2006

MARYLAND SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP MEET

MARCH 2nd – 5th, 2006

USA SWIMMING SANCTION # MD06-023

(Events File – Zipped)

 

 

SPONSORED BY:                Maryland Swimming, Inc.

 

HOSTED BY:                        All Teams of the Maryland Swimming LSC.

 

MEET DIRECTORS:           Chris Kaplan

                                                Maryland Swimming

                                                Technical Planning Chairman

                                                ckaplan@mbrook.com

                                   

                                                Tom Yetter

                                                Maryland Swimming

                                                Technical Planning Vice – Chairman

                                                thomasyetter@hotmail.com

 

 

SAFETY DIRECTOR:          Kim Easterday

                                                Maryland Swimming Safety Chairman

                                                keasterd@mcdaniel.edu

 

OFFICIALS:                          Chris Pulley

                                                Maryland Swimming Officials Chairman

                                                cpmdswim@aol.com                          

 

 

LOCATION:                          Somerset Hall Recreation & Athletic Center

                                                18952 E. Fisher Rd

                                                St. Mary's College of Maryland

                                                St. Mary's City, MD 20686

 

 

FACILITIES:             - Indoor, 50 Meter Pool W/movable bulkhead

                                                - Competition side is 8 lanes, 25 yards

                                                - Daktronics Timing System will be used.

                                                - Warm-up/Warm-down available on other side of bulkhead.

- Separate 7 lanes-25 yard warm-up/warm-down pool available.

- Warm-up/Warm-down area will be available throughout the    entire meet.

- 8 lanes will be used for the preliminary and finals sessions.

PURPOSE:                             - To have a Team Championship Meet within the Maryland Swimming LSC.

- To Select a Spring/Short Course Maryland Swimming All-Star Age Group Team.

- To Qualify for the All-Maryland Team.

- To Qualify for the Eastern Zone Sectional Meet.

- To Qualify for USA Swimming Nationals.

 

 

SCHEDULE:                          THURSDAY                          MARCH 02, 2006

                                                Timed Finals                             Warm-ups:       4:00 PM                                                                                                                       Start:                5:00 PM

 

                                                FRIDAY                                 MARCH 03, 2006                                                                              Prelims                         Warm-ups:       6:45 AM

                                                                                                Start:                8:15 AM

 

                                                Finals                                       Warm-ups:       4:30 PM

                                                                                                Start:                5:30 PM

 

                                                SATURDAY                           MARCH 04, 2006

                                                Prelims                         Warm-ups:       6:45 AM

                                                                                                Start:                8:15 AM

 

                                                Finals                                       Warm-ups:       4:30 PM

                                                                                                Start:                5:30 PM

 

                                                SUNDAY                                MARCH 05, 2006

                                                Prelims                         Warm-ups:       6:45 AM

                                                                                                Start:                8:15 AM

 

                                                Finals:                                       Warm-ups:       3:00 PM                                                                                                                       Start:                4:00 PM (1650 Free)

                                                                                                                        5:30 PM (Event 97)

 

NOTE:  WARM-UP & STARTING TIMES MAY BE ADJUSTED BASED ON ENTRIES RECEIVED.


ELIGIBILITY:                       - Each swimmer must be a 2006 USA/Maryland registered swimmer.  The meet is closed to swimmers outside the Maryland Swimming LSC.

 

                                                - Age as of March 02, 2006 shall apply for the entire meet.

 

- Swimmers must be equal to or faster than the Qualifying    Times listed for each event.  Times must have been achieved in a short course pool between March 17, 2005 and the entry deadline for this meet. 

                       

- Qualifying Times must have been achieved in a USA Swimming sanction/approved meet.

 

- Qualifying Times must have been achieved in a Short Course   Yard Pool.  Conversions are not acceptable.

 

- Any swimmer that achieves one or more 2006 Speedo Junior National Championship qualifying times may swim any event.  

 

 

 

QUALIFYING PERIOD:      The qualification period is from March 17, 2005 through the entry deadline for this meet.  No times achieved outside of this time period may be used to qualify for this meet.  In addition the Qualifying Times must have been achieved in a short course yard pool.  Converted times will not be accepted.

 

 

ENTRY LIMITS:                  Swimmers may enter/swim a maximum of 8 individual events in the meet, not to exceed 3 events per day.

 

                                                Teams may enter one relay team per relay event.  Swimmers may swim in one relay per day.

                                                                                               

 

                                                NO DECK ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED

                                                (INDIVIDUAL EVENTS AND RELAY EVENTS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

BONUS EVENTS:                 Bonus events will be offered for the 11 & 12 and 10 & U age groups.  The following guidelines will be used for the bonus events:

·                    Qualify for 1 or more events, you get 2 bonus events.

·                    The bonus events may be on any day of the meet.

·                    Events of 400 yards and longer may not be used as a bonus event (500 FR, 400 IM).

 

The bonus events must meet the following time standards:

o             50 YD bonus events must be within 1/2 second of the qualifying time for that event.

o             100 YD bonus events must be within 1 second of the qualifying time for that event.

o             200 YD bonus events must be within 2 seconds of the qualifying time for that event.

 

Note:  If the meet becomes oversubscribed the bonus events will be the first entries removed from the meet. The 200 YD bonus events will be eliminated first with the 100 YD and 50 YD bonus events next if necessary.

 

 

PROOF OF TIMES:             Times will be proven through the SWIMS database.  Coaches should be prepared to submit proof of times upon request by the meet director for those times rejected by SWIMS.  Failure to prove a time will result in the swimmer being scratched from that event.  Any swimmer entered with a falsified or non-provable time will be subject to a $100.00 fine per occurrence.  The HY-Tek proof of times report must be submitted with your entries.

 

 

FORMAT:                             All age groups will swim prelims and finals with the exception of the 1650 freestyle.  The 13-14 & Open age groups will have a consolation heat and a championship heat (16 swimmers) in the finals session.  The 11-12 & 10 & U age groups will have a championship heat (8 swimmers) in the finals session.  The fastest heats of each 1650 event will be swum on Sunday beginning at 4PM.

 

                                                All individual events of 400 yards or longer will be positive check-in events.  Any swimmer positively checking in for those events and fails to compete in the event will be scratched from his/her next individual event.

 

                                               
AGE GROUPS:                     10 & Under, 11-12, 13-14, OPEN.

 

ENTRY FEES:                       $6.00 PER INDIVIDUAL EVENT (HY-TEK ENTRIES)

                                               

                                                $8.00 PER INDIVIDUAL EVENT (PAPER ENTRIES)

 

                                                $12.00 PER RELAY EVENT (HY-TEK ENTRIES)

 

                                                $15.00 PER RELAY EVENT (PAPER ENTRIES)

 

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO MARYLAND SWIMMING INC.

 

 

ENTRY PROCEDURE:     *Entries, if mailed, should be submitted on a floppy disk in HY-TEK format.

 

*A printed hard copy of the entries must also be included.  The hard copy must include the “proof of times” option in the report of your entries.  In addition all bonus events must be highlighted or noted with an *.

 

*To obtain the above report from Team Manager:

1.  Click on Reports.

2.  Click on Performance.

3.  Click on Meet Entries.

4.  Choose Maryland Swimming Championship Meet

5.  Choose “include proof of times” option.

6.  Print Report.

                       

*Make sure all entry/qualifying times are from March 17, 2005 or later.

 

*All entries must be submitted in short course yard times. 

                                                Converted times will not be accepted.

 

*Any entries not submitted using HY-TEK must be submitted on a standard computer entry form.  Swimmers’         USA number must be included.

 

*In order for entries to be accepted the Team Manager sheet must be included with your entries.

 

ENTRIES MUST INCLUDE ALL OF THE ABOVE, IN THE CORRECT FORMAT OR THEY WILL BE REJECTED!

 

ENTRY DEADLINE:            All entries must be in the hands of the meet director

NO LATER THAN:

 

                                                WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2006 @ 8:00 PM

 

Entries received after the above date and time will not be accepted and will be returned.  NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!!!!!!

