Winter Is Coming Invite Northfield Bull Sharks Swim Club Sanction Number: MN16W-10-293Y Saturday, December 03, 2016 to Sunday, December 04, 2016 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: Inquiries: Angie Enedy (meetdirector@northfieldswimclub.org) Gunnar Teigen, 262-719-8779 (headcoach@northfieldswimclub.org) or Angie Enedy (meetdirector@northfieldswimclub.org) Emergency Phone: 262-719-8779 Meet Type: Teams Invited: Fees: Time Schedule: Awards, Prizes and Scoring: Open invitational meet for athletes with any or no times. Barracuda Aquatics, Blackdog, Blackline Aquatics, Foxjet, Hastings Area Swim Team, Mantas Swim Club, Storm Swim Club, Tigersharks Swim Team, Winona Swim Club MSI Entry fee $3.00. Splash fee $5.00. Relay fee $20.00. No program fee but programs will be provided electronically and will NOT be sold in paper form. Morning warm-up session will start at 7:30 AM, warm-up session will end at 8:20 AM and the meet will start at 8:30 AM. Afternoon session will not start before 11:30 AM following a 60 minute warm-up. Awards will be given as follows: Individual events - A Events and above, medals, 1st-8th; BB and B Events, rosette ribbons, 1st-8th; C Events, strip ribbons, 1st-8th. Certificates will be issued for new Champ, A, and B times. Relay Events - rosette ribbons, 1st-3rd. Awards will be given out to athletes 30 minutes after the posting of final results, barring complications with the results. No scoring. Page 1
Programs: Amenities: No program fee but programs will be provided electronically and will NOT be sold in paper form. Concessions will be provided. Camping allowed only in designated areas. FACILITY/LOCATION Meet Location: Directions: Northfield Middle School, 2200 Division St. South, Northfield, MN 55057. Take I-35 to Hwy 19 (Exit 69). Turn east and travel about 6 miles into downtown Northfield. Turn south (right) on Hwy 3 and travel about 1 mile. Turn east (left) onto Jefferson Parkway and travel ¾ mile. Turn south (right) onto Division Street (Hwy 246). Northfield Middle School is on the right. Facility: 8 lanes, 25 yard indoor pool with lane lines and backstroke pennants. Slanted Starting blocks are 30 inches above the water surface. Water depth: The minimum water depth, measured in accordance with Article 103.2.3 is 12 ft at the start end and 3.5 ft at the turn end. Course certification: Other: The competition course has NOT been certified in accordance to 104 2 2C(4). We ask that no food be eaten on deck and that all athletes use the locker room doors to enter and exit the pool area. The main entrance to the pool can be used by officials and coaches. ENTRIES Entries To: Form of Entries: Entry Start Date: Entry Close Date: Gunnar Teigen, 262-719-8779, headcoach@northfieldswimclub.org Email entries preferred. Please call the entries person for directions if you need to hand-deliver. Entries will be accepted beginning at 8:00 pm on Monday, October 31, 2016 for the teams invited. Entries will close for the invited teams on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 2:00pm. Non-invited teams entries will be accepted beginning at 8:00pm Monday, November 14, 2016. Entries will close at 8:00 PM on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. 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, not including relays. All seed times must be in yards. ELIGIBILITY / ATHLETES Eligibility: Racing start Certification: This is an open invitational meet for all swimmers with any or no times. 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. Page 2
USA Swimming Membership: Swimmers without A Coach Present: 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. MEET ADMINISTRATION, CONDUCT Coach s Meeting: Warm-up: Rules and Regulations: Changes to the Meet Information: 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 warm-up 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. Prohibited: 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. 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 Heats for distance events may be combined across gender at the Meet Referee s discretion. Minnesota Scratch rules will be in effect. 1000 and 1650 Freestyle are seeded fastest to slowest and swum alternating women and men heats. If prelim/finals meet, the fastest seeded heat for both men and women is swum with finals. There will be a 12 & U 500 Free in the AM sessions preceded by a 10-minute warm-up. The afternoon 1000 and 1650 Freestyle events will NOT be preceded by a warm-up. The MSI Open Lane Swim procedure will be available at this meet. The open lane fee is $5.00. 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 of 4 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. Page 3
Time Standards: MN Swimming Time Standards the most current edition published on the MSI website will be used. Senior boys events will use the 13-14 age group time standards to qualify. Senior girls events will use the 15-16 age group time standards to qualify. ORDER OF EVENTS Page 4
Winter Is Coming invite Northfield Bull Sharks Swim Club December 03, 2016 - December 04, 2016 Sanction Number: MN16W-10-293Y 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 $5.00 = $ # of boys # of girls Total Relays x $20.00 = $ Total Due = $ Make checks payable to: Northfield Bull Sharks Swim Club. All fees are due with your entry 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 Page 5