SALVATION ARMY KROC AQUATICS

LOCATION SALVATION ARMY KROC AQUATICS The Salvation Army Summer Sunset A/BB/C + Mini Meet August 9-11, 2013 Held under the Sanction of USA Swimming Sanctioned by Middle Atlantic Swimming, Inc. Sanction # MA 13130 A (9& over) and MA 13131 M (8 & under) The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center of Philadelphia The Jimmy Moran Competition Pool 4200 Wissahickon Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19129 215.717.1200 www.salvationarmykroccenter.org FACILITIES PURPOSE MEET DIRECTOR SAFETY DIRECTOR OFFICIALS ELIGIBILITY The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Center of Philadelphia s Jimmy Moran Competition Pool is a 10-lane, competition-grade pool. Our facilities include a 6-foot deep, stainless steel Myrtha Pool, 25-yard by 25-meter lanes, starting platforms, nonturbulent lane markers, and an in-water sound system. The pool is 6 deep at both ends of the pool. The pool is equipped with a Colorado System 5 Timing System with Full Matrix Display. The facility offers ADA-accessible spectator seating and is capable of seating up to 300 guests; additional seating space is available via poolside bleachers that can accommodate swimmers and coaches on deck. Free parking, concession stands, and a swim equipment vendor are available. The competition course has been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). The copy of such certification is on file with USA Swimming. At the conclusion of the long course season, we are offering this meet to give swimmers the first chance to post times for the upcoming short course season. Your team will have the chance to experience amazing swims in a 25-yard pool after swimming long course meters all summer. Matt Scanlan will be the Meet Director. He can be contacted at SAKASwimMeet@Hotmail.com Please put the subject line as Attn: Meet Director Adam King will be the Safety Director. He can be contacted at SAKASwimMeet@Hotmail.com Please put the subject line as Attn: Safety Director Verna Weeks will be the Officials Coordinator. She can be reached at SAKASwimMeet@Hotmail.com Please put the subject line as Attn: Officials This meet is open to all swimmers registered with USA Swimming. Swimmer s age as of August 9, 2013 will apply for the entire meet for all swimmers. On-site registrations will not be accepted at this meet. Each swimmer must be registered through his/her LSC prior to competition. 1

ENTRY LIMITATIONS ADAPTED SWIMMING ORDER OF EVENTS WARM-UP & START DECK ENTRIES SWIMMERS WITHOUT A COACH SEEDING HOW TO ENTER The Meet Director reserves the right to limit entries, events or heats, or to modify the meet format to conform to Middle Atlantic rules. Swimmers/teams eliminated from the meet due to time or space constraints will be given a full refund. Prompt notification will be made to swimmers or teams if changes impact their entries. Swimmers may swim in four (4) individual events and two (2) relays per session but not to exceed a total of six (6) events per day. Swimmers with a disability are welcome to enter this meet. The coach or team entry person must alert the Meet Director and the Meet Referee as to the need for any special accommodations or seeding arrangements at the time the entry is submitted. See attached sheet listing the order of events, event numbers, the starting times for each session, and the warm-up schedule. Team lane assignments, warm-up schedule, and positive check-in times will be emailed and posted on maswim.org. Circle swimming only during warm-up, except supervised diving in designated sprint lanes. When diving is permitted, swimmers must enter from the starting blocks and exit from the opposite end of the pool. Subject to space availability, and at the discretion of the Meet Director, deck entries will be accepted on the day of the meet, prior to the start of each session, at the cost of $8.00 per individual event and $16.00 per relay event. Swimmers not previously entered in the meet must provide proof of current USA Swimming registration. Deck-entered swimmers will compete unofficially; the achieved time is official, but will not score in the meet for points or awards. To enter, please see the Meet Director before or during warm-ups. Swimmers unaccompanied by a credentialed coach should report to the Meet Director before the warm-up for each session. Any swimmer entered in the meet, unaccompanied by a USA Swimming member coach, must be certified by a USA Swimming member coach as being proficient in performing a racing start or must start each race from the water. It is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement. Friday night distance events will require positive check-in. Check-in must be completed by 4:30 PM for all Friday night events. Any swimmer who positively checks-in for a deck seeded event and does not swim that event may be barred from their next individual event. This is a timed-final meet, all events for Saturday and Sunday will be pre-seeded based on entry time. Electronic entries in a Hy-Tek Team Manager entry file are preferred. Entries may be sent via e-mail. Send to SAKASwimMeet@Hotmail.com Please put SAKA Summer Sunset Meet Entries in the Subject Line Include in your email: 1. your entry file 2. A Team Manager report by sorted by swimmer name. 3. In the body of your e-mail, provide the number of girls, boys and entries. 4. Include contact information (name, address, phone and cell phone). 2

