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Name of Meet Meet Sanction #: PEDDIE THANKSGIVING CLASSIC MINI MEET AND AGE GROUP MEET (NO Q-TIMES) Sanctioned by New Jersey Swimming: NJS112313SCB In granting this sanction, it is understood and agreed that 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. Host Club: Hosted by: PEDDIE AQUATICS ASSOCIATION Date of Meet: Saturday Nov. 23, 2013 and Sunday Nov. 24, 2013 Location: PEDDIE SCHOOL, 155 E. ETRA ROAD, HIGHTSTOWN, NJ 08520 Facility Information: The Peddie Aquatic Facility pool is a 25-yard, 8-lane pool with anti-turbulent lane-dividers and a Colorado timing system. The depth at the starting end is 7 and the depth at the turn end is 6.5. Pool Certification Statement: The competition course has been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). The copy of such certification is on file with USA Swimming. Audio/Visual Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing Recording areas, rest rooms or locker rooms. Statement: Meet Director: Greg Wriede, paaswimteam@peddie.org, 609-944-7547 Meet Referee: Paul Welsh paul_welsh@gbtpa.com Meet Safety Marshall Cathy Signorin cathysignorin@peddie.org Entry Coordinator: Ellen Mace entries1@juno.com Entry Deadline: 5:00 PM on November 8 th, 2013 Email entry file to: entries1@juno.com Mail the signed waiver form and entry fee check to: BE Smartt, Inc. 604 Paxson Avenue, Mercerville, NJ 08619 Entry Deadline: Meet Format Waiver: Internet Website Posting: MEET MANAGEMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESTRICT THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES TO MEET USA-S GUIDELINES FOR MEET AND SESSION DURATIONS. All entries will be accepted on a first come basis. Entry Summary forms, verification forms, waiver release, and fees must be received no later than the first session of the meet where the team competes. Meet entries will be taken until the meet fills. The host club must stay within the four hour per session rule. It is not necessary to use overnight or express mail to send hard copy and check, which are sent in support of an e-mailed entry. The host club has the right to change the format of the meet with the approval of the sanctioning chairman and either the age group or senior chairman. These changes would be made for a more efficient swim meet for the swimmers and the host club. Reasons for these changes include: To allow more swimmers to swim. To conform to facility capacity limits or for facility safety concerns. To condense the meet into smaller time frame. Some of the changes that can be made: 1) add a session, 2) heat limit distance events, 3) condense sessions, and 4) eliminate relays. Website addresses: www.besmarttinc.com and www.njswim.org Pre-Meet Information posted on websites. Meet Information will be posted on the websites. Downloadable Hy-Tek Events list (HYV.file) will be posted on the website. Updated meet schedule Warm-up Schedule and Team Warm-up Assignments. Timing assignments. Post-Meet Information posted on websites. Downloadable Results (CL.2 file) Printable meet results (.PDF file) 1

Meet Requirement Statement: Coaches Eligibility: Swimmer Eligibility: Swimmers Unaccompanied by a USAS Certified Coach: USAS Deck Change Policy Statement: Meet Format: Relays Meet Schedule: In order to be eligible for the New Jersey Zone Championship Team or for NJ Swimming Athlete Reimbursement for sectional and national level meets, NJ Swimming policy stipulates certain participation requirements. As a New Jersey Swimming sanctioned meet, this meet counts towards those participation requirements. All coaches on the deck must be currently registered coach members of USA Swimming. Coaches must have coaching card visible at all times while on deck. All swimmers must be members of USA Swimming to enter and compete in this meet. All swimmers must be listed on a team s official entry form to be eligible to participate in this swim meet in any events including relays. All transfer swimmer(s) must swim unattached for 120 days from their last attached competition. Swimmers must use an UN- (New Team Alpha Code) as their team affiliation. All Unattached swimmers must be listed on the team s official waiver entry form. There will be events for various groupings of 8/under swimmers, plus 9/10, 11/12, 12/under, 13/14, and Open events. There are no qualifying times for this meet. New Jersey Swimming only allows swimmers to compete in 3 individual events per day. Age for this meet is: Saturday, November 23 rd, 2013. 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 USA Swimming member coach, it is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement. 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 prohibited. This meet will be run in accordance to current USA Swimming Rules. This meet will be run as a time final meet. This meet will be deck seeded with coaches checking in/scratching all swimmers. Swimmers will report to the marshalling area for organizing heats and lanes and escorted to the pool. Coaches must turn in relay cards prior to that relay swimming, listing correct swimmers names and correct order. The building will open at 6:50AM on Saturday and 7:50AM on Sunday Event list attached Meet Schedule: Saturday, November 23, 2013 Warm-up Start Session 1 All 8/unders 6:55 A.M. 8:00 A.M. Session 2 9-10 s & 11/12 girls and boys TBA. TBA Session 3 13/14 s and Open events TBA TBA Sunday, November 24, 2013 Session 4 9-10 s & 11/12 girls and boys 7:55 A.M. 9:00 A.M. Session 5 Open 500 Free TBA TBA Session 6 13/14 s and Open events TBA TBA. Warm-up Procedures: Warm-ups will be run under New Jersey Swimming Warm-up and Safety Guidelines. Warmups will include general warm-up lanes, sprint lanes, and pace lanes. All swimmers are entitled to a fair and comparable warm-up. All teams WILL get the same opportunity for general warm-up lanes, sprint lanes, and pace lanes. All swimmers must enter the pool from the starting end of the pool. New Jersey Swimming officials will monitor warm-ups. All general warm-up lanes will swim in a counterclockwise direction. There will be a one-hour warm-up session with sprint lanes offered in the final 15 minutes of warm-ups. Or depending on the number of entries, there may be two 30-minute warm-ups divided by teams, with designated sprint lanes/pace lanes during the last 10 minutes. All participating clubs will be notified of the warm-up schedule by e-mail. 2

