Name of Meet

NEW JERSEY SWIMMING

LONG COURSE 13 & OVER ‘SILVER’ CHAMPIONSHIPS for 2007

Hosted by Bergen Barracuda Swim Team

 

Meet Sanction #:

New Jersey Swimming Sanction #: NJS072107LC

 

Date of Meet:

Saturday and Sunday, July 21-22, 2007

 

Location:

·          The pool is located in the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center on the Busch Campus at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey.  The Center's main number is 732-445-0460; this number is for emergencies only.  All calls regarding this meet should be directed to the Meet Director.

·          There are two auxiliary pools, known as "patio pools" (for warm-up and warm-down), and seating for 1,000 spectators, including 400 chair-backed seats.  The remaining seating is bleacher style.

·          Access to the pool deck will be via the staircase nearest the diving tower end of the pool.  Stairs at the scoreboard end of the pool will only be used by officials, timers, and swimmers exiting the Main Pool.

 

Meet Director:

Mark Sadowski, 69 Cummings Court, Mahwah, NJ   07430    Phone: (201) 848-0786  E-Mail:  hurtsadowski@optonline.net  *** DO NOT CALL AFTER 9:00 p.m. ***

 

Meet Referee:

James Meringer, 179 Indian Road, Wayne, NJ   07470  Phone: (973) 831-8979           

E-mail: jjmeringer@aol.com  *** DO NOT CALL AFTER 9:00 p.m. ***

 

Meet Marshal:

Nicole Cicalo    (845)365-0332     nicole@bbswim.org

 

Entry Coordinator:

Roger Ridenour – Entry Person, 8 Lakeshore Drive, Lake Sapphire, Monroe, NY 10950     Phone: (845) 782.6441 (Call around noon or after 9:00 p.m.)

E-Mail:  bbaracuda@yahoo.com

 

 

 

 

 

Meet Format

Waiver:

The host club has the right to change the format of the meet with the approval of the administrative chairman and age group or senior chairman.  These changes would be made for a more efficient swim meet for the swimmers and the host club.  Reasons for changes would be:

·          To allow more swimmers to swim.

·          To conform to facility capacity limits or for facility safety concerns.

·          To condense the meet into smaller time frame.

Some of the changes that can be made: 1) adds a session, 2) heat limit distance events, 3) to condense sessions and 4) eliminate relays.

 

 

Internet Website Posting:

·          Official website for the 13&Over Silver Championships 2007 is: http://www.bbswim.org/bb1319silverlcchamps.html

Pre-Meet Information:

·          Meet Information

·          Hy-Tek Meet Events (HYV File)

·          Relay Eligibility Meet Info for  Team Manager

·          Team Entry Status

·          Distance Event Information

·          Warm-up Assignments

·          Timing Assignments

Post-Meet Information:

·          Final Results by sessions

·          Hy-Tek Meet Manager Back-up

·          Hy-Tek C-File Results

 

Meet Requirement

Statement:

This meet qualifies, as "one" of the two required long course meets to be eligible for the New Jersey LC Zone Championship Team or for New Jersey National Championship Reimbursement.

 

 

Coaches Eligibility:

·          All coaches “on the deck” must be members of USA Swimming.

·          Coaches must show coaching card for entrance to facility.

·          Coaches must have a visible coach’s card when entering hospitality area or when asking for food at concessions.

Swimmer Eligibility:

·          All swimmers must be members of USA Swimming to enter and compete in this meet.

·          All swimmers must be listed on a team’s official entry form to be eligible to participate in this swim meet in any events including relays.

·          This is a New Jersey Swimming Championship Meet; only New Jersey Swimming athletes may enter and compete in this meet.

Unattached Swimmers.

·          All transfer swimmer(s) must swim unattached for 120 days from their last attached competition.  Swimmers must use an UN- (New Team Alpha Code) as their team affiliation. All Unattached swimmers must be listed on the team’s official waiver entry form.

Age Groups that will be offered.

·          There will be only 13-14 and 15 & Over Events.

·          No Awards for individuals 20 & Over, No awards for relays with 20 & Over Swimmers.

·          All swimmers must have times slower than the current New Jersey Gold Time Standards and Faster than the Silver Time Standard.

Individual and Relay Limits:

·          New Jersey Swimming allows swimmers to compete in 3 individual events per day.

·          Swimmers may compete in one (1) relay per day/session.

Age at Meet:

·          Age for this meet is:  Saturday, July 21st, 2007

 

Meet Format:

·          This meet will be run in accordance to 2007 USA Swimming Rules.

·          This meet will be run as a time final meet.

How seeding will be done.

·          This meet will be deck seeded with coaches checking in/scratching all swimmers.  When the seeding has been posted, swimmers will report to the blocks on their own.

·          Relays will be run as the first event of each session and will be pre-seeded.

 

Meet Schedule:

·          The building will not open before 7:00 a.m. for swimmers and 7:15 a.m. for spectators.

·          This meet will have four sessions per day.

·          Mid-session and Afternoon session starting times will be announced once entries are received and a time line is established.

 

Meet Schedule:

 

Saturday, July 21, 2007

Warm-up

Start

Session 1

13-14 Girls & Boys Events

  7:15 a.m.

  8:15 a.m.

Session 2

13 & Over Girls and Boys 1500 m. Freestyle

End of Session #1*

20 minutes*

Session 3

15 & Over Girls and Boys Events

End of Session #2*

60 minutes*

Session 4

15 & Over Girls & Boys 400 m. Ind. Medley

End of Session #3*

10 minutes*

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Warm-up

Start

Session 5

13-14 Girls & Boys Events

  7:15 a.m.

