TRAC SUMMER SPLASH
Timed Finals Meet
June 4, 2016
SANCTION: / This meet is held under the sanction of USA Swimming and Indiana Swimming, Inc.SANCTION # IN16326
HOST: / Three Rivers Aquatics Club Ft. Wayne, IN
COACHES: / Chris Knoblauch, Head Coach.
LOCATION: / Helen P. Brown Natatorium, 3601 South Calhoun St. Fort Wayne, IN
FACILITY: / The facility is an indoor, eight lane 50 meter pool. Fully automatic Daktronics touch pad timing and scoreboard will be used. There is ample seating in a spectator area and deck space for swimmers. The water depth at the starting end is 13.5 ft. and 4 ft at the turn end. The competition course has not been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4)
ELIGIBILITY:
RULES:
FORMAT:
CLERK OF COURSE:
POSITIVE
CHECK-IN:
ENTRIES DEADLINE:
ENTRY
INFORMATION:
FEES:
ACCEPTANCE
CRITERIA:
MEET DIRECTOR:
SCORING
AWARDS:
FINAL RESULTS:
SPECTATOR ADMISSION:
FACILITY NOTE:
SPECIAL NOTE: / Swimmer(s) must be registered with USA Swimming prior to the competition (202.3.4B). Age as of June 4, 2016shall determine the swimmer’s age for the entire meet (205.2.2).
Indiana Swimming does not process on-site athlete registration.
Current USA Swimming and Indiana Swimming rules will govern this 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 shall assist the athlete in making arrangements for such supervision.
Any swimmer entered in the meet, unaccompanied by a USA Swimming member coach, 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. It is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer’s legal guardian toensure compliance with this requirement.
Coaches MUST constantly display their current USA Swimming coach credential to gain deck access. The meet referee reserves the right to ask for coach credential display and/or deny deck access if coach does not comply or card is no longer valid/current.
In swimming competitions, the competitor must wear only one swimsuit in one or two pieces except as provided in USA Swimming rule 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.
Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms
Changing into or out of swimsuits other than in locker rooms or other designated areas is prohibited.
This meet will be conducted as “timed finals” and governed by the rules and regulations in the (2016) USA Swimming Official handbook. The “no recall” starting procedure will be observed for all events in this meet. Attached is a schedule of warm-ups and events.
Open events will be scored separately as 10& Under, 11-12, 13-14 and 15 & Over.
Sessions will be run with 7 competition lanes and 1 lane for warm-up and cool down.
TRAC reserves the right to use “fly-over starts” for all events at the discretion of the meet referee. TRAC reserves the right to LIMIT event entries if FULL or to accommodate the Indiana Swimming 4-hour rule.400 Free, 200 Free and 200 IM may be limited for time. Refunds will be provided to those swimmers who are cut. ALL EVENTS WILL BE RUN HEATS FASTEST TO SLOWEST
There will be No Clerk of Course. Heat and lane assignments will be posted on the walls at various locations. It will be the swimmer’s responsibility to check for their heat and lane assignments for each event.
This is a pre-seeded meet and will be seeded by the Meet Director on Friday prior to the meet. Any changes or deck entries made after the seeding will be made to empty lanes in the first heat of an event. If there are no empty lanes, additional heat/s at the beginning of event may be added at the sole discretion of Meet Directors and Meet Referee, provided the timeline will allow. The only reason that an event may be reseeded would be a mistake made by host club. Re-seeds will be announced and posted prior to the event.
Entries will be accepted starting: April 24, 2016. Entry deadline will be: May 21, 2016. Deadline will be extended if the meet is not full.
- Max # of individual entries per day is 5.
- Email entries to meet Administrative Official Mark Hammes:
- Don't forget to age up your swimmers.
- Enter swimmers using LONG COURSE METER TIMES.
- Deck entries will be allowed but only to fill open lanes in the first(slowest) heat of an event. Deck entries are $8.00 each. TRAC reserves theright to limit deck entries if the meet is full.
- All incomplete entries or those received after the meet is full will berejected.
A check for entry fees must be submitted with hard copy entries ordelivered before the 1st event for E-Mail entries and made payable to“Three Rivers Aquatics Club, Inc.” In the event that entries are limited, TRAC will return the entry fees to the club(s) whose swimmers are not allowed to compete in the specific event(s).
If the meet is over-entered, TRAC has sole discretion to determine which entries to accept. In exercising its discretion, TRAC will consider:
- Teams will not be broken.
- Number of officials and timers provided by the team.
- Level of competition.
- Geographic diversity.
Host will NOTIFY teams being turned away by phone or e-mail, within 72-hours after the meet entry deadline or 72 hours after meet becomes full, whichever comes first.
Further information and assistance can be found by contacting
Yardley Glassley
(260) 452-6154
12 & under events will be scored as 10 & under and 11-12
Open events will be scored separately as 10& Under, 11-12, 13-14 and 15 & Over.
Individual scoring: 1st thru 16th, 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Individual Events: 1st through 16th places - custom ribbons.AWARDS WILL NOT BE MAILED.
High Point awards will be given for 1st and 2nd place in each 14 & Under Boy / Girl age group.
Results will be e-mailed to each participating team.
Admission to the spectator area will be $5.oo per session or $10 for the day for adults and non-athletes over age 12. Psych sheetsand heat sheets will be available for purchase.
We are using a beautiful facility. Therefore, we ask your cooperation in taking care not to cause damage or misuse it. There is to be no food or drink (except water) in the POOL AREA. Please keep all trash picked up. Do not go or allow anyone to go into any unauthorized area. Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms. No loud whistling, radios, balls, or anything that will be an inconvenience to swimmers, coaches, officials, workers, or spectators will be allowed. Failure to comply with the rules stated above can result in expulsion from the meet and/or the facility.
The Helen P. Brown Natatorium is part of the Fort Wayne Community School System who has implemented the SafeVisitor system. All coaches, on deck volunteers and officials must provide a valid driver’s license or other government ID to gain access to the facility. Any adult (non-swimmer) age 18 and over will not be allowed on deck without a valid photo ID.
SCHEDULE: / A complete schedule of lanes and times for all warm-up procedures which must adhered to by all participants can be found below and will also be posted during meet.
Sat AM Open
Warm-ups:7:30 a.m. -8:30 a.m.
Meet Starts:8:45 a.m.
Sat PM Ages 12 and under
Warm-ups: Not before 11:30 (lasts 45 mins)
Meet Starts: Not before 12:30
ORDER OF EVENTS
Saturday Open
Warm ups 7:30 – 8:30
Meet Starts 8:45 am
Female / Age / Event / Male
1 / Open / 400 FR / 2
3 / Open / 100 FR / 4
5 / Open / 100 Fly / 6
7 / Open / 200 FR / 8
9 / Open / 100 BR / 10
11 / Open / 50 FR / 12
13 / Open / 100 BA / 14
15 / Open / 200 IM / 16
Saturday 12 & Under
Warm ups: Not before 11:30 (45 mins)
Meet Starts: Not before 12:30
Female / Age / Event / Male
17 / 12 & Under / 200 IM / 18
19 / 12 & Under / 50 FR / 20
21 / 12 & Under / 50 FLY / 22
23 / 12 & Under / 200 FR / 24
25 / 12 & Under / 50 BR / 26
27 / 12 & Under / 50 BA / 28
SUMMARY OF ENTRIES
Please fill out the information requested below and mail with your entry form and check made payable to:
Three Rivers Aquatics Club
NAME OF CLUBCODE
Number of Swimmers Entered:BoysGirlsTotal
Number of Boys' Individual Entriesx $4.00 each = $
Number of Girls' Individual Entriesx $4.00 each = $
Total Number of Relay Entriesx $6.00 each = $
Total Number of Athletes ______x $2.00 each = $______
Indiana Swimming surcharge
Total Amount Enclosed$
Club Official Submitting Entry:Coaches Names:
Name
Address
City
State/Zip
TelephoneE-mail Address:______
In consideration of your acceptance of this entry, I, intending to be legally bound, do hereby for myself, my heirs, executors, and administrator, waive and release any and all claims for damages we may have against United States Swimming, Inc., Indiana Swimming, Inc., TRAC Swim Team, the Helen P. Brown Natatorium, their representatives, successors, and assignee for any and all injuries to us at the said meet.
I have read the Positive Check In / Scratch Rules on Page 2 of this entry packet and have relayed that information to our team.
Authorized Club SignatureDate
Results – Please list how you would like results sent to you
_____ Meet Manager Backup (Emailed)
_____ Team Manager .cl2 file (Emailed)
_____ ALL of the above
Email address to send above to: ______
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Did you include:
This cover page:_____Check ______
Individual entry sheets:_____Meet Assistance Contact ______
Relay entry sheets:_____
Hotel Information
Downtown Fort Wayne (approximately 5 minutes from pool)
Courtyard by Marriott
1150 South Harrison Street
Fort Wayne(260) 490-3629
Hilton - Fort Wayne
1020 S. Calhoun
Fort Wayne(260) 420-1100
At or near exit 102 on I-69 (approximately 20 minutes from pool)
Best Western Luxbury Inn
5501 Coventry Lane
Fort Wayne (260) 436-0242 reservations: 1-800-252-7748
Hampton Inn
8219 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Fort Wayne (260) 459-1999 reservations: 1-800-HAMPTON
At or near exit 111 (Lima Rd) on I-69 (approximately 20 minutes from pool)
Courtyard by Marriott
1619 W Washington Center Rd
Fort Wayne(260) 489-1500
Don Hall's Guest House
1313 W Washington Center Rd
Fort Wayne(260) 489-2524
At or near exit 116 (Dupont Rd) on I-69 (approximately 20 minutes from pool)
Sleep Inn & Suites
2881 E. Dupont Road * Off of I69 Dupont Exit
Fort Wayne, IN 46825260-490-8989
Comfort Suites
3302 E. Dupont Road * Off of I69 Dupont Exit
Fort Wayne, IN 46825260-480-7030
AmericInn & Suites
2902 E. Dupont Road * Off of I69 Dupont Exit
Fort Wayne, IN 46828260-490-7950
TRAC Meet Assistance Form
Due to the difficulty in staffing meets of this nature, the TRAC Swim Team requests assistance from participating teams. The assistance needed will be with timing and officiating. No session will be greater than 4 hours.
The TRAC Swim Team reserves the right to give priority to those teams that agree to provide volunteer officials and timers for our meet. Should your team enter over 10 swimmers, you will be required to provide 2 timers and 1 official per session.
Please provide the name of a contact person that will coordinate your team's volunteers in the space below and return with your entry. Our Meet Director will contact that person prior to the meet. Please have in mind how many workers you will be able to provide.
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TRAC Meet Assistance Contact
Team Code
Volunteer Personemail:____
Phone Number___(daytime-include Area Code)
___(night-include Area Code)
# of Timers / Session Available
Yes, our team can supply an official / session
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