/ 8th Annual Splash Invitational
Dedicated to Gary Colonna
October 10-12, 2014 / Hosted by
The Fort Leavenworth Lancers
SANCTION: / Held under the Sanction of Missouri Valley Swimming, Inc. on behalf of USA Swimming, Inc., Sanction Number MV-14-82.
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.
LOCATION: / Harney Gym
4th Street
Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027
FACILITY: / Harney Pool: An8-lane, 25 yard indoor competition pool with non-turbulent racing lane lines and custom-designed starting blocks. A Colorado Timing System and Scoreboard timing and starting system will be used with Hy-tek Interface/Meet Manager Software. The competition course has not been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). Pool depth at the start end is 12 ft.; pool depth at the turn end is 3 ft. 6 in. Fly over starts from the deep end may be used at the discretion of the meet referee.
MEET OFFICIALS & ADMINISTRATORS
MEET DIRECTOR: / Marlee Marshall; Email –
MEET REFEREE: / Tony Portela; Email –
STARTER: / Kenny Woodlief; Email –
ENTRY CHAIR: / Jeff Lochow; Email –
ADMIN. OFFICIAL: / David Wilson; Email –
SAFETY MARSHALL: / TBD
MEET DETAILS
FORMAT: / A-B-C, age group and open. All events are timed finals. This meet will also feature an Ironman competition where swimmers will compete in a competition combining the swimmers total times in four challenging events based on their age group.
IRONMAN COMPETITION: / Ironman Competition requirements:
A swimmer must swim all events in the Iron Man competition for their age group to be eligible for the Ironman awards.
The final placements for the Iron man events will be scored by taking the total time for the swimmer’s combined results in the ironman events (DQs will eliminate the swimmer from the ironman competition).
The ironman events for each age group are:
10U and 11-12 age group:
  • 200 Freestyle
  • 200 IM
  • 100 Fly
  • 100 IM
13-14 age group and Senior:
  • 1650 Freestyle
  • 400 IM
  • 200 Fly
  • 500 Freestyle

WARM-UPs: / Friday Evening: Warm-ups start at 4:15 PM; Meet starts at 5:30 PM.
Saturday & Sunday Morning: Warm-ups at 7:00 am; Meet starts at 8:30am.
Saturday 8 & Under Session: Warm ups will begin immediately after the conclusion of Saturday morning’s session, but no earlier than 12:00pm.Meet will begin no earlier than12:30pm.
Saturday Afternoon: Warm ups will begin immediately after the conclusion of the 8 & under session but no earlier than 1:30pm. Meet will begin no earlier than 2:45pm.
Sunday Afternoon: Warm ups will begin immediately after the conclusion of the morning session but no earlier than 12:00pm. Meet will begin no earlier than 1:30pm.
Warm-up lane assignments will be providedNLT 9 October 2014. Lane assignments will also be provided in the coach’s packet, printed in the heat sheets, posted at the pool, and will be available at the Lancers web page at:
Missouri Valley and USA Swimming Safety Guidelines and Warm-Up Procedures will be in effect at the meet. Swimmers may not dive into the pool during general warm-up. Swimmers must enter the pool by stepping feet first, or sitting and sliding in, in a safe and cautious manner. Entering in any other manner may result in the disqualification from one or more of the swimmer's events for the session at the discretion of the Meet Referee. Swimmers may dive during a designated sprint warm-up.
COACH’S MEETING / A coach’s meeting will be held 15 minutes before the morning sessions in the coaches break area.
ELIGIBILITY: / All swimmers must be registered as 2014 athlete members of USA Swimming. The age of the swimmer as of the first day of the meet will determine his/her age for the entire meet. Swimmer’s registration number must appear on entry form. No entries will be accepted unless the entrant is registered in accordance with the rules of the meet. Registration of all athletes will be verified by the MVS Registration Chair prior to the meet. Those not registered will not be allowed to swim in the meet.
DISABILITY SWIMMERS: /
  • Athletes with a disability are welcomed and shall provide advance notice of desired accommodations to the Meet Director.
  • The athlete (or the athlete's coach) is also responsible for notifying the session referee of any disability prior to the competition.

