Southwest Aquatic Team 2013 SWAT Swimming Fiesta January 19-20, 2013 WELCOME: The Southwest Aquatic Team invites all currently registered USA Swimming members. This is an invitational and invited teams are limited to: Desert Sharks Swim Club, West Texas Typhoons, Barracuda Aquatics Team, Las Cruces Aquatics Team, WILD Aquatics Team, Sun City Seals, and BLAST Aquatics. Join us at the William W. Cowan Pool to compete in our 2013 short-course invitational meet. The meet will be conducted in on indoor, twenty five (25) yard pool with seven (7) racing lanes and one (1) warm-down lane; sloped starting blocks and turn flags are in place. Separate changing rooms with showers and lavatories for men and women, with seating on deck of the pool. Electronic timing equipment (Colorado 6000 timing and Hy- Tek Meet Manager 4 software) will be used. Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms, or locker rooms. Concessions with food and drink will be available. 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 strongly discouraged. (202.3.4.F) The competition course has not been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C, and information about the water depth at both ends of the pool is 4 ft. The middle pool depth is 5 ft. The City of El Paso fire code limits the total number of people in the facility to 191. We may limit the number of spectators to allow our athletes to compete. LOCATION: The William W. Cowan Pool is located at 8100 Independence, El Paso, TX 79907 (915) 860-2349 DIRECTIONS: Directions to the pool using I-10: Take I-10, then exit Yarborough and turn South on Yarborough. Proceed to Independence, turn left onto Independence. The pool is on your right. Directions to the pool using Border Highway: Take Border Hwy and exit Yarborough. Turn North onto Yarborough, proceed to Independence and turn right onto Independence. The pool is on your right. LIABILITY: In granting this sanction it is understood and agreed that USA Swimming, Border Swimming, Inc., the City of El Paso, The Southwest Aquatic Team, and any sponsors shall be free and held harmless from any liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries or accident to anyone during the conduct of the event in accordance with USA Swimming, Inc., rules and regulations.
SCHEDULE: Saturday Session 1: Warm-up 7:00 AM Start 8:15 AM Session 2: Warm-up 12:30 PM Start: 1:45 PM Sunday Session 3: Warm-up 7:00 AM Start: 8:15 AM Session 4: Warm-up: 12:30 PM Start: 1:45 PM SANCTIONS: RULES: This meet is sanctioned by Border Swimming, Inc. (BD). Current USA Swimming rules and Border Swimming policies apply. All swimmers must be 2013 registered USA Swimming athletes. Sanction #BD 13-02 Unless otherwise noted herein, this meet shall be conducted in accordance with the 2013 USA Swimming Rules and Regulation. The USA whistle start and no recall procedure will be used throughout the meet. Coaches and officials will be required to display their 2013 registration cards. 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 from within the water. When unaccompanied by a member-coach, it is the responsibility of the swimmer of the swimmer s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement. All participants, athletes and non-athletes, must adhere to the USA Swimming Code of conduct as described in Article 304 of the USA Swimming Rules and Regulations. There is a positive check-in requirement for the 500. Swimmers competing in the 500 free must provide their own lap counters. No exceptions will be made. The host club has the right to change the format of the meet with the approval of the sanctioning chair. These changes would be made for a more efficient swim meet for the swimmers and the host club. Reasons for these changes include: 1. To allow more swimmers to swim. 2. To conform to facility capacity limits or for facility safety concerns. 3. To condense the meet into smaller time period. Some of the changes that may be made include: 1. Add a session, 2. Limiting heats in distance events, and 3. Condense sessions and 4) eliminate relays. ENTRY DEADLINE: Monday, January 14, 2013 at 9 PM.
