2010 Chinook Sprint Meet

Feb 18 2014

The Swift Current Barracudas Swim Club Presents the

Chinook Invitational Meet 2014

SANCTION # 15941

April 5 & 6, 2014

Meet Manager: Assistant Meet Manager Karla Rempel Sherita McDonald (306) 778-6147 (home) (306) 587-7222 (306) 774-9077 (cell) Email: [email protected] Email: karlarempel @sasktel.net

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Location: Swift Current Aquatic Centre 1100 – 11th Avenue N.E. Swift Current, SK

Referees: Scott Sundquist and Gary Thronberg

Facility: 50 metre pool Non-turbulent lane markers 6 lanes HY-TEK Meet Manager software

Program: Saturday, April 5, 2014 Warm ups start: 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Coaches meeting (if needed): 10:30 a.m. Competition starts: 12:00 pm

Sunday, April 6, 2014 Warm ups start: 8:00 a.m. to 8:55 a.m. Coaches meeting (if needed): 7:30 a.m. Competition starts: 9:00 a.m.

(Times may be changed at discretion of the Meet Manager and clubs will be notified. Coaches will be notified prior to the meet of any changes to the specifications of this meet package, unless such changes can be dealt with at the commencement of the meet without disadvantage to the swimmer.)

Eligibility: a) Open to all swimmers registered as “winter competitive swimmers” with Swimming/Natation Canada (SNC) or FINA affiliates.

b) PARA swimmers who are registered with a FINA or IPC affiliate are welcome and will be seeded according to their entry time.

c) Swimmers must be a minimum seven years of age as of the day of competition.

Competition: a) Current SNC rules shall apply except as specifically modified herein.

b) All events are timed finals. Males and females will compete separately

c) Age groups based on age of swimmer as at April 5, 2014. Female – 10 and Under, 11 – 12, 13 – 14, 15 and Over Male – 11 and Under, 12 – 13, 14 – 15, 16 and Over

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d) Heats may be combined as necessary

e) Except for Backstroke events, swimmers will remain in the water at the completion of their swim to allow the next heat to get under way. Swimmers will stay to the side their respective lane against the lane rope.

f) Meet management MAY limit the entries in the 200 Freestyle, 400 Freestyle, 800 Freestyle, 1500 Free and/or the 200 Individual Medley to a specific number of heats in order to meet swim meet timelines. In these events, the Saskatchewan “AA” time standard will be used as a de-qualifying time standard, and coaches/teams will be notified prior to the start of the meet to allow for event substitutions.

Relays: Female relay events will be swum in the following age categories: 10 & under, 11 & 12, 13 & 14 and 15 & over

Male relay events will be swum in the following age categories: 11 & under, 12 & 13, 14 & 15 and 16 & over

Swimmers may only swim in one age category. Swimmers may swim above their age category but not below.

Heats may be combined as necessary.

Relay name changes shall be accepted each day up to 30 minutes before the start of the session.

Seeding: All events will be pre-seeded by time and seeded slowest to fastest. No time entries will be accepted.

Start: The FINA start shall be used for all events per SNC Rule SW 4.

Scratches: Scratches from heats simply create empty lanes, as there will be no re-seeding. Scratches from heats may be made at any time without penalty except for loss of entry fee. Clubs are requested to report any scratches no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of that day

Protests: As per SNC Rule GR 9.2.

Events: A list of events can be found at the end of this document.

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Entries: All Clubs must submit entries by uploading their Hy-Tek Entry file to the National Entries and Results site at: www.swimming.ca/Meetlist.aspx

Remember: No time entries will be accepted

All meet entries must be accompanied by the swimmer’s 9-digit SNC registration number. Entries without a registration number will not be accepted.

Classification Numbers for PARA swimmers must accompany entries (ie. s6sb6sm6).

All entries must be in long course metres. Converted times will be accepted.

Swimmers are limited to a maximum of six (6) individual events.

Limitations: a) Meet Management reserves the right to limit the number of entries per event.

b) The meet is limited to 150 swimmers registered with Swimming/Natation Canada. Entries will be accepted on a first- come, first-entered basis. When the meet reached 149 entered swimmers, the next team in its entirety will be accepted.

Deck Entries: a) Deck entries will be allowed at the discretion of the Meet Manager, and only if lanes are available. Deck entries must be submitted to the Clerk of Course no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the day in which the deck entered event is being swum.

b) All deck entries must be accompanied by a Cheque or Cash

c) Fees for deck entries will be $15 for individual swims.

Entry Fees: Individual Events – $55.00 per swimmer Relay Events - $10.00 per event

Please make cheques payable to the Swift Current Barracudas Swim Club.

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Entry Deadline: All entries must be received, with fees, by midnight, March 26, 2014.

Please send a hard copy of all entries to:

Karla Rempel 1931 MacDonald Dr. Swift Current, SK S9H 1M1 Phone: (306) 778-6147 Email: [email protected]

Scoring: Individual events will not be scored. Awards: Ribbons will be awarded for individual events from 1st to 8th place. Ribbons will be awarded for relay events from 1st to 3rd place only.

Meet Results: Results will be reported in four age categories: Female - 10 & Under; 11 & 12; 13 & 14; 15 and Over Male - 11 and Under, 12 & 13, 14 & 15, 16 and Over

All clubs will be able to obtain results off the Swim Canada website: www.swimming.ca/Meetlist.aspx Additional paper copies of meet results may be ordered if prepayment is made of $5.00 per copy.

Meet Safety Rules: a) SNC WARM UP PROCEDURES WILL BE IN EFFECT AT THIS MEET, AS PER APPENDIX D IN THE SNC RULEBOOK

During warm-up, no swimmer shall enter the pool by a dive. Exception: During the last 25 minutes of each warm-up session when Lanes 1, 5 and 6 are designated as diving lanes. During this period, diving and one-way swimming only, will be allowed in these lanes. Lane 2 and 4 are designated pace lanes.

b) Safety Marshalls will be on deck during warm-ups.

It is the Coach’s responsibility to ensure that all swimmers are aware of, and adhere to, these safety rules and to all rules of the facility.

Officials: Help with officiating would be greatly appreciated. Please list volunteers on the attached Officials Form, or ask them to phone Sherita McDonald (306) 587-7222 or Karla Rempel (306) 774-9077.

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General Information: a) Any meet changes will be provided to the coaches before the meet at warm up.

b) Clubs are responsible for their valuables and for the conduct of their swimmers. Swimmers caught vandalizing or pilfering will be disqualified from the meet.

c) The Aquatic Centre is a non-smoking facility.

d) Only the host club may sell merchandise at the meet.

e) Your co-operation is expected in ensuring that quiet is provided at the start of each race. No flash photography at the start of the race.

f) There is to be NO food allowed on deck. A concession will be available off the pool deck. Water in plastic containers only is allowed.

g) Teams are required to keep their respective areas of the deck clean, to use trashcans, and not to bring breakables or sunflower seeds on the deck.

h) Lockers are available in the change room; however, these are not equipped with locks. Swimmers are advised to bring their own locks if they wish.

i) Lane assignments will be posted at the pool. It is the responsibility of the coach and/or team manager to direct their swimmers to only warm up in those lanes that are assigned to their club.

j) No ‘deck changing’ will be allowed. Swimmers must go to the change room to change in and out of bathing suits.

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OFFICIALS FORM Swift Current Barracudas Chinook Invitational

NAME OF OFFICIAL QUALIFICATIONS SESSION AVAILABILITY

Saturday, April 5, 2014 List of events Warm-ups start at 11:00 a.m. Competition starts at 12:00 p.m.

Female Event # Event Male Event #

1 200 I.M. 2 3 50 Fly 4 5 100 Back 6 7 200 Free 8

9 50 Breast 10 11 100 Fly 12 13 Medley Relays (4 x 50) 14 15 800 Free 16

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Sunday, April 6, 2014 List of events Warm-ups start at 8:00 a.m. Competition starts at 9:00 a.m.

Female Event # Event Male Event #

17 400 Free 18 19 200 Breast 20 21 100 Free 22 23 50 Back 24

25 200 Fly 26 27 100 Breast 28 29 50 Free 30 31 Free Relays (4 x 50) 32 33 1500 Free 34

Register for 6 events plus relays

Accommodations:

Below are some hotel options for April 4 & 5, 2014. We recommend that you book as soon as possible as there is also a Hockey tournament in Swift Current that weekend.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Motel 6 1301 North Service Rd. E. 1185 – 5th Ave N.E. Swift Current, SK Swift Current, SK S9H 3X6 S9H 5N7 Phone: 306-773-8288 Phone: 306-778-6060 2 Queen beds - $129.99 + tax 2 Queen beds or 1 Queen bed Includes hot breakfast $105.54 Small Continental Breakfast included

Best Western Plus Inn Comfort Inn 105 George St. W 1510 S. Service Rd Swift Current, SK Swift Current, SK S9H 0K4 S9H 3X6 Phone: 306-773-4660 (306) 778-3994 2 Queen beds - $124 + tax 2 Double beds - $116.99 + tax Includes Hot Breakfast 1 Queen bed - $112.49 + tax Includes Hot Breakfast