NEW ENGLAND SWIMMING REGIONAL ME

Meet Director	Dan Warner	(978) 852-3985	nssc1@aol.com
Referee	Paul Burkhardt	(603) 493-2870	paulburkhardt34@comcast.net
Entry Chairman	Dan Warner	(978) 852-3985	nssc1@aol.com

SESSIONS

	Warm-up	Meet
Friday, February 15	4:00 PM	5:00 PM

Saturday Morning, February 16	7:30 AM	9:00 AM
Saturday Afternoon, February 16	1:30 PM	2:30 PM
Saturday Evening, February 16	6:30 PM	7:00 PM

Sunday Morning, February 17	7:30 AM	9:00 AM
Sunday Afternoon, February 17	1:30 PM	2:30 PM

Start times may be changed once all entries have been received. Teams will be notified of exact times at least 1 week prior to meet.

SITE

The Salem State College Competition Pool is an 8-lane, 25-yard pool with seven-foot-wide lanes and non-turbulent lane lines. Fully automatic Colorado Time Systems with touch pads and full 8 lane electronic scoreboard display. Balcony spectator seating for 250 people and deck seating for 350 coaches and officials. The pool is located inside the Salem State College O’Keefe Athletic Complex, 352 Lafayette Street, Salem MA 01930. Directions may be found later in this document. There is No Smoking on the school grounds. Failure to abide by rules defined in this notice, posted at the facility or determined by the Meet Referee or Meet Director may result in ejection from the facility.

COURSE

Short course yards (25 yards).

FORMAT

The meet will be swum as timed finals. Each session will be seeded by computer based on positive check-in at the beginning of each session. Coaches will receive a positive check-in sheet before each session, which must be returned no later than 30 minutes before the beginning of the session. Heat sheets will be posted around the pool deck. Copies of heat and lane assignments will be given to coaches. Swimmers should report directly to the blocks for their events. Coaches are responsible for ensuring their swimmers are in the correct heat and lane. There will be no bullpen.

All heats of the 1650 will be swum fastest to slowest, alternating girls and boys. Girls and boys may be combined if that requires fewer heats. 15-19 year old swimmers and 13-14 year old swimmers will be combined into heats for efficiency if deemed necessary by meet management, but will be scored separately.

RELAYS

Swimmers must be entered in an individual event to be able to participate in a relay. Relay only swimmers are not allowed. Relays are age specific. Swimmers may not age up for a relay. Relay entries may be limited to two teams per event per club at the discretion of the Meet Director.

CUTS

The distance events (400, 500, 1650) may be cut by time in the event that the meet is oversubscribed at the discretion of the Meet Director. The 200 fly, 200 back, and 200 breast for the 11 and 12 age group will be limited to 4 heats for girls and 4 heats for boys. Relays will be the first to be cut in the event that the meet is oversubscribed, at the discretion of the Meet Director.

ELIGIBILITY

All swimmers must be 2008 registered swimmers with New England Swimming. Swimmers may register with Mary Riddell, 20 Cleveland Road, Needham, MA 02492. All swimmers must be registered before the entry is submitted. Teams that enter unregistered swimmers will be subject to a fine of $100 per unregistered swimmer. Teams are required to check their entries with the online registration check tool on the New England Swimming web site. Age is determined by the age of the swimmer the first day of the meet and must be shown on the entry form. All coaches on deck must be registered with USA Swimming and display their coach membership cards.

ENTRY INFORMATION

Entries must be received by Tuesday, February 5, 2008. Mail completed forms (including signed entry cover page and waiver) and payment to the entry chairperson:

Dan Warner

19 Fenley Road

Gloucester, MA 01930

(978) 852-3985

nssc1@aol.com

All entries must be typed or printed legibly, and must use full names and registration numbers from USA Swimming registration. All entries must include a completed and signed entry cover sheet and waiver. No deck entries will be accepted. No refunds will be given for entries that are accepted or for entries that are rejected due to improper entry. Entry times must be achieved between September 1, 2007 and February 5, 2008. Times achieved in a 25-meter pool must be multiplied by .9049 to convert to yards.

ELECTRONIC ENTRIES

Electronic entries (such as from Hy-Tek Team Manager or other team management software that are in the CL2 or SD3/SDIF format) may be emailed as an attachment to the entry chairperson at nssc1@aol.com. Please check that your team name, address, and contact information are listed correctly in this file. Payment and hardcopy of the entry (including the signed entry cover page and waiver) must be received within 4 days, excluding Sundays and holidays, of receipt of the email entry.

