Rockwood Swim Club St. Louis, MO Halloween Howl October 23&24, 2010 Held under the sanction # 5320 of USA Swimming

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1 General Information: Location: Lafayette High School Clayton Road Wildwood, MO Rockwood Swim Club St. Louis, MO Halloween Howl October 23&24, 2010 Held under the sanction # 5320 of USA Swimming Directions: Course: Format: Located at the corner of Hwy 109 and Clayton Road in Wildwood. 8-lane, 25 yard pool, equipped with Paragon starting blocks, Kiefer McNeil nonturbulent lane markers and a Colorado timing system. All events will be timed finals. Meet Operation: Warm-ups: Saturday& Sunday Morning: (11-12, 13-14) Warm-ups 7:00-7:30 am Session A 7:30-8:00 am Session B *Optional sprints during last 5 min. of each session Meet starts 8:15 am Saturday& Sunday Afternoon: (8&under, 10&under, Open) Warm-ups 12:45-1:15pm Session A 1:15-1:45pm Session B Meet starts *Optional sprints during last 5 min. of each session 2:00pm Procedures/Rules: The host team reserves the right to extend the warm-up periods for safety considerations. Warm-up lane assignments will be given based upon entry size for the session and each team. Warm-up procedure will be defined by Ozark safety regulations. A swimmer attending the meet without a USA-S certified coach must report to the meet referee or meet director prior to warming up for each session in which he/she is swimming. The swimmer will then be assigned to a coach on deck for each session of the meet that he/she has entered. Swimmers in the 500 free events must provide their own timer and person to count laps. There will be a 5-minute warm-up prior to the 500 free. The 500 free will be run alternating girls and boys heats; fastest to slowest. Current USA Short Course Rules will govern the meet. There will be no recall on a false start. Per Ozark LSC policy, cell phones with video and video recording devices are prohibited in all locker rooms.

2 102.9 SWIMWEAR: Design: A) Swimsuits worn for all 12 & under age group defined competition shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, not past the knee. B) Swimsuits worn for competition must be non-transparent and conform to the current concept of the appropriate. C) The Referee shall have authority to bar offenders from the competition until they comply with the rule. Safety: Check-In: Bullpen: Distance Events: Concessions: Vendor: Awards: In accordance with USA Swimming and Ozark guidelines, the warm-up sessions and the meet will be under the guidance of a meet Safety Marshal. All swimmers must positively check-in. Swimmers should check-in at least 45 min. before a session starts by scratching off their name at the Check-In table. Failure to do so will result in the swimmer being scratched for that session. Rockwood Swim Club reserves the right to pre-seed Saturday and Sunday events if the timeline permits. Swimmers should report to the Bullpen for their events. Swimmers entered in the 500 Freestyle must provide their own timer and lap counter. The 500 Freestyle will be swum fastest to slowest, alternating girls and boys heats. Concessions will be available. All food and drinks are restricted to the concessions area. All coolers, food, and beverages must be left at the designated area. Food and beverages are NOT permitted in the bullpen or pool area. This is in accordance with Rockwood School policy and is expected of every participant as guests in their facility. B&B Aquatics will have items for sale at the meet. Fine Design will be selling Halloween Howl meet attire on Sat and Sun. Saturday& Sunday: 14& under: Double ribbons 1-8 places Open: Ribbons 1-8 places Heat Sheets Other: Entry Information: Eligibility: Heat sheets will be available for sale. Results will be posted at the meet. Smoking is prohibited on all Rockwood School campuses, both in the buildings and on the grounds. A hospitality room will be provided for coaches and USA officials. Current registered USA swimmers. USA registrations status Applied for will not be accepted. Registration numbers (USA numbers) must accompany the entry. Swimmers entered in the meet who do not hold current membership will be dropped from the meet, entry fees will not be refunded, and Ozark fine of $ will be assessed. Swimmer s age on Saturday October 23, 2010 determines age for the meet. All coaches must hold a valid USA Swimming Coach s Card and all officials must have their current USA Swimming and certification cards displayed while on the pool deck. General: The meet will be limited to a total of 525 swimmers, including host team. No team entry will be split. Teams not accepted will have entries returned by. No deck entries.

3 Entries: Entry Fees: Please submit entries with short course yards times. Teams using HY-TEK Team manager may submit their entries via or on a 3.5 magnetic disk as a Commlink file. All entries must include a hard copy of entries and a check. WHEN ENTRIES ARE RECEIVED VIA , A HARD COPY AND CHECK MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN 7 CALENDAR DAYS. A confirmation will be sent following the receipt of entries. If confirmation is not received within 24 hours of your electronic submission, call Beth Paskoff at (Please note: entries will only be opened during RSC office hours, Tuesday through Thursday.) Confirmation of receipt does not mean that your entry is accepted. After the hard copy and checks have been received within 7 days, the team will be notified of acceptance. Entries requiring signature or postage will not be accepted. Please provide e- mail, phone and fax contact information. QUALIFYING TIMES ARE BB OR SLOWER A swimmer may enter in four individual events per day on Saturday and Sunday. The following events will be limited as indicated in the schedule of events (see below) and as follows: 10&U 200IM & 200 free limited to fastest 24 swimmers; IM & 200 free limited to fastest 32 swimmers; 13&over 400IM & 500 free will be limited to fastest 32 swimmers. Proof of time is required for entry to these events and must be submitted with entry. (Proof Report listing where time was swum from Team Manager is adequate). Teams will be notified of the cuts by Tuesday October 19, 2010 and refunds will be issued for swimmers who miss the cuts. Request for refunds by team must be submitted within 7 days of the meet. $3.00 per individual event $6.00 swimmer surcharge Entry Deadline: Entries will be accepted beginning at 9am CDT, Friday, September, 24 th, 2010 with the final date for entries of 3pm CDT, Tuesday, October 8, 2010 or until the meet entry limit is reached. Make checks payable to Rockwood Swim Club and mail to: Beth Paskoff - Meet Entry Secretary Rockwood Swim Club Lafayette Trails Court (Do Not put entry in mailbox Wildwood, MO without postage) address: rscameetentry@gmail.com Meet directors: Diane Garcia (636) Alan Vavra (636) Referee: Ernie Paskoff (706) Safety Coordinator: Paul Gilbride Officials Coordinator: Tom Lombardo (636)

4 Schedule of Events Saturday AM Qualifying Times times are BB and slower IM Free Back Back Fly Fly Breast Breast Free Free 20 Saturday PM & Under 200 IM & over 400 IM Open 200 Free & Under 100 Free & Under 25 Free Open 100 Back & Under 50 Back & Under 50 Back Open 200 Fly & Under 100 Fly & Under 25 Fly Open 200 Breast & Under 100 Breast & Under 25 Breast Open 50 Free 50

5 Sunday AM Qualifying times are BB or slower IM IM Free Free Back Back Fly Fly Breast Breast Free 72 Sunday PM & Under 200 Free & Over 500 Free & Under 100 IM Open 200 IM & Under 50 Free & Under 50 Free Open 100 Free & Under 25 Back & Under 100 Back Open 200 Back & Under 50 Fly & Under 50 Fly Open 100 Fly & Under 50 Breast & Under 50 Breast Open 100 Breast 104