Boys & Girls New Jersey YMCA

2008 Bronze Swimming Championships

DATE:                              Saturday, February 9 & Sunday, February 10, 2008

HOST:                             Hunterdon County YMCA

144 West Woodschurch Road

Flemington, New Jersey 08822

(908) 782-1044 (swim team ext. 655)

 

LOCATION:                  Raritan Valley Community College

Route 28 & Lamington Road

Somerville, NJ. 08876

In case of an emergency, please call (908) 526-1200 ext. 8325.

FACILITY:                      Six lane 25-yard pool; non-turbulent lane lines; angled starting blocks; Colorado timing system with horn start and three-line time display board; computer results; spectator seating, gymnasium across the hall from the pool for use on Saturday only.  No use of the gymnasium on Sunday.

SANCTION:                   The East Field Area Competitive Committee; Carole Bell, North District Competitive Coordinator. Glenda Pae, Competitive V.P. of Y Fields.

RULES:                           2007 USA Swimming Technical rules will govern all competitions. Decisions by the referee are final.

Each Competitor must fulfill the following eligibility conditions:

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 privilege membership activities.

2.  The swimmer must be an amateur and must not have represented another YMCA or another organization in open or closed competition 90 days prior to February 9, 2008.

3.  The swimmer must have represented his/her YMCA in closed competition on at least three occasions on separate days during the four (4) months period prior to Saturday, February 9, 2008.

4.  Participation is determined by the swimmer’s age as of December 1, 2007, and the swimmer may participate in that age group only.

5.  Each swimmer may enter three events per day with a maximum of two (2) individual events per day. A swimmer may participate in one or both relays. There are no restrictions on the number of entries per team in individual events.

6.  Each team may enter as many relays as they have swimmers, however only one relay will score. 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 relay swimmers within 15 minutes of the start of the relay events by bringing their changes to the computer/scoring table at the pool.

7.        Relay swimmers for this meet must be entered in the Bronze Championship and can only swim those strokes and distances on relays for which they qualify for in the Bronze championship. If a swimmers has qualified for the Silver Championship meet in a 50 of certain stroke, that swimmer may not swim that stroke in a relay.

8.        Entry in the New Jersey YMCA Bronze Championship Meet will be based on qualifying times exclusively and must be certified in either open, league, or dual meet competition. (Note 2007 rules which define a YMCA Inter-association Swim Meet.) Entry times may be challenged by the Competitive Coordinators who may ask for verification of any seed time.  All seed times must be provable. Swimmers or coaches who cannot produce verification will have these swimmers reassigned to the heat and lane their proof permits or entered as a "no time" and assigned to the slowest heat.

9.        A swimmer who has qualified in one to three events for the YMCA Silver Championships may participate at the Bronze in any event other than the Silver qualifying event or on a relay where they would be performing this stroke. For example: an 11-12 swimmer qualifying for the Silver meet in the 50 Freestyle would not be eligible to swim the individual 50 Freestyle, or the Freestyle leg of the Medley Relay or participate in the 200 Freestyle Relay at the Bronze meet. A swimmer who has four or more YMCA Silver qualifying times is not eligible for this meet.

10.   8/under swimmers are not eligible to participate in the Bronze Championships.

11.  The 2002 edition of "Principles and Rules Governing Competitive Physical Activities in the YMCA" and the 1998 Edition of the revised Swimming and Diving Supplement prepared by the East Field South Competitive Committee will be used to measure eligibility.

12.  It shall be the responsibility of the coach and Executive Director of each Association to assure that their swimmers meet these eligibility requirements.

13.  The Championship Meet Committee will be composed of the Meet Referee (Head Official), Meet Director, North District Competitive Coordinator and the North Jersey YMCA Swim League and South Jersey YMCA Swim League Executive League Coordinators

ENTRIES:                         Swimmers may enter a maximum of six (6) events; not more than four (4) individual events, two (2) individual events per day.  HY-TEK entries are strongly encouraged and email is preferred to be sent to bromano@vianj.com.  No time or “NT” entries will not be accepted.  Entries must be received by 6:00 PM, Wednesday, January 30, 2008.  Age eligibility will be determined by the swimmer’s age as of 12/1/07.

FEES:                                 Individual - $4.00 per event.  Relays - $16.00 per event.  Mail one check payable to HCY Swim Team with entry forms, diskette (if not by email), Recap Form, and Official Release and Hold Harmless Agreement to Barbara Romano, 36 Toad Lane, Ringoes, New Jersey, 08551. 

SCORING:                       Point score for team standings will be:  16, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 for individual events; 32, 26, 24, 22, 20, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 for relay events.

AWARDS:                        Medals will be awarded in all age group events and for relays for 1st -6th places. Ribbons will be awarded in all age group events and relays for 7th thru 12th places. Age group plaques will be awarded to 1st and 2nd place teams. A championship trophy will be awarded to the top three women's and men's teams based on cumulative point totals. A first place trophy will be awarded to the team with the highest combined men's and women' team score. In the case of a tie, duplicate awards will be made. Awards should be picked up by the coach at the end of the meet.

ADMISSION:                   Adults: $5.00; Children under 12, all participants and officials: Free. Programs: $5.00

 

REFRESHMENTS:          Food and drink, as well as t-shirts will be available. D&J Sports will be the vendor for swimming equipment.

