Hosted By: Edwardsville YMCA Breakers Edwardsville YMCA Breakers 2015 Halloween Invitational October 23 rd - 25 th, 2015 Sanction: Held under USA Swimming/Ozark Swimming Observation # Sanction Pending Officials: Meet Referee, Dana Levasseur - (804) 986-9591 Admin Official: John Caton (618) 530-6917 Meet Director: Kim Gremaud (618) 334-6363 Marshall: Marcia Billhartz (618) 580-3772 Location Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center 6168 Center Grove Rd. Edwardsville, IL 62025 618-655-7100 Facility Indoor, (1) 8-lane and (1) 6-lane competition 25 yard pools with non-turbulent lane markers, fully automatic timing system, one buffer lane and one continuous warm-down lane. Overhead seating for 499 spectators is available as well as generous on-deck areas for swimmers and coaches. Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the Aquatic Center. Only swimming coaches attached to a participating team, athletes, and meet workers will be allowed on deck during the meet. Spectators can view the meet from the spectator area above the pool. Please see the facilities rules section. The competition course has been certified in accordance with USA Swimming rule 104.2.2C(4). The copy of such certification is on file with USA Swimming. The pool at the start end of the pool is 7ft. The pool depth at the turn of the pool is 12ft. Changing Policy Except where venue facilities require otherwise, changing into or out of swimsuits other than in the locker rooms or other designated areas is not appropriate and is prohibited by Ozark Swimming and USA Swimming. Camera Policy Per USA Swimming guidelines, no person shall use a camera or any other device capable of recording still or video images (including cell phones) in the area behind the starting blocks, in the locker rooms, changing areas, showers or restrooms. Violators will be reported to law enforcement or other government authorities and/or may be barred from the facility during this sanctioned event. Schedule: Friday PM Session 1: Saturday AM Session 2: Saturday PM Session 3: Sunday PM Session 4: Sunday PM Session 5: Warmups: 5pm Meet Starts: 6pm 1 st Warmup: 6:45am; 2 nd Warmup: 7:15am - Meet Starts: 8:00am 1 st Warmup: 12:15pm; 2 nd Warmup: 12:45pm - Meet Starts: 1:30pm 1 st Warmup: 6:45am; 2 nd Warmup: 7:15am - Meet Starts: 8:00am 1 st Warmup: 12:15pm; 2 nd Warmup: 12:45pm - Meet Starts: 1:30pm
Meet Format and Procedures Format: All events are Timed Finals. A swimmer may enter four individual events per day. Any swimmer who enters more than the maximum number will be scratched down to the limit, starting with the highest event number on the day the over entry occurs. We reserve the right to pre-seed the meet at our discretion, if timelines permit. We further reserve the right to limit or eliminate events due to the timeline constraints. Deck entries will be accepted if the meet is not filled on ONLY as NEW ADDITIONS; CHANGES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Entry fee for deck entries are $8.00. Special Events: Friday evening we will be running the 5-4 and 5-2 Challenge (11-12) Any swimmers who enter both the 500 free and the IM will be entered into the 5-4 or 5-2 Challenge. We will add the times of both swims together. The boy and girl of each age group with the fastest composite time will be awarded a special rosette ribbon. Meet Safety: In accordance with the recommendations of USA swimming, the Ozark LSC, and Rules that govern YMCA swimming. Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center will operate this meet under the guidance of a Marshall. Scoring: Scoring will be to 16 places as follows: Individual events = 20, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 9, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Relay events = 40, 34, 32, 30, 28, 26, 24, 22, 18, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 AWARDS Individual events: Ribbons for 1 st through 8 th place. Rosette s will be presented to the winner of Friday night 5/4 and 5/2 Challenge. Relay events: Ribbons for 1 st through 4 th place. Overall Team Awards (combined Gender and Age Groups) Trophies will be presented to 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd place teams. General Conduct Seeding and Swimmer Check-in All events (except for those on Friday night which will be positive check in) will be pre-seeded. All relay events are timed final events and coaches must turn in relay cards by the announced deadlines. Swimmers must provide their own timer and lap- counter for the 1650 Freestyle. The 1650 s will be seeded fast to slow. Warm-up Procedures Warm-up procedures will be defined by the Ozark LSC and Rules that govern YMCA Swimming. A swimmer attending the meet without a coach must report to the meet referee prior to warming up. The referee or his designee shall instruct the swimmers in the safety rules and assign them to a lane. Lanes will be assigned. Entry Procedures Entry Limit Individual Events: Swimmers may enter a maximum of 10 individual events for the entire meet and can enter no more than 4 individual events per day. Any swimmer who enters more than the prescribed number of events will be scratched down to the event limit starting with the highest event number on that day the over-entry occurs. Entries will be limited to 350 swimmers per session.