SWIMWEAR In accordance with USA Swimming rules, swimsuits worn by males shall not extend above the navel nor extend further down the legs than the top of the kneecap (patella). Swimsuits worn by females shall not cover the neck or extend past the shoulders or below the knee. Suits must be made of only textile materials. No zippers or other fastening devices are allowed (except for drawstring on brief or jammer). Moreover, swimmers may wear only one suit in competition (FINA GR 5.3). The Referee shall have the authority to bar offenders from the competition until they comply with the rule (102.9.1C). Swimwear must comply with current FINA and USA Swimming Rules & Regulations. ENTRIES: Swimmers may enter 4 individual events per day. The age of the swimmer for the competition will be his/her age on January 19, 2013. Enter all events with previous best times achieved in short course yards (SCY). In case of athletes with no previous time, you may estimate your athlete s entry times to ensure more accurate seeding. All teams with five or more swimmers entered in this meet must submit their entries using Hy-Tek Team Manager software. No phone or fax entries will be accepted. Entries received without accurate USA Swimming registration numbers will not be accepted or processed. No USA Swimming registrations will be accepted on deck. ENTRY CHAIR: ENTRY FEES: Carlos Estrada 500 Rubin Dr El Paso, TX 79912 cestrada@esei.com $3.50 per individual event which includes the Border Swimming surcharge of $1 per event (splash fee). Relays $5.00 per event. In addition, there is a $5 per swimmer facility charge. Make checks payable to: Southwest Aquatic Team. Mail to: Pedro Canabal (915)342-8700 7036 Crown Ridge Dr. El Paso, TX 79912 LATE ENTRIES: AWARDS: AGE GROUPS: Late entries will be accepted on deck at $7.00 per event (which includes the Border late splash fee of $2.00 per event) for open lanes only. No new heats will be created. Deadline for late entries is 30 minutes before the scheduled start of each session. Ribbons for 1 st - 8 th place. 1 st -3 rd place medals for individual high point in each age group and gender. Any ties in high point will be broken using Hy-Tek Age Group Points. 8 & Under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15 & Over MEET REFEREE: Tom Lore (915) 471-1806 tlore@handgards.com MEET DIRECTOR: Carlos Estrada(915) 490-7402 cestrada@esei.com TIMERS: Each team must provide timers based on the percentage of their swimmers entered.
SPECIAL Notice: The meet director reserves the right to modify warm-up/start times after final entries are reserved OFFICIALS: COACHES: WARM UPS Local and visiting officials are welcome to participate. Please attend the officials meeting 30 minutes prior to the start of the session. There will be a coaches meeting prior to the start of each session. Border mandatory warm up procedures will be enforced. A USA-Swimming registered coach for each swim team must be present to conduct their team s warm up sessions. Warm up times and lane assignments will be posted at the pool. Any and all unattached or unattended swimmers should arrange for a certified coach to observe them during warm up, competition, and warm down. Any unattached or unattended swimmers who have not made previous arrangement with a coach to observe them shall contact the Meet Referee or the Meet Director for assistance in arranging appropriate observation. All coaches and officials will serve as safety marshals during warm ups and will be responsible for monitoring and enforcing safety rules and regulations in assigned warm up lanes. Safety marshals will also be present. Coaches must actively supervise their swimmers throughout the warm up session. Appointed safety marshals are members of USA Swimming and have the authority to remove from the deck, for the remainder of the warm up session, any swimmer or coach who is in violation of safety guidelines or warm up procedures. The Meet Referee may exercise additional adjudication authority as necessary. Coaches shall maintain as much contact with their swimmers, both verbal and visual, as possible during the warm up period. The first twenty (20) minutes of each session shall be designated as a GENERAL WARM UP SESSION. There shall be FEET FIRST ENTRIES ONLY AND AT ALL TIMES during the general warm up session. Lanes may be used for pace, circle, or return swim only. Swimmers shall not mount the starting blocks at any time. The pace shall be carefully controlled by the coaches. Loitering and visiting in the lanes is not allowed. During the last TEN (10) minutes of each warm up session sprint lanes shall be open as follows: the lane you have been assigned for warm-up will be your sprint & return lane. Before using sprint lanes, they must be cleared of all swimmers. There will be NO DIVING at any time. RACING STARTS ONLY will be allowed at the far end, but the swimmers swim back in return lanes. Coaches shall stand near the start end of the pool when starting swimmers on sprint and pace work. There shall be NO DIVING (racing starts only!) at any time during the meet. Swimmers in backstroke events or the backstroke leg of the medley relay, MUST ENTER THE WATER FEET FIRST. Swimmers shall not step onto the starting blocks when a backstroker is waiting to start.
