34Th Annual Woodie B. Malone Invitational

Dynamo Swim Club 34th Annual Woodie B. Malone Invitational December 12-14, 2014

SANCTION USA Swimming Sanction issued by GA Swimming Inc. GA Sanction #GA14-099 HOST TEAM Dynamo Swim Club 3119 Shallowford Road Chamblee, GA 30341

FACITLIY Competition will be held in (1) Eight Lane, 25-yard course in the DYNA Dome pool (start and turn depth for the meter pool is 7 feet on both sides), and (1) Ten Lane, 25-yard course in the indoor pool (6 ½ feet deep on both start and turn ends). Also available for warm up/warm- down, as designated, are 5 lane indoor pool and designated lanes in the outdoor pool. Bleacher seating is provided. No chairs will be allowed on deck by order of the DeKalb County Fire Marshall. Concessions will be available.

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

MEET DIRECTOR Collin Burchins – [email protected] MEET REFEREE Felix Samter – [email protected] (678) 699-5710 MEET ADMIN Stacy Christie SAFTEY MARSHALL Holly Welch ELIGIBILITY Open to all swimmers registered with USA Swimming. All teams must sign the waiver on the Summary Sheet stating that all swimmers participating in this meet are currently registered with USA Swimming. No USA Swimming registrations will be accepted at the meet.

Out-of-state teams should be prepared to submit proof of current USA Swimming membership for each swimmer entered, if requested by the sponsoring team.

RULES All Swimmers, Coaches and Officials must be currently registered with USA Swimming. Membership applications will be accepted at this meet. It is the requirement of USA Swimming that ALL OFFICIALS and ALL COACHES prominently display their credentials (i.e. USA Swimming registration card) while on deck. Current USA Swimming rules will govern the conduct of the meet unless otherwise noted.

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.

Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms.

Except where venue facilities require otherwise, changing into or out of swimsuits other than in locker rooms or other designated areas is not appropriate and is prohibited.

SCRATCH RULE The current Georgia Scratch rule will be in effect for this meet (See Attached) FORMAT All 10 & Under events will be Timed Finals. The 400 IM, 500 Free, 1650 Free, 11-12 200 Back, 11-12 200 Breast, 11-12 200 Fly and all of Friday’s events are Timed Finals events. All others are Prelim/Finals

The 400 IM, 500 Free, 1650 Free, 11-12 200 Back, 11-12 200 Breast and 11-12 200 Fly will be deck seeded events, requiring positive check-in. All other events will be pre-seeded. FORMAT (continued) 1650 Freestyle: This event will be limited to the fastest 40 seeded times in both the 11-14 women’s and the 11-14 men’s event (a maximum of four heats of each). The Seniors will be limited to the fastest 20 seeded times in the women’s and men’s events (a maximum of two heats each). Heats will be swum fastest to slowest; within age group; Seniors Women/Men until complete and then 11-14 Women/Men.

11-12 200 Bk, 200 Br, and 200 Fly: These events will be conducted as timed finals. The fastest seeded heat of the 200 Fly will swim during the Finals session. All other heats will be swum during prelims.

10& U 200 Bk, 200 Br, and 200 Fly: The 10 and Under 200 Back, 200 Breast, and 200 fly will be swum in the afternoon session. Swimmers may choose either the 50 of stroke or 200 of stroke, but not both. Swimmers entered in the 200 of stroke should have a minimum of an “A” standard in the 100 of the same stroke.

400 IM: This event will be limited to the fastest 60 seeded times in both the 11-14 girls’ and the 11-14 boys’ event (a maximum of six heats of each) and limited to the fastest 30 Seniors in both the women’s and men’s event (a maximum of 3 heats of each). The fastest heat of each will be swum as part of that evening’s Finals Session. The Preliminary heats of the 400 IM will be swum, in event order, fastest to slowest.

500 FR: The 10 & Under, 11-14 and Senior 500 Free will each be limited to the fastest 40 seeded times in each age group, in both girls’ and boys’ events (a maximum of four heats of each). The 10-Un 500’s will be swum slowest to fastest in event order. The 11-14 and Senior 500’s will be swum fastest to slowest, alternating women and men, within age group; Seniors Women/Men until compete followed by the 11-14 Women/Men

Dive-over start and multiple courses may be used at the discretion of meet management if the timeline warrants it. WARM UP The Georgia Swimming approved warm-up guidelines will be followed for this meet. Warm- up lane assignments will be posted at the pool and each team will be required to furnish at least one USA Swimming Certified Coach to monitor their swimmers. CHECK –IN In order to be seeded into the deck seeded events, swimmers must positively check in with the SCHEDULE Clerk of Course. Positive check in will close 30 minutes before the start of each session.

Friday: 11-12 200 Back 11-12 200 Breast 500 Free

Saturday: 400 IM

Sunday: 11-12 200 Fly 1650 Free 10&U 500 Free ENTRY LIMIT The meet will be limited to the first 800 swimmers The 11-14/Senior morning session will be limited to 450 swimmers.

Please communicate with Meet Director in advance regarding the number of swimmers your team plans to enter into the meet

11 & over swimmers may enter three (3) individual events per day. 10 & under swimmers may enter up to five (5) individual events per day. ENTRY FEES Six dollars ($6) per individual event.

Georgia Swimming, Inc., also requires a $2.00 surcharge per swimmer for all out-of Georgia LSC swimmers.

Make checks payable to: Dynamo Parents’ Club. Entries will not be accepted unless accompanied by the correct fees. ENTRY FORMS Please submit entries in a Hytek entry file. Each entry must include the USA Swimming Club Code; each swimmer’s USA Swimming registration number; first and last name, age and seed time for each event entered. Incomplete entries may be refused.

Each team must complete the Meet Entry Summary Sheet. A printed copy of all entries, fees, and a completed and signed Liability Release Form must be submitted by the entry deadline.

E-mail entries, as attached Hytek entry files, can be sent to: [email protected] as long as a hard copy, signed entry summary form, signed liability release form, and a check are received by the entry deadline. E-mail entries must be accompanied by a word file of your entries so we can verify proper import.

Meet setup in the form of a Team Manager for Windows event file will be available from the meet director or Dynamo’s website ENTRY DEADLINE All entries must be received on or before Wednesday, November 26, 2014. Only the first 800 swimmers will be accepted, as received at the following address

Woodie B. Malone c/o Dynamo Swim Club 3119 Shallowford Rd. Chamblee, GA 30341

NO phone or fax entries will be accepted. LATE ENTRIES No new entries will be accepted once the 800 swimmer limit has been met. Late entries from swimmers already accepted into the meet will be permitted only if open lanes exist; no additional heats will be created. In deck seeded events, late entries only accepted AFTER check in is complete and the events are seeded. No additional heats will be added in those events. All late entries will be seeded as NT. Late entry fees are double ($12) the standard entry fee and are due at registration.

NO LATE ENTRIES or CHANGES ACCEPTED ONCE POSITIVE CHECK IN HAS CLOSED.

All swimmers entering late must show their current USA Swimming Registration card to the clerk of course to verify their current USA Swimming membership. LIABILITY In granting this Sanction it is understood and agreed that, USA Swimming, Inc., Georgia RELEASE Swimming, Inc. and the Dynamo Swim Club shall be free and held harmless from any liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injury to anyone during the conduct of the event. Acceptance of this policy is evidenced by entry into this meet. OFFICIALS An Officials meeting will be held 45 minutes prior to the published start time of each session. Apprentices are invited, welcome and encouraged to work any sessions. Apprentices and certified officials must present their credentials to be permitted on deck or in hospitality.

Standard dress for apprentices and officials is: navy blue slacks, shorts, skirts or skorts; white, collared (e.g. polo) shirts; white shoes and socks.

Officials planning to work the meet should contact the Meet Referee (especially if a specific position/assignment is desired). COACHES MEETING All coaches will be required to sign in and show their current USA Swimming coaches registration card. All coaches must prominently display their current USA Swimming credentials while on deck. Any coaches not prominently displaying/wearing the required credentials will be barred from the pool deck. Coaches are reminded to closely supervise their swimmers at all times.

At least one coach from each team must attend a coaches meeting at 2:15 PM on Friday in the hospitality room HOSPITALITY & Concessions will be provided. A hospitality area will be provided for all officials and coaches. CONCESSIONS PARKING Dynamo Swim Club has limited parking. Please adhere to the parking directions. Off-site overflow parking and shuttle service will be provided. Once all on-property parking has been filled, vehicles will be directed to off-site locations. We ask that all participants make an effort to carpool to the event ADDITIONAL For additional information contact: INFORMATION Collin Burchins [email protected] 770-457-7946 ext 13 SCHEDULE Friday, December 12: 11-12 & 13-14, Seniors Timed Finals Warm-up: 2:30 PM Timed Finals 3:30 PM

Saturday, December 13: 11-12 & 13-14, Seniors Warm-up: 7:30 AM Prelims: 8:30 AM Warm-up: 5:30 PM Finals: 6:30 PM 8-Un & 10 & UN Timed Finals Warm-up: 1:30 PM Timed Finals: 2:30 PM

Sunday December 14: 11-12 & 13-14, Seniors Warm-up: 7:30 AM Prelims: 8:30 AM Warm-up: 5:30 PM Finals: 6:30 PM 8-Un & 10-Un Timed Finals Warm-up: 1:30 PM Timed Finals: 2:30 PM

The host team reserves the right to modify warm-up and/or start times if required Friday Afternoon 11-12, 13-14, Senior Timed Finals

Warm Up: 2:30 PM Start: 3:30 PM

Women Event Men 1 11-12 100 Fly 2 3 13-14 100 Fly 4 5 Senior 100 Fly 6 7 11-12 200 Back 8 9 13-14 50 Free 10 11 Senior 50 Free 12 13 11-12 200 Breast 14 15 Senior 500 Free * 16 17 11-14 500 Free* 18 *500 Free will be timed finals, fast to slow within age group

Saturday Morning 11-12, 13-14, Senior Prelims

Warm Up: 7:30 AM Start: 8:30 AM

Women Event Men 19 11-12 200 Free 20 21 13-14 200 Free 22 23 Senior 200 Free 24 25 11-12 50 Breast 26 27 13-14 200 Breast 28 29 Senior 200 Breast 30 31 11-12 100 Back 32 33 13-14 100 Back 34 35 Senior 100 Back 36 37 11-12 50 Fly 38 39 13-14 200 Fly 40 41 Senior 200 Fly 42 43 11-12 50 Free 44 45 Senior 400 IM* 46 47 13-14 400 IM* 48 49 11-12 400 IM* 50 *All 400 IMs are timed finals, fast to slow, fastest heat will swim at finals session. 11-12s will swim with 13-14s but will be scored separate Saturday Afternoon 10&U Timed Finals

Women Event Men 51 10 & Un 100 Free 52 53 8 & Un 100 Free 54 55 10 & Un 50 fly 56 57 10 & Over 200 Fly 58 59 8 & Un 25 fly 60 61 10 & Un 200 Free 62 63 8 & Un 100 IM 64 65 10 & Un 50 Back 66 67 10 & Over 200 Back 68 69 8 & Un 25 Back 70 71 10 & Un 100 Breast 72 73 8 & Un 50 Breast 74 75 10 & Un 100 IM 76

Sunday Morning 11-12, 13-14, Senior Prelims

Warm Up: 7:30 AM Start: 8:30 AM

Women Event Men 77 11-12 200 IM 78 79 13-14 200 IM 80 81 Senior 200 IM 82 83 11-12 100 Free 84 85 13-14 100 Free 86 87 Senior 100 Free 88 89 11-12 100 Breast 90 91 13-14 100 Breast 92 93 Senior 100 Breast 94 95 11-12 50 Back 96 97 13-14 200 Back 98 99 Senior 200 Back 100 101 11-12 200 Fly 102 103 Senior 1650 Free* 104 105 11-14 1650 Free* 106 *1650 swum as a timed final, all heats in prelims Sunday Afternoon 10&U Timed Finals

Women Event Men 107 10 & Un 50 Free 108 109 8 & Un 50 Free 110 111 10 & Un 200 IM 112 113 8 & Un 25 Breast 114 115 10 & Un 50 Breast 116 117 10& Over 200 Breast 118 119 8 & Un 50 Back 120 121 10 & Un 100 Back 122 123 8 & Un 50 Fly 124 125 10 & Un 100 Fly 126 127 10 & Un 25 Free 128 129 10 & Un 500 Free 130 Dynamo Partnered Hotels

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TEAM______OFFICIAL ABBREVIATION______COACH______OFFICIAL TEAM ADDRESS ______CITY, STATE, ZIP ______HOME PHONE # ______OFFICE PHONE # ______

# of # of IND Make Checks Payable to: Swimmers Entries Dynamo Parents Club Inc. 10 & U Girls Entry Deadline: 11 & Over Girls November 26, 2014 10 & U Boys 11 & Over Boys Mail or Deliver Entries to: Woodie B. Malone Invitational Total c/o Dynamo Swim Club 3119 Shallowford Road # IND entries ______x $6.00 = ______Chamblee, GA 30341

# Swimmers ______x $2.00 = ______(only complete if out of state)

Grand Total = ______

WAIVER, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND LIABILITY RELEASE I, the undersigned coach or team representative verify that all of the swimmers and coaches listed on the enclosed entry forms are registered with U.S.A Swimming.

I acknowledge that I am familiar with the safety rules of U.S.A. Swimming and Georgia Swimming regarding warm-up procedures and that I shall be responsible for the compliance of my swimmers with those rules during this meet.

Georgia Swimming, Inc., U.S.A. Swimming and Dynamo Swim Club, its agents, employees and coaches shall be free from any liability or claim for damages rising by reason of injury to anyone during the conduct of the meet.

______Signature Date

______Printed Name Please use the back of this sheet to include any other coaches who will be attending this meet GEORGIA SWIMMING INC. SCRATCH RULE

The Scratch Rule to be used in all Georgia LSC sanctioned meets where the meet format includes preliminary heats, consolation finals and finals, is the "Scratch Rule" as found under “Administrative Conduct of USA Swimming Championships”, subsection “Scratch Procedures”, subsections “Scratching from finals” and “Exceptions for failure to compete”, of the current “USA Swimming Rules and Regulations”. An excerpt is provided below. The following Georgia LSC additions listed below apply to all timed final meets as well as all preliminary/finals meets.

Scratching from finals:

(1) Any swimmer qualifying for a C, B, or A (bonus and consolation final or) final race in an individual event who fails to compete in said final shall be barred from further competition for the remainder of the meet, except as noted in paragraph E. A declared false start under 101.1.3F or deliberate delay of meet under101.1.5 is not permitted and will be regarded as a failure to compete. (2) In the event of withdrawal or barring of a swimmer from competition the Referee shall fill the C, B, or A (bonus and consolation final or) final, when possible, with the next qualified swimmer(s). First and second alternates shall be announced along with the final qualifiers. These alternates shall not be penalized if unavailable to compete in the finals. (3) Where C and B (bonus and consolation) finals have not been swum and a barring or withdrawal is known to the Referee, the Referee shall reseed the C, B, or A (bonus final, consolation final and the) final, if necessary, to insert the alternate(s) in the appropriate lane(s), filling all lanes in the final. (4) If the C or B (bonus and consolation) final has already been contested, the (championship) final shall be swum without reseeding for the empty lane(s).

Exceptions for failure to compete:

No penalty shall apply for failure to withdraw or compete in an individual event if:

(1) The Referee is notified in the event of illness or injury and accepts the proof thereof. (2) A swimmer qualifying for a C, B or A (bonus or consolation final or) final race based upon the results of the preliminaries notifies the Referee within thirty (30) minutes after announcement of the qualifiers for that race that they may not intend to compete and further declares their final intentions within thirty (30) minutes following their last individual preliminary event. (3) It is determined by the Referee that failure to compete is caused by circumstances beyond the control of the swimmer.”

Georgia LSC Additions:

Unless otherwise stated in the final sanctioned Meet Information:

1. Swimmers that qualify for any final heats as announced in the meet information will also be subject to these rules. 2. In all deck seeded events, a swimmer who has been checked in either personally or by a team coach, has been seeded and then fails to compete in said event, shall be barred from his or her next individual event, except as noted in “Exceptions for failure to compete” above. This rule also applies only to timed-finals meet events where the meet management has placed limits on the number of heats to be contested or the number of individual entries to be accepted for a particular deck-seeded event as specifically stated in the meet information. 3. There is no scratch rule governing relays and there is no penalty regarding relay scratches. 4. Qualifiers for all finals heats are those as identified on the originally posted results of the preliminary heats. Any qualifier who has moved up into this group as a result of the posting of corrected preliminary results after original results have been posted shall not be subject to penalty. 5. The meet official designated to receive initial intentions not to compete and final intentions shall be announced at the beginning of each session. It is suggested that this official be the Clerk of Course. 6. On the final day of “LSC Championship” competitions, any swimmer who has checked in for finals and fails to compete will be assessed a $50 fine. This fine must be paid before the next LSC Championship meet in which the swimmer intends to compete or the swimmer will be barred from competition. 7. A “Positive check-in procedure” shall be used for all deck seeded events. A swimmer’s intent to swim a race shall be denoted by the swimmer’s or swimmer’s coach’s initials entered next to the swimmers’ names on the official entry sheet posted at the Clerk of Course. Failure to check in shall be considered to indicate that the swimmer will not compete. 8. In cases where changes to the USAS rules cause conflict with the Georgia LSC additions, USAS rules shall take precedence.

Adopted by the HOD: April 18, 2010 Revised: September 23, 2012