Westfield Area YMCA presents

THE 13th ANNUAL DEVILFISH CLASSIC

Saturday, October 20th & Sunday, October 21st, 2007

 

Host Club:

Hosted by Westfield Area YMCA

Date of Meet:

Saturday & Sunday, October 20 – 21, 2007

Facility

The Wallace Pool is located at the Westfield Area YMCA in Westfield, NJ.  The main line for the YMCA is (908) 233-2700.  This number is for emergencies only.  All calls regarding this meet should be directed to the Meet Director.

 

The pool is a six-lane, 25-yard pool equipped with non-turbulent lane lines, Keifer starting blocks, a Colorado Timing system and a six-lane Colorado timing display board.  Spectator seating for 300 is available in the pool balcony.  Swimmers will be marshaled in the gym.

Meet Director:

Dan Myers, Meet Director    Phone:  (908) 233-0350

E-mail:  myersdn@verizon.net

Meet Referee:

Sam Zhang, Meet Referee     Phone: (908) 232-2612

E-mail: zhang@ucc.edu

Entry Coordinator:

Brian Guidera, Meet Coordinator

220 Clark Street

Westfield, NJ 07090

908-233-2700 ext. 263

E-mail: bguidera@westfieldynj.org

Entry Deadline:

ENTRY DEADLINE: Saturday, October 6th, 2007

·              All entries will be accepted on a first come basis.

·              Team entries will not be considered as accepted unless the waiver form and entry fees have been received.

·              All Teams that are not accepted will be called.

·              Meet entries will be taken until the meet fills. The host club must stay within the four hour per session rule.

·              In accordance with NJS policy, team entries may be submitted by E-mail to bguidera@westfieldynj.org

·              If you are not e-mailing your entries, then overnight or express mail is recommended, but waive the signature.

·              Mail Entries to: Brian Guidera, Entry Coordinator, 220 Clark Street, Westfield , NJ 07090

·              All entries must be Hy-Tek program entries either on a 3 1/2" diskette or as an attached file to an e-mail.

Deck entries will not be accepted.  No phone or faxed entries will be accepted

Internet Website Posting:

Information for this meet will be posted on: www.besmarttinc.com and www.westfieldynj.org/swimming

ALL Pre-Meet Information and ALL Post-Meet Results will be e-mailed to all participating clubs.

Hospitality:

Officials and coaches will be provided with food and drinks at our Devilfish Cafι.

Swimmer Eligibility:

All swimmers must be members of a YMCA to enter and compete in this meet.

There will be 8 & Under, 9/10, 11-12, 13-14, and 15 & Over Events. 

 

Each swimmer may compete in 3 individual events and 2 relays in Sessions 1, 2 & 3. 

In addition to Sessions 1, 2 & 3, each swimmer may compete in 2 individual events in the non-scoring Bonus Session.

 

Age determined as of December 1st, 2007

Meet Format:

·                                Run in accordance with current YMCA Swimming Rules.

·                                Run as a timed final meet.

·                                Marshaled with coaches checking in/scratching all swimmers. 

·                                When the seeding has been posted, swimmers will report to the gym.

·                                All swimmers seated in and marshaled from the gym.

·                                The host club has the right to change the format of the meet to insure a more efficient swim meet for the swimmers and the host club.  Reasons for these changes would be:

o   To allow more swimmers to swim.

o   To conform to facility capacity limits or for facility safety concerns.

·                                To condense the meet into a shorter time frame.

 

Meet Schedule:

 

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Warm-up

Start

Session 1

11-12 Girls & 13-14 Girls & Boys

  12:45 PM

  2:00 PM

Bonus Session

11 and older Girls and Boys (Non Scoring Events)

  6:00 PM

  6:30 PM

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Warm-up

Start

Session 2

11-12 Boys & 9-10 Girls & Boys

  7:00 AM

  8:15 AM

Session 3

8 & U Girls & Boys & 15/18 Girls & Boys

12:45 PM

2:00 PM

 

 

Warm-up Procedures:

All swimmers must enter the pool with feet first entries and from the starting end of the pool.

·              Coaches will monitor warm-ups for their teams.

·              Teams will be assigned warm-up sessions and lanes

 

Warm-up Schedules.

