prelims 73 Girls Breaststroke :00 AM Prelims 74 Boys Breaststroke :00 AM Prelims 75 Girls 200 Breaststroke :00 AM Prelims 76 Boys 200 Breaststroke :00 AM Finish Time 08:00 AM

10 HY-TEK's MEET MANAGER 5.0-8/29/2018 Page 5 Session: 6 Sunday Afternoon Day of Meet: 3 Starts at 01:00 PM Heat Interval: 20 Seconds / Back +15 Seconds Prelims 77 Girls Freestyle :00 PM Prelims 78 Boys Freestyle :00 PM Finals 79 Girls Freestyle :00 PM Finals 80 Boys Freestyle :00 PM Finals 81 Girls 8 & Under 50 Freestyle :00 PM Finals 82 Boys 8 & Under 50 Freestyle :00 PM Prelims 83 Girls IM :00 PM Prelims 84 Boys IM :00 PM Finals 85 Girls IM :00 PM Finals 86 Boys IM :00 PM Finals 87 Girls 8 & Under 100 IM :00 PM Finals 88 Boys 8 & Under 100 IM :00 PM Prelims 89 Girls Backstroke :00 PM Prelims 90 Boys Backstroke :00 PM Finals 91 Girls Backstroke :00 PM Finals 92 Boys Backstroke :00 PM Finals 93 Girls 8 & Under 25 Backstroke :00 PM Finals 94 Boys 8 & Under 25 Backstroke :00 PM Prelims 95 Mixed Butterfly :00 PM Prelims 96 Boys Butterfly :00 PM Finals 97 Girls Butterfly :00 PM Finals 98 Boys Butterfly :00 PM Finals 99 Girls 8 & Under 50 Butterfly :00 PM Finals 100 Boys 8 & Under 50 Butterfly :00 PM Prelims 101 Mixed Breaststroke :00 PM Prelims 102 Boys Breaststroke :00 PM Finals 103 Girls Breaststroke :00 PM Finals 104 Boys Breaststroke :00 PM Finals 105 Girls 8 & Under 25 Breaststroke :00 PM Finals 106 Boys 8 & Under 25 Breaststroke :00 PM Prelims 107 Girls IM :00 PM Prelims 108 Boys IM :00 PM Finish Time 01:00 PM

11 HY-TEK's MEET MANAGER 5.0-8/29/2018 Page 6 Session: 7 Sunday Finals Day of Meet: 3 Starts at 05:30 PM Heat Interval: 20 Seconds / Back +15 Seconds Finals 77 Girls Freestyle 0 2 u 05:30 PM Finals 78 Boys Freestyle 0 2 u 05:34 PM Finals 57 Girls Freestyle 0 2 u 05:38 PM Finals 58 Boys Freestyle 0 2 u 05:41 PM Finals 59 Girls 100 Freestyle 0 2 u 05:45 PM Finals 60 Boys 100 Freestyle 0 2 u 05:48 PM Finals 83 Girls IM 0 2 u 05:51 PM Finals 84 Boys IM 0 2 u 05:55 PM Finals 61 Girls IM 0 2 u 05:59 PM Finals 62 Boys IM 0 2 u 06:06 PM Finals 63 Girls 200 IM 0 2 u 06:12 PM Finals 64 Boys 200 IM 0 2 u 06:19 PM Finals 89 Girls Backstroke 0 2 u 06:26 PM Finals 90 Boys Backstroke 0 2 u 06:28 PM Finals 65 Girls Backstroke 0 2 u 06:31 PM Finals 66 Boys Backstroke 0 2 u 06:38 PM Finals 67 Girls 200 Backstroke 0 2 u 06:45 PM Finals 68 Boys 200 Backstroke 0 2 u 06:53 PM Finals 95 Mixed Butterfly 0 2 u 07:00 PM Finals 96 Boys Butterfly 0 2 u 07:04 PM Finals 69 Girls Butterfly 0 2 u 07:07 PM Finals 70 Boys Butterfly 0 2 u 07:11 PM Finals 71 Girls 100 Butterfly 0 2 u 07:14 PM Finals 72 Boys 100 Butterfly 0 2 u 07:18 PM Finals 101 Mixed Breaststroke 0 2 u 07:21 PM Finals 102 Boys Breaststroke 0 2 u 07:24 PM Finals 73 Girls Breaststroke 0 2 u 07:26 PM Finals 74 Boys Breaststroke 0 2 u 07:33 PM Finals 75 Girls 200 Breaststroke 0 2 u 07:41 PM Finals 76 Boys 200 Breaststroke 0 2 u 07:48 PM Finals 107 Girls IM 0 2 u 07:55 PM Finals 108 Boys IM 0 2 u 08:03 PM Entry / Heat Totals: 0 64 Finish Time 08:10 PM