Relay Events: Each team will be permitted to enter two (2) scoring relays for each relay event. Teams may enter exhibition relays. All exhibition relays are to be entered at NT. You may enter Relay Only swimmers in the meet to swim on the relays, even if they do not have individual events, but those swimmers names must be included with your team s entries and must pay the posted surcharge for entering the meet. Entry Fees Individual events = $5.00 Relay events = $20.00 Swimmer Surcharge = $10.00 All checks should be made payable to Edwardsville Breakers Mail To Edwardsville Breakers 17 Junction Drive Box 235 Glen Carbon, IL 62034 Submitting Email entries (SDIF format) are preferred for this meet, and must be received by 9:00 am, Thursday October 15, 2015. All entries must be in Hy-Tek Team Manager Format. E-mail entries will receive a confirmation that their e-mail was received. If you do not receive a confirmation, please contact Coach Bob at (618) 407-7665. Confirmation does not mean that your entry has been accepted. No phone or fax entries will be accepted. Entries requiring a signature or postage will not be accepted. Times must be submitted in the course the time was achieved. **Entries must be received by 9:00 am on Thursday, October 15 th, 2015** All entries must be emailed to: Dave Baggette, Meet Entry Chair meetentries@edwyswim.org Timers All teams are expected to supply volunteer timers. Timing slots will be allocated based on the size of the team entry. Vendor B&B Aquatics will offer swimming gear. Fine Designs will offer meet shirts. Important Dates: October 15 Entries Due. October 16 Entries posted on website. October 17 Deadline for changes. Facility Rules: 1. Keep all trash picked up and do not block exit doors or aisles. 2. Swimmers, parents, and spectators are not permitted in any unauthorized areas. No Coolers are allowed on the pool deck or in spectator seating. We want to make sure all spectators have a place to sit. 3. No Smoking laws are in effect. No smoking or tobacco products are allowed on District 7 property. 4. Cell phones with video and video recording devices are prohibited in all locker rooms and restrooms. 5. No photography or cell phone operation will be permitted from behind the starting blocks.
Entry summary and release form This form is part of your entry and must be signed and returned for your entry to be accepted. Entry deadline October 15, 2015 Club: Code: LSC: Address: City: _State: Zip: Head Coach: Phone: Entry contact: Phone: E-mail: Number of Coaches attending: ENTRY SUMMARY Number of swimmers entered x $10.00 = Number of individual entries: x $5.00 = Number of relay entries: x $20.00 = Total amount enclosed: = MAKE YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO Edwardsville Breakers AND MAIL TO: Edwardsville YMCA Breakers 17 Junction Drive #235 Glen Carbon, IL 62034 Do not send entries, disks, or paper backup with this form. Only email entries for this meet. RELEASE ECUSD7, Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center, Edwardsville YMCA, USA Swimming, and Ozark Swimming shall be held harmless for any and all liabilities or claims for damages arising by reasons of injuries to anyone during the conduct of the meet. I certify that proper registration applications and fees have been submitted for entrants prior to completing this form and prior to the entry deadline. Signature: Title: Date:
Friday Night 5/4 and 5/2 Challenge Warmups: 5pm Meet Starts 6pm 1 Girls 15-21 500 Free Boys 15-21 2 3 Girls 13-14 500 Free Boys 13-14 4 5 Girls 11-12 500 Free Boys 11-12 6 7 Girls 15-21 400 IM Boys 15-21 8 9 Girls 12-14 400 IM Boys 12-14 10 11 Girls 11-12 200 IM Boys 11-12 12 Saturday AM Timed Finals Warmups: 6:45am Meet Starts 8:00am 13 Girls 15-21 200 Free Boys 15-21 14 15 Girls 11-12 200 Free Boys 11-12 16 17 Girls 15-21 100 Back Boys 15-21 18 19 Girls 11-12 50 Back Boys 11-12 20 21 Girls 15-21 1650 Free Boys 15-21 22 23 Girls 11-12 50 Free Boys 11-12 24 25 Girls 15-21 50 Free Boys 15-21 26 27 Girls 11-12 50 Breast Boys 11-12 28 29 Girls 15-21 100 Breast Boys 15-21 30 31 Girls 11-12 100 Fly Boys 11-12 32 33 Girls 15-21 200 Fly Boys 15-21 34 35 Girls 11-12 200 Free Rel Boys 11-12 36 37 Girls 15-21 200 Free Rel Boys 15-21 38 Saturday PM Timed Finals Warmups: 12:15pm Meet Starts 1:30pm 39 Girls 13-14 200 Free Boys 13-14 40 41 Girls 9-10 200 Free Boys 9-10 42 43 Girls 13-14 100 Back Boys 13-14 44 45 Girls 9-10 50 Back Boys 9-10 46 47 Girls 13-14 1650 Free Boys 13-14 48 49 Girls 9-10 50 Free Boys 9-10 50 51 Girls 13-14 50 Free Boys 13-14 52 53 Girls 9-10 50 Breast Boys 9-10 54 55 Girls 13-14 100 Breast Boys 13-14 56 57 Girls 9-10 100 Fly Boys 9-10 58 59 Girls 13-14 200 Fly Boys 13-14 60 61 Girls 9-10 200 Free Rel Boys 9-10 62 63 Girls 13-14 200 Free Rel Boys 13-14 64
Sunday AM Timed Finals Warmups: 6:45am Meet Starts 8:00am 65 Girls 15-21 200 IM Boys 15-21 66 67 Girls 8&U 25 Free Boys 8&U 68 69 Girls 11-12 100 Free Boys 11-12 70 71 Girls 15-21 100 Free Boys 15-21 72 73 Girls 8&U 25 Breast Boys 8&U 74 75 Girls 11-12 100 Breast Boys 11-12 76 77 Girls 15-21 200 Breast Boys 15-21 78 79 Girls 15-21 1000 Free Boys 15-21 80 81 Girls 8&U 25 Fly Boys 8&U 82 83 Girls 11-12 50 Fly Boys 11-12 84 85 Girls 15-21 100 Fly Boys 15-21 86 87 Girls 8&U 25 Back Boys 8&U 88 89 Girls 11-12 100 Back Boys 11-12 90 91 Girls 15-21 200 Back Boys 15-21 92 93 Girls 8&U 100 Med Rel Boys 8&U 94 95 Girls 11-12 200 Med Rel Boys 11-12 96 97 Girls 15-21 200 Med Rel Boys 15-21 98 Sunday PM Timed Finals Warmups: 12:15pm Meet Starts 1:30pm 99 Girls 9-10 100 IM Boys 9-10 100 101 Girls 13-14 200 IM Boys 13-14 102 103 Girls 9-10 100 Free Boys 9-10 104 105 Girls 13-14 100 Free Boys 13-14 106 107 Girls 9-10 100 Breast Boys 9-10 108 109 Girls 13-14 200 Breast Boys 13-14 110 111 Girls 13-14 1000 Free Boys 13-14 112 113 Girls 9-10 50 Fly Boys 9-10 114 115 Girls 13-14 100 Fly Boys 13-14 116 117 Girls 9-10 100 Back Boys 9-10 118 119 Girls 13-14 200 Back Boys 13-14 120 121 Girls 9-10 200 Med Rel Boys 9-10 122 123 Girls 13-14 200 Med Rel Boys 13-14 124