GROSSE POINTE GATORS SWIM CLUB

2nd Annual “ROMP IN THE SWAMP”

HOSTED BY:  GROSSE POINTE GATORS SWIM CLUB

JANUARY 29 – JANUARY 31, 2010

 

ENTRIES INTO DIRECT ATHLETICS PRIOR TO 8 PM TUESDAY DECEMBER 29TH.

 

THIS MEET IS RECOMMENDED FOR PA SWIMMERS WITH B TIMES AND SLOWER THAT ARE NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE USSC ODD AGE MEET THE PREVIOUS WEEKEND

 

LOCATION:                Grosse Pointe South High School

                                    11 Grosse Pointe Boulevard

                                    Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236

The pool is located in the John and Marlene Boll Athletic Center on Fisher Road.

 

TIMES:                       FRIDAY PM - Warm-up 5:00 pm                 Events start 6:00 pm

                                    SATURDAY AM - Warm-up 7:30 am           Events start 8:30 am

                                    SATURDAY PM - Warm-up 12:30 pm         Events start 1:30 pm

                                    SUNDAY AM - Warm-up 7:30 am                Events start 8:30 am

                                    SUNDAY PM - Warm-up 12:30 pm              Events start 1:30 pm

 

FACILITIES:               The Grosse Pointe South pool is a 12-lane pool. Eight lanes will be used for competition (More lanes may be used depending on the entries with a maximum lane use of 10). The competition and a two- to four-lane warm-down area are separated by non-turbulant lane markers. Depth at start is 6’10”ft. and 4’4”ft. at turn. Permanent starting blocks and non-turbulent lane markers are in place. Colorado timing display will be used. Pool seating capacity is 448. Lockers are available (provide your own lock). The 25-yard events will be swum from the starting blocks.   The competition course has not been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4).

 

INDIVIDUAL

ENTRY LIMITS:         In this timed finals meet swimmers will be limited to 4 (four)

                                     individual events and one relay event per day.

 

ENTRY FEES:              $4.00 per individual event. Please include a $3.50 Swimmer surcharge for each swimmer entered. Make checks payable to: Pointe Aquatics after fees have been posted to the web.

 

REFUNDS:                  Once a team or individual entry has been received and processed by the entry chair, no refunds will be given in full or in part.

 

CHECK IN:                 CHECK-IN WILL BE AVAILABLE 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF WARM-UP AND CLOSE 15 MINUTES AFTER WARM-UP BEGINS. Check-in is mandatory for all events. Failure to check-in will cause the swimmer to be scratched from all events in that session. PLEASE FOLLOW THE POSTED CHECK-IN PROCEDURE AND MICHIGAN SWIMMING CHECK-IN RULES. Also note that pursuant to Michigan Swimming Rules that failing to swim an event after checking in for that event will disqualify a swimmer for his or her next event. Check-in sheets will be posted in the hall outside the locker rooms. No deck check-in will be permitted.

 

SCRATCH RULES:     Prior to check-in close, a swimmer may only scratch events with the Clerk of Course. After check-in closes, you must see the Meet Referee to scratch an event. Once a swimmer (or a representative for such swimmer) has checked in for an event that swimmer must compete in that event or the swimmer will be scratched from his/her next event.

 

MARSHALING:         This meet will be SELF MARSHALLED.  Heat sheets will be posted on the pool deck. Swimmers and their coaches will be responsible for reporting to the starting blocks when their event is called.

 

SEEDING:                   All events are timed finals and will be seeded slowest to fastest. Other than the Friday night events, which will be seeded fastest to slowest with the exception of the 200 Individual Medleys.  The 200 IM’s will be seeded slowest to fastest.

 

DECK ENTRIES/        Deck entries will be accepted if the meet does not reach

TIME TRIALS:            capacity.  Deck entries are $6.00 per event. Time trials will not                                             be offered.

 

MEET PROGRAMS/

ADMISSIONS:            Meet programs will be $6.00 for the meet. Friday admission will be $2.00. Saturday and Sunday admission will be $4.00 per day.

 

SCORING:                              No individual or team scoring will be kept.

 

AWARDS:                   For individual events, medals will be awarded for 1st – 3rd place and ribbons will be awarded 4th – 16th place for all swimmers in the A, B and C divisions.   Medals will be awarded for 1st – 3rd place only for relays. Awards will be available at the conclusion of each session and can be picked up by coaches or their designee.

 

RESULTS                    Complete meet results will be posted on the Michigan Swimming Website at www.uss-michigan.com.  Results will also be available on flash drive (Hy-Tek Meet Manager) upon request.  Teams must provide their own flash drive.

 

CONCESSSIONS:        Food and beverages will be available outside the spectator area on the 2nd floor of the natatorium. No food or beverage will be allowed on the deck of the pool, in the locker rooms, the gymnasium or in the spectator areas. A hospitality area will be available for coaches and officials.

LOST AND

FOUND:                      Articles may be turned in/picked up in the concession area. Articles not picked up by the end of the meet will be retained at the home of the Meet Director for at least 14 days (any longer period shall be at the sole discretion of the Meet Director).

SWIMMING

SAFETY:                     Michigan Swimming warm-up rules will be followed. To protect all swimmers during warm-ups, swimmers will be required to enter the pool feet first except when sprint lanes have been designated. The same rules will apply with respect to the warm-down lanes. Penalties for violating these rules will be at the sole discretion of the Meet Referee. There will at all times be at least three (3) marshals monitoring the pool and (4) marshals during all warm ups.

DECK

PERSONNEL:             Only swimmers, registered coaches and meet officials/workers are allowed on the deck. Coaches and officials must display their registration cards at all times. Coaches must be current in all certifications through the final date of the meet.

 

FACILITY

ITEMS:                       (A) No smoking is allowed in the buildings or on the grounds of Grosse Pointe South High School.

(B) Pursuant to applicable Michigan law, no glass will be allowed on the deck of the pool or in the locker rooms.

(C) No bare feet allowed outside of the pool area. Swimmers need to have shoes on to go into the hallway, to receive awards or at the concessions area.

(D) An Emergency Action Plan has been submitted by the Host Club to the Safety Chair and the Program Operations Chair of Michigan Swimming prior to sanction of this meet and is available for review and inspection at the pool office.

 

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010

 

Warm up 5:00 pm     Events start at 6:00 pm

 

 

Girls Event #                                  Event Name                                   Boys Event#

 

1                                   10 & Under 500 Freestyle                                     2

 

3                                   11-12 500 Freestyle                                               4

 

5                                   13 & Over 500 Freestyle                                        6

 

7                                   10 & Under 200 Individual Medley                   8

 

9                                   Open – 400 Individual Medley                            10

 

11                                 800 Freestyle Relay                                               12

 

 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 300 2010

\MORNING SESSION

 

Warm up 7:30 am         Events start at 8:30 am

 

Girls Event #                                  Event Name                                   Boys Event#

 

13                                          10 & Under 100 Freestyle                           14

15                                           11 – 12 100 Freestyle                                   16

17                                          8 & Under 100 Individual Medley            18

19                                          11 & 12 100 Breaststroke                           20

21                                          10 & Under 100 Breaststroke                    22

23                                          8 & Under 50 Breaststroke                         24

25                                          11 – 12 100 Backstroke                               26

27                                          10 & Under 50 Backstroke                         28

29                                          8 & Under 25 Backstroke                            30

31                                          11 – 12 50 Butterfly                                      32

33                                          10 & Under 100 Butterfly                           34

35                                          8 & Under 50 Butterfly                                36

37                                          11-12 200 Individual Medley                     38

39                                          11 – 12 Mixed 200 Freestyle Relay

40                                          9 & 10 Mixed 200 Freestyle Relay

41                                          8 & Under Mixed 200 Freestyle Relay

 

 

AFTERNOON SESSION

Warm up 12:30 pm      Events start at 1:30 pm

 

 

Girls Event #                                  Event Name                                   Boys Event#

 

42                                           13 – 14 50 Freestyle                                     43

44                                          15 & Over 50 Freestyle                                45

46                                          13 – 14 100 Breaststroke                            47

48                                           15 & Over 100 Breaststroke                       49

50                                          13 – 14 200 Backstroke                               51

52                                          15 & Over 200 Backstroke                          53

54                                           13 – 14 100 Butterfly                                   55

56                                           15 & Over 100 Butterfly                              57

58                                          13 – 14 200 Individual Medley                  59

60                                          15 & Over 200 Individual Medley             61

62                                          13 – 14 Mixed 200 Freestyle Relay

63                                          15 & Over Mixed 200 Freestyle Relay

        

SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2010

 

MORNING SESSION

Warm up 7:30 am         Events start at 8:30 am

 

Girls Event #                                  Event Name                                   Boys Event#

 

64                                           10 & Under 50 Freestyle                             65

66                                           11 – 12 50 Freestyle                                     67

68                                          8 & Under 25 Butterfly                                69

70                                           10 & Under 50 Butterfly                              71

72                                          11 – 12 100 Butterfly                                   73

74                                           8 & Under 100 Freestyle                             75

76                                           10 & Under 50 Breaststroke                       77

78                                          11 – 12 50 Breaststroke                               79

80                                           8 & Under 25 Breaststroke                         81

82                                           10 & Under 100 Backstroke                       83

84                                          11 – 12 50 Backstroke                                 85

86                                           8 & Under 50 Backstroke                            87

88                                          10 & Under 100 Individual Medley          89

90                                          11 – 12 100 Individual Medley                  91

92                                          8 & Under 25 Freestyle                                93

94                                          11-12 200 Freestyle                                      95

96                                          9 & 10 Mixed 200 Medley Relay

97                                           11 – 12 Mixed 200 Medley Relay      

98                                          8 & Under Mixed 200 Medley Relay

 

AFTERNOON SESSION

Warm up 12:30 pm      Events start at 1:30 pm

 

Girls Event #                                  Event Name                                   Boys Event#

 

99                                           13 – 14 200 Freestyle                                   100

101                                         15 & Over 200 Freestyle                              102

103                                        13 – 14 100 Backstroke                               104

105                                         15 & Over 100 Backstroke                          106

107                                        13 – 14 200 Breaststroke                            108

109                                       15 & Over 200 Breaststroke                       110

111                                         13 – 14 100 Freestyle                                   112

113                                        15 & Over 100 Freestyle                              114

115                                         13 – 14 200 Butterfly                                   116

117                                         15 & Over 200 Butterfly                              118                

119                                        13 – 14 Mixed 200 Medley Relay

120                                        15 & Over Mixed 200 Medley Relay