Loveland Holiday Open
DATE: December 11 – 13, 2015
HOSTED BY: Loveland Swim Club
SANCTION: Held under the sanction of USA Swimming #2015-
In granting this sanction, it is understood and agreed that USA Swimming shall be free from any liabilities or claims or damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during conduct of event.
LOCATION: Mountain View Aquatic Center
3560 Mountain Lion Drive
Loveland, CO 80537
(970) 613-7880.
Directions: Take I-25 to Exit 257, Loveland exit. Proceed west on US-34 for 1.4 miles. Turn left (south) on Boyd Lake Drive and then right (west) on Mountain Lion Drive. Turn left into the Mountain View High School parking lot. The swimming facility is located at south end of lot.
FACILITIES: Indoor, 25 yard pool with eight deep water lanes. The water depth measured for a distance of 3 feet 3½ inches (1.0 meter) to 16 feet 5 inches (5.0 meters) is 5 feet at the turn end is 8 feet at the start end. Additional warm-up and warm-down lanes are available. The competition course has been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). The copy of certification on file with USA Swimming.
TIMING: Colorado Timing System with touch-pads and full matrix LED display.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all swimmers holding a 2015 or 2016 USA Swimming membership card. Any swimmer that appears on the Colorado Swimming (CSI) exceptions report without registration must come to the meet prepared to show proof of current membership, or they will be deck registered before they can enter the water. The deck registration fee will include a $25 surcharge plus the current registration fee. Age group will be determined by the swimmer’s age on December 11, 2015. All deck entries must present proof of current registration.
SCORING: Individual events: 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
AWARDS: Individual 12 & Under Ribbons - 1st through 8th place
Individual 10 Year Old Ribbons - 1st through 8th place
Individual 9 Year Old Ribbons - 1st through 8th place
Individual 8 Year Old Ribbons - 1st through 8th place
Individual 7 & Under Ribbons - 1st through 8th place
Swimmers get awards after results for individual events are announced.
ENTRY FEES: Make one check payable to Loveland Swim Club
• $4.50 For each Individual event. ($.75 of each individual event goes to the CSI Support Fund)
• $6.00 per swimmer facility charge
ENTRIES:
• Swimmers may enter up to 4 Events per Day, excluding relays. We will let teams know in advance if positive check-in will be needed for any events.
• If Positive check-in is required for any events, a swimmer must check-in to be seeded. Failure to check-in may result in not being allowed to swim if there are no empty lanes. Check-in and additional entries will close as announced during warm-up for that session. Swimmers will need to bring their own volunteer counter and timer for the distance events.
• The distance events may be seeded alternating girls and boys’ heats, fastest to slowest. Events may be combined (scored separately) to reduce the number of heats. All 12&U sessions are planned to fit within four hours and all sessions may be limited for a reasonable meet length. Teams will be notified in advance of any changes.
ENTRY PROCEDURES:
· Email your entries, prepared using Hy-Tek software.. Your team is responsible for the accuracy of the electronic entries. A team manager events file will be on the Loveland Swim Club web site, www.lovelandswimclub.com prior to the meet to assist teams with the entry process.
· Hard copy of your Hy-Tek Data including entries listed by name and Hy-Tek Fees report. This is due with team check by the entry due date.
· Teams must enter on HY-TEK or pay a $25 fee.
· A psych sheet will be posted on the Loveland Swim Club web site www.lovelandswimclub.com prior to the meet to help correct any entry errors. Teams will be given a time to send in corrections. A final psych sheet will be posted prior to the meet.
ENTRY DEADLINE:
Entries must be received by our entry chairman by Wednesday, November 25, 2015. Entries received after the entry deadline will be processed as deck entries. All mail will be prioritized by date and time received. Do not send entries that require a signature. All 12&U Sessions are planned to fit within four hours and all sessions may be limited for a reasonable meet length. All entries received after entry deadline may be accepted at the discretion of the Meet Director or Meet Referee at $10.00 per event plus Pool Surcharge. Please do not send entries that require a signature.
Email entries to:
Loveland Entries
3 Gregg Drive
Loveland, CO 80538
MEET DIRECTORS: Maria Strait
Ashley Kurtz
MEET REFEREE: Jay Gorham (970) 391-2646
SAFETY DIRECTOR:
RULES:
· Current USA Swimming Rules will govern the meet in conjunction with the following information from CSI.
· The Meet Referee will have the final authority on all matters related to the meet.
· Colorado Swimming, Inc. procedures for warm-up will be observed. Warm-up assignments and updated session times will be posted at www.lovelandswimclub.com two days prior to the meet.
· 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 may assist the swimmer in making arrangements for such supervision, but it is the swimmer’s responsibility to make such arrangements prior to the start of the meet.
