THE LAST CHANCE INVITATIONAL Spnsred by Castal Cnsultants, P.C. June 16-18, 2017 SANCTION NO. VS-17-87 TT-VS-17-89 SANCTION: Held under the sanctin f USA Swimming/Virginia Swimming, Inc., SANCTION NO: VS-17-87. Time Trial SANCTION NO: VS-17-89TT. USA Swimming, Inc., Virginia Swimming, Inc., Pseidn Swimming, and Cllegiate Schl Aquatics Center shall be held free and harmless frm any and all liabilities r claims fr damages arising by reasn f injuries t anyne during the cnduct f this event. LOCATION: Cllegiate Schl Aquatic Center, 5050 Ridgedale Parkway, Richmnd, VA 23234, Phne: (804) 447-2487 FACILITY: MEET DIRECTOR: Cmpetitin Pl: Indr 8 lane 50 meter x 25 yard pl, has 9 ft. wide lanes with nn-turbulent lane lines. Pl depth f 7 7 at the sides and 8 2 in the center. Cmpetitin curse is swum bulkhead t bulkhead. Omega starting blcks, CTS6 with autmatic and semi-autmatic timing, backup Dlphin wireless stpwatches. Full clr LED screbard will be used. The cmpetitin curse has been certified in accrdance with USA Swimming Rules and Regulatins, Article 104.2.2C (4). The cpy f such certificatin is n file with USA Swimming and the Pseidn Offices. Instructinal Pl: Indr 6 lane 25 yard pl fr cntinuus warm-up/warm-dwn Name: Jessica Bauer Email: admin@pseidnswimming.cm Phne: (804) 447-2487 ELIGIBILITY: Open t all USA Swimming athletes registered befre the first day f the meet. DISABILITY SWIMMERS: Teams will be limited t 150 swimmers, except fr the hst team which will nt be limited. N n-deck USA Swimming athlete registratin will be permitted. 13 & lder swimmers must have a BB time r faster in each event entered. The 15-16 time standard will be used fr 15 and lder swimmers. 12 and yunger swimmers will have n time qualificatins. 2017-2020 NAG time standards are in effect. Age n June 16, 2017 will determine age fr the entire meet. Athletes with a disability are welcmed and shall prvide advance ntice f desired accmmdatins t the Meet Directr. The athlete (r the athlete's cach) is als respnsible fr ntifying the sessin referee f any disability prir t the cmpetitin. FORMAT: Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 13 & lder swimmers will swim in the mrning preliminary sessin with the tp 16 13-14 and tp 16 15 & lder swimmers cmpeting in A & B finals that evening. Finals will be swum 13-14 B, then A and 15 & lder B, then A. Event #7 (800 Freestyle) and event # 60 (1500 Freestyle) will be timed final events and will be limited t 4 heats, with 3 heats swum in prelims and fastest heat f 13 & Older swimmers swum in finals. Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 11-12 swimmers will swim preliminaries in the afternn sessin with the tp 8 swimming during finals in the evening. 10 & yunger swimmers will swim timed finals in the afternn sessin. Events #8 and #59 have been intentinally mitted. Chase starts may be used at the discretin f the referee. A time trial may be ffered Sunday after finals fr any interested swimmers. Any event ffered in 1
the meet may be swum in the time trial. WARM-UP: Mrning sessins: Warm-ups 7:00-7:30 AM general, 7:30 7:50 AM, specific lanes 1 & 8 pace and 2 & 7 sprint. Cmpetitin starts at 8:00 AM Afternn sessins: Warm-ups nt befre 12:30 PM; cmpetitin starts nt befre 1:30 PM. Finals sessins: Warm-ups nt befre 5:00 PM, cmpetitin starts at nt befre 6:00 PM. Lane assignment and warm-up times fr individual clubs will be psted n the Pseidn website n later than Tuesday, June 16, 2015, and will als be emailed t the cntact persn f the participating clubs. If the mrning sessin runs late, afternn warm-ups will begin immediately after the mrning sessin ends. ENTRIES: DEADLINE FOR THE RECEIPT OF ENTRIES IS THURSDAY JUNE 8, 2017. Entries must be submitted in lng curse meter times using Hy-Tek Team Manager and Cmmlink-2 sftware, r n a VSI master entry sheet. Teams will submit entries via email. A Team Manager printut f entries must be included r the meet checklist/summary sheet with the name f the persn t cntact in case f questins must accmpany the entries, regardless f hw they are submitted. Fr 12 and yunger swimmers caches times will be accepted fr events in which a swimmer des nt have a time f recrd. N times are nt allwed. Swimmers may enter a maximum f 3 individual events a day. Entries will be prcessed in the rder received and accepted t the greatest extent pssible withut exceeding the 4-hur/sessin timeline limit. The Meet Directr reserves the right t limit entries in any events, if necessary, t prevent t lengthy a sessin. This may include cmbining heats and events; which actins may require reseeding. Email entries t: Becky Hfmann, entries@pseidnswimming.cm