ELCOME COACHES, OFFICIALS, AND ATHLETES
To the Zesiger Aquatic Center
2004 MIT Prelims & Finals Meet hosted by North Shore Swim Club
Pool Phone Number (617) 324-2200
Zesiger Customer Service (617) 253-3690
MIT Hospital Number (617) 253-1311
POOL RULES- Please help us maintain a high caliber event by following facility rules.
v No lawn/coaches chairs, or helium balloons in the building.
v No glass on deck.
v Shoes must be worn beyond the aquatic center locker room and gallery.
v No coolers or food on deck. Drinks only.
v Athletes, Coaches, and Spectators are restricted to the aquatic center.
v Please bring bags on deck and do not leave belonging in locker room.
v Clean up team area after each session.
ENTRANCE - 2nd floor via north gallery spiral staircase.
CREDENTIALS-
Athletes will be stamped for deck access. Each Team must provide one person responsible to assist with athlete check in 30 minutes prior to each warm-up session in 1st floor lobby. Team representative will be responsible for lining athletes up in alphabetical order by last name. NSSC will need the names of these responsible adults by December 8, 2004. E-mail names of these people to nssc1@aol.com . If the stamp comes off during the course of the weekend, the athlete must have their name checked by security at the top of the spiral staircase.
Coaches and officials will use their USA card as credentials to gain access to the pool.
Parent workers and Timers will need to check in at the spiral staircase to pick up their credential for deck access. Athletes serving as timers will get their credential from the timer on deck.
ONLINE POSTING- at the website northshoreswimclub.com is the Psyche Sheets for all Prelims, Warm Up Schedule, Facility Pictures, Session Time lines and Entry List by Team. Please direct all your swimmers and families to this site for all the meet information.
ENTRY TIME UPDATES- will be accepted up until December 6, 2004 by electronic entry only. E-mail all entry updates to nssc1@aol.com Note: no additional entries will be accepted due to timeline restraints.
TIMERS- In order to run a meet of this magnitude it is essential that we have assistance from all teams in the meet. We will need 1 timer from each team on Friday and possibly certain finals sessions. Please have your timers check in by 7:45 AM of the prelim sessions and by 5:00 PM (4pm for Sun) of the finals sessions to the head timer on deck by the timing table.
OFFICIALS- anyone interested in officiating contact the meet referee Paul Burkhardt at paul.burkhardt@hp.com All officials must be schedule with the referee to work any session of the meet.
PRE MEET SCRATCHES- if you have anyone that will not be attending the meet, please e-mail Dan Warner at NSSC1@aol.com with those scratches prior 6:00pm Wednesday December 8, 2004.
SCRATCH PROCEDURES- Thursday evening events will be positive check in at the clerk of course table located beside the timing platform. All swimmers must positive check in by 4:50 PM for all Thursday events. Each day prelim session scratches are due by 7pm the night before. Any swimmer that’s fail to scratch by the scratch deadline and does not swim the event will be out of all events for the remainder of the meet.
HEAT SHEETS- will be posted at both ends of the
course and coaches will be supplied with seeded heat sheets at the timing table.
DISTANCE EVENTS- 1650 free will run fastest to slowest alternating
Female/Male heats in their respective pool and the 1000 free will run fastest to
slowest alternating female/male heats. All swimmers will have to provide their
own timer and lap counters for the 500 free, 1000 free and 1650 free.
POOL/COURSE BREAKDOWN- Thursday Scoreboard Pool will be for 11-12 500 free
and senior men 1650 free and Spectator end pool will be for women 1650 free.
Rest of the weekend all prelims will run 14 & Under in Scoreboard end pool and
all seniors in Spectator end pool.
STAGING: 2 heats can prepare behind the blocks, this is especially critical during 50’s. A 3 foot walkway must be maintained for Zesiger members from the locker rooms, around the dive well, to the teaching pool.
COACHES HOSPITALITY- there will be no food allowed
on deck. NSSC will provide timers, officials and coaches with hospitality area
throughout the meet.
FACILITY DAMAGE- Facility damage will be charged back of the responsible team.
ACCIDENT/ INCIDENTS- MIT will need to fill out an accident report. Lifeguards will handle all in water emergencies as well as minor injuries. EMS will be called in the event of a serious injury. Emergency response time is approximately 5 minutes.
EMERGENCY EVACUATION: An alarm will sound.
Lifeguards and
customer service staff will direct evacuation. Athletes will exit at deck
level through locker room or south west corner near teaching pool. Spectators
will exit gallery and proceed down closest stairwell. All athletes, coaches and
spectators must exit the building. Meet will resume once facility is safe.
DIRECTIONS/PARKING –
Parking Coupon – printable from online
meet main page.
HOSPITAL- MIT Medical is located in Building E23, 25 Carleton St. on MIT’s campus, less than 1 mile away and has on call emergency medical service 24hrs/ day. The number is (617) 253-1311.
SPECIAL NOTE- MIT has been gracious in accepting New England Swimming into their complex. Please note that NSSC will expect proper behavior from everyone. Please go out of your way to clean up your area and obey all MIT rules and regulations.
QUESTIONS- please direct all meet questions to Dan Warner at 978-283-4456 or nssc1@aol.com.
Aquatic Center Contacts:
Carrie Moore, Aquatic Director (617) 201-1518
Caitriona Taylor, Associate Aquatic Director (617) 201-1585
Benjamin McElhiney, Aquatic Coordinator (617) 201-3168
Leonardo Torres, Aquatic Coordinator (617) 324-2200
Felix Mercado, Aquatic Coordinator (617) 324-2200