PVS Februay Distance Meet |
Hosted
for Potomac Valley Swimming By:
Rockville Montgomery Swim Club
Meet Director: | Rockville Montgomery Swim Club
Mark Eldridge 240-314-8752 meldridge@rockvillemd.gov |
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Club Officials Chairman: |
Jim Garner 301-977-1222 garner@garnerjim.net Meet
Location: |
Fairland Aquatic Center |
13820 Old Gunpowder Road Laurel, Md 20707 301-206-2359 Schedule: |
Session |
Warm-up |
Events |
Sunday
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6:30 - 7:00 am |
7:10 am |
Monday |
12:00 noon - 12:30 pm
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12:40 pm |
Special Meet Format |
This distance meet is being swum in the same FORMAT as was used in 2004 and 2005. The 1000Y Freestyle (Event 1/2) and the 1650Y Freestyle (Event 3/4) will be swum concurrently in two separate courses at Fairland on Sunday. To accomdate those swimmers wishing to compete in both events, only those swimmers entered in Events 1 or 2 (1000Y Freestyle) will be permitted to enter Events 5 or 6 (1650Y Freestyle) being swum on Monday (President's Birthday.) Those swimmers only wishing to swim the 1650 Y Freestyle must enter Events 3/4 and compete on Sunday.
| Eligibility: |
Meet
open to all Potomac Valley Swimming registered athletes age 10 years old
and older. |
Inclusion Policy for Swimmers with a Disability:
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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.
| Qualifying
Time: |
Any
swimmer who has equaled or bettered:
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Warnings: |
Any
club that enters an unregistered or improperly registered athlete, falsifies
an entry in any way, or permits an unregistered coach to represent them,
will be fined the sum of $100.00 per occurrence and no further entries
will be accepted from that club until the said fine has been paid.
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Entry fees are due with meet entry. Unpaid fees will be reported to the PVS Administrative Office at the conclusion of the meet. Rules: |
The
competition will be conducted in accordance with current USA Swimming rules.
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Order
of Swims: |
The meet will be seeded and swum according to submitted entry times regardless of age. Heats will be swum fastest to slowest, alternating Women and Men. The slowest heats of either the 1000Y Free or 1650Y Free may be moved to the other course if it will permit both courses to finish at approximately the same time. Expected swim times, and check in requirements will be posted to the PVS Web Page at www.pvswim.org no later than Wednesday, February 15, 2006. Warm-up: |
The
prescribed Potomac Valley Swimming warm-up procedures and safety policies
will be followed. The meet director may determine the structure of the
warm-up, including times and lane assignments. During the meet there will
be continuous warm-up/warm-down water. Persons will be assigned to monitor
these areas. If at any time conditions become unsafe, the area will be
closed for the remainder of the session. |
Awards |
Medals will be awarded to sixth place separately in the following age groups:
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 and Over. |
Important:For the purpose of presenting awards, the results of Events 3/5 and 4/6 will first be combined. Officials: |
All certified officials wishing to volunteer to work this meet please contact the RMSC Officials Chairman, Jim Garner, 301-977-1222, garner@garnerjim.net prior to Februay 12. Please include your club affiliation, certifications held and sessions you wish to work. Officials volunteering should sign in at the recording table prior to the start of Warm-ups. Certified officials who have not previously advised of their availability may volunteer their services to the Referee at this time. |
Timers: |
Each swimmer must provide their own timer (required) and if desired, a lap counter. |
Supervision: |
Coaches
are responsible for the conduct of their swimmers and for cleaning up their
team areas. |
Fees: |
All
entries are $5.00. |
Admissions/
Programs: |
There
is no admission charge. A complimentarty copy of the Psych sheet will be
provided to coaches and working officials. |
Meet
Entry Procedures: |
Each
Club is requested to submit one check to cover fees for the entire team.
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A 3 1/2" disk with entries may be submitted, but must be accompanied by a printed report of these entries; or a PVS Master Entry sheet may be submitted. In all cases the name of the Club entry person must be included. Please note your club name (if not a club check) the # of entries, and the meet name or sanction number on your check. Please do not send cash. Meet Directors have been instructed not to accept telephone entries E-mail entries will be accepted: Do NOT submit a 3" X 5" PVS Official Meet Entry Card for each athlete entered. The Meet Director will provide a lane timing card when the athlete checks in to swim. Meet Directors are requested to acknowledge receipt by return e-mail within 24 hours. Clubs submitting entries that do NOT receive an acknowledgement should contact the Meet Director by other than e-mail to confirm receipt. NO LATE OR DECK ENTRIES ARE PERMITTED FOR DISTANCE MEETS. Entry
Deadline: |
Entries
must be received by the Meet Director no later than:
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Important: The above date is the deadline for clubs to submit their entries to the Meet Director. Therefore, clubs usually set an earlier deadline to receive entries from their swimmers. Check with your club for this information. Checks
Payable To: |
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Mail
Entries to: |
Mark Eldridge |
Rockville Municipal Swim Center 355 Martins Lane Rockville, MD 20850 240-314-8752 meldridge@rockvillemd.gov |
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1000 Yard Freestyle |
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1650 Yard Freestyle |
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1650 Yard Freestyle |
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IMPORTANT: The only swimmers who may enter Events 5 and 6 are those who entered Event 1 and Event 2, respectively. |
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Fairland Aquatic Center 13820 Old Gunpowder Road Laurel, Md 20707 301-206-2359 |
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