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1 Host: Meet Director: Meet Referee: Meet Entries to: Safety Marshal: Host Team Head Coach: Meet Sanction: Facility: Y Spartaquatics Swim Club & the Middle Tyger YMCA Mike Jann... palmettoprotiming@gmail.com Eddie Hughes... cehughes@spinxco.com Mike Jann (PPT)... palmettoprotiming@gmail.com Lanie Peden... tpeden2846@charter.net Ted Pierson ysscted@gmail.com The meet will be sanctioned by the Upper Southeast Regional YMCA Competitive Swim Committee and the YMCA of the USA Competitive Swimming and Diving Committee as a Championship Level competition. In addition, the entire meet will be USA Swimming approved for achievement of USA Swimming time standards (U.S. National Championships and Age Group Top 10). This competition will satisfy the Championship Meet requirement for YMCA Nationals. Middle Tyger YMCA 720 Shoals Road Duncan, SC (864) The Middle Tyger YMCA Pool has twenty (20) 25 yard lanes. The water depth of the competition course is six (6) feet measured from one (1) meter to five (5) meters at the starting end of the course and four (4) feet measured from one (1) meter to five (5) meters at the turn end of the course). The competition course has been certified in accordance with C(5). The copy of certification is on file with USA Swimming. Pool is bottom striped, wall targeted, has non turbulent lane lines, a fully automatic Colorado Timing System with backup and a 12 line scoreboard. Up to 12 lanes will be used for competition, and course set up will be determined based on the number of entries. Continuous warm up / warm down area is available. Parking will be available in the Middle Tyger Parking lot. Additional parking designed for special events has been added, and swim meet participants are encouraged to park in this area. Spectators will be limited to areas designated. Bleacher seating will be available. Spectators may bring chairs, but the chairs cannot be used to reserve seats between sessions and may not be placed in front of the bleachers. All other areas will be considered the deck, on which only swimmers, officials, coaches and meet personnel are allowed. Rules: 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. The Meet is to be conducted in accordance with the current USA Swimming and SC Swimming Rules and Regulations, National YMCA Rules and information herein. YSSC welcomes all swimmers with disabilities as described in the USA Swimming Rules and Regulations, Article 105, to participate in our meets. Coaches entering swimmers with disabilities that require any accommodations are required to provide advance notice in writing to the meet director by the entry deadline accompanying their meet entry file, including the need for any personal assistants required and/or registered service animals. Failure to provide advance notice may limit YSSC s ability to accommodate all requests. Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is prohibited in changing areas, rest rooms, and locker rooms. Deck changes are prohibited. Athlete Eligibility: Swimmers 10 years old and younger are not permitted to wear Technical suits at this meet. All individual participants must have a full privilege membership at their local YMCA and must have represented only that YMCA for a period of 90 days prior to the first day of the meet (high school competition excepted) to be eligible. Each participant must have competed in at least three (3) inter association (closed YMCA) meets since Sept. 1, Each participant must have met the minimum time standard requirement in each event entered and meet all other eligibility requirements prior to the meet entry deadline as noted under Classification. Each team entered must have completed the annual online YMCA team registration (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, & Tennessee). Teams outside the region may participate under the terms of the Classification section of the meet information.

2 Any swimmer entered in the meet must be certified by a USA Swimming member coach as being proficient in performing a racing start or must start each race from within the water. When unaccompanied by a USA Swimming member coach, it is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement. CLASSIFICATION: This meet is a closed YMCA meet. Swimmers must have achieved the 2018 USRY time standard in each event entered and meet all other eligibility requirements. Swimmers from out of the region may compete in the meet but must have the out of region time standard in each event entered and must meet all other eligibility requirements. Swimmers will compete their age as of March 15, The age groups for competition will be: 10 & Under, 11/12, 13/14, and Senior. Coaches, only USAS registered swimmers should have their USAS ID in the entry file. Entry Fees: Entry Fees: $3.50 per individual event $10.00 per swimmer facility surcharge $2.00 per swimmer SCLSC Travel Fund/Program Fee $2.00 per swimmer SCLSC Sports Development Fee $2.00 per swimmer Out of State SCLSC Travel Fund/Program Fee $8.00 per relay event Time Trials: $10.00 per individual time trial $25.00 per relay time trial. Checks should be made payable to Y Spartaquatics Swim Club. Entry Limits: Meet Format: No refunds will be given and Senior Swimmers will be allowed to compete in a maximum of eight (8) individual events and four (4) relay events during the meet with a limit of a maximum of 3 individual events in one day. 12 & Under swimmers will be allowed to compete in a maximum of nine (9) individual events for the meet with a limit of a maximum of 4 individual events in one day. Any swimmer who is 12 & Under and chooses to compete in a Senior event must meet the Senior time standard for the event and will be permitted to compete in a maximum of three (3) individual events on any day in which they compete in a Senior event. The meet host and the Upper Southeast Region may refuse entries from outside of the Region to keep the time line for each session at a manageable size. Teams shall be limited to only one scoring relay team for each relay event. Teams may enter unlimited relay teams in a relay event, but only the highest placing team shall score points. Distance events (400 yards and longer) may be seeded together (gender and age) and scored separately per rule All swimmers entered in events 400 yards and longer are required to provide their own timer and counter if they desire one. A swimmer who misses their assigned heat will not be entered into another heat unless circumstances are beyond the swimmer s control as determined by the Meet Referee and the swimmer may be allowed to swim. Time Trials Each team is requested to help supply timers for each session of the meet. The number of timers from each team should be commensurate with the number of swimmers competing from that team. Time Trials may be offered at the conclusion of any session at the discretion of the meet referee. Time Trial participants must be entered in the meet. Time Trials will count against the daily total entry limit but NOT count toward the total meet individual entry limits stated in the Entry Limits section above. Time Trial fees are listed above in the Entry Fee section. All USA Swimming rules will apply to Time Trials.

3 Time of Meet: Day Age Group Warm Up Start Meet Start Thursday, March 15 th All Timed Finals 4:00 PM 5:00 PM Friday, March 16 th 13 & Older Preliminaries 6:30 AM 8:30 AM Friday, March 16 th 12 & Under Timed Finals Not before 11 AM Not before 12 PM Friday, March 16 th 13 & Older Finals 5:00 PM 6:00 PM Saturday, March 17 th 13 & Older Preliminaries 6:30 AM 8:30 AM Saturday, March 17 th 12 & Under Timed Finals Not before 11 AM Not before 12 PM Saturday, March 17 th 13 & Older Finals 5:00 PM 6:00 PM Sunday, March 18 th 13 & Older Preliminaries 6:30 AM 8:30 AM Sunday, March 18 th 12 & Under Timed Finals Not before 11 AM Not before 12 PM Sunday, March 18 th 13 & Older Finals No later than 4 PM 1 hour after start of warm up **Times may be adjusted in order to accommodate meet size.** **If changes are made, teams will be notified by March 6, 2018.** Entries: Teams will be assigned lanes for warm up. The warm down pool will be available during the swim meet for swimmers in the meet only. All SCS and USA Swimming safety guidelines will be enforced. Swimmers who horseplay in the warmdown pool may be asked to get out of the pool and may be disqualified from the remainder of their events for the meet. Entries may be submitted as follows: 1..sd3 entry files may be e mailed to palmettoprotiming@gmail.com BUT hard copy materials MUST still be received at the appropriate address no later than 2 days after the entry deadline. All express or overnight entries must be sent with a signature waiver. No faxed entries will be accepted. 2. All entry times must be short course yards. Please enter best short course (25 yard) times. 3. The following materials MUST accompany all entry packages and be received no later than Monday, March 5, 2018 Computer generated entry report listed by swimmer name Summary sheet (Please write legibly) Copies of coaches' safety certifications Check for entry fees. Credit Cards may be used for payment of entry fees but all fees must be paid prior to the conclusion of the first day of competition. Mail or deliver all entries directly to: Mike Jann palmettoprotiming@gmail.com or Mike Jann 720 Shoals Road Duncan, SC Awards: Non-USA Swimming teams should delete the swimmer ID numbers in their database prior to creating the entry file. Electronic entry using SDIF format is encouraged. Teams must submit a paper back up copy or PDF copy of entries for verification. Late entries and deck entries will be accepted at the discretion of the meet director and at double the event fee. Teams: Top Five (5) Overall Teams Individuals: 1st 3rd Medals 4th 12th Ribbons Relays: 1st 3rd Medals Team Age Group awards for top 10/U, 11 12, 13 14, Senior for each gender

