North Shore Swim Club
Salem State College, Salem Ma.
November 21-23, 2008
Sanctioned by NE Swimming # NE-08-87, NE-08-87 TT
Warm Up Times & Events List (Sunday Afternoon Warm Up Changed to 1:00 PM, Meet Start 2:00 PM)
Hy-Tek Events File for Team Manager
Team Warm Up
Assignments
NSSC Parent Work
Assignments
Results
Friday Evening
Full Results (Adobe PDF)
Full Results HTML
Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team Manager (No Time Trials)
Meet Director: Dan Warner (nssc1@aol.com, 978-852-3985)
Meet Referee: Kirsten Newland (cdnewl@comcast.net)
Entry Chairperson: Dan Warner (nssc1@aol.com, 978-852-3985)
MEET FORMAT: The meet will be swum as timed-finals. Each session will be seeded by computer based on positive check-in at the beginning of each session. Coaches will receive a positive check-in sheet before each session, which must be returned no later than 30 minutes before the beginning of the session. Heat sheets will be posted around the pool deck. Coaches will be able to pick up heat sheets for each event at the timing deck.
SITE: The Salem State College Competition Pool is an 8-lane, 25-yard pool with seven-foot-wide lanes and non-turbulent lane lines. Fully automatic Colorado Time Systems with touch pads and full 8 lane electronic scoreboard display. Balcony spectator seating for 250 people and deck seating for 350 coaches and officials. The pool is located inside the Salem State College O’Keefe Athletic Complex, 352 Lafayette Street, Salem MA 01930. Directions may be found later in this document.
COURSE: Short course yards (25 yards).
EVENTS and SESSIONS: See attached list.
ELIGIBILITY: All contestants must be 2008 or 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 will be accepted on and after October 17, 2008. Entries received before October 17, 2008 will be considered received on October 17, 2008. Entries must be received no later than November 7, 2008. Make checks payable to “North Shore Swim Club”. Mail completed forms (including signed entry cover page and waiver) and payment to the entry chairperson: Dan Warner, 19 Fenley Road Gloucester Ma. 01930. All entries must be typed or printed legibly, and must use full names and registration numbers from USA Swimming registration. All entries must include a completed and signed entry cover sheet and waiver. No deck entries will be accepted. No refunds will be given for entries that are accepted, or for entries that are rejected due to improper entry. 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. North Shore Swim Club will limit the number of swims in the meet. North Shore Club will reserve 75% for its own team and any other teams (New England and/or out of district) that it may want to invite to the meet. In order to make sure that the meet is neither oversubscribed or undersubscribed, all teams included in the 75% must submit their entry and check at least one week before the date of first acceptance. The other 25% of the swims will be open to other teams to submit entries. If on the first day of acceptance, those meet entries exceed the 25% still available in the meet, there will be a lottery of those teams. The lottery will be run by the New England Office.
ELECTRONIC ENTRIES: Electronic entries (such as from Hy-Tek Team Manager or other team management software) that are in CL2 or SD3/SDIF format may be emailed as an attachment to the entry chairperson at nssc1@aol.com. Please check that your team name, address, and contact information are listed correctly in this file. For email entries, payment and hardcopy of the entry (including signed entry cover page and waiver) must be received within four (4) days, excluding Sundays and holidays, of receipt of the email entry. If payment is received within four (4) days, excluding Sundays and holidays, of the email entry, the email receipt date will be considered the date of entry. If payment is received more than four (4) days, excluding Sundays and holidays, after the email entry, the payment receipt date will be considered the date of entry.
ENTRY LIMITS: Athletes may enter and swim in a maximum of 5 events per day.
ENTRY TIME UPATES: Entry times may be updated until Thursday November 20, 2008. No new entries will be accepted after the November 7, 2008 entry deadline. Entry time updates should be sent via email to the entry chairperson at nssc1@aol.com. Entry time updates must be sent as Hy-Tek format CL2 files with updated times. (New entries will be automatically excluded.)
ENTRY FEES: Electronic entries: $4.00 for individual events. Non-electronic entries: $4.50 for individual events. The swimmer participation fee is $5.00 per swimmer. Relays $16.00 and 400IM and 500 Free are $5.00.
ENTRY TIMES: All entries must be specified in short-course yard (25-yard pool) times. Meter times must be converted to yard times. (Entries with No Times will be rejected)
25-YARD EVENTS: 25-yard events will finish at the turn end of the pool with manual timing.
TIMERS: all swimmers must provide their own timer for 500 Free, 1000 Free, relays and counter where needed.
ENTRY CUTS: North Shore Swim Club will limit the number of swims in the meet. North Shore Club will reserve 75% for its own team and any other teams (New England and/or out of district) that it may want to invite to the meet. The other 25% of the swims will be open to other teams to submit entries. If on the first day of acceptance, those meet entries exceed the 25% still available in the meet, there will be a lottery of those teams. The lottery will be run by the New England Office. Events cuts will be made to conform to NE Policy of 4 hour sessions..
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PROGRAMS: $4.00
ADMISSION: $1.00
WARMUPS: The pool will open for warm-ups 1 hour before the beginning of the session and will close five minutes before the scheduled start time. Teams will be assigned warm-up lanes after all entries are received.
SAFETY:
RULES: 2008 USA Swimming rules will govern all competition. Decisions by the meet referee will be final unless a written protest is lodged within 30 minutes of the heat swum.
TIME TRIALS: Time trials will be offered at the discretion of the meet referee if time allows. Time trials are $5.00 for individual events and $20.00 for relays.
DECK ACCESS: Only athletes, coaches, officials, and official meet staff are permitted on the pool deck. All non-athletes on the pool deck must display their USA Swimming registration card at all times. Individuals without their USA Swimming registration card will be removed from the pool deck, and will be subject to a fine by New England Swimming.
SCORING: The meet will not be scored.
AWARDS: No Awards
FOOD: A concession stand will be in operation for the duration of the meet. No food will be allowed on deck at anytime.
EQUIPMENT VENDOR: will be available.
MISCELLANEOUS: North Shore Swim Club assumes no responsibility for lost or stolen property. Pets of any kind and smoking are not permitted within the facility. Any disrespectful behavior will be terms for immediate dismissal from the meet.
PARKING: There is ample parking available in the parking lot adjacent to the Salem State College O’Keefe Athletic Complex.
DIRECTIONS: From 128N take Exit 25A toward Salem (114E). Follow 114E through downtown Salem onto Route 1A (Canal Street). Stay on Canal Street 1 ˝ miles, Salem State O’Keefe Center will be on left. Plenty of parking. Walk up ramp to complex entrance.
LODGING: The following hotels and motels are in the area:
Comfort Inn 25 minutes 978-777-1700