IM XTREME CHALLENGE

Hosted by: Concord Swim Team

December 4, 5, 6, 2009

Sanction: This meet is sanctioned by USA Swimming and Indiana Swimming.

Sanction number IN10116.

Location: Concord High School: 59117 Minuteman Way, Elkhart, Indiana 46517

Facility: 25 yard course, 10 lanes, non-turbulent markers, Colorado timing system with touch pads, digital watch backup, Myriad display with full matrix display system, separate warm up/warm down area. Bleacher seating available.

Rules: Current USA Swimming and Indiana swimming rules will govern this meet. USA Swimming Rules 202.3.2-At a sanctioned competitive event, USA Swimming athlete members must be under the supervision of a USA Swimming member coach during warm-up, competition, and warm-down. The Meet Director or Meet Referee shall assist the athlete in making arrangements for such supervision.

Swimmers must be registered with USA Swimming to be accepted into this meet. Age as of December 4, 2009, shall determine the swimmer’s age for the meet.

Coaches must constantly display their USA Swimming coach credential to gain deck access. The meet referee reserves the right to ask for coach credential and/or deny access if a coach does not comply or card is no longer valid/current.

Entries: Swimmers will be limited to 5 individual events per day.

Entries will be accepted beginning Thursday November 12. The entry deadline will be Wednesday November 18, 2009. The deadline will be extended if the meet is not full. Please submit your entry by email to:

Audra Mark, Entry Chair

Email address –

The entry deadline will be extended if the meet is not full. No sessions will be longer than 4 hours. Team’s entries will not be split. Entries not accepted will be notified no later than Saturday November 21, 2009.

Deck entries may be accepted if the meet is not full, at the discretion of the Meet

Director. The entry fee for deck entries will be $ 6 per individual event.

Fees: There will be an entry fee of $ 4 per event. Additionally a $ 1.50 per swimmer surcharge must be assessed at every sanctioned meet, payable back to Indiana Swimming. All fees must be paid prior to Friday evening warmups. Checks should be made payable to “Concord Swim Club”

IM XTREME CHALLENGE

Hosted by: Concord Swim Team

December 4, 5, 6, 2009

Heat Sheets: Heat sheets will be available.

Conduct: The Concord Swim Team uses the fine pool facilities of Concord High School under a long-standing cooperative agreement. We ask all swimmers, parents, and coaches to help us maintain and protect this facility. The Concord Swim Team reserves the right to expel any swimmer or spectator for the remainder of this meet, with no refund of entry fees, if he/she is destructive, rowdy, or caught in any unauthorized area of the facility. We ask that parents and coaches keep their swimmers under control at all times. No responsibility for lost articles will be assumed except to provide a location for lost and found, which will be located near the pool area.

Scoring: Scoring for this meet will be based upon the single age Hy-Tek IMX scores. Each time will be given a point value. These scores will be added for each individual in each of the IMX events. DQ’s will receive 0 points. The overall IMX awards will be based upon the individual swimmer’s point total. Scoring will be based upon the following age groups: 9 & under, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and over. In order to be eligible for the overall IMX awards, a swimmer must enter and swim all of the IMX events for their age group. Team scores will be based upon the total of the top 3 individuals in each age group for each team. There will be no scoring for the non-IMX events.

Awards: Ribbons will be awarded for 1st through 12th place in each individual event. Overall IMX awards will be presented to the top 8 swimmers in each of the following age groups: 9 & under, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and over. Overall team awards will be presented to the top 3 teams.

Volunteers:Officials will be needed from our visiting teams. Each team is asked to provide one official per session. Please email the names of your officials to the Meet Director.

Time Line:Friday night– warm-ups – 6:00 – 6:35 pm

Meet starts at 6:40 p.m. Sign ins close at 6:15 p.m.

Saturday AM – 12 & under IMX session – warm-ups –8:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Meet starts at 8:40 a.m. Sign ins close at 8:15 a.m.