4 Scoring: Timing: Coaches Eligibility: Individuals: 1 st 12 th Relays: 1 st 12 th Each team may enter unlimited relay teams per relay event but only the highest placing relay team from each YMCA team will score points. Electronic Timing Services Provided by Palmetto Pro Timing, Inc. All coaches who wish to be on the pool deck at the USRY Championship Meet must have the following safety certifications: Principles of YMCA Swimming & Diving, Current CPR, Standard First Aid, and either Lifeguard or Safety Training for Swim Coaches. If a coach has a Lifeguard certification, he/she must also pass the online Safety Training for Swim Coaches test. Coaches wishing to be on deck in a coaching capacity must have registered online with the YMCA of the USA. When checking in at the meet, Coaches must present their current 2018 YMCA Coach s credential/deck pass as issued (or USA-Swimming credential/deck pass with Principles of YMCA Swim & Dive noted on the card). Contact Meredith Griffin (mgriffin@myy.org) if you have any questions regarding this requirement. Other Information: Coaches must present their credentials to receive their coaching packet and must have their credentials visible at all times. There will be a Coaches Meeting at 15 minutes prior to the start of the morning session on Friday. Each team should have one representative coach present for this meeting. 1. This competition is open to any YMCA swimmer that meets the eligibility requirements and the respective time standards for events entered. 2. Competition for 13 and older swimmers shall consist of a preliminaries session and a finals session for all events except the relays, the 1000 yd. Freestyle and 1650 yd. Freestyle. The 13/14 and senior age groups will be combined as noted in the preliminary sessions and swum separately during the finals sessions. The finals session shall include a championship heat and a consolation heat for all 13/14 and senior events. Those swimmers placing 1st 12 th in the preliminary heats of each event shall swim in the championship final for that event. Those swimmers placing 13th 24th in the preliminary heats of each event shall swim in the consolation final. The consolation heat shall precede the championship heat. The exceptions for the 1000 and 1650 yd. Freestyle events are noted below. 3. Competition for 12 and under swimmers will consist of timed finals. 4. All senior events will be pre seeded except for the 500 Freestyle, 1000 Freestyle, 1650 Freestyle and 400 IM. A positive check in will be required for these deck seeded events. 5. Each team may enter unlimited relay teams per relay event but only the highest placing relay team from each YMCA team will score points. All relays will be swum as timed finals. On Friday and Saturday, the 13/14 and Senior 200 Free & 200 Medley relays will be contested during finals. On Saturday, the top twelve seeded & Senior 400 Free relays will swim in finals, all others will swim in prelims. On Sunday, ALL 13/14 and senior relays will be swum during the preliminary session. 6. The Senior 1650 yd. Freestyle is a timed final event. It will be limited to the fastest thirty six (36) female entrants and the fastest thirty six (36) male entrants. All swimmers entering the 1650 Freestyle must submit proof of time with their entry. Swimmers will have the option to swim the 1650 in the AM or PM session. The fastest heat of 12 women selecting the PM session and the fastest heat of 12 men selecting the PM session will be contested in the finals session on Sunday. The remaining heats will be swum fastest to slowest, alternating girls then boys, as the last preliminary event on Sunday, following relays. A positive check in will be required prior to 8:00 a.m. on Sunday. Heats will be posted by 9:00 a.m. 7. The Senior 1000 yd. Freestyle is a timed final event. It will be limited to the fastest thirty six (36) female entrants and the fastest thirty six (36) male entrants. All swimmers entering the 1000 Freestyle must submit proof of time with their entry. The event will be contested fastest to slowest, alternating girls then boys as a timed final event on THURSDAY. A positive check in will be required prior to 4:30 p.m. on THURSDAY. Heats will be posted by 4:45 pm. 8. The Senior 500 yd. Freestyle and 400 IM will be prelim/final events and will require positive check in. The event will be seeded fast to slow. 9. The meet referee reserves the right to combine heats where possible.

