Meet Director:

Meet Location:

George Mason University
4400 University Blvd
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-993-3939

Schedule:

Note: Daylight Savings Time Starts at 2:00 AM Sunday March 11.  Set clocks forward one hour.

Eligibility:

Open to all USA Swimming registered athletes, with priority being given to PVS athletes. Clubs interested in participating should request an invitation from the PVS Senior Chairman, Don Riedlinger at 301-776-1114 or driedlin@erols.com.   Contestants must have equaled or bettered the applicable no slower than (NST) qualifying times listed. Do not enter with a time achieved prior to February 27, 2005.

Rules:

Current USA Swimming rules shall govern the meet. All events are trials and finals, except for relays and the 1000 and 1650 freestyle, which will be timed finals. Evening event's heats will be swum in the following order: "A", "B", "C" and "D."

Positive check-in is required for all individual and relay events 400 yards and longer These events will be seeded on the deck. Swimmers and relay teams not checked-in will be scratched from that event. Athletes who have checked in, been seeded, and fail to swim the event will be barred from their next scheduled individual event.

Inclusion Policy for Swimmers with a Disability

1000 & 1650 Timed Finals:

Swum fastest to slowest, and will alternate women and men if only one course is used. If two courses are used, the slowest heats may be moved to permit both courses to finish at approximately the same time. The fastest heat of the Women's 1000 and Men's 1650 will be swum as the first event of the evening program on Sunday. Positive check-in is required. Verification of time must be submitted with entry.

The determination has been made to use two courses.

Swimmers are also required to provide their own timers (except for the fastest heat on Sunday) and if desired, lap counters.

Relays:

Individual Events:

A contestant may compete in a maximum of seven (7) individual events, and compete in no more than three (3) individual events per day.

Special Note: It is anticipated preliminaries will be conducted in separate courses for Men and Women. Athletes should select their events with that in mind.

Breaks:

Withdrawing from Finals

PVS scratch rules apply for swimmers scratching finals. If a swimmer fails to properly scratch from a final event and does not appear for the final, he/she will be barred from further competition for the remainder of the meet.

Deck Entries:

Time Trials:

Supervision:

NO FOOD OF ANY KIND IS ALLOWED ON THE POOL DECK.  ONLY WATER AND/OR GATORADE IS PERMITTED ON THE POOL DECK. 

NO FOLDING CHAIRS, SLEEPING BAGS, TENTS OR BALLOONS ARE PERMITTED IN THE ATHLETIC FITNESS CENTER.

COACHES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT THEIR TEAM AREAS ARE CLEAN OF ANY DEBRIS AT THE CONCLUSION OF EACH MEET SESSION.

Coaches are responsible for the conduct of their swimmers and families and for cleaning up their team areas.

Scoring:

Warm-up:

Officials:

Officials for this meet will be assigned by the PVS Officials Committee. USA Swimming is expected to designate and approve this meet for national certification of officials. Those officials working a minimum of three (3) complete sessions will be able to apply for national certification. All certified officials wishing to volunteer to work this meet please contact the PVS Officials Chairman, Jim Van Erden at 703-239-2963 or email jim.vanerden@cox.net no later than Tuesday, February 27. Please include your club affiliation, certifications held, and sessions you wish to work. Those officials who learn of their availability subsequent to February 27 are encouraged to contact Jim Van Erden as soon as possible.

Assignments will be made by the PVS Officials Committee and posted to the PVS website when made. Certified officials who have not previously volunteered should contact the referee upon arrival to make their services available. A comprehensive officials' briefing will precede each session during warm-up. Assignments will be posted to the PVS Website no later than Monday, March 5.

Timers:

Admission Programs:

Fees:

Meet Entry Procedures:

• Submit the Hy-Tek commlink II file along with an "entry cover sheet." The team manager meet entry report files must also be sent one by swimmer and one by event. The name and phone number of the club representative submitting the email must also be included.
• All relays may be submitted in Hy-Tek (commlink II file) or on PVS master entry sheet.

• Club E-mail entries will be accepted provided the transmission time is prior to entry deadline.
• Attach one report by event, one by name (save as Word for Windows in Team Manager)
• Attach commlink file
• In body of e-mail give total number of splashes including relays (men, women, total entry) and contact information (name, phone, e-mail address)
• Remember to also send entry fee check via USPS
• Clubs submitting by email should submit entries to kmathews@cubu.org, in the subject heading type, "2007 PVS Senior Champs - ****" with the club's initials substituted in place of the asterisks. Clubs submitting multiple entries should indicate the training site.
• 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.

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