NEW JERSEY SWIMMING 'GO FOR THE GOLD' MEET

SATURDAY, Nov. 10th and SUNDAY, Nov. 11th, 2007

SILVER/BRONZE (10&U 2 Sessions, 11-12 2 Sessions, 13-19 2 Sessions) TIME FINAL MEET

Meet Sanction #:

New Jersey Swimming…Sanction #NJS111007SC

 

Host Club:

BERGEN BARRACUDAS SWIM TEAM (BB)

 

Date of Meet:

Saturday and Sunday, November 10th, and 11th, 2007

 

Location:

RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (directions included)

Route 28 & Lamington Road, North Branch New Jersey • 908-526-1200

Raritan College is a six lane pool with 7 foot lanes.  There is no warm-up pool.  A fully automatic Colorado timing system with a one line read out board will be used.  There is amble parking at Raritan College either in front of the pool or behind the pool by the outdoor track.  There is a seating capacity for 500 spectators.

 

Internet Address:

Internet location for all meet information: www.bbswim.org/bbgoforthegold.html

 

Meet Director:

Kevin Gorman                      E-mail: Gorman.k@worldnet.att.net

111 S. Franklin Turnpike       (201) 848-0786

Ramsey, NJ 07446                (USE E-MAIL TO CONTACT MARK)

 

Meet Referee:

Jim Meringer  (Jjmeringer@aol.com)

 

Meet Marshall:

Nicole Cicalo (NCicalo@optonline.net)

 

Entry Coordinator:

Roger Ridenour                       E-mail: bbaracuda@yahoo.com

8 Lakeshore Drive                      (845) 782-6441

Monroe, NY  10950                    (DO NOT CALL AFTER 10:00 p.m.)

Entry Deadline:

All entries must be received no later than Wednesday, October 31, 2007.  There will be no refunds after entry deadline except for events that may be scratched from meet by the Entry Coordinator or Meet Director. Check: www.bbswim.org/bbgoforthegold.html to check receipt of team entries.

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

·         Mail (E-mail or US Postal Mail) Entries to:

Roger Ridenour                       E-mail: bbaracuda@yahoo.com

8 Lakeshore Drive                    (845) 782-6441

Monroe, NY  10950                    (DO NOT CALL AFTER 10:00 p.m.)

·         Team entries will be considered accepted when the host club accepts the entries.

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

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

·         It is not necessary to use overnight or express mail to send hard copy and check, which are sent in support of an e-mailed entry.

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 would be:

·         To allow more swimmers to swim.

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

·         To condense the meet into smaller time frame.

Some of the changes that can be made: 1) add a session, 2) heat limit distance events, 3) to condense sessions and 4) eliminate relays.

Meet Requirement

Statement:

This meet qualifies as "one" of the three required short course meets to be eligible for the New Jersey SC Zone Championship Team or for New Jersey National Championship Reimbursement.

Coaches Eligibility:

·         All coaches must have coaching cards when picking up check-in sheets

·         All coaches “on the deck” must be members of USA Swimming.

·         All coaches must have coaching cards when getting food from concessions.

Internet Website Posting:

Internet location for all meet information: www.bbswim.org/bbgoforthegold.html

Pre-Meet Information posted on website.

·         Meet Information will be posted on the website.

·         Downloadable Hy-Tek Events list (HYV.file) will be posted on the website.

·         List Teams whose entries have been received.

·         List Individual Team Entries.

·         List “heat limited” events psyche sheet.

·         List Updated meet schedule.

·         List Warm-up Schedule and Team Warm-up Assignments.

·         List Timing assignments.

·         List Individual Team Entry Status Report.

Post-Meet Information posted on website.

·         Downloadable Results (CL.2 file)

·         Downloadable Meet Back-up (Backup.zip File)

·         Downloadable Individual Team Results (CL.2 file)

Swimmer Eligibility:

·         All swimmers must be members of USA Swimming to enter and compete in this meet.

