<p> GPAC Spring Classic 2015 Trials & Finals for 13-14 & 15 & Over Age Groups Timed Finals for 9-10 & 11-12 Age Groups June 5-7, 2015 MEET HOST Greater Philadelphia Aquatic Club Held under the sanction of USA Swimming and Middle Atlantic Swimming. Sanction # SANCTION In granting this sanction, it is understood and agreed that USA Swimming shall be free from any liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of this event. PHONE: 856-580- MEET DIRECTOR Matthew Sprang E-MAIL: [email protected] 0912 Pool name GCIT Street address 1360 Tanyard Road; Sewell, NJ 08080 Day of meet LOCATION ONLY emergency phone 856-468-1445 x. 2659 This is an indoor with 8 lanes for competition, a Colorado 6 timing system with a full color FACILITY scoreboard and Competitor lane lines. The meet will be conducted in LCM. Deck seating for DESCRIPTION 1000 and spectator seating for 450. Parking 600 Hospitality yes Snack bar yes – run by the school POOL The competition course has been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4) CERTIFICATION WATER DEPTH The depth of the water at the start end of the pool is 12.5 feet and at the turn end is 5 feet. EVENTS This meet will be conducted in accordance with the attached schedule of events. ENTRIES OPEN April 20, 2015 ENTRY DEADLINE May 20, 2015 at 11:59 PM ENTRY FEES Individual Events: $6.00 Relay Events: 3 Individual Events per day (13-14, 15 & MEET ENTRY LIMIT: 7 Over age groups) ENTRY LIMITs 0 Relays per day (13 & Overs); 9 (9- 4 Individual Events per day (9-10s & 11- 12s) 12s) All entrants must be registered members of USA Swimming. Age as of the first day of the ELIGIBILITY meet determines eligibility. This meet is open to all USA swimming registered swimmers. ON-SITE On-site registration will NOT be accepted at this meet. REGISTRATION  The Meet Director reserves the right to limit entries, events or heats in order to conform to MA/USA Swimming rules. Swimmers/teams eliminated from the meet due to time or space constraints will be given a full refund.  Entry times must be submitted in the course in which they were achieved. Nonconforming times will be seeded last. NT entries will not be accepted.  Entry into 13-14 age group events requires a minimum of a “BB” time in that event.  Entry into and Senior/Open event requires a minimum of a 15-16 “A” time to enter the event.  Entries must be submitted electronically in a format compatible with Hy-Tek or TouchPad meet management software. ENTRY PROCEDURES  All entries should be submitted via e-mail, subject (YOUR TEAM NAME) – SPRING CLASSIC entry. Please include the following information in the body of the e-mail: Meet Name, Team Name, Number of Individual Entries, Number of Relay Entries and Team Meet Entry Person's Contact Information  Electronic entry files (TM / TU or equivalent) are required for all entries. Unattached swimmers are encouraged to use Hytek’s TM LIte for entry submission. Manual (paper) entries are subject to a $15 surcharge. Teams with five or more swimmers who submit manual entries are subject to an additional $25/swimmer surcharge. These fees are due at the time of entry submission. A manual entry form can be found here.  FINAL entry payments and any necessary reports must be mailed or e-mailed to the entry chair by May 27, 2015 Include Meet Entry Summary with payment. PHONE #: 856-580-0912 (no calls before 9:00 AM or after MEET ENTRY CHAIR Ryan Hahn 9:00 PM) E-MAIL ENTRY FILES [email protected]</p><p>Pg 1 TO MAIL CHECKS/ GPAC; PO Box 293; Sewell, NJ 08080 REPORTS CHECKS PAYABLE GPAC TO SAFETY DIRECTOR Matthew Sprang E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 856-580-0912 Mary Katherine OFFICIALS CONTACT E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 856-580-0912 Weatherby</p><p>Pg 2 Entry into any 13-14 age group event requires a “BB” time in that event. Entry into any Senior event requires a minimum of the 15-16 A time in that event.</p><p>SESSION #1 FRIDAY EVENING – June 5, 2015 (Warm-up 3:15 p.m. – Start 4:15 p.m.) Women's Event Description Men's 1 Senior 400 IM 2 1a 11-14 400 IM 2a 3 9 - 12 400 Free* 4 5 Senior 800 Free 6 5a 11-14 800 Free 6a The 800 Free may be limited to no more than the top 3 heats (24 swimmers max) per gender. All events will be swum fastest to slowest. The 800 Free will alternate women and men. The 400 IM and 800 Free will be swum as combined age groups, but scored separately.</p><p>SESSION #2 SATURDAY MORNING – June 6, 2015 (Warm-up 6:30 a.m. - Start 7:30 a.m.) Women's Event Description Men's 7 Senior 200 Back 8 9 13-14 200 Back 10 11 Senior 100 Breast 12 13 13-14 100 Breast 14 15 Senior 200 Fly 16 17 13-14 200 Fly 18 19 Senior 100 Free 20 21 13-14 100 Free 22 23 Senior 200 IM 24 25 13-14 200 IM 26 27 Senior 400 Free 28 The 400 Free is a timed Finals Event. All swims will take place after the preliminary session. No heats will be swim with Finals. The 400 Free may be limited to no more than the fastest 5 heats (40 swimmers max) for each gender.</p><p>SESSION #3 SATURDAY AFTERNOON – June 6, 2015 (Warm-up 12:45 pm; Meet 1:45 pm) Women's EventDescription Men's 29 9-10 100 Fly 30 31 11-12 100 Fly 32 33 9-10 50 Back 34 35 11-12 50 Back 36 37 9-10 100 Free 38 39 11-12 100 Free 40 41 9-10 50 Breast 42 43 11-12 50 Breast 44 45 9-10 200 IM* 46 47 11-12 200 IM* 48</p><p>Pg 3 Session #4 SATURDAY FINALS – June 6, 2015 (warm-up 5:45 pm, meet 6:30 pm) Follow the same order of events as Saturday’s AM session.</p><p>SESSION #5 SUNDAY MORNING – June 7, 2015 (Warm-up 6:30 a.m. - Start 7:30 a.m.) Women's Event Description Men's 49 Senior 200 Free 50 51 13-14 200 Free 52 53 Senior 100 Fly 54 55 13-14 100 Fly 56 57 Senior 50 Free 58 59 13-14 50 Free 60 61 Senior 100 Back 62 63 13-14 100 Back 64 65 Senior 200 Breast 66 67 13-14 200 Breast 68</p><p>SESSION #6 SUNDAY MILE – June 7, 2015 (Session Begins 20 minutes after the end of Session #5) Women’s Event Description Men’s 69 Open 1500 Free 70 The 1500 Free may be limited to the top 2 heats (16 swimmers max) for each gender.</p><p>SESSION #7 SUNDAY AFTERNOON – June 7, 2015 (Warm-up APPROX 1:00 pm; Meet 2:00 pm) Women's Event Description Men's 71 9-10 200 Free* 72 73 11-12 200 Free* 74 75 9-10 50 Fly 76 77 11-12 50 Fly 78 79 9-10 100 Back 80 81 11-12 100 Back 82 83 9-10 50 Free 84 85 11-12 50 Free 86 87 9-10 100 Breast 88 89 11-12 100 Breast 90</p><p>SESSION #8 SUNDAY FINALS – June 7, 2015 (Warm-up 6:00 pm, Meet 6:45 pm)</p><p>Pg 4 Sunday’s Finals order of events will be the same as Session #5</p><p>*Swimmers must have a time to enter all events. “No Time” entries will not be accepted for this meet.</p><p>Subject to space availability, and at the discretion of the Meet Director, deck entries will be accepted on the day of the meet, prior to the start of each session, at the cost of $12 per event. Deck-entered swimmers will compete unofficially; the achieved time is official, but will not score in the meet for points or awards. To enter, please see the Meet DECK ENTRIES Entry Coordinator before warm-ups. Swimmers not previously entered in the meet must provide proof of current USA Swimming registration.</p><p>If the meet reaches capacity and closes early, deck entries WILL NOT be accepted at this meet. Entry times must be from a sanctioned, approved or observed meet. Proof of time is not required for this meet. However, Falsification of any entry time may be subject to penalties/fines set by Middle Atlantic. PROOF OF TIMES Entry into any 13-14 event requires a BB time. Entry into any Senior event requires a 15-16 A time. This meet will be entirely DECK SEEDED. Upon arrival for each session, coaches should report to the scorer’s table to pick up their team’s check-in sheet and complete as directed. Check- in sheets are due back to the scorer’s table from each team at each session no less than 40 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the session. No penalties will be assessed to a SEEDING swimmer who is checked in for any event 200 or shorter who does not swim. Swimmers will have to check themselves in for the 400 Free and 400 IM. Any swimmer who checks in for the 400 Free or 400 IM and does not swim will be barred from their next individual event. AWARDS Top 8 finishers in each Division (A/BB/C) in the 9-10, 11-12, and 13-14 age groups SCORING There will be no scoring at this meet Programs/heat sheets will be sold for the entire meet. Meet mobile will not be available but PROGRAMS AND TouchPad’s real results will be available throughout the meet. ADMISSION Admission is $5 per day. Children under 9 admitted free. Volunteers serving in a capacity determined by the Meet Director will be refunded admission cost. MISCELLANEOUS </p><p>SESSION WARM-UP TIMES MEET STARTS 1: Friday 3:15 pm 4:15 pm 2: Sat 13&Over 6:30 am 7:30 am Prelims 3: 9-10/11-12 Sat 12:45 pm 1:45 pm 4: Saturday Finals 5:45 pm 6:30 pm 5: Sun 13&Over 6:30 am 7:30 am Prelims 6: Sun 9-10/11-12 12:45 pm 1:45 pm 7: Sunday Finals 5:45 pm 6:30 pm USA Swimming and Middle Atlantic Swimming Safety Guidelines and Warm-up Procedures will be in effect for the entire meet. Entry into the pool shall be from the ends, not the sides, and shall be feet first except in designated start/sprint lanes. Warm-up sessions may be divided into periods of equal length depending on the number of WARM-UP swimmers entered into each session. Warm-up schedules will be posted and made available INFORMATION to coaches at the meet. Sprint/ Start lanes will be available at the end of the warm-up period. No diving or backstroke starts will be permitted, except in sprint lanes, when designated. The referee may remove anyone from the warm-up for failure to comply with warm-up rules</p><p>Pg 5 Only currently credentialed coaches, USA Swimming registered athletes and essential meet personnel will be permitted on deck. Swimmers must be under the direct supervision of an USA Swimming Member Certified Coach at all times. Coaches must present their current USA Swimming registration card and keep it DECK PRIVILEGES visible on deck at all times. Unattached swimmers and attached swimmers attending without a coach are responsible for securing a USA Swimming Member coach who will supervise them while on deck during warm-up, warm down, before, during, or after the meet. Additionally these swimmers must register a contact person with the meet director. This information should be submitted with the entries. 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 RACING START start or must start each race from within the water. It is the responsibility of the swimmer or CERTIFICATION the swimmer’s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement. A copy of the Racing Start Certification Checklist, signed by a USA Swimming member coach, must be given to the referee prior to the start of the meet. All 13-14 events require a BB time in order to swim that race. All Senior events require a minimum of the 15-16 A time to swim that race. QUALIFYING TIMES All other events require the swimmer have a time to participate in the event. Entries entered with No Time or “NT” will be rejected. The meet/deck referee shall be in charge of the meet. Any questions regarding the conduct of MEET/DECK the meet should be made directly to him/her. The meet/deck referee has final judgment for REFEREE any issues that arise that day during the course of the meet. Meet Marshals have full authority through the Meet Referee & Safety Director for safety and good order throughout the venue at all times. Swimmers, coaches and spectators may be MEET MARSHALS removed from the deck/venue for non-compliance with procedures or non-cooperation with Marshals’ instructions. This meet will be governed by current USA Swimming Rules. Fly-over starts will be used at this meet for all events involving swimmers 9 and over. All swimmers (except for Backstroke starts) should remain in the water at the completion of their race until the next heat has begun. Any swimmer observed swimming under or through the bulkhead by an Official or Safety Monitor/Marshal at the meet will be disqualified from that swimmer’s next individual event or from the remainder of the meet, as determined by the Meet Referee. This policy will be RULES: STRICTLY enforced. Smoking and the use of tobacco products are prohibited as is sale and use of alcoholic beverages. No unauthorized personnel will be allowed on the pool deck. Coaches, Officials, and designated Meet personnel will only be permitted on deck if they are wearing their approved and current credentials. All other individuals, except swimmers, will be prevented from entering the deck area Swimmers with a disability are welcome to enter this meet. The coach or team entry person DISABLED must alert the meet director and the meet referee as to the need for any special SWIMMERS accommodations or seeding arrangements at the time the entry is submitted. A Meet Jury will adjudicate any protests including issues of conduct which may occur in the meet venue. All protests must be in writing to the Meet/Deck Referee. The Meet Jury will PROTESTS consist of the Meet Director, an Athlete and a Coach. Additional members including an official may be added for a jury of five. The Meet Referee will act as a mediator PHOTOGRAPHY Middle Atlantic PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEOGRAPHY STATEMENT In compliance with USA Swimming Rules and Regulations: Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms. Additionally, the use of equipment capable of taking pictures or videos (i.e. cell phones, cameras, PDA's, etc) are banned from behind the starting blocks during the entire meet, including warm up, competition and warm down periods. Unless approved in advance by the MAS Board and stated in the meet announcement, photographers /videographers are not permitted on deck at any time. As an approved exception, USA Swimming-registered and credentialed coaches are permitted </p><p>Pg 6 to utilize visual recording devices to record their swimmers in the pool for the sole purpose of stroke training subject to the location restrictions of this statement so long as they do not interfere with meet operations. In the event of any disputes regarding video recording, the Referee’s decision shall be final and binding. In no case shall coaches be permitted to delegate this role to athletes. Except where the venue facilities require otherwise, changing into or out of swimsuits other DECK CHANGING than in locker rooms or other designated areas is not appropriate and is prohibited. Please use 1360 Tanyard Road; Sewell, NJ 08080 in your GPS device to get point-to-point DIRECTIONS directions to the facility.</p><p>Please contact the meet director for more information on local hotels. The meet host will not ACCOMODATIONS maintain a block of hotel rooms for this meet.</p><p>Pg 7</p>