Shawmut Aquatic Club Candy Cane Classic Joseph P. Keefe Technical School, Framingham MA December 3-5th, 2010 Sanctioned by NE Swimming # NE-10-105 (TT) Meet Director: Maura Adams (Maura Adams@comcast.net, 508-435-0191) Meet Referee: Michael Harrison (m_harrison1@comcast.net, 508-429-2131) Entry Chairperson: Matt Craven (matthewcraven316@hotmail.com, 508-446-0437) MEET FORMAT: The meet will be swum as timed-finals. Each session will be seeded by computer based on positive check-in at the beginning of each session. Coaches will receive scratch sheets for all sessions at the beginning of the meet in coaches packets except for the Saturday night distance session which will be positive check-in. The scratch sheet for each session must be returned no later than 30 minutes before the beginning of the session. Heat sheets will be posted around the pool deck and delivered to officials and coaches as they become available. The 1000 and 1650 freestyle events will be swum fast-to-slow, alternating heats of women and men. Positive check-in for the Saturday night session must occur before 5:30 PM. SITE: The Competition Pool is a 6-lane, 25-yard pool with non-turbulent lane lines. There is a fully automatic, electronic timing system with touch pads at the finish end of the pool with single-line electronic display. There are no touchpads at the turn end of the pool. The finish end of the pool is 11 feet deep; the turn end of the pool is 4 feet deep. Spectator seating is for approximately 300. The pool is located is located at 750 Winter Street, Framingham MA (see Directions). COURSE: Short course yards (25 yards). EVENTS and SESSIONS: See attached list. CUT PROTOCOL: If a session is over-subscribed, the following cuts will be made in this order: (list the protocol) RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES: Changes can be made to the meet invitation before the meet, only with the approval of the Technical Chair, Mariella Allard. If changes need to be made once the meet begins, the Meet Committee will make the decision, after consulting with the Technical Chair, and will present it to the coaches at a coaches meeting for a vote. MEET COMMITTEE: The meet committee should be made up of the Meet Director, Meet Referee, two coaches, and one athlete. The five members should be from separate teams. WEATHER PROTOCOL: If weather or facility conditions make it impossible to follow the original timeline of events, the Meet Director and Meet Referee have a right to make changes to the meet sessions. The Meet Director will notify the teams of the changes with as much
notice as possible. Cancellation of the meet, or session, is a decision of the Meet Director, Meet Referee and the Meet Committee ELIGIBILITY All swimmers must be 2010/2011 registered swimmers with New England Swimming. Swimmers may register with Carol Healey, 47 May Street, Needham, MA 02492. All swimmers must be registered before the entry is submitted. Teams that enter unregistered swimmers will be subject to a fine of $100 per unregistered swimmer. Teams are required to check their entries with the online registration check tool on the New England Swimming web site. Age is determined by the age of the swimmer the first day of the meet and must be shown on the entry form. All coaches on deck must be registered with USA Swimming and display their coach membership cards. ADAPTED SWIMMING: Any current athlete members of USA Swimming with a disability, as defined by USA Swimming Rules and Regulations, may enter this meet. If modifications to USA Swimming rules are necessary then the coach or athlete must notify the meet referee and meet director of any disability prior to competition. ENTRY INFORMATION: 75% of entries will be reserved and 25% will be open lottery. Entries will be accepted on and after November 9, 2010. Entries received before November 9, 2010 will be considered received on November 9, 2010. Entries must be received no later than November 21, 2010. Make checks payable to Shawmut Aquatic Club. Mail completed forms (including signed entry cover page and waiver) and payment to the entry chairperson: Matthew Craven PO BOX 318, Hopkinton, MA 01748. All entries must be typed or printed legibly, and must use full names and registration numbers from USA Swimming registration. All entries must include a completed and signed entry cover sheet and waiver. No deck entries will be accepted. No refunds will be given for entries that are accepted, or for entries that are rejected due to improper entry. Any swimmer who is entered with incorrect swimmer information, or an incorrect or no ID, will be scratched from the meet until corrections are made per the New England Swimming policy. ELECTRONIC ENTRIES: Electronic entries (such as from Hy-Tek Team Manager or other team management software) that are in CL2 or SD3/SDIF format may be emailed as an attachment to the entry chairperson at matthewcraven316@hotmail.com. Please check that your team name, address, and contact information are listed correctly in this file. For email entries, payment and hardcopy of the entry (including signed entry cover page and waiver) must be received within four (4) days, excluding Sundays and holidays, of receipt of the email entry. If payment is received within four (4) days, excluding Sundays and holidays, of the email entry, the email receipt date will be considered the date of entry. If payment is received more than four (4) days, excluding Sundays and holidays, after the email entry, the payment receipt date will be considered the date of entry. ENTRY LIMITS: Athletes may enter and swim in a maximum of five (5) events per day. Swimmers will be limited to one (1) event for the Friday and Saturday evening sessions. Please be advised that the Saturday night event is considered part of the five (5) events per day limit. ENTRY TIME UPATES: Entry times may be updated until 7 days prior to the first day of the meet. No new entries will be accepted after the November 9, 2010 entry deadline.
