2007 BOYS
& GIRLS NEW
SANCTIONED BY: NJ YMCA Competitive Swimming Championship
Committee; Carole Bell,
HOSTED BY:
140 Mt. Airy
Rd., Basking
MEET
DIRECTOR:
MEET
REFEREE: Ed Miller, Chair, N.J. YMCA Officials’
Committee
MEET
LOCATION: Gloucester Institute of Technology,
DATES: Saturday, February 17, 2007
– Sessions 1-4
Sunday,
February 18, 2007 – Session 5-8
FACILITY: Gloucester Institute of
Technology is a 16 lane, 25 yard pool with Colorado Timing Systems,
non-turbulent lane lines and a bulkhead dividing two 8 lane, 25 yard courses
WARM-UP TIMES: SESSION 1 & 2 – Saturday, 7:00
a.m.
(13/14
Junior and 15/18 Senior Timed Final Events)
SESSION
3 & 4 – Saturday, 12:15 p.m.
(10&U
and 11/12 Timed Final Events)
Session
5 & 6 – Sunday, 7:00 a.m.
(13/14
Junior and 15/18 Senior Timed Final Events)
SESSION
7 & 8 – Sunday, 12:15 p.m.
(10&U
and 11/12 Timed Final Events)
WARM-UP
PROCEDURE:
There will be
three 25 minute warm-up sessions for the morning and afternoon sessions with
teams assigned lanes depending on age groups and team entries. The warm-up session will begin promptly at
7:00 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. The warm-up
procedure and lane assignments will be sent via e-mail on or about Wednesday,
February 14, to the Head Coach who received this information packet Sprint warm-up lanes will be available
during the last 5 minutes of warm-ups for each session.
MEET
START:
SESSION
1 & 2 8:30 AM
SESSION
3 & 4 1:45 PM
SESSION 5 &
6 8:30 AM
SESSION
7 & 8 1:45 PM
The Meet Committee reserves the right to
adjust warm-up times and start times after all entries are received and session
time estimates are computed by Meet Manager.
COACHES
MEETINGS:
SATURDAY 7:30 AM and 12:30 PM
SUNDAY ONLY IF NEEDED
OFFICIALS
MEETINGS: 7:15 a.m. and
12:15 p.m.
APPLICABLE
RULES:
The Meet will be
governed by the 2006 USA Swimming Technical Rules, the NJ YMCA Championship
Guide, the 2006 edition of Principles and Rules Governing Competitive Physical
Activities in the YMCA and all supplements thereto.
This meet will be an Approved Meet in
accordance with USA Swimming Rule 202.4.
All times for registered USA-S swimmers will be entered into the SWIMS
database, as long as the swimmer’s name, as entered into the meet, is
exactly the same as the swimmer is registered in
Each
competitor must fulfill the following conditions:
ELIGIBILITY:
1. The swimmer
must have been a member of his/her YMCA in good standing for at least 90 days
prior to the date of the championship and entitled to full privilege membership
activities.
2. The swimmer
must be an amateur and must not have represented another YMCA or another
swimming organization (high schools excepted) in open or closed competition 90
days prior to February 17, 2007. College
students are ineligible.
3. The swimmer
must have represented his/her YMCA in closed competition on at least three
occasions on separate days during the four (4) month period prior to Saturday,
February 17, 2007.
4. Entry in the
New Jersey YMCA Silver State Championship Meet will be based on qualifying
times exclusively and must be certified in either Open, League, Dual or High
School Meet competition. No swimmer may
participate in a NJ YMCA Silver Championship event for which they have
previously achieved a NJ State Championship qualifying time. (Note 2006-2007 rules which define a YMCA
Inter association Swim Meet.)
5. Participation
is determined by the swimmer’s age as of December 1, 2006. A swimmer may participate in one age group
only. There is no swimming up in age group events. (A 19 year old swimmer who
is still in high school may compete in the 15/18 age group.)
6. Swimmers
with 4 or more qualifying times for NJ Y State Championships are NOT ELIGIBLE to compete at NJ Y Silver
Championships.
7. Swimmers
will be restricted to entering two (2) individual age group events each day of
the Championship and two relay events, with a maximum of 3 events per day.
Other than entry qualifying times, there are no restrictions on the number of
entries per team in individual events.
8. Each YMCA
Association may enter ONLY ONE (1) RELAY TEAM in each relay event. In the event that, and prior to scratches,
any team enters more that 1 relay team, only the ‘A’ or 1st Relay
Team will be entered and all others will be automatically scratched. Coaches should make every effort to identify
the most likely swimmers and enter those swimmers names in the relay
events. Coaches will be allowed to
change the names of the swimmers in the Relays in accordance with the
procedures outlined in the section entitled “Relay Entries”. Relay swimmers for this meet must be entered
in the NJ YMCA Silver Championships and can only swim those strokes and
distances on relays for which they qualify for in this championship.