ENTRY INFORMATION
ENTRIES: / DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING ENTRIES IS 11:59 pm ON FRIDAY OCT 3rd, 2014.
  • Entries will be limited to the first 500 swimmers, based on email date.
  • Entries will be accepted in the order received. No teams will be split
  • Entries must be submitted using actual short course yard times using Hy-Tek Team Manager compatible files.
  • “No time” entries will be accepted and will be seeded last.
  • Each Swimmer is limited to FOUR (4) individual events and one (1) relay per day.
  • 8 and under swimmers may only swim each particular stroke and distance in either the 8 and under category or the 10 and under category. In either case, the 4 entry limit per day shall apply.
  • Email entries to: Jeff Lochow, entry chair at: . Entries must be received by 11:59 pm on Friday, October 3, 2014.
  • A club entry chair or coach must submit entries for this meet. We will not accept entries from individual swimmers or families.
  • Deck entries will be accepted in the order received to the extent that open lanes are available.
  • No additional heats will be added. Deck entries must be submitted to the Clerk-of-Course on the provided forms.

ENTRY DEADLINE: / Entries must be received by 11:59 pm on Friday, October 3, 2014.
ENTRY FEES: / Meet Fees are:
$4.00 per individual event.
$6.00 per relays team.
SEEDING & RULE INFORMATION
SEEDING: / The meet will be pre-seeded with the exception of those events requiring positive check in (1650 freestyle, 500 freestyle, and the 400 IM). Positive check-in will be conducted at the computer desk and will close at the end of the warm-up session in which the event is scheduled. Deck entries will be accepted if the timeline permits for non-limited events only and at the discretion of the Meet Director and Referee. All events will be swum fastest to slowest. Any swimmer entered in an individual event that is seeded on the deck, in whole or in part, who has checked in for that event, must swim in the event unless the clerk of course is notified before the seeding for that event has begun that the swimmer wishes to scratch. Failure to scratch prior to seeding and not swimming the event will result in the swimmer being barred from the next individual event in which the swimmer is entered on that day or the next meet day, whichever is first. Entry times are “Yard Times only.” Times converted to yard times will be allowed. “No Time” entries will be seeded in the slowest heats.
RULE AUTHORITY: / 2014 USA Swimming and Missouri Valley Rules and Regulations will govern the meet. MVS safety guidelines and warm-up procedures will be in effect. Only coaches registered with USA Swimming will be allowed to participate in any coaching capacity. All coaches and deck officials should have their cards visible at all times while on deck. Swimmers without a coach at the meet must check in with the Meet Referee and will be assigned to a coach during the warm up portion of the meet.
  • All swimmers participating in the meet must be dive certified in order to dive from the starting blocks or side of the pool.
  • Swimmers who are not dive certified must start each race from within the water.
  • Swimmers unaccompanied by a USA-S coach must be certified by a USA-S coach as proficient in performing a racing start or must start each race from within the water.
  • Ensuring compliance is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer’s legal guardian.
  • Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms, or locker rooms.
  • Except where venue facilities require otherwise, changing into or out of swimsuits other than in locker rooms or other designated areas is not appropriate and is strongly discouraged.

AWARDS, RESULTS, & EVENT SCHEDULE
AWARDS: / Awards will be presented as follows:
  • Participation ribbons for all 8 & under swimmers (9th place to last place participant including DQ’s).
  • Ribbons for 1st-8th place in all individual events.
  • Ribbons for 1st-3rd place in relay events.
  • Trophies for 1st-3rd place in each age group for the Iron Man competition.

RESULTS: / Final results will be posted at designated location at the pool venue and on the Missouri Valley website and may include the swimmer’s name, age, times, and USA Swimming number.
At the conclusion of the final session, copies of the meet results will be available for any coach who provides a USB memory stick.

Event Schedule

Bold indicates Ironman event

Session #1 FRIDAY EVENING (WUs: 4:15 pm; 5:30pm Meet Start)

Girls / Event / Boys
1 / 10 & Under 200 Freestyle / 2
3 / 11-12 200 Freestyle / 4
5 / 13-14 1650 Freestyle / 6
7 / Senior 1650 Freestyle / 8

Session #2 SATURDAY MORNING (WUs: 7:00 am; Meet Start 8:30am)

Girls / Event / Boys
9 / 10 & Under 50 Freestyle / 10
11 / 11-12 50 Freestyle / 12
13 / 10 & Under 200 IM / 14
15 / 11-12 200 IM / 16
17 / 10 & Under 100 Backstroke / 18
19 / 11-12 100 Backstroke / 20
21 / 10 & Under 50 Breaststroke / 22
23 / 11-12 50 Breaststroke / 24
25 / 10 & Under 100 Butterfly / 26
27 / 11-12 100 Butterfly / 28
29 / 10 & Under 200 Medley Relay / 30
31 / 11-12 200 Medley Relay / 32

Session #3 Saturday 8 & UNDER (WUs NET 12:00 pm; Meet Start 12:30pm)

Girls / Event / Boys
33 / 8 & Under 25 Freestyle / 34
35 / 8 & Under 25 Breaststroke / 36
37 / 8 & Under 25 Backstroke / 38
39 / 8 & Under 25 Butterfly / 40
41 / 8 & Under 100 Freestyle Relay / 42

NET = No Earlier Than.