  • Session #1 

o            Warm-up 1    –    General:   12:45 – 1:00 PM      –     Sprint:   1:00 – 1:05 PM

o            Warm-up 2    –    General:     1:05 – 1:20 PM      –     Sprint:   1:20 – 1:25 PM

o            Warm-up 3    –    General:     1:25 – 1:40 PM      –     Sprint:   1:40 – 1:45 PM

  • Bonus Session
    • Warm-up 1    –    General:     6:00 – 6:15 PM      –     Sprint:   6:15 – 6:20 PM
  • Session #2.

o            Warm-up 1    –    General:     7:00 – 7:15 AM     –     Sprint:   7:15 – 7:20 AM

o            Warm-up 2    –    General     7:20 – 7:35 AM      –     Sprint:   7:35 – 7:40 AM

o            Warm-up 3    –    General:     7:40 – 7:55 AM     –     Sprint:   7:55 – 8:00 AM

  • Session #3.

o            Warm-up 1    –    General:   12:45 – 1:00 PM      –     Sprint:   1:00 – 1:05 PM

o            Warm-up 2    –    General:     1:05 – 1:20 PM      –     Sprint:   1:20 – 1:25 PM

o            Warm-up 3    –    General:   12:45 – 1:00 PM      –     Sprint:   1:00 – 1:05 PM

Entry Times:

‘NT’ or ‘No Time’ will be allowed as an entry time.  All entry times must be in short course yards.

Check-In:

All check-in sheets must be turned into the scoring table 30 minutes before the start of each session.  Swimmers that are swimming will have a line drawn 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.

Starts:

Overhead starts may need to be used to meet the four hour per session rule.

Scoring:

Individual Points:  20,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,9,7,6,5,4,3,2,1

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

Awards:

Individual Events: 

  • Medals for 1st thru 3rd places
  • Ribbons for 4th thru 16th places

Relay Events: 

  • Medals for 1st thru 3rd places

Team Awards: 

  • Plaques for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams

Participant Ribbons will be given to swimmers ages 12 and under

Entry Fees:

Individual Entry Fee:  $4.00 per event

Relay Entry Fee:       $12.00 per relay

Make checks payable to:  Westfield Area Y

Admissions &

 Programs:

Admission –   $5.00 per session 

Program     –   $5.00 for the complete meet

Results:

Meet results will be emailed to all teams and posted on www.besmarttinc.com and the www.westfieldynj.org/swimming websites

Host Club

Responsibilities:

·     Provide a single timer in each lane through out the meet.

·     Will have stopwatches available for volunteers helping to time.

·     Will e-mail all club entries back to the participating teams for confirmation by coach.

·     Will create timing assignments that are fair and equitable with as many teams participating as possible.

·     Timing assignments will be e-mailed to all participating clubs no later than 72 hours before the meet.

Participating Club

Responsibilities:

·     Participating clubs must help with timing assignments.

·     Participating club parents must stay off the pool deck except for timing assignments.

·     Participating clubs should help with officiating whenever possible. 

o                                             List the club contact for officials on the meet summary.

Concessions:

The Devilfish Cafι will be opened throughout the meet.  The Cafι will serve breakfast, lunch, dinner, beverage, and snack selections at reasonable costs.

Vendors:

·     Ultimate Swim Shop

o                                             Selling swimming related merchandize.

·     Northwest Designs Ink

o                                             Meet T-shirts and sweatshirts

 

 

 

 

Devilfish Classic 2007 Order of Events

 

 

Session # 1 – Saturday, October 20th

Warm-up: 12:45 PM/Start: 2:00 PM

        

