2011 SPOKANE WAVES TRIPLE PENTATHLON APRIL 15 17, 2011 Sanction # IE1112

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1 APRIL 15 17, 2011 Sanction # IE1112 Held under the sanction of USA Swimming and Inland Empire Swimming In granting this sanction it is understood and agreed that USA Swimming and Inland Empire Swimming 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. Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not allowed in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms. HOST: Spokane WAVES Aquatic Team (SWAT), PO Box 28066, Spokane, WA LOCATION: Whitworth University Aquatic Center, 300 W. Hawthorne Rd., Spokane, WA FACILITY: MEET FORMAT: SCHEDULE: Regulation 25 yard pool with six 7 ½ wide lanes. Water depth and starting block height meet 2008 USA Swimming regulations. For 25-yard events, 8 & Under swimmers will start from the bulkhead; there are no starting blocks at the turn end of the pool. A 14 x 14 yard warm-up/warm-down pool is separated from the competition pool by a bulkhead. The start end of the pool is 15 feet deep and the bulkhead depth is 4ft. Pool, locker rooms, lobby, and deck are all wheelchair accessible. Daktronics 2000 timing system with six-lane readout and touch pads will be used. Competition course has not been certified in accordance with C(4). Friday will be a non-split meet. Saturday will be split into 2 sessions with the Men, and 15 & Overs in Session 2, and the 8&U, 9-10 and Women in Session 3. Sunday will be a non-split meet with a 30 minute break after event #97. Session #1: Friday Night s begin at 6:00 PM All 9 and over swimmers Warm-ups: 5:00 PM 5:45 PM Official s meeting at 5:20 PM Coaches meeting at 5:45 PM Session #2: Saturday Morning s begin at 9:00 AM Warm-ups: Men, 13-14, 15 & Over 8:00-8:45 AM Officials meeting at 8:20 AM Coaches meeting at 8:45. All scratches due at this time. Session #3: Saturday Afternoon s will begin one (1) hour after end of Session #2 8&U, 9-10, Women 45 minute warm-up immediately after Session #2 ends Officials meeting - to be announced Session #4: Sunday Morning s begin at 9:00 AM Warm-ups: 12 & Under --7:30-8:00 AM 13 & Over -- 8:00-8:45 AM Officials meeting at 8:20 AM Coaches meeting at 8:45 AM. All scratches due at this time. Session #5: Sunday Afternoon s will begin 30 minutes after the end of Session #4. Official's meeting to be announced. Meet Marshals will be present on deck during warm-ups. 1