Send entry check separately. (See Below) Include a Printed Report of Entries and the Meet Summary Form from this packet. Checks must arrive by Friday August 2, 2013. Entries may be sent on a CD. Include a Team Manager report by entry, the SAKA Meet Summary Form and your payment. If a Hy-Tek file is not possible, entries may be sent in using the SAKA Meet Entry Form(s). As per Middle Atlantic rules, a $15 per swimmer fee will be charged to all entries submitted on paper rather than electronically. An additional $25 per swimmer fee will be charged to any team submitting manual entries for more than 5 swimmers. We have information on the final page of this meet information about a Hy-tek product that is FREE (TM Lite). This product will assist you in completing your electronic entry. A completed Meet Summary Sheet MUST accompany each team s entry. Times must be submitted in the course in which they were achieved; non-conforming times will be seeded according to USA Swimming rules. Swimmers without a valid USS time in an event must be submitted as a "NT" in that event. ENTRY FEES SEND ENTRIES TO Entry Fee is $4.00 per individual event and $8.00 for a relay. There is a $15 per swimmer for any entry not submitted electronically. There is a $25 per swimmer surcharge for submission of 5 or more swimmers on a manual entry. SAKASwimMeet@Hotmail.com Make entry fee payable to: Salvation Army Kroc Aquatics Send Payment to: Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Center of Philadelphia SAKA Swim Meet Payment c/o Kroc Center Business Office 4200 Wissahickon Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19129 Send Entries to: Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Center of Philadelphia SAKA Swim Meet Entries c/o Matt Scanlan 4200 Wissahickon Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19129 Request signature waiver for UPS, FedEx, or ExpressMail. Please include meet summary form and entry list printout ENTRY DEADLINE Entries must be received no later than Friday, July 26, 2013 at 12:00 PM. No late entries will be accepted. 3

RULES This meet will be conducted according to current USA Swimming rules. Middle Atlantic Swimming rules shall also apply. USA SWIMMING / MA SWIMMING SAFETY GUIDELINES AND WARM-UP PROCEDURES WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE MEET. Only currently credentialed coaches, USA Swimming registered athletes, and essential meet personnel will be permitted on deck. This meet will be conducted using the whistle command and no-recall false start procedures. The Mini-Meet portion of the meet will be conducted using the whistle command supplemented with verbal commands and no-recall false start procedures. Entries submitted must be swimmer s best verifiable USA Swimming time. Entry of time other than swimmer s best for any event may result in the swimmer s suspension from competition for a minimum of 3 months, but not more than 1 year. 'Fly-over' starts will be used at this meet for all sessions except Mini Sessions. All swimmers (except for Backstroke starts) should remain in the water at the completion of their race until the next heat has begun. SCORING & AWARDS PROGRAMS & ADMISSION RESULTS DIRECTIONS Individual Event: Trophies: 1 st and Ribbons 2 nd - 8 th Relays Events: Ribbons 1 st 3 rd An $8.00 Admission Fee will be charged for admission into each meet per session. Children 6 yrs old and under are free; all spectators over 6 yrs old will be charged admission. Heat Sheets will be available for free on a first-come, first-served basis. Results will be emailed to all registered coaches and posted on the Middle Atlantic website at www.maswim.org. From US-1/Roosevelt Expressway from the North» Follow US-1/Roosevelt Expressway south.» Exit at Fox Street» Turn left onto Fox and travel.2 miles.» Turn left onto Roberts Ave. and travel.4 miles.» Turn right onto Wissahickon Ave. and travel.2 miles.» 4200 Wissahickon Ave. is on the right From US-1/Roosevelt Expressway from the South» Exit at Wissahickon Ave. South/Hunting Park Ave.» Travel to stop sign» Turn right onto Wissahickon Ave. and travel.4 mi.» 4200 Wissahickon Ave. is on the right. From Interstate 76/Schulykill Expressway (East or West of Philadelphia)» Take Interstate 76/Schulykill Expressway toward US-1 N/Roosevelt Expressway, Exit 340B» Take US-1 N/ Roosevelt Expressway north.» Exit at Wissahickon Ave. South/Hunting Park Ave.» Travel to stop sign» Turn right onto Wissahickon Ave. and travel.4 mi.» 4200 Wissahickon Ave. is on the right. 4