5 10. The 12 & Under 500 Free and IM will be positive check in events and will be deck seeded. These events will be contested fastest to slowest alternating girls then boys. 11. The meet host reserves the right to adjust the warm up & start times of each session as needed for meet management. Check ins: Senior 1000 Freestyle 4:30 PM Thursday Senior 500 Freestyle 8:00 AM Friday Senior 400 IM 8:00 AM Friday Senior 1650 Freestyle 8:00 AM Sunday 12 & Under 500 Freestyle 5:30 PM Thursday IM 12:30 PM Friday SCRATCH RULE: Scratches for championship or consolation finals must be given to the clerk of course. Swimmers will have thirty minutes to declare their intention to scratch from an event following the announcement and posting of the preliminary results. Failure to compete in a Championship or Consolation final shall disqualify the competitor from further competition in the meet. Previous performances will not be nullified. Failure to compete in an event that has been positively checked in will result in the swimmer being scratched from his/her next individual event. An athlete may also withdraw from a preliminary heat or swim-off by electing to take a declared false start. Such declaration must be made known to the Deck Referee before the heat or swim off is announced. A declared false start counts as an event swum for the athlete and will be counted in the maximum number of events allowed for each athlete. Officials: The Y Spartaquatics YMCA Swim Team welcomes the participation of parent volunteers who are currently certified as USA Swimming and/or YMCA certified officials. If any of your parent officials would be interested in helping with the meet, please include names with your entries or contact Eddie Hughes, the Meet Referee at cehughes@spinxco.com. There will be an Officials meeting beginning one (1) hour prior to the start of each session. Officials interested in working the session should report to the hospitality room for the meeting with current credentials. Contact Person: Mike Jann (864) mikejann68@gmail.com

6 Order of Events: 2018 UPPER SOUTHEAST REGIONAL YMCA Short Course Championship Meet Held under the sanction of the YMCA of the US and the approval of USA Swimming issued by SC Swimming: Sanction Number: XX/XX National YMCA Sanction Number: XX Order of Events Thursday, March 15, 2018 Timed Finals Warm-Up 4:00 PM Timed Finals 5:00 PM 1 Senior 1000 Freestyle & Under 500 Freestyle 4 Friday, March 16, & Over Preliminary Warm-Up 6:30 AM 13 & Over Preliminaries 8:30 AM 5 Senior 50 Freestyle 6 7 Senior 200 Butterfly 8 9 Senior 100 Backstroke Senior 200 Breaststroke 12 5 Minute Break 13 Senior 500 Freestyle 14 **13-14 and senior swimmers will swim together during preliminaries but will compete and score separately in Finals Friday, March 16, & Under Timed Finals Warm-Up Not Before 12:00 PM 12 & Under Timed Finals Not Before 1:00 PM Medley Relay & Under 200 Medley Relay Butterfly Breaststroke & Under 50 Breaststroke Freestyle & Under 100 Freestyle Backstroke & Under 100 Backstroke Individual Medley 38 ** Individual Medley will swim fastest to slowest alternating girls and boys heats

7 Friday, March 16, 2018 Finals Warm-Up 5:00 PM Timed Finals 6:00 PM Freestyle Relay Senior 200 Freestyle Relay 18 5 Minute Break Freestyle Senior 500 Freestyle 14 5 Minute Break Freestyle 6 5 Senior 50 Freestyle Butterfly 8 7 Senior 200 Butterfly Backstroke 10 9 Senior 100 Backstroke Breaststroke Senior 200 Breaststroke 12 Saturday, March 17, & Over Preliminary Warm-Up 6:30 AM 13 & Over Preliminaries 8:30 AM 39 Senior 200 Freestyle Senior 100 Breaststroke Senior 100 Butterfly * Freestyle Relay *Senior 400 Freestyle Relay 50 5 Minute Break 45 Senior 400 Individual Medley 46 *Top heat will swim in finals Saturday, March 17, & Under Timed Finals Warm-Up Not Before 12:00 PM 12 & Under Timed Finals Not Before 1:00 PM Backstroke & Under 50 Backstroke Individual Medley & Under 200 Individual Medley Butterfly & Under 100 Butterfly Breaststroke & Under 100 Breaststroke Freestyle & Under 200 Freestyle Relay Freestyle Relay 76

8 Saturday, March 17, 2018 Finals Warm-Up 5:00 PM Timed Finals 6:00 PM Medley Relay Senior 200 Medley Relay 54 5 Minute Break Freestyle Senior 200 Freestyle Breaststroke Senior 100 Breaststroke Butterfly Senior 100 Butterfly 44 5 Minute Break Individual Medley Senior 400 Individual Medley Freestyle Relay Senior 400 Freestyle Relay 50 Sunday, March 18, & Over Preliminary Warm-Up 6:30 AM 13 & Over Preliminaries 8:30 AM 77 Senior 200 Backstroke Senior 100 Freestyle Senior 200 Individual Medley * Individual Medley Relay *Senior 400 Individual Medley Relay **Senior 1650 Freestyle Top twelve swimmers swim in Finals 84 *All relays to be swum in prelims as time finals **Top 12 swimmers declaring the PM option will swim at finals and will be combined and Senior Sunday, March 18, & Under Timed Finals Warm-Up Not Before 12:00 PM 12 & Under Timed Finals Not Before 1:00 PM Individual Medley & Under 100 Individual Medley Backstroke & Under 50 Freestyle Freestyle Breaststroke & Under 50 Butterfly Butterfly & Under 200 Freestyle 106