· The 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 prohibited.
· 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 member-coach, it is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer’s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement.
· No on deck photography from behind the starting platforms.
· The pool deck is reserved for athletes, coaches, officials, and volunteers.
· Positive sportsman-like conduct will be expected.
· Coaches and parents will be responsible for the behavior and safety of their swimmers and their families.
· Any damage to the pool property will be grounds for dismissal from the remainder of the meet and the offenders will be held liable.
COACHES / OFFICIALS: Only currently certified registered coaches, working officials, and volunteers will be allowed on deck. All coaches and uniformed officials MUST display their USA Swimming cards when on deck.
PROGRAMS: $5.00 each. Coach’s copies are complementary. Final results will be posted as a Hy-Tek file on the Loveland Swim Club web site, www.lovelandswimclub.com.
CONCESSIONS: A healthy selection of food and drink will be available at the concession stand. Colorado Swimming, Inc. does not support, recommend, endorse or take responsibility for the sale or marketing of any dietary supplements. It is the swimmers responsibility to know the contents of any food or drink he/she ingests. For more specific information on supplements please refer to the drug information on the USA Swimming website at www.usaswimming.org.
Friday - Start 6:00PM / Sunday - Start 8:35amGirls / Session 1 / Boys / Girls / Session 4 / Boys
1 / 11-12 500 Free / 2 / 63 / 11-12 100 Back
3 / 13 & Over 500 Free* / 4 / 64 / 10&U 100 Back / 65
*Scored 13-14, 15 and over / 66 / 8&U 25 Back / 67
Saturday - Start 8:35AM / 68 / 11-12 50 Fly
Girls / Session 2 / Boys / 69 / 10&U 50 Fly / 70
5 / 11-12 100 Free / 71 / 8&U 50 Fly / 72
6 / 10&U 100 Free / 7 / 73 / 11-12 200 Fly
8 / 8&U 25 Free / 9 / 74 / 10&U 100 Breast / 75
10 / 11-12 50 Breast / 76 / 8&U 25 Breast / 77
11 / 10&U 50 Breast / 12 / 78 / 11-12 100 Breast
13 / 8&U 50 Breast / 14 / 79 / 10&U 50 Free / 80
15 / 11-12 200 Breast / 81 / 8&U 50 Free / 82
16 / 10&U 100 Fly / 17 / 83 / 11-12 50 Free
18 / 11-12 100 Fly / 84 / 10&U 100 IM / 85
19 / 8&U 25 Fly / 20 / 86 / 11-12 100 IM
21 / 11-12 50 Back / 87 / 8&U 100 Free / 88
22 / 10&U 50 Back / 23 / 89 / 10&U 200 Free / 90
24 / 8&U 50 Back / 25 / 91 / 11-12 200 Free
26 / 11-12 200 Back
27 / 10&U 200 IM / 28 / Sunday - Start 2:05PM
29 / 11-12 200 IM / Girls / Session 5 / Boys
30 / 8&U 100 IM / 31 / 11-12 200 Free / 92
93 / Senior 200 Free / 94
Saturday - Start 2:05PM / 95 / 14&U 200 Free / 96
Girls / Session 3 / Boys / 11-12 50 Fly / 97
11-12 50 Back / 32 / 98 / Senior 100 Fly / 99
33 / Senior 200 Back / 34 / 100 / 14&U 100 Fly / 101
35 / 14&U 200 Back / 36 / 11-12 200 Fly / 102
11-12 200 Back / 37 / 103 / Senior 200 Breast / 104
38 / Senior 50 Free / 39 / 11-12 100 Breast / 105
40 / 14&U 50 Free / 41 / 106 / 14&U 200 Breast / 107
11-12 50 Breast / 42 / 11-12 100 Back / 108
43 / Senior 100 Breast / 44 / 109 / Senior 100 Back / 110
45 / 14&U 100 Breast / 46 / 111 / 14&U 100 Back / 112
11-12 200 Breast / 47 / 11-12 100 IM / 113
48 / Senior 200 Fly / 49 / 114 / Senior 200 IM / 115
11-12 100 Fly / 50 / 116 / 14&U 200 IM / 117
51 / 14&U 200 Fly / 52 / 11-12 50 Free / 118
11-12 100 Free / 53
54 / Senior 100 Free / 55 / Sunday
56 / 14&U 100 Free / 57 / Starts After Session 5
11-12 200 IM / 58 / Girls / Session 6 / Boys
59 / Senior 400 IM / 60 / 119 / 13 & Over 1650 Free* / 120
61 / 14&U 400 IM / 62 / *Scored 13-14, Senior