From Center City Philadelphia» Take JFK Boulevard toward North 16 th St and turn right onto N. 16 th St..» Take N. 16 th St. to Ben Franklin Parkway and turn left onto the Parkway» At the 1 st traffic circle, take the 2 nd Exit and stay on the Ben Franklin Parkway.» At the 2 nd traffic circle, take the 1 st Exit onto Kelly Drive» Take Kelly Drive to W. Hunting Park Ave. and turn right onto W. Hunting Park» Take West Hunting Park Avenue until Wissahickon Ave.» Turn left onto Wissahickon Ave. 4200 Wissahickon Ave. is on the left ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Please call 215-717-1200 if you need assistance with directions to the Center. Chairs will be allowed on deck. The Salvation Army Kroc Center has an indoor water park, with 2 lap swimming lanes. Swimmers will be allowed to warm up/warm down in the lap lanes between events. No swimmer will be allowed beyond the lap lanes into the Water Park Area. Entering the Water Park Area will subject the swimmer to immediate removal from the remainder of the meet. There is limited parking in the Salvation Army Kroc Center parking lot; guests are encouraged to park along Wissahickon Avenue (street parking is allowed). The use of audio or visual recording devices, including cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms, or locker rooms. Changing into or out of swimsuits other than in locker rooms or other designated areas is not appropriate and is prohibited. A spectator overflow room will be set up in the Wells Fargo Conference Area. ACCOMMODATIONS Crowne Plaza: Philadelphia West 4010 City Line Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131 215-477-0200 Best Western: Center City Hotel 501 N 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130 1-800-780-7234 Hilton Garden Inn 1100 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-923-0100 Philadelphia Marriot Downtown 1201 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-625-2900 Courtyard Philadelphia Downtown 21 North Juniper Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-496-3200 Residence Inn Philadelphia Center City 1 East Penn Square, Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-557-0005 The Ritz Carlton, Philadelphia 10 Avenue of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-523-8000 5

The Salvation Army Summer sunset Order of Events **All Events Are Timed Finals** Session Time Frame Session Warm Up Start End 1 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 9:00 PM 2 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 10:00 AM 3 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 4 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 6:00 PM 5 6:00 AM 7:00 AM 10:00 AM 6 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 1:00 PM 7 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 6:00 PM FRIDAY PM Session 1 1 500 Free 9 & 10 2 3 500 Free 11 & 12 4 5 500 Free 13 & 14 6 7 500 Free OPEN 8 9 200 IM 9 & 10 10 11 200 IM 11 & 12 12 13 400 IM 13 & 14 14 15 400 IM OPEN 16 6

SATURDAY AM Session 2 17 200 Free Relay 13 & 14 18 19 200 Free Relay Open 20 21 100 Free 13 & 14 22 23 100 Free Open 24 25 100 Back 13 & 14 26 27 100 Back Open 28 29 200 Fly 13 & 14 30 31 200 Fly Open 32 33 100 Breast 13 & 14 34 35 100 Breast Open 36 37 200 IM 13 & 14 38 39 200 IM Open 40 41 400 Medley Relay 13 & 14 42 43 400 Medley Relay Open 44 SATURDAY Early PM Session 3 45 200 Free 8 & U 46 47 50 Back 8 yr old 48 49 50 Back 7 & U 50 51 100 Fly 8 & U 52 53 50 Breast 8 yr old 54 55 50 Breast 7 & U 56 57 100 Free 8 & U 58 59 200 Medley Relay 8 & U 60 SATURDAY Late PM Session 4 61 200 Free Relay 11 & 12 62 63 200 Free Relay 9 & 10 64 65 100 Free 11 & 12 66 67 100 Free 9 & 10 68 69 50 Back 11 & 12 70 71 50 Back 9 & 10 72 73 200 Back 9 to 12 74 75 100 Fly 11 & 12 76 77 100 Fly 9 & 10 78 79 50 Breast 11 & 12 80 81 50 Breast 9 & 10 82 83 200 Breast 9 to 12 84 85 100 IM 11 & 12 86 87 100 IM 9 & 10 88 89 400 Medley Relay 11 & 12 90 91 400 Medley Relay 9 & 10 92 7

