ACES Swim Club 2014 COLORADO ACES HIGH POINT INVITE November 7-9, 2014 SANCTION: This Meet is held under the Sanction of USA Swimming #2014-113. In granting this sanction it is understood and agreed that USA Swimming shall be free from any liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of the event. LOCATIONS: Arapahoe High School 2201 East Dry Creek Road Littleton, CO 80122 POOLS: The Arapahoe pool is ten lanes, 25 yards with non-turbulent markers. The competition course has not been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C (4). The meet may be run utilizing up to nine lanes depending upon the size of the meet. Maximum of two lanes will be used for warm-up/warm-down. Depth at both the start and turn end at lane 8 is 4 feet and deeper at lane 1. TIMING: Colorado Timing System with touch pads, back-up buttons and electronic scoreboard. Hy- Tek Meet Manager software. SEEDING: The meet will be seeded fastest to slowest. MEET START: Meet start times will be adjusted based on the total number of entrants per session. ACES will post the start times on our web site at http://www.acesswimclub.com/ by noon Wednesday, November 6th. REQUEST for OFFICIALS and ADDITIONAL TIMERS: Teams are encouraged to provide officials to work this meet. The Application to Officiate is posted on the Colorado Swimming website meet calendar for the ACES Fall Invite or the form can be obtained by contacting the Meet Referee Linda Eaton by e-mail at Linda_Eaton@msn.com. Submitting an Application to Officiate is preferred, but walk-ons are always welcome. ACES Swim Club will make every attempt to supply timers, but may need help. Teams should plan on participating. SAFETY ISSUES: All coaches, officials, parents, and swimmers should act in a safe manner. All participants, visitor coaches and officials should be reminded that swimming venues have areas where additional care is needed. This includes but is not limited to slippery decks and hallways. Proper footwear and caution is recommended. No running or horseplay is allowed; it is the responsibility of the swimmer, coach, officials, and parents to monitor these activities. 2014 CO ACES High Point Invite 1
No running or horseplay is allowed; it is the responsibility of the swimmer, coach, officials, and parents to monitor these activities. The Arapahoe facility may have space limitations at certain times and locations within the pool area. Remember safety first! Please help accommodate your neighbors. RULES: Current USA and Colorado Swimming rules shall govern the conduct of the meet. Age of swimmer is determined as of November 7, 2014. Swimmers are limited to four (4) individual events per day, but no more than 8 events total for the meet. All USA Swimming athlete members entered in the meet must be under the supervision of a USA Swimming member coach during warm-up, competition, and warm-down. Any swimmer without a coach in attendance must report to the Meet Director or Meet Referee who may assist the swimmer in making arrangements for such supervision. It is the swimmer s responsibility to make such arrangements prior to the start of the meet. Any swimmer entered in the meet, unaccompanied by a USA Swimming member coach, must be certified by a USA Swimming member coach as being proficient performing a racing start or must start each race from within the water. It is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement and bring proof of certification to the meet. The meet will be pre-seeded except for the 500/1000 Free and 400 IM, which will be deck seeded. The 500 Freestyle and 400 IM will alternate Females and Males. The 500/1000 Free and 400 IM require the following: o Swimmers must provide their own timers and counters where appropriate. o Positive check-in closes approximately 1 hour before the event. Seeding procedures will comply with the current USA Swimming Rulebook. Depending upon the time line, events 200 yards or longer may be deck seeded and require a positive check-in. Information regarding this will be forwarded to the coaches via e-mail the week prior to the meet and posted on our web site at www.acesswimclub.com. FAILURE TO SWIM AFTER A POSITIVE CHECK-IN: Teams whose swimmers check-in for events requiring a positive check-in may be fined $25.00 at the discretion of the Meet Referee for each swimmer who fails to swim in those events. The swimmer may be barred from further competition. This meet will enforce timely reporting to the block area and responding promptly to signals and commands. There will be no refunds if a session is cut short. No exhibition swimming allowed. The Meet Referee will be the final authority for conduct of the meet. WARM UP PROCEDURES: Warm-up will be conducted in accordance with Colorado Swimming Inc. procedures. Backstroke starts are NOT allowed during general warm-up. No equipment may be used during the warm-up periods including but not limited to: fins, paddles, kick boards, pull buoys, cords for assisted or resisted swimming. Coaches will be responsible for the conduct and safety of their swimmers. The warm up schedule will be posted at the pool and on the ACES web site www.acesswimclub.com. The Meet Director will determine the warm-up schedule. 2014 CO ACES High Point Invite 2