·         All swimmers must be listed on a team’s official entry form to be eligible to participate in this swim meet in any events including relays.

·         All transfer swimmer(s) must swim unattached for 120 days from their last attached competition.  Swimmers must us an UN- (New Team Alpha Code) as their team affiliation. All Unattached swimmers must be listed on the team’s official waiver entry form.

·         There will be 10 & Under, 11-12, and 13-19 Events.

·         This is a meet that has combined age groups: 13-14 and 15-19. The13-14 and 15-19. NJ Swimming Time Standards will apply to swimmers in each age group in these combined events.

·         All swimmers must have times slower than the current New Jersey Gold Time Standards.

·         New Jersey Swimming Policy allows swimmers to enter and compete in 3 individual events per day. 

·         Age for this meet is:  Saturday, November 10, 2007

Meet Format:

·         This meet will be run in accordance to current USA Swimming Rules.

·         This meet will be run as a time final meet.

·         This meet will be deck seeded with coaches checking in/scratching all swimmers.  When the seeding has been posted, swimmers will report to the blocks on their own.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEET SCHEDULE:

 

Saturday, November 10

Warm-up

Start

Session 1

11-12 Girls and Boys Events

  7:00 a.m.

8:05 a.m.

Session 2

10 & U Girls and Boys Events

TBA (60 min.) (approx. 12:15 pm)

TBA

Session 3

13-19 Girls and Boys Events

TBA (60 min.) (approx. 4:15 pm)

TBA

Sunday, November 11

Warm-up

Start

Session 4

11-12 Girls and Boys Events

  7:00 a.m.

  8:05 a.m.

Session 5

10 & U Girls and Boys Events

TBA (60 min.) (approx. 12:15 pm)

TBA

Session 6

13-19 Girls and Boys Events

TBA (60 min.) (approx. 4:15 pm)

TBA

                                               

 

 

Warm-up Procedures:

New Jersey Swimming requires a minimum of 60 minutes of warm-ups for all New Jersey Swim Meets.  All teams must be given a minimum of thirty minutes of warm-ups.

·         Warm-ups will be run under New Jersey Swimming Warm-up and Safety Guidelines.  Warm-ups will include general warm-up lanes, sprint lanes, and pace lanes.

·         Swimming Equipment is NOT ALLOWED in the competition pool during all warm-up sessions.  This includes kick boards; hand paddles, and pull buoys.

·         All swimmers are entitled to a fair and comparable warm-up.  All teams MUST get the same opportunities for general warm-up lanes, sprint lanes, and pace lanes.

·         All swimmers must enter the pool from the starting end of the pool.

·         Uniformed and designated meet marshals will monitor warm-ups.

·         All general warm-up lanes will swim in a counterclockwise direction.

·         The warm-up sessions will have teams divide into two 25-minute warm-ups.  These two sessions will be followed by a 10-minute session of all sprint lanes.

 

Entry Times:

New Jersey Swimming does not allow ‘NT’ or ‘No Time’ to be used as an entry time.

All entry times must be slower than the New Jersey Gold 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 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.

·         The 13-19 400 yd. I.M. and 13-19 500 yd. Freestyle Events will have a positive check-in that will be posted at the control room.

 

Starts:

The host club will determine if ‘Fly-over’/‘Over-the-top’ starts will be used after a time line has been produced.  This information will be posted in the pre-meet information.

 

Distance Events:

13-19 400 yd. Ind. Medley and 500 yd. Freestyle

·         The 13-19 400 yd. IM and 13-19 500 Free Events will be run fastest to slowest.

·         The 13-19 400 yd. IM and 13-19 500 Free Events will alternate women and men.  Heats will be combined to consolidate a heat.

·         In the 500 Free, swimmers must have their own timer and person to count.

      In the 400 IM, swimmers must have their own timer.

