Bengal Tiger Aquatic Club

TIGER AQUATICS NATAL’S MARDI GRAS INVITATIONAL February 5-7, 2010

SANCTIONED & SPONSORED BY Tiger Aquatics, Inc. (225) 578-5078 Louisiana Swimming, Inc. Sanction #

MEET ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL MEET DIRECTOR: Jeannine Malbrough (225) 578-5078 [email protected] PRE-MEET INFO: Tiger Aquatics Office (225) 578-5078 [email protected] MEET REFEREE: Keith Landry (225) 578-5078 [email protected] HEAD COACH: Dave Geyer (225) 578-5078 or 266-9951 [email protected]

FACILITY L.S.U Natatorium, site of the 1985 National Sports Festival; Indoor 50-meter pool at a constant depth of 7 feet with movable bulkheads to make two 8-lane 25-yard pools; Non-Turbulent lane lines; Paragon starting blocks. Colorado Timing System with 8-lane alphanumeric electronic scoreboard. A six-lane 25- yard pool is next to 50-meter pool with depth from 17 to 14 feet

MEET FORMAT One six lane 25-yard course and two eight-lane 25-yard courses will be used. Should the size of the meet dictate, the 9 – 14 year old groups will be split into two eight-lane 25-yard courses. No time standards will be used. All events will be pre-seeded except events 17-20 and 103-104. Heats may be combined at the Referee’s discretion.

MEET SCHEDULE FRIDAY PM SESSION 1 Warm-up 5:00 – 5:45pm Start 6:00pm SATURDAY AM SESSION 2 Warm-up 8:00 – 8:45am Start 9:30am SATURDAY PM SESSION 3 Warm-up 2:00 – 2:45pm Start 3:00pm SUNDAY AM SESSION 4 Warm-up 7:00 – 7:50am Start 8:00am SUNDAY PM SESSION 5 Warm-up 12:30 – 1:15pm Start 1:30pm

THE PARADE The swimmers are encouraged to participate in the Mardi Gras parade that will be held on Saturday immediately after warm-ups of each session. Please pick up the beads for your team when you check in for your coaches packets.

ENTRY LIMIT Each swimmer is limited to (4) four individual entries per day plus relays. Meet management reserves the right to limit meet size to comply with Louisiana Swimming, Inc.’s four-hour rule. Meet management reserves the right to reassign events/age groups to different courses. The order of events shall not be changed but at the discretion of the meet management, breaks may be added. Meet management reserves the right to limit the number of entries per event. Every effort will be made to accommodate all entries submitted. If entries are limited, meet management will use the criteria of first received basis. All entries received after this time will be promptly returned. All teams will be notified of any such limitations or changes. The psych sheet will be posted on our website, www.swimtaq.com, the Monday before the meet. ELIGIBILITY This meet is sanctioned by USA Swimming, Inc. and Louisiana Swimming, Inc. (LSI). 2010 USA Swimming and LSI rules will apply. Swimmers with a disability as described in the USA Swimming Technical Rules, Article 105, shall be permitted to enter any meet sanctioned by Louisiana Swimming Inc. Age as of February 5, 2010 determines age for entire meet. Only USA Swimming registered athletes are eligible to compete. ALL COACHES AND OFFICIALS MUST BE CURRENT ON ALL USA SWIMMING REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.

ENTRY INFORMATION Teams using “Hy-Tek” Team Manager should submit their entries via email to [email protected] All teams sending entries by e-mail must pay entry fees prior to start of meet. NO PHONE OR FAX ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. All swimmers must have their current and complete 14-digit USA Swimming number to be entered.

ENTRY FEES & DEADLINE $2.50 per individual event $8.00 per relay event $4.00 Louisiana Swimming surcharge per swimmer $5.00 per late entry fee for individual events, $16.00 per relay. Make checks payable to TIGER AQUATICS

ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED (not sent) BY Thursday, January 28, 2010

Mail entries and fees to: Tiger Aquatics 5261 Highland Road Suite 324 Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Or e-mail: [email protected]

LATE ENTRIES Late entries are not permitted if the swimmer is already entered in four events for that day. No scratches to enter another event. Entries after January 28th, 2010 may be accepted if there are open lanes in those events; late entry fees will apply. Late entries may be permitted if the meet will remain under the four- hour rule. Late entries are limited to open lanes. No new heats will be created. Late entries are limited to teams already entered in the meet, unless permission is granted by the meet referee. Late entries will only be accepted with fees paid in full by cash or check at time of entry. No late entries will be accepted for events in which the number of participants are limited! Any questions regarding late entries at the meet should be directed to the Meet Referee.

SEEDING The meet will be pre-seeded. Psych sheets will be posted at www.swimtaq.com on Monday before the meet. Heats may be combined at the Referee’s decision. SCRATCHES All events are timed finals and pre-seeded with the exception of events 17-20 and 103-104. No scratching is necessary for the pre-seeded events; you must sign in for events 17-20 and 103-104. There is no penalty for scratching. Scratching one event to add a different event is not permitted.

WARM UP PROCEDURE Deck Referee and Safety Marshals have complete authority over warm-up procedures at all times. Warm- up times and lane usage will be assigned based on approximate number of entries per team per session. Swimmers attending the meet without a coach must report to the Meet Referee to be assigned a coach for warm-up prior to each session. Your team assignments will be posted on our Website www.swimtaq.com on the Monday before the meet or you may call (225) 578-5078.

SCORING & AWARDS Single age groups: 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, and 6 & under. Individual events will be scored: 9 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 Relays are scored double. Awards will be presented for first through eighth place for individual events. Awards will be presented for first through third place for relay events. High Point Awards will be presented for first through fifth in each SINGLE age group. 6 & under is considered one age group. On long events and relays age groups may be swum together, but will be scored separately. Team awards will be presented for first through third place.

TIMERS Timers will be the responsibility of all teams entered in the meet. Timing assignments will be assigned based on approximate number of entries per team per session. Your team assignments will be posted on our Website www.swimtaq.com on the Monday before the meet. Each swimmer must provide their own timer and counter for all 500 and over events.

MEETING SCHEDULE Officials’ Meetings: 30 minutes before the start of each session. Coaches’ Meetings: Friday 5:45 pm, Saturday, and Sunday as needed. Timers’ Meetings: 15 minutes before the start of each session.

FACILITY RULES LSU permits no taping to the walls of any kind. Banners may be hung from wood beams by string/rope. NO SMOKING IS PERMITTED IN THE NATATORIUM. Please note that all diving apparatus present on deck is the property of LSU Swimming and Diving and is completely off limits to everyone participating in the meet. This is due to both insurance issues and the request of LSU Diving. Each team is responsible for cleaning up their area. Please place all trash in receptacles provided. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO PARKING IN THE GRASS ANYWHERE ON THE LSU CAMPUS: YOUR CAR WILL BE TOWED. Parking is available in the lots surrounding the Natatorium, by the tennis courts and in front of track field. If there is any question about where you may park please ask the meet administration. NO GLASS CONTAINERS ON DECK, NO FOOD ON DECK

SWIM STORE Tom Natal Swim Shop will be available throughout the meet with swimsuits, shirts, caps, goggles, etc. HEAT SHEETS & FINAL RESULTS Heat sheets will be available. Complete Meet Results available for $8.00. Individual Results available for $3.00. One set of Complete Results mailed to each participating club. Real Time Results from Hy-Tek will be posted to www.swimtaq.com throughout the meet.

CONCESSIONS & HOSPITALITY Hospitality will be provided for COACHES and OFFICIALS ONLY. Concessions will be offered by Bayou Bistro for SPECTATORS and SWIMMERS.

Event Order SESSION 1 – FRIDAY PM WARM-UP 5:00 – 5:45PM MEET START 6:00PM

GIRLS EVENT # AGE GROUP EVENT BOYS EVENT # 1 9 200 IM 2 3 10 200 IM 4 5 11 200 IM 6 7 12 200 IM 8 9 13 200 IM 10 11 14 200 IM 12 13 9 200 FREE 14 15 10 200 FREE 16 17 11 – 12 500 FREE 18 19 13 - 14 500 FREE 20 Events 17-20 need their own counters and timers. Events 17-20 will be swum fast to slow. Check in for 17-20 by 5:45 pm.

SESSION 2 – SATURDAY AM WARM-UP 8:30- 9:15AM MEET START 9:30AM

GIRLS EVENT # AGE GROUP EVENT BOYS EVENT # 21 6 & UNDER 100 FREE RELAY 22 23 7 50 FREE 24 25 8 50 FREE 26 27 9 100 FREE 28 29 10 100 FREE 30 31 6 & UNDER 25 BREAST 32 33 7 25 BREAST 34 35 8 25 BREAST 36 37 9 50 BREAST 38 39 10 50 BREAST 40 41 7 50 FLY 42 43 8 50 FLY 44 45 9 100 FLY 46 47 10 100 FLY 48 49 7 100 IM 50 51 8 100 IM 52 53 9 50 BACK 54 55 10 50 BACK 56 57 6 & UNDER 25 FREE 58 59 7 25 FREE 60 61 8 25 FREE 62 63 8 & UNDER 100 FREE RELAY 64 65 9 – 10 200 FREE RELAY 66 SESSION 3 – SATURDAY PM WARM-UP 2:00 – 2:45PM MEET START 3:00PM

GIRLS EVENT # AGE GROUP EVENT BOYS EVENT # 67 11 100 FREE 68 69 12 100 FREE 70 71 13 100 FREE 72 73 14 100 FREE 74 75 11 50 BREAST 76 77 12 50 BREAST 78 79 13 200 BREAST 80 81 14 200 BREAST 82 83 11 50 FLY 84 85 12 50 FLY 86 87 13 200 FLY 88 89 14 200 FLY 90 91 11 100 BACK 92 93 12 100 BACK 94 95 13 100 BACK 96 97 14 100 BACK 98 99 11 100 IM 100 101 12 100 IM 102 103 13 – 14 400 IM 104 105 11 – 12 200 MEDLY RELAY 106 107 13 - 14 200 MEDLY RELAY 108 Check in for events 103 and 104 must be completed by 8:15 AM.

SESSION 4 – SUNDAY AM WARM-UP 7:00 – 7:45AM MEET START 8:00AM

GIRLS EVENT # AGE GROUP EVENT BOYS EVENT # 109 6 & UNDER 100 MEDLY RELAY 110 111 7 50 BACK 112 113 8 50 BACK 114 115 9 50 FREE 116 117 10 50 FREE 118 119 6 & UNDER 25 FLY 120 121 7 25 FLY 122 123 8 25 FLY 124 125 9 50 FLY 126 127 10 50 FLY 128 129 7 50 BREAST 130 131 8 50 BREAST 132 133 9 100 BREAST 134 135 10 100 BREAST 136 137 6 & UNDER 25 BACK 138 139 7 25 BACK 140 141 8 25 BACK 142 143 9 100 BACK 144 145 10 100 BACK 146 147 6 & UNDER 50 FREE 148 149 7 100 FREE 150 151 8 100 FREE 152 153 9 100 IM 154 155 10 100 IM 156 157 8 & UNDER 100 MEDLEY RELAY 158 159 9 – 10 200 MEDLY RELAY 160 SESSION 5 – SUNDAY PM WARM-UP 12:30 – 1:15PM MEET START 1:30PM

GIRLS EVENT # AGE GROUP EVENT BOYS EVENT # 161 11 50 FREE 162 163 12 50 FREE 164 165 13 50 FREE 166 167 14 50 FREE 168 169 11 100 BREAST 170 171 12 100 BREAST 172 173 13 100 BREAST 174 175 14 100 BREAST 176 177 11 50 BACK 178 179 12 50 BACK 180 181 13 200 BACK 182 183 14 200 BACK 184 185 11 100 FLY 186 187 12 100 FLY 188 189 13 100 FLY 190 191 14 100 FLY 192 193 11 200 FREE 194 195 12 200 FREE 196 197 13 200 FREE 198 199 14 200 FREE 200 201 11 – 12 200 FREE RELAY 202 203 13 – 14 200 FREE RELAY 204