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The Competitive Coordinator and/or the Meet
Committee may challenge entry times and/or may ask for verification of any
seed time. ALL SEED TIMES MUST BE
PROVABLE. Swimmers or coaches who
cannot produce verification will have their swimmers reassigned to the heat
and lane their proof permits or scratched from the meet if no proof exists. |
9. The 2006 edition of
“Principles and Rules Governing Competitive Physical Activities in the YMCA”
and the current Edition of the Revised Swimming and Diving Supplement prepared
by the East Field South Competitive Committee will be used to measure eligibility
10. It shall be
the responsibility of the Head Coach and CEO/Executive Director of each YMCA to
assure that their swimmers meet these eligibility requirements.
11. The YMCA Silver
Championship Meet Committee will be composed of the Meet Referee (Head
Official), Meet Director, New Jersey Competitive Coordinator and the North
Jersey YMCA Swim League and South Jersey YMCA Swim League Executive League
Coordinators, or their designees.
12. Swimmers age 8
& Under are not eligible for this meet.
SEEDING:
The host team and/or Meet Committee
reserve the right to limit heats in individual events and/or change the pool if
necessary for the best operation of the meet.
500
Free Seeding:
There will be a positive check in for the 500 Free Events on Sunday. The program will appear in psyche sheet
form. Following the check-in by all
teams, the event will be deck seeded and heat sheets will be posted.
ENTRY FEE:
Entry fees shall be $5.00 per individual
event and $20.00 per relay team.
SPECTATOR AREA:
The
spectator area, raised above the pool deck has a seating capacity limited to
500 persons which capacity is strictly enforced. By
Order of the Fire Marshall, coolers, folding chairs, and strollers are not
permitted in the spectator area.
Spectators will not be allowed on deck.
Spectators and swimmers will not be allowed to save seats in the spectator
area. Host team volunteers will assist
spectators with seating and will monitor the spectator area. Spectators are requested and expected to
cooperate with Fire Marshall’s regulations and volunteer requests. The facility, including the spectator area,
will be cleared between morning and afternoon sessions.
DECK PASSES:
Gloucester Institute of Technology has a
large amount of deck space for coaches and swimmers.
Coaches:
Only
pre-registered coaches and officials will be permitted access at this entrance.
Coaches must show their
Officials:
Officials must
go to the Officials Check-in Table to be given a
The Meet Referee shall request the
participation of officials of the participating teams via separate invitation
to respective Official’s Coordinators.
Each participating team is required to submit the name of at least one
currently certified Level II Official per session to the Meet Referee, Ed
Miller, (caefmilleriii@msn.com).
Swimming Officials will be selected from among the parents and
associates of participating swimmers’ YMCAs.
Current YMCA certification is required for all officials and the Meet
Referee may check cards. The standard
white uniform must be worn by all officials.
Those Level II Officials selected will be contacted directly prior to
the Championship. There will be no
admission charge for officials who will be working the entire session of the
meet. A hospitality room will be
available to coaches and officials throughout the meet. Officials will be provided with a
championship official’s shirt. The host
club can guaranty only those officials registering with the Meet Referee will
receive shirts.
Timers:
Timers from
each team must check in with the Head Timer prior to gaining entry onto the
deck. Depending on the number of entries
per team per session, the host team will send each team their timing and lane
assignment prior to the meet. Teams are
required to fulfill their designated timing assignment or risk disqualification
of their swimmers. The meet will not
start until all timers have reported to their lane. Teams may opt to switch timers throughout
each session, but may not opt to vacate their timing assignment prior to the
completion of the session. Timing assignments will also be posted on the SHY
Swim Team website, http://shyswimteam.usswim.net.
There will be no admission charge for any
timers who volunteer to time the entire
session and whose names are listed (in advance) on the Entry Recap Form. We regret that we will be unable to waive the
admission charge for those team’s timers who choose to rotate their timing
assignment throughout the session.
ADMISSION:
The pool will be open for spectator admission starting at 6:30 am. Admission is $5.00 for adults (per session);
children under 8, participants and officials are free. Upon entering the building, swimmers and
officials should proceed through the hallway to the deck entrance (swimmers)
and check-in/hospitality room (officials and coaches). The hospitality room will be in the same
location as in Silver Championships for 2006.
Spectators will be directed to an admission desk. Coaches shall check in
and receive their packet at the designated check-in area. Coaches must show their credentials, issued by Glenda Pae, VP of
Competitive Fields on behalf of YMCA of the
CONDUCT:
Coaches and their assistants will be held
responsible for the conduct of their swimmers and parents during the Meet. Any damages assessed to the Host Team by Gloucester
Institute of Technology will be charged back to each participating team on a
pro-rated basis.
Misconduct: Statement from YMCA of the
PROGRAMS:
Programs for all Age Group Timed Finals
are $5.00. Each program will contain two
sessions each.
SCORING:
Point scoring of place values will be:
Individual
Events – 20,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,9,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
Relays –
40,34,32,30,28,26,24,22,18,14,12,10,8,6,4,2
All timed final events shall be scored
according to the finish times of all competitors in all heats.
AWARDS:
All swimmers will be given a NJ YMCA
Silver State Championship participation lapel pin compliments of Somerset Hills
YMCA. Contact
Medals will
be awarded in all age group events and relays for the first through eighth
place. Ribbons will be awarded in all
age group events and relays for ninth through sixteenth places. Age group plaques will be awarded to first
and second places.
Coaches
will pick up all team and individual awards at the end of the meet from the
awards desk. We recommend you inform
your swimmers and parents of this procedure.
REFRESHMENTS & TEE SHIRTS:
Food, drink
and event Tee Shirts will be available.
Metro Swim Shop will be the vendor for swimming related purchases.
RESULTS:
Official
results of the Meet will be sent to each team’s Head Coach.
INCLEMENT
WEATHER:
In case of
severe weather conditions or other emergency situations, which force
cancellation of any portion of this meet – no
refunds will be made on any entry fees.
Refunds on admission and program will be made only if emergency
cancellation occurs prior to the
start of a session.
The Meet
Committee will make all decisions concerning meet cancellation. The decision of the Meet Committee is final.
ORDER OF EVENTS
Session: 1
Morning, Pool 2
Day of Meet:
1 Starts at 08:30 AM
Round Event
Finals 1 Boys 15-18 200
Freestyle Relay
Finals 2 Girls 13-14 200
IM
Finals 3 Boys 15-18 200
IM
Finals 4 Girls 13-14 200
Butterfly
Finals 5 Boys 15-18 200
Butterfly
Finals 6 Girls 13-14 50
Freestyle
Finals 7 Boys 15-18 50
Freestyle
Finals 8 Girls 13-14 200
Backstroke
Finals 9 Boys 15-18 200
Backstroke
Finals 10 Girls 13-14 100
Breaststroke
Finals 11 Boys 15-18 100
Breaststroke
Finals 12 Girls 13-14 200
Freestyle
Finals 13 Boys 15-18 200
Freestyle
Finals 14 Girls 13-14 200
Medley Relay
Finals 15 Boys 15-18 400
Medley Relay
Session: 2
Morning, Pool 1
Day of Meet:
1 Starts at 08:30 AM
Round Event
Finals 16 Girls 15-18 200
Freestyle Relay
Finals 17 Boys 13-14 200
IM
Finals 18 Girls 15-18 200
IM
Finals 19 Boys 13-14 200
Butterfly
Finals 20 Girls 15-18 200
Butterfly
Finals 21 Boys 13-14 50
Freestyle
Finals 22 Girls 15-18 50
Freestyle
Finals 23 Boys 13-14 200
Backstroke
Finals 24 Girls 15-18 200
Backstroke
Finals 25 Boys 13-14 100
Breaststroke
Finals 26 Girls 15-18 100
Breaststroke
Finals 27 Boys 13-14 200
Freestyle
Finals 28 Girls 15-18 200
Freestyle
Finals 29 Boys 13-14 200
Medley Relay
Finals 30 Girls 15-18 400
Medley Relay
Session: 3
Afternoon, Pool 2
Day of Meet:
1 Starts at 02:45 PM
Round Event
Finals 31 Boys 11-12 200
IM
