Lake Superior Blizzard Classic LAKE SUPERIOR SWIM CLUB Sanction Number: MN18W-11-120Y Saturday, January 27, 2018 to Sunday, January 28, 2018 Held under the sanction of USA Swimming. It is understood and agreed that USA Swimming shall be free and held harmless from any liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of the event. It is further understood and agreed that Minnesota Swimming shall be free and held harmless from any liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of the event. Meet Director: Inquiries: Emergency Phone: Meet Type: Teams Invited: Fees: Howie Leathers-hleathers@lsscaquatics.com-218-310-8124 Howie Leathers-218-310-8124 Howie Leathers-218-310-8124 ABC Open Invite All Teams in the MN LSC are invited to attend MSI Entry fee of $3.00 and $4.00 per Individual Event, $16.00 per Relay Event. $5.00 Facility Fee and $5.00 Program Fee. Programs will be sent to visiting clubs the week of the meet. Time Schedule: This meet is a two day, one session per day meet. *Please Note Start Times! Saturday Morning Session - Warm-up Start 9:00 am. Warm-up Ends 9:50 am. Meet Start 10:00 am. Afternoon Session: Will not start before 12:00 pm preceded by a 60 minute warm up. Sunday Morning Session - Warm-up Start 8:00 am. Warm-up Ends 8:50 am. Meet Start 9:00 am. Afternoon Session: Will not start before 11:00am preceded by a 60 minute warm up. Awards, Prizes and Scoring: Programs: No Awards will be given Programs will be provided via: Meet Mobile, a Pdf on MSI website and a Pdf on host website Form published June 27, 2017 (Use for meets that are held during 2017/2018 season) Page 1
Amenities: Top notch facility with ample parking, crash space, spectator area. Concessions will be provided FACILITY/LOCATION Meet Location: Directions: Lincoln Park Middle School: 3215 West Third Street, Duluth, MN 55806 From I35 take the 27th Ave. West exit. Turn right and proceed to West Third Street. At Third Street, turn Left for approximately 1/3 of a mile to LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL DRIVE. Turn Right and proceed up the hill 3 4 of a mile to the REAR/UPPER parking lot. NOTE: Your GPS unit will more than likely put you at the corner of Third and Atlantic Ave. Look for Lincoln Park Middle School Drive. Facility: 8 lanes, 25 yard indoor pool with lanelines and backstroke pennants. Slanted Starting blocks are 29 inches above the water surface. Water depth: Course certification: Other: 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. The competition course has NOT been certified in accordance to 104.2.2C(4). Concessions will be provided ENTRIES Entries To: Howie Leathers; hleathers@lsscaquatics.com or 2801 Branch Street, Duluth, MN 55812 Form of Entries: Email entries are preferred Entry Start Date: Entries will be accepted beginning at 8:00 pm on Monday, December 18, 2017 Entry Close Date: Entries will close at 8:00 PM on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. 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: Racing start Certification: USA Swimming Membership: Swimmers without A Coach Present: Swimmers with A,B,C, and Pre C times are encouraged to attend 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 June 27, 2017 (Use for meets that are held during 2017/2018 season) Page 2
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 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. 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. 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. 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: Heats for distance events may be combined across gender at the Meet Referee s discretion. Minnesota Scratch rules will be in effect. The 500 free will be seeded fastest to slowest. There will be a 10 minute break before the 500 free events. 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 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. MN Swimming Time Standards the most current edition published on the MSI website will be used. Form published June 27, 2017 (Use for meets that are held during 2017/2018 season) Page 3
ORDER OF EVENTS G Saturday AM B G Sunday AM B 1 11&U 200 Mixed Medley Relay 35 11&U 200 Mixed Free Relay 2 Open 200 Mixed Medley Relay 37 Open 200 Mixed Free Relay 3 11&U 100 Butterfly 4 39 11&U 200 Butterfly 40 5 Open 100 Butterfly 6 41 Open 200 Butterfly 42 7 11&U 50 Backstroke 8 43 11&U 50 Breastroke 44 9 Open 50 Backstroke 10 45 Open 50 Breastroke 46 11 11&U 100 Freestyle 12 47 11&U 200 Freestyle 48 13 Open 100 Freestyle 14 49 Open 200 Freestyle 50 15 11&U 100 Breaststroke 16 51 11&U 50 Butterfly 52 17 Open 100 Breaststroke 18 53 Open 50 Butterfly 54 19 11&U 50 Freestyle 20 55 11&U 200 IM 56 21 Open 50 Freestyle 22 57 Open 200 IM 58 23 11&U 100 IM 24 59 11&U 200 Breastroke 60 25 Open 100 IM 26 61 Open 200 Breastroke 62 27 11&U 200 Backstroke 28 63 11&U 100 Backstroke 64 29 Open 200 Backstroke 30 65 Open 100 Backstroke 66 10 Minute Break 31 11&U 500 Freestyle 32 33 Open 500 Freestyle 34 Form published June 27, 2017 (Use for meets that are held during 2017/2018 season) Page 4
Meet Calculation Form Lake Superior Blizzard Classic LAKE SUPERIOR SWIM CLUB Saturday, January 27, 2018 to Sunday, January 28, 2018 Sanction Number: MN18W-11-120Y 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 $ 4.00 = $ # of boys # of girls Total Relays x $ 16.00 = $ Total # swimmers x $ 5.00 (Facility fee) = $ Total # swimmers x $ 5.00 (Program fee) = $ Total Due = $ Make checks payable to: Lake Superior Swim Club All fees are due prior to the start of the meet. 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 June 27, 2017 (Use for meets that are held during 2017/2018 season) Page 5