TYR Summer Classic Long Course Meet Sponsored by TYR and The Bolles School Sharks June 25-28, 2015 The Bolles School, Jacksonville, Florida

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1 TYR Summer Classic Long Course Meet Sponsored by TYR and The Bolles School Sharks June 25-28, 2015 The Bolles School, Jacksonville, Florida Sanctioned by: Florida Swimming of USA Swimming # In granting this approval it is understood and agreed that USA Swimming, Florida Swimming, The Bolles School and Bolles School Sharks shall be free and held harmless from any liabilities or claims from damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of the event. Condition of Sanction: 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 to ensure compliance with this requirement. Changing into or out of swimsuits other than the locker room or other designated areas is not appropriate and is prohibited. The competition course has been certified in accordance with C(4). The copy of such certification is on file with USA Swimming. Release: USA Swimming, the LSC, the facility, and the host organization shall accept no responsibility for liability or injuries sustained by any individual, athlete, coach, official, meet volunteer, or spectator while traveling to and from or while participating in this event. Damage to the facility, when proved, will cause the offending participant, if unattached, or the offending swimmer's club, if attached, to be held accountable for repairs. All participants and guests must adhere to the facility rules and coaches must supervise their swimmers at all times. Glass containers are not permitted in the facility. Children must be supervised at all times. Hosted By: The Bolles School and The Bolles School Sharks Type of Meet: 50 Meter Course, Prelims- A/B Finals 13-14, and Senior. Timed Finals, 12 & under. All events will be seeded fastest to slowest. The top three (3) heats of preliminary events will be circle seeded. Events 400m and longer require positive check-in by designated times. Meet management will use fly-over and/or chase starts at this competition. Meet management will compete 2 swimmers per lane using catch-up starts from opposite ends of the pool for freestyle events 400m and longer. Dates & Times: Thursday, June 25 Friday, June 26 Saturday, June 27 & Sunday, June 28 3:30pm warm up, 4:30pm start (Timed Finals) Morning prelims 13&over, 6:30am warm up, 8:00am start Afternoon Timed Finals 12 & under, no earlier than 12:30pm start Evening Finals 13&over, 5:30pm start A minimum of 15 minutes is guaranteed on course prior to the start of afternoon events. A minimum of 30 minutes is guaranteed on course prior to the start of Evening Finals. Continuous warm up will be available during all sessions in the adjacent 25y Lobrano Pool. Location: The Bolles School Uible Pool, 7400 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville, FL, Pool Specifications: Water depth at the competition starting end is a minimum of 4 feet, 0 inches and the turn end is a minimum of 4 feet, 0 inches. The Uible pool is an outdoor 8 lane 50m course. Timing Equipment: Superior Swim Timing with pads is primary, buttons are secondary, and hand held watches are tertiary. Eligibility: On deck registration will be allowed. The current USA-S form, fee and proof of birth date, must be presented to the Admin Referee. Open to all currently registered USA Swimming and FINA swimmers.

2 Entry Limit: Entries will be closed upon receipt of the team that puts the total number of visiting swimmers over 550. Please visit our event page at to view our current visiting swimmer count. 13 & Over entered swimmers are limited to seven (7) individual events for the entire meet, with no more than three (3) individual events per day. Entries that exceed the entry limit(s) will automatically be dropped when they exceed the limit for the meet and or day. 12 & Under entered swimmers are limited to ten (10) individual events for the entire meet, with no more than three (3) individual events per day. Entries that exceed the entry limit(s) will automatically be dropped when they exceed the limit for the meet and or day. Seeding: Use 50 Meter Long Course times. Conversions, using the formula in the 2014 Florida Swimming Handbook may be used for entry and seeding purposes. Scratch Penalty: Prelims: No penalty for scratching on the block in prelims with the exception of deck seeded events. Any swimmer entered in a deck seeded event must positively check-in with the clerk of course by the required check-in time. Once seeding has been completed, the swimmer must swim the event unless he/she notifies the Referee that he/she wishes to scratch due to illness or injury. Failure to do so will result in the swimmer being barred from his/her next individual event in which he/she is entered on that day or the next day of the meet, whichever is first. Finals: Any swimmer who competes in a preliminary heat and qualifies as one of the finalists, as originally seeded, must swim in that events final; or must notify the clerk of course that he/she intends to scratch from that final's event, within 30 minutes of the announcement of the qualifiers. Swimmers may reverse their intention to scratch and choose to be seeded for finals if they do so within 30 minutes of their last prelim event of the day. Any swimmer seeded in a final who fails to swim that event will be barred from their next individual event unless excused by the meet referee because of illness or injury. A swimmer not originally qualified for finals who is seeded into a final due to the scratch of another swimmer will not be penalized for failing to swim in that final. Alternates wishing to swim in an open lane in finals must be standing in the starter's area, ready to step on the blocks for his/her swim, when the swimmers are called to the blocks. Only the starter will call for the alternate, not the announcer. Timed Finals: No penalty for scratching on the block in prelims with the exception of deck seeded events. Any swimmer entered in a deck seeded event must positively check-in with the clerk of course by the required check-in time. Once seeding has been completed, the swimmer must swim the event unless he/she notifies the Referee that he/she wishes to scratch due to illness or injury. Failure to do so will result in the swimmer being barred from his/her next individual event in which he/she is entered on that day or the next day of the meet, whichever is first. Entries: Entries must be in USA Swimming SDIF format or Hy-Tek CL2 format. A signed hard copy printout is acceptable as proof of entry in place of the enclosed entry forms. Free text entries will not be accepted. Disk or e- mailed entries must be accompanied by a backup hard copy of the entry. List all attending coaches & contact phone numbers in the body of the . Corrupted, unreadable, or incorrectly formatted files must be corrected within 24 hours. Errors in entries submitted electronically are the responsibility of the applicant. Electronic mail confirmation will be sent upon receipt of file. If using the enclosed Entry Form, the form will serve as proof of entry. The legal name and current USA or FINA Swimming Registration Number for each swimmer must be listed on the Entry Form. The Master Entry Form must accompany the proof of entries and a current USA Swimming Member Coach or Official must sign the form. Deck Entries Deck entries may be accepted by the Meet Referee or his/her designee, up to 1 hour before the start of the session under the following conditions: * Swimmers must meet all other standard requirements of the meet. * Entry & meet fees must be paid at time of entry ($10.00/event plus $10.00/swimmer facility fee) * A swimmer may not scratch an event to deck enter an event. * A swimmer may only deck enter an event that has an existing empty lane, no new heats will be established. Entry Fee: Facility Fee- $10.00 per swimmer Prelim/Final individual event- $4.00 per event

3 Timed Final Individual Event- $3.00 per event Deck Entries- $10.00 per event Entry Deadline: All entries must be received by Wednesday, June 17, Please visit our event page at to view our current visiting swimmer count. entries to: Make check payable to: The Bolles School Sharks Officials: Meet Referee: Sue Talwar Starter: Jeff Breault Chief Judge: Pam Breault Admin Ref: Kristy Gavin Marshal: Robin Gibbons Meet Manager: Dale Porter Officials willing to volunteer, please with a list of session availability. Official s uniform for the entire meet will be white shirts, navy blue bottoms (shorts, skirts, pants, skorts), and white footwear. Scoring: Awards: All events will be scored as follows: Individual events: Medals first through third, ribbons fourth through eighth. Individual Age Group High Point and Runner Up awards. Team Representative: Prior to the start of the meet, the name of one person other than the coach, who will check with the referee about any matter pertaining to the meet, may be given to the referee. For each team, the coach and that person only will be recognized. Identification: Coaches and Officials shall wear their USA Swimming registration card in a visible location at all times while on deck during a swim meet. Camera Zones: Per Florida Swimming Rule , Meet Management shall designate and inform the public of Camera Zones at each swim meet where both still photography and video photography of a race or a competitor in a race may be taken. Acceptable Camera Zones may include, but are not limited to the side courses of a pool, team gathering areas, concession area, turn-end of competition course when not in use as a start-end, etc. Meet Management shall also designate Non-Camera Zones. Under NO circumstances will Camera Zones include the area immediately behind the starting blocks at either end of the racing course(s) while they are in use for race starting purposes during competition and warm-ups, locker rooms, restrooms, or any other dressing area. Any individual failing to abide by this rule could be subject to the Florida Swimming Code of Conduct violation as defined in Rule For Information: Contact Dale Porter at porterd@bolles.org or Rules: 2014 USA Swimming Rules & Regulations will govern. There will be no USA-Swimming non-registered personnel allowed behind the starting blocks nor at the finish end of the pool at any time during the meet.

4 TYR Summer Classic Long Course Meet Sponsored by TYR and The Bolles School Sharks June 25-28, 2015 The Bolles School, Jacksonville, Florida Order of Events Thursday Afternoon Session #1 Warm up Not Before 3:30pm Meet Start at 4:30pm Girls # Timed Finals Timed Finals Boys # m Backstroke Under 400m Freestyle m Breaststroke Over 800m Freestyle 8 Events 1-8 positive check in by 3:30pm. Events 3,4,7,8 will compete two (2) swimmers per lane using catch up starts from opposite ends of the pool. Swimmers will dive in, move to the right side of the lane, then complete the race distance on that side of the lane. Coaches, please train your athletes for this type of competition. Events 7-8: Athletes must provide their own timer AND counter. Friday Morning Session #2 Prelims Warm up 6:30am Prelims Start at 8:00am m Freestyle m Freestyle Senior 50m Freestyle m Backstroke m Backstroke Senior 100m Backstroke m Freestyle m IM Senior 200m IM m Butterfly m Butterfly Senior 100m Butterfly IM Freestyle Senior 400 Freestyle 38 Events positive check in by 8:00am. Events may be combined for prelims timeline purposes, then swum separately in finals. They will compete two (2) swimmers per lane using catch up starts from opposite ends of the pool. Swimmers will dive in, move to the right side of the lane, then complete the race distance on that side of the lane. Coaches, please train your athletes for this type of competition Friday Afternoon Session #3 15 minutes guaranteed warm up Meet Start no earlier than on course 12:30pm & 12 50m Freestyle & Under 50m Freestyle & m IM & Under 200m IM & m Backstroke & Under 100m Backstroke & m Freestyle 52 Events positive check in by 12:30pm or the actual start of session #3.

5 Saturday Morning Session #5 Prelims Warm up 6:30am Prelims Start at 8:00am 53 13& m Individual Medley m Freestyle Senior 200m Freestyle & m Butterfly m Butterfly Senior 200m Butterfly & m Breaststroke m Breaststroke Senior 100m Breaststroke & m Freestyle m IM Senior 400m IM 76 Events positive check in by 8:00am. Events will compete two (2) swimmers per lane using catch up starts from opposite ends of the pool. Swimmers will dive in, move to the right side of the lane, then complete the race distance on that side of the lane. Coaches, please train your athletes for this type of competition. Events may be combined for prelims timeline purposes, then swum separately in finals. Saturday Afternoon Session #6 15 minutes guaranteed warm up Meet Start no earlier than on course 12:30pm & m Freestyle & Under 200m Freestyle & m Butterfly & Under 100m Butterfly & m Breaststroke & Under 100m Breaststroke & IM 90 Events positive check in by 12:30 pm or the actual start of session #6. Sunday Morning Session #8 Warm up 6:30am Prelims Start at 8:00am 91 Senior 200m Backstroke m Backstroke & m Backstroke Senior 100m Freestyle m Freestyle & m Freestyle Senior 200m Breaststroke m Breaststroke & m Breaststroke & Over 1500m Freestyle 110 Events are deck seeded timed final events; positive check in by 8:00 am. Events will be capped at no more than 5 heats per gender. All heats will be swum at the completion of the preliminaries. Events will compete two (2) swimmers per lane using catch-up starts. Swimmers will dive in, move to the right side of the lane, then complete the race distance on that side of the lane. Coaches, please train your athletes for this type of competition. Athletes must provide their own timer AND counter.

6 Sunday Afternoon Session #9 15 minutes guaranteed warm up Meet Start no earlier than on course 12:30am & 12 50m Backstroke & Under 50m Backstroke & 12 50m Butterfly & Under 50m Butterfly & 12 50m Breaststroke & Under 50m Breaststroke & m Freestyle & Under 100m Freestyle & m Butterfly 128 NOTE: For time management purposes, the meet referee may combine heats across genders for all deck seeded /positive check in events. WARM-UP SCHEDULE NO EQUIPMENT PERMITTED, SWIMMERS MUST ENTER THE WATER FEET FIRST WITH AT LEAST ONE HAND IN CONTACT WITH THE POOL DECK EXCEPT WHEN EXECUTING A CONTROLLED RACING START, SUPERVISED BY A COACH. The referee/marshal may alter warm-up procedures to meet the needs of the swimmers. Teams will be assigned lanes for warm up and are in control to choose general or controlled settings. Coaches must receive permission from the referee before beginning one-way starts in their assigned lanes. Volunteers: The Bolles School Sharks welcome volunteer timers from visiting teams to assist with running a smooth and impartial swim meet. If you have members that are interested in timing, please have them contact our Meet Manager, Dale Porter, at porterd@bolles.org with their session preference and contact information. Concessions: Hospitality: A concession stand will be available with a limited menu. Beverages and light snacks will be provided for coaches, officials, and meet workers. Deck Access: Only athletes, coaches, officials, and official meet staff actively participating in the meet are permitted on the pool deck.

7 Master Entry Form Team name: Call Letters: Address: Coach: Home phone: Office: I certify that all individuals listed on the attached forms are currently registered members of USA Swimming and are eligible to compete in this meet. I further certify that one or more of the USA Swimming listed member coaches will be on deck supervising during warm-up and competitive sessions at he meet. Name of Coach: Team: I certify that all individuals listed above are currently registered USA Swimming Coach Members, and that I am a current USA Swimming registered Non-athlete member. Signature (must be USA Swimming member)team Date Entries must be received by Wednesday, June 17, Please submit entries to: bollesswimming@yahoo.com Mail Checks payable to: The Bolles School Sharks c/o Robin Gibbons 7400 San Jose Boulevard Jacksonville, FL (904) Financial Recap We have entered the following: TOTAL $10.00 EACH = $ INDIVIDUAL PRELIM/FINAL $4.00 EACH = $ INDIVIDUAL $3.00 EACH = $ TOTAL FEES DUE $ **Enclose check for the above amount payable to The Bolles School Sharks**

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