2 ELIGIBILITY: No entrant will be permitted to compete unless the entrant is a member of USA Swimming as provided in Article 302 at the time of the meet entry. 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 member coach it is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this agreement. 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 member-coach it is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement. Athletes with a disability are welcome and are asked to provide advance notice of necessary accommodations. Coaches that have an athlete with a disability, that may require accommodations to the starting procedures or the swimming rules, are required to notify the Meet Referee prior to their athlete s swim. RULES: ENTRIES: Current United States Swimming rules will govern the meet. The rules and procedures of Inland Empire Swimming will also apply. Inland Empire scratch rules will be in effect. The whistle start protocol will be used through out the meet. The No recall start will be effect. The Meet Referee shall be the final authority for the conduct of the competition. Any protests or questions concerning the outcome of an event should be directed to the Meet Referee by a coach of that team. Swimmers participating in the meet without a coach must report to the Meet Referee at the start of the warm-up session for instructions. Coaches must be 2011 USA Swimming members. Coaches must provide proof of current certification upon request by the Meet Referee. Swimmers may enter 5 events and one relay per day. There will be no on deck registrations or on deck entries allowed. The 500 Free on Friday is not a Pentathlon event and is only offered to 9-12 age groups. In order to qualify for Pentathlon award on a particular day, swimmers must enter all five individual pentathlon events for that day. Age groups will be combined for the 500 Free but will be scored separately and will be swum slowest to fastest. Meet Management reserves the right to limit the 500 Free to allow completion of Friday events by 9 PM. NT entries for 9-10 s will not be accepted for the 500 Free NT swimmers should sign in and may be allowed to swim; however, if all NT entries cannot be accommodated they all will be scratched. Timers will be provided for the 500 free, but swimmers must provide their own counters. Positive check-in is required for the 500 Free by 5:15 PM. Friday Pentathlon events: 100 IM, 50 Fly, 50 Back, 50 Breast, and 50 Free for 13 and Over. The 500 Free will be offered to the 9-12 age group only. Saturday Pentathlon s: IM, Fly, Back, Breast, Free. Sunday Pentathlon s: 8 & Unders: 50 Free, 50 Back, 50 Breast, 50 Fly, and 100 Free All other age groups: IM, Back, Breast, Fly, and Free. Relays may be any combination of gender and age within that particular age group. SUBMITTING ENTRIES: All entries must be in YARD times. Please submit the following four attachments to Cindy Merrick by at merrick6@air-pipe.com by April 6, zip entry file from Team Manager 2. Print to file (Word or pdf format) of team individual entries 3. Print to file (Word or pdf format) of team relay entries 4. Print to file (Word or pdf format) of meet fees due Entries may also be mailed using the Master Entry Form found on the IES website. Fill out the form completely. Age and registration numbers are required. Enter the entry times for all swimmers directly on the form. Complete and send with the attached Entry Fee Tabulation Form. ** Please include the name, phone number, and of a contact person for entry questions. DATABASE: Payment must be received by April 14, 2011 for entries to be considered official The USA Swimming SWIMS database requires that ALL swimmer data be correct before any meet data (swimmer times) will be loaded into the USA Swimming database. If one knows of any swimmer s data that is NOT correct in the meet database please notify the meet referee as soon as possible Ron McGregor, 2

3 The appropriate changes will be made. The data will be sent to USA Swimming within 3 days of the meet. ENTRY FEES: ENTRY DEADLINE: PENTATHLON PENALITES: An entry fee of $3.00 per individual event per swimmer, $12.00 per relay plus a $10.00 surcharge per swimmer must be paid with entries. Teams should submit one check made payable to SWAT. Entries will not be accepted until fees are received. Entries must be received no later than April 6, In order for Inland Empire teams to be prioritized over non-inland Empire teams, their entries must be received by March 31, If you have any questions concerning your entries, please contact Cindy Merrick at (509) , or at merrick6@airpipe.com. If a swimmer DQs in one of the pentathlon events, he/she will still be eligible for the pentathlon award, but a 10 second penalty will be added to the obtained time when calculating that swimmer s total time for the five events of the day. If a swimmer swims a stroke other than the one listed in the event description for that event, he will be given the slowest swimmer s time in that event plus a 10 second penalty. AWARDS: Each day of the meet will be a separate pentathlon followed with a Podium Awards Ceremony. Pentathlon medals will be presented at the end of the meet on Friday. Pentathlon medals will be presented after each session on Saturday and at the end of Session #5 on Sunday. Each day is a separate pentathlon and medals will be awarded to those swimmers placing 1 st through 6 th by lowest total time for the five pentathlon events for that day. To be eligible for the Pentathlon awards a swimmer must swim all five individual events on that particular day. Swimmers placing 1 st through 6 th in individual events will receive individual ribbons, whether they are eligible for the pentathlon award or not. Relays placing 1 st through 3 rd will be awarded ribbons. Team scores will not be recorded. OFFICIALS: Meet Directors: Frank Christoff (509) hollyspok@aol.com Art Shervin, (509) artsmobilr@yahoo.com Meet Referee: Head Starters: Stroke and Turn: Volunteer Coordinator: Ron McGregor, ronmcgregor@avistacorp.com Teri Madill, Jack Beck Robert Bumann, Bill Brown, Doug Lydig, John Wolf, Emma Wolf, Art Sherven, Frank Christoff, Harm-Jan Steenhuis, Kent Merrick Kendra Edlin Visiting officials are welcome and SWAT would appreciate the assistance of IES officials from participating clubs. Please bring current certification and USA Swimming registration cards, which will be checked by the Meet Referee before deck assignments are made. Background checks must be completed prior to this meet. Please note times of scheduled officials meetings. TIMING: CLERK OF COURSE: CONCESSIONS: SWAT will do its best to provide timers for the meet but the help from the parents of swimmers from visiting teams may be needed and will be greatly appreciated. All 8 & under swimmers will be required to report to the Clerk of Course Area for all 25 yard events. The Clerk of Course area is located at the turn end of the pool. Such swimmers must report to the Clerk of Course at least five (5) minutes before their scheduled events. Parents & Coaches please keep track of the events as they are swum. Concessions will be available in the lobby of the pool during the meet. Note: Concessions may be somewhat limited on Friday night. MISC.: Swim Shop NW will have apparel and gear for sale during the meet in the pool lobby. AQUATIC CENTER RULES NO FOOD ON DECK NO GLASS ITEMS ON DECK Participants and Spectators are not permitted in the Stafford Fitness Center in the Aquatic Center or in the Field House next to the Aquatic Center 3