Entry time updates should be sent via email to the entry chairperson at matthewcraven316@hotmail.com. Entry time updates must be sent as Hy-Tek format CL2 files with updated times. (New entries will be automatically excluded.) ENTRY FEES: Electronic entries: $4 for individual events less than 400 yards in length, and $5.00 for distance events (400 yards and longer). Non-electronic entries: $4.50 for individual events less than 400 yards in length and $5.50 for distance events (400 yards and longer). SWIMMER PARTICIPATION FEE: $3 ENTRY TIMES: All entries must be specified in short-course yard (25-yard pool) times. Meter times must be converted to yard times. Entries with NO TIME will be rejected. ENTRY CUTS: Entry cuts, if necessary, will be made by the date of receipt and time. Teams will be notified that they have been accepted or cut from the meet within seven days of receipt of entry. This meet will follow the 75/25 process outlined by NE Swimming policy. The host team will guarantee up to 75% of the entries for selected teams (including host team). If the meet becomes oversubscribed for the remaining 25% of the entries, then a random selection of those entries received on the date the meet becomes oversubscribed will be conducted in accordance with New England Swimming guidelines. Teams that are cut from the meet will have their entry fee returned within four days of being cut. The meet director reserves the right to cut the following events by time: 200 Events, 400 IM, 500 Free, 1000 Free and 1650 Free. RELAYS: There will be no relay events. 25-YARD EVENTS: 25-yard events will start on the blocks at the finish end of the pool. The 25-yard events will be timed manually by two timers per lane. There are no touch pads at the turn end of the pool. PROGRAMS: $2.00 per session or $5.00 for complete meet program. ADMISSION: $1.00 per session. WARMUPS: The pool will open for warm-ups at least one hour before the beginning of each session. The pool will close ten minutes before the beginning of each session. Teams will be assigned warm-up lanes and time slots after all entries are received. SAFETY: 1. Diving will be prohibited during warm-ups except in specifically announced oneway sprint lanes. There will be no diving in the warm-up and warm-down areas at any time. 2. No shaving is permitted at the competition site. 3. No glass containers are permitted within the facility. 4. Swimmers must be under the supervision of a coach. If a swimmer arrives at the meet without a coach, the swimmer should notify the referee before he/she warms up. The referee will assign the swimmer to a registered coach for warm-ups. 5. No camera cell phones are permitted in the locker rooms.
RULES: 2010 USA Swimming rules will govern all competition. Decisions by the meet referee will be final unless a written protest is lodged within 30 minutes of the heat swum. All events will be swum as timed finals. Swimmers must provide their own counters and timers for the 1000 and 1650 freestyle events. TIME TRIALS: Time trials will be offered at the discretion of the meet referee if time allows. Time trials are $5.00 for individual events and $16.00 for relays. DECK ACCESS: Only athletes, coaches, officials, and official meet staff are permitted on the pool deck. All non-athletes on the pool deck must display their USA Swimming registration card at all times. Individuals without their USA Swimming registration card will be removed from the pool deck, and will be subject to a fine by New England Swimming. SCORING: The meet will not be scored. AWARDS: Ribbons will be awarded to the top six finishers in each individual event. FOOD: A concession stand will be in operation for the duration of the meet. EQUIPMENT VENDOR: A swimming equipment vendor will be selling suits, goggles, and other accessories for the duration of the meet. MISCELLANEOUS: Shawmut Aquatic Club assumes no responsibility for lost or stolen property. Pets of any kind and smoking are not permitted within the facility. PARKING: There is ample parking available in the parking lot adjacent to the Keefe Tech Pool. DIRECTIONS: From Rt. 128 take Rt. 9 west toward Framingham passing the Natick Mall. Take Rt. 126 into downtown Framingham, turn right onto Rt. 135. Go past La Cantina Restaurant and take next right (Winter Street). Go over bridge thru lights. Keefe Tech is on the right. From the West, using either the Mass Pike or Rt. 9. Upon exiting the Mass Pike at exit 12, Framingham, follow signs to Rt. 9 East, Framingham. At the end of the ramp, merge onto Rt. 9 east and proceed approximately 1.3 miles to the second light. Take the right onto Temple Street and proceed past the Super Stop and Shop to the end of the street. At the end, take a left onto Salem End Road. Proceed on Salem End Road ¼ mile to the first light. Take a right onto Winter Street. The entrance to Keefe Tech will be located 1 ½ miles on the left. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: 1. No food or drinks except water will be allowed on deck or in the spectator seating area, per order of the Town of Framingham Public Health Department. This will be closely monitored for adherence. Please alert all swimmers and spectators. SHAWMUT AQUATIC CANDY CANE CLASSIC
December 3-5th, 2010 FRIDAY EVENING Warm-ups: 3:30 PM Start 5:00 PM 1 9-12 200 Individual Medley 2 3 Open 400 Individual Medley 4 5 9-12 200 Freestyle 6 7 Open 500 Freestyle 8 SATURDAY MORNING Warm-ups: 7:00 AM Start 8:30 AM 9 13/14 200 Free 10 11 10 & Under 50 Breaststroke 12 13 13/14 100 Breaststroke 14 15 9/10 100 Fly 16 17 13/14 100 Fly 18 19 10 & Under 50 Backstroke 20 21 13/14 200 Backstroke 22 23 10 & Under 100 Freestyle 24 25 13/14 100 Freestyle 26 SATURDAY AFTERNOON Warm-ups: 12:30 PM Start 2:00 PM 27 11/12 100 Individual Medley 28 29 Open 200 Individual Medley 30 31 11/12 100 Butterfly 32 33 Open 100 Butterfly 34 35 11/12 100 Breaststroke 36 37 Open 100 Breaststroke 38 39 11/12 200 Backstroke 40 41 Open 200 Backstroke 42 43 11/12 50 Backstroke 44 45 Open 100 Free 46 47 11/12 100 Free 48 SATURDAY EVENING Warm-ups: no earlier than 6:00 PM Start: 1/2 hour after warm-ups begin 49 Open 1000 Freestyle 50 51 Open 1650 Freestyle 52
SUNDAY MORNING Warm-ups: 7:00 AM Start 8:30 AM 53 10 & Under 100 Individual Medley 54 55 13/14 200 Individual Medley 56 57 9/10 100 Breaststroke 58 59 13/14 200 Breaststroke 60 61 10 & Under 100 Backstroke 62 63 13/14 100 Backstroke 64 65 10 & Under 50 Butterfly 66 67 13/14 200 Butterfly 68 69 10 & Under 50 Free 70 71 13/14 50 Free 72 SUNDAY AFTERNOON Warm-ups: 12:30 PM Start 2:00 PM 73 Open 200 Freestyle 74 75 11/12 200 Breaststroke 76 77 Open 200 Breaststroke 78 79 11/12 50 Breaststroke 80 81 Open 100 Backstroke 82 83 11/12 100 Backstroke 84 85 Open 200 Butterfly 86 87 11/12 50 Butterfly 88 89 Open 50 Free 90 91 11/12 50 Free 92 Shawmut Aquatic Club Candy Cane Classic Joseph P. Keefe Technical School, Framingham MA December 3-5th, 2010 Sanctioned by NE Swimming # NE- CONTACT INFORMATION Team Name: Abbreviation: Deck Coach: Phone: _ Email:_ Entries Contact: Phone: Email: ENTRY FEES Individual Electronic Entries @ $4 = $ Individual Non-Electronic Entries @ $4.50 = $ Individual Distance (400 and longer) Electronic Entries @5.00 = $ Individual Distance (400 and longer) Non-electronic Entries @5.50 = $ Swimmer Participation Fee @ $3.00/swimmer = $
Total: $ Make check payable to: Shawmut Aquatic Club Mail entries and check to: Entry Deadline: Nov. 9, 2010 Shawmut Aquatic Club For e-mailed entries, this form and payment c/o Matt Craven, Entry Chairperson must be received within four business days PO BOX 318 of your entry e-mail. Hopkinton, MA 01748 508-446-0437 LIABILITY RELEASE Any swimmer whose entry is accepted will, for him/herself, his/her heirs, executors and administrations, waive and release any and all rights and claims for damages he/she may have against United States Swimming, New England Swimming, Anywhere Aquatic Club and Anywhere College for any and all injuries suffered by him/her at said meet. In submitting this entry the undersigned team certifies that all athletes in the entry are registered with USA Swimming and understands that the team may be fined $100 for each swimmer in the entry that is not registered with USA Swimming. Signature of Authorized Team Official Date