Saturday PM – 13 & over/8 & under session – warm-ups – 12:30 – 1:20 p.m.

Meet starts at 1:30 p.m. Sign ins close at 12:45 p.m.

Sunday AM – 12 & under non-IMX events – warm-ups – 8:00 – 8:30 a.m.

Meet starts at 8:40 a.m. Sign ins close at 8:15 a.m.

Sunday PM – 13 & over/8 & under session – warm-ups – 12:30 – 1:20 p.m.

Meet starts at 1:30 p.m. Sign ins close at 12:45 p.m

IM XTREME CHALLENGE

Hosted by: Concord Swim Team

December 4, 5, 6, 2009

Sign Ins:Sign In sheets will be posted in the lobby. All swimmers must sign in if they wish to swim. Swimmers who fail to sign may be permitted to swim at the discretion of the Meet Director.

Clerk:A clerk of course will be utilized for all8 & under events. All swimmers must report to the designated clerk area by the last call for the event. No other age groups will have a clerk of course. Heat and lane assignments will be posted in numerous spots around the pool deck. Swimmers will be responsible for reporting to their lane on a timely basis. Heats will not be delayed for missing swimmers.

Final Results: Please indicate on the Summary Form your chosen method for final results. Additional copies are available for $5.00.

Vendor:Kast-A-Way Swimwear will offer a variety of swimming and apparel items for sale.

Concessions:An excellent variety of food and drinks will be available. No food or drinks are allowed in the pool area. No smoking is allowed in the school.

Meet Director:

Terry Hussey, Email Address –

Phone – 574-533-4222

Limited

Events:The following non-IMX events may be limited in order to maintain the timeline:

Open 1650 yd. Freestyle

10 & under 500 yd. Freestyle.

If these events are limited, each team will be notified byNovember 27. Seed time changes for these events will not be permitted after this point. Any scratches in limited events will be filled by the next fastest, originally enteredswimmers that have signed in. Entry fees for swimmers that are dropped from limited events will be refunded. All participants in the 1650 freestyle will be required to provide one timer and one lap counter.

IM XTREME CHALLENGE

Hosted by: Concord Swim Team

December 4, 5, 6, 2009

Swim Suit

Requirements:USA Swimming Swim Suit Rule (102.9.1) will be enforced.

In swimming competitions, the competitor must wear only one

swimsuit in one or two pieces except as provided in 205.10.1. All

swimsuits shall be made from textile materials. For men, the

swimsuit shall not extend above the navel nor below the knees, and

for women, shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor

extend below the knee.

Admissions:There will be an admission fee of $ 1 per day for adult spectators.

Seed Time Updates:The deadline for seed time updates will be Tuesday November 24. If the meet has filled prior to this time, no changes in events will be permitted, only changes in seed times. Limited events will be based upon the seed times submitted to the entry chair by this deadline.

IM XTREME CHALLENGE

Hosted by: Concord Swim Team

December 4, 5, 6, 2009

Summary of Entries

Please supply the information requested below along with your payment prior to Friday evening warmups. Make checks payable to “Concord Swim Club”.

Club Name: ______Club Code: ______

Number of swimmers entered: Boys ______+ Girls ______= Total ______

Indiana Swimming Athlete Surcharge______x $1.50 each = $______

Number of individual entries: ______x $ 4.00 per event = $______

Total amount enclosed: $ ______

Club Official Submitting Entry:Coaches’ Names

Name______

Address ______

City ______

State/Zip ______

Phone Number______

E-mail address______

Please indicate how you would like to receive your final results (checklist)

_____Hard Copy (snail mailed or .htm file emailed)

_____Meet Manager backup (emailed)

_____ Team Manager .c12 file (emailed)

_____All of the above

_____Email address to send above to: ______

Release and Hold Harmless:

In consideration of being permitted to participate in this swim meet, and for other good and valuable consideration, the undersigned himself, his successors and assigns, hereby releases and forever discharges the host club and its Board of Directors, USA Swimming and each of their respective officers, agents, employees, members, successors and any other persons in any way connected with this meet, from any and all liabilities, claims, demands, actions, or causes of action of whatever kind of character arising out of or in connection with said event. Further the undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless the host club, USA Swimming, and the officers, trustees, agents, employees and members of the foregoing and all other persons in any way and claims arising out of or in connection with any injury, including death, or alleged injury or damage to property sustained or alleged to have sustained in connection with or to have arisen out of said event.

