SALVATION ARMY KROC AQUATICS

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1 LOCATION SALVATION ARMY KROC AQUATICS The Jimmy Moran President s day throwdown swim meet A/BB/C Meet February 15-17, 2013 Held under the Sanction of USA Swimming Sanctioned by Middle Atlantic Swimming, Inc. Sanction # MA A Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center of Philadelphia 4200 Wissahickon Avenue Philadelphia, PA FACILITIES MEET DIRECTOR SAFETY DIRECTOR OFFICIALS ELIGIBILITY The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Center of Philadelphia s Jimmy Moran Competition Pool is a 10-lane, competition-grade pool. Our facilities include a 6 foot deep stainless steel Myrtha Pool, 25 yard by 25 meter lanes, starting platforms, nonturbulent lane markers, and an in-water sound system. The pool is 6 deep at both ends of the pool. The pool is equipped with a Colorado System 5 Timing System with Full Matrix Display. The facility contains ADA-accessible spectator seating and is capable of seating up to 300 guests, as well as our poolside bleachers can accommodate swimmers and coaches on deck. Free parking, concession stands and a swim equipment vendor are available. The competition course has been certified in accordance with C(4). The copy of such certification is on file with USA Swimming. Matt Scanlan will be the Meet Director. He can be contacted at SAKASwimMeet@Hotmail.com Please put the subject line as Attn: Meet Director Adam King will be the Safety Director. He can be contacted at SAKASwimMeet@Hotmail.com Please put the subject line as Attn: Safety Director Verna Weeks will be the officials coordinator. She can be reached at SAKASwimMeet@Hotmail.com Please put the subject line as Attn: Officials This meet is open to all swimmers registered with USA Swimming. Swimmer s age as of February 15, 2013 will apply for the entire meet for all swimmers. On-site registrations will not be accepted at this meet. Each swimmer must be registered through his/her LSC prior to competition. 1

2 ENTRY LIMITATIONS The Meet Director reserves the right to limit entries, events or heats, or to modify the meet format to conform to Middle Atlantic rules. Swimmers/teams eliminated from the meet due to time or space constraints will be given full refund. Prompt notification will be made to swimmers or teams if changes impact their entries. Swimmers may swim in four (4) individual events and one (1) relay per session but not to exceed a total of five (5) events/day. ADAPTED SWIMMING ORDER OF S WARM-UP & START DECK ENTRIES SWIMMERS WITHOUT A COACH SEEDING HOW TO ENTER Swimmers with a disability are welcome to enter this meet. The coach or team entry person must alert the meet director and the meet referee as to the need for any special accommodations or seeding arrangements at the time the entry is submitted. See attached sheet listing the order of events, event numbers, the starting times for each session and the warm-up schedule. Team lane assignments, warm-up schedule, and positive check-in times will be ed and posted on maswim.org. Circle swimming only during warm-up, except supervised diving in designated sprint lanes. When diving is permitted, swimmers must enter from the starting blocks and exit from the opposite end of the pool. Subject to space availability, and at the discretion of the Meet Director, deck entries will be accepted on the day of the meet, prior to the start of each session, at the cost of $8.00 per event. Swimmers not previously entered in the meet must provide proof of current USA Swimming registration. Deck-entered swimmers will compete unofficially; the achieved time is official, but will not score in the meet for points or awards. To enter, please see the Meet Director before or during warm-ups. Swimmers unaccompanied by a credentialed coach should report to the Meet Director before the warm-up for each session. 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. All events will be pre-seeded based on entry time. This is a timed-final meet, all heats will be pyramid seeded. Electronic entries in a Hy-Tek Team Manager entry file are preferred. Entries may be sent via . Include with your entry file a Team Manager report by entry. In the body of your , provide the number of girls, boys and entries. Include contact information (name, address, phone and cell phone). Send to SAKASwimMeet@Hotmail.com. Please put Attn: SAKA Swim Meet Entries in the Subject Line. Send entry check separately. Checks must arrive by Monday February 11,2013. Entries may be sent on a CD. Include a Team Manager report by entry, the SAKA Meet Summary Form and your payment. 2

