KERN COUNTY SWIM TEAM COUNCIL

CHAMPIONSHIP SWIM MEET

July 27, 2002

HOST: Taft Swim Team

LOCATION: N.O.R. Community Pool, 401 Galaxy Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93308
(South of North High School athletic field; see Directions, below)

PARTICIPANTS: All clubs which are members of the Kern County Swim Team Council. Swimmers must be in good standing with their respective clubs. To qualify for entry to this meet, swimmers must have competed in 3 other meets as approved by the Council. (Council swim meets between May 18 and July 21, inclusive.)

COURSE: 25-yard pool with 6 lanes.

TIME: The first event will begin at 9:00 AM. Warm-ups will be from 8:00 to 8:45. Check-in by 8:30 a.m.

RULES: 1. With regard to stroke & turn, 2002 U.S. Swimming rules will govern the meet.

2. Swimmers must compete in age groups based on their ages as of July 27, 2002.
Age groups are listed in the Schedule of Events.

3. For seeding purposes, swimmers must submit best times for events entered, or use our times of record.

4.  Each swimmer may enter no more than 3 events. Events may not be changed on the day of the meet.

5.  Any protest must be referred to a team coach who will present it to the meet director.
The decisions of the meet director will be final.

6.  This is a preliminaries and finals meet for events 1 through 80 and timed finals for the remaining events. The swimmers finishing 1st through 6th in the preliminaries will compete in the finals to determine the top 6 awards. The 7th and 8th place swimmers in the preliminary will be alternates if one of the top 6 is unable to swim in the final. Except for events 81-100, any event with 6 or fewer entries will be swum only during the finals.

7.  Clubs must designate one person to pick up awards.

ENTRIES: ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED ON THE FORM BELOW (or a reasonable facsimile.)

One form per swimmer. -- Please supply all requested information.

SWIMMERS & PARENTS: Please give all entry forms to your club's meet coordinator no later than July 16, 2002. Meet Coordinators: Please see separate instructions for submission of entries for processing.

ENTRY FEES: $2.00 for each individual event. Swimmers should pay their own club's meet coordinator. Council will bill the clubs after the meet.

AWARDS: Medals for 1st through 6th, ribbons for 7th through 24th. (7th – 12th are “B” 1-6, 13th – 18th are “C” 1-6 and 19th – 24th are “D” 1-6)

MEET DIRECTOR: Kurt Garrison, 661-763-3059 or Korina Rawls, 661-765-7962
For info about entries contact Randy Whitehead, 661-391-8080.

FACILITIES: Parking is available in the pool parking lot and along China Grade Loop. Please keep driveways clear and observe regulations of the day. Food – A snack bar will be in operation for the duration of the meet.

DIRECTIONS TO THE POOL: The pool is just east of McCray St. between Galaxy Ave. and China Grade Loop in Oildale. It is adjacent to N.O.R. Recreation headquarters. Take Galaxy EAST from McCray to get to the pool parking lots. Taking Galaxy West from Stockton only gets the North High parking lots.

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KERN COUNTY SWIM TEAM COUNCIL

CHAMPIONSHIP SWIM MEET -- July 27, 2002 < ENTRY FORM - - PLEASE PRINT >

NAME______AGE_____ Circle One: BOY GIRL

BIRTHDATE______PHONE______TEAM______

Event # Event Name Best Time to Date

______:_____._____

______:_____._____

______:_____._____

No more than 3 event entries per swimmer will be accepted.

All entries must be submitted to your local swim club.

Late entry policy will be enforced.

KERN COUNTY SWIM TEAM COUNCIL

CHAMPIONSHIP SWIM MEET

July 27, 2002

GIRLS EVENTS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS BOYS EVENTS

1 6 & UNDER 25 YD BUTTERFLY 2

3 AGE 7 25 YD BUTTERFLY 4

5 AGE 8 25 YD BUTTERFLY 6

7 AGE 9 50 YD BUTTERFLY 8

9 AGE 10 50 YD BUTTERFLY 10

11 AGE 11 50 YD BUTTERFLY 12

13 AGE 12 50 YD BUTTERFLY 14

15 AGE 13 50 YD BUTTERFLY 16

17 AGE 14 50 YD BUTTERFLY 18

19 15 - 18 50 YD BUTTERFLY 20

21 6 & UNDER 25 YD BACKSTROKE 22

23 AGE 7 25 YD BACKSTROKE 24

25 AGE 8 25 YD BACKSTROKE 26

27 AGE 9 50 YD BACKSTROKE 28

29 AGE 10 50 YD BACKSTROKE 30

31 AGE 11 50 YD BACKSTROKE 32

33 AGE 12 50 YD BACKSTROKE 34

35 AGE 13 50 YD BACKSTROKE 36

37 AGE 14 50 YD BACKSTROKE 38

39 15 - 18 50 YD BACKSTROKE 40

41 6 & UNDER 25 YD BREASTSTROKE 42

43 AGE 7 25 YD BREASTSTROKE 44

45 AGE 8 25 YD BREASTSTROKE 46

47 AGE 9 50 YD BREASTSTROKE 48

49 AGE 10 50 YD BREASTSTROKE 50

51 AGE 11 50 YD BREASTSTROKE 52

53 AGE 12 50 YD BREASTSTROKE 54

55 AGE 13 50 YD BREASTSTROKE 56

57 AGE 14 50 YD BREASTSTROKE 58

59 15 - 18 50 YD BREASTSTROKE 60

61 6 & UNDER 25 YD FREESTYLE 62

63 AGE 7 25 YD FREESTYLE 64

65 AGE 8 25 YD FREESTYLE 66

67 AGE 9 50 YD FREESTYLE 68

69 AGE 10 50 YD FREESTYLE 70

71 AGE 11 50 YD FREESTYLE 72

73 AGE 12 50 YD FREESTYLE 74

75 AGE 13 50 YD FREESTYLE 76

77 AGE 14 50 YD FREESTYLE 78

79 15 - 18 50 YD FREESTYLE 80

During the Preliminary heats, the above events are “circle-seeded”.

Events 81-100 are scored as time-based finals and are seeded normally.

81 6 & UNDER 50 YD FREESTYLE 82

83 AGE 7 50 YD FREESTYLE 84

85 8 & UNDER 100 YD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 86

87 AGE 9 100 YD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 88

89 AGE 10 100 YD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 90

91 AGE 11 100 YD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 92

93 AGE 12 100 YD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 94

95 AGE 13 100 YD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 96

97 AGE 14 100 YD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 98

99 15 - 18 100 YD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 100

The finals for events 1-80 will be held approx. 30 minutes after the conclusion of event 100.

Attention all Kern Swim Council coaches and meet entry coordinators:

South Valley Swim Club will be handling the computer operation for the Kern County Championships Swim Meet on July 27th. This meet will be cardless for all age groups and no bullpen will be used. A master check-in will be used.

Please send entries to:

Kern County Championships Meet Entries

Attn.: Randy Whitehead

3008 Clear Falls Ct.

Bakersfield, CA 93308

Please submit entries by July 17 using the consolidated entry form included with the meet fact sheet. Please include the swimmer's best times achieved.

Teams may also submit entries using a Hy-Tek disk. If entries are made using this option, please include a hard copy of all entries with the disk.

Additionally, SVSC is coordinating the meet officiating this year. Teams will be contacted in the next few days by Sam Duran, who will be requesting names and contact information of each team's officials in order to begin scheduling volunteers for prelims and finals. Sam will have more information forthcoming on that subject.

If you have any questions regarding entries or officiating, please give me a call at 391-8080 or

304-5642 or contact me by email at .

Thanks, Randy Whitehead