1

Girls 11-12 200 Medley Relay

2

Girls 13-14 200 Medley Relay

3

Boys 13-14 200 Medley Relay

4

Girls 11-12 50 Freestyle

5

Girls 13-14 50 Freestyle

6

Boys 13-14 50 Freestyle

7

Girls 11-12 50 Breaststroke

8

Girls 13-14 100 Breaststroke

9

Boys 13-14 100 Breaststroke

10

Girls 11-12 100 IM

11

Girls 13-14 200 IM

12

Boys 13-14 200 IM

13

Girls 11-12 50 Backstroke

14

Girls 13-14 100 Backstroke

15

Boys 13-14 100 Backstroke

16

Girls 11-12 50 Butterfly

17

Girls 13-14 100 Butterfly

18

Boys 13-14 100 Butterfly

19

Girls 11-12 100 Freestyle

20

Girls 13-14 100 Freestyle

21

Boys 13-14 100 Freestyle

22

Girls 11-12 200 Freestyle Relay

23

Girls 13-14 200 Freestyle Relay

24

Boys 13-14 200 Freestyle Relay

Session # 2 – Sunday, October 21st

Warm-up: 7:00 AM/Start: 8:15 AM

 

33

Girls 9-10 200 Medley Relay

34

Boys 9-10 200 Medley Relay

35

Boys 11-12 200 Medley Relay

36

Girls 9-10 50 Freestyle

37

Boys 9-10 50 Freestyle

38

Boys 11-12 50 Freestyle

39

Girls 9-10 50 Breaststroke

40

Boys 9-10 50 Breaststroke

41

Boys 11-12 50 Breaststroke

42

Girls 9-10 100 IM

43

Boys 9-10 100 IM

44

Boys 11-12 100 IM

45

Girls 9-10 50 Backstroke

46

Boys 9-10 50 Backstroke

47

Boys 11-12 50 Backstroke

48

Girls 9-10 50 Butterfly

49

Boys 9-10 50 Butterfly

50

Boys 11-12 50 Butterfly

51

Girls 9-10 100 Freestyle

52

Boys 9-10 100 Freestyle

53

Boys 11-12 100 Freestyle

54

Girls 9-10 200 Freestyle Relay

55

Boys 9-10 200 Freestyle Relay

56

Boys 11-12 200 Freestyle Relay

Session # 3 – Sunday, October 21st

Warm-up: 12:45 PM/Start: 2:00 PM

        

57

Girls 15 & Over 200 Medley Relay

58

Boys 15 & Over 200 Medley Relay

59

Girls 8 & Under 100 Medley Relay

60

Boys 8 & Under 100 Medley Relay

61

Men 15-18 50 Freestyle

62

Women 15-18 50 Freestyle

63

Girls 8 & Under 25 Freestyle

64

Boys 8 & Under 25 Freestyle

65

Women 15-18 100 Breaststroke

66

Men 15-18 100 Breaststroke

67

Girls 8 & Under 25 Breaststroke

68

Boys 8 & Under 25 Breaststroke

69

Women 15-18 200 IM

70

Men 15-18 200 IM

71

Girls 8 & Under 100 IM

72

Boys 8 & Under 100 IM

73

Women 15-18 100 Backstroke

74

Men 15-18 100 Backstroke

75

Girls 8 & Under 25 Backstroke

76

Boys 8 & Under 25 Backstroke

77

Women 15-18 100 Butterfly

78

Men 15-18 100 Butterfly

79

Girls 8 & Under 25 Butterfly

80

Boys 8 & Under 25 Butterfly

81

Women 15-18 100 Freestyle

82

Men 15-18 100 Freestyle

83

Girls 8 & Under 50 Freestyle

84

Boys 8 & Under 50 Freestyle

85

86

Girls 15 & Over 200 Freestyle Relay

Boys 15  Over 200 Freestyle Relay

87

88

Girls 8 & Under 100 Freestyle Relay

Boys 8 & Under 100 Freestyle Relay

Bonus Session – Saturday, October 20th

Warm-up: 6:00 PM/Start: 6:30 PM

 

Non-Scoring Bonus Session

25

Girls 11& Older 200 Backstroke

26

Boys 11& Older 200 Backstroke

27

Girls 11& Older 400 IM

28

Boys 11& Older 400 IM

29

Girls 11& Older 200 Breaststroke

30

Boys 11& Older 200 Breaststroke

31

Girls 11& Older 200 Butterfly

32

Boys 11& Older 200 Butterfly

 

              

 

 

Devilfish Classic 2007

Entry Summary

 

TEAM: _________________________________________                  CLUB CODE: ____________

 

NAME (S) OF COACH (ES): ________________________________________________________

                                                                        __________________________________________________________

                                                               __________________________________________________________

 

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