  8:15 a.m.

Session 6

13 & Over Girls and Boys 800 m. Freestyle

End of Session #5*

20 minutes*

Session 7

15 & Over Girls and Boys Events

End of Session #6*

60 minutes*

Session 8

15 & Over Girls and Boys 400 m. Freestyle

End of Session #7*

10 minutes*

 

·          Starting times for all sessions after the first session each day will be determined after entries are

        received and a time line created!

 

Warm-up Procedures:

New Jersey Swimming requires a minimum of 60 minutes of warm-ups for all New Jersey Swim Meets.  All teams must be given a minimum of thirty minutes of warm-ups.

·          Warm-ups will be run under New Jersey Swimming Warm-up and Safety Guidelines.  Warm-ups will include general warm-up lanes, sprint lanes, and pace lanes.

Entry Into Pool:

·          All swimmers must enter the pool from the starting end of the pool.

Host Team Monitoring Warm-ups.

·          Bergen Barracuda Meet Marshalls will monitor all warm-ups.

·          All general warm-up lanes will swim in a counterclockwise direction.

Warm-up Schedules.

·          The warm-up sessions will be two 30-minute warm-ups divided by teams.  There will be designated sprint lanes/pace lanes during the last 10 minutes.

 

Entry Times:

·          New Jersey Swimming does not allow ‘NT’ or ‘No Time’ to be used as an entry time.

·          All entry times must be slower than the New Jersey Long Course Gold Time and Faster than the Minimal Silver Time (New This Year!)

·          All entry times must be in long course meters.

Check-In:

·          All check-in sheets must be turned into the scoring table 35 minutes before the start of each session.  Swimmers that are swimming will have a line through their name.  Swimmers that are being scratched will have their names circled with a “SCR” next to the circle.  Swimmers scratching a single event will have a line through his/her name and the event number circled with “SCR” next to the circle.

·          All distance events will have a positive check-in that will be posted at the scoring table or the control room.

Starts:

·          ‘Fly-over’/‘Over-the-top’ starts will be used.  If there is a need to slow down the meet and at the discretion of the meet referee, swimmers will be allowed to get out of the pool

 

Distance Events:

400, 800, 1500 m. Frees and 400 m. Ind. Medley

·          The 15 & Over 400 m. Freestyle and 400 m. Ind. Medley Events will be run fastest to slowest.

·          The 15 & Over 400 m. Freestyle and 400 m. Ind. Medley Events will alternate women and men.  Heats will be combined to consolidate a heat.

·          The 15 & Over 400 m. Freestyle and 400 m. Ind. Medley events, swimmer must have their own timer

·          The 13 & Over 800 and 1500 m. Freestyle will be swum as a combined 13-14 and 15 & Over competition but awards will be presented by age group.

·          The 13 & Over 800 and 1500 m. Freestyles will be run fastest to slowest.

·          The 15 & Over 800 and 1500 m. Freestyles will alternate women and men.  Heats will be combined to consolidate a heat.

 

Heat Limited Events:

13 & Over 800 & 1500 mtr. Freestyle

·          There are no limited events in a NJS Championship meet.

·          The host team will try to accommodate all swimmers in these events.

·          Due to time constraints & pool availability, coaches are strongly urged to only enter swimmers in these two events who have a realistic chance of qualifying for JO’s. 

 

Relays:

·          All relays MUST HAVE THE CORRECT FOUR NAMES LISTED AND THE CORRECT ORDER for that relay to be eligible.

·          Coaches must turn in relay cards prior to each relay competition listing correct swimmer's names and correct order.

·          Relays will be pre-seeded and teams will report to the block.

·          In the 15 & Over Relays, if a team uses a 20 years or over swimmer, that relay will not receive awards.

·          Since this is a Silver Level Meet, Only swimmers with "SLOWER THAN: GOLD TIME STANDARD" prior to this meet may swim on relays.   13-14 and 15 & Over Medley Relay swimmers can not swim that stroke on the 200 yd. Medley Relay if that swimmer has a Gold or better time in the 100 meter distance of that stroke: backstroke, breaststroke, or butterfly! The Meet Referee and/or the meet jury will handle any protest of relay swimmers during the meet. New Jersey Swimming will handle any protest of relay swimmers after the meet. (See NJ Swimming verification form.)

 

Scoring:

Team Scoring will not be kept.    All events will be scored as one level.

 

Awards:

·          Medals will be awarded for the top 3 relays in each relay event. 

·          Medals will be awarded for the top 8 swimmers in each individual event.

·          There will be no awards given to 20 years and older swimmers.

 

Entry Fees:

·          Individual Entry Fee:  $5.00

·          Relay Entry Fee:  $9.00 Make checks payable to: Bergen Barracuda Swim Team

 

Admissions and

Programs:

·          Admission will be $7.00 per session. 

·          Cost of Program will be $12.00 for the entire meet.

 

 

 

Results:

·          All Teams will be asked on the meet Summary whether they want results mailed or e-mailed.

·          Results can be ordered from the scoring table. For a cost of $15.00

 

Host Clubs

Responsibilities:

·          The host clubs will provide a single timer in each lane through out the meet.

·          The host club will have stopwatches available for volunteers helping to time.

·          The host club will e-mail all club entries back to the participating clubs.

·          The host club will create a warm-up schedule that will be fair and equal to all teams.  This warm-up schedule will be e-mailed to all participating clubs no later than 72 hours before the meet.

·          The host club will create timing assignments that are fair and equitable with as many teams participating as possible. These timing assignments will be e-mailed to all participating clubs no later than 72 hours before the meet.