8 e European Swim Meet The annual European swimming event 16-17 MAY 2015 Organized by Neptune Club de France & Certified by the French Swimming Federation Paris Georges Vallerey Swimming Pool 50 meter pool Electronic timing
Presentation of the meet After seven successful meets (2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014), the Neptune Club de France is hosting its eighth European Swim Meet on Saturday, May 16 & Sunday, May, 17 2015 at the Georges Vallerey swimming pool in Paris. The European Swim Meet is an official swimming competition wellknown in Europe. The meet provides a great atmosphere for coaches and swimmers to come together in a great environment. Certified by the French Swimming Federation, the European Meet is organized in partnership with the Regional Committee for Swimming (CIF), the Paris Departmental Committee (CD75), the City of Paris and the Ile-de-France Region. The competition is organized by the Neptune Club de France, which was founded in 1906. Affiliated with the French Swimming Federation, Neptune is one of the most prominent swim clubs in France. The Swim Meet will last two days and is open to all swimmers affiliated with a European federation recognized by the European Swimming League (LEN). Organized in a 50-metre pool, in heats/finals, with electronic timing and with breaks for warm-up and recovery, it allows swimmers to compete in the best conditions. Meeting de Natation de la Ville de Paris / Neptune Club de France meetingnatationparis@gmail.com / 2
Facility The European Swim Meet is organized at the Georges Vallerey pool in Paris. The pool was built for the Olympic Games in 1924 and was completely renovated in 1989. It is equipped with a 50m x 21m pool and regularly hosts major swimming competitions: the FINA Swimming World Cup, National Championships, Regional Championships and numerous other meets. Piscine Georges Vallerey 148 avenue Gambetta 75020 Paris - France Métro : Porte des Lilas (Ligne 11) To get there : www.ratp.fr or www.mappy.fr Age Groups The table below shows the age groups for the Meet. MEN WOMEN Avenirs/Poussins Born in 2004 or later Benjamins Born in 2002 and 2003 Minimes Born in 2000 and 2001 Cadets Born in 1998 and 1999 Seniors/Seniors Born in 1997 or before Avenirs/Poussins Born in 2004 or later Benjamins Born in 2002 and 2003 Minimes Born in 2000 and 2001 Cadettes/Juniors/Seniors Born in 1999 or before No qualifying time is necessary to participate in this meet Meeting de Natation de la Ville de Paris / Neptune Club de France meetingnatationparis@gmail.com / 3
Rules The competition is open to all swimmers affiliated with a European federation, recognized by the European Swimming League. The French Swimming Federation rules will apply. The competition will be held at the Georges Vallerey swimming pool, in the 50 meter-pool (50m, 8 corridors) with electronic timing. For the 50 and 100 meter events, the qualifying heat will take place in the morning and finals by age groups in the afternoon. The 200 meter events will be ranked by age groups. The 400 meter event and the relays will have a single ranking of all age groups. A skins final will be held for the 50 Freestyle. The 8 fastest swimmers after the heats, regardless of their age group, will participate in this final. This Skins Event will be a continuous competition commencing with 8 competitors and over a continuous series of races. The two slowest competitors will be eliminated in each round. In the final round, the latest two swimmers will compete to win the race. Races in each competition will take place at 3 minutes intervals from the start of the previous race. A warning signal will be given 10 seconds prior to the start of each round. The competition is certified by the French Federation of Swimming, all performances will be validated. Awards Medals will be awarded either to the first three swimmers in each final or by direct ranking, depending on the race. To receive medals, all swimmers will be required to present themselves to the podium, which will be located next to the computer room. Challenges In addition to the regular rankings, two challenges will be held : 1. A challenge based on the points scored in the 4 events (Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke and Freestyle) : a. 50m for the those born in or after 2002, b. 100m for those born in or before 2001. 2. A challenge based on the points scored in the freestyle events (50/100/200). For each one of these challenges, the first 3 of each age group will be rewarded. Meeting de Natation de la Ville de Paris / Neptune Club de France meetingnatationparis@gmail.com / 4
Registration The registration file can be found below or downloaded from the site: http://www.neptuneclubdefrance.fr (meeting/ édition 2015) Your registration must be sent before the May 4, 2015. The price is 6,00 for individual races and at 8,00 for each relay race. No registration will be allowed without full payment before the start of the event. Contact For more information contact us at this email address: meetingnatationparis@gmail.com Accommodations and Restaurants A list of accommodations and restaurants will be available on our website http://www.neptuneclubdefrance.fr (category Meeting / Edition 2015) Meeting de Natation de la Ville de Paris / Neptune Club de France meetingnatationparis@gmail.com / 5
Program Saturday morning 7:30 am : Doors open 9:00 am : First start 200 Breaststroke Heats 100 Backstroke Heats 50 Freestyle Heats Sunday morning 7:30 am: Doors open 9:00 am: First start 200 Backstroke Heats 100 Breaststroke Heats 50 Butterfly Heats 30 minute break 30 minute break 50 Breaststroke Heats 100 Butterfly Heats 200 Individual Medley Heats 50 Backstroke Heats 100 Freestyle Heats 200 Butterfly Heats 4 x 50 Freestyle 1 pm : end of morning session 1 pm : end of morning session Saturday afternoon 2:30 pm : Doors open 4:00 pm : First start Sunday afternoon 1:30 pm : Doors open 2:30 pm : First start 200 Freestyle Heats 400 Freestyle Heats 15 minute break 15 minute break 50 Freestyle Skins Final 50 Freestyle Finals 50 Breaststroke Finals 15 minute break 100 Backstroke Finals 100 Butterfly Finals 15 minute break 4 x 50 Mixed Medley 7 pm : End of meet 50 Butterfly Finals 50 Backstroke Finals 15 minute break 100 Breaststroke Finals 100 Freestyle Finals 5 :30 pm : End of meet Session start times may be adjusted for a large number of registrations. Meeting de Natation de la Ville de Paris / Neptune Club de France meetingnatationparis@gmail.com / 6
8 e European Swim Meet The annual European swimming event Registration files to send back to us before May 4, 2015
Club entry form CLUB :... ADDRESS :... ZIP CODE :... CITY :... COUNTRY :... PERSON IN CHARGE :... ROLE :. PHONE :... EMAIL ADDRESS :... ATTENTION : File to send with your payment before, May 4, 2015 at the address below: Neptune Club de France Jean-Nicolas MEHR 9 rue François Bonvin 75015 Paris France meetingnatationparis@gmail.com Incompleted files will be not be accepted.
Individual entry form LAST NAME FIRST NAME GENDER DATE OF BIRTH EVENT TIME
RELAY ENTRY FORM TEAM TIME.
SUMMARY SHEET NUMBER FEES TOTAL Number of individual races... 6,00... Number of relay races... 8,00... TOTAL...