Summer Long Course Qualifier
Jenny Thompson Competition Pool
Dover, NH
July 10-12, 2009
New PM Warm-Up Time, now @ 12:30pm
PM Start time now @ 1:30pm
Sanctioned by N.E. Swimming: # NE-09-67/NE-09-67TT
MEET DIRECTOR: Tim Paiva 603-759-6194
MEET REFEREE: James
Morrissette
603-692-5764
ENTRY CHAIR: Marc Jacobs 207-384-7061
MEET
FORMAT: The meet will be swim as timed-finals. The
meet will be computer seeded based upon a positive check-in at the beginning of
each session. Coaches will receive a check-in sheet before each session, which
must be returned no later than 40 minutes before the beginning of the
session. Heat sheets will be posted
around the pool deck. Swimmers may swim in no more than five events per day,
including time trials.
SITE: Jenny Thompson Competition Pool at Guppey
Park, Dover, New Hampshire. An outdoor heated
6 lane, 50 meter pool, with non-turbulent lane lines. Fully-automatic Colorado Electronic timing
system with Aqua-Grip touch pads at starting end, and touch pads at both ends
of pool. A Diving well warm-up and
warm-down area will be available throughout the meet. Starting end is five feet
deep. Large spectator area; bring lawn chairs for personal comfort. The
competition course has not been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4).
ELIGIBILITY: All contestants must be 2009 USA Swimming registered athletes. All swimmers must be registered before the entry is submitted. Teams that enter unregistered swimmers will be subject to a fine of $100 per unregistered swimmer. New England teams entering the meet are required to check their entries with the online registration check tool on the New England Swimming web site. Please contact the New England Swimming Office for registration information. Disabled swimmer forms are available from the New England Swimming Office. New England Swimming Office: 20 Cleveland Road, Needham MA 02492, 781-449-0270, office@neswim.com.
ENTRY INFORMATION: Entries must be completed and received by June 30, 2009. If you do an electronic entry, please do not send a hard copy of the entry. Also, include your team initials in the subject of any email relating to this meet. Make checks payable to Seacoast Swimming Association and mail with disclaimer form to: Age Group Qualifier, c/o 4 Cailey Anna Lane, Dover, NH, 03820. Entries should be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested to insure delivery. All forms must be typed or printed legibly and must contain swimmers' ages and USS numbers. There will be no refunds for entries accepted, or entries rejected due to improper entry. All swimmers must be registered with USA Swimming before the entry is submitted. Any swimmer who is entered with incorrect swimmer information, or an incorrect or no ID, or is unregistered, will be scratched from the meet until corrections are made per the New England policy. Teams that enter unregistered swimmers will be subject to a fine of $100 per unregistered swimmer.
COMPUTER ENTRIES: If your team has a computerized entry system
using Hy-Tek program, email entry file as an attachment (.cl2 or .sd3 format)
to agq@seacoastswimming.com.
Insure that team address and contact information are entered correctly
in this file, as this info will be used as your team contact for meet
information. Send all e-mail
correspondence regarding this meet to the above e-mail address. For email entries, payment must be received
within 4 days of receipt of the email entry.
If the payment is received within 4 days of the email entry, the date of
receipt of the email entry file will be considered the date your entry for the
meet was received by Seacoast Swimming.
If payment is not received within 4 days of the email entry, the entry
will be considered received as of the date that the payment and hard copy are
received.
ENTRY TIME UPDATES: Entry
times may be updated until 7 days before the meet by e-mail file only, provided
no new entries are included and no other changes are made to the entry file.
Anything but a file identical to the original entry file with times updated
will be rejected. If additional entries are to be accepted, a separate file and
entry fees must be submitted.
ENTRY FEES: $4 per event for electronic entries; $4.50
per entry for entries that must be entered by hand.
SWIMMER PARTICIPATION FEE: Each entry fee must be accompanied by a $10 per swimmer, “Swimmer Participation Fee”.
ENTRY RULES:
·
Any swimmer who has already owns a 2009 long course Age Group qualifying
time for an event is urged to not swim that event at the Age Group Qualifier.
·
12 & under swimmers who want to swim a 200 of an individual stroke
may swim in the open races. The maximum of five swims per day still applies.
·
Aging up swimmers cannot swim in the wrong age group. They must swim in
their own age group with too fast times. Invitations must be approved by the
age group chairman.
CUTS: The Open 400 I.M. and 400 Free events may be limited by the Meet Director if time constraints apply. The events will be filled to ensure full heats based upon seed times. If there are scratches, swimmers will be restored based on their seed time. Other cuts by time will be made if necessary in events designated by the Meet Director to bring the meet within time requirements.
PROGRAMS: $2 per session ADMISSION: $1 per session
SAFETY:
WARMUPS: Warm-ups
may be divided. Warm-up schedule will be posted on the web at
www.seacoastswimming.com and distributed to each team participating in the
meet. Diving is not permitted during warm-up except during designated sprint
lanes.
DISABLED
SWIMMERS: Disabled swimmer forms are available from the
New England Swimming Office.
OFFICIALS AND TIMERS: Will be assigned to each team based on entry
size.
REFRESHMENTS: Seacoast Swimming Association will operate a
food concession on site.
EQUIPMENT VENDOR: An
equipment vendor will be on-site for the duration of the meet.
RULES: 2009 U.S. Swimming rules will govern all
competition and decisions by the meet referee will be final, unless a written
protest is lodged within 30 minutes of the heat swum.
WEATHER: The Jenny Thompson Pool is an outdoor facility. There are occasional delays due to thunderstorms. In the event of a thunderstorm, ALL athletes, coaches, fans and meet personnel are to report to the adjacent Dover Arena and wait for the “all clear” from the City of Dover lifeguard staff. Coaches are responsible for the behavior of their swimmers throughout the storm, including at the Arena. The meet management staff will keep in close contact with the Arena and we will make every effort to complete all scheduled events
MISCELLANEOUS: All coaches should check in with the Clerk of
Course upon arrival at the pool to pick up coaches' packets. Coaches are responsible for the behavior of
their swimmers at all times. Any damage
to the premises or equipment is the responsibility of those doing the
damage. Seacoast Swimming Association
and the City of Dover assume no responsibility for lost or stolen
property. No glass containers are
permitted, no pets are permitted and there is no smoking permitted anywhere in
the park. No one is permitted on
deck except, athletes, coaches, and officials.
DIRECTIONS: Take exit 8E off Spaulding Turnpike in
Dover. Follow signs for Route 4 East
through downtown Dover. Jenny Thompson
Competition Pool at Guppey Park is approximately two miles on Route 4 (also
known as Portland Ave.), on the left at the top of the hill. Pool phone:
743-6085
PARKING: Ample parking is available at the Guppey Park
facility, and on public streets where parking is permitted. Improperly parked cars will be towed at
owner's expense.
TIME TRIALS: Time trials ($5 per event) will be held, time
permitting.
AWARDS: Custom ribbons for the first six places.
LODGING: Information is available on the Seacoast
Site, http://www.seacoastswimming.com/CommonFiles/HotelList.htm
2009
Age Group Qualifier – Order of Events
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Friday Session July 10 (Warm-up
11:30AM; Start time: 12:30PM )* |
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Girls Events
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Boys Events
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12 & under |
1 |
200 IM |
2 |
12 & under |
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Open |
3 |
400 IM |
4 |
Open |
|
12 & under |
5 |
200 Free |
6 |
12 & under |
|
Open |
7 |
400 Free |
8 |
Open |
Saturday AM Session
July 11 (Warm-up 7AM; Start time: 8AM)*
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12 & under |
9 |
100 Back |
10 |
12 & under |
|
12 & under |
11 |
50 Breast |
12 |
12 & under |
|
12 & under |
13 |
100 Butterfly |
14 |
12 & under |
|
12 & under |
15 |
50 Free |
16 |
12 & under |
Saturday PM
Session July 11 (Warm-up 12:30PM; Start time: 1:30PM)*
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Open |
17 |
200 Back |
18 |
Open |
|
Open |
19 |
100 Free |
20 |
Open |
|
Open |
21 |
200 Butterfly |
22 |
Open |
|
Open |
23 |
100 Breast |
24 |
Open |
|
Open |
25 |
200 Free |
26 |
Open |
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Sunday AM Session July 12
(Warm-up 7AM; Start time: 8AM )* |
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12 & under |
27 |
100 Free |
28 |
12 & under |
|
12 & under |
29 |
50 Butterfly |
30 |
12 & under |
|
12 & under |
31 |
100 Breast |
32 |
12 & under |
|
12 & under |
33 |
50 Back |
34 |
12 & under |
Sunday PM Session
July 12 (Warm-up 12:30PM; Start time: 1:30PM)*
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Open |
35 |
50 Free |
36 |
Open |
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Open |
37 |
100 Butterfly |
38 |
Open |
|
Open |
39 |
200 Breast |
40 |
Open |
|
Open |
41 |
100 Back |
42 |
Open |
|
Open |
43 |
200 IM |
44 |
Open |
* - NOTE: Final warm-up and start times will be announced on the SSA website and sent to coaches once all entries have been received.