NSAC Polar Plunge NORTH SUBURBAN AQUATIC CLUB Saturday, February 18, 2017 to Sunday, February 19, 2017 Sanction Number: MN17W-01-144Y Held under the sanction of USA Swimming. In granting this sanction it is understood and agreed that USA Swimming and Minnesota Swimming shall be free from any liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of the event. Meet Director: Rory Coplan, Head Coach Email: nsacheadcoach@gmail.com Phone: 612-839-5876 Inquiries: Rory Coplan, Head Coach Email: nsacheadcoach@gmail.com Phone: 612-839-5876 Emergency Phone: Meet Type: Teams Invited: Fees: Time Schedule: Awards, Prizes and Scoring: Programs: 651-690-8777 (pool) This is a 2-day meet for all swimmers with (1) "A and faster, (2) "B" and "BB" and (3) "C" and "pre-c" times. The meet will be open to any team wishing to attend. Entries will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis until the maximum allowable timeline has been achieved. Including teams from other LSCs. MSI Entry fee of $3.00 and $5.50 Splash Fee, $22.00 per Relay, $5.00 Program Fee, $5.00 Facility Fee Morning warm-up session will start at 7:20am, warm-up session will end at 8:20am and the meet will start at 8:30am. If there is an afternoon session, say that this will not start before 11:30am following a 60 minute warm-up. No awards will be given for 13 & Over events. Separate awards will be given for the following age categories: 8 and under, 9-10 and 11-12. Awards will be issued separately for boys and girls events even though they may swim in a mixed event. Individual Events ~ A Events: Medals, 1st 8th, B Events: Rosette Ribbons, 1st 8th. C Events: Strip Ribbons, 1st 8th, Relay Events: Medals, 1st 3rd place. Awards will be given out to athletes 30 minutes after the posting of the final results, barring complications with the results.include any information about awards,prizes, and scoring (points); indicate no awards if none are to be given. Programs will be provided via: xmeet Mobile xpdf on MSI website xpdf on host website Form published October 18, 2016 (Use for meets that are held after January 1, 2017) Page 1
Amenities: Concessions will be provided. Camping will be available in the gym on the upper level across from the spectator seating entrance. Elsmore may be available for swim product purchases. FACILITY/LOCATION Meet Location: Directions: St. Catherine University, 2004 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105. Directions from West metro, take I-94 east towards St. Paul. Take Cretin Avenue exit. South on Cretin to Randolph Avenue. East on Randolph to Fairview Avenue intersection. Right on Fairview. Enter the campus grounds at Gate 4. Directions from East metro, take I-35E south from I-94. Take Randolph Avenue exit west. Turn left on Fairview avenue. Enter the campus grounds at Gate 4 on the right. Facility: 8 lanes, 25 yard indoor pool with lanelines and backstroke pennants. Slanted Starting blocks are 30 inches above the water surface. Water depth: Course certification: The minimum water depth, measured in accordance with Article 103.2.3 is 14 ft at the start end and 3 ft at the turn end. The competition course has NOT been certified in accordance to 104.2.2C(4). ENTRIES Entries To: Rory Coplan, Head Coach Email: nsacheadcoach@gmail.com Phone: 612-839-5876 Form of Entries: Only email entries will be accepted. Entry Start Date: Entries will be accepted beginning at 8:00 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2017. Entry Close Date: Entries will close at 9:00pm on Wednesday, February 08, 2017. This is the final date that entries will be accepted for the meet. Entry Limitations: Age of a swimmer is determined by their age on the first day of the meet. A swimmer may compete in a maximum of 4 individual events per day and 1 relay per day. All seed times must be in yards. ELIGIBILITY / ATHLETES Eligibility: All swimmers with (1) "A and faster, (2) "B" and "BB" and (3) "C" and "pre-c" times. Racing start Certification: USA Swimming Membership: Swimmers without A Coach Present: 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 swimmer s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement. No swimmer will be permitted to compete unless the swimmer is a member as Provided in Article 302 of USA Swimming Rules. All coaches must be current members as provided in Article 302 of USA Swimming Rules. Any club or individual entering a non-usa Swimming registered swimmer will be subject to a $25 fine per event per swimmer. USA Swimming athlete members must be under the supervision of a USA Swimming member coach during warm-up, competition and warm-down. The Meet Director or Meet Referee shall assist the athlete in making arrangements for such supervision. Form published October 18, 2016 (Use for meets that are held after January 1, 2017) Page 2
MEET ADMINISTRATION, CONDUCT Coach s Meeting: Warm-up: Rules and Regulations: Changes to the Meet Information: Prohibited: Distance Events: Check box if this does not apply to this meet Open Lane Swims: Check box if this does not apply to this meet Time Standards: Will take place on a regular basis at the discretion of the referee. Current MSI and USA Swimming Rules will govern all aspects of the warm-ups. If warmup procedures have been modified to accommodate the size of the meet, the procedures MUST be prominently posted in the pool area. Swimmers and coaches are expected to be acquainted with all rules and regulations; the NO Diving and Slip-In Entry rules will be strictly enforced. All information, rules and regulations including time standards, schedules, order of events, meet operations, and requirements will be in accordance with Minnesota Swimming Inc. policies, rules and regulations and USA Swimming Rules and Regulations current edition, and take precedence over any errors or omissions on this form. Any changes to the meet information will be discussed, reviewed and voted on at the coaches meeting held each morning before the beginning of the first session of the day. Changes must be approved by a 100% vote of coaches in attendance at the appointed meeting. Deck changing: Deck changes are prohibited. Use of audio or visual recording devices including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms. Operations 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. Heats for distance events may be combined across gender at the Meet Referee s discretion. Minnesota Scratch rules will be in effect. Heats for the 400 IM and 1650 freestyle are seeded fastest to slowest. There will be a 10 minute warm-up prior to the 400 IM and 1650 Freestyle events. The MSI Open Lane Swim procedure will be available at this meet. The open lane fee is $ 10.00. Sign-up is on a first come basis at the timing table. Swimmers must be registered in the swim meet in order to have the opportunity to participate in Open Lane Swims. In the event of a missed heat, the Referee will determine if the missed swim may occur and how it is conducted. Swimmers may swim events for which they have no times. Swimmers may not exceed the event limit of4 events including Open Lane Swims. Swimmers may scratch an event in order to swim on Open Lane Swim to stay within the entry limit. No refunds will be given for scratched events. No time standards will be used for this meet. Form published October 18, 2016 (Use for meets that are held after January 1, 2017) Page 3
ORDER OF EVENTS Saturday Morning Sunday Morning 1 10 & U 200 Fr Relay Girls 29 12 & U 200 Med Relay Boys 2 10 & U 200 Fr Relay Boys 30 10 & U 200 Med Relay Girls 3 12 & U 200 Fr Relay Boys 31 10 & U 200 Med Relay Boys 4 10 & U 100 Breast Mixed 32 11 12 50 Free Boys 5 11-12 100 Back Boys 33 10 & U 50 Free Mixed 6 10 & U 50 Back Mixed 34 11 12 100 IM Boys 7 11-12 50 Breast Boys 35 10 & U 100 IM Mixed 8 10 & U 100 Free Mixed 36 11-12 200 Free Boys 9 11-12 100 Free Boys 37 9-10 200 Free Mixed 10 10 & U 50 Breast Mixed 38 11-12 50 Back Boys 11 11-12 50 Fly Boys 39 10 & U 50 Fly Mixed 12 10 & U 100 Fly Mixed 40 11-12 100 Breast Boys 13 11 12 200 IM Boys 41 10 & U 100 Back Mixed 14 9-10 500 Free Mixed Saturday Afternoon Sunday Afternoon 15 Sr Open 200 Fr Relay Girls 42 Sr Open 200 Med Relay Girls 16 Sr Open 200 Fr Relay Boys 43 Sr Open 200 Med Relay Boys 17 12 & U 200 Fr Relay Girls 44 12 & U 200 Med Relay Girls 18 Sr Open 200 IM Mixed 45 Sr Open 50 Free Mixed 19 11-12 100 Back Girls 46 11-12 50 Free Girls 20 Sr Open 200 Fly Mixed 47 Sr Open 100 Fly Mixed 21 11-12 50 Breast Girls 48 11-12 100 IM Girls 22 Sr Open 100 Free Mixed 49 Sr Open 200 Free Mixed 23 11-12 100 Free Girls 50 11-12 200 Free Girls 24 Sr Open 200 Breast Mixed 51 Sr Open 200 Back Mixed 25 11-12 50 Fly Girls 52 11-12 50 Back Girls 26 Sr Open 100 Back Mixed 53 Sr Open 100 Breast Mixed 27 11-12 200 IM Girls 54 11-12 100 Breast Girls 28 Sr Open 400 IM Mixed 55 Sr Open 1650 Free Mixed Form published October 18, 2016 (Use for meets that are held after January 1, 2017) Page 4
Meet Calculation Form NSAC Polar Plunge NORTH SUBURBAN AQUATIC CLUB February 18-19, 2017 Sanction Number: MN17W-01-144Y Entering Club s Name: Club Code Coach: Phone # Entries Person: Phone # Entry Data Costs: MSI Entry Fee: # of Swimmers entered x $3.00 = $. Total Splashes x $ 5.50 = $ # of boys # of girls Total Relays x $ 22.00 = $ Total Facility fee x $ 5.00 = $ Total Program fee x $ 5.00 = $ Make checks payable to: NSAC. All fees are due at the meet. Total Due = $ E-Mail results to: Name Email Address The undersigned team representative certifies by his/her signature that all athletes participating in this meet are currently registered athlete members 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. Who should we contact if there is a problem with your entry file? Name Phone: Day Night Email Address: Form published October 18, 2016 (Use for meets that are held after January 1, 2017) Page 5