Judith Girardi Memorial Meet Packet Sponsored by the Worthington Swim Club In Cooperation with Swiminc PAGE 1 OF 7
Welcome On behalf of the Worthington Swim Club, it is our pleasure to welcome your club to participate in The Judith Girardi Memorial Swim Meet, on Saturday June 29, 2013. Entries are due to our Entry Chair by 9:00pm on Thursday, June 20, 2013. This short course meet was designed for swimmers who are not quite ready for long course and a fun meet for everyone else. If you have questions about this meet, please donʼt hesitate to contact the meet director. Psyche Sheet and other updates will be available on the Worthington Swim Club web site: www.worthingtonswimclub.org on Monday June 24, 2013. Organization Jeff Fisher, Entry Chairman jfish7@gmail.com 614-846-6818 Bernard Vrancken, Meet Director coachbernard@worthingtonpools.com (614) 598-7064 David Short, Meet Referee and Meet Officials Contact dshort7207@gmail.com (614) 505-7013 Dick Rabold, Pool Manager dickrabold@worthingtonpools.com (614) 885-1619 Facility Location and Directions C. David Howell Worthington Pools Complex, 400 West Dublin Granville Road (State Route 161), Thomas Worthington High School Campus, Worthington, OH. The facility has a 6-lane, 25-yard pool with a fully automated Colorado touch pad timing system and readout. Exit Route 315 at Route 161. Proceed east on Route 161 from Route 315 crossing the Olentangy River. The Thomas Worthington High School athletic fields will be on the left. Turn left (north) at the traffic light at the athletic fields. The Natatorium is just east of the football field. The competition course has not been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). Water depth measured for a distance of 3 feet 3 1/2 inches (1.0 meter) to 16 feet 5 inches (5.0 meters) from both end walls is as follow: From deep end: 8 feet (at 1 meter); and 12 feet (at 5 meters). From shallow end: 3 feet 11 inches (at 1 meter); 4 feet 9 inches (at 5 meters). PAGE 2 OF 7
Entries ALL entries must be generated as a Hy-Tek file and sent by e-mail by the entry deadline of 9:00pm on Thursday, June 20, 2013. In addition, the ENTRY SUMMARY and USA SWIMMING MEMBERSHIP VERIFICATION forms and a check for entry fees must be postmarked by Friday, June 21, 2013. Fees: Individual Events: $5.00 per individual event Ohio Swimming Travel Fund: $1.00 per swimmer Championship Meet Facility Charge: $1.00 per swimmer Late Entry/Deck Entry Fee Individual Event: $6.00 per individual event Make e-mail entry file to: jfish7@gmail.com Make checks payable to: Worthington Swim Boosters Mail fees and entries to: Jeff Fisher 8266 Copperfield Dr. Columbus, OH 43235 Procedures 1. All swimmers must be registered athletes of USA Swimming. In order to comply with USA Swimming regulations, all swimmers must be registered as athletes with USA Swimming before competing. USA Swimming registrations will not be accepted at the meet. 2. Each contestant may enter a total of four (4) individual events. 3. Submit short course times for seeding. 4. Swimmerʼs age on June 29, 2013 will determine the eligibility for the age division. 5. Deck entries will be permitted at the discretion of the Meet Director and only if space permits on a first come, first served basis. Deck entries will close 30 minutes prior to the start of the meet. The Meet Director reserves the right to limit the number of entries. 6. All coaches will be required to sign-in prior to each session and present their USA Swimming Coaching Membership Card to a Meet Director. Coaches are required to wear their Membership Card in a visible place on their person in order to be on deck. 7. 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 member-coach, it is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmerʼs legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement. 8. Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms, or locker rooms. 9. 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. 10. Swimmers with Disabilities PAGE 3 OF 7
" - Enter the swimmer on Hy-Tek or the paper entry form. " - Provide advance notice of any necessary accommodations. " - List in the email with the Hy-Tek entry (or on paper) the swimmerʼs name, entry times, " strokes/distances, days/sessions, and how the swimmer prefers to be seeded. Swimmers " with a disability will be seeded with the same age group in either the same distance race " or a longer distance race (i.e., 50 free during 100 free). Awards: Ribbons will be awarded for places 1-6 in individual events for the 8 & under, 9-10, 11-12, and 13-14 age groups for boys and girls separately. Final Results: Complete results and Hy-Tek results files will be put on the Worthington Swim Club website, www.worthingtonswimclub.org, within 24 hours after the final results are complete. One hard copy of the final results will be sent only if a written request is submitted with the entries. Warm-Up: Swimmers must enter the water with one hand in contact with the pool except under coachesʼ supervision in lanes specifically set aside for diving at prescribed times. During warm-up sessions each team will be assigned a specific lane for that warm-up period only. We reserve the right to make changes to the warm-up procedure if it becomes necessary for the safety of the swimmers. Please include an email address so we can notify you if things need to be changed. PAGE 4 OF 7
Order of Events SATURDAY AM WARMUP: 8:00 p.m.-8:50 p.m. - START 9:00 p.m. GIRLS & BOYS!! EVENT 1" " " " 50 freestyle" " 2" " " " 25 freestyle 3" " " " 50 breaststroke 4" " " " 25 breaststroke" 5" " " " 50 backstroke 6" " " " 25 backstroke" 7" " " " 50 butterfly 8" " " " 25 butterfly " All events will be competed co-ed and open age group. Results and awards will be separated by gender and age group. PAGE 5 OF 7
USA Swimming Membership Verification Form & Entry Summary Sheet PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM WITH YOUR ENTRIES Meet: Judith Girardi Memorial Meet Location: C. David Howell Natatorium, Worthington, OH Dates: June 29, 2013 Held under the sanction of USA Swimming, Inc. and Ohio Swimming: OH-3621 The undersigned team representative certifies by his/her signature that all athletes participating for or entered by the team in this sanctioned swim meet are currently member athletes of USA Swimming, Inc. The undersigned further certifies that any person appearing on deck in this meet in the capacity of coach is currently a coach member of USA Swimming, Inc. Club Name: Club Code: Team Contact (Printed Name) Team Contact (Signature) " (Date) Daytime Phone: Evening Phone: Email Address: Number of entered swimmers: Boys + Girls = Total Swimmers @ $2.00 per swimmer = " Individual Events @ $5.00 each" = " $ (LSC charge) $ Total Amount Remitted =!!!! $ Attach check to this summary sheet. Make checks payable to: Worthington Swim Boosters Mail fees and entries to: Jeff Fisher 8266 Copperfield Dr. Columbus, OH 43235 PAGE 6 OF 7
Paper Entry Form Club Name: Cell Phone: Number of Swimmers: Number of Individual Events: Number of Relays: Held under the sanction of USA Swimming. Deck entries will be permitted at the discretion of the Meet Director and only if space permits on a first come, first served basis. Deck entries will close 30 minutes prior to the start of the session in which the event will be swum. The Meet Director reserves the right to limit the number of entries. PAGE 7 OF 7