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all swimmers holding a 2014/2015 USA Swimming membership. Any swimmer that appears on the CSI exception report without registration must come to the meet prepared to show proof of current membership, either with a coaches' roster of currently registered athletes from the team's Club Portal or via a mobile device and the athlete's Deck Pass account, or they will be deck registered before they can enter the water. A surcharge for deck registration will apply, $28.00 year round and $15.00 for seasonal plus the normal registration fee. ENTRY FEES: Individual event fee is $5.00 per event. Relays are $6.00/relay. There is a $7.00 surcharge per swimmer. All fees must accompany entries. Make check payable to the Aces Swim Club ($.75 of each entry fee goes to the CSI Splash Fund). Deck/late entries or changes are $7.00 per event. ENTRIES: Each session will be seeded in the order of entry receipt with a tentative timeline for 12 & Under swimmers to complete their events within a planned 4 hours. The ACES Swim Club will make every attempt to provide as many swimmers as possible with an opportunity to participate. Late entries may be accepted only at the Meet Director s discretion, but the meet will not be re-seeded. Please report No Shows to the computer table. Entry times must be in Short Course Yards! NO-TIME (NT) ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! No Time entries will be rejected. It is recommended that the coach obtain entry times during practice that are well within the ability of the swimmer. Entries will be accepted via e-mail (preferred) or CD s using Hy-Tek Ltd. software. Non-Hy-Tek entries will be accepted in Word or PDF format. When submitting entries in this format, please include name, age (as of the first day of the meet), USA Swimming ID, and team code. Teams sending 5 or more swimmers will be assessed a $25.00 surcharge if entries are not submitted using Hy-Tek software. Please include the coaches name, address, e-mail and phone number with all entries. If you wish to confirm receipt of entries, please contact entry chair via e-mail only. ENTRY OPENING/DEADLINE Entries will be accepted beginning Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 11:00 AM MDT. Entries received prior to the opening will not be accepted. The entry deadline is Friday, October 31, 2014. Email entries will be accepted in order they are received, and any entries submitted should be considered official. Full payment for email entry must be postmarked within 48 hours of confirmation and acceptance of entries. Entry updates are permitted, however DELETIONS WILL NOT BE REFUNDED. In cases where payment or arrangements for payment are not received within the appropriate time, entries for team/individual may be deleted. ACES Entry Chairperson: Tom Byorick Email: tom1@acesswimclub.com Mail: Tom Byorick 7101 South Hudson Circle Littleton 80122 2014 CO ACES High Point Invite 3
AWARDS AND SCORING: Individual s 8 events will be scored. Friday evening events will count in scoring for ages 9 and older. Individual Events: 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Ties will be broken 12 & Unders swimming in Open events will not be scored, with the exception of Open 400 IM/500 Free, in which case all age groups will be scored except for 8 & Unders. 8 & Unders may swim the 400 IM/ 500 Free, but no points will be awarded. Custom Trophies presented to the Top Sixteen High Point winners in the 8 & Under, 9-10, and 11-12 year old boys and girls divisions. Custom Trophies presented to the Top Eight High Point winners in the 13-14 boys and girls divisions. Custom Trophies presented to the Top Six High Point winners, senior boys and girls divisions. No team awards. HOSPITALITY: Hospitality will be provided for coaches and officials. CONCESSIONS: Concessions will be available on Saturday and Sunday. RESTRICTIONS: USA SWIMMING RULES 103.11 AND 103.12 REGARDING TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL USE WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. The use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone camera, is not allowed in changing areas, restrooms, or locker rooms. The use of visual recording devices is allowed on the deck, but is specifically PROHIBITED in the area directly behind and adjacent to the starting blocks at both ends of the pool. Except where venue facilities require otherwise, changing into or out of swimsuits other than in locker rooms or other designated areas is not appropriate and is prohibited. All swimmers entered in the competition must comply with the current USA Swimming Rulebook Section 102.8 Swimwear except as provided in Rule 205.10.1. Parking restrictions may be in effect during the meet. SAFETY CHAIRPERSON: Eric Craven MEET REFEREE: Linda Eaton 303-699-2015 MEET DIRECTOR: Tom Byorick/Marc Nankey 303-741-1733 COACHES: This meet complies with the Last Chance e-mail entry opportunity for the USA Swimming IM Xtreme Games being held in Mesa, AZ November 14-16, 2014. If any swimmers are first time qualifiers for that meet, please see the Administrative Official to sign up for information to be provided to that meet's Entry Chair. 2014 CO ACES High Point Invite 4