Executed this ______day of ______2009.

Signature of Club Official or Coach: ______

IM XTREME CHALLENGE

Hosted by: Concord Swim Team

December 4, 5, 6, 2009

Friday December 4, 2009 – Warmups 6:00 – 6:35 p.m.; Meet starts at 6:40 p.m.

Girls:Boys:Event:

1210 & under 200 yd. Freestyle (IMX event)

3411 & 12 500 yd. Freestyle (IMX event)

56Open 1650 yd. Freestyle

Saturday December 5, 2009 – Warmups 8:00 – 8:30 a.m.; Meet starts at 8:40 a.m.

Girls:Boys:Event:10 & under/ 11 & 12 Session

7811 & 12 100 yd. Backstroke

91010 & under 100 yd. Backstroke

111211 & 12 100 yd. Breaststroke

131410 & under 100 yd. Breaststroke

151611 & 12 100 yd. Butterfly

171810 & under 100 yd. Butterfly

192012 & under 50 yd. Freestyle

Saturday December 5, 2009 – Warmups 12:30–1:20 p.m.; Meet starts at 1:30 p.m.

Girls:Boys:Event:13 & over/8 & under Session

212213 & over 500 yd. Freestyle

23248 & under 100 yd. Freestyle Relay

252613 & over 200 yd. Backstroke

27288 & under 25 yd. Freestyle

293013 & over 200 yd. I.M.

31328 & under 50 yd. Butterfly

3334Open 50 yd. Freestyle

35368 & under 50 yd. Backstroke

3738Open 100 yd. Butterfly

39408 & under 25 yd. Breaststroke

4142Open 100 yd. Breaststroke

43448 & under 100 yd. Freestyle

BOLD EVENTS – IM XTREME CHALLENGE EVENTS

IM XTREME CHALLENGE

Hosted by: Concord Swim Team

December 4, 5, 6, 2009

Sunday December 6, 2009 – Warmups 8:00–8:30 a.m.; Meet starts at 8:40 a.m.

Girls:Boys:Event:10 & under/ 11 & 12 Session

454611 & 12 200 yd. I.M.

474810 & under 200 yd. I.M.

495012 & under 50 yd. Backstroke

515212 & under 100 yd. I.M.

10 & under/ 11 & 12 IMX Awards

535412 & under 50 yd. Breaststroke

555612 & under 100 yd. Freestyle

575812 & under 50 yd. Butterfly

596011 & 12 200 yd. Freestyle

616210 & under 500 yd. Freestyle

Sunday December 6, 2009 – Warmups 12:30–1:20 p.m.; Meet starts at 1:30 p.m.

Girls:Boys:Event:13 & over/ 8 & under Session

636413 & over 400 yd. I.M.

65668 & under 100 yd. Medley Relay

676813 & over 200 yd. Breaststroke

69708 & under 50 yd. Freestyle

717213 & over 200 yd. Butterfly

73748 & under 25 yd. Butterfly

7576Open 100 yd. Freestyle

13 & over IMX Awards

77788 & under 25 yd. Backstroke

7980Open 100 yd. Backstroke

81828 & under 50 yd. Breaststroke

8384Open 200 yd. Freestyle

85868 & under 100 yd. Individual Medley

BOLD EVENTS = IM XTREME CHALLENGE EVENTS. To be eligible for IMX awards,

a swimmer must compete in all of the IMX Events for their age group.