3 If a Hy-Tek file is not possible, entries may be sent in using the SAKA Meet Entry Form(s). As per Middle Atlantic rules, a $15 per swimmer fee will be charged to all entries submitted on paper rather than electronically. An additional $25 per swimmer fee will be charged to any team submitting manual entries for more than 5 swimmers. We have information on the final page of this meet information about a Hy-tek product that is FREE (TM Lite). This product will assist you in completing your electronic entry. A completed Meet Summary Sheet MUST accompany each team s entry. Times must be submitted in the course in which they were achieved, non-conforming times will be seeded according to USA Swimming rules. Swimmers without a valid USS time in an event must be submitted as a "NT" in that event. ENTRY FEES SEND ENTRIES TO Entry Fee is $4.00 per individual event and $8.00 for a relay. There is a $15 per swimmer for any entry not submitted electronically. There is a $25 per swimmer surcharge for submission of 5 or more swimmers on a manual entry. SAKASwimMeet@Hotmail.com Make entry fee payable to: Salvation Army Kroc Aquatics Send entries to: Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Center of Philadelphia SAKA Swim Meet c/o Matt Scanlan - Aquatics 4200 Wissahickon Ave. Philadelphia, PA Request signature waiver for UPS, FedEx, or ExpressMail. ENTRY DEADLINE RULES Entries must be received no later than Friday, February 1, 2013 at 6:00 PM. No late entries will be accepted. This meet will be conducted according to current USA Swimming rules. Middle Atlantic Swimming rules shall also apply. USA SWIMMING / MA SWIMMING SAFETY GUIDELINES AND WARM-UP PROCEDURES WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE MEET. Only currently credentialed coaches, USA Swimming registered athletes and essential meet personnel will be permitted on deck. This meet will be conducted using the Whistle command and No-Recall False Start procedures. Entries submitted must be swimmer s best verifiable USA Swimming time. Entry of time other than swimmer s best for any event may result in the swimmer s suspension from competition for a minimum of 3 months, but not more than 1 year. 'Fly-over' starts will be used at this meet for all sessions. All swimmers (except for Backstroke starts) should remain in the water at the completion of their race until the next heat has begun. SCORING & AWARDS PROGRAMS & ADMISSION Individual Event: Trophies: 1 st and Ribbons 2 nd - 8 th Relays Events: Ribbons 1 st 3 rd A $5 Admission Fee will be charged for each session or a $15 Admission Fee for the Entire Weekend. Heat sheets will be provided as part of the admission fee. 3

4 RESULTS DIRECTIONS Results will be posted on the Middle Atlantic website at From US-1/Roosevelt Expressway from the North» Follow US-1/Roosevelt Expressway south.» Exit at Fox Street» Turn left onto Fox and travel.2 miles.» Turn left onto Roberts Ave. and travel.4 miles.» Turn right onto Wissahickon Ave. and travel.2 miles.» 4200 Wissahickon Ave. is on the right From US-1/Roosevelt Expressway from the South» Exit at Wissahickon Ave. South/Hunting Park Ave.» Travel to stop sign» Turn right onto Wissahickon Ave. and travel.4 mi.» 4200 Wissahickon Ave. is on the right. From Interstate 76/Schulykill Expressway (East or West of Philadelphia)» Take Interstate 76/Schulykill Expressway toward US-1 N/Roosevelt Expressway, Exit 340B» Take US-1 N/ Roosevelt Expressway north.» Exit at Wissahickon Ave. South/Hunting Park Ave.» Travel to stop sign» Turn right onto Wissahickon Ave. and travel.4 mi.» 4200 Wissahickon Ave. is on the right. From Center City Philadelphia» Take JFK Boulevard toward North 16 th St and turn right onto N. 16 th St..» Take N. 16 th St. to Ben Franklin Parkway and turn left onto the Parkway» At the 1 st traffic circle, take the 2 nd Exit and stay on the Ben Franklin Parkway.» At the 2 nd traffic circle, take the 1 st Exit onto Kelly Drive» Take Kelly Drive to W. Hunting Park Ave. and turn right onto W. Hunting Park» Take West Hunting Park Avenue until Wissahickon Ave.» Turn left onto Wissahickon Ave Wissahickon Ave. is on the left Please call if you need assistance. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION No chairs will be allowed on deck, except Coaches. The Salvation Army Kroc Center has an indoor water park, with 2 Lap Swimming Lanes. Swimmers will be allowed to Warm-Up/Warm-Down in the Lap Lanes between events. No swimmer will be allowed beyond the Lap Lanes into the Water Park Area, entering the Water Park Area will subject the swimmer to immediate removal from the remainder of the meet. There is limited parking in the Salvation Army Kroc Center parking lot, guests are encouraged to park along Wissahickon Avenue, as street parking is allowed. The use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms. Except where venue facilities require otherwise, changing into or out of swimsuits other than in locker rooms or other designated areas is not appropriate and is prohibited. 4