Deck entries will be accepted in the rder received fr swimmers already entered in the meet, t the extent that pen lanes are available. N additinal heats will be added. Deck entries must be submitted t the Administrative Referee n the prvided frms. FEES: Individual events: $6.50 Swimmer surcharge: $2.50 per persn (entered in the meet in any capacity) Checks shuld be made payable t: Pseidn Swimming. Mail payment t: Pseidn Swimming 5050 Ridgedale Parkway Richmnd, VA 23234 Payment must be received by June 16, 2017 fr all entries. Failure t pay entry fees by this deadline culd result in teams being barred frm the meet. IMPORTANT: If payment is sent via Express Mail/FedEx/Airbrne/UPS/etc., please ensure that a signature is NOT required fr delivery as this will delay the receipt f yur entries. AWARDS: Individual events: Ribbns will be awarded fr first thrugh eighth place 13 & Over events will be given separate awards fr 13-14 and Open age grups. 10 & Under events will be given separate awards fr 9-10 and 8 & Under age grups. SEEDING: All events will be deck seeded. Scratches are t be reprted t the admin table by using the scratch sheets prvided t each team in the team packet. Team scratch sheets must be turned in 45 minutes prir t the start f cmpetitin. 10 & Under events will be swum as timed finals. 11-12 events will be swum as prelims in the afternn with an A final (tp 8) swum at finals. 13 & Older events will be swum tgether in prelims. 13-14 and 15 & Older will swim an A & B final (tp 16), except fr the wmen s 800 Freestyle and the men s 1500 Freestyle. 2
Event #7, Wmen s 800 Freestyle and Event #60 Men s 1500 Freestyle will be limited t 4 heats, with 3 heats in prelims, swum fastest t slwest. The fastest heat f each event will be swum in finals. Events #35 & #36, 13 & O 400 IM Individual Medley will be swum in prelims with the 4 fastest wmen s heats first, fllwed by the fur fastest men s heats. These heats will be swum slwest t fastest. The remaining heats in prelims will be swum fastest t slwest, alternating wmen and men. TIME TRIAL: At the cnclusin f Sunday evening s finals sessin, time permitting, time trials will be ffered t any 13 & lder swimmers entered in an individual event in the meet. PENALTIES: Time trials will begin n earlier than 10 minutes after the cnclusin f Sunday s finals. The rder f events will be Sunday s, Saturday s and Friday s events. Cst: $15 per event. A swimmer desiring a time trial must infrm the Meet Referee r designee, n later than 10:30 AM Sunday. Swimmer must prvide timer and cunter. Time trials are included as events in the 3 events per day limit. Penalties fr entries using fraudulent and/r nn-verifiable entry times: Swimmer shall be marked as exhibitin fr the event entered illegally and the event shall be re-scred and awarded. Club may be fined $100 fr each ffense, and a recrd f such ffenses hall be kept and published as part f the fficial meet results. Clubs entering swimmers nt legally registered with USA Swimming by the first day f the meet may be fined $100 per swimmer in each event s entered. If the swimmer is representing a club in cmpetitin, the fine will be levied n the Club. If the swimmer is unattached, the fine will be levied n the swimmer. RULES: The current USA Swimming Rules and Regulatins will apply. OFFICIALS: Any swimmer entered in the meet must be certified by a USAS member cach as being prficient in perfrming a racing start r must start each race frm within the water. When unaccmpanied by a member cach, swimmers r their legal guardian must ensure cmpliance with this requirement. The verhead and/r chase starts will be used fr the all sessins at the discretin f the Meet Referee. The scratch prcedures listed in the current USA Swimming Rules and Regulatins, Article 207.11.6, sectins D and E nly will be in effect fr all final heats. Use f audi r visual recrding devices, including cell phnes, is nt permitted in changing areas, rest rms r lcker rms. In additin, phtgraphy behind the blcks is nt permitted. Operatin f a drne, r any ther flying apparatus, is prhibited ver the venue (pls, athlete/cach areas, spectatr areas and pen ceiling lcker rms) any time athletes, caches, fficials and/r spectatrs are present withut written USA Swimming apprval. Changing int r ut f swimsuits ther than in lcker rms r ther designated areas is prhibited. In accrdance with VSI Best Practices, swimmers shuld shwer befre entering the pl. In accrdance with VSI Plicy, nly thse caches wh have current, valid USA Swimming credentials will be permitted t act in a caching capacity at this meet. Caches with valid USA Swimming credentials but are unable t prvide them upn request will be issued temprary credentials by the meet directr Caches with expired r nn-current credentials will be required t leave the deck area. Meet Referee: Bb Rustin Email:brustin55@gmail.cm Phne:804-387-8736 Officials will be needed fr all psitins and all sessins fr this meet. Team fficials chair shuld submit the names and sessin availability f certified fficials, as well 3
