Meet
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EEX HOLIDAY CLASSIC XXV |
Meet Sanction
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NJS120911SC 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 the event. |
Host Club:
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Eastern
Express Swim Team |
Date of Meet:
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Friday,
December 9, Saturday, December 10, and Sunday, December 11, 2011 |
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Location: |
Sonny Werblin
Recreation Center Pool 656 Bartholomew Rd The pool is located in the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center on
the Busch Campus at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey. |
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Facility Info: |
The Sonny Werblin Recreation Center pool has two 8-lane courses
with Colorado Timing. There is an
auxiliary pool (patio pool) for warm-up and cool down, and ample seating for
spectators. The depth at the block end in the scoreboard pool is 6 and the
turning end is 610; the depth at both the block end and the turning end in
the diving pool ranges from 7 feet in lane 8, to 14 feet in lane 1. |
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Pool Certification Statement: |
The competition course has been
certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). The copy of such certification is
on file with USA Swimming. |
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Meet
Director: |
Ellen W. Mace, 609.558.0988, entries1@juno.com |
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Meet
Referee: |
Paul Jennings Meet Referee / Officials
Coordinator-- pdjennings5@yahoo.com |
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Meet
Marshal: |
Grey
Jones, gj@coachingsystems.com 609.466.9000 |
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Team
Contact: |
Brent
Matheson, bmatheson@aol.com, 908.295.8133 |
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Entry
Coordinator: |
BE
Smartt, Inc will be the Entry Coordinator, E-Mail address: entries1@juno.com ·
1.609.558.0988 ·
Best
time to call after 8:00PM and weekends |
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Entry
Deadline: |
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Deadline
Date: Saturday, November 26th, 2011, or when meet is filled ·
All
entries will be accepted on a first-come basis. Meet Entries will be taken until the meet fills. ·
Certain
sessions may close earlier than others based on athlete subscription. In accordance with USA Swimming Policy,
the host club will be required to insure that no session exceeds four hours
in length. ·
A
teams entry summary, verification forms, waiver
release, and fees must be delivered to the control room no later than 8:00am
on Friday, December 9, 2011. A team without swimmers in the Friday Prelim
Session will be permitted to submit its waiver and entry fees later in the
day / meet, but these items must be received before the start of the session
in which that team has its first swimmer(s) entered. |
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Meet
Format Waiver: |
The host
club has the right to change the format of the meet with the approval of the
sanctioning chairman and age group or senior chairman. These changes would be made for a more
efficient swim meet for the swimmers and the host club. Reasons for these changes include: ·
To
allow more swimmers to swim. ·
To
conform to facility capacity limits. |
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Internet
Website Posting: |
Meet
Information will be posted on the following 3 websites: Pre-Meet
Information (to be posted on all three websites): ·
Meet
Information / Announcement ·
Downloadable
Hy-Tek Events list (HYV File) will be posted on each website. ·
Teams
Attending List ·
Heat
Limited Events Psych Sheet ·
Updated
Meet Schedule & Session Timelines ·
Warm-up
Schedule ·
Team
Timing Assignments During
the Meet (posted at www.besmarttinc.com only) ·
Real-Time
Results ·
Finals
Heat Sheets ·
Emergency
Updates (weather/facility related) Post-Meet
Information (to be posted on all three websites): ·
Downloadable
Results (CL.2 file) ·
Downloadable
Meet Back-up (Backup.zip File) ·
HTML
Results Full Meet Results ·
Final
Team Scores |
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Meet
Requirement Statement: |
In order to be eligible for the SC New Jersey
Zone Championship Team or for NJ Swimming Athlete Reimbursement for sectional
and national level meets, NJ Swimming policy stipulates certain participation
requirements. As a NJ Swimming
sanctioned meet, this meet counts towards those participation requirements. |
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Coaches
Eligibility: |
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All
coaches on the deck must be registered members of USA Swimming. ·
Coaches
must show coaching card for entrance to facility. ·
Coaches
will be required to be in possession of their current coaches card. |
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Swimmer
Eligibility: |
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All
swimmers must be members of USA Swimming to enter and compete in this meet. ·
All
swimmers must be listed on a teams official entry form to be eligible to
participate in this swim meet in any events including relays. ·
All
transfer swimmers must swim unattached for 120 days from their last attached
competition. Swimmers must use an UN-
(New Team Alpha Code) as their team affiliation. All Unattached swimmers must
be listed on the teams official waiver entry form. ·
There
will be 10&Under, 11-12, 13-14, and Open Events ·
In
accordance with USA Swimming Policy, swimmers will compete their age as of
the first day of competition. Age for
this meet will be calculated as of December 9th, 2011. ·
All
swimmers must have times equal to or faster than the meet qualifying
standards. Proof of time will be
required for all 13-14 & Open Individual Events 400 yards and longer. Individual
and Relay Limits: ·
Swimmers
are allowed to compete in up to THREE (3) individual events per
day. ·
Swimmers
may compete in TWO (2) relay events
per day. ·
All
13-14 and Open Relays will be timed finals with the fastest two heats
swimming during PM final, EXCEPT for the Open 200 Medley and Open 200
Freestyle Relays, which will swim ALL THREE
(3) heats at the start of the Finals session (see heat limited section
pertaining to these relays). ·
All
teams will be limited to THREE (A,B,C) Relay Teams per event. |
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Swimmers
Unaccompanied by a USAS Certified Coach: |
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. If a swimmer is not accompanied by a USA Swimming member coach, then
it is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmers legal guardian to
ensure compliance with this requirement.
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Meet
Format & Meet
Schedule |
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This
meet will be run in accordance with current USA Swimming Rules. ·
The
USA Swimming scratch rule will be in effect. ·
This
meet will be deck seeded with coaches checking in/scratching all swimmers and
relay teams. When the seeding has
been posted, swimmers will report to the blocks. ·
This
meet will be run using two pools.
Pools will be divided by age groups once all entries are received and
a timeline is established. This
information will be available in the pre-meet update posting. ·
The
building will open each morning at 7:10AM. ·
This
meet will be run as a prelim / finals meet for 13-14 and Open swimmers. ·
This
meet will be run as a timed final meet for 10&Under and 11-12 swimmers. ·
Evening
sessions will feature TWO
(2) heats of finals for all individual events. ·
Exceptions:
The Women & Men Open 1000 Freestyle and Open 1650 Freestyles will be swum
as timed final events. The fastest
heat of each distance event will be contested following the Open 200 Relays
during the Friday (1000s) and Sunday (1650s) evening finals. ·
The
Open 200 Freestyle Relay and Open 200 Medley Relay will be limited to 24
entries per event, and will be contested as timed final events with all THREE
(3) heats swimming at the start of the Friday (200 Medley) and Sunday (200
Free) evening finals. ·
The
13-14 and Open 400 Freestyle Relays, 400 Medley Relays, and the Open 800
Freestyle Relay will be timed final events with the TWO (2)
fastest seeded heats swimming during the evening finals. |
Session Age Groups / Check-In Times
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Warm-up |
Start |
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Fri & Sun Preliminaries |
13-14s and Open: by 7:40AM |
7:15-7:45, 7:45-8:15 |
8:20AM |
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Saturday AM 500 Prelims |
13-14s and Open: 500s: by 7:30AM |
7:15-7:50 |
7:55AM |
Saturday
Preliminaries
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13-14s and Open: by 10:00AM |
Approx 9:40-10:10, 10:10-10:40 |
Approx 10:45AM |
Fri
& Sun Distance
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Open 1000s & 1650s: by 10:45AM |
Patio Pool + Main |
Approx Noon/11:45 |
Fri
& Sun Evening Finals
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Top Heats of 13-14 and Open Events |
Approx 6:00PM |
Approx 7:00PM |
Saturday
Evening Finals
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Top Heats of 13-14 and Open Events |
Approx 5:30PM |
Approx 6:30PM |
Fri,
Sat, Sun Afternoon
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10&Unders and 11-12s:
by 2:00PM |
Approx
1:30-1:55,1:55-2:20 |
Approx 2:30PM |
Session and warm-up times will be
finalized once all entries have been received
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Warm-up
Procedures: |
New Jersey Swimming Warm-up and
Safety Guidelines: ·
Warm-ups
will be run under New Jersey Swimming Warm-up and Safety Guidelines. ·
Warm-ups
will include general warm-up lanes, one-way sprint lanes, and pace lanes. ·
All
swimmers must enter the pool from the starting end of the pool. ·
New
Jersey Swimming officials will monitor warm-ups. ·
All
general warm-up lanes will swim in a counterclockwise direction. ·
Warm-up
schedules will be e-mailed to coaches and available on all three meet
websites at least one week prior to the start of the meet. ·
Warm-up
for the 1000 and 1650 Freestyle will begin in the patio pool, and continue in
the competition pool (time permitting) until the start of the Distance Event |
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Entry
Times: |
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New
Jersey Swimming does not allow NT or No Time to be used as an entry time. ·
All
entry times must be equal to or faster than the qualifying time standards for
this meet. ·
All
entry times must be in short course yards. ·
Proof
of time will
be required and enforced for all 13-14 and Open Individual Events 400 yards
and longer; Hy-Tek proof of time on the entry file will be acceptable. |
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Check-In: |
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All check-in sheets must be turned in to the control room 30
minutes before the start of each session.
Swimmers that are swimming will have a line through their name. Swimmers that are being scratched will
have their names circled with a SCR next to the circle. Swimmers scratching a single event will
have a line through his/her name and the event number circled with SCR next
to the circle. ·
All
Distance and Relay events will have a positive check-in that will be posted
in the control room. ·
Failure
to follow any of the above positive check-in procedures may result in the
swimmer(s) or relay not participating in the event/session. |
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Scratch
Rule: |
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The
meet will follow USA Swimming rule 207.12.6.D and rule 207.12.6E for
scratches from finals. ·
A
swimmer who fails to scratch from finals within the deadlines outlined in
rule 207.12.6E will be barred from further competition for the remainder of
the meet. ·
In
addition, the club of a swimmer who qualifies for finals or consolation
finals and fails to compete in that final during the last session of the meet
shall be fined $50 for each occurrence. |
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Starts: |
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New
Jersey Swimming requires that whistle starts be used. ·
The
host club will determine if overhead starts will be used after a time line
has been produced. This information
will be e-mailed and posted in the pre-meet information. |
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Distance
Events: (1000
& 1650) |
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The
1000 and 1650 Freestyle events are timed finals. ·
They
will be run fastest to slowest as a separate session at the conclusion of the
AM prelims on Friday and Sunday, respectively. ·
Heats
of Women & Men will be combined if needed to conserve time and space. ·
The
fastest heat (top 8 swimmers) of each event will compete during the Evening Finals. ·
Swimmers
must provide their own timers and counters. ·
Proof
of time is
required for entry into these events. ·
DISTANCE
BONUS:
Swimmers who qualify for one of these two events (either the 1000 or the
1650) may enter both regardless of their entry time in the second event. |
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Heat
Limited Events: |
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Heat-Limited Event Lists will be posted on all three meet
websites no later than the Monday prior to the start of the meet. ·
Every
effort will be made to allow as many athletes to compete in these events as
possible. ·
Additional
swimmers will be added if there are scratches in the event and/or there is
extra space on the timeline. Refunds
will be processed after the meet only for swimmers not given the
opportunity to participate in the event, not for those following normal
scratch procedures. ·
Approximately
one week before the meet, all coaches with swimmers in an oversubscribed
distance event will be e-mailed and asked to declare any scratches that they
know of in advance. Heat Limits ·
13-14
and Open 500 Freestyle: maximum 9 heats per event will be seeded. ·
13-14
and Open 400 IM: maximum 9 heats per event will be seeded. ·
Open
1000 Freestyle: maximum 8 heats per event will be seeded ·
Open
1650 Freestyle: maximum 6 heats per event will be seeded. ·
10&Under
500 Freestyle: maximum 6 heats per event will be seeded ·
11-12
500 Freestyle: maximum 8 heats per events will be seeded. ·
11-12
400 IM: maximum 8 heats per event will be seeded. ·
Open
200 Medley & Open 200 Freestyle Relays: maximum 3 heats per event will be
seeded (all 3 competing at the start of Friday & Sunday Evening Finals) |
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Relays: |
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Coaches
must turn in relay cards listing correct swimmers names and correct order
prior to the start of the Event. ·
Teams
will be limited to three (A, B, and C) Relay Teams per event. |
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Scoring: |
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Team
scoring will be kept. 16 place
scoring will be 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 and double for
relays. |
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Awards: |
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Medals
will be awarded to the top 3 swimmers in each individual event. ·
Medals
will be awarded to the top 3 relay teams in each relay event. |
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Entry
Fees: |
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Individual
Entry Fee for 13-14 and Open Prelim / Final Events: $5.00 ·
Individual
Entry Fee for Open 1000 and Open 1650: $4.00 ·
Individual
Entry Fee for 10&Under and 11-12 Timed Final Events: $4.00 ·
Relay
Entry Fee: $8.00 ·
Make
checks payable to: Express Sports
Inc. |
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Admissions and
Programs: |
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Admission
will be $7.00 for AM, distance or afternoon sessions. ·
Cost
of HC XXV Meet Program will be $10.00. ·
Admission
to the 13/Over finals will be $3.00. ·
13/Over
Finals heat sheets will be free of charge;
one per family while supplies last. |
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Entries: |
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In
accordance with NJS policy, team entries may be submitted by E-mail to entries1@juno.com. ·
All
entries must be submitted as an e-mailed attachment in either a Hy-Tek TM or
MM entry file. No hardcopy or snail
mail entries will be processed. ·
The
meet entry coordinator will respond to e-mailed entries within 48 hours. If you do not receive an e-mail response
within 48 hours, assume that your email has not been received. It then
becomes the e-mailers responsibility to make sure that the host club's meet
entry coordinator receives the e-mail.
If you do not receive an e-mail response, you must contact the entry
coordinator by e-mail or phone to resolve. ·
Accuracy
of seed times is essential.
Incomplete entries will not be accepted. ·
Deck
entries will not be accepted. No
phone or faxed entries will be accepted. ·
Entry
summary, verification forms, waiver release, and
fees must be received no later than 8:00am on Friday, December 9, 2011. These items should be delivered to the
control room prior to the start of the Meet.
A team without swimmers in the Friday Prelim Session will be permitted
to submit its waiver and entry fees later in the day / meet, but these items
must be received before the start of the session in which that team has its
first swimmer(s) entered. ·
Eastern
Express Swim Team reserves the right to scratch swimmers/teams that have not
paid their entry fees and turned in their waiver forms by the start of the
meet. |
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Results: |
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All Teams will be e-mailed a Hy-Tek TM / MM Results File following the
meet. ·
Paper results can be ordered from the admission table at a cost of
$10.00. ·
Real time results will also be available at www.besmarttinc.com. |
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Host
Club Responsibilities: |
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The host club will provide a single timer in each lane throughout the
meet, except for Distance Events. ·
The host club will have stopwatches available for volunteers helping
to time. ·
The
host club will e-mail all club entries back to the participating clubs. ·
The
host club will create a warm-up schedule that will be fair and equal to all
teams. ·
The
host club will create timing assignments that are fair and equitable with as
many teams participating as possible. ·
These
warm-up schedules and timing assignments
will be e-mailed to all participating clubs and posted on all three meet
websites at least one week prior to the start of the meet. |
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Participating
Club Responsibilities: |
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Participating
clubs must help with timing assignments in accordance with the schedule
created and distributed by the host club. ·
Participating
clubs parents must stay off the pool deck, except when fulfilling team
timing responsibilities. ·
Participating
clubs should help with officiating whenever possible. List the club contact for club officials
on the meet summary or include in the body of your entries e-mail. |
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Concessions: |
Refreshments
will be available in the lobby. |
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Vendor: |
A swim
vendor will be in attendance |
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Hotels: |
Host
Hotel: Somerset Holiday Inn, 1.732.584.4612, ask for special
Holiday Classic rates. The
Crowne Plaza, 1.732.716.1175 The
Courtyard by Marriott on Davidson Avenue The
Doubletree Executive Somerset on Atrium Drive |
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Directions: |
From the NJ Turnpike, North or South - Take Exit 9-New
Brunswick and pay toll. **Follow
signs for Route 18 North-New Brunswick.
Proceed along Route 18 North, crossing the Raritan River on the John
Lynch Bridge, approximately 3.7 miles.
Continue to Busch Campus Exit, bear right on exit ramp and proceed on
the entrance road to the traffic circle.
Bear right at first turn off, go to first intersection, turn left to
lot 64. From the Garden State Parkway Traveling South - Follow Parkway South
to Exit 129-New Jersey Turnpike.
Travel south on the New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 9-New Brunswick. Follow directions from ** above. From the Garden State Parkway Traveling North - Follow Parkway North
to Exit 105- Route 18. Take Route 18
North and follow directions from ** above. From Route 287 Traveling North - Take Route 287 North
to Exit 9 (River Road, Bound Brook, Highland Park, 514 Spur). Follow River Road (514 Spur South)
approximately 2 miles to Hoes Lane, turn left about ½ mile bear right and on
campus just past the golf course entrance.
From Route 287 Traveling South - Take Route 287 South
to Exit 9 (River Road, Bound Brook, Highland Park, 514 Spur) Follow River Road (514 Spur South)
approximately 2 miles to Hoes Lane West, turn left about ½ mile bear right
and on campus just past the golf course entrance. From US Highway 1, North or South - Take the exit for
Route 18 North - New Brunswick and proceed from ** above. |
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Order
of Events: |
13/Over
events will be swum in the same order in the finals as in preliminaries
following the Open 200 Medley Relay & Open 1000 Freestyle on Friday, and
the Open 200 Freestyle Relay & Open 1650 Freestyle on Sunday. |
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HOLIDAY CLASSIC XXV NEW CUT TIMES BOLDED & ITALICIZED |
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Qualifying times "no slower than" |
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New order of events |
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NEW JERSEY SWIMMING
HOLIDAY CLASSIC XXV
FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, December 9th, 10th,
& 11th, 2011
***WAIVER***
In
consideration of acceptance of this entry, I/we hereby, for myself/ourselves,
my/our heirs, administrators and assigns, waive and release any and all claims
against USA-Swimming, Rutgers University, Express Sports Inc. and BE
Smartt, Inc. and their staffs for any injuries and/or expenses incurred by
me/us at the swim meet, or while on the road to and from the meet. I/we are USA
Swimming registered athletes and eligible to compete in all the events
I/we have entered.
NAME OF CLUB: ________________________________________________________________
USS CLUB ABBREVIATION: _________________________________________________________
SIGNATURE OF CLUB OFFICIAL, COACH,
AND/OR PARENT OR GUARDIAN:
________________________________________________________________
(Print Name)
________________________________________________________________(Signature)
________________________________________________________________(Address)
________________________________________________________________(Telephone)
NAME(S) OR COACH: ________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
LOCATION OF CLUB: _______________________________(City)
_______________________(State)
NAME/PHONE #/E-MAIL ADDRESS of person to contact regarding this
entry:
______________________________________________________________________________________
NAME/PHONE #/E-MAIL ADDRESS OF PERSON TO CONTACT REGARDING
TIMERS/OFFICIALS:
______________________________________________________________________________________
NAME/PHONE #/E-MAIL ADDRESS OF PERSON TO RECEIVE FINAL RESULTS:
______________________________________________________________________________________
Meet
results via e-mail --or--
Meet
results via disk/hard copy
ENTRY
_________________Individual Timed Final
Event Entries @ $4.00 = $_________________
FEE
SUMMARY: _________________Individual
Prelim/Final Event Entries @ $5.00 = $_________________
_________________Relay
Event Entries @ $8.00 = $_________________
TOTAL
ENTRY FEES =
$_________________
New Jersey Swimming Inc.
Head Coaches Name:
_________________________________________________
Club
Address: _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________

I hereby certify that all swimmers and coaches listed on the
entry, for the HOLIDAY CLASSIC XXV to be held on December 9th
to 11th, 2011 are registered members
of New Jersey Swimming/ United States Swimming. All United States Swimming
numbers are correctly listed and, unless otherwise noted, are not required to
swim unattached (UN) due to the 120-day transfer. Also I acknowledge that deck access is limited to coaches and/or
officials working the meet and displaying their credentials.
Signature ___________________________________________ Date ______________
(Signature
cannot be photocopied)
Article 302.4 of the USA Swimming
Rules and regulations.
FALSE
REGISTRATION: An LSC may impose a fine of up to $100
per event against a member coach or a member clubs representative signing
a document which indicates a swimmer is registered with United States Swimming
for a meet when that swimmer is not properly registered or eligible to compete
for that club. This will be enforced by the LSC and the LSC will be entitled to
the fines imposed.
LIST ALL UNATTACHED SWIMMERS:
Unattached
Swimmer __________________________,
Unattached Swimmer __________________________
Unattached
Swimmer __________________________,
Unattached Swimmer __________________________
Unattached
Swimmer __________________________,
Unattached Swimmer __________________________
Unattached
Swimmer __________________________,
Unattached Swimmer __________________________