Finals 32 Girls 10 &
Under 200 IM
Finals 33 Boys 11-12 50
Freestyle
Finals 34 Girls 10 &
Under 50 Freestyle
Finals 35 Boys 11-12 100
Backstroke
Finals 36 Girls 10 &
Under 100 Backstroke
Finals 37 Boys 11-12 50
Breaststroke
Finals 38 Girls 10 &
Under 50 Breaststroke
Finals 39 Boys 11-12 100
Butterfly
Finals 40 Girls 10 &
Under 100 Butterfly
Finals 41 Boys 11-12 200
Freestyle
Finals 42 Girls 10 &
Under 200 Medley Relay
Finals 43 Boys 11-12 200
Medley Relay
Session: 4
Afternoon, Pool 1
Day of Meet:
1 Starts at 02:45 PM
Round Event
Finals 44 Girls 11-12 200
IM
Finals 45 Boys 10 &
Under 200 IM
Finals 46 Girls 11-12 50
Freestyle
Finals 47 Boys 10 &
Under 50 Freestyle
Finals 48 Girls 11-12 100
Backstroke
Finals 49 Boys 10 &
Under 100 Backstroke
Finals 50 Girls 11-12 50
Breaststroke
Finals 51 Boys 10 &
Under 50 Breaststroke
Finals 52 Girls 11-12 100
Butterfly
Finals 53 Boys 10 &
Under 100 Butterfly
Finals 54 Girls 11-12 200
Freestyle
Finals 55 Boys 10 &
Under 200 Medley Relay
Finals 56 Girls 11-12 200
Medley Relay
Session: 5
Morning, Pool 1
Day of Meet:
2 Starts at 08:30 AM
Round Event
Finals 57 Boys 15-18 200
Medley Relay
Finals 58 Boys 15-18 500
Freestyle
Finals 59 Girls 13-14 100
Backstroke
Finals 60 Boys 15-18 100
Backstroke
Finals 61 Girls 13-14 100
Freestyle
Finals 62 Boys 15-18 100
Freestyle
Finals 63 Girls 13-14 200
Breaststroke
Finals 64 Boys 15-18 200
Breaststroke
Finals 65 Girls 13-14 100
Butterfly
Finals 66 Boys 15-18 100
Butterfly
Finals 67 Girls 13-14 200
Freestyle Relay
Finals 68 Boys 15-18 400
Freestyle Relay
Session: 6
Morning, Pool 2
Day of Meet:
2 Starts at 08:30 AM
Round Event
Finals 69 Girls 15-18 200
Medley Relay
Finals 70 Girls 15-18 500
Freestyle
Finals 71 Boys 13-14 100
Backstroke
Finals 72 Girls 15-18 100
Backstroke
Finals 73 Boys 13-14 100
Freestyle
Finals 74 Girls 15-18 100
Freestyle
Finals 75 Boys 13-14 200
Breaststroke
Finals 76 Girls 15-18 200
Breaststroke
Finals 77 Boys 13-14 100
Butterfly
Finals 78 Girls 15-18 100
Butterfly
Finals 79 Boys 13-14 200
Freestyle Relay
Finals 80 Girls 15-18 400
Freestyle Relay
Session: 7
Afternoon, Pool 1
Day of Meet:
2 Starts at 01:45 PM
Round Event
Finals 81 Girls 10 &
Under 100 Freestyle
Finals 82 Boys 11-12 100
Freestyle
Finals 83 Girls 10 &
Under 50 Backstroke
Finals 84 Boys 11-12 50
Backstroke
Finals 85 Girls 10 &
Under 100 Breaststroke
Finals 86 Boys 11-12 100
Breaststroke
Finals 87 Girls 10 &
Under 50 Butterfly
Finals 88 Boys 11-12 50
Butterfly
Finals 89 Girls 10 &
Under 100 IM
Finals 90 Boys 11-12 100
IM
Finals 91 Girls 10 &
Under 200 Freestyle
Finals 92 Boys 11-12 200
Freestyle Relay
Finals 93 Girls 10 &
Under 200 Freestyle Relay
Session: 8
Afternoon, Pool 2
Day of Meet:
2 Starts at 01:45 PM
Round Event
Finals 94 Boys 10 &
Under 100 Freestyle
Finals 95 Girls 11-12 100
Freestyle
Finals 96 Boys 10 &
Under 50 Backstroke
Finals 97 Girls 11-12 50
Backstroke
Finals 98 Boys 10 &
Under 100 Breaststroke
Finals 99 Girls 11-12 100
Breaststroke
Finals 100 Boys 10 &
Under 50 Butterfly
Finals 101 Girls 11-12 50
Butterfly
Finals 102 Boys 10 &
Under 100 IM
Finals 103 Girls 11-12 100
IM
Finals 104 Boys 10 &
Under 200 Freestyle
Finals 105 Girls 11-12 200
Freestyle Relay
Finals 106 Boys 10 &
Under 200 Freestyle Relay
DIRECTIONS
FROM
Exit at Route
47 Delsea Drive North – Woodbury/Westville Exit 56B. At the traffic light turn left onto
FROM
Take Interstate
295 South to Route 42 South and stay in right lane. Take Route 55 South to Exit 56B (Route 47
North Woodbury/Westville). At the
traffic light turn left onto
FROM