2011 CANDY CANE OPEN

SPONSORED BY:  ALPHA COAL WEST

HOSTED BY:  GILLETTE SWIM TEAM

December 2nd, 3rd, and 4th 2011

SANCTION:  Held under sanction of Wyoming Swimming, Inc. and USA Swimming, Inc. Sanction Number: 2012-1

LIABILITY:   In granting this sanction, it is understood and agreed that USA Swimming, Wyoming Swimming Inc.,
Gillette Swim Team and the Campbell County Aquatic Center shall be Free from responsibility or liability for injuries sustained by any individual, athlete, or Spectator while traveling to and from, or while participating in this meet. Also, the
above-mentioned are not responsible for any lost, stolen, or damaged property. Team coaches are expected to serve as lifeguards for their swimmers - no lifeguards provided

HEAD REFEREE:          Clint Beaver
915 Poplar Lane
Gillette, WY 82716
(307) 682-2443

MEET DIRECTOR:       Angel Dobitz                                         
1420 West Beaver Drive                        
Gillette, WY 82718                                
(307) 685-6938                                     
dobitz@bresnan.net                                                                                                                                                                                           
LOCATION: Campbell County School Aquatic Center, 800 E. Warlow Drive, Gillette, WY 82716

POOL:   Indoor 25 yard pool with 10 lanes, non-turbulent racing lane markers and backstroke flags. Colorado Automatic Timing System with back up button, manual back up timers and 10 lane display electronic scoreboard.  Separate 10 lane warm up pool.

ENTRY
DEADLINE: Entries, hard copies, and payment MUST be received by November 18, 2011. Late entries will be accepted only at the meet director’s discretion. Late entries will be charged $5.00 per event.

RULES: The meet referee in concurrence with the meet director may combine events in accordance with Section 102.8.2 of the USA Swimming Rules and Regulations.

1. Current USA rules will prevail.  The Meet Referee will have the final authority for conduct of the meet.  All coaches, officials, and meet directors must have current USA cards on their person, in plain view, at all times.
2. All events will be swum as Timed Finals.
3. All entries into the warm up pool must be feet first. The warm up pool is to be used only for serious warm ups or cool downs.
4. Swimmers must provide their own timers and lap counters for the 500 and 1650 freestyle events.
5. All participating teams will be asked to provide timers during the meet.

POOL
CERTIFICATION: The competition course has been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). The copy of such certification is on file with USA Swimming.

ELIGIBILITY: The meet is open to all swimmers currently registered with USA Swimming. No on deck registration will be allowed.  Clubs will be fined $100 by Wyoming swimming, Inc. for any swimmer who does not meet current registration requirements.

AGE GROUPS: Individual Events: 8 & Under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15 & Over
Events will be swum as 8 & Under, 12 & Under and Open
Relay Events:  8 & Under, 12 & Under, Open

SCORING: Swimmers will earn points in individual events for their respective age groups.  8 & Under will only be scored as 8 & Under in those events specified as “8 & Under”.  Points will not transfer from one age group to another. Open events will be scored in the 13-14 and 15 & Over age groups only. 12 & Under events will be scored in the 9-10 & 11-12 age groups only.
Individual: 11, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Relay:  22, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2

AWARDS: Individual Events:  Ribbons will be awarded 1st through 16th place. 8 & Under, 9-10, 11-12, & 13-14

Relays:  8 & Under, 9-10, 11-12, & 13-14  *Event & relay awards will not be given to 15 & Over age groups

High Point: Individual High Point will be awarded to top 3 in each age group for male and female of each age group: 8 & Under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, and 15 & Over

ENTRY FEES: $3.50 per individual event and $5.00 per relay.  There is a $6.00 per swimmer Wyoming Participation Fee and a $7.00 per swimmer facility surcharge.  There will be no refunds.  Payment must accompany entries with check made payable to:  GREAT Swimming

ENTRY
LIMITATIONS:  Each swimmer may enter up to five (5) individual events and one (1) relay per day.  Swimmers may not exceed a maximum of eleven (11) individual events and two (2) relays for the meet.   

ENTRIES: All entries should be submitted by email using Hy-Tek or compatible software.  Hard copies of meet entries MUST be submitted.  In lieu of email, entries may be submitted on a Master Sheet.  Hard copies or Master Sheet will be the final authority on whether a swimmer is entered in an event.   A signed registration verification must accompany all meet entries. Please include phone numbers and/or e-mail addresses of coaches or club representatives in case any changes or questions arise during the meet entry process. 

SEEDING: Events will be pre-seeded in times submitted in yards.  At the discretion of the Meet Referee, events may be combined in a heat if there are too few entries in an event. A “no time” entry will be randomly seeded into the slowest heats.  Deck entries will be accepted only at the discretion of the meet director and only if there are open heats and lanes available.  No additional heats will be created for late or deck entries.

CLERK OF   There will be no Clerk of Course.  Heat and lane assignments will appear in the
COURSE:    program.  Swimmers are responsible for taking their positions behind the block.

TIME TRIALS:  There will be no time trials at this event.

SCRATCHES:    Scratches should be reported in writing at the coaches’ meeting prior to each session. 

WARM UPS:     Wyoming Swimming, Inc. warm up procedures will be followed.  Teams will be assigned lanes and times for warm up.  The first portion of each warm up session will be for circle swimming only with feet first entry.  The last ten minutes of each warm up session will be for racing starts and one-way swimming only.  A coach must supervise all swimmers during warm up.  

CONCESSIONS:  Concessions will be available.

TEAM STORE:    Team store will be available.

FINAL RESULTS:  Meet results can be picked up at the end of the meet.  Meet results will also be available on the WSI website at http://www.wyomingswimming.org .  Upon any team’s request, hard copy results will be mailed to the team address provided.

SAFETY:  USA Swimming has advised clubs to use safe warm up procedures in the conduct of meets.  No diving or jumping is allowed in the warm up lane.  Absolutely no glass containers or razors are allowed in the Aquatic Center.  NO SMOKING OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS ARE ALLOWED IN THE AQUATIC CENTER OR ON AQUATIC CENTER GROUNDS.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Warm ups begin at 4:30 p.m. Officials meeting at 5:00
 Coaches meeting at 5:20 p.m.
Meet begins at 5:30 p.m.