Hosted by the Parkersburg YMCA Shark Swim Team

California Dreamin’

December 12-13, 2015

Hosted by the Parkersburg YMCA Shark Swim Team

Sanction: TBA

1800 30th St.

Parkersburg, WV 26104

304-485-5585

Held under sanction of USA Swimming.

It is understood and agreed that USA Swimming shall be free from any liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of the event.

FACILITIES: 25 yard, 6 lane pool; Competitor lane dividers between each lane; Kiefer starting blocks; spectator seating for approximately 130 people; electronic timing system by Colorado Time Systems with a fully automated 6-lane scoreboard; HY*TEK computerization of meet results.

Water depths: start end 10 feet; 5m from start 10 feet; 5m from turn end 4 feet; and turn end 3½ feet.

The competition course has not been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4).

ENTRIES: The 2015 USA Swimming Rules will govern ALL of the swim meet competition. ALL entries MUST have 2015-2016 USA registration numbers on the entry forms. Entry age will be the age of the swimmer as of Saturday, December 12, 2015. Each swimmer is limited to five (5) individual events per day, excluding relays.

Any swimmer entered in the meet 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. When unaccompanied by a

USA Swimming member coach, it is the responsibility of the swimmer

or the swimmer’s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this

requirement.

NO entrant will be permitted to compete unless the entrant is a

member of USA Swimming as provide in Article 302. On-deck entries will be permitted if it doesn’t add another heat; additionally, unless already entered in the meet, the entrant must show proof of membership pursuant to Article 302.

ENTRY Entries MUST BE RECEIVED on or before FRIDAY, December 4, 2015.

DEADLINE: Entries that are received after Friday, December 4 will be considered as “deck entries” and will be seeded in the first heats. Deck entries, $5.00 per individual entry and $10.00 per relay entry, will be accepted if they DO NOT add a new heat. Deck entry swimmers must provide proof of USA Swimming membership.

Entries MUST be submitted by HY*TEK TeamManager or compatible Entry file.

ENTRY FEES: There will be a $4.00 entry fee for each individual event and

$6.00 entry fee for each relay entry. A facility surcharge of $5.00 and a $5.00 WV Swimming, Inc. travel surcharge per swimmer will be charged per WV Swimming, Inc. policy.

Please make your check payable to the “Parkersburg YMCA” and mail to:

Don Snider

108 Tanglewood Place

Parkersburg, WV 26104

304-482-7892

Once accepted, entry fees WILL NOT be refunded should a swimmer(s)

fail to compete in the swimming meet.

MEET Meet Officials, including starters & stroke and turn judges serving in an

OFFICIALS: official capacity must be members of USA Swimming or other FINA-member organization.

TIMED ALL EVENTS WILL BE CONDUCTED AS “TIMED FINALS.”

FINALS:

AGE GROUPS: Individual Events 08-Under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18

Relay Events 10-Under, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18

All events will be conducted as MULTI AGE events as either 12-under or 13-18 for seeding and competition purposes but will be scored according to the age groups listed above.

AWARDS: Individual awards will be medals 1st through 3rd and ribbons 4th through 6th in 12 & under age groups listed above. Relay awards will be ribbons 1st through 3rd in 12 & under events. All 13 & over swimmers will receive a carabiner/shark keychain.

High Point awards will be monogrammed towels.

Team awards will be $75 toward 2016 entries for 1st place, $50 for 2nd place, and $25 for 3rd place as above.

TIME There will be NO “time standards” for this meet.

STANDARDS:

CONCESSION The Parkersburg Shark Parents will provide a concession area which will

AREA: be located in an area close to the swimming pool. Signs will be

Posted. The concession area will be “open” during the entire swim

meet for your convenience.

SPECIAL Except where venue facilities require otherwise, changing into or out of RULES: swimsuits other than in locker rooms or other designated areas is prohibited.

Use of Audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, PDA’s, iPad’s, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms, or locker rooms.

Any destruction of property during the swimming meet will result in the immediate “DISQUALIFICATION AND REMOVAL” of the swimmer and/or spectator/guest from the meet AND meet area. The swimming clubs will be held responsible for the behavior of their swimmers, parents, guests and coaches. Also, a USA registered/certified coach MUST be present and “on deck” of the pool during the “warm-up” periods. If you are attending the meet as an “individual entry” from your team OR your team is not sending a coach, please report to the Meet Referee for your lane assignment during the “warm-ups.”

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED COOPERATION IN THESE MATTERS!!!

WARM-UP The following warm-up procedures have been established by the West

PROCEDURES: Virginia Swimming, Inc. and will be used during the swimming meet. The

Meet Director and/or Meet Referee may modify the warm-up procedures in the best interest of the swimmers who have entered this meet. The meet host will notify the swim teams of any changes via a letter and/or telephone call to the swim coach and/or team rep. Meet Marshalls and the swimmer's USA registered/certified coach will be responsible for maintaining the “proper” warm-up procedures as outlined below.

Warm-ups: 12 & Under - 9:30-10:00AM Saturday & Sunday

13 & Over - 10:00-10:45AM Saturday & Sunday

Start: 11:00AM Saturday & Sunday

SCRATCH There will be no penalty for failure to compete. However, any swimmer

PROCEDURES: not competing in an event he/she is entered will be charged with an event swum.

COACH/ There will be a Coach and/or Team Rep Meeting on Saturday, December 12 at

TEAM REP 10:45AM at a location to be determined by the Meet Director and/or Meet

MEETING: Referee. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss any changes in the

swim meet format as printed in this packet or any changes/alterations

in the rules as published by USA Swimming. If a swim team coach and/or

team rep does not attend this meeting, they will forfeit their right to

voice their opinion or vote upon matters discussed.

MEET Meet Director: Don Snider 304-482-7892 {cell}

OFFICIALS: {email}

Officials interested in assisting should contact Don Snider.

FINAL The final meet results will be emailed as a MeetManger backup file and

RESULTS: meet results for TeamManager. These files and a .pdf of the results will be posted on the WV Swimming, Inc. website.

SCORING: For Individual High Point and Team Awards the scoring will be as follows:

Individual Events: 7 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1

Relay Events: 14 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 4 – 2

COACHES A complete set of the heat sheets for the 2 day swim meet will be

PACKETS: furnished to each Swim Coach and/or Team Rep for each team entered in the swim meet at the HYCAT Swimming Office. Please identify yourself and your team, and a packet will be issued to you.

DIRECTIONS: From I77 north, exit at WV Route 68. Turn right and go to the second traffic light. Turn left onto 36th Street and proceed approximately 1 mile. Turn right onto Broad Street. Proceed a few blocks. The YMCA will be on your right.

From I77 south, exit at US Route 50. Turn left and go to the second traffic light. Turn right onto Park Avenue. Park Avenue dead-ends into 23th Street. Turn left and go up the small hill. Turn right onto Broad Street. Proceed up the big hill….the YMCA will be on your left after you crest the hill.

From US Route 50 East see above I77 South.

From US Route 50 West, proceed across the Memorial Toll Bridge. Go straight through four traffic lights. At the fifth traffic light, veer right onto 36th Street and proceed as above I77 North.

Hotel Information

Hampton Inn & Suites 304-428-0555

Comfort Inn 304-424-5300

Wingate by Wyndham 304-295-5501

Blennerhassett Hotel 304-422-3131

List of Events

Saturday, December 12, 2015

Girls Boys

101 13-18 100 Yd. Freestyle 102

103 12-Under 100 Yd. Freestyle 104

105 13-18 50 Yd. Breaststroke 106

107 12-Under 50 Yd. Breaststroke 108

109 13-18 100 Yd. Backstroke 110

111 12-Under 100 Yd. Backstroke 112

113 13-18 50 Yd. Butterfly 114

115 12-Under 50 Yd. Butterfly 116

117 13-18 200 Yd. IM 118

119 12-Under 200 Yd. IM 120

121 13-18 200 Yd. Medley Relay 122

123 12-Under 200 Yd. Medley Relay 124

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Girls Boys

201 13-18 50 Yd. Freestyle 202

203 12-Under 50 Yd. Freestyle 204

205 13-18 100 Yd. Breaststroke 206

207 12-Under 100 Yd. Breaststroke 208

209 13-18 50 Yd. Backstroke 210

211 12-Under 50 Yd. Backstroke 212

213 13-18 200 Yd. Freestyle 214

215 12-Under 200 Yd. Freestyle 216

217 13-18 100 Yd. Butterfly 218

219 12-Under 100 Yd. Butterfly 220

221 13-18 100 Yd. IM 222

223 12-Under 100 Yd. IM 224

225 13-18 200 Yd. Free Relay 226

227 12-Under 200 Yd. Free Relay 228