5 ACCOMMODATIONS Crowne Plaza: Philadelphia West 4010 City Line Avenue, Philadelphia, PA There are 20 rooms available for a rate of $107 + taxes under Kroc Swim Meet Best Western: Center City Hotel 501 N 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA Hilton Garden Inn 1100 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Marriot Downtown 1201 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA Courtyard Philadelphia Downtown 21 North Juniper Street, Philadelphia, PA Residence Inn Philadelphia Center City 1 East Penn Square, Philadelphia, PA The Ritz Carlton, Philadelphia 10 Avenue of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

6 SAKA President s day throwdown Order of Events **All Events Are Timed Finals** Session 1: Friday Evening Warm-Up: 4:30 PM Meet Starts: 5:00 PM 1 11 & Free & Free 4 5 Open 500 Free & Free & IM Open 400 IM & IM Free 116 Session 2: Saturday Morning Warm-Up: 6:30 AM Meet Starts: 7:30 AM 15 Open 200 IM & IM Open 100 Free & Free Open 200 Breast & Breast Open 100 Fly & Fly Open 200 Back & Back Open 200 Free Relay & Free Relay 38 Session 3: Saturday Afternoon Warm-Up: 12:00 PM Meet Starts: 1:00 PM & Free & Free & Under 200 Breast & Breast & Back & Back & Under 200 Fly & Fly & Fly & IM & IM & Free Relay & Free Relay 64 Session 4: Sunday Morning Warm-Up: 6:30 AM Meet Starts: 7:30 AM 65 Open 200 Free & Free Open 100 Breast & Breast Open 200 Fly & Fly Open 100 Back & Back Open 50 Free & Free Open 200 Medley Relay & Medley Relay 88 Session 5: Sunday Afternoon Warm-Up: 12:00 PM Meet Starts: 1:00 PM & Free & Free & Breast & Breast & Under 200 Back & Back & Back & Fly & Fly & IM & IM & Medley Relay & Medley Relay 114 6

7 SAKA President s day throwdown A/BB/C Meet Summary Form Team Name: Team Code: Head Coach: Team Contact: Phone Number: Team Address: Team Mailing Address: City: State: Zip: Mail Entries: Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Center of Philadelphia SAKA Swim Meet c/o Matt Scanlan - Aquatics 4200 Wissahickon Avenue Philadelphia, PA Teams using Hy-Tek's Team Manager are asked to submit an entry file on a CD or via along with a Team Manager report of meet entries: Entry Deadline: Received by 6:00 p.m. February 1, Please make checks payable to: Salvation Army Kroc Aquatics Entries Summary Number of Entries Cost per Entry Amount Individual Entries $4.00 Relay Entries $8.00 Surcharge 1* $15.00 Surcharge 2** $25.00 TOTAL *There is a $15 per swimmer surcharge for submission of manual entry. **There is a $25 per swimmer surcharge for submission of 5 or more swimmers on a manual entry. I ATTEST THAT THE ENTERED ATHLETES ARE PROPERLY REGISTERED WITH USA SWIMMING AND THAT THEY HAVE ACHIEVED THE SEED S RECORDED. Signature of Head Coach or Authorized Team Representative THIS FORM MUST ACCOMPANY THE OFFICIAL ENTRY BLANKS. 7

8 SAKA President s day throwdown Individual Entries Form Team Name: Team Code: Swimmers Name USS ID Total Individual Entries on this page: x $8.00 = $ 8

9 SAKA President s day throwdown Relay Entry Form Team Name: Team Code: Swimmers Name USS ID Total Relays Team Entries on this page: x $8.00 = $ 9