West Texas C Championship Meet

West Texas C Championship Meet Hosted by City of Midland Swim Team February 21, 2015 Sanction # WT-0220-15

Meet Referee: Meet Director: Mike Anzano

Location: Mabee Memorial Aquatic Center 3003 N. A St, Midland, TX 79705

Facility: The meet will be conducted in an 8 lane, 25 yard pool with non-turbulent lane lines. Colorado Electronic Timing, Daktronics touch pads and Hy-Tek Meet Manager will be used. Sloped starting blocks and backstroke turn flags are in place. Designated warm-up lanes will be available throughout the meet. Average water depth at the start end is 7.5 feet and 16.5 feet at the turn end. The competition course has been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4), and filed with USA Swimming. Separate dressing rooms, showers and lavatories for men and women are available.

Meet Schedule: Session 1- All 11 and Overs Warm-ups: 8:00-8:40 am General Warm-up 8:40-8:50 am One Way Starts all lanes Coaches Meeting: 8:50 am Meet Starts: 9:00 am Session 2- All 10 and Unders Warm-ups: 12:00-12:40 am General Warm-up 12:40-12:50 am One Way Starts all lanes Coaches Meeting: 12:50 am Meet Starts: 1:00 am *Session 2 Warm-ups will begin immediately after the finish of the morning session but no early than noon.

Eligibility: Swimmer’s age as of 02/21/2015 shall determine his/her age for the entire meet. Open to all registered USA swimmers. Swimmers may not compete in any event in which they have achieved an B time. No entries will be accepted unless the entrant is a registered athlete member with USA Swimming, Inc. The complete USA Swimming registration number for each individual must be placed on the team entry form. Every club entered as a team in a West Texas Swimming sanctioned meet must be a member of USA Swimming, Inc. Rules: 2015 USA Swimming rules for competitive swimming will govern the meet. In accordance with safety regulations, the pool deck is strictly limited to swimmers, coaches, officials, and meet personnel only. Parents and other spectators must remain in the spectator area in the stands above the pool.

Racing Start Proficiency: Any swimmer entered in the meet 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. 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.

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

Deck Changing: 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 strongly discouraged.

Meet Operations: Flyover starts will be used when appropriate.

Entries: Limit : Swimmers are limited to 5 events for this meet. Deck Entries: Deck entries will be accepted 20 minutes into the warm up time for each session at the Clerk of Course. Deck entries will be accepted for empty lanes only. New heats will not be created for deck entries. Coaches, please notify the Clerk of Course with any scratches. Entry Times: Entry times must be submitted in 100ths of seconds. All entry times must be current times, provable in the USA Swimming, Inc. SWIMS database. Penalty for entering with an unproved time will be removal of the swimmer from that event without refund of entry fee. Entry Forms : Send entries via e-mail. Relay Entries: Relay cards and swimmer names must be submitted to the Clerk-of- Course 20 minutes into the warm uptime for each session. Deck Entries for relays will only be allowed where space is available. New heats will not be created for relay deck entries. Entry Fees: Entry fee is $4.75 per individual event, $9.50 per relay. There is a $2.50 athlete surcharge. Late entries and deck entries are $9.50 per individual event, $18.00 per relay. Make checks payable to COM.

Deadlines: All entries must be turned in by Thursday, February 12th. All entries should be submitted on the attached form or on Hy-Tek Team Manager. Teams entering more than 10 must submit their entries via Hy-Tek Team Manager or pay a fine of $50. Please include your complete USS ID # on all entries. Mail Entries To: Mike Anzano [email protected] 3003 N. A St Midland, TX 79705

Timers: Each team participating may be called on to help provide timers.

Concessions: A concession stand will be available. Hospitality will be available for officials, coaches and timers.

Liability and Sanction: This meet is held under the Sanction of USA Swimming. U.S. Swimming, West Texas Swimming, Inc., City of Midland Aquatics and or its coaches and it’s officials shall be free from any and all liabilities or claims for damages or harm arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of the meet or while traveling to or from the meet. Damage to a facility, when proved, will cause the offending swimmer, if unattached, or the offending swimmer’s club, if attached, to be held accountable for repairs.

Awards: Medals will be given for individual events 1st-3rd place. Ribbons will be awarded for individual events 4th-8th places. Ribbons will be awarded for relays 1st-8th place. High Point awards will be for 1st and 2nd place winners in 6 and under, 7-8 (25s and 50s will count for this age group); 9-10 (50s and 100s will count for this age group), 11-12 and 13 & over.

Scoring: Scoring will be based on the following age groups: 6 and Under,7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13 and over. Session 1 GIRLS EVENTS BOYS 1 11-12 200 Free Relay 2 3 13 & Over 200 Free Relay 4 5 11&Over 200 Free 6 7 11-12 100 Back 8 9 13&Over 100 Back 10 11 11-12 100 Fly 12 13 13&Over 100 Fly 14 15 11-12 50 Free 16 17 13&Over 50 Free 18 19 11-12 50 Breast 20 21 13&Over 200 Breast 22 23 11-12 50 Back 24 25 13&Over 200 Back 26 27 11-12 200 IM 28 29 13&Over 200 IM 30 31 11-12 100 Free 32 33 13&Over 100 Free 34 35 11-12 50 Fly 36 37 13&Over 200 Fly 38 39 11-12 100 Breast 40 41 13&Over 100 Breast 42

Session 2 43 8 & Under 100 Free Relay 44 45 10 & Under 200 Free Relay 46 47 7-8 25 Back 48 49 6 and under 25 Back 50 51 10&Under 100 Back 52 53 7-8 25 Fly 54 55 6 and Under 25 Fly 56 57 10&Under 100 Fly 58 59 10&Under 50 Free 60 61 7-8 25 Free 62 63 6 & Under 25 Free 64 65 10&Under 50 Breast 66 67 7-8 25 Breast 68 69 6 and Under 25 Breast 70 71 10&Under 50 Back 72 73 10&Under 100 IM 74 75 10&Under 100 Free 76 77 10&Under 50 Fly 78 79 11-12 50 Fly 80 81 10&Under 100 Breast 82