| MEET DIRECTOR: | STEVE ERCOLANO (703) 818-9659 |
| MEET LOCATION: | OAK MARR RECREATION CENTER 3134 JERMANTOWN ROAD OAKTON, VA 22124 (703) 281-6501 |
| SCHEDULE: | PRELIMINARIES: WARM-UP: 6:30 AM - 7:45 AM EVENTS: 8:00 AM FINALS: WARM-UP: 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM EVENTS: 6:00 PM |
| FACILITY: | OAK MARR IS A 50 METER BY 25 YARD WHITTEN POOL WITH 2 MOVABLE BULKHEADS. THE FACILITY HAS BUILT-IN COLORADO TIMING SYSTEM WITH A 10 LANE DISPLAY BOARD. |
| ADMISSION: | THERE IS NO ADMISSION CHARGE. PROGRAMS FOR EACH SESSION WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR $5.00. AND WILL INCLUDE A FINALS PROGRAM FOR EACH EVENING SESSION AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE. PVS MEMBERS WHO PRESENT THEIR CURRENT FAMILY MEMBERSHIP CARD ARE ENTITLED TO PURCHASE ONE PROGRAM FOR $2.50. |
| 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. |
| ELIGIBILITY: | OPEN TO POTOMAC VALLEY REGISTERED ATHLETES AND INVITED UNITED STATES SWIMMING ATHLETES. CONTESTANTS MUST HAVE EQUALED OR BETTERED THE APPLICABLE CUT-OFF TIMES LISTED. ENTRY TIMES AND USS MEMBERSHIPS ARE SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION. |
| 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 AND NO FURTHER ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM THAT CLUB UNTIL THE SAID FINE HAS BEEN PAID. |
| RULES: | CURRENT UNITED STATES SWIMMING RULES SHALL GOVERN THE MEET. ALL EVENTS ARE TRIALS AND FINALS, EXCEPT FOR RELAYS AND THE 800 AND 1500 FREESTYLE, WHICH ARE TIMED FINALS. THE 200 METER FREESTYLE RELAY (EVENT NUMBERS 23 & 24)WILL NOT BE SCORED. |
| POSITIVE CHECK-IN IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EVENTS 400 METERS AND OVER. THESE EVENTS WILL BE SEEDED ON THE DECK. | |
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| SWIMMERS NOT CHECKED-IN WILL BE SCRATCHED FROM THAT EVENT. ATHLETES WHO HAVE CHECKED IN, HAVE BEEN SEEDED, AND FAIL TO SWIM THE EVENT WILL BE BARRED FROM THEIR NEXT SCHEDULED INDIVIDUAL EVENT. | |
 FINALS IN THE EVENING WILL BE SWUM FASTEST TO SLOWEST -- I. E., THE FINAL HEAT WILL BE BEFORE THE CONSOLATION HEAT AND THE CONSOLATION HEAT WILL BE SWUM BEFORE THE BONUS HEAT.
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| FASTEST HEAT OF DISTANCE EVENTS | FASTEST HEAT OF EACH SEX IN THE 800 AND 1500 WILL SWIM AS THE FIRST EVENTS IN THE FINALS SESSIONS. ALL REMAINING HEATS WILL BE SWUM FASTEST TO SLOWEST, ALTERNATING WOMEN AND MEN, IN THE PRELIMINARY SESSIONS AFTER THE RELAY EVENTS. ENTRIES IN THE 800 AND 1500 FREESTYLE EVENTS MAY NEED TO BE LIMITED BY TIME CONSTRAINTS. |
| CHECK-IN DEADLINES: | ||||||
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| 800 FREE | FRIDAY | 9:00 AM | 400 MEDLEY RELAY | SATURDAY | 6:00 PM | |
| 800 FREE RELAY | FRIDAY | 9:00 AM | 1500 FREE | SATURDAY | 6:00 PM | |
| 400 I.M. | SATURDAY | 7:00 AM | 400 FREE RELAY | SUNDAY | 6:00 PM | |
| 400 FREE | SATURDAY | 9:00 AM | ||||
| INDIVIDUAL EVENTS: | A CONTESTANT MAY ENTER A MAXIMUM OF SIX (6) INDIVIDUAL EVENTS, BUT NO MORE THAN THREE (3) INDIVIDUAL EVENTS PER DAY. |
| RELAY EVENTS: | A CLUB MAY ENTER UP TO THREE RELAY TEAMS PER RELAY EVENT, BUT ONLY TWO RELAY TEAMS PER CLUB PER RELAY EVENT MAY SCORE. THE 200 METER FREESTYLE RELAY (EVENTS 23 & 24) WILL NOT BE SCORED. |
| HEATS: | THERE WILL BE THREE HEATS SWUM IN FINALS FOR ALL INDIVIDUAL EVENTS EXCEPT THE 800 AND 1500 EVENTS, WHICH ARE TIMED FINALS AS STATED ABOVE. |
| WITHDRAWING FROM FINALS: | IF AN ATHLETE FAILS TO PROPERLY SCRATCH FROM AN EVENT AND DOES NOT APPEAR FOR THE FINAL, THEY "SHALL BE BARRED FROM FURTHER COMPETITION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MEET." |
| SCORING: | EVENTS: 20 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 RELAYS: 40 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 18 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 |
| TIME TRIALS: | TIME TRIALS WILL BE HELD FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE FINALS SESSION EACH EVENING. AN ATHLETE MUST COMPETE