Entry Times: New Jersey Swimming does not allow NT or No Time to be used as an entry time. All entry times must be in short course yards. Check-In: Starts: Scoring: All check-in sheets must be turned into the scoring table 30 minutes before the start of each session. Swimmers that are swimming will have a line through their name. Swimmers that are being scratched will have their names circled with a SCR next to the circle. Swimmers scratching a single event will have a line through his/her name and the event number circled with SCR next to the circle. Failure to follow this procedure may result in the swimmer(s) being scratched from the session. The host club will determine if Fly-over / Over-the-top starts will be used after a time line has been produced. This information will be posted in the pre-meet information and emailed to the participating teams. Team Scoring will not be kept. Awards: Medals will be awarded for the top 3 finishers in each event. Individual Entry Fee: $4.00; Relay Fees: $8.00 Make checks payable to: PEDDIE SCHOOL Send entries fees to: BE Smartt, Inc, 604 Paxson Avenue, Mercerville, NJ 08619 Please waive the signature on entry packages. Entry Fees: All entries fees must be paid no later than Session Check-in. If a team fails to make payment by that time all their swimmers may be scratched, at the discretion of the Host Team. The host club has the right to scratch teams/swimmers for lack of payment of entry fees, lack of completed and signed waiver forms. Admissions and Programs: Entries: Results: Host Club Responsibilities: Participating Club Responsibilities: Admission will be $4.00 per session. Heat Sheets will be available for $2.00. Parents will purchase a ticket at the admissions door which can be exchanged for 1 heat sheet when they become available. In accordance with NJS policy, team entries may be submitted by E-mail: entries1@juno.com All entries must be Hy-Tek program entries attached to an e-mail. The meet entry coordinator will respond to e-mails entries within 48 hours. If you do not receive an e-mail response within 48 hours, assume that your email has not been received. It then becomes the e-mailer s responsibility to make sure that the host club's meet entry coordinator receives the e-mail. If you do not receive an e-mail response, you must contact the entry coordinator by email or phone. An Entry Summary with a signed NJ Swimming waiver and a check must accompany or follow each mailed entry. Accuracy of seed times is essential. Incomplete entries will not be accepted. Deck entries will not be accepted. No phone or faxed entries will be accepted. All Teams will receive results via email. Results will be posted at www.besmarttinc.com The host club will provide a single timer in each lane throughout the meet. The host club will have stopwatches available for volunteers helping to time. The host club will e-mail all club entries back to the participating clubs. The host club will create a warm-up schedule that will be fair and equal to all teams. This warm-up schedule will be e-mailed to all participating clubs no later than one week before the meet. The host club will create timing assignments that are fair and equitable with as many teams participating as possible. These timing assignments will be e-mailed to all participating clubs no later than one week before the meet. Participating clubs must help with timing assignments. Timing assignments will be e-mailed to participating clubs one week prior to the meet. Participating club parents must stay off the pool deck except for timing assignments. Participating clubs should help with officiating whenever possible. List the club contact for club officials on the meet summary. 3

Facility Rules and Regulations Concessions: Vendor: No portable chairs allowed in the balcony seating area. No smoking anywhere on the Peddie campus. Food will be available in the lobby of the school building. Metro Swim Shop will be in attendance. Directions: Take the NJ Turnpike to Exit 8, Hightstown/Princeton. Follow Route 33 West to Hightstown. Make a left at the 2 nd traffic light onto Main Street (the firehouse will be in front of you), then go straight through 1 traffic light and at Ward Street make a left. Make first right onto South Main Street. Continue past the Peddie School campus and at Etra Road, make a left. Pass the playing fields and the Athletic Center driveway is on the left. Hotels: Holiday Inn, 399 Monmouth St, East Windsor, NJ (609) 448-7000 Hampton Inn, 384 Monmouth St, East Windsor, NJ 08520 (609) 426-1600 4

