Piranhas HULA Invitational May 25-27, 2018 Recreation Park Pool-Asheville, NC APPROVAL: LOCATION: SPONSOR: FACILITY: Held under the Approval of USA Swimming, Inc., issued by North Carolina Swimming Inc. Approved Meet #NC18097AP Recreation Park Pool 69 Gashes Creek Rd. Asheville, NC 28805 YMCA of Western North Carolina and Asheville Parks and Recreation Dept. 8 Lane, 50 Meter heated outdoor pool in a park setting. Lanes are 7ft wide with nonturbulent lane markers. The pool depth goes from 11 feet at the start end to 2.5 feet at the turn end. All starts, including relay starts, from the turn end must begin from within the water. The starting blocks are deck anchored custom blocks. The competition course has not been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C (4). Electronic timing and touch pads will be used. Deck space is available for seating for swimmers, coaches and spectators. Coaches and spectators should bring their own chairs and tents(all tents must be anchored). Expect the mornings to be cool. There is a limited amount of continuous warm up / warm down space available. SCHEDULE: Friday, May 25 (Open 13/over &12/un BB+ ) Warm-up: 4:00 p.m. Check In 400 IM by 4:30 p.m. Meet Starts: 5:00 p.m. Saturday, May 26 (Open 13/over &12/un BB+) Saturday, May 26 (12 & Under B/C) (All 10& Unders) Warm-up: 7:30 a.m. Warm-up: Not Before Noon Meet Starts: 8:30 a.m. Meet Starts: Not Before 1pm. Sunday, May 27 (Open13/over &12/un BB+) Sunday, May 27 (12&Under B/C) (All 10&Unders) Warm-up: 7:30 a.m. Warm-up: Not Before 11:30am Check In 800 Free by 8 a.m. Check In for 400 Free by 12 Noon Meet Starts: 8:30 a.m. Meet Starts: Not Before 12:30pm Meet management reserves the right to adjust the warm up and start times based on the number of entries and the projected timeline. Coaches will be notified by May 24 of warm up lane assignments and if changes need to made to warm up and meet start times. ELIGIBILITY: CLASSIFICATION: This is a closed YMCA meet. Swimmers must be full privilege members in good standing of the YMCA and YMCA swim team they represent. The competition sessions will be structured as follows: *Fri.(pm), Sat. and Sun.(am) sessions will be swum as Senior Open events. *Sat. and Sun. (pm) sessions will be swum as 12&Undr events. *11-12 s must elect to swim either Senior Open Sessions(AM s) or 12&Under Sessions(PM s) for the whole meet (11-12 BB+ in Open session and 11-12B/C in 12&under session). All 10&Unders swim in Sat/Sun 12/Un (PM) sessions.
SWIMMERS WITH DISABILITIES: RACING STARTS: WNCY welcomes all swimmers with disabilities as described in the USA Swimming Rules and Regulations, Article 105, to participate in our meets. Coaches entering swimmers with disabilities that require any accommodations are required to provide advance notice in writing to the meet director by the entry deadline accompanying their meet entry file, including the need for any personal assistants required and/or registered service animals. Failure to provide advance notice may limit WNCY s ability to accommodate all requests. 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 within the water. It is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement. AGE: Age as of the first day of the meet, May 25, 2018. RULES: FORMAT: AWARDS: The meet will be held in accordance with the current USA Swimming Rules & Regulations, except where rules therein are optional and exceptions are here stated. Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, restrooms or locker rooms. Flash photography of any kind at the start of a race is prohibited. Operation of a drone, or any other flying apparatus, is prohibited over the venue (pools, athlete/coach areas, spectator areas and open ceiling locker rooms) any time athletes, coaches, officials and/or spectators are present. Deck changes are prohibited. USAS technical rules will be used. *All events will be swum as timed finals. *All events will be pre-seeded with the exception of the 400& 800 Free and the 400 IM. A positive check in will be required for these events and failure to check in will be considered a scratch. Any swimmer who is positively checked in for an event and does not swim will be ineligible for his/her next individual event. *The 800 Free will be limited to 8 total heats(4 Girls & 4 Boys) possibly 2 swimmers to a lane. *All events will be swum slowest to fastest heats. *The referee reserves the right to combine heats. *Due to the pool depth, the 2 nd and 4 th swimmers in the 200 meter relays will start in the water. **Hula Pentathlon Each swimmer that swims the 5 Hula Pentathlon designated events will have their times totaled. Based on the fastest total time for those 5 combined events, individual trophies will be awarded to the top three male and female scores for: Open Session..15& over, 13-14 and 11-12 (200 Back, 200 Breast, 200 fly, 400 IM and 800 Free) 12&Un. Session.. 11-12 and 9-10 (100 Back, 100 Breast, 100 Fly, 200 IM and 400 Free) **All 8 &under participants Individual 1st through 8 th ribbons Relays 1 st through 3 rd ribbons **Award for Best Team HULA Theme **Heat Winner awards will be given in all individual events **HULA heat awards will be given to the winner of a randomly selected Hula Heat limit one per event
