SCHEDULES SESSION I SESSION II SESSION III SESSION IV SESSION V Dates Coaches' Meeting Officials' Meetings Positive Checkin Deadlines: Friday, May 15, 2015 Saturday, May 16, 2015 Saturday, May 16, 2015 Sunday, May 17, 2015 Sunday, May 17, 2015 4:15 PM Check-in and coaches' packet at Clerk of Course. 7:45 AM as needed 7:45 AM as needed 45 minutes before 45 minutes before 45 minutes before 45 minutes before 45 minutes before competition competition competition competition competition 400 IM: 4:15 PM 800 Free: 5:00PM 400 Free: 5:30 PM Warm-ups 3:30 PM 8:00 AM Timed Finals 4:45 PM 9:00 AM Immediately after conclusion of Session II One hour after warm-ups 8:00 AM 9:00 AM Immediately after conclusion of Session IV One hour after warm-ups MEET DIRECTOR: Niabi Drew ethernuts@gmail.com 360-982-2936 MEET REFEREE: Kathy Whitney Kwhitney4@comcast.net LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS Fidalgo Pool and FitnessCenter 1603-22nd Street Anacortes, Washington Directions: From I-5, either direction, take Burlington/San Juan Ferries exit #230. Turn left/west at stoplight. Follow SR 20 into Anacortes. The road makes a right/north turn onto Commercial Avenue. Go to 22nd street and turn left/west. Go up the hill. Pool is on the left/south side of the street. FACILITY 25 meter, 6-lane competitive pool Starting end 12.0 feet deep; turning end 4.5 feet deep The competition course has not been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). Adjacent warm-up pool 250 spectator seats Daktronics electronic timing system; scoreboard w/6-lane readout 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 in or out of swimsuits other than in locker rooms or other designated areas is not appropriate and is prohibited. ONSITE AMENITIES Vendor: Swim2000 Heat Sheets: $7.00 Results on PNS web site Concessions: Available throughout the meet Hospitality: Available in conference room throughout the meet Parking: Parking lots east and west of venue; no parking in church parking lot on Sunday ELIGIBILITY: All swimmers must be registered with USA Swimming. Age groups are based on the age of the swimmer as of the first day of the meet. Age groups for competition will be 8&U, 9-10, 11,12, 13 &O. ENTRY INFORMATION: Each swimmer may enter up to a maximum of two (2) individual events on Friday and up to five (5 ) individual events plus one (1) relay event each day Saturday and Sunday. Entries exceeding this limit will be scratched without notification, and entry fees for entry count limitation scratches will not be refunded. All entry times must be SCM (short course meters) Complete whole team entries will be processed until any session with 12&U swimmers reaches the four-hour or until the team of the 375th swimmer has been processed, whichever comes first.. Each swimmer must indicate his/her fifth priority event if entered into five individual events on any day.if not, the highest numbered event in the session will be considered the fifth priority event. Should it be necessary to cut events in any session to comply with the four-hour rule, each swimmer's fifth priority event will be cut and entry fees will be refunded to the swimmer s team. On-deck USA Swimming registration will not be permitted. Deck entries will not be permitted if individual participants exceed 400
All USA Swimming registration numbers will be verified with the PNS registration database. ENTRY FEES: Surcharge: $ 5.00 Individual Event: $ 4.00 Relay: $12.00 No refunds or credits will be given for events entered but not swum, unless 5th priority events must be cut to comply with the four-hour rule. No event swapping. All fees must accompany entries. AWARDS AND SCORING: Individual events: Flat ribbons 1st -6th places Scoring 7-5-4-3-2-1. Relay events: Flat ribbons 1st -3rd places Scoring 14-10-8-6-4-2. High Point: Pacific Northwest Native American awards for top scoring girl and boy in each age group. (Individual event points only.) Age groups: for scoring will be 8 & under, 9-10, 11, 12, 13 &14, 15 & over Team: Pacific Northwest Native American Awards, 1st thru 3rd MEET RULES: Current PNS and USA Swimming rules govern throughout the meet, including warm-ups. Friday events will require a positive check-in by the stated deadline at Clerk of Course in order to swim. Swimmers who do not check in will be scratched without penalty. Swimmers who check in but who fail to swim will be disqualified from the next individual event in which they are entered. WARM-UP PROCEDURES: Circle swim counter-clockwise only. Last half hour of each warm-up period: Lanes 1 & 6 pace lanes, no diving Lanes 2 & 5 sprint lanes, dive starts, return in lanes 3 & 4 Lanes 3 & 4 general warm-up, no diving Additional sprint lanes may be made available upon request to the Meet Referee. Pool closed promptly five (5) minutes prior to the competition. Warm-up may be modified at the discretion of the Meet Referee to accommodate the number of swimmers entered. SAFETY: No diving from the blocks or sides of pool except for designated sprint lanes during designated times in main pool. Jumping into the pool is not allowed. Backstroke swimmers enter the water feet first in rotation; no diving over persons in the water. Deck Marshals will be assigned to supervise the warm-up. Deck Marshals have the authority to remove any swimmer, coach, or club who does not follow the safety rules during warm-ups or the meet. Coaches are responsible for their team s swimmers throughout the meet, including warm-ups and warm-downs. All participating swimmers must be under the supervision of a USA Swimming member coach and may not enter the water at any time unless under the supervision of said coach. The Meet Director or Meet Referee may assist a swimmer in making supervision arrangements, but it is the swimmer s responsibility to make arrangements prior to the warm-ups and to so notify the Meet Referee. 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. OTHER NOTES: In granting this sanction it is understood and agreed that PNS and USA Swimming shall be free from any liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of the event. Only authorized volunteers and working personnel canbe on deck. All others must remain in the designated spectator area and are not allowed in the designated racing venue unless timing for an event or volunteering with the management of the meet. In order to be on deck and serve in their official capacity, all coaches, officials and any other person required by sanction to be members of USA Swimming shall visibly display their membership credentials at all times. All persons acting in any coaching capacity must be coach members of USA Swimming. Alcoholic beverages, tobacco products of any kind, and glass containers are not allowed in the swimming venue. Any act of theft, vandalism or similar action will result in immediate disqualification from the meet and the loss of any points accumulated toward team standings by the individual. Team Areas: Please keep your area clean, and pick up all trash before leaving each session. ENTRY SUBMITTAL INFORMATION: Entries will be only be accepted upon receipt of all of the following prior to the entry deadline, May 6, 2015: 1. Entry File from Team Manager or equivalent. 2. Meet Entry Reports for individual (sorted by swimmer) and relay (sorted by event) events from Team Manager or equivalent. 3. Meet Entry Fee Report from Team Manager or equivalent. 4. Master Entry Summary Form Completed and hand-signed hardcopy only (original or faxed); typed signatures will not be accepted 5. Meet Entry Fees one check payable to the Thunderbird Aquatic Club. Electronic files: email items #1, #2, and #3. Submittal Formats& Notes: Hardcopies: mail or hand-deliver items #4 and #5. If sending via express mail, waive signature requirement. Late, incomplete, or paper entries will not be processed.