Warm up and warm down lanes, if provided by the host team, will operate under the same rules and regulations as general warm up lanes, with the exception that a maximum of 15 swimmers will be allowed in a warm-up/down lane at any one time. Smoking or other use of tobacco products is not allowed in the venue on the grounds of a USA Swimming competition. Consumption of alcoholic beverages is not allowed in the venue on the grounds of a USA Swimming competition. Glass containers are strictly prohibited in the pool area. Food and drink (other than water) are prohibited in the pool area.
SATURDAY, January 1 9, 2013 SESSION 1 Warm-up Meet Starts 7:00 AM 8:15 AM Session I - Saturday Morning (12-under only) 4 events per session Girls Time Std Age Group Event Time Std Boys 1 N/A 12-under 100 Free N/A 2 3 N/A 12-under 50 Back N/A 4 5 N/A 11-12 200 Fly N/A 6 7 N/A 12-under 100 IM N/A 8 9 N/A 12-under 50 Fly N/A 10 11 N/A 11/12 200 Back N/A 12 13 N/A 12-under 100 Breast N/A 14 15 N/A 12-under 200 Medley Relay N/A 16 SESSION 2 Warm-up Meet Starts 12:30 PM 1:45 PM Session II - Saturday Afternoon (13-Over) 4 events per session Girls Time Std Age Group Event Time Std 17 N/A 13-over 200 Fly N/A 18 19 N/A 13-over 200 Breast N/A 20 21 N/A 13-over 100 Free N/A 22 23 N/A 13-over 200 IM N/A 24 25 N/A 13-over 100 Back N/A 26 27 N/A 13-over 200 Medley Relay N/A 28 Boys
SUNDAY, January 20, 2013 Session 3 Warm-up Meet Starts 7:00 AM 8:15 AM Session III - Sunday Morning (12-under only) 4 events per session Warm up 7:00 AM Meet Start 8:10 AM Girls Time Std Age Group Event Time Std Boys 29 N/A 12-Under 50 Free N/A 30 31 N/A 11/12 200 Breast N/A 32 33 N/A 12-Under 100 Fly N/A 34 35 N/A 12-Under 200 Free N/A 36 37 N/A 12-Under 50 Breast N/A 38 39 N/A 12-Under 100 Back N/A 40 41 N/A 12-Under 200 Free Relay N/A 42 Session 4 Warm-up Meet Starts 12:30 PM 1:45 PM Session VI - Sunday Afternoon (13- Over) 4 events per session Warm up 7:00 AM Meet Start 8:10 AM Girls Time Std Age Group Event Time Std Boys 43 N/A 13 - Over 100 Fly N/A 44 45 N/A 13 Over 200 Free N/A 46 47 N/A 13 Over 50 Free N/A 48 49 N/A 13 Over 200 Back N/A 50 51 N/A 13 Over 100 Breast N/A 52 53 N/A 13 Over 200 Free Relay N/A 54 55 N/A 13 Over 500 Free N/A 56
SWAT Swimming Fiesta Invitational January 19-20, 2013 Individual Entry Form Swimmers Name: Team Name: Code: USA#: Sex: Age: Event # Circle Event Distance Circle Stroke Entry Time Total Number of Events: x $3.50 = Facility Fee 5.00 Total Fees due: = $ Held under the sanction of USA Swimming, Inc. and Border Swimming, Inc. Only 2013-registered athlete members of USA Swimming, Inc. will be allowed to compete. No on-deck registration will be available.
Team Entry Form Total Number of Entries x $3.50 $ Total number of swimmers x $5.00 $ (facility fee) Total Amount Due $ Please make checks payable to Southwest Aquatic Team. Team representative to whom meet results are to be sent: Name: Address: Phone No.: Email Address: I, the undersigned, state with this affidavit that all athletes entered in this meet under my team are currently registered with USA Swimming. (Coach or Team Registrar) (Date)