Cmsa Fall Invitational

Vance Rose Invitational October 28-29

Host: City of Mobile Swim Association, Post Office Box 1207, Mobile, Alabama 36633

Eligibility: All participants must be USA Swimming registered athletes. Entries will not be accepted without 2017-2018 registration numbers and no deck registration will take place. 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 entire meet.

Coaches: All coaches must be up to date with current status in USA Swimming. USA swimming coach cards will be checked at registration desk upon arrival to meet. Coaches must be current USA Swimming Coach members in order to perform deck duties and prepared to show credentials. If coach is currently not certified, he/she may observe the meet as any other spectator, but may not be on the deck.

Disability: Swimmers with disabilities are welcome and must complete the Information Form for Disabled Swimmers and return it with the entries.

Sanction: 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 letter Sanctioned by Southeastern Swimming, Inc.

Sanction #: Held under the sanction of USA Swimming and Southeastern Swimming, Inc. Sanction # - 17SECMSA10-28

Facility: Bishop State CC Pool – A 6-lane x 25 yard indoor competition pool with a 4 foot minimum depth, non-turbulent lane lines and fully automatic Colorado electronic timing system. This facility has bleacher seating and dressing rooms. There is a separate 6-lane area for warm- up/warm-down during the meet. The competition course has not been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). Colorado timing system with touch pad finish.

Directions: Bishop State CC Pool is located on the main campus of Bishop State Community College. The main campus of Bishop State College is located in the downtown Mobile area. From Government Street, take Broad Street (North). You will pass the entrance to Bishop State College and then take a left on Lyons Street. The swimming pool is located in the Evans Center with parking in the rear of the building.

Safety: Southeastern Swimming Safety Guidelines and current LSC safety rules will be in effect. Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms. Drones are prohibited over venues any time athletes, coaches, officials and/or spectators are present. No deck changing will be allowed.

Warm-ups: Southeastern Swimming Meet Safety Guidelines and Warm-up Procedures will be in effect at this meet. A warm-up schedule and psych sheet will be posted on the City of Mobile Swim Association website by Wednesday, October 25. 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.

Entry Limit: 4 events per day

Entries: Email to Coach Tyler Kerns at [email protected]. Entries must be received on or before Sunday, October 22, 2017. Release sheets and entry fees, including surcharges, must be received before the start of competition.

Times: 7:40-9:00 AM; Meet starts at 9:15 AM. Coaches meeting will be held at 8:45am on Saturday.

Officials: Meet Referee: Mary Ann Petruska Meet Director: Tyler Kerns Administrative Official: Gloria Stewart All visiting officials are welcome to work at this meet.

Format: This is a timed finals meet. All events will be pre-seeded except the 500 Free and 400 IM, which will be deck-seeded and swum fast to slow, alternating girls/boys. The 500 Free and 400 IM will be scored as multi-age group. Swimmers must sign-in for all deck-seeded events and coaches must turn in relay cards by 10:00 am for the morning session and 1:00 pm for the afternoon session. Failure to scratch prior to seeding and not swimming a deck-seeded event will result in the swimmer being barred from the next individual event in which he/she is entered. Only the swimmer or his/her coach may sign in for deck-seeded events. There will not be a clerk of course for any session. The host team reserves the right to limit the number of heats in deck- seeded events in order to run the meet in reasonable time. The host club also reserves the right to move any age group into another session to accommodate timelines. Flyovers will be used.

Scoring: Points will be awarded to the Top 12 finishers.

Entry Fee: Event Fees - $5.00 per event/ $10.00 per relay; Late Fees - $6.00 per event/ $12.00 per relay

Surcharges: $10.00 per athlete includes $7.00 facility fee (heat sheet included) & $3.00 SES surcharge Make checks payable to CMSA

Awards: Ribbons for 12 and under events through 12th place. High Point awards will be given to the High Point Champion and Runner Up.

Entry Forms: Entries accepted must have USA numbers listed for each swimmer, a check for fees enclosed, and a signed athlete's release and completed recap sheet. The Hy-Tek Meet Manager software will be used for meet management.

Concession: Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and drinks will be available throughout the day.

Evaluation: All meet evaluations should be sent to the SES General Chair.

The following forms are attached as an integral part of this meet invitation and are required for entry processing: SES Waiver, Acknowledgment and Liability Release Form; Team Information Form and Summary of Fees; SES Consolidated Entry Form (duplicate as needed); SES Information Form for Disabled Swimmers (duplicate as needed) 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.

Mary Anne Petruska - Meet Referee – [email protected]

Robin Heller- Disability Chair- [email protected] Southeastern Swimming LIABILITY RELEASE:

I 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 host club, 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.

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.

SIGNATURE OF COACH OR CLUB OFFICIAL:

TITLE: DATE: TEAM INFORMATION

CLUB NAME: INITIALS:

ADDRESS:

LSC: HEAD COACH:

CONTACT PERSON: PHONE NUMBER:

FAX NUMBER: CELL PHONE: EMAIL:

NAME COACHES CARD EXPIRATION DATE 1.

COACHES ATTENDING: 2.

2. CERTIFIED OFFICIALS WHO MAY WISH TO 3. WORK: 4.

A TTACHED: U NUMBER OF SWIMMERS ENTERED: NATTACHED: T OTAL:

SUMMARY OF FEES

NUMBER OF SWIMMERS: X $10.00 = NUMBER OF RELAYS: X $10.00 = NUMBER OF IND. EVENTS: X $5.00 =

TOTAL DUE: CONSOLIDATED ENTRY FORM

TEAM NAME: ______

Times should be in LONG COURSE METERS

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

DATE OF BIRTH SEX