MEET DIRECTOR:
AMY CONNER
301-774-4041
aconner@direcway.com
CLUB OFFICIALS CHAIRMAN:
KAREN LEACH
301-421-1228
kleach1956@yahoo.com
MEET LOCATION:
Fairland Aquatics Center
13820 Old Gunpowder Road
Laurel, Md 20707
301-206-2359
SCHEDULE:
12& U Session Warm-Up 8:30 - 9:20 AM Events 9:30 AM
13& O Session Warm-Up 2:00 - 2:50 PM Events 3:00 PM
ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all Potomac Valley registered athletes. Contestants may not have bettered the No Faster Than times (NFT) listed.
ALL EVENTS 200 YARDS OR MORE MAY REQUIRE POSITIVE CHECK-IN.
A final determination will be made after all entries are received.
RULES:
Current USA Swimming rules shall govern the meet.
Athletes who do not check in will be scratched. Athletes who check in and do not swim will be scratched from their next event.
Swimmers may enter a maximum of six events for the meet, and no more than three events per session, not including relays. If the meet is larger than expected, the sessions will be run dual course.
INCLUSION POLICY FOR SWIMMERS WITH A DISABILITY:
PVS and host clubs along with their Meet Directors are committed to the Inclusion Policy as adopted by the BOD. Athletes with a disability are welcomed and are asked to provide advance notice of desired accommodations to the Meet Director. The athlete (or the athlete’s coach) is also responsible for notifying the session referee of any disability prior to the competition.
WARNING:
Any club that enters an unregistered athlete, falsifies an entry in any way, or permits an unregistered coach to represent them will be fined the sum of $100.00 per violation. No further entries will be accepted from that Club until this fine is paid.
SUPERVISION:
Coaches are responsible for the conduct of their swimmers, and should help clean up their respective team area.
WARM-UP:
The prescribed Potomac Valley Swimming warm-up procedures and safety policies will be followed. The Meet Director will determine the structure of warm-up, including times and lane assignments. There will be lanes open for continuous warm up / warm down throughout the meet.
AWARDS:
Ribbons awarded for 1st - 8th place for individual events.
OFFICIALS:
All certified officials who wish to volunteer should contact Karen Leach, at 301-421-1228 or via e-mail at kleach1956@yahoo.com prior to
TIMERS:
One timer (per club) is required for every 25 entries. Each club is required to submit the names of those timers who have agreed to time on the club master entry sheet. The number of timers will be adjusted when clubs provide other key officials. Acceptance of the Club entry is based upon compliance with the above. FAST will provide one timer per lane.
ADMISSION:
There is no admission charge. Meet programs for each session will be available for $2.00.
FEES:
Fees for individual events are $5.00, and $10.00 for relays. Each club is requested to remit one check to cover entry fees for the entire team.
ENTRIES:
Optional: Before preparing your entries, events and SCY QT's for this meet can be downloaded and then imported into team manager (go to team manager/file/import/meet events). The file will be available zipped "10mm112903.zip" (now available) 
Club E-mail entries will be accepted provided the transmission time is prior to entry deadline and includes the above information.. Clubs doing so should submit entries to FairlandSwim@aol.com, in the subject heading type, "2003 FAST Qualifier ****" with the club's initials substituted in place of the asterisks.
NO DECK ENTRIES will be accepted.
The Meet Directors will not accept phone entries.
RELAYS:
Teams may enter a maximum of two relays per event. Each relay should be submitted on the PVS Master Entry sheet, along with a PVS entry card. Any swimmer already qualified for an event at the Tom Dolan Invitational may not swim that same stroke and distance on a relay. If the preliminary time line exceeds 4 hours, relays will NOT be swum in that particular session.
Please include a phone # and/or email address for a club contact in the event that relays are cancelled.
Entries must be received by Tuesday, November 18th.
CHECKS:
Make checks payable to FAIRLAND AQUATICS INC.
SEND ENTRIES TO:
Manga Dalizu
9109 Bryant Avenue
Laurel, MD 20723
Electronic entries can be sent to: FairlandSwim@aol.com
REMINDER:
ENTRY FEES ARE DUE WITH MEET ENTRY.
ACCEPTANCE OF CLUB ENTRIES IS BASED UPON