Girls' events Session #1 PEDDIE THANKSGIVING CLASSIC EVENT LIST No Qualifying Times Sessions 1, 2, & 3 on Saturday; Sessions 4, 5, and 6 on Sunday Boys' events 1 8/u 50 Free 2 3 7 year old 25 Free 4 5 6/u 25 Free 6 7 8 year old 25 Breast 8 9 7/u 25 Breast 10 11 8 year old 50 Back 12 13 7 year old 25 Back 14 15 6/u 25 Back 16 17 8 year old 25 Fly 18 19 7/u 25 Fly 20 21 8 year old 100 IM 22 23 7/u 100 IM 24 25 8 Year Old 100 Freestyle Relay 26 27 7/u 100 Freestyle Relay 28 Session #2 29 9-10 100 Back 30 31 11/12 100 Back 32 33 9-10 50 Fly 34 35 11/12 50 Fly 36 37 9-10 200 Free 38 39 11/12 200 Free 40 41 9-10 50 Breast 42 43 11/12 50 Breast 44 45 9-10 50 Free 46 47 11/12 50 Free 48 49 9-10 100 IM 50 51 12/u 400 IM 52 Session #3 53 13/14 100 Fly 54 55 Open 100 Fly 56 57 13/14 200 Free 58 59 Open 200 Free 60 61 13/14 100 Back 62 63 Open 100 Back 64 65 13/14 200 Breast 66 67 Open 200 Breast 68 69 13/14 50 Free 70 5

71 Open 50 Free 72 73 Open 400 IM 74 Session #4 75 9-10 200 IM 76 77 11/12 200 IM 78 79 9-10 100 Free 80 81 11/12 100 Free 82 83 9-10 50 Back 84 85 11/12 50 Back 86 87 9-10 100 Fly 88 89 11/12 100 Fly 90 91 9-10 100 Breast 92 93 11/12 100 Breast 94 Session #5 95 Open 500 Free 96 Session #6 97 13/14 200 Back 98 99 Open 200 Back 100 101 13/14 100 Breast 102 103 Open 100 Breast 104 105 13/14 200 Fly 106 107 Open 200 Fly 108 109 13/14 100 Free 110 111 Open 100 Free 112 113 13/14 200 IM 114 115 Open 200 IM 116 6

PEDDIE THANKSGIVING CLASSIC Saturday & Sunday, November 23rd & 24 th, 2013 WAIVER In consideration of the acceptance of this entry, I/we hereby, for myself/ourselves, my/our heirs, administrators and assigns, waive and release any and all claims against the USA Swimming, NJ Swimming, PEDDIE SCHOOL, PEDDIE AQUATIC ASSOCIATION, BE Smartt, Inc. and their staffs for any injuries and/or expenses incurred by me/us at the swim meet, or while on the road to and from the meet. I/we are USA Swimming registered athletes and am/are eligible to compete in all the events I/we have entered. Meet Verification I hereby certify that all entered swimmers and coaches listed on the waiver form for the Peddie Aquatic Association Thanksgiving Classic meet on November 23 rd & 24 th, 2013 are registered members of United States Swimming. All United States Swimming numbers are correctly listed and unless otherwise noted, are not required to swim unattached (UN) due to the 120 day transfer. Also I acknowledge that deck access is limited to coaches and/or officials working the meet and displaying their credentials. CLUB NAME CLUB CODE: SIGNATURE of COACH, and/or PARENT/GUARDIAN: ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: e-mail ADDRESS: NAME(S) of COACH(ES): NAME and PHONE NUMBER of person to contact regarding this entry: NAME and EMAIL ADDRESS of person to receive final results: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ENTRY FEE SUMMARY Individual event entries @ $4.00 = $ Relay fess @ $8.00 = $ MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: PEDDIE School TOTAL ENTRY FEES $ Article 302.4 of the United States Swimming Rules and Regulations FALSE REGISTRATION: An LSC may impose a fine of up to $100 per event against a member coach or a member club s representative signing a document which indicates a swimmer is registered with United States Swimming for a meet when that swimmer is not properly registered or eligible to compete for that club. This will be enforced by the LSC and the LSC will be entitled to the fines imposed. LIST ALL UNATTACHED SWIMMERS: Unattached Swimmer, Unattached Swimmer Unattached Swimmer, Unattached Swimmer Unattached Swimmer, Unattached Swimmer 7