SAFETY: as the names and sessin availability f trainees t Sctt Farrar, sfarrar@bsnsprts.cm, 804-937-0995, n later than June 11, 2017. Officials briefing will be ne hur prir t the start f the meet in the Hspitality rm. Virginia Swimming Meet Safety Prcedures will be in effect. TIMERS: Clubs may be required t prvide timers in prprtin t the number f swimmers they have entered in each sessin. Swimmers must prvide their wn timers and cunters fr the event #7 (Wmen Open 800 Free) and 60 (Men Open 1500 Free). The number f timers required per club and their lane assignments will be psted n the Pseidn website, www.pseidnswimming.cm, Tuesday, June 13, 2017, and will als be emailed t the cntact persn f each f the individual clubs. GENERAL: Heat sheets will be sld fr $2.00 a sessin. FACILITY RULES: DIRECTIONS: HOTELS: Cncessins will be available during the meet featuring prducts by Martin s, Cca-Cla, and Ukrp s Hmestyle Fds. Cncessins will pen fr warm-ups and during cmpetitin each day. It may clse 1 hur prir t the estimated end time f the meet each day. Caches and fficials hspitality will be prvided. A light breakfast n Friday, Saturday and Sunday, lunch and dinner each day will als be prvided. Hspitality will be hsted in the weight rm just ff the pl deck. Swim and Tri will be the meet vendr fr swim gear. If necessary, verflw parking will be available at the Martin s behind the aquatic center. N glass cntainers f any kind are permitted in the facility. Lawn/deck chairs are nt permitted in the grandstand. N spectatrs/parents will be allwed n deck unless wrking the meet. N smking is allwed n the campus. Drs are nt t be prpped pen (HVAC) and the frnt dr is the nly entry/exit dr frm the facility, G t www.pseidnswimming.cm fr directins. Htel infrmatin is available at www.pseidnswimming.cm, Meets/Events, Visitr Htel Inf. 4
Mrning Open Sessin Warm-up: 7:00-7:30am (general) 7:30-7:50 Specific Start Time: 8:00AM ORDER OF EVENTS Pseidn Last Chance Meet Friday, June 16, 2017 Afternn 12 & Yunger Sessin Warm up nt befre 12:30PM Start Time: 1:30PM Wmen Events Men Wmen Events Men 1 13 & Older 400 Freestyle 2 9 11-12 200 Back 10 3 13 & Older 200 IM 4 11 10&U 50 Back 12 5 13 & Older 50 Freestyle 6 13 11-12 50 Back 14 7 13 & Older 800 Freestyle - 15 10&U 50 Breaststrke 16 17 11-12 50 Breaststrke 18 19 10&U 200 Freestyle 20 21 11-12 200 Freestyle 22 23 10&U 100 Butterfly 24 25 11-12 100 Butterfly 26 Evening Finals Sessin Warm-up nt befre 5:00PM Start time nt befre 6:00PM Order f Finals Event 9, 10, 1, 2, 13, 14, 3, 4, 17, 18, 5, 6, 21, 22, 7, 25, 26 11-12 tp 8, 13-14 tp 16, 15 & Older tp 16 Saturday, June 17, 2017 Mrning Open Sessin Warm-up start time: 7:00-7:30am (general) 7:30-7:50 Specific Start Time: 8:00AM Afternn 12 & Yunger Sessin Warm up nt befre 12:30PM Start Time: 1:30PM Wmen Events Men Wmen Events Men 27 13 & Older 100 Butterfly 28 37 11-12 200 Butterfly 38 29 13 & Older 200 Freestyle 30 39 10&U 100 Freestyle 40 31 13 & Older 100 Breaststrke 32 41 11-12 50 Freestyle 42 33 13 & Older 100 Backstrke 34 43 10&U 200 Individual Medley 44 35 13 & Older 400 IM 36 45 11-12 200 Individual Medley 46 47 10&U 100 Breaststrke 48 49 11-12 100 Breaststrke 50 Evening Finals Sessin Warm-up nt befre 5:00PM Start time nt befre 6:00PM Order f Finals Event 27, 28, 37, 38, 29, 30, 41, 42, 31, 32, 45, 46, 33, 34, 49, 50, 35, 36 11-12 tp 8, 13-14 tp 16, 15 & Older tp 16 5
Sunday, June 18, 2017 Mrning Open Sessin Warm-up start time: 7:00-7:30am (general) 7:30-7:50 Specific Start Time: 8:00AM Afternn 12 & Yunger Sessin Warm up nt befre 12:30PM Start Time: 1:30PM Wmen Events Men Wmen Events Men 51 13 & Older 200 Backstrke 52 61 11-12 100 Freestyle 62 53 13 & Older 100 Freestyle 54 63 10&U 100 Backstrke 64 55 13 & Older 200 Breaststrke 56 65 11-12 200 Breaststrke 66 57 13 & Older 200 Butterfly 58 67 10&U 50 Freestyle 68-13 & Older 1500 Freestyle 60 69 11-12 100 Backstrke 70 71 10&U 50 Butterfly 72 73 11-12 50 Butterfly 74 75 10&U 400 Freestyle 76 77 11-12 400 Freestyle 78 Evening Finals Sessin Warm-up nt befre 5:00PM Start time nt befre 6:00PM Order f Finals 61, 62, 51, 52, 65, 66, 53, 54, 69, 70, 55, 56, 73, 74, 57, 58, 77, 78, 60 11-12 tp 8, 13-14 tp 16, 15 & Older tp 16 6