ENTRY LIMIT: ENTRY PROCEDURE: *Swimmers may enter four (4) individual events and one (1) relay event per day. *Swimmers competing in the Senior Open sessions are limited to nine (9) total individual events for the entire meet. Please enter long course times only. Entries must be received no later than Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Please enter using HyTek Team Manager. Payment must be received before the meet begins. SEND ENTRIES TO: Kirk Hampleman YMCA of WNC Swim Team 3 Town Square Blvd. Asheville, NC 28803 khampleman@ymcawnc.org (828) 209-9616 FEES: SAFETY: RELEASE STATEMENT: $3.00 per individual event $8.00 per relay $10.00 per swimmer facility surcharge Make checks payable to YMCA of WNC The NCS Safety Program is in effect for this meet. Coaches are advised to closely supervise their swimmers at all times. NO running or horseplay will be tolerated. The YMCA of the USA Competitive Swimming and Diving Committee, USA Swimming, North Carolina Swimming, YMCA of Western North Carolina, The City of Asheville Parks and Recreation Department shall be held free and harmless from any and all liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injury to anyone during the conduct of this event. OFFICIALS: There will be a need for officials. The WNCY welcomes and encourages anyone willing to volunteer to contact the Meet Referee by email prior to the meet or sign in once you arrive at the meet. All officials on deck must be registered and certified with the YMCA or USA Swimming and will be required to show proof of such to the meet referee by displaying their registration card or be prepared to show their Deck Pass virtual membership card upon request. A certification card showing the official s level of certification must also be presented. Any official s assistance will be greatly appreciated and will help to ensure a great meet for the swimmers. Official briefings will be held in the hospitality area 45 minutes before the start of each session. All requests for assigned positions should be emailed to the Meet Referee by May 19 and will be based on evaluation requests and level of experience. MEET DIRECTOR: Kirk Hampleman khampleman@ymcawnc.org 828-209-9616 MEET REFEREE: Matt Butler, butlerconinc@gmail.com, (828) 545-5446; John Gillan, swimgillan@gmail.com MEET MARSHALS: Twyla Ryan and Elizabeth Redd
CONCESSIONS & HOSPITALITY: Concessions will be available for swimmers and spectators. Hospitality will be available for coaches and volunteers. DIRECTIONS: From I-40 take Exit 53 B (I-240 East). Take Exit 8 (Hwy 74 & 81). Turn right onto Fairview Rd. and go.7 mile to stoplight. Turn right onto NC-81 and go.7 mile. Turn right onto Gashes Creek Rd. and cross the bridge. The pool will be on the right.
Piranhas HULA Invitational YMCA Meet May 25-27, 2018 Order of Events Friday, May 25, 2018 Open Session (*) Denotes Hula Pentathlon Events Warm-up 4:00 p.m. Timed Finals 5:00 p.m. 1 Open 200 Free 2 3 Open 100 Back 4 5 Open 200 Fly * 6 7 Open 50 Breast 8 9 Open 400 IM * 10 Saturday, May 26, 2018 Open Session Warm-up 7:30 a.m. Timed Finals 8:30 a.m. 11 Open 50 Fly 12 13 Open 200 Back * 14 15 Open 100 Fly 16 17 Open 50 Free 18 19 Open 200 Breast * 20 21 Open 200 Free Relay 22 Warm-up Not Before 12:00 p.m. Saturday, May 26, 2018 12 & Under Session Timed Finals Not Before 1:00 p.m. 23 12&Un 200 Free 24 25 8 & Un 100 Breast 26 27 9-10 100 Breast ** 28 29 11-12 100 Breast ** 30 31 8 & Un 50 Back 32 33 9-10 50 Back 34 35 11-12 50 Back 36 37 8 & Un 50 Free 38 39 9-10 50 Free 40 41 11-12 50 Free 42 43 12 & Un 200 IM ** 44 45 8 & Un 100 Fly 46 47 9-10 100 Fly ** 48 49 11-12 100 Fly ** 50 51 8 & Un 200 Medley Relay 52 53 12 & Un 200 Medley Relay 54
Sunday, May 27, 2018 Open Session Warm-up 7:30 a.m. Timed Finals 8:30 a.m. 55 Open 800 Free * 56 57 Open 200 IM 58 59 Open 50 Back 60 61 Open 100 Breast 62 63 Open 100 Free 64 65 Open 200 Medley Relay 66 Warm-up Not Before 11:30 a.m. Sunday, May 27, 2018 12 & Under Session Timed Finals Not Before 12:30 p.m. 67 12 & Un 400 Free ** 68 69 8 & Un 100 Back 70 71 9-10 100 Back ** 72 73 11-12 100 Back ** 74 75 8 & Un 50 Breast 76 77 9-10 50 Breast 78 79 11-12 50 Breast 80 81 8 & Un 50 Fly 82 83 9-10 50 Fly 84 85 11-12 50 Fly 86 87 8 & Un 100 Free 88 89 9-10 100 Free 90 91 11-12 100 Free 92 93 8 & Un 200 Free Relay 94 95 12 & Un 200 Free Relay 96
Piranhas HULA Invitational YMCA Meet May 25-27, 2018 Team Entry Summary Sheet Team Full Name Team Code/Abbreviation Head Coach E-mail Phone Team Address Swimmers Ind. Events Relays Total X $10.00 = $ Facility Surcharge X $3.00 = $ Event Fees X $8.00 = $ Relay Fees $ Make payment to : YMCA of WNC prior to the start of the meet! E-mail HyTek entry file BY Wednesday May 16, 2018: khampleman@ymcawnc.org Kirk Hampleman YMCA of Western North Carolina 3 Town Square Blvd. Asheville, NC 28803 (828) 209-9616 khampleman@ymcawnc.org