______NOVA SENIOR CLASSIC Closed Invitational Meet 2017 Mid-Atlantic Age Group Showdown

______NOVA SENIOR CLASSIC Hosted by: Closed Invitational Meet2017 Mid-Atlantic Age Group Showdown November 3October 30 -– November 5 1, 20175 NOVA of Virginia Aquatics SANCTION NO. VS-17-226-17

SANCTION:  Held under the sanction of USA Swimming/Virginia Swimming, Inc., SANCTION NO: VS-17- 22.al6-17  USA Swimming, IncInc., Virginia Swimming, IncInc., and NOVA Aquatics Center shall be held free and harmless from any and all liabilities and claims from damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of this event LOCATION: NOVA Aquatics Center, 12207 Gayton Road, Richmond, VA 23238, Phone: (804) 754-3401Jeff Rouse Swim & Sport Center, 1600 Mine Road, Stafford, VA 22554 (540- ) FACILITY:  8 lanes, 50 meter indoor pool, 12 feet deep at the start end and 6.7 feet at the turn end; overflow gutters, with non-turbulent lane markers; and 6 lanes, 25 yard warm up/cool down pool. Colorado Timing System10-lane, 25-yard pool, 4.5 feet deep in lane 1 sloping to 7 feet in lane 10 with Kiefer Wave eater lanes, Daktronics Automatic Timing System  10 lanes will be used for competition with 2 warm-up/warm-down lanes available at all times in the adjacent pool located at the NOVA facility.   The competition course has been certified in accordance with current USA Swimming Rules and Regulations, Article 104.2.2C(C (4). The copy of such certification is on file with USA Swimming. MEET Name: Lori Hopewell DIRECTOR: Email: [email protected]@novaswim.org Phone: (: (804) 869-6908750-1183 ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all USA Swimming athletes ages 9 - 14 from NOVA, NCAP, Quest, RMSC and Regency Park ______, _____ , ______registered before the first day of the meet.  Swimmers must have 13-14 “A” times or faster in each event entered. All teams may add swimmers otherwise not eligible at the coaches’ discretion.  20173-202016 NAG times are in effect  No deck USA Swimming athlete registration will be permitted.  Age on November 3October 30, 20175 will determine age for the entire meet. DISABILITY  Athletes with a disability are welcomed and shall provide advance notice of desired SWIMMERS: accommodations to the Meet Director.  The athlete (or the athlete's coach) is also responsible for notifying the session referee of any disability prior to the competition. FORMAT:  An 8-lane course will be used.  All events will be timed finals.  Crescendo Freestyle Relay will be swum in the following order: 9 year-old 50 Freestyle, 11 year- old 100 Freestyle, 13 year-old 200 Freestyle, 14 year-old 200 Freestyle, 12 year-old 100 Freestyle, 10 year-old 50 Freestyle. Please create an aggregate time for seeding purposes.  10 minute breaks will potentially be added after events 8 and 18 depending on seeding. WARM-UP:  Friday session: Warm-ups 64:00pm – 74:050pm; Competition starts 75:10000pm.  Saturday AM& Sunday morning sessions: General warm-up (both pools) starts at 6:45 am; Competition starts: 8:45 am Warm-ups 8:30am – 9:320am; Competition starts 9:430am  Saturday PMafternoon session: General warm-up (both pools) starts not before 3:00 pm; competition starts not before 5:00 pmWarm-ups 34:30pm – 45:320pm; Competition starts 45:430pm  Sunday AM distance session: The competition pool will be open for 10 minutes of open warm-up

1 immediately following the finish of the morning session, with the distance session competition starting 5 minutes thereafter Warm-ups 9:30am – 10:320am; Competition starts at 10:430am  Lane assignment and warm-up times for individual clubs will be posted on the NOVA website no later than Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, and will also be emailed to the contact person of the participating clubs.  If the morning session runs late, afternoon warm-ups will begin immediately after the morning session ends.. ENTRIES: DEADLINE FOR THE RECEIPT OF ENTRIES IS 9:00 PM, WEDNESDAYSUNDAY, OCTOBER 2525, 20175.  Entries must be submitted in short course yard times using Hy-Tek Team Manager and Commlink-2 software, or on a VSI master entry sheet.  Teams submit via e-mail  A Team Manager printout of entries must be included or the meet checklist/summary sheet with the name of the person to contact in case of questions must accompany the entries, regardless of how they are submitted.  All entry times must have been achieved in USA Swimming sanctioned, approved, or observed competition.  Teams may enter a maximum of 44 swimmers per event with the exception of 2 per event in the 1000 Free, 500 Free and 400 IM.  Swimmers may enter a maximum of 1 individual event on Friday evening, 3 individual events per session on Saturday and Sunday, with a maximum of 65 events total, but no more than 2 per session on Saturday.  Teams may enter a maximum of 2 relay teams per relay event and one relay team for the Crescendo relays.  Entries will be processed in the order received and accepted to the greatest extent possible without exceeding the 4-hour/session timeline limit.  The Meet Director reserves the right to limit entries in any events, if necessary, to prevent too lengthy a session. This may include combining heats and events, which actions may require reseeding.  Email entries to: Lori Hopewell, nova businessoffice swim @novaswim.org  Deck entries will be accepted in the order received for swimmers already entered in the meet, to the extent that open lanes are available. Deck entries must be submitted to the Clerk-of-Course on the provided form. FEES: Individual events: $ ____3.75 Swimmer surcharge: $2.50 per person (entered in the meet in any capacity)  Checks should be made payable to: NOVA OF VA AQUATICS.  Mail payment to: NOVA of Virginia Aquatics 12207 Gayton Road Richmond, VA 23238  Payment must be received by November 3October 28, 20175 for all entries. Payment must be included with all mailed entries. Failure to pay entry fees by this deadline could result in teams being barred from the meet.  IMPORTANT: If entries are sent via Express Mail/FedEx/Airborne/UPS/etc., please ensure that a signature is NOT required for delivery as this will delay the receipt of your entries SEEDING:  All events will be pre-seeded, except 400 IM, 500 and, 1000 and 1650 Free, which will be deck seeded.  The 400 IM, 500 and, 1000 Free and 1650 Free will require a positive check-into swim.  Positive check-in will close 30 minutes prior to the start of the session.  SWIMMERS FAILING TO POSITIVELY CHECK-IN WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SWIM THE EVENT.  A swimmer who positively checks-in and declares their intent to swim for a distance event 2 and does not show up to compete will not be able to swim his/her next event. A substitution for that swimmer will not be allowed.  At the discretion of the Meet Referee, the 400IM, 500 and , 1000 , 1650 Free and may be run alternating girls/boys fastest to slowest. PENALTIES: Penalties for entries using fraudulent and/or non-verifiable entry times:  Swimmer shall be marked as exhibition for the event entered illegally and the event shall be re-scored and awarded.  Club may be fined $100 for each offense, and a record of such offenses shall be kept and published as part of the official meet results.  Clubs entering swimmers not legally registered with USA Swimming before the first day of the meet may be fined $100 per swimmer in each event so entered.  If the swimmer is representing a club in competition, the fine will be levied on the Club. If the swimmer is unattached, the fine will be levied on the swimmer. RULES:  The current USA Swimming Rules and Regulations will apply.  Any swimmer entered in the meet must be certified by a USAS member coach as being proficient in performing a racing start or must start each race from within the water. When unaccompanied by a member coach, it is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer’s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement.  The overhead start procedure will be used unless otherwise directed by the meet referee.  Use of audio or visual recording devices, including cell phones, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms. In addition, photography behind the blocks is not permitted.  Changing into or out of swimsuits other than in locker rooms or other designated areas is not appropriate and is PROHIBITED.  Operation of a drone, or any other flying apparatus, is prohibited over the venue (pools, athlete/coach areas, spectator areas and open ceiling locker rooms) anytime athletes, coaches, officials and/or spectators are present without written USA Swimming approval.  In accordance with VSI best practices, all swimmers should shower before entering the pool.  In accordance with VSI Policy, only those coaches who have current, valid USA Swimming credentials will be permitted to act in a coaching capacity at this meet o Coaches who have valid USA Swimming credentials but who are unable to provide them upon request will be issued temporary credentials by the meet director o Coaches with expired or non-current credentials will be required to leave the deck area. OFFICIALS: Meet Referee: Bryan WallinLaura Razzolini Email: : : [email protected] Phone: ______: [email protected] Phone: 804-868-9095  Officials will be needed for all positions and all sessions for this meet.  Team Officials Chairpersons should submit the names and session availability of certified officials, as well as the names and session availability of trainees to Emily FaganLaura Razzolini at [email protected] [email protected] (official’s coordinator) no later than Oct. 29October 24, 20175.  Officials meetings will be held in the hospitality area one hour prior to the start of the meet. SAFETY: Virginia Swimming Meet Safety Procedures will be in effect. TIMERS:  Clubs may be required to provide timers.  The head timer will assign specific lanes prior to each session. GENERAL:  Bleacher seating for 280  Hospitality room will be open to coaches and certified officials.  The Virginia Swim Shop will be open for swimming accessories and shopping.  Please inform swimmers and parents that spectator deck space may be extremely tight.  Any help in reducing the number of spectators and their carry-in possessions would be greatly 3 appreciated.  Swim bags should be placed under the seats.  No glass containers, smoking or alcohol is permitted in the pool area.Swimmer/Spectator Conduct: Each club is responsible for supervising the conduct of its swimmers / spectators. •  Any swimmer / spectator who violate Aquatic Center rules (posted at the pool and included in the Programs) will be disqualified from the meet and escorted from the facility.  Meet program: Heat Sheets will be sold for $5.  Swim gear will be available through Virginia Swim Shop.  Deck Access: Access to the pool deck will be strictly controlled. Swimmers (during their events), coaches, officials, and event staff only will be permitted access to the deck during warm-ups and competition. Spectators must remain behind the walls/ropes while moving to/from their seats.  Team Areas: Team seating will be available in the pool area. • Spectator seating: Bleacher seating will be available for spectators.  First Aid: There will be a first aid station on the premises.  Hospitality: NOVA will operate a hospitality room for all coaches and officials during the meet.  Jeff Rouse Center will provide concessions. No outside food is allowed in the facility; no coolers and drinks on pool deck and in the bleachers  Enter the pool area through the locker room or through the double doors via the wet corridor.  No outside food is allowed in the facility; no coolers and drinks on pool deck and in the bleachers. D PARKING:  PLEASE DO NOT PARK AT THE APARTMENT BUILDINGS ACROSS THE STREET OR THE SHOPPING CENTER NEXT TO NOVA.  The NOVA Aquatics Center has parking available. DIRECTIONS:  From I95 North, take Exit 140, Stafford. Take a left on Courthouse Road, go approximately one mile and turn right on Mine Road. Facility will be on your left.  From I95 South, take Exit 140, Stafford. Take a right on Courthouse Road, go approximately one mile and turn right on Mine Road. Facility will be on your left. SOUTH – 95 North to 64 West to the Gaskins Road South exit. Follow Gaskins Road south to Ridgefield Parkway (3rd light); turn right. Proceed on Ridgefield until you intersect with Gayton Road (4th light); turn left. NOVA Aquatics Center less than ½ mile on left.  NORTH – 95 South to 64 West to the Gaskins Road South exit. Follow directions above.  WEST – 64 East to the Short Pump/Broad Street 250 West exit. Follow Broad Street (250 West) to Pump Road. Take a left at the light. Follow Pump Road to Ridgefield Parkway (3rd light); take a right. Follow Ridgefield Parkway to Gayton Road (2 lights); take a left on Gayton Road. NOVA Aquatics Center less than ½ mile on left.  SOUTHSIDE – Take Chippenham Parkway North which will turn into Parham Road. Follow Parham Road to Quioccasin/Gayton Road (Regency Mall on left); take a left at the light. Proceed for 4-5 miles. NOVA Aquatics Center will be on your right.

ORDER OF EVENTS

Friday November 3 rd , 2017

Evening Session Warm-up: 4:00 pm ; Start: 5:00 pm (Times not earlier than) Girls Events Boys 1 9-10 200 Medley Relay 2 3 11-12 200 Medley Relay 4 4 5 13-14 200 Medley Relay 6 7 13-14 1000 Freestyle 8 9 9-10 500 Freestyle 10 11 11-12 500 Freestyle 12 13 13-14 500 Freestyle 14 15 9-10 200 Freestyle Relay 16 17 11-12 200 Freestyle Relay 18 19 13-14 200 Freestyle Relay 20

5 Saturday November 4 th , 2017

Morning Session Warm-up: 8:30 Start: 9:30 (Times not earlier than) Girls Event Boys 21 13-14 400 Medley Relay 22 23 11-12 400 Medley Relay 24 25 9-10 400 Medley Relay 26 27 11 year old 50 Butterfly 28 29 12 year old 50 Butterfly 30 31 13 year old 100 Backstroke 32 33 14 year old 100 Backstroke 34 35 11 year old 100 Backstroke 36 37 12 year old 100 Backstroke 38 39 9 year old 100 Backstroke 40 41 10 year old 100 Backstroke 42 43 13 year old 200 IM 44 45 14 year old 200 IM 46 47 11 year old 200 IM 48 49 12 year old 200 IM 50 51 9 year old 200 IM 52 53 10 year old 200 IM 54 55 13 year old 50 Free 56 57 14 year old 50 Free 58 59 11 year old 50 Free 60 61 12 year old 50 Free 62 63 9 year old 50 Free 64 65 10 year old 50 Free 66 67 13 year old 200 Butterfly 68 69 14 year old 200 Butterfly 70 71 11 year old 200 Butterfly 72 73 12 year old 200 Butterfly 74 75 9 year old 50 Butterfly 76 77 10 year old 50 Butterfly 78

Saturday, November 4, 2017 Morning Session Afternoon Session Warm-up: 8:30 am; Start: 9:40 am Warm-up: 3:30 pm; Start: 4:40 pm (Times not earlier than) (Times not earlier than) Girls Events Boys Girls Events Boys 23 13-14 400 Medley Relay 24 77 13-14 400 Freestyle Relay 78 25 11-12 400 Medley Relay 26 79 11-12 400 Freestyle Relay 80 27 9-10 400 Medley Relay 28 81 9-10 400 Freestyle Relay 82 29 13 year old 200 Butterfly 30 83 13 year old 200 Backstroke 84 6 31 14 year old 200 Butterfly 32 85 14 year old 200 Backstroke 86 33 11 year old 200 Butterfly 34 87 11 year old 200 Backstroke 88 35 12 year old 200 Butterfly 36 89 12 year old 200 Backstroke 90 37 9 year old 200 Butterfly 38 91 9 year old 100 Backtroke 92 39 10 year old 200 Butterfly 40 93 10 year old 100 Backstroke 94 41 13 year old 200 Individual Medley 42 95 13 year old 100 Breaststroke 96 43 14 year old 200 Individual Medley 44 97 14 year old 100 Breaststroke 98 45 11 year old 100 Individual Medley 46 99 11 year old 100 Breaststroke 100 47 12 year old 100 Individual Medley 48 101 12 year old 100 Breaststroke 102 49 9 year old 100 Individual Medley 50 103 9 year old 50 Breaststroke 104 51 10 year old 100 Individual Medley 52 105 10 year old 50 Breaststroke 106 53 13 year old 50 Freestyle 54 107 13 year old 200 Freestyle 108 55 14 year old 50 Freestyle 56 109 14 year old 200 Freestyle 110 57 11 year old 50 Freestyle 58 111 11 year old 200 Freestyle 112 59 12 year old 50 Freestyle 60 113 12 year old 200 Freestyle 114 61 9 year old 50 Freestyle 62 115 9 year old 200 Freestyle 116 63 10 year old 50 Freestyle 64 117 10 year old 200 Freestyle 118 65 13 year old 100 Backstroke 66 67 14 year old 100 Backstroke 68 69 11 year old 100 Backstroke 70 71 12 year old 100 Backstroke 72 73 9 year old 50 Backstroke 74 75 10 year old 50 Backstroke 76

7 Afternoon Session Warm-up: 4:30 Start: 5:30 (Times not earlier than) Girls Event Boys 79 13-14 400 Freestyle Relay 80 81 11-12 400 Freestyle Relay 82 83 9-10 400 Freestyle Relay 84 85 11 year old 100 IM 86 87 12 year old 100 IM 88 89 13 year old 200 Backstroke 90 91 14 year old 200 Backstroke 92 93 11 year old 200 Backstroke 94 95 12 year old 200 Backstroke 96 97 9 year old 50 Backstroke 98 99 10 year old 50 Backstroke 100 101 13 year old 100 Breaststroke 102 103 14 year old 100 Breaststroke 104 105 11 year old 100 Breaststroke 106 107 12 year old 100 Breaststroke 108 109 9 year old 100 Breaststroke 110 111 10 year old 100 Breaststroke 112 113 13 year old 200 Freestyle 114 115 14 year old 200 Freestyle 116 117 11 year old 200 Freestyle 118 119 12 year old 200 Freestyle 120 121 9 year old 200 Freestyle 122 123 10 year old 200 Freestyle 124 125 11 year old 50 Backstroke 126 127 12 year old 50 Backstroke 128

8 Sunday November 5 th , 2017

Warm-up: 9:30 Start: 10:30 (Times not earlier than) Girls Event Boys 129 9-14 Crescendo Relay 130 131 11 year old 50 Backstroke 132 133 12 year old 50 Backstroke 134 135 13 year old 100 Freestyle 136 137 14 year old 100 Freestyle 138 139 11 year old 100 Freestyle 140 141 12 year old 100 Freestyle 142 143 9 year old 100 Freestyle 144 145 10 year old 100 Freestyle 146 147 13 year old 200 Breaststroke 148 149 14 year old 200 Breaststroke 150 151 11 year old 200 Breaststroke 152 153 12 year old 200 Breaststroke 154 155 9 year old 50 Breaststroke 156 157 10 year old 50 Breaststroke 158 159 13 year old 100 Butterfly 160 161 14 year old 100 Butterfly 162 163 11 year old 100 Butterfly 164 165 12 year old 100 Butterfly 166 167 9 year old 100 Butterfly 168 169 10 year old 100 Butterfly 170 171 13-14 400 IM 172 173 11-12 400 IM 174 175 9 year old 100 IM 176 177 10 year old 100 IM 178

9 Sunday, November 5, 2017 Morning Session (Times not earlier than) Warm-up: 9:30 am; Start: 10:40 am Girls Events Boys 119 9 – 14 Crescendo Relay 120 121 13 year old 200 Individual Medley 122 123 14 year old 200 Individual Medley 124 125 11 year old 200 Individual Medley 126 127 12 year old 200 Individual Medley 128 129 9 year old 200 Individual Medley 130 131 10 year old Individual Medley 132 133 13 year old 100 Freestyle 134 135 14 year old 100 Freestyle 136 137 11 year old 100 Freestyle 138 139 12 year old 100 Freestyle 140 141 9 year old 100 Freestyle 142 143 10 year old 100 Freestyle 144 145 13 year old 100 Butterfly 146 147 14 year old 100 Butterfly 148 149 11 year old 100 Butterfly 150 151 9 year old 50 Butterfly 152 153 10 year old 50 Butterfly 154 155 13-14 400 Individual Medley 156 157 11-12 400 Individual Medley 158 159 11 year old 200 Breaststroke 160 161 12 year old 200 Breaststroke 162 163 9 year old 100 Breaststroke 164 165 10 year old 100 Breaststroke 166

10 Friday, October 30, 2015 Warm up 6pm, Start 7pm Evening Session Girls Events Boys 1 1000 Y Free 2

Saturday, October 31, 2015 Warm up 6:45am, Start 8:45am AM Session Girls Events Boys 3 100 Y Breast 4 5 200 Y Free 6 7 100 Y Fly 8 9 400 Y IM 10

Saturday, October 31, 2015 Warm up not before 3pm, Start not before 5pm PM Session Girls Events Boys 11 200 Y Fly 12 13 50 Y Free 14 15 200 Y Breast 16 17 100 Y Back 18 19 500 Y Free 20

Sunday, November 1, 2015 Warm up 6:45am, Start 8:45am AM Session Girls Events Boys 21 200 Y Back 22 23 100 Y Free 24 25 200 Y IM 26 Sunday, November 1, 2015 Distance Session – 15 minutes after Event 26 concludes Girls Events Boys 27 1650 Y Free 28