4 DIRECTIONS: HOTELS: From I-90: Take Exit #281, Division Street. Go North thru Downtown Spokane and across the bridge over the Spokane River. Division veers to the right and becomes Ruby Street. Continue traveling North on Ruby Street through the intersections of Sharp, Mission, Indiana, Montgomery & Foothills Drive. Ruby Street then turns back into Division Street. Continue North on Division Street thru the intersections of Bridgeport, Garland/Empire, Wellesley (Northtown Shopping Center), Queen, Rowan, Central, Francis, Lyons, Cozza, Lincoln and Magnesium Rd. Division Street will then split into Hwy 395, with Division St. to the left and Hwy 2 (Newport Hwy.) to the right. Stay in the Left two (2) Lanes to continue on Division Street (Hwy 395). Go straight thru the light at Country Homes Blvd. The next light will be Hawthorne Road. Turn Left at Hawthorne Road. Continue traveling on Hawthorne Road and thru the light at Whitworth Drive. You will then pass the Whitworth College main entrance on your right. The next road to the right is College Road. Turn Right onto College ***DECK AREA RESTRICTIONS*** Only Swimmers, Coaches and officials with current USA Swimming Credentials, are permitted inside of the Deck Area during the meet. The Host Team meet personnel and volunteer timers are allowed inside the Deck Area while they are working the meet. The Deck Area will be is a 3-foot wide area around the edge of the pool. Also the Deck Area will be the entire area behind the Starting Blocks and the entire area behind the Coach/Team table area. Road. Follow this road, pass the Football Field to your left, and take the first left past the Football Field. There are two large parking areas on your right and two buildings straight ahead. The Aquatic Center is the building on the right. There is additional parking along the East side of the pool between the pool and the tennis courts. Parking is also available on the south side of Hawthorne Road between Whitworth Drive and College Road if no parking is available near the pool. NORTHERN SPOKANE Closest to Whitworth/Pool DOWNTOWN AREA Ramada Inn (800) Ramada Inn City Center (800) Newport Hwy. (509) Post (509) Apple Tree Inn (509) Holiday Inn Express (509) N. Division 801 N. Division Quality Inn Oakwood (509) Red Lion River Inn (509) N. Division 700 N. Division Comfort Inn (509) N. Division 7 Miles WEST OF SPOKANE Red Lion Inn At The Park (800) Super 8 (888) W. North River Drive (509) West Westbow Rd. (509) Quality Inn (509) I-90 Exit E. 4th Ave 4