Relay-only swimmers must be listed on the Meet Entry Report or equivalent, and appropriate surcharges must be included with the entry. Recheck all entries as no additional entries or corrections will be accepted after the deadline.. All entry times must be SCM (short course meters). Be sure to indicate each swimmer s fifth priority event on any day in which a swimmer is entered into five individual events! Your cooperation is appreciated in facilitating the entry process by making your entries complete, orderly, and legible Mail entries to: Spring Thunderbird ATTN Niabi Drew 1603-22nd St Anacortes, WA 98221 phone: 360-982-2936 email: ethernuts@gmail.com
39th Annual Spring Thunderbird Girl's Friday's Events Boy's 1 13& Over 400 IM 2 3 12 &Under400 IM 4 5 13 & Over 800 Free 6 7 12 & Under 400 Free 8 9 13 & Over 400 Free 10 Girl's Saturday Morning Events Boy's 11 9-10 200 Free 12 13 11 200 Free 14 15 8 & Under 100 Medley Relay 16 17 9-10 200 Medley Relay 18 19 11 & Under 200 Medley Relay 20 21 8 & Under 25 Back 22 23 9-10 100 Back 24 25 11 100 Back 26 27 8 & Under 50 Free 28 29 9-10 50 Free 30 31 11 50 Free 32 33 8 & Under 25 Breast 34 35 9-10 50 Breast 46 37 11 50 Breast 48 39 8 & Under 100 IM 40 41 9-10 100 Fly 42 43 11 100 Fly 44 Girl's Sunday Morning Events Boy's 67 9-10 100 IM 68 69 11 100 IM 70 71 8 & Under 100 Free Relay 72 73 9-10 200 Free Relay 74 75 11 & Under 200 Free Relay 76 77 8 & Under 100 Free 78 79 9-10 100 Free 80 81 11 100 Free 82 83 8 & Under 50 Back 84 85 9-10 50 Back 86 87 11 50 Back 88 89 8 & Under 25 Free 90 91 9-10 100 Breast 92 93 11 100 Breast 94 95 8 & Under 25 Fly 96 97 9-10 50 Fly 98 99 11 50 Fly 100 Girl's Saturday Afternoon Events Boy's 45 12 200 Free 46 47 13 and Over 200 Free 48 49 12 and Over 200 Medley Relay 50 51 12 100 Back 52 53 13 and Over 200 Back 54 55 12 50 Free 56 57 13 and Over 50 Free 58 59 12 50 Breast 60 61 13 and Over 100 Breast 62 63 12 100 Fly 64 65 13 and Over 200 Fly 66 Girl's Sunday Afternoon Events Boy's 101 12 100 IM 102 103 13& Over 200IM 104 105 12 and Over 200 Free Relay 106 107 12 100 Free 108 109 13& Over 100 Free 110 111 12 50 Back 112 113 13& Over 100 Back 114 115 12 100 Breast 116 117 13& Over 200 Breast 118 119 12 50 Fly 120 121 13& Over 100 Fly 122
MASTER ENTRY SUMMARY Please complete this form and send with your entries (disk or hard copy). Failure to submit this form will delay your entry processing and may result in your entries being rejected. TEAM NAME: TEAM CODE: COACH: EMAIL ADDRESS: TEAM MAIL ADDRESS: CITY, STATE, ZIP: ENTRY INFORMATION PREPARED BY: LSC CODE: HOME OFFICE CELL POOL MEET ENTRY FEES ENCLOSED: SURCHARGE: X $5.00 $ INDIVIDUAL EVENTS: X $ 4.00 $ RELAYS: X $12.00 $ SUBTOTAL: $ LESS OUTREACH VOUCHERS: ($ ) Make one check payable to Thunderbird Aquatic Club. TOTAL: $ THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT MUST BE SIGNED: I attest that all swimmers entered hereon are properly registered athlete members of USA Swimming, Inc. Signature of Coach or Team Representative Date Phone Number Important Note: Upon processing of the pre-meet exception report, PNS will register as a full-year USA Swimming athlete member any swimmer not then registered. PNS shall require the club or responsible party to pay an amount equal to the current full-year USA Swimming athlete registration fee, including the PNS surcharge, plus a $15.00 fine for each athlete who is registered from the pre-meet exception report. The fines are due prior to the entry deadline of the next meet entered by the team being fined or within 15 business days after the receipt of the fine statement, whichever occurs first. See PNS AD 97-08 for additional information.