Tarheel States - North Carolina Swimming

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Tarheel States - North Carolina Swimming
Tarheel States Championships
Hosted by STAR Aquatics
March 27-29, 2015
The Greensboro Aquatic Center
1921 West Lee Street, Greensboro, NC 27403
Held under the Sanction of USA Swimming,
Inc., issued by North Carolina Swimming, Inc.
Sanction #NC15070
MEET DIRECTOR
Jay Dodson
PO Box 16311
High Point, NC, 27261
(336)337-0169
[email protected]
MEET REFEREE
Brad Martin
(336)644-6640
[email protected]
MEET ENTRY COORDINATOR
Michele Hendrix
PO Box 16311
High Point, NC, 27261
(336)847-2613
[email protected]
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL
Michele Hendrix
(336)847-2613
[email protected]
MEET MARSHALL
Kelly O’Gara
Sonny Covington
OFFICIALS CONTACT
Brad Martin
(336)644-6640
[email protected]
CLASSIFICATION:
Age Group/Senior/Open Meet
HOST CLUB:
STAR Aquatics, LLC
PO Box 16311
High Point, NC 27261
LOCATION:
Greensboro Aquatics Center
1921 West Lee St.
Greensboro, NC 27403
VENUE:
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 two 10 lane short
course competition venues 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 been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). A copy of such certification is on
file with USA Swimming.
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
Fine Designs will be selling meet apparel and 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
On-site parking is available with re-entry allowed at a rate of $5 per day. Parking for
Coaches and Officials will be provided.
RULES:
This meet will be conducted in accordance with the current USA Swimming Regulations,
NCS Official Handbook and 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.
Changing into or out of swimsuits other than in locker rooms or other designated areas is
prohibited.
ELIGIBILITY:
Swimmers must be registered with USA Swimming, Inc. and must have met have met the
following qualifying standards:
12 & Under Age Group
Participants must have at least one “BB” or better time standard in their single age group
but may not enter any event in their age group in which they have achieved the 2015 AG
Sectional qualifying time standard. They may swim that event in the Senior/Open age
group and it does count toward their daily event total.
13-14 Age Group
Participants have no minimum-qualifying standard. 13-14 swimmers may not enter any
event in their age group in which they have achieved the 13-14 the 2015 AG Sectional
qualifying time standard. They may swim that event in the Senior/Open age group and it
does count toward their daily event total.
Senior/Open Age Group
Swimmers of any age may swim in the Senior/Open group regardless of time.
NOTE: No swimmer may exceed the per day or per meet entry limits. 10 & Under
swimmers choosing to swim in a Senior/Open event will be limited to (3) three event limit
for that day.
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.
SWIMMERS WITH
DISABILITIES:
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:
There are five (5) sessions in the meet including 10 & Under Timed Finals and 11-12, 1314 and Open Prelim/Finals. Friday will be a timed finals session. Saturday and Sunday
Evening Finals will be as follows:
· 11 year olds will have one (1) heat of finals for each event.
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12 year olds will have one (1) heat of finals for each event.
13 year old will have (2) heats of finals (B and A in that order).
14 year old will have (2) heats of finals (B and A in that order).
Senior events will have (3) heats of finals (Consolation, B then A in that order).
All 10 & Under events, the Senior 400 IM, 500 Free, 1650 Free, and all relay events
are timed final events.
· Meet management reserves the right to adjust session start times and limit events
dependent on number of entries received to maintain the timeline.
· Saturday and Sunday morning sessions will run concurrently in two pools. The events
to be swum in each pool will be determined once entries are received.
SEEDING and
POSITIVE CHECK-IN:
The conforming time standard for this meet is short course yards. Swimmers will be
seeded and swim from slowest to fastest unless otherwise indicated. All non-conforming
times will be seeded last in rank order.
The 1650 Free, 500 Free and 400 IM are positive check-in events. Swimmers who do not
check-in by the deadline listed will not be seeded in or allowed to swim the event. A
swimmer who has checked in, been seeded, and fails to complete in said event, shall be
barred from his/her next individual event unless excused by the Meet Referee.
1650 Free
The Senior 1650 Free will be swum fastest to slowest, alternating women and men, with
all heats being swum during the Sunday morning session at the conclusion of the 200
Medley Relays. If the meet is conducted in two pools, it may not be necessary to
alternate. Meet management reserves the right to combine heats (men and women)
and/or limit this event to the fastest three heats in both the women’s and men’s events.
Swimmers must provide lap counters and timers
500 Free and 400 IM
The Senior 500 Free and 400 IM will be swum as timed final events deck-seeded fastest to
slowest. Meet management may use two pools depending on entries. Meet management
reserves the right to combine heats (men and women) and/or limit these events to the
fastest three heats in both women’s and men’s events. Swimmers must provide lap
counters and timers.
ENTRY LIMITS:
Meet:
The meet may be limited to the first 750 swimmers to submit their entries. If you plan to
attend please notify us ([email protected]) with your intent and approximate
number of swimmers.
Individual:
10 & Under swimmers are limited to 10 (ten) individual events for the meet and no more
than 4 (four) events per day.
11-12, 13-14, and Senior Swimmers are limited to a maximum of 3 (three) individual
events per day and 8 (eight) individual events throughout the weekend.
**Meet Management reserves the right to further limit and/or eliminate events to allow
the meet to run in the allotted time.
ENTRIES/ENTRY
Please note the following guidelines for entries:
DEADLINE:
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Calculate swimmer age as of March 27, 2015.
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.
Submit a Hy-Tek Meet Manager compatible file to [email protected]. 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*.
Late on-deck entries will be accepted at the discretion of the meet director and
referee on a first come first serve basis in open lanes only. No swimmers will be
added to the meet. *Double fees will apply and must be paid in cash at the time
of entry. Coaches should complete an “Event Add” form and submit it to the HyTek Admin during warm-ups.
Entry Deadline is 7:00pm Tuesday March 17, 2015.
· Entries will be processed in the order received, no telephone entries
· Changes to previously submitted entries may be emailed to
[email protected], confirmation email will be sent.
· Entries past the deadline (late entries) will be taken at the discretion of the Meet
Director for double fees and handled on a first come first serve basis.
ENTRY FEES:
Prelim/Final Event: $5.00
Timed Final Event: $3.50
Relay Event: $10.00
Facility Fee: $10.00 per swimmer
NCS Travel Fund: $3.00 per swimmer including relay only swimmers
Double fees will be charged for entries received after 7:00 pm on Tuesday March 17,
2015. All fees are non-refundable. Checks should be made out to STAR Aquatics and must
accompany entries. Meet Management will refund fees in the event individual events are
limited due to time constraints.
RELAYS:
Submit relay scratches and relay names to the Clerk of Course 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 11-12, 13-14 and Open 200 Free Relays
which will be swum at the beginning of finals on Saturday evening.
MAIL MEET ENTRY
FORM TO:
STAR Aquatics
PO Box 16311
High Point, NC 27261
Include a completed “Meet Entry Form” and payment for all entries.
Email Michele Hendrix at [email protected] with questions regarding entries. A
TM file will be available on the STAR Aquatics website www.staraquatics.net as well as on
the NCS website.
SCHEDULE:
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Officials’ Meeting 45 minutes before meet start for every session
There will be a general meeting at 5:10 pm on Friday in the Hospitality room. Additional
meetings may be held at the discretion of the Meet Referee.
Friday March 27, 2015- Evening Timed Finals
Time
Warm-Up 4:30 - 5:20 pm
Positive Check-In Deadline for 400 IM
4:45 pm
Positive Check-In Deadline for 500 Free
5:45 pm
Meet Start 5:30 pm
Saturday March 28, 2015 - Morning Prelims and Timed Finals
Time
Warm-Up 7:00-8:20 am
Relay cards due
9:45 am
Meet Start 8:30 am
Saturday March 28, 2015 - Finals 11 and Over
Time
Warm-Up 4:30 – 5:20 pm
Meet Start 5:30 pm
Sunday March 29, 2015 - Morning Prelims and Timed Finals
Time
Warm-Up 7:00 - 8:20 am
Meet Start 8:30 am
Positive Check In Deadline for 1650 Freestyle
9:45 am
Sunday March 29, 2015 - Finals 11 and Over
Time
Warm-Up 4:00 – 4:50 pm
Meet Start 5:00 pm
AWARDS:
-Individual Events : 1st – 8th place ribbons
-Relays: 1st – 3rd 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 A & B relay from each team
will score)
A swimmer may scratch a pre-seeded event on the blocks without penalty. Failure to compete in a
deck-seeded or scored evening finals event (for which the swimmer has been announced as having
qualified) 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 unless excused by the Meet Referee. Swimmers who
qualify for finals and fail to scratch or compete on Sunday night will be fined $25.00 per event. All
fines will be placed in the NCS Travel Fund.
SCRATCHES
AND
PENALTIES:
WARM-UP
RULES:
SAFETY:
Warm up assignments will be posted and included in the coaches ‘packet.
RACING
STARTS
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.
COACH AND
OFFICIAL
CHECK-IN:
In accordance with NC Swimming Rules, coaches and officials are required to display proof of current
USA Swimming Membership at all times.
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.
Coaches are required to sign-in at the Admin table to receive their session heat sheet. Valid
Coaching credentials must be presented. Coaches should keep their credentials visible on deck at
all times.
CLERK OF
COURSE:
There will be no Clerk of Course. Swimmers and coaches should pay close attention to the event in
the water and be prepared.
OFFICIALS:
USA certified and apprentice officials are welcome on deck. There will be a meeting 45 minutes prior
to the start of the sessions for officials. Location will be announced.
HOSPITALITY:
There will be a hospitality room available to coaches and officials.
RELEASE:
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.
LODGING:
Courtyard Greensboro
4400 West Wendover
336-294-3800
Djelika Diallo
Greensboro High Point Marriott Airport
One Marriott Dr.
336-665-6522
Djelika Diallo
Holiday Inn Express Wendover
4305 Big Tree Way
336-854-0090
Jessica Piotrowski
Hyatt Place Greensboro
4304 Big Tree Way
336-547-7007
Amanda Hedgecough
STAR Aquatics
Tarheel States Championships
Order of Events
Friday March 27, 2015
Evening Timed Finals
Girls
Events
Boys
1
Senior/Open 400 IM*
2
3
11-12 200 IM
4
5
10 & Under 200 IM
6
7
Senior/Open 500 Free*
8
Saturday March 28, 2015
(Events to run in two pools. Pool designation TBA after entries received)
Girls
Events
Boys
9
Senior/Open 100 Freestyle
10
11
13-14 100 Freestyle
12
13
11-12 100 Freestyle
14
15
10 & Under 100 Freestyle
16
17
Senior/Open 200 Butterfly
18
19
13-14 200 Butterfly
20
21
11-12 50 Butterfly
22
23
10 & Under 50 Butterfly
24
25
Senior/Open 200 Backstroke
26
27
13-14 200 Backstroke
28
29
11-12 50 Backstroke
30
31
10 & Under 50 Backstroke
32
33
Senior/Open 100 Breaststroke
34
35
13-14 100 Breaststroke
36
37
11-12 100 Breaststroke
38
39
10 & Under 100 Breaststroke
40
41
Senior/Open 200 IM
42
43
13-14 200 IM
44
45
11-12 100 IM
46
47
10 & Under 100 IM
48
49
11-12 200 Free Relay**
50
51
10 & Under 200 Free Relay
52
53
13-14 200 Free Relay**
54
55
Senior/Open 200 Free Relay**
56
*Positive Check-In Required.
**11-12, 13-14 and Senior Relays will be swum in the beginning of the finals session.
STAR Aquatics
Tarheel States Championships
Order of Events
Girls
57
59
61
63
65
67
69
71
73
75
77
79
81
83
85
87
89
91
93
95
97
99
101
103
105
Sunday March 29, 2015
(Events to run in two pools. Pool designation TBA after entries received)
Events
Senior/Open 50 Freestyle
13-14 50 Freestyle
11-12 50 Freestyle
10 & Under 50 Freestyle
Senior/Open 200 Breaststroke
13-14 200 Breaststroke
11-12 50 Breaststroke
10 & Under 50 Breaststroke
Senior/Open 100 Backstroke
13-14 100 Backstroke
11-12 100 Backstroke
10 & Under 100 Backstroke
Senior/Open 200 Freestyle
13-14 200 Freestyle
11-12 200 Freestyle
10 & Under 200 Freestyle
Senior/Open 100 Butterfly
13-14 100 Butterfly
11-12 100 Butterfly
10 & Under 100 Butterfly
Senior/Open 200 Medley Relay*
13-14 200 Medley Relay*
11-12 200 Medley Relay*
10 & Under 200 Medley Relay*
Senior/Open 1650 Freestyle
(POSITIVE CHECK-IN REQUIRED)
Boys
58
60
62
64
66
68
70
72
74
76
78
80
82
84
86
88
90
92
94
96
98
100
102
104
106
STAR Aquatics
Tarheel States Championships
March 27-29, 2015
Meet Entry Form
Official Entry Information:
Club Name____________________________________________
Club Code____________________
Address________________________________________________________________________________
City__________________________________________________
State, NC Zip__________________
Head Coach____________________________________________
Home Phone___________________
Email Address__________________________________________
Work Phone___________________
Assistant Coach_________________________________________
Assistant Coach_________________________________________
Assistant Coach_________________________________________
Assistant Coach_________________________________________
Assistant Coach_________________________________________
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 March 27-29, 2015.
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______________________________________________
# of Individual Entries Timed Finals
# of Individual Entries Prelim/Final
# of Relay Team Entries
NCS Travel Fund (total swimmers)
Facility Charge (total swimmers)
Totals
Date__________________________
X $3.50 each entry
X $5.00 each entry
X $10.00 each relay
entered
X $3.00 each swimmer
X $10.00 each swimmer
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