SUNDAY AM Session 5 93 200 Medley Relay 13 & 14 94 95 200 Medley Relay Open 96 97 200 Back 13 & 14 98 99 200 Back Open 100 101 50 Free 13 & 14 102 103 50 Free Open 104 105 200 Breast 13 & 14 106 107 200 Breast Open 108 109 100 Fly 13 & 14 110 111 100 Fly Open 112 113 200 Free 13 & 14 114 115 200 Free Open 116 117 400 Free Relay 13 & 14 118 119 400 Free Relay Open 120 SUNDAY Early PM Session 6 121 200 IM 8 & U 122 123 50 Fly 8 yr old 124 125 50 Fly 7 & U 126 127 100 Back 8 & U 128 129 50 Free 7 & U 130 131 50 Free 8 yr old 132 133 100 Breast 8 & U 134 135 200 Free Relay 8 & U 136 SUNDAY Late PM Session 7 137 200 Medley Relay 9 & 10 138 139 200 Medley Relay 11 & 12 140 141 200 Free 9 & 10 142 143 200 Free 11 & 12 144 145 100 Back 9 & 10 146 147 100 Back 11 & 12 148 149 50 Fly 9 & 10 150 151 50 Fly 11 & 12 152 153 200 Fly 9 to 12 154 155 100 Breast 9 & 10 156 157 100 Breast 11 & 12 158 159 50 Free 9 & 10 160 161 50 Free 11 & 12 162 163 400 Free Relay 9 & 10 164 165 400 Free Relay 11 & 12 166 8

The Salvation Army summer sunset A/BB/C + Mini Meet Summary Form (Include With Payment) Team Name: Team Code: Head Coach: Team Contact: Phone Number: Team E-Mail Address: Team Mailing Address: City: State: Zip: Mail Entries: Mail Payment: Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Center of Philadelphia SAKA Swim Meet c/o Matt Scanlan - Aquatics 4200 Wissahickon Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19129 Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Center of Philadelphia SAKA Swim Meet c/o Kroc Center Business Office 4200 Wissahickon Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19129 Teams using Hy-Tek's Team Manager are asked to submit an entry file on a CD or via e-mail along with a Team Manager report of meet entries: Entry Deadline: Received by 12:00 p.m. July 26, 2013. Please make checks payable to: Salvation Army Kroc Aquatics Entries Summary Number of Entries Cost per Entry Amount Individual Entries $4.00 Relay Entries $8.00 Surcharge 1* $15.00 Surcharge 2** $25.00 TOTAL *There is a $15 per swimmer surcharge for submission of manual entry. **There is a $25 per swimmer surcharge for submission of 5 or more swimmers on a manual entry. I ATTEST THAT THE ENTERED ATHLETES ARE PROPERLY REGISTERED WITH USA SWIMMING AND THAT THEY HAVE ACHIEVED THE SEED S RECORDED. Signature of Head Coach or Authorized Team Representative THIS FORM MUST ACCOMPANY THE OFFICIAL ENTRY BLANKS. 9

The Salvation Army summer sunset Individual Entries Form Team Name: Team Code: Swimmers Name USS ID EVENT EVENT EVENT EVENT Total Individual Entries on this page: x $4.00 = $ 10

The Salvation Army summer sunset Relay Entry Form Team Name: Team Code: Swimmers Name USS ID EVENT Total Relays Team Entries on this page: x $8.00 = $ 11