2020 SPEEDO SECTIONALS - ELKHART Hosted by Elkhart Health & Aquatics CENTRAL ZONE SECTIONAL 3 – LCM: March 26-29, 2020 Held Under the Sanction of USA SwiMMing & Indiana SwimMing #IN20236 TiMe Trials #IN20237 This meet will be capped at 850 athletes (not to exceed 100 out of section athletes). DATES below the knees, and for women, shall not cover the neck, Thursday, March 26 - Sunday, March 29 extend past the shoulder, nor extend below the knee. Wednesday, March 25: TeaM WarM-Ups 1:00 – 7:00 PM Use of audio or Visual recording deVices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, restrooMs, or HOSTED BY Elkhart Health & Aquatics locker rooMs. Event Website: https://www.beaconhealthsysteM.org/elkhart- health-aquatics/event/speedo-sectional-chaMpionships/ Deck changes are prohibited. Operation of a drone, or any other flying apparatus, is LOCATION prohibited over the Venue (pool, athlete/coach areas, Facility: Elkhart Aquatic Center spectator areas, and open ceiling locker-rooMs) any tiMe Address: 200 E Jackson BlVd, Elkhart, IN athletes, coaches, officials and/or spectators are present. TIME ZONE In granting this sanction, it is understood and agreed that Elkhart is in the Eastern Time Zone. All times referenced in USA SwiMMing and Indiana SwiMMing shall be free froM any this docuMent are Eastern TiMe. liabilities or claims for daMages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of this event. CONTACT INFORMATON Meet Director & Entry Chair SAFE SPORT Kevin Milak [email protected] All athletes ages 18 and over participating in or associated (832)233-0234 with this Meet acknowledge that they are subject to Meet Referee provisions of the USA SwiMMing Minor Athlete Abuse Anissa Kanzari Prevention Policy (“MAAPP”) and that they understand that 937-307-6835 coMpliance with the MAAPP policy is a precondition of [email protected] participation in the conduct of this Meet. Recording deVices (cell phones, caMeras, PdAs, etc.) are not permitted behind the starting blocks during the entire Meet. Sectional Chairperson Cindy Virdo Dial FACILITY INFORMATION [email protected] The coMpetition course has been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). The copy of such certification is on file with RULES USA SwiMMing. Where a MoVeable bulkhead is used, course Current USA SwiMMing Rules, including the Minor Athlete measurement of the lane in which a record is set (AMerican, Abuse PreVention Policy (“MAAPP”), will goVern this Meet. US Open, or National Age Group) must be confirmed at the Conditions of Sanction: At a sanctioned competitiVe eVent, conclusion of the session during which the tiMe was USA SwiMMing athlete MeMbers Must be under the achieved. supervision of a USA SwiMMing MeMber-coach during Competition Pool: Indoor, ten-lane, 70-meter pool with a warM-up, competition, and warM-down. The Meet director depth ranging from 4’-13’ (race course is 8’2”-13’ deep). or Meet Referee May assist in Making arrangeMents for such Competitor lane lines with Myrtha track starting blocks, supervision, but it is the swiMMer’s responsibility to Make Colorado electronic timing equipMent and scoreboard. such arrangeMents prior to the start of the Meet. Warm-Up Pool: Continuous warM-up and warM-down in Coaches MUST display their current USA SwiMMing coach four-lane, 25-meter shallow end of coMpetition pool. credential or deck Pass to gain deck access. The Meet Seating Gallery: The spectator gallery will be open for Director and/or Meet Referee reserVe the right to ask for seating 90 Minutes before the start of each coMpetition coach credential or deck Pass and/or deny deck access if session. This seating gallery has a capacity of approxiMately coach does not coMply or card is no longer valid/current. 1,200 which includes a handicapped seating area. All seating is general adMission and aVailable on a first-coMe basis. Any swiMMer entered in the Meet Must be certified by a Saving of seats is prohibited. USA SwiMMing MeMber-coach as being proficient in Locker Rooms: There are six athlete locker rooMs on the perforMing a racing start or Must start each race from deck leVel of the aquatic center, 3 of each gender accessible within the water without the use of the backstroke ledge. via the hallway on the south side of the deck. There is a When unaccoMpanied by a MeMber-coach, it is the gender-neutral/faMily locker room next to the officials responsibility of the swiMMer or the swiMmer’s legal meeting rooM, for the exclusiVe use of credentialed non- guardian to ensure coMpliance with this requirement. athlete participants. Additional restrooMs are located in the lobby and in the upper concourse of the facility. Elkhart All competitors in this Meet Must wear only one swiMsuit in Health & Aquatics is not responsible for lost or stolen iteMs. one or two pieces except as provided in USA SwiMMing rule 205.10.1. All swiMsuits shall be Made froM textile Materials. For Men, the swiMsuit shall not extend aboVe the naVel nor 1 2020 SPEEDO SECTIONALS - ELKHART Hosted by Elkhart Health & Aquatics CENTRAL ZONE SECTIONAL 3 – LCM: March 26-29, 2020 Held Under the Sanction of USA SwiMMing & Indiana SwimMing #IN20236 TiMe Trials #IN20237 This meet will be capped at 850 athletes (not to exceed 100 out of section athletes). Parking: Ample parking will be aVailable in the auxiliary lots Section 3 Coaches Meeting: After PreliMs- Hospitality Room free of charge. Parking Map will be proVided on the website Sunday, March 31 and emailed to clubs after the close of entries. • PreliM WarM up: 6-8:50am Concessions: UniVersity concessions are aVailable in the • Competition: 9am lobby during competition sessions. The host has no control • Finals WarM Up: 3-4:15pM over the iteMs aVailable nor does the host receive any reVenue froM the sale of concession iteMs. • Competition: 4:30pM Participant Hospitality: Coaches, officials, and Volunteers REGISTRATION will haVe access to the hospitality rooM located just off of Registration will begin on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at 12 the pool deck. Menus and Meal changeoVer tiMes will be pm in the lobby of the Aquatic Center. Registration will be posted. available at 7am each day of the Meet at Volunteer check-in in the lobby. Venue Rules & Procedures: All coaches desiring eVent deck passes MUST complete Step Deck access is restricted to coMpeting athletes, • 6 (deck Passes) in OME when entering their athletes in the registered coaches, officials, and Meet volunteers, all of meet. There will be a $20 fee per deck pass due at whoM Must present their eVent credentials at the east Registration for all coaches not registered in OME. Coaches deck entrance upon each entry. No parents, spectators, must present their Valid coach membership cards or Valid or MeMbers of the general public will be allowed on Deck Pass app screens, along with a photo ID, at Registration deck except at the request of Meet referee or the Meet in order to receive their deck passes and the coach packet. director. Each swiMMer on deck at any tiMe Must be under the direct • First Aid/Training Needs: Lifeguards are trained to handle water eMergencies and first aid on the deck. supervision of a USA SwiMMing MeMber coach. SwiMMers whose coaches are not present at the Meet should arrange • Ample teaM seating is aVailable on the bleachers in adVance for an assigned coach and plan to arriVe at surrounding the pool deck, in the diving well area, and Registration with that coach in order to obtain athlete Meet upstairs on the east concourse. Team seating is credentials. available on a first-coMe basis by session. Belongings should be reMoved froM the deck between sessions GENERAL MEETING and oVernight for cleaning. Participants can also gain Coaches should plan to arriVe in tiMe for the General access into the east spectator stands by presenting Meeting, Wednesday, March 25, at 5:00 pm in the their eVent credential at the entry doors. Hospitality RooM. Coaches are responsible for all business • Please keep all trash picked up in your area and stay conducted at this Meeting and should send a representatiVe away froM restricted areas. If a swiMMer is found in a if unable to personally attend. There will be a Section 3 restricted area, the swiMMer will be asked to leave the Coaches Meeting on Saturday, March 28, imMediately after facility and May be pulled froM the reMainder of the preliMs (before tiMe trials) in the Hospitality RooM. meet. • VandalisM will not be tolerated. Any indiVidual caught ELIGIBILITY vandalizing the facility will be asked to leave the facility This Meet is open to all current athlete MeMbers of USA for the reMainder of this Meet. SwiMMing registered both inside and outside the Central • Elkhart Health & Aquatics is a smoke-free facility. Zone. The meet will be capped at 850 athletes total, not to exceed 100 out-of-section athletes. The out of section spots SCHEDULE - All tiMes are Eastern TiMe. will be done in a reserVation process starting 10am Eastern Registration: March 26 – March 29 tiMe, February 3rd, first-coMe, first-served; an RSVP forM for • Wednesday: 12-7pM – Lounge near main entrance out-of-section teaMs will be posted on the event website • Thurs.-Sun: 7am-End of Finals – Volunteer Check- (see page 1). All out of section teaMs Must be approVed in Desk in loBBy before your teaM can enter into OME when it opens. Indiana SwiMMing does not process on-site MeMberships. Age as of Warm-Ups, Start Times, & Meetings March 26 shall deterMine the swiMMer’s age for the entire Wednesday, March 25 meet. Open WarM-Up: 1-7pM • Eligible swiMMers Must have achieVed the releVant • General Meeting: 5pM- Hospitality Room qualifying tiMes within the qualifying period.