OTHER ENTRIES

United States Postal Service Overnight Mail is the preferred paper mailing method. If Overnight Mail is used, indicate that the package be delivered even if no one is there to sign for it. No fax entries will be accepted. All fees must accompany the entry.

ENTRY LIMITS

Athletes may enter and swim in a maximum of 5 individual events per day.

SCRATCHES

Coaches must scratch swimmers by the end of the first 30 minutes of each warm-up session.

FEES

$4.00 per individual entry	only one check per team for all fees will be accepted and
$5.00 per distance event (400 yards and longer)	should be made payable to North Shore Swim Club
$16.00 per relay
$2.00 per swimmer NE Travel Fund
$5.00 Swimmer Participation Fee per swimmer

Time trials: $5.00 per individual event; $20.00 per relay

In accordance with New England Swimming policy, fees are increased 50¢ per individual entry or per relay if not submitted in an .sd3 or .cl2 electronic file.

SEND ENTRIES AND FEES TO

Dan Warner

19 Fenley Road

Gloucester, MA 01930

(978) 852-3985

nssc1@aol.com

TIME TRIALS

Time Trials will be available, time permitting, at the discretion of the referee.

25 YARD EVENTS

25-yard events will start at the start end of the pool. Swimmers may start from the blocks, gutter or they may use an in water start. Timing for this event will be manual, 2 watches per lane.

ADMISSION

Admission: $1.00 per session

Programs: $4.00 per session (Seeded Program)

WARMUPS

The pool will open for warm-ups one hour before the beginning of each session. The pool will close five minutes before the beginning of each session. Teams will be assigned warm-up lanes after all entries are received.

VERIFICATION

All entries must include verification codes. Results will be reviewed by New England Swimming. Teams found entering swimmers with unverifiable times will be reported to the Board of Review for further action and may jeopardize their participation in future New England Swimming “end of season” meets.

RULES

2008 USA Swimming rules will govern except as otherwise stated herein and the decision of the referee will be final, unless a written protest is lodged within 30 minutes of the swim heat being protested. Disabled swimmer forms are required by USA Swimming and are available from the New England Swimming office.

OFFICIALS AND TIMERS

In accordance with standard New England Swimming “end of season” procedure, all teams entering this meet must provide a pro-rata share of officials and timers. Teams will be informed of their assignments prior to the meet. The Officials’ Coordinator for this meet will be Paul Burkhardt, (603) 493-2870, paulburkhardt34@concast.net. Any official interested in helping at the meet should contact Paul. Officials who sign up by the meet deadline will be included in the number of workers when timers are assigned. Individuals swimming the 500 and 1650 are responsible for providing their own counter and timer.

AWARDS

Medals will be awarded for the first eight places in individual events and for the first three places in relays. Ribbons will be awarded from 9^th through 16^th place in individual events and 4^th through 8^th place in relays. “Best Time” ribbons will be awarded to 10 and under swimmers who achieve best times. A team representative needs to pick-up the awards at the end of the meet.

SCORING

The meet will not be scored.

CONCESSION / VENDOR

Food and merchandise will be for sale throughout the meet.

SAFETY

1. Diving will be prohibited during warm-ups except in specifically announced one-way sprint lanes. There will be no diving in the warmup and warmdown areas at any time.

2. No shaving is permitted at the competition site.

3. No glass containers are permitted within the facility.

4. Swimmers must be under the supervision of a coach. If a swimmer arrives at the meet without a coach, the swimmer should notify the referee before he/she warms up. The referee will then assign the swimmer to a registered coach for warm-ups.

5. No camera cell phones are permitted in the locker rooms.

DECK ACCESS

Only athletes, coaches, officials, and official meet staff are permitted on the pool deck. All non-athletes on the pool deck must display their USA Swimming registration card at all times. Individuals without their USA Swimming registration card will be removed from the pool deck and will be subject to a fine by New England Swimming.

PARKING

Parking is free and available at the school parking lot.

AREA LODGING

Comfort Inn 25 minutes 978-777-1700

Hawthorne Hotel 5 minutes 1-800-say-stay

DIRECTIONS: Salem State College O’Keefe Athletic Complex is located at 352 Lafayette Street, Salem MA 01930.

From 128N take Exit 25A toward Salem (114E). Follow 114E through downtown Salem onto Route 1A (Canal Street). Stay on Canal Street 1 1/2 miles, Salem State O’Keefe Center will be on left. Plenty of parking. Walk up ramp to complex entrance.