5 April 15-17, 2011 ORDER OF EVENTS FOR FRIDAY SESSION #1 # Friday events cont FRIDAY, April 15, Women Back 5:00 PM 11 Men Back s 6:00 PM 12 Women 15&O 50 Back 13 Men 15&O 50 Back 1 Women IM 14 Men Free 2 Men IM 15 Women Breast 3 Women 15 & Over 100 IM 16 Men Breast 4 Men 15 & Over 100 IM 17 Women 15&O 50 Breast 5 Women Free 18 Men 15&O 50 Breast 6 Women Fly 19 Women Free 7 Men Fly 20 Men Free 8 Women 15&O 50 Fly 21 Women 15&O 50 Free 9 Men 15&O 50 Fly 22 Men 15&O 50 Free ORDER OF EVENTS FOR SATURDAY SESSION #2 SESSION #3 SATURDAY, April 16, 2011 SATURDAY, April 16, 2011 Warm-ups 8:00-8:45 Warm-ups immediately after end of Session #2 s begin at 9:00 s begin one hour after end of Session #2 23 Men IM 49 Women 8 & Under 100 IM 24 Women IM 50 Men 8 & Under 100 IM 25 Men IM 51 Women IM 26 Women 15 & Over 200 IM 52 Men IM 27 Men 15 & Over 200 IM 53 Women IM 28 Men Fly 54 Women 8 & Under 25 Fly 29 Women Fly 55 Men 8 & Under 25 Fly 30 Men Fly 56 Women Fly 31 Women 15 & Over 100 Fly 57 Men Fly 32 Men 15 & Over 100 Fly 58 Women Fly 33 Men Back 59 Women 8 & Under 25 Back 34 Women Back 60 Men 8 & Under 25 Back 35 Men Back 61 Women Back 36 Women 15 & Over 100 Back 62 Men Back 37 Men 15 & Over 100 Back 63 Women Back 38 Men Breast 64 Women 8 & Under 25 Breast 39 Women Breast 65 Men 8 & Under 25 Breast 40 Men Breast 66 Women Breast 41 Women 15 & Over 100 Breast 67 Men Breast 42 Men 15 & Over 100 Breast 68 Women Breast 43 Men Free 69 Women 8 & Under 25 Free 44 Women Free 70 Men 8 & Under 25 Free 45 Men Free 71 Women Free 46 Women 15 & Over 100 Free 72 Men Free 47 Men 15 & Over 100 Free 73 Women Free 48 Mixed 11 & Over 200 Medley Relay 74 Mixed 12 & Under 200 Medley Relay 5

6 ORDER OF EVENTS FOR SUNDAY SESSION #4 SESSION #5 SUNDAY, April 17, 2011 SUNDAY, April 17, 2011 Warm-Ups 13 & Over 7:30-8:15, 12 & Unders 8:15-8:45 s will begin 30 minutes after end of session #4 s begin at 9:00 75 Women 8 & Under 50 Free 98 Women 8 & Under 50 Breast 76 Men 8 & Under 50 Free 99 Men 8 & Under 50 Breast 77 Women IM 100 Women Breast 78 Men IM 101 Men Breast 79 Women IM 102 Women Breast 80 Men IM 103 Men Breast 81 Women IM 104 Women Breast 82 Men IM 105 Men Breast 83 Women 15 & Over 400 IM 106 Women 15 & Over 200 Breast 84 Men 15 & Over 400 IM 107 Men 15 & Over 200 Breast 85 Women 8 & Under 50 Back 108 Women 8 & Under 50 Fly 86 Men 8 & Under 50 Back 109 Men 8 & Under 50 Fly 87 Women Back 110 Women Fly 88 Men Back 111 Men Fly 89 Women Back 112 Women Fly 90 Men Back 113 Men Fly 91 Women Back 114 Women Fly 92 Men Back 115 Men Fly 93 Women 15 & Over 200 Back 116 Women 15 & Over 200 Fly 94 Men 15 & Over 200 Back 117 Men 15 & Over 200 Fly 95 Mixed 10 & Under 200 Free Relay 118 Women 8 & Under 100 Free 96 Mixed Free Relay 119 Men 8 & Under 100 Free 97 Mixed 13 & Over 200 Free Relay 120 Women Free 121 Men Free 122 Women Free 123 Men Free 124 Women Free 125 Men Free 126 Women 15 & Over 200 Free 127 Men 15 & Over 200 Free 6

7 Whitworth University, Spokane, WA April 15 17, 2011 VISITING TEAM INFORMATION Team: Coach: Address: _ Phone: Entries prepared by: Phone: ENTRY FEE TABULATION Surcharge # Swimmers x $10.00 = $ Individual events # Ind. s x $3.00 = $ Relays # Relays x $12.00 = $ TOTAL $ Make checks payable to: SWAT Mail entries and payment to: Spokane Waves Triple Pentathlon 9614 E. Greenbluff Road Colbert, WA Attn: Cindy Merrick Please waive signature for delivery 7