Bernal’s Gator Swim Club
March Madness
13 & Over Team Specialty Meet
MIT
Competition Pool at the
March 15, 2009
Sanctioned by NE
Swimming # NE-09-26 and NE-09-26 TT
Events List
Entry Cover Page (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek Events File for Team Manager
Results
Results (Adobe PDF)
Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team Manager (no time trials)
Hy-Tek CL2 File for Team Manager (time trials only)
Meet Directors: Fran Tocci f.tocci@verizon.net 781-642-1234
Anne Hrabchak ahrabc@yahoo.com 978-371-1965
Meet Referee: Michael Harrison meh529a@comcast.net 508-429-2131
Entry Chairperson: Joe Frazier gatormeets@bernalsgator.com 978-458-7699
MEET FORMAT: The meet will be swum as timed-finals. Each session will be seeded by computer based on positive check-in at the beginning of each session. Coaches will receive a positive check-in sheet before each session, which must be returned no later than 30 minutes before the beginning of the session. Heat sheets will be posted around the pool deck. Coaches will be able to pick up heat sheets for each event at the timing table on deck.
SITE: The MIT Competition West Pool at the
COURSE: Short course yards (25 yards).
EVENTS: See attached list of events.
SESSIONS: Sunday, March 15, 2009: Positive check-in – 8:30am /Warm-up – 9:00am / Meet Start – 10:00am
ELIGIBILITY: Swimmers with one or more sectional cut, may
not enter this meet. All
contestants must be 2009 USA Swimming registered athletes. All
swimmers must be registered before the entry is submitted. Teams that enter unregistered swimmers will
be subject to a fine of $100 per unregistered swimmer.
ENTRY INFORMATION: Entries
will be accepted on and after February 13, 2009. Entries received before February 13, 2009
will be considered received on February 13, 2009. Entries must be received no later than March
2, 2009. Make checks payable to
“Bernal’s Gator Swim Club of New England, Inc.”. Mail completed forms (including signed entry cover page and waiver) and payment to the
entry chairperson at: Bernal’s Gator
Swim Club of New England, Inc. c/o Joe Frazier,
ELECTRONIC ENTRIES: Electronic entries (such as from Hy-Tek Team Manager or other team management software) that are in CL2 or SD3/SDIF format may be emailed as an attachment to the entry chairperson at gatormeets@bernalsgator.com. Please check that your team name, address, and contact information are listed correctly in this file. For email entries, payment and hardcopy of the entry (including signed entry cover page and waiver) must be received within four (4) days, excluding Sundays and holidays, of receipt of the email entry. If payment is received within four (4) days, excluding Sundays and holidays, of the email entry, the email receipt date will be considered the date of entry. If payment is received more than four (4) days, excluding Sundays and holidays, after the email entry, the payment receipt date will be considered the date of entry.
ENTRY LIMITS: Athletes may enter and swim in a maximum of 5 events per day.
ENTRY TIME UPATES: Entry times may be updated until 7 days prior to the first day of the meet. No new entries will be accepted after the March 2, 2009 entry deadline. Entry time updates should be sent via email to the entry chairperson at gatormeets@bernalsgator.com. Entry time updates must be sent as Hy-Tek format CL2 files with updated times (New entries will be automatically excluded).
ENTRY FEES: Electronic entries: $4.00 for individual events / $5.00 for individual distance events (400IM & 500 Free) - Non-electronic entries: $4.50 for individual events / $5.50 for individual distance events (400IM & 500 Free).
SWIMMER PARTICIPATION FEE: $10.00 per swimmer.
ENTRY TIMES: All entries must be specified in short-course yard (25-yard pool) times. Meter times must be converted to yard times. (Entries with “NO TIME” will be rejected.)
ENTRY CUTS: Entry cuts, if necessary, will be made by the date of receipt. Teams will be notified that they have been accepted or cut from the meet within seven days of receipt of entry. If the meet becomes oversubscribed, a random selection of those entries received on the date the meet becomes oversubscribed will be conducted in accordance with New England Swimming guidelines. Teams that are cut from the meet will have their entry fee returned within four days of being cut.
PROGRAMS: $3.00 per session.
ADMISSION: $1.00 per session.
WARMUPS: The pool will open for warm-ups one-hour before the beginning of the session. The pool will close five minutes before the beginning of the session. Teams will be assigned warm-up lanes after all entries are received. An additional 2 lanes will be available for warm up and warm down throughout the meet in Zesiger Center’s adjacent 25 yard East Pool.
SAFETY:
RULES: 2009 USA Swimming rules will govern all competition. Decisions by the meet referee will be final unless a written protest is lodged within 30 minutes of the heat swum.
TIME TRIALS: Time trials will be offered at the discretion of the meet referee if time allows. Time trials are $5.00 for individual events and $20.00 for relays.
DECK ACCESS: Only athletes, coaches, officials, and official meet staff are permitted on the pool deck. All non-athletes on the pool deck must display their USA Swimming registration card at all times. Individuals without their USA Swimming registration card will be removed from the pool deck, and will be subject to a fine by New England Swimming. Spectators will be expected to remain in the designated spectator area.
SCORING: The meet will not be scored.
EQUIPMENT VENDOR: A swimming equipment vendor will be selling suits, goggles, and other accessories for the duration of the meet.
MISCELLANEOUS: Bernal’s Gator Swim Club assumes no responsibility for lost or stolen property. Pets of any kind and smoking are not permitted within the facility. No food or glass containers are allowed on the pool deck at all times.
PARKING: The West
Garage on
DIRECTIONS:
From the North (I-95 or I-93)
If you are heading south on I-93, follow I-93 into Boston
then follow the I-93 instructions below. If you are heading south on I-95, take
the I-93 South exit then follow the instructions from I-93. Alternatively, take
the I-90 East exit from I-95 then follow the instructions from I-90.
From
the South (I-95 or I-93)
If you are heading north on I-93, follow I-93 (the
Southeast Expressway) into Boston then follow the I-93 instructions below. If
you are heading north on I-95, take the I-93 North exit then follow the instructions
from I-93. Alternatively, take the I-90 East exit from I-95 then follow the
instructions from I-90.
From
the West (I-90) (Mass Turnpike)
Follow I-90 east to the Cambridge/Brighton exit (exit
18). Following the signs to
From
Route I-93
From I-93, take exit 26, and follow the signs to
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
NOTE: Swimmers with one or more Eastern Zone
Northern Sectional cut times, may NOT enter this meet.
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SUNDAY March 15, 2009 8:30am Positive check-in, 9:00am warm-up, 10:00am start |
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SLOWER THAN SCY 09 Sectional Cut * |
Girls Event # |
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All events are Short Course Yards |
Boys Event # |
SLOWER THAN SCY 09 Sectional Cut * |
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4:36.79 |
1 |
13 &
Over, Top 10 |
400 IM |
2 |
4:15.09 |
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1:55.99 |
3 |
13 & Over |
200 Free |
4 |
1:46.49 |
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2:10.39 |
5 |
13 & Over |
200 Back |
6 |
1:59.39 |
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2:28.39 |
7 |
13 & Over |
200 Breast
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8 |
2:15.39 |
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2:11.49 |
9 |
13 & Over |
200 Fly |
10 |
2:00.89 |
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5:06.99 |
11 |
13 & Over, Top 10 |
500 Free |
12 |
4:48.39 |
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24.99 |
13 |
13 & Over |
50 Free |
14 |
22.49 |
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1:00.29 |
15 |
13 &
Over |
100 Back |
16 |
55.09 |
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59.19 |
17 |
13 &
Over |
100 Fly |
18 |
53.89 |
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1:08.29 |
19 |
13 &
Over |
100 Breast |
20 |
1:02.19 |
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53.99 |
21 |
13 &
Over |
100 Free |
22 |
48.79 |
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2:10.89 |
23 |
13 &
Over |
200 IM |
24 |
1:59.79 |
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* 2008 Eastern Zone Northern
Sectional cut time; 2009 Eastern Zone Northern Sectional cut times will be
utilized to verify a swimmers eligibility to participate in this meet when
published
SEND ENTRIES AND FEES TO:
Bernal’s Gator Swim Club of
New England, Inc.
c/o Joe
Frazier
OFFICIAL
ENTRY FORM
March Madness,
13 & Over Team Specialty Meet
Bernal’s Gator
Swim Club
March 15, 2009
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Team Name: |
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Abbreviation: |
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Coach: |
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Daytime phone |
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(coach on deck at meet) |
Evening phone |
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Name and Address of the
person to receive ALL communication
including entry questions, timing assignments and meet results:
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Name |
_______________________________________________________________ |
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Address |
_______________________________________________________________ |
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City/Town |
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Zip ____________ |
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Daytime Phone |
_________________________________ Evening Phone |
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E-mail |
_________________________________ |
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ENTRY FEES:
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Individual Entries
@ $4.00 per event * |
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Individual Distance Entries @ $5.00 per event ** |
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Swimmer participation fees @ $10.00
per swimmer |
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Total
payable to Bernal’s Gator Swim Club of New England, Inc. |
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* Individual entry fees
increase 50˘ to $4.50 if not submitted on disk or via email as part of a .sd3
or .cl2 electronic file.
**Individual entry fees
increase 50˘ to $5.50 if not submitted on disk or via email as part of a .sd3
or .cl2 electronic file
ENTRIES ARE DUE Monday,
March 2, 2009
If sending entries via email the check and paper copy must arrive
within 4 days of the email entry.
Any swimmer whose entry is accepted will, for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, waive and release any and all rights for damages he may have against United States Swimming, New England Swimming, Bernal’s Gator Swim Club, and MIT and any volunteer or any employee of the above, for any and all injuries or losses suffered by him at said meet.
Signature of Team Official: ________________________________ Date:__________________________