Heat Limited Events:

13-19 400 yd. Ind. Medley and 500 yd. Freestyle

·         Heat Limit for the 13-19 400 yd. I.M and 500 yd. Free may be limited to the first 36 swimmers in those events. These lists to be posted on the Bergen Barracuda Website: www.bbswim.org/bbgoforthegold.html  website 72 hours prior to the start of the meet.

·         Swimmer entries after these events are full will have the option of changing to another event.

·         Swimmers can stay in those ‘heat limited’ events with the possibility that scratches or the time line will allow the opportunity to swim.  In either case, if that swimmer is below the ‘heat limits’ number and does not swim.  They will have their entry fee refunded.

·         Refunding entry fees for swimmers that are below the heat limit number and do not swim.

·         Refunds will be given back at the announcer’s table during the meet.  Swimmers or Coaches will sign for their refund.  It is the responsibility of the swimmer/coach to collect their refund during the meet.  Once the meet is over no more refunds will be given.

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Scoring:

·         Team Scoring will not be kept.

·         Swimmers in 13-19 age group will be scored as 13-14 and 15-19 age groups.

 

Awards:

·         Medals will be awarded for the top 3 swimmers in each individual event.

·         Medals will be awarded for the top 3 swimmers in both the 13-14 and 15-19 in the 13-19 age group individual events.

Entry Fees:

·         Individual Entry Fee:  $3.00

·         Make checks payable to:  BERGEN BARRACUDA SWIM CLUB

·         There will be refunds only for swimmers who no longer qualify for individual events. Swimmers that achieve a Gold time prior to the meet can request a refund or be moved to another event prior to the start of the meet. 

·         Host club has the right to scratch teams/swimmers for lack of payment of entry fees and for lack of completed and signed waiver forms.

 

Admissions and

Programs:

Admission will be $7.00 per session. 

Cost of Program will be $7.00 for each day.

 

Entries:

·         In accordance with NJS policy, team entries may be submitted by E-mail to bbaracuda@yahoo.com

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

·         The meet entry coordinator will respond to e-mails 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-mailer’s 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 or mail in your entries.

·         An Entry Summary with a signed NJ Swimming waiver and a check must accompany or follow each mailed entry.  The host club has the right to scratch all or any individual/team entries prior to the start of the meet if entry fees and waiver forms are not received.

·         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.

·         Team entries will be posted on the host club website: www.bbswim.org

 

Results:

·         All Teams will be asked on the meet Summary whether they want results mailed or e-mailed.

·         Results can be ordered from the control room. For a cost of $15.00.

Host Club

Responsibilities:

·         The host club will provide a single timer in each lane through out the meet.

·         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.  This warm-up schedule will be e-mailed to all participating clubs and posted on the website: www.bbswim.org/bbgoforthegold.html no later than 72 hours before the meet.

·         The host club will create timing assignments that are fair and equitable with as many teams participating as possible. These timing assignments will be e-mailed to all participating clubs and posted on the website: www.bbswim.org/bbgoforthegold.html no later than 72 hours before the meet.

 

Participating Club

Responsibilities:

·         Participating clubs must help with timing assignments.  Timing assignments will be e-mailed to participating clubs and posted on the swim meet website: www.bbswim.org/bbgoforthegold.html 72-hours prior to the meet.

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

·         Participating clubs should help with officiating whenever possible.  List the club contact for club officials on the meet summary.

Concessions:

Food and drink will be available at reasonable costs.

 

Vendor:

Ultimate Swim Shop will be at this swim meet.

 

Hotels:

Sierra Suites (Right next to the Pool)             Comfort Inn-South Plainfield

3141 Route 22 East                                           US Hwy 287 & Stelton Road

Branchburg, NJ 08876-3528                              South Plainfield, NJ

908-704-2191                                                                                                         732-561-4488

 

Comfort Inn-South Plainfield                                Doubletree Hotel

US Hwy 287 & Stelton Road                               200 Atrium Drive

South Plainfield, NJ                                            Somerset, NJ

732-561-4488                                                       732-469-2600

 

Directions:

DIRECTIONS TO RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE: