STAR Aquatics Triad Tropic Invite Sponsored by Marriott December 2-4, 2011 SANCTION #: CLASSIFICATION: HOST CLUB: LOCATION: VENUE: Held under the sanction of USA Swimming, Inc. Issued by North Carolina Swimming, Inc. Sanction # NC11152 Age Group Timed Final/ Senior Prelim/Final STAR Aquatics, LLC PO Box 16311 High Point, NC 27261 Greensboro Aquatics Center 1921 West Lee St. Greensboro, NC 27403 The Greensboro Aquatics Center is a 50 meter pool which can be broken into two short course venues with a separate diving well. This competition will use a 10 lane short course competition venue with continuous warm-up and cool down lanes available throughout the meet. The pool depth is 9-10 at the start and turn ends and 4 lane lines will be used to reduce turbulence. The lane width is 7. A Colorado Timing System 6 with a Daktronics Pro-Star LED Video Scoreboard Display will display results simultaneously. Starting platforms are Colorado Competition deck anchored platforms. The competition course has not been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). No outside Food or Drink will be permitted. No Chairs are permitted. There is a spectator seating area with a capacity of 1850 persons. Spectators are not allowed on the deck at any time. The 650 bleacher seats on deck are reserved for swimmers only. VENUE SHOPS PARKING RULES: ELIGIBILITY: KAST-A-WAY Swim wear is located near the main entrance. Food and drink may be purchased from various Food Carts located throughout the venue. Parking will be $5.00 per day with same day re-entry allowed. Parking for Coaches and Officials will be provided. This meet will be conducted in accordance with the current USA Swimming Rules & Regulations and the NCS Safety Program, except where rules are therein optional and exceptions are herein stated. Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms. All swimmers must be registered with USA Swimming, Inc. to participate. Swimmers without current proof of membership will not swim. THERE WILL BE NO ON DECK REGISTRATION. 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 in 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. STAR Aquatics welcomes all swimmers with disabilities as described in the USA Swimming Rules and Regulations, Article 105, to participate in our meets. Coaches entering swimmers with disabilities that require any accommodations are required to provide advance notice in writing to the meet director by the entry deadline accompanying their meet entry file, including the need for any personal assistants required and/or registered service animals. Failure to provide advance notice may limit STAR's ability to accommodate all requests.
FORMAT: SEEDING: There are seven (7) sessions in the meet which will be swum as follows: Friday evening Open session, Saturday and Sunday morning 13 &14 / Open Prelims in the East Pool concurrently with Age Group Timed Finals in the West Pool. Saturday and Sunday, there will be a Consolation, B and A Final for both the 13-14 and Open Age Groups with the A & B Finals scoring points. Consolation, B & A finals will be swum in that order. All events except the 500 Free & 400 IM are pre-seeded slowest to fastest. The 500 Free & 400 IM will be deck seeded fastest to slowest and may be limited to the top 3 heats to stay within the allotted time. Positive Check-In is required by 4:00pm on Friday. Failure to check in by the deadline will result in the swimmer not being able to swim the event. **Swimmers must provide their own lap counters, timers will be provided. ENTRY LIMITS: Senior Meet swimmers are limited to a maximum of 3 individual events per day and 8 individual events throughout the weekend. 12 & Under swimmers are limited to a maximum of 4 individual events per day and 10 individual events throughout the weekend. Relays are not included in the limit. Meet Management reserves the right to limit and/or eliminate events to allow the meet to run in the allotted time. ENTRIES/ENTRY DEADLINE: Please note the following guidelines for entries: Calculate swimmer age as of December 2, 2011. Submit the entry with best SHORT COURSE YARDS times achieved in a USA competition or time trial. LONG COURSE METER times will be seeded after all SCY times. There will be no course conversion. Swimmers must choose to participate in either the 12 & Under Meet or the Senior Meet and may not enter both. Select the appropriate session for your swimmer. Submit a Hy-Tek Meet Manager compatible file to entries@staraquatics.net. A confirmation email will be returned when they have been received. Entries will not be loaded until payment has been received. Complete the attached Meet Entry Form and mail it along with your payment*. There may be on-deck entries taken at this meet, but in open lanes only. This will be first come first serve. No swimmers will be added to the meet. *Double fees will apply and must be paid at the time of entry. Coaches should complete an Event Add form and submit it to the Hy-Tek table during warm-ups. Entry Deadline is Tuesday, November 22, 2011 by Midnight. Entries will be processed in the order received. Telephone entries will not be taken. Changes to previously submitted entries may be emailed to entries@staraquatics..net, confirmation email will be sent. Entries past the deadline (late entries) will be taken at the discretion of the Meet Director for double fees. Late entries will be handled on a first come first serve basis. *See Entry Fees for costs per event. Please contact Michele Hendrix at Michele@staraquatics.net or 336-847-2613 with questions about the entry process. ENTRY FEES: $2.50 per event (12 & Under) $3.50 per event (Senior/Open) $8.00 per relay event $3.00 per swimmer NCS Travel Fund $10.00 per swimmer Facility Use Surcharge Double fees will be charged for entries received after midnight Tuesday, November 22, 2011. All fees are non-refundable. Checks should be made out to STAR Aquatics. Meet Management will refund fees in the event individual events are limited due to time constraints.
RELAYS: MAIL MEET ENTRY FORM TO: All relay swimmers must be competing in at least one individual event. Submit relay scratches and relay names to the Hy-Tek Clerk by the end of warm-ups for each session. Final seeding will be done and posted. All relays will be swum at the end of the morning session with the exception of the 13-14 and Open 200 Free Relays which will be swum at the end of finals on Saturday evening. STAR Aquatics PO Box 16311 High Point, NC 27261 Include a completed Meet Entry Form and payment for all entries. SCHEDULE: Warm-Ups: Friday Timed Final Sat. & Sun. Senior/Open Prelims Sat. & Sun. 12 & Under Timed Finals Sat. Senior/Open Finals Sun. Senior/Open Finals 3:30 4:30 PM 7:15 8:35 AM 7:15 8:35 AM 4:00 PM 3:00 PM Meet: Friday Timed Final Sat. & Sun. Senior/Open Prelims Sat. & Sun. 12 & Under Timed Finals Sat. Senior/Open Finals Sun. Senior/Open Finals 4:45 PM 8:45 AM 8:45 AM 5:00 PM 4:00 PM AWARDS: -Individual Events : 1 st 8 th place ribbons -Relays: 1 st 3 rd place ribbons 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 (only the top two relays from each team will score) This meet will be scored by team with cash awards going to the teams finishing in 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd place for total combined score. SCRATCHES: WARM-UP RULES: SAFETY: RACING STARTS MEET REFEREE: ADMIN REFEREE: MEET DIRECTOR: The North Carolina Scratch rule will be in effect. (NCS Swimming Rules and Regulations 208.3) A swimmer may scratch a pre-seeded event on the blocks without penalty. Swimmers entered in deck-seeded events that have checked in, must swim the event unless they notify the Hy-Tek Clerk prior to the event being seeded. Failure to swim the event will result in the swimmer being barred from the next individual event in which they are entered, whether it is that day or the next. *POSITIVE CHECK-IN on Sunday morning for Sunday Evening Finals events will be required. All swimmers should indicate their intent/availability to swim at finals on Sunday evening. Warm up assignments will be posted and included in the coaches packet. The North Carolina safety program is in effect for this meet. Coaches are advised to closely supervise their swimmers at all times. NO Running or horseplay will be tolerated. No spectators will be allowed on deck. 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 in 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. Gary Flynn e-mail: gbflynn57@gmail.com 336-855-6814 N/A Michele Hendrix e-mail: Michele@staraquatics.net 336-847-2613
MEET MANAGER: MEET MARSHAL: Beth Williams Carolyn & Brent Shoaf COACH AND OFFICIAL CHECK- IN: CLERK OF COURSE: GENERAL MEETING: OFFICIALS: HOSPITALITY: RELEASE: LODGING: In accordance with NC Swimming Rules, coaches and officials are required to display proof of current USA Swimming Membership at all times. We ask that all coaches and officials show their credentials to the Meet Director or designee upon arrival. Only those with current proof of credentials will be allowed on deck. There will be no Clerk of Course. Swimmers and coaches should pay close attention to the event in the water and be prepared. There will be a general meeting at 4:30pm on Friday in the Hospitality room. All certified officials that hold current USA swimming membership are welcome on deck. There will be a meeting 45 minutes prior to the start of the sessions for officials. Location will be announced. There will be a hospitality room available to coaches and officials. USA Swimming, Inc., North Carolina Swimming, Inc., Star Aquatics, LLC, Greensboro Aquatics Center and all employees and representatives of these organizations shall be held free and harmless from any and all liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of this meet. Note: To be eligible to receive Cash Payouts teams must use blocked rooms at the Marriott Hotels provided with the discounted rates that have been negotiated. Greensboro-High Point Marriott Airport 1 Marriott Drive, Greensboro, NC 27409 336-852-6450 http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/gsonc-greensboro-high-point-marriott-airport/ ($89 per night including Free Sports Breakfast Ask for STAR Block) Courtyard Greensboro 4400 W. Wendover Ave, Greensboro, NC 27407 336-294-3800 http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/gsown-courtyard-greensboro/ ($89 per night including Free Sports Breakfast Ask for STAR Block)
STAR Triad Tropic Order of Events Friday and Saturday Dec 2-3, 2011 Friday Dec 2, 2011 Evening Timed Finals Warm-Ups Not Before 3:30 PM/Timed Finals 4:45 1 Open 500 Free 2 3 Open 400 IM 4 5 13-14 400 Freestyle Relay 6 7 Senior 400 Freestyle Relay 8 Saturday Dec 3, 2011 Morning Prelims Warm-Up 7:15AM/Prelims start at 8:45AM Evening Finals Warm-Up 4:00 PM/Finals start at 5:00 PM 9 13-14 200 Freestyle 10 11 Open 200 Freestyle 12 13 13-14 100 Butterfly 14 15 Open 100 Butterfly 16 17 13-14 200 Backstroke 18 19 Open 200 Backstroke 20 21 13-14 50 Freestyle 22 23 Open 50 Freestyle 24 25 13-14 100 Breaststroke 26 27 Open 100 Breaststroke 28 29 13-14 400 Medley Relay 30 31 Open 400 Medley Relay 32 57 13-14 200 Free Relay (**During Finals Only**) 58 59 Open 200 Free Relay (**During Finals Only**) 60 Saturday Dec 3, 2011 Morning Timed Final Warm-Ups 7:15am/Timed Finals start at 8:45AM 33 11-12 200 Freestyle 34 35 10 & Under 200 Freestyle 36 37 11-12 50 Butterfly 38 39 10 & Under 50 Butterfly 40 41 11-12 100 Backstroke 42 43 10 & Under 100 Backstroke 44 45 11-12 100 Breaststroke 46 47 10 & Under 100 Breaststroke 48 49 11-12 50 Freestyle 50 51 10 & Under 50 Freestyle 52 53 11-12 200 Free Relay 54 55 10 & Under 200 Free Relay 56
STAR Triad Tropic Order of Events Sunday Dec 4, 2011 Sunday Dec 4, 2011 Morning Prelims Warm-Up 7:45AM/Prelims start at 8:45AM Evening Finals Warm-Up 3:00 PM/Finals start at 4:00 PM 61 13-14 200 Butterfly 62 63 Open 200 Butterfly 64 65 13-14 100 Freestyle 66 67 Open 100 Freestyle 68 69 13-14 200 Breaststroke 70 71 Open 200 Breaststroke 72 73 13-14 100 Backstroke 74 75 Open 100 Backstroke 76 77 13-14 200 IM 78 79 Open 200 IM 80 81 13-14 200 Medley Relay (**End of Morning Session**) 82 83 Open 200 Medley Relay (**End of Morning Session**) 84 Sunday Dec 4, 2011 Morning Timed Final Warm-Ups 7:45am/Timed Finals start at 8:45AM 85 11-12 100 Butterfly 86 87 10 & Under 100 Butterfly 88 89 11-12 50 Breaststroke 90 91 10 & Under 50 Breaststroke 92 93 11-12 100 Freestyle 94 95 10 & Under 100 Freestyle 96 97 11-12 50 Backstroke 98 99 10 & Under 50 Backstroke 100 101 11-12 200 IM 102 103 10 & Under 200 IM 104 105 11-12 200 Medley Relay 106 107 10 & Under 200 Medley Relay 108
STAR Triad Tropic December 2-4, 2011 Meet Entry Form Official Entry Information: Club Name Club Code Address City Head Coach Email Address State, NC Zip Home Phone Work Phone All coaches identified above are currently registered as coaches with USA Swimming, Inc. and are responsible for the swimmers entered in this meet and during the conduct of the event December 2-4, 2011. Signature Date Release Statement USA Swimming, Inc., North Carolina Swimming, Inc., Star Aquatics, LLC, Greensboro Aquatic Center and all employees and representatives of these organizations shall be held free and harmless from any and all liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of this meet. Signature Date # of Individual Entries (12 & Under) X $2.50 each entry $ # of Individual Entries (Senior/Open) X $3.50 each entry $ # of Relay Team Entries X $8.00 each relay $ entered NCS Travel Fund (total swimmers) X $3.00 each swimmer $ Facility Charge (total swimmers) X $10.00 each swimmer $ Totals $