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BARRACUDA SWIM CLUB 2015 Cranberry Classic SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2015

This 1/2 day meet is designed to let your swimmers have a competition right before the "holiday crunch" hits. The one- session, one day format has been designed to maximize opportunities while minimizing a family's time commitment. The start time is in the afternoon to accommodate same-day travel and/or church plans. It is an excellent opportunity for more novice swimmers or for swimmers who would like to try a new event.

This meet will be conducted under the auspices of Southeastern Swimming, Inc. of USA Swimming. USA Swimming technical rules and regulations will be followed with the exception of items specifically addressed in the meet information Sanctioned by Southeastern Swimming, Inc. Held under the sanction of USA Swimming and Southeastern Swimming, Inc Sanction # 15SESBSC11-15 Time Trial Sanction # 15SESBSC11-15TT

HOSTED BY: Barracuda Swim Club of Northeast Tennessee, Coach Chris Coraggio (423-833-5595)

LOCATION: Holston Medical Group Competition Pool at the Kingsport Aquatic Center 1820 Meadowview Parkway, Kingsport, TN

FACILITIES: Indoor 50 meter pool with two 25-yard courses separated by moveable bulkheads. Competitor lane lines. Automatic timing system with scoreboard. Water depth is 13' at the start end of the competition course and 6'-6" at the turn end. The warm-up course is 5' to 6' deep. Custom starting blocks with adjustable wedge mounting, raised spectator seating. The competition course has been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4).

RULES: Current USAS rules will govern the conduct of the meet unless otherwise noted herein. Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms. Changing into or out of swimsuits other than in locker rooms is prohibited.

OFFICIALS: Meet Director: Chris Coraggio [email protected] Referee: Heidi Colus [email protected] Administrative Official: Katarina Neglia

ELIGIBILITY: All participants must be USA Swimming registered athletes. Entries will not be accepted without valid USAS registration numbers. Coaches and officials must present evidence of certification as required by Southeastern Swimming. A swimmer's age on the first day of the meet will determine his or her age for the meet. On deck entries will not be accepted.

WARM UP: Southeastern Swimming Meet Safety Guidelines and Warm-up Procedures will be in effect at this meet. The Meet Director will post and announce the warm-up assignments prior to the start of the meet warm-up. Swimmers attending the meet without a coach must report to the Meet Director or Referee to be assigned a coach for warm-up prior to each session. Any swimmer entered in the meet, unaccompanied by a USA Swimming member coach, must be certified by a USA Swimming member coach as being proficient in performing a racing start or must start each race from within the water. It is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer’s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement.

STARTING TIMES: Warm-up at 12:00 PM; Meet begins at 1:00 PM (A more detailed warm-up schedule will be published once entries have been received)

ENTRIES: HYTEK entry files will be accepted via email. Teams who do not have HYTEK's Team Manager should download a copy of the Team Manager Lite software in order to process entries. Entry times should be the swimmers’ best times for short course yards. Converted times are acceptable - we want to encourage great racing! Please provide a hard copy of entries for verification purposes. Entries, waivers, and fees should be sent to: Coach Chris Coraggio, 1 Saddlebrook Lane, Johnson City, TN, 37615, [email protected]

DISABILITIES: Swimmers with disabilities are welcome and must complete the Information Form for Disabled Swimmers and return it with the entries. DEADLINES: Entries should be received on or before Tuesday, November 3, 2015. The meet is limited to 300 swimmers. Timely entries are highly encouraged. Late entries will only be accepted if the meet limit has not been reached. A check for entry fees along with waiver should be received by Monday, November 9, 2015. Completed entries should be emailed to: Chris Coraggio, [email protected] . FEES: $4.00 per individual event; LSC surcharge: $3.00 per swimmer from within Southeastern Swimming, $5.00 per swimmer from outside Southeastern Swimming. There is a facility fee of $10 per swimmer. Late fees are $8.00 per individual event and $16.00 per relay and will be accepted solely at the discretion of the meet director. Please make checks payable to BARRACUDA SWIM CLUB. All entry fees are nonrefundable.

LIMITS: Swimmers are limited to 5 individual events per day. Entries will be limited to 300 swimmers

SWIM SHOP: Swim & Tri Swim Shop out of Knoxville will be at the meet to provide all of your outfitting needs.

MEET FORMAT: All events are "open" in that any swimmer may participate in any event. Events will be seeded together by gender and scored by age group (8 & under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15 & older). Deck seeded events will be swum fastest to slowest, alternating girls and boys. Swimmers must sign-in with the Clerk of Course for all deck-seeded events. Sign-in deadline is 30 minutes after the end of warm-ups for the prior session. If the swimmer is not checked in with the Clerk of Course, the swimmer is legally scratched from the event. Only the swimmer or his/her coach may sign in for deck-seeded events. Swimmers must provide their own timer and counter for deck-seeded events.

SCORING: The meet will not be scored.

AWARDS: Ribbons will be awarded for first through eighth place in all individual events. Heat winners will receive a special award.

COACHES' MEETING: Coaches' meeting will be held at 12:50 PM on Sunday morning. No swimmers will be allowed in the pool during this time.

MEET EVALUATIONS: Please send any comments, suggestions, or evaluations concerning the meet to: Matt Weber, PO Box 1102, Huntsville, AL 35807

ORDER OF EVENTS

BARRACUDA SWIM CLUB GOBBLER GIRLS INVITATIONAL BOYS Session 1 1 100 IM 2 3 200 BREAST 4 5 25 FREE 6 7 100 FLY 8 9 50 BACK 10 11 200 FREE 12 13 25 FLY 14 15 100 BACK 16 17 50 BREAST 18 19 200 FLY 20 21 25 BACK 22 23 100 BREAST 24 25 50 FREE 26 27 200 BACK 28 29 25 BREAST 30 31 100 FREE 32 33 50 FLY 34 35 200 IM 36 15 MINUTE BREAK Session 2 37 1000 FREE 38 SOUTHEASTERN LSC INFORMATION FORM FOR SWIMMERS WITH A DISABILITY This non mandatory form is for accommodation purposes.

Name______

Address______

Team______USA Registration # ______Age and Birth date:

______Events to be swum: ______/______/______/______/

______/______/______/______/______/______/______/______/

Type of Disability Blind___ Cognitive/Intellectual ___Deaf ___Physical___ Other___

Extent of Disability: Be specific e.g. totally or partially blind, totally or partially deaf, loss of one or more limbs, multiple disabilities, etc.

______

The following person(s) will accompany the swimmer for any needed assistance:

______

Accommodations requested, Examples: Lane #, inside lane, starter side preference, assistance to the blocks, water start, hand signals, etc.

______

Information gathered on this form will only be used for swimmers accommodation during Meet, and forwarded to the SE LSC Disability chair for purposes of evaluation and tracking Swimmers attendance and performance. The

Disability Chair welcomes any feedback and or comments concerning your Meet experience.

Meet Director Email: [email protected]

Meet Referee Email: [email protected]

Disability Chair Email: [email protected]

Robin Heller: (850) 418-0645 WAIVER, ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND LIABILITY RELEASE I, the undersigned coach or team representative, verify that all of the swimmers and coaches listed on the enclosed entry form/team information are registered and entered into the meet in accordance and subject to USA Swimming Rules and Regulation:

501.7 .1 All Clubs, including seasonal clubs, shall ensure that all athletes and coaches participating in USA Swimming sanctioned competition(S) are members of their LSC and USA Swimming.

.2 All coaches of USA Swimming clubs, including seasonal clubs, shall join USA Swimming as coach members and shall satisfactorily compete safety training required by USA Swimming. And as 302.4 False Registration – A host LSC may impose a fine up to $100.00 per event against a member coach or a member club submitting a meet entry which indicates a swimmer is registered with USA Swimming when that swimmer or the listed club is not properly registered.

I also acknowledge that I am familiar with the rules of USA Swimming and Southeastern Swimming, Inc. regarding warm-up procedures and meet safety guidelines, and that I shall be responsible for the compliance of my team’s swimmers with those rules during this meet. The Barracuda Swim Club, City of Johnson City, City of Kingsport, Southeastern Swimming, Inc. and USA Swimming, their agents, officers, representatives, employees and coaches shall be free from any liability or claim for damages for any and all injuries, illnesses or damage to valuables which may be sustained at this meet or while in transit to and from this meet. I also acknowledge that by entering this meet, I am granting permission for the names of any or all of my team’s swimmers to be published on the internet in the form of Psych Sheets, Meet Results or any other documents associated with the running of this meet.

SIGNATURE OF COACH OR CLUB OFFICIAL:

TITLE: DATE: Team Information

Team Name: ______Team Code: ______

Email Address : ______

LSC: ______Coach: ______

Address: ______

Phone: (W) ______(H) ______

Person to contact for questions on entry: ______

Phone: (W) ______(H) ______

Certified Officials who may wish to work:

1. ______2. ______

3. ______4. ______

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MEET SUMMARY

NUMBER OF SWIMMERS ______x $3.00 Southeastern Surcharge = ______($5.00 per swimmer if registered outside of the Southeastern LSC)

______x $10.00 facility surcharge = ______

NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL EVENTS ______x $4.00 Event Fee = ______

TOTAL AMOUNT OWED ______

Please make checks out to “Barracuda Swim Club” ENTRY FORM Times should be in SHORT COURSE YARDS Please duplicate as needed EVENT # EVENT NAME BEST EVENT # EVENT NAME BEST TIME TIME NAME OF SWIMMER

USS REGISTRATION NO.

DATE OF BIRTH SEX

NAME OF SWIMMER

DATE OF BIRTH SEX

NAME OF SWIMMER

DATE OF BIRTH SEX

NAME OF SWIMMER

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NAME OF SWIMMER

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