TIGERSHARK WINTER INVITATIONAL JANUARY 8-10, 2016

POWEL CROSLEY, JR YMCA Presents the 42 nd Annual TIGERSHARK WINTER INVITATIONAL JANUARY 8-10, 2016 at the Miami University Recreation Center 750 Oak Street Oxford, Ohio 45056 INFORMATION SOURCE Mike Leonard (513) 521-7112 www.pcytigersharks.org mleonard@cincinnatiymca.org USA Approval YMCA Sanction SCHEDULE Friday 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15 & Over, Senior Warm-up 4:30 PM. Meet 5:40 PM Saturday and Sunday A.M. Sessions - 11-12, 13-14, 15 & Over, Senior Warm-up 7:00 AM Meet 8:10 AM Saturday and Sunday P.M. Sessions - 6 & Under, 7-8, 9-10 Warm-up 12:00 PM Meet 1:10 PM THEME The invitational will have a Olympics theme with special events planned throughout the meet. A Parade of Athletes for 10 & under swimmers will be held prior to the start of the Sunday Session. The best-dressed team, according to the theme, will be presented a special team spirit award during the Sunday afternoon session. FACILITY The Corwin Nixon Aquatic Center is a world-class facility located inside the Miami University Recreation Center. It was the site for the 1995, 1996 and 1999 Central Zone Championships, the 1997 and 2000 Summer Northeast Junior Championships, the 2001 Spring Sectional and the 2002 NCAA Division III National Championships. It is also the home of the Southwest Ohio YMCA Swimming League AA Short Course and Long Course Championships since its opening. The Center features a 50-meter x 25-yard pool with eight championship nine-foot wide lanes. There is an adjacent diving well with four 25-yard lanes available for continuous warm-up and warm-down. Electronic timing facilities are the new Colorado Timing System 6 and two Olympex Series Color Video Display Boards. There are bleacher seats on deck for athletes and 750 seats for spectators on a raised balcony overlooking the finish end of the pool. All sessions; will compete in two-nine lane 25-yard short course pools. 1000 FREE The 1000 Freestyle will start no earlier than 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. Positive check in deadline, for these events, is 9:30 am on Sunday. The event could be limited to the fastest 18 seeded times in both the Girl's and Boy's events. Heats will be swum fastest to slowest. At the Meet Director's discretion, heats 1

may be combined, including sexes. FRIDAY NIGHT EVENTS Friday night events To limit the time necessary for the Friday evening session, PCY reserves the right to limit entries to the fastest 45 swimmers. Events will be seeded and limited with all swimmers cut listed as alternates. We ask for scratches on Friday by 5:15 PM. Empty lanes will be filled from the list of alternates. ENTRIES Entries will not be accepted before Tuesday December 8, 2015 must be received by 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - NO EXCEPTIONS. The meet is expected to fill up quickly, please submit your entries as early as possible. Entries will be accepted through a similar process as the YMCA Nationals. Swimmers should be entered via Hy-Tek/Team Unify entry files. The complete psych sheet will be posted for review. Entries will be limited to the first 1000 swimmers. Updates will be accepted from accepted teams through Sunday January 4, 2015 9 PM. Please email your updated Hy-Tek/Team Unify entry file to claudiam@fioptics.com. SWIMMERS WITH A DISABILITY ARE WELCOME Coaches are asked to provide advance notice of any necessary accommodations. Please list in the email the swimmer s name, entry times, stroke/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. ENTRY FEES Individual Events $4.00 Relay Events $16.00 Swimmer Surcharge $12.00 The Swimmer Surcharge fee will eliminate all spectator admission fees per session for the entire weekend. This is much less than a $5.00 admission fee per session. This fee greatly offsets the rental fee for the region s only World Class Facility. Please make check payable to PCY Tigershark Swimming Team. All fees must be paid before the start of the meet. Teams will not be permitted to compete until all fees are paid in full. Checks should be mailed to the Entry Chairperson. ENTRY CHAIRPERSON Claudia Multer 1075 Oakmont Avenue Hamilton, Ohio 45013 513-863-6298 claudiam@fioptics.com DECK ENTRIES Individual Events $5.00 Relay Events $20.00 Swimmer Surcharge $15.00 New Swimmers Only Deck entries will be closed 30 minutes prior to the start of the meet. 2

RULES Age on December 1, 2015 will determine eligibility for age group divisions. A swimmer must be 12 years of age as of April 1, 2016 to be eligible for Senior Events. The current USA Swimming Rules will govern this meet, except for those stated in this document or outlined in the Southwest Ohio YMCA Swimming League. Swimmers in the age group events must compete in their own age group and may swim up in one age group relay event per day. All events are Timed Finals Events. Swimmers may swim in five individual events and one relay event per day. Note: Friday session and AM sessions will be swum with all odd numbered heats competing in the balcony pool and even numbered heats in the scoreboard pool. The Meet Director reserves the right to combine heats as the opportunity arises. Breaks between events will ensure that swimmers have at least 15 minutes between swims. Coaches may check with the Referee or Starter for the schedule of breaks. All events 200-yards or longer and the 8 & under 100-yard Free may be deck seeded and limited to the top 45 seeds. Swimmers must positively check at the clerk of course prior to 5:00 p.m. on Friday night and prior to 7:30 a.m. during the morning sessions. These events could be limited; refunds will be provided for swimmers who are unable to swim in a limited event. Parents are not permitted on the pool deck. Shaving is not permitted in the facility. Coolers are not permitted in the facility. There will be a concession stand open in the lobby. Food and drinks are not permitted on the pool deck. ELIGIBILITY A swimmer must be a member of the YMCA they represent for a minimum of 30 days prior to the start of the meet. AWARDS Team Awards - Individual Events - Medals Ribbons High Point Team Trophy awarded to 1st, 2 nd and 3rd place finishers. PCY Tigersharks are not eligible for team trophy. 1st through 3rd Place 4th through 16th Place Individual High Point Award - The top scorer for girls and boys, per age group, not including 6 & Under. Relay Events - Heat Winner - groups. Team Spirit Ribbons for 1st through 16th Place Ribbons awarded to all heat winners in the 6 & under, 7-8 and 9-10 age Awarded to the team who best dresses and decorates their team area based on the meet theme. SCORING Individual Events 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Relay Events 40-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 3