9 Sunday, March 18, 2018 *Finals Warm-Up No later than 4:00 PM Timed Finals 1 hour after beginning of warm-ups Backstroke Senior 200 Backstroke Senior 1650 Freestyle Freestyle Senior 100 Freestyle 80 Senior 1650 Freestyle Individual Medley Senior 200 Individual Medley 82 *Finals warm-ups will begin as soon as possible following the completion of the 12 & Under session but no later than 4:00 p.m. The Finals session will begin one hour after the start of warm-ups.

10 2018 Upper Southeast Regional YMCA Short Course Championship Meet Qualifying Times QT for USY-Region Championships 2018 Out of Region Time Standards are A times for 12 and under events. Below are the 13 and older Out of Region Qualifying time standards.

11 Meet Entry Summary Sheet: Team Entry Summary Sheet: Team Name: Sponsoring YMCA: Team Code: Phone: Address: Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: (attending meet) Entry Summary: Number of Swimmers: X $10.00 Facility Surcharge = $ Individual Events: X $3.50 per event = $ SCLSC Travel Fund/Program Fee (# of USA-registered swimmers) X $2.00 = $ SCLSC Sports Development Fee (# of USA-registered swimmers) X $2.00 = $ Out-of-State SCLSC Travel Fund/Program Fee: (# of out-of-sc USA-registered swimmers) X $2.00 = $ Relays: X $8.00 = $ Total (Payable to Middle Tyger YMCA) = $ Head Coach s Signature The Y Spartaquatics YMCA shall be held free and harmless from any and all liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of this meet. All swimmers representing the team and YMCA listed on this form are full privilege members in good standing of this YMCA. All swimmers have competed in at least three (3) closed YMCA inter association meets since September 1, 2017 and have legitimately achieved the qualifying standard in each event entered. Head Coach s Signature Entries, hard copy of entries, completed summary sheet and payment, are due by Monday, March 5, 2018 at 9:00 p.m.

12 YMCA Sanctioned Championship Meet Declaration Form Meet Name: 2018 USRY CHAMPIONSHIP MEET Meet Date(s): Meet Location: DUNCAN, SC In granting this approval, it is understood and agreed that USA Swimming shall be held free from any liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of the event. Participating YMCA: YMCA Address: Meet Name: Meet Dates: Meet Host: Meet Location: We the undersigned attest to the following: SWIMMERS All swimmers representing the YMCA above are full privilege members of the YMCA and meet all eligibility requirements. COACHES All coaches representing the YMCA above hold current certifications in CPR Pro, First Aid, Coaches Safety Training and Principles of YMCA Competitive Swimming and Diving and have completed the annual YMCA coach registration online. INSURANCE Our Association now has insurance coverage for representative(s) including leadership and participants who will be in attendance at the 2018 Upper Southeast Regional YMCA Short Course Championship for the period of travel from our Association to the meet, during the entire period of the meet and return to our Association. I hereby certify that YMCA has a minimum of $1,000,000/$2,000,000 in liability insurance that covers our coaches and swimmers during their travel to and from and during their participation in the 2018 Upper Southeast Regional YMCA Short Course Championship. RELEASE In consideration of your accepting this entry, I hereby, for myself, heirs, executor and administrators, waive and release any and all right and claim for damages I may have against the YMCA of the USA, Middle Tyger YMCA, their agents, representatives or assigns, and Middle Tyger YMCA for any and all injuries which may be suffered by participants at the 2018 Upper Southeast Regional YMCA Short Course Championship. Furthermore, we understand that the YMCA of the USA and Middle Tyger YMCA are not responsible for any intended or unintended consequences related to removing an athlete from competition for a head injury. This includes, but is not limited to, any financial reimbursement associated with such removal. Name of Head Coach (Printed): Head Coach Signature: Name of YMCA Executive Director or Designee (Printed): Signature of YMCA Executive Director or Designee: