2nd
Annual Unity Swim Meet
July 29 – 30, 2006
Sanctioned by Maryland Swimming,
Inc. Sanction # MD06-028
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Hosted
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The
Baltimore City Swim Club and Maryland Swimming,
Inc. | ||||||||
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Location: |
The
UMBC Natatorium | ||||||||
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Schedule
of Events: |
Coaches
Meeting Sat.
& Sun., July
29 and 30 Morning
sessions |
13
& Over |
TBA Warm-ups:
7:00 A.M. Session
Starts: 8:00 A.M. | ||||||
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Sat.
& Sun., July
29 and 30 Afternoon
sessions |
12
& Under |
Warm-ups:
12:00 NOON | |||||||
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The
Meet Director reserves the right to adjust the start times based on the
number of entries received. |
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Facilities: |
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UMBC
has an outdoor eight-lane, 50-meter pool. The eight lane 25-yard indoor pool
will be available for continuous warm up and cool down, during the meet,
after regular warm up periods are over. The diving well is not to be
used. Please inform your
swimmers. ·
The
facility has fully automatic timing, scoreboard, horn start, and
non-turbulent lane dividers.
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Eligibility: |
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This
meet is open to all USS registered swimmers. The swimmer's age as of July 29, 2006 shall apply for the
entire meet. ·
NT/No
Time entries will be accepted. | ||||||||
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Entries: |
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Entries
can be submitted by email, on computer disk using Hy-tek software with a
hard copy, Team Manager print out, and contact number or on entry forms
available from the Meet Director. ·
Individual
swimmers may swim a maximum of four (4) Individual Events, plus
relays,
per
session. ·
All
entries must be submitted with Long Course Times
(converted times are acceptable). ·
Each
Team must also submit a Team Summary
Sheet. ·
Checks
for Entry Fees should be made payable to The Baltimore City Swim Club
and mailed (No signature required) with disk (or Entry Forms)
to: Brendan
McElroy – Meet Director 1608
Hollins Street Baltimore,
MD 21223 443-253-3615 ·
Please
note:
Entries received without payment will not be accepted. E-mail entries will
not be considered complete until the Meet Director has received payment
for those entries. To verify
on-time receipt of your entries, please include a stamped self-addressed
postcard or envelope. | ||||||||
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Fees: |
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$4.50
for each Individual Event ·
$10.00
for each Relay Event ·
$5.00
per individual deck entry, $15.00 per relay. Deck entries will be accepted up
to 30 minutes before the start of each session and only if there is an
empty lane available.
Scratches are appreciated. | ||||||||
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Entry
Deadline: |
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The
Meet Director must receive all entries no later than 5:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, July 19, 2006. ·
Maryland
LSC teams whose entries are received by July 19th will have first
priority. ·
Please
submit early to avoid being closed out. | ||||||||
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Rules: |
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Applicable
USA Swimming Rules shall govern this competition. ·
Maryland
Swimming rules shall also apply where appropriate. ·
USA
Swimming/Maryland Swimming Safety Guidelines and warm-up procedures will
be in effect for the entire meet. ·
Spectators
will only be permitted in designated areas of the pool deck unless they
are registered with USS as an athlete or as a non-athlete and are working
at the meet. The only
exception is for the timers and volunteers assisting with the conduct of
the meet. Coaches: You will be permitted inside the
roped off areas of the deck provided you do not interfere with those
conducting the meet and you are wearing your coaching
credentials. | ||||||||
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Awards: |
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Individual
Events:
1st Trophy, 2nd - 3rd Medals,
4th – 8th Ribbons ·
Relays:
1st Medals, 2nd & 3rd
Ribbons ·
Team
Place Awards:
1st – 6th Team Trophies ·
High
Point Awards:
Plaques and special surprise awards to top individual female and
male swimmers with the highest point totals in each age
group. | ||||||||
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Scoring: |
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Individual
Events:
9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 ·
Relays:
18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 Team
scores and individual high point scores will be posted at the end of each
session. The scoring for the
10 & Under category will be scored separately from | ||||||||
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Results:
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Meet
Results will be available for download or printing from the Maryland
Swimming Website http://www.mdswim.org/ within 48
hours after the meet. ·
Teams
that submit their meet entries on computer disk can receive their disks
back with Meet Results in Team Manager format. ·
If
a team requires a paper copy of the Meet Results, this will be mailed
within 2 weeks of the meet at a cost of $10.00.
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Programs: |
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Programs
will be made available at all sessions at a nominal
cost. | ||||||||
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Food/Apparel: |
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A
full range of food, drinks and swimming apparel will be on sale during all
Saturday and Sunday sessions. | ||||||||
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Meet
Director: |
Brendan
McElroy – Meet Director 1608
Hollins Street Baltimore,
MD 21223 443-253-3615 (COACHES
ONLY PLEASE) | ||||||||
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Safety
Director: |
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Benjamin
Griffin USA
Swimming/Maryland Swimming Warm-up and Safety Guidelines will be in effect
for the entire meet. | ||||||||
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Meet
Referee |
John
Ferrari at (410) 531-0232 or e-mail: mailto:robdobry@yahoo.com. | ||||||||
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Officials: |
All
USA Swimming certified officials willing to volunteer should contact
John
Ferrari at (410) 531-0232. | ||||||||
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Directions: |
From
the North: ·
Take
the Baltimore Beltway (I-695 Outer Loop) West/South to Exit 12-C, Wilkens
Avenue. ·
At
the traffic light, turn Left onto Wilkens Avenue. ·
Turn
Left again at the first traffic light onto Walker Avenue (~1
Mile). ·
Turn
Right at the Stop Sign onto Hilltop Circle. ·
The
UMBC pool is ~˝ mile around the circle. ·
Turn
Left onto Administration Drive. ·
The
UMBC pool is on the right behind the UMBC
Fieldhouse. ·
To
reach additional parking continue past Administration Drive, and turn left
onto Library Drive, then right into additional
lots. | ||||||||
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From
the South: ·
Take
I-95 North to 195 West ·
Take
first Exit off 195 West, which will lead you onto the UMBC Campus via UMBC
Boulevard. ·
Turn
Right onto Hilltop Circle and then Left onto Administration
Drive ·
The
pool is on the right behind the UMBC Fieldhouse. ·
Parking
Lot 10 is in front of the Fieldhouse. | ||||||||
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Hotels |
Airport area hotels are about a ten-minute drive to the UMBC campus. Other hotels are about a 15-minute drive. A few hotels are located in areas where walking to restaurants or shopping is convenient. Airport
Area Best
Western BW Airport.
410-796-3300. 6755
Dorsey Road. BWI
Marriott Hotel.
410-691-2967 Comfort
Inn Airport.
410-789-9100. 6921
Baltimore-Annapolis Blvd.
Near Checkers and Bogies Hoagies restaurants. Comfort
Suites BWI Airport.
410-691-1000. 815
Elkridge Landing Road.
Courtyard
BW Airport.
410-859-8850. 1671 W.
Nursery Road. Short walk to
multiplex movie theater with stadium seating. Extended
StayAmerica.
410-850-0400. 1500
Aero Drive. Hampton
Inn BWI Airport. 410-850-0600 Ramada Inn
Airport. 7253 Parkway
Drive. 132 rooms.
410-712-4300 | ||||||||
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Hotels
(cont’d) |
Other nearby
locations Hampton
Inn 8880 Columbia 100 Parkway (Columbia) 410-997-8555. Many food options
nearby. Convenient to shopping and movie theaters. Hilton
Garden Inn 8241 Snowden River Parkway (Columbia) 410-750-3700. Many food
options nearby. Convenient to shopping and movie theaters. Marriott
Residence Inn. 1160 Winterson
Road.
410-691-0255 Courtyard
by Marriott (Columbia). 8910
Stanford Blvd. Near LoneStar
Steakhouse, Hard Times Café, Noodle Corner. Hampton
Inn Governor Plaza Glen Burnie.
6617 Glen Burnie Ritchie Highway. Behind Denny’s, near strip mall,
Krispy Kreme Donuts, and Old Country Buffet. Holiday
Inn-Express (Hanover)
410-684-3388. 7481
Ridge Road. Close to Denny’s,
Outback SteakHouse, Roy Rogers, a deli and a Chinese
restaurant. Extended
Stay (Columbia)
410-772-8800. 8870
Columbia 100 Parkway. | ||||||||
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Session |
Date |
Events |
Warm-ups
Start |
Events
Start |
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1 |
Sat., July
29th |
13-14 &
Open |
7:00
a.m. |
8:00
a.m. |
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Women |
Qualifying
Time |
Event |
Qualifying
Time |
Men |
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1 |
NT |
Open 200
Free |
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2 |
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3 |
NT |
13-14 200
Free |
NT |
4 |
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5 |
NT |
Open 50
Breast |
NT |
6 |
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7 |
NT |
13-14 50
Breast |
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9 |
NT |
Open 100
Fly |
NT |
10 |
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11 |
NT |
13-14 100
Fly |
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12 |
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13 |
NT |
Open 50
Back |
NT |
14 |
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15 |
NT |
13-14 50
Back |
NT |
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17 |
NT |
Open 100
Free |
NT |
18 |
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