Hosted By: Parkway Swim Club Parkway Swim Club Winter Classic December 8-10, 2017 Kirkwood High School 801 W Essex Ave, Kirkwood, MO, 63021 Sanction: Held under USA Swimming/Ozark Swimming Sanction # Officials: Meet Director: Michelle White Meet Referee: Stephanie Petersen Safety Marshall: Blair Porter Facility: An 8 lane, 25 yard pool with 8 starting blocks and non-turbulent lane lines. There is an additional 5 lane, 20 yard pool for warm up/down separated by a bulk head. Parking: There is very little parking directly in front of the pool. Cars may be parked on Chopin St or in the parking lot on Essex or Dougherty Ferry Drive. Vendor: A vendor will be available for this meet. Concessions: Concessions will be available at this meet. Warm-ups: Friday Evening: Saturday Morning: Saturday Afternoon: Sunday Morning: Warm- up 1: 5:00-5:25 PM Warm-up 2: 5:25-5:50 PM Meet Start: 6:00 PM Warm- up 1: 7:00-7:25 AM Warm-up 2: 7:25-7:50 AM Meet Start: 8:00 AM Warm- up 1: 1:00-1:25 PM Warm-up 2: 1:25-1:50 PM Meet Start: 2:00 PM Warm- up 1: 8:00-8:25 AM Warm-up 2: 8:25-8:50 AM Meet Start: 9:00 AM Warm-up Procedure: Warm-up lanes will be assigned after the meet has been seeded. The host team reserves the right to extend the warm-up period for safety considerations. Warm-up procedure will be defined by Ozark LSC regulations.
Eligibility: All swimmers must be current members of USA Swimming. Applied for will not be accepted. Swimmers entered in the meet who do not hold current membership will be dropped from the meet and entry fees will NOT be refunded. Any swimmer found not to have a current USA Swimming membership who swims in an Ozark sanctioned meet, and/ or the team, is subject to a $100 fine per swim. A swimmer attending a meet without a USA-S certified coach must report to the meet referee or meet director prior to warming up for each session in which he is swimming. The swimmer will then be assigned to a coach on deck for each session of the meet that he has entered. 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 swimmers legal guardian to ensure compliance of this request. All coaches must hold a valid USA Swimming Coaches Card and all officials must be USA certified. Entries: Swimmers can swim up to 7 events for the entire weekend; two (2) events Friday, four (4) events Saturday, and one (1) event Sunday morning. Swimmers must swim all 4 events in the same track on Saturday to be eligible for overall awards. All entries MUST have current USA swimming registration numbers. Entry age will be the age of the swimmer on Friday, December 8 th, 2017. The meet will be limited to 500 swimmers, including the host team. No team entries will be split. Entries will be accepted starting at 9:00 AM on Monday November 20, 2017. Entries must be received by noon on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. Entries should be submitted via email. Telephone/fax entries will not be accepted. Please enter using short course yards times only. Email entries to pkwymeetentry@gmail.com. Fees: $3.50 per event $7.00 facility surcharge Check-in: There will a scratch sheet for Friday & Saturday events emailed out to coaches on Tuesday, December 5 th. Coaches will have till Wednesday December 6 th at noon to email back any scratches. There will be a check-in for Sunday events done on Saturday during the morning session. Bullpen: There will be a bull pen for the 8 & under swimmers on Saturday afternoon.
Scoring/Awards: Ribbons will be awarded to 1 st -16 th place for all 12 & under events. Age groups will be scored as 8 & under, 9-10, and 11-12. The Top 3 swimmers in each track (see below) will receive an award. Only the events on Saturday will go towards the track awards. You must swim all 4 events in a track to be eligible for an award. The 3 swimmers in each age group and track with the lowest cumulative time will be awarded. Track Awards: 8 & Under 25 s 9-10 50 s or 100 s 11-12 50 s or 100 s 13-14 50 s or 100 s 11-14 200 s 15 & Over 50 s, 100 s, or 200 s Limited Events: The following events will be limited to only swimmers with slower than AA times in their age group: 12 & Under 200 IM, 13 & Over 200 IM, 11& Over 400 IM, Open 500 Free, & Open 1650. The 500 Free is 9 & over only. Distance Events: The 500 and 1650 free on Sunday will swim fastest to slowest. Competition Rules: The 2017 USA Swimming/ Ozark Swimming official rules shall govern the meet, and all technical and administrative rules of USA Swimming will apply. A swimmers age as of December 8, 2017 shall determine their age for the entire meet. Safety: Possessing a still or video camera or a cell or video phone is absolutely prohibited in all dressing areas, locker rooms, bathrooms, and any other locations where swimmers may be dressing. Any person so found possessing such devices in these areas will immediately be expelled from the meet with all fees forfeited, and subject to further Ozark LSC and/ or USA Swimming sanctions and penalties. Operation of a drone or any other flying apparatus is prohibited over the pool and spectator areas and in the locker rooms. Swimsuits: The only swim suits allowed are those permitted by FINA and in compliance with current USA Swimming rules. The USA Swimming Rule, accepted by the Ozark Swimming House of Delegates, will be in effect. It reads as follows: 102.8 SWIMWEAR 1. Design A. Swimsuits worn for all competition shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor extend below the knee. B. Swimsuits worn for competition must be non-transparent and conform to the current concept of the appropriate. C. The referee shall have the authority to bar offenders from the competition until they comply with the rule.
Deck changes are prohibited. GIRLS Session 1: Friday Evening BOYS 1 12 & Under 100 IM 2 3 13 & Over 100 IM 4 5 Open 200 IM 6 7 11 & Over 400 IM 8 GIRLS Session 2: Saturday Morning BOYS 9 12 & Under 50 Fly 10 11 13 & Over 50 Fly 12 13 12 & Under 100 Fly 14 15 12 & Under 50 Back 16 17 13 & Over 50 Back 18 19 12 & Under 100 Back 20 21 12 & Under 50 Breast 22 23 13 & Over 50 Breast 24 25 12 & Under 100 Breast 26 27 12 & Under 50 Free 28 29 13 & Over 50 Free 30 31 12 & Under 100 Free 32 GIRLS Session 3: Saturday Afternoon BOYS 33 8 & Under 25 Fly 34 35 13 & Over 100 Fly 36 37 11 & Over 200 Fly 38 39 8 & Under 25 Back 40 41 13 & Over 100 Back 42 43 11 & Over 200 Back 44 45 8 & Under 25 Breast 46 47 13 & Over 100 Breast 48 49 11 & Over 200 Breast 50 51 8 & Under 25 Free 52 53 13 & Over 100 Free 54 55 11 & Over 200 Free 56 GIRLS Session 1: Sunday Morning BOYS 57 12 & Under 200 Free 58 20 min break 59 Open 500 Free 60 20 min break 61 11 & Over 1650 Free 62