 

                                                NO TELEPHONE ENTRIES!

 

                                                MAIL ENTRIES TO:           Tom Yetter

                                                                                                5700 Cottonworth Avenue

                                                                                                Baltimore, Maryland   21209

 

                                                ENTRIES SENT BY MAIL MUST BE SENT BY MEANS

                                                THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE A SIGNATURE! 

 

If you want to hand deliver your entries, YOU MUST CONTACT THE MEET DIRECTOR FIRST.  Do not leave entries at any location unless directed by the meet director to do so.

 

You may also email your entries to thomasyetter@hotmail.com.  The hard copies of the required reports, team manager sheet, and fees must still be received by the meet director by the entry deadline.

 

 

SPECIAL NOTE:                  Newly achieved qualifying times for the Maryland Swimming

Championship Meet made at the CAA Mini and Distance Meet will be accepted.  Entries must be received by 9:00 PM on Sunday, February 26, 2006.  The entries should be sent by email to thomasyetter@hotmail.com.  The entries must be sent by a coach and/or their representative.  The additional fees must be hand delivered to the meet director ON THE FIRST DAY of the Maryland Swimming Championship Meet.   Only entries achieved at the CAA meet will be accepted at this time! 

 

Maryland Swimming Inc. reserves the right to limit entries if the meet becomes oversubscribed.  If it becomes necessary, the meet will be reduced in the following manner:

 

                                                *Bonus events will be eliminated first.

                                                *Events will be limited to 5 heats.

                                                *Any heats not full (8 swimmers) will be eliminated.

                                                *Entry times furthest away from AAA times will be cut.

 

SCORING:                INDIVIDUAL EVENTS:      20,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,9,7,6,5,4,3,2,1

                                    RELAY EVENTS:                 40,34,32,30,28,26,24,22,18,14,12,10,8,6,4,2

 

 

AWARDS:                 INDIVIDUAL EVENTS:      1ST – 3RD     DISTINCTIVE AWARDS

                                                                                    4TH – 8TH     MEDALS

 

NOTE:               OPEN AGE GROUP event winners will receive a gift certificate to the swim shop at the meet.  Only one gift certificate per swimmer will be given.  No other Open awards will be given.

 

 

                                    RELAY EVENTS:                 NO AWARDS

 

                                    TEAM:                                   1ST – 8TH         GLASS PLAQUES

 

                                   

                                    ALL – MARYLAND TEAM QUALIFYERS:    JACKET

*Swimmers who have achieved the old Junior National Qualifying standards in 1 or more events will be a member of the ALL-MARYLAND TEAM.  The qualifying time can be achieved at anytime during the year and in either SCY, SCM or LCM.

 

                                    MD SWIMMING ALL-STAR AGE GROUP TEAM:   JACKET

*The top two swimmers in each event who have not achieved an ALL-MARYLAND TEAM time standard in any event.  Only one jacket per swimmer regardless of how many events a swimmer may qualify for.  Age Groups will be 10 & U, 11 &12, 13 & 14 and 15 – 18.  Swimmers over age 18 are not eligible.

 

                                    PARTICIPATION AWARDS FOR ALL SWIMMERS ENTERED IN

                                    INDIVIDUAL EVENTS WILL BE GIVEN.

 

RULES:                      The 2005-2006 USA Swimming & Maryland Swimming rules will be in effect and shall govern the administration of the meet.  USA Swimming /Maryland Swimming Safety Guidelines and Warm-up procedures will be in effect for the entire meet.  No one will be permitted on the pool deck unless he/she is registered with USA Swimming as an athlete or as a non-athlete working at the meet and be in possession of their current USA Swimming card.  The only exceptions will be for timers and administrative staff assisting with the conduct of the meet.

 

                                    The Maryland Scratch Procedures will apply for this meet.  A declared false start in consolation & championship final heats of preliminary/final events is prohibited.  The Maryland Scratch Procedure may be found on the Maryland Swimming Website (www.mdswim.org).                           

CONDUCT:               St. Mary’s College has requested that all parents, spectators and swimmers remain in the aquatic center/pool area during the meet.  Loitering in the halls or other areas of the building is not permitted.  All policies of the Athletics and Recreation Center and the Aquatic Center apply.  Coaches will be responsible for the conduct of their athletes.  Parents will be responsible for the conduct of their children.  Failure to follow these rules or any inappropriate behavior will result in the swimmer being barred from further competition in the meet.

 

 

WORKERS:              This meet is hosted by ALL TEAMS of the Maryland Swimming LSC.

                                    Any Team with swimmers entered in the meet will be required to provide workers.

 

                                    Each Team Manager will be sent their worker assignments once entries have been received.  Worker assignments will also be posted on the Maryland Swimming web site (www.mdswim.org).

 

                                    Each Club/Swimmer is responsible for supplying your own timers and counters for all events on Thursday evening and for the 1650 Free.

 

REMINDER:  The Team Manager Worksheet must be sent with your team entries.

 

 

DIRECTIONS:          From the Washington Beltway, take Rt. 5 south to Waldorf. Turn left/south on Rt. 235 / Rt. 5 in Waldorf and stay straight on Rt. 235 to Lexington Park. After reaching Lexington Park, you will pass the main gate at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Continue past Lexington Park for six (6) miles and make a right onto Mattapany Road. Go approximately 1.8 miles and turn right onto E. Fisher Rd. Somerset Hall is the large brick building on the right.  Parking Lot Z is on the left.

 

From Baltimore take Rt. 301 south to Rt. 4 in Upper Marlboro. Take Rt. 4 south to Solomon’s Island.  Cross the bridge and proceed to the intersection of Rt. 4 and Rt. 235. Make a left on Rt. 235 south to Lexington Park and follow the highlighted directions above.

 

From Annapolis take Rt. 2/4 south to the intersection in Sunderland. Turn left/south to Solomon’s Island and follow the highlighted directions above.

All spectators and participants must park in Lot Z.  You may be ticketed or towed for parking in any unauthorized area.  For a map of the St. Mary’s College Campus, go to http://www.smcm.edu/campus/ and click on campus map.

2006 MARYLAND SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP MEET

TEAM MANAGER WORKSHEET

(THIS FORM MUST BE INCLUDED WITH YOUR ENTRIES)

 

Each team must provide the name, address, telephone number and email address of a team manager.  In addition the name of a coach contact must also be included.

 

The Team Manager will be the contact person for the Meet Director and will arrange the volunteers that will fulfill their team’s responsibilities for the meet.

 

After entries are received each Team Manager will be notified of their team’s working assignments.  These assignments will also appear on the Maryland Swimming Web Site ( www.mdswim.org ).

 

The Team Manager should be available during all sessions of the Maryland Swimming Championship Meet.

 

 

TEAM:___________________________________________________

 

COACH NAME:___________________________________________

 

COACH PHONE #:_________________________________________

 

COACH EMAIL:___________________________________________

 

TEAM MANAGER NAME:__________________________________

 

ADDRESS:________________________________________________

 

                   _________________________________________________

 

TEAM MANAGER PHONE #:_______________________________

 

TEAM MANAGER EMAIL:_________________________________

 

ALL TEAMS WITH SWIMMERS ENTERED IN THE MARYLAND SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP MEET ARE REQUIRED TO SUPPLY WORKERS IN ORDER TO ASSIST IN THE OPERATION OF THE MEET.

 

ALL TEAMS WILL BE ASSIGNED JOBS AFTER ENTRIES ARE RECEIVED.

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

 

 

DAY 1

 

THURSDAY   MARCH 02, 2006

SESSION 1

THURSDAY TIMED FINALS

 

WARMUPS:   4:00 PM                     START:   5:00 PM

 

GIRLS            Q-TIME                                 EVENT                                   Q-TIME         BOYS

     1                   6:48.39                      10 & U 500 FREE                                6:48.39               2

     3                   5:53.89                      11 & 12 500 FREE                               5:53.89               4

     5                 11:27.39                      13 & 14 1000 FREE                           11:02.29               6

     7                 11:15.29                      OPEN 1000 FREE                             10:34.19               8

 

 

NOTE:  Events 1 – 8 are Timed Finals Events.  All swimmers must positively check in no later than Thursday @ 4:30 PM or be scratched from the event.  All events will be swum slowest to fastest in event order.  All swimmers must supply their own timers and counters for all events during this session.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAY 2

 

FRIDAY   MARCH 03, 2006

SESSION 2

FRIDAY PRELIMINIARIES

 

WARMUPS:   6:45 AM                    START:   8:15 AM

 

GIRLS            Q-TIME                                 EVENT                                   Q-TIME         BOYS

     9                 2:35.29                        11 & 12 200 BACK                            2:35.29                10

   11                 1:13.19                        OPEN 100 BREAST                          1:06.29                12

   13                 1:14.79                        13 & 14 100 BREAST                       1:10.79                14

   15                    37.19                        11 & 12 50 BREAST                            37.19                16

   17                    42.49                        10 & U 50 BREAST                             42.49                18

   19                 2:02.79                        OPEN 200 FREE                               1:54.09                20

   21                 2:05.79                        13 & 14 200 FREE                             2:00.59                22

   23                 1:02.29                        11 & 12 100 FREE                             1:02.29                24

   25                 1:12.29                        10 & U 100 FREE                              1:12.29                26

   27                 1:04.09                        OPEN 100 FLY                                     57.69                28

   29                 1:05.29                        13 & 14 100 FLY                                1:02.09                30

   31                    31.89                        11 & 12 50 FLY                                     31.89                32

   33                    37.29                        10 & U 50 FLY                                      37.29                34

   35                 4:54.49                        OPEN 400 IM                                    4:37.09                36

   37                 4:59.99                        13 & 14 400 IM                                 4:56.09                38

   39                 2:33.99                        11 & 12 200 IM                                 2:33.99                40

   41                 2:55.99                        10 & U 200 IM                                   2:55.99                42

   43                    NT                            OPEN 400 MEDLEY RELAY              NT                   44

   45                    NT                            13 & 14 400 MEDLEY RELAY            NT                   46

   47                    NT                            11 & 12 200 MEDLEY RELAY            NT                   48

   49                    NT                            10 & U 200 MEDLEY RELAY             NT                   50

 

NOTE:  The Open and 13 & 14 400 IM are positive check in events.  All 400 IM swimmers must positively check in no later than Friday @ 9:00 AM or be scratched from that event.

 

All relays are Timed Finals.   The top 8 seeded Relay Teams will swim in the finals session.  All remaining relays will swim in the preliminary session.  Relays are positive check in events.  All Relays must be positively checked in no later than Friday @ 10:00 AM.

 

 

SESSION 3

FRIDAY FINALS

 

WARMUPS:   4:30 PM                     START:   5:30 PM

 

EVENTS   9 – 50


DAY 3

 

SATURDAY   MARCH 04, 2006

SESSION 4

SATURDAY PRELIMINARIES

 

WARMUPS:   6:45 AM                    START:   8:15 AM

 

GIRLS            Q-TIME                                 EVENT                                   Q-TIME         BOYS

51                2:38.29                        11 & 12 200 FLY                                2:38.29                52

53                2:20.69                        OPEN 200 IM                                    2:08.49                54

55                2:23.99                        13 & 14 200 IM                                 2:16.99                56

57                1:11.69                        11 & 12 100 IM                                 1:11.69                58

59                1:22.19                        10 & U 100 IM                                   1:22.19                60

61                   26.69                        OPEN 50 FREE                                    23.99                62

63                   27.29                        13 & 14 50 FREE                                  25.59                64

65                1:20.59                        11 & 12 100 BREAST                       1:20.59                66

67                1:33.39                        10 & U 100 BREAST                        1:33.39                68

69                2:37.79                        OPEN 200 BREAST                          2:23.89                70

71                2:40.99                        13 & 14 200 BREAST                       2:33.09                72

73                   33.49                        11 & 12 50 BACK                                 33.49                74

75                   38.19                        10 & U 50 BACK                                  38.19                76

77                1:04.89                        OPEN 100 BACK                                 59.09                78

79                1:05.89                        13 & 14 100 BACK                            1:03.49                80

81                2:15.69                        11 & 12 200 FREE                             2:15.69                82

83                2:36.39                        10 & U 200 FREE                              2:36.39                84

85                5:26.59                        OPEN 500 FREE                               5:09.99                86

87                5:30.89                        13 & 14 500 FREE                             5:25.29                88

  89                     NT                          11 & 12 200 FREE RELAY                   NT                  90

  91                    NT                          10 & U 200 FREE RELAY                     NT                  92

  93                     NT                          OPEN 400 FREE RELAY                      NT                  94

  95                     NT                          13 & 14 400 FREE RELAY                   NT                  96

 

NOTE:  The 13 & 14 and OPEN 500 free are positive check in events.  All 500 Free swimmers must positively check in no later than Saturday @ 9:00 AM or be scratched from that event. 

 

All relays are Timed Finals.  The Top 8 seeded Relay Teams will swim in the finals session.  All remaining relays will swim in the preliminary session.  Relays are positive check in events.  All Relays must be positively checked in no later than Saturday @ 10:00 AM. 

 

SESSION 5

SATURDAY FINALS

 

WARMUPS:   4:30 PM                 START:   5:30 PM

 

EVENTS   51 – 96

DAY 4

 

SUNDAY   MARCH 05, 2006

SESSION 6

SUNDAY PRELIMINARIES

 

WARMUPS:   6:45 AM                START:   8:15 AM

 

GIRLS            Q-TIME                                 EVENT                                   Q-TIME         BOYS

   97                 5:28.09                        11 & 12 400 IM                                 5:28.09                98

   99                 2:19.79                        OPEN 200 BACK                              2:07.09               100

  101                2:21.19                        13 & 14 200 BACK                            2:16.59               102

  103                1:11.99                        11 & 12 100 BACK                            1:11.99               104

  105                1:22.19                        10 & U 100 BACK                             1:22.19               106

  107                   57.59                        OPEN 100 FREE                                  52.49               108

109                   58.99                        13 & 14 100 FREE                                56.59               110

111                   28.49                        11 & 12 50 FREE                                  28.49               112

113                   32.39                        10 & U 50 FREE                                   32.39               114

115                2:20.49                        OPEN 200 FLY                                  2:08.99               116

117                2:22.39                        13 & 14 200 FLY                                2:17.99               118

119                1:11.59                        11 & 12 100 FLY                                1:11.59               120

121                1:26.69                        10 & U 100 FLY                                 1:26.69               122

123                2:56.29                        11 & 12 200 BREAST                       2:56.29               124

125                18:46.99                      OPEN 1650 FREE                             18:00.99             126

127                18:59.69                      13 & 14 1650 FREE                           19:04.09             128

 

NOTE:  The 11 & 12 400 IM is a positive check in event.  All 11 & 12 400 IM swimmers must positively check in no later than Sunday @ 7:30 AM.  

The OPEN and 13 & 14 1650 Free are Timed Finals events. 

All 1650 swimmers must positively check in no later than Sunday @ 9:30 AM or be scratched from that event.  The fastest heat of each 1650 Free event will be swum in event order, prior to finals, starting at 4:00 PM.  All other heats will be swum Fastest to Slowest alternating Open Girls-Open Boys-13 & 14 Girls-13 & 14 Boys as the final event of the prelim session. 

Swimmers are required to supply their own timers and counters for the 1650 Free.   

 

 

SESSION 7

SUNDAY FINALS

 

EVENTS 97 – 128

 

WARMUPS:   3:00 PM                   START:          4:00 PM (Events 125-128, 1650 Final Heats)

                                                                                  5:30 PM (Events 97-124)