 

WARM-UP TIME:           1st session: 7:00 AM; 2nd and 3rd sessions warm up TBA after time line is established.

                                            Warm up will begin upon completion of the previous sessions.

 

MEET START:                 1st session: 8:00 AM; 2nd & 3rd sessions TBA after time line is established.

 

OFFICIALS MEETING: 1st session: 7:30 AM; 2nd & 3rd sessions TBA after time line is established.

 

TIMERS MEETING:        1st session: 7:45 AM; 2nd & 3rd sessions TBA after time line is established.

 

                                                         

COACHES MEETING:  TBA as needed

 

TIMERS:                           Each participating team will be responsible for fulfilling their timing assignments and supplying their own watches, based on their number of entries. Teams are responsible for any timing substitutions during the meet.

 

OFFICIALS:                     Teams with a large number of swimmers will be asked to provide certified officials to assist with the meet. Please contact Paul Gondek at (908) 730-8169 or e-mail at paulg@gondek-assoc.com with the names of your officials.

                                                         

CANCELLATION:          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.  In case of inclement weather, please call the HCY Stingrays message center line at (908) 782-1044 ext. 655 for a recorded message.

 

RESULTS:                        Official results of the meet will be sent to each team's Head Coach. Official results will also be available for sale and can be ordered at the admissions Table at a cost of $5.00 per copy.

 

MEET DIRECTOR:         Steve Lyons, Hunterdon County YMCA

 

YMCA STAFF:                Barbara Huey, Hunterdon County YMCA

 

MEET REFEREE:             Paul Gondek, Hunterdon County YMCA

 

FORMAT:                         All events will be timed finals. No deck entries will be allowed. There will be no re-seeding.

 

HOTELS:                          If you need to spend the night before the meet you might try the following hotels/motels.

Days Inn (908) 526-9500

Summerfield Suites by Wyndham (908) 725-0800

Red Bull Inn (908) 722-4000.

 

DIRECTIONS:                 Raritan Valley Community College                  Telephone:   (908) 526-1200

Rt. 28 & Lamington Rd., North Branch, NJ 08876

 

From the North or South- Take Rt. 287 to Rt. 78 West. Then follow direction from Exit 26 on Rt. 78 below.

From the East- Take Rt. 78 West to Exit 26 (North Branch). Make a left at the traffic light at the end of the off ramp. College is 2-3 miles on Left. Enter college and follow signs to parking area #2. Please note that there has been significant construction at the college and you will need to use the lower level parking lots.

From the West- Take Rt. 78 East to Exit 26 (North Branch). At the light at the end of the off ramp make a right. College is 2-3 miles on left. Enter college and follow signs to parking area #2.  Please note that there has been significant construction done at the college and you will need to use the lower level parking lots.

 

INFORMATION:             Call Barbara Romano at (908) 788-4889 or email: bromano@vianj.com

 

SESSIONS:                      The meet director reserves the right to adjust the start times of each session after all entries have been received, based on the total number of swimmers that are entered, in order to make the meet run in a more efficient manner.  Any changes to the order of the sessions or start times will be sent to all Y’s as soon as this information is determined.

2008 NEW JERSEY STATE YMCA BRONZE CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

 

Saturday, February 9th

SESSION 1:   Warm up 7:00 AM                                                                             Meet Starts: 8:00 AM

GIRLS EVENT NUMBER

NO FASTER

THAN

 

EVENT

NO FASTER THAN

BOYS EVENT NUMBER

1

3:15.00

9/10 200 IM

3:15.00

2

3

34.90

9/10 50 Free

35.90

4

5

1:40.10

9/10 100 Fly

1:42.10

6

7

46.50

9/10 50 Breast

49.30

8

9

1:34.00

9/10 100 Back

1:36.20

10

11

N/A

9/10 200 Medley Relay

N/A

12

 

 

 

Saturday, February 9th 

SESSION 2:   Warm up: TBA & Upon Completion of Session #1                     Meet Starts:  TBA

GIRLS EVENT NUMBER

NO FASTER THAN

 

EVENT

NO FASTER THAN

BOYS EVENT NUMBER

13

2:53.10

11/12 200 IM

3:00.00

14

15

31.00

11/12 50 Free

32.20

16

17

1:23.70

11/12 100 Fly

1:29.60

18

19

41.30

11/12 50 Breast

46.00

20

21

1:21.00

11/12 100 Back

1:24.40

22

23

N/A

11/12 200 Medley Relay

N/A

24

 

 

 

Saturday, February 9th

SESSION 3:  Warm-up: TBA & Upon Completion of Session #2                       Meet Starts: TBA

GIRLS EVENT NUMBER

NO FASTER THAN

 

EVENT

NO FASTER THAN

BOYS EVENT NUMBER

25

1:21.00

13/14 100 Fly

1:22.10

26

27

1:16.00

15/18 100 Fly

1:15.00

28

29

29.60

13/14 50 Free

30.00

30

31

29.70

15/18 50 Free

27.60

32

33

3:05.00

13/14 200 Breast

2:55.80

34

35

2:59.60

15/18 200 Breast

2:46.80

36

37

1:15.90

13/14 100 Back

1:19.80

38

39

1:16.00

15/18 100 Back

1:10.70

40

41

2:27.00

13/14 200 Free

2:26.00

42

43

2:18.00

15/18 200 Free

2:12.00

44

45

N/A

13/14 200 Medley Relay