2014 ACES High Point Invite All Events will be run FASTEST to SLOWEST Schedule of Swimming Events, Friday, November 7, 2014 Tentative Warm Up: 4:30 PM 5.30 PM Session Starts: 5:35 PM 1 Open 500 Free 2 3 Open 400 IM 4 Schedule of Swimming Events, Saturday AM, November 8, 2014 Tentative Warm Up: 6:30 AM 7:25 AM Tentative Session Start: 7:30 AM 5 9-10 200 Medley Relay 6 7 8 & Under 100Medley Relay 8 9 9-10 100 Fly 10 11 8 & Under 50 Fly 12 13 9-10 50 Free 14 15 8 & Under 25 Free 16 17 9-10 100 Back 18 19 8 & Under 25 Back 20 21 9-10 50 Breast 22 23 8 & Under 25 Breast 24 25 9-10 200 IM 26 27 8 & Under 100 IM 28 Schedule of Swimming Events, Saturday MID, November 8, 2014 Tentative Warm Up: 10:45 PM 11:35 PM Tentative Session Start: 11:40 AM 29 11-12 200 Medley Relay 30 31 11-12 100 Fly 32 33 11-12 50 Free 34 35 11-12 100 Back 36 37 11-12 50 Breast 38 39 11-12 200 IM 40 Schedule of Swimming Events, Saturday PM, November 8, 2014 Tentative Warm Up: 2:25 PM 3:25 PM Tentative Session Start: 3:30 PM 41 13 & Over 200 Medley Relay 42 43 13 & Over 50 Back 44 45 13 & Over 200 Fly 46 47 13 & Over 50 Free 48 49 13 & Over 200 Back 50 51 13 & Over 100 Breast 52 53 13 & Over 200 IM 54 55 13 & Over Girls 1000 Free ---- 2014 CO ACES High Point Invite 5
Schedule of Swimming Events, Sunday AM, November 9, 2014 Tentative Warm Up: 6:30 AM 7:25 AM Tentative Session Start: 7:30 AM 57 9-10 200 Free Relay 58 59 8 & Under 100 Free Relay 60 61 9-10 50 Fly 62 63 8 & Under 25 Fly 64 65 9-10 100 Free 66 67 8 & Under 50 Free 68 69 9-10 50 Back 70 71 8 & Under 50 Back 72 73 9-10 100 Breast 74 75 8 & Under 50 Breast 76 77 9-10 200 Free 78 79 8 & Under 100 Free 80 81 9-10 100 IM 82 Schedule of Swimming Events, Sunday MID, November 9, 2014 Tentative Warm Up: 10:45 PM 11:35 PM Tentative Session Start: 11:40 AM 83 11-12 Girls 200 Free Relay 84 85 11-12 Girls 50 Fly 86 87 11-12 Girls 100 Free 88 89 11-12 Girls 50 Back 90 91 11-12 Girls 100 Breast 92 93 11-12 Girls 200 Free 94 95 11-12 Girls 100 IM 96 Schedule of Swimming Events, Sunday PM, November 9, 2014 Tentative Warm Up: 2:25 PM 3:25 PM Tentative Session Start: 3:30 PM 97 13 & Over 200 Free Relay 98 99 13 & Over 50 Breast 100 101 13 & Over 100 Fly 102 103 13 & Over 100 Free 104 105 13 & Over 100 Back 106 107 13 & Over 200 Breast 108 109 13 & Over 200 Free 110 111 13 & Over 50 Fly 112 ---- 13 & Over Boys 1000 Free 114 2014 CO ACES High Point Invite 6
Name: Address: City, State, Zip: E-mail Address: LSC: Cell Phone: 2014 CO Colorado ACES High Point Invite Hosted by ACES Swim Club November 7-8, 2014 Application to Officiate Applicant must be a member of USA Swimming and an LSC certified Official. (Please type or print clearly) Current Officiating Certifications: Position LSC (N1) N2 N3 S&T Judge Chief Judge Starter Deck Referee Admin Official Admin Referee Expiration for highest level: Yrs/Months at highest level Background Check Expiration Date: Athlete Protection Expiration Date: All officials must attend mandatory officials briefings before each session. The briefings will begin 50 minutes prior to the start of each session. The uniform for this meet will be: White polo shirt, navy blue pants/skirts/shorts, white deck friendly shoes and white socks Please mark the appropriate areas for your availability to officiate at this meet: I will be serving at all sessions (please mark the appropriate box): Yes No I cannot serve at all sessions. I will work the following (please mark the appropriate box/boxes): Date: AM Session MID Session PM Session Friday, November 7 ----------------- ----------------- Saturday, November 8 Sunday, November 9 Request for Specific Position: If you would like to be considered for a specific position, please check the appropriate box below. If applying for more than one position, please indicate preference (1, 2, 3): Deck Referee Starter Chief Judge Asst. Admin Official Submit the Application to Officiate to the Meet Referee via e-mail linda_eaton@email.msn.com, or fax to 303-699-9337 by November 2 nd to be considered for a specific position. Submitting an Application to Officiate is preferred, but walk-ons are always welcome. 2014 CO ACES High Point Invite 7