Session #4 SATURDAY AFTERNOON (WUs NET 1:30 pm; Meet Start 2:45pm)

Girls / Event / Boys
43 / 13-14 50 Freestyle / 44
45 / Senior 50 Freestyle / 46
47 / 13-14 100 Breaststroke / 48
49 / Senior 100 Breaststroke / 50
51 / 13-14 200 Freestyle / 52
53 / Senior 200 Freestyle / 54
55 / 13-14 100 Butterfly / 56
57 / Senior 100 Butterfly / 58
59 / 13-14 200 Backstroke / 60
61 / Senior 200 Backstroke / 62
63 / 13-14 200 Medley Relay / 64
65 / Senior 200 Medley Relay / 66
67 / 13-14 400 IM / 68
69 / Senior 400 IM / 70
Indicates Ironman Event

Session #5 SUNDAY MORNING (WUs: 7:00 am; Meet Start 8:30am)

Girls / Event / Boys
71 / 10 & Under 100 Breaststroke / 72
73 / 11-12 100 Breaststroke / 74
75 / 10 & Under 50 Backstroke / 76
77 / 11-12 50 Backstroke / 78
79 / 10 & Under 100 Freestyle / 80
81 / 11-12 100 Freestyle / 82
83 / 10 & Under 50 Butterfly / 84
85 / 11-12 50 Butterfly / 86
87 / 10 & Under 100 IM / 88
89 / 11-12 100 IM / 90
91 / 10 & Under 200 Freestyle Relay / 92
93 / 11-12 200 Freestyle Relay / 94

NET = No Earlier Than.

Session #6 SUNDAY AFTERNOON (WUs NET 12:00 pm; Meet Start 1:00pm)

Girls / Event / Boys
95 / 13-14 200 Butterfly / 96
97 / Senior 200 Butterfly / 98
99 / 13-14 100 Freestyle / 100
101 / Senior 100 Freestyle / 102
103 / 13-14 200 Breaststroke / 104
105 / Senior 200 Breaststroke / 106
107 / 13-14 100 Backstroke / 108
109 / Senior 100 Backstroke / 110
111 / 13-14 200 IM / 112
113 / Senior 200 IM / 114
115 / 13-14 200 Freestyle Relay / 116
117 / Senior 200 Freestyle Relay / 118
119 / 13-14 500 Freestyle / 120
121 / Senior 500 Freestyle / 122
Indicates Ironman Event
CONSESSIONS
CONSESSIONS: / Full concessions will be available on both Saturday and Sunday sessions. Concessions will be limited to drinks and snacks on Friday evening.
VENDOR: / Swim Quick will be available Saturday and Sunday.
DIRECTIONS TO POOL & SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR ENTERING A MILITARY BASE
DIRECTIONS TO POOL: / Please allow for extra time to get on base because of processing time at the front gate.
Fort Leavenworth is located on Metropolitan Avenue in Leavenworth just off US Hwy73/KS Hwy 7.Harney Gym is located off 4th street. Follow Grant Ave past the 2nd stop light at the intersection of Grant and Coby Ave. Turn left on Coby Ave. Then turn left on 4th street. The gym and parking will be on your right.
MAP TO POOL FROM FRONT GATE OF BASE: /
MILITARY BASE ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS: / If you do not have a military identification your vehicle will be searched each time you enter the base and you must be prepared to provide the following documents:
• Current Valid Insurance
• Current Valid Registration
• Current Valid Driver’s License.
Additionally, please comply with the following rules and procedures:
• Do not bring weapons of any type.
• Everyone must wear seat belts.
•Cell phones may be used in a hand free mode.(IE speakerphone or ear buds).
PARKING: /
  • Parking areas are marked in red.
  • Please do not park in areas not designated as parking areas as you may be cited and your vehicle may be towed by the post military police/security force.