2015 GA Hurricane Groundhog Invitational
January 30 – February 1, 2015
SANCTION:Georgia Swimming, Inc.
MEET NAME:2014 GA Hurricane Fall Classic
Date:January 30 – February 1, 2015
HOST TEAM:Columbus Aquatic Club (Hurricanes – GA)
MEET MANAGER:Jeff Pishko
8160 Veterans Pkwy, #1433
Columbus, GA 31909
SOFTWARE:Hy – Tek Meet Manager 4.0
FACILITY:The New Columbus Aquatic Center.1603 Midtown Dr. Columbus, GA 31909 This is an indoor, 50 meter by 25 yard facility. Bleacher seating for 900 plus spectators and ample parking is available. The pool depth measures 13.8 to 5 feet in depth.Daktronics timing system with full scoreboard will be used.
HOTEL INFO: See below for local hotel information and rates.
CONCESSIONS:Basic concessions will be available.
HOSPITALITY:Will be provided for coaches and officials
RULES:The current USA Swimming and Rules and Regulations will govern the conduct of the meet unless noted otherwise herein. Swimmers are responsible for swimming in assigned heat and lanes. Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms.All officials must wear current USA card while on deck and present current LSC card at check in. Coaches must present upon check-in , a current USA Swimming card. A coaches meeting will be held on Saturday at 7:45am. The Georgia Swimming scratch rule (adopted April 2010) is in effect for this meet (see attached). Chairs will only be permitted in gym or outside. Chairs are not allow on the pool 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 race start or must start each race from within the water. It is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer’s legalguardian to ensure compliance with this requirement.”
FEES:$5.00 per individual event.
$6.00per relay charge.
$2.00 per swimmer surcharge for each out-of-state swimmer entered.
LATE ENTRY FEES:$10.00 per individual event.
$12.00 per relay charge.
ELIGIBILITY:Open to all swimmers registered with USA Swimming, Inc.
ENTRIES:Entry files must include the swimmers first, and last name, age, USA Swimming ID number, and seeding time. There will be a limit of 5 events per day. The 1000 free, 500 free and 400 IM will be deck seeded events that requires a positive check-in and is subject to the GA scratch rule. Also, entries for each session would be limited in order that the session would not exceed the 4 hour session guideline. Swimmers should submit their best short course times for seeding.A copy of all entries will be sent to Georgia Registration Chairman by the host club. Out-of-state swimmers should be prepared to submit proof of current USA Swimming membership. The Georgia Registration Chairman is Lora Thompson,.
LATE ENTRIESLate entries will be accepted on an empty lane basis only. All late entries will be entered with a NT.Any changes or entries received after the entry deadline will be charged on a late entry basis, which is double the regular fee.All swimmers entering late must present a valid USA Swimming registration card to the clerk of course, or present a separate check made out to “GA Swimming, Inc” for the annual registration fee in the amount of $65 in order to enter the meet; these requirements do not apply to scratches or to swimmers already entered in the meet who are deck entering additional events.
DEADLNE:Email entries must be received no later than 12:00am on Thursday, January 22, 2015.
Email the following three (3) Hy-Tek TM 6.0 files or TU zip files to
:
Meet Entries, Meet Entries Report, Meet Entry Fees Report
Emailed entry files, individual request for athlete/events removal or additions received after the deadline will not be processed. All scratch and late entries after the deadline must be presented to the clerk of course at the meet.
Before any athlete may participate in this meet, CAC must receive check and signed waiver from an official representative of that athlete’s team.
Mail check and signed waiver to:
Columbus Aquatic Club, c/o Jeff Pishko, 8160 Veterans Pkwy, #1433, Columbus, GA 31909
SEEDING:With the exception of the 1000FR, 500 Free, 400 IM, all events will be pre-seeded. Although scored separately by age group, the 1000 Free, 500 Free and 400 IM events may be combined and may be limited to the top 5 heats (40) swimmers for boys and girls based on the total number of entries received.
CHECK-IN:The 1000FR and 400 IM must check no later than 5:30PM on Friday.
13 & above 500 Free must check in at the clerk of course by 9:00AM Sunday.12 & U 500FR must check in by 1:30PM on Sunday.
FORMAT:All events will be swum as Timed Finals. All events will be swum slow to fast.
WARM UP:Warm up guidelines, as approved by Georgia Swimming, Inc. will be in effect. The host team will publish and post a detailed lane assignment/warm-up schedule if needed at least twenty-four(24) hours prior to the meet.
SessionWarm-UpMeet Start
1: Friday PM5:00PM6:00PM
2: Saturday & Sunday AM8:00AM9:00AM
3: Saturday & Sunday PM12:30PM1:30PM
SCORING:This meet shall be scored according to the USA Swimming 2012 Rules and Regulations. Scores will be assessed for the (16) sixteen fastest times in each event.
AWARDS:Medals will be awarded to the Top 6 Individual scoring athletes seperately female and male within each age group, 8&U, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, OPEN. No points will be awarded for athletes swimming events outside of their age group.
OFFICIALS:Meet Referee Deb Skinner
The Safety Chairman Jeff Pishko
Certified officials are welcome and encouraged to work at this meet. Please contact the meet referee 10 days prior to the meet if a specific assignment is requested, otherwise report to the meet referee 60 minutes prior to each session.
LIABILITY:The Columbus Aquatic Club, Inc., The Columbus Aquatic Center. The City of Columbus, Inc, USA Pools, Georgia Swimming, Inc, and United States Swimming, Inc shall be held free and harmless from any and all liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of insults or injuries to anyone during the conduct of this event.
MORE INFO:Prospective teams and participants are encouraged to visit the Columbus Hurricanes team website at to view the full meet information, psych sheets, and contact information for our preferred hotels.
ATTACHMENTS:Order of events, Georgia Scratch Rule (adopted 9/26/2009, Liability Release.
EVENT LINEUP:
Session 1 - FRIDAY / Warmup: 5:00pm; Start 6:00pmGIRLS / EVENT / BOYS
1 / OPEN 1000FR / 2
3 / OPEN 50FR / 4
5 / OPEN 400IM / 6
*POSITIVE CHECK IN REQUIRED FOR 1000FR AND 400IM BY 5:30PM
SESSION 2 - SATURDAY / Warmup: 8:00am; Start: 9:00amGIRLS / EVENT / BOYS
7 / 13 & UP 200FR / 8
9 / 13 & UP 100BK / 10
11 / 13 & UP 200IM / 12
13 / 13 & UP 100FLY / 14
15 / 13 & UP 200BR / 16
10 MINUTE BREAK
17 / OPEN 400FR RELAY / 18
SESSION 3 - SATURDAY / Warmup: No earlier than 12:30 / Start: No earlier than 1:30
GIRLS / EVENT / BOYS
19 / 11-12 200FR / 20
21 / 9-10 200FR / 22
23 / 8 & UNDER 50FLY / 24
25 / 11-12 100BK / 26
27 / 9-10 100BK / 28
29 / 8 & UNDER 25BK / 30
31 / 11-12 100BR / 32
33 / 9-10 100BR / 34
35 / 8 & UNDER 25BR / 36
37 / 11-12 100IM / 38
39 / 9-10 100IM / 40
41 / 8 & UNDER 100IM / 42
43 / 11-12 50FR / 44
45 / 9-10 50FR / 46
47 / 8 & UNDER 50FR / 48
49 / 11-12 100FLY / 50
10 MINUTE BREAK
51 / 12 & UNDER 200FR RELAY / 52
SESSION 4 - SUNDAY / Warmup: 8:00am; Start: 9:00am
GIRLS / EVENT / BOYS
53 / 13 & UP 200FLY / 54
55 / 13 & UP 100FR / 56
57 / 13 & UP 200BK / 58
59 / 13 & UP 100BR / 60
61 / 13 & UP 500FR / 62
10 MINUTE BREAK
63 / OPEN 400MEDLEY RELAY / 64
*POSITIVE CHECK IN REQUIRED FOR THE 500FR BY 9:00AM
SESSION 5 - SUNDAY / Warmup: not before 12:30pm / Start: not before 1:30pmGIRLS / EVENT / BOYS
65 / 200MEDLEY RELAY / 66
67 / 11-12 200IM / 68
69 / 9-10 200IM / 70
71 / 8 & U 25FR / 72
73 / 11-12 50BK / 74
75 / 9-10 50BK / 76
77 / 8 & U 50BK / 78
79 / 11-12 50BR / 80
81 / 9-10 50BR / 82
83 / 8 & U 50BR / 84
85 / 11-12 50FLY / 86
87 / 9-10 50FLY / 88
89 / 8 & U 25FLY / 90
91 / 11-12 100FR / 92
93 / 9-10 100FR / 94
95 / 8 & U 100FR / 96
10 MINUTE BREAK
97 / 12 & U 500FR / 98
*POSITIVE CHECK IN REQUIRED FOR 500FR BY 1:30PM
Entry Summary and Liability Release Form
2015 Hurricane Groundhog Invitational
January 30 – February 1, 2015
Team Name: ______Team Abbreviation: ______
Team Address: ______
City: ______State: ______Zip: ______
Coach: ______
Phone: ______Home: ______
Email: ______
Total individual events______X$5.00=$______
Relays______X$6.00 =$______
Out of state swimmer surcharge ______X$2.00=$______
Total fees submitted$______
Make Check Payable To:“CAC” “Columbus Aquatic Club”
Mail Entries To:Jeff Pishko
8160 Veterans Pkwy, #1433
Columbus, GA 31909
Email Entries To:
Entries must be received on or before 12:00AM, Thursday, January 22, 2015 WAIVER, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND LIABILITY RELEASE
I, the undersigned coach or team, representative verify that all of the swimmers and coaches listed on the enclosed entry forms are registered with USA Swimming.
I acknowledge that I am familiar with the safety rules of USA Swimming and Georgia Swimming regarding warm-up procedures and that I shall be responsible for the compliance of my swimmers with those rules during this meet.
Georgia Swimming, Inc., USA Swimming, The Columbus Aquatic Club, Inc., USA Pools, the
City of Columbus, Inc, their agents, employees and coaches shall be free from liability or
Claimfrom damages during by reason of illness or injury to anyone during the conduct of the meet.
I havereviewed RULE 302.4 FALSE REGISTRATION and understand that GA Swimming probably will issue a fine
of up to $100.00 per event against a member coach or a member club submitting a meet entry which indicates a
swimmer is registered with USA swimming when that swimmer or the listed club is not properly registered.
Signed: ______Date: ______
GEORGIA SWIMMING INC.
SCRATCH RULE
The Scratch Rule to be used in all Georgia LSC sanctioned meets where the meet format includes preliminary heats, consolation finals and finals, is the "Scratch Rule" as found under “Administrative Conduct of USA Swimming Championships”, subsection “Scratch Procedures”, subsections “Scratching from finals” and “Exceptions for failure to compete”, of the current “USA Swimming Rules and Regulations”. An excerpt is provided below. The following Georgia LSC additions listed below apply to all timed final meets as well as all preliminary/finals meets.
Scratching from finals:
(1)Any swimmer qualifying for a C, B, or A (bonus and consolation final or) final race in an individual event who fails to compete in said final shall be barred from further competition for the remainder of the meet, except as noted in paragraph E. A declared false start under 101.1.3F or deliberate delay of meet under101.1.5 is not permitted and will be regarded as a failure to compete.
(2)In the event of withdrawal or barring of a swimmer from competition the Referee shall fill the C, B, or A (bonus and consolation final or) final, when possible, with the next qualified swimmer(s). First and second alternates shall be announced along with the final qualifiers. These alternates shall not be penalized if unavailable to compete in the finals.
(3)Where C and B (bonus and consolation) finals have not been swum and a barring or withdrawal is known to the Referee, the Referee shall reseed the C, B, or A (bonus final, consolation final and the) final, if necessary, to insert the alternate(s) in the appropriate lane(s), filling all lanes in the final.
(4)If the C or B (bonus and consolation) final has already been contested, the (championship) final shall be swum without reseeding for the empty lane(s).
Exceptions for failure to compete:
No penalty shall apply for failure to withdraw or compete in an individual event if:
(1)The Referee is notified in the event of illness or injury and accepts the proof thereof.
(2)A swimmer qualifying for a C, B or A (bonus or consolation final or) final race based upon the results of the preliminaries notifies the Referee within thirty (30) minutes after announcement of the qualifiers for that race that they may not intend to compete and further declares their final intentions within thirty (30) minutes following their last individual preliminary event.
(3)It is determined by the Referee that failure to compete is caused by circumstances beyond the control of the swimmer.”
Georgia LSC Additions:
Unless otherwise stated in the final sanctioned Meet Information:
- Swimmers that qualify for any final heats as announced in the meet information will also be subject to these rules.
- In all deck seeded events, a swimmer who has been checked in either personally or by a team coach, has been seeded and then fails to compete in said event, shall be barred from his or her next individual event, except as noted in “Exceptions for failure to compete” above. This rule also applies only to timed-finals meet events where the meet management has placed limits on the number of heats to be contested or the number of individual entries to be accepted for a particular deck-seeded event as specifically stated in the meet information.
- There is no scratch rule governing relays and there is no penalty regarding relay scratches.
- Qualifiers for all finals heats are those as identified on the originally posted results of the preliminary heats. Any qualifier who has moved up into this group as a result of the posting of corrected preliminary results after original results have been posted shall not be subject to penalty.
- The meet official designated to receive initial intentions not to compete and final intentions shall be announced at the beginning of each session. It is suggested that this official be the Clerk of Course.
- On the final day of “LSC Championship”competitions, any swimmer who has checked in for finals and fails to compete will be assessed a $50 fine. This fine must be paid before the next LSC Championship meet in which the swimmer intends to compete or the swimmer will be barred from competition.
- A “Positive check-in procedure” shall be used for all deck seeded events. A swimmer’s intent to swim a race shall be denoted by the swimmer’s or swimmer’s coach’s initials entered next to the swimmers’ names on the official entry sheet posted at the Clerk of Course. Failure to check in shall be considered to indicate that the swimmer will not compete.
- In cases where changes to the USAS rules cause conflict with the Georgia LSC additions, USAS rules shall take precedence.
Adopted by the HOD: April 18, 2010
Revised: September 17, 2014
HOTEL INFORMATION
The following hotels are offering discounts and amenities to swim team families. Please let them know you are here for the Columbus Aquatic Club Groundhog Day Swim Meet when booking. If needed, the group booking code is CAC.
Hampton Inn North – 6.8 miles from Aquatic Center (10-15 minute drive)
7390 Bear Lane,Columbus,Georgia,31909 (706) 256-2222
Swim Meet Rate: $84 per night, and includes:
- Full, hot breakfast
- Free Internet and Parking
- Late checkout for Sunday (12 pm)
DoubleTree Columbus – 3.5 Miles from Aquatic Center (6 -8 minute drive)
5351 Sidney Simons Blvd, Columbus, GA 31904 (706) 327-6868
Swim Meet Rate: $99 per night, and includes:
- Full, hot breakfast
- Free Internet and Parking
- Late checkout for Sunday (12 pm)