FINAL RESULTS Complete results will be posted as a pdf file on the team web page, www.pcytigersharks.org and the Southwest Ohio YMCA Swimming League web page, www.swyswim.org. Also a meet backup for Meet Manager and a result file for Team Manager will be posted on the web sites. TEAM AREAS Pool deck bleacher will be used for team areas. Swimmers are not permitted to reserve space in the balcony, this is reserved for spectators. Each team is responsible for monitoring their team areas. Meet officials will monitor the pool deck and team area. Each team is asked to pick up their team area. Food is not permitted in the team areas on the pool deck. Parents are not permitted on the pool deck. The only exception is 8 & under age group parents. COACHES Coaches must have National YMCA Safety Certification in order to be on deck. The Tigersharks are happy to provide Coaches Hospitality Room for drinks, snacks and lunches. CLERK OF COURSE Clerk of Course will not be used for any event. Swimmers are to report directly to the blocks. Meet staff will aid all the younger swimmers behind the starting blocks. TEAM PARENTS Each team may choose to designate 1-2 age group parents to assist the young swimmers, ages 10 & under, on the pool deck, to the blocks and in the locker rooms. They must check into the meet in order to receive a deck pass. These are the only parents who will be allowed on the pool deck. These names should be submitted to Terri Shannon shannot1@miamioh.edu by Tuesday preceding the meet. USE OF RECORDING DEVICES Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms, or locker rooms. DECK CHANGING Deck changing is cause for ejection from the meet. There are ample locker rooms at Miami University. VOLUNTEER WORKER POSITIONS NEEDED This is an extremely large meet, anyone wishing to volunteer as an official is asked to contact Jon Saxton at jps@rendigs.com. Anyone interested in volunteering as a timer is asked to email Mike Leonard at mleonard@cincinnatiymca.org. Due to the fact that the afternoon sessions will be competing in two pools, PCY will need assistance filling afternoon worker positions. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated. DIRECTIONS From Cincinnati - From Dayton - Take Route 27 North from I-275. Turn left onto Chestnut Street; right onto Oak Street. Facility is on the left. Parking is in front. Approximate driving time is 45 minutes. Take I-75 South to Route 73 West. Turn left onto Patterson Street. Turn right onto Spring Street; left on Oak Street. Facility is on the right. Approximate driving time is 1 hour, 15 minutes. From Indianapolis - Take I-70 east to route 27 South. Turn right on Lowell Street; left on Spring Street; right onto Oak Street. Facility is on the right. Approximate driving time is 2 hours. 4

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Order of Events Friday P.M. 101 102 9-10 200 IM 103 104 11-12 200 IM 105 106 Senior 400 IM 107 108 9-10 200 Free 109 110 11 & Over# 500 Free Saturday A.M. 201 202 13 & Over* 50 Free 203 204 11-12 50 Free 205 206 Senior 200 Butterfly 207 208 11-12 100 Butterfly 209 210 13 & Over* 100 Back 211 212 11-12 50 Back 213 214 13 & Over* 200 Free 215 216 11-12 200 Free 217 218 Senior 200Breast 219 220 11-12 100 Breast 221 222 13 & Over* 200 Free Relay 223 224 11-12 200 Free Relay Sunday A.M. 301 302 11-12 100 Back 303 304 Senior 200 Back 305 306 11-12 50 Fly 307 308 13 & Over* 100 Fly 309 310 11-12 100 Free 311 312 13 & Over* 100 Free 313 314 11-12 100 IM 315 316 13 & Over* 200 IM 317 318 11-12 50 Breast 319 320 13 & Over* 100 Breast 321 322 11-12 200 Med Relay 323 324 13 & Over* 200 Med Relay 325 326 Senior 1000 Free Saturday P.M. 225 226 8 & under 100 Free 227 228 9-10 50 Back 229 230 7-8 25 Back 231 232 6 & Under 25 Back 233 234 9-10 50 Breast 235 236 7-8 25 Butterfly 237 238 6 & Under 25 Butterfly 239 240 9-10 50 Butterfly 241 242 8 & Under 100 Free Relay 243 244 9-10 200 Free Relay Sunday P.M. 327 328 8 & under 100 IM 329 330 9-10 100 IM 331 332 6 & Under 25 Free 333 334 7-8 25 Free 335 336 9-10 50 Free 337 338 6 & Under 25 Breast 339 340 7-8 25 Breast 341 342 9-10 50 Breast 343 344 7-8 50 Freestyle 345 346 7-8 100 Med Relay 347 348 9-10 200 Med Relay # Event will be seeded by time; results will be separated by 11-12 and 13-14, 15 & Over age groups. * Event will be seeded by time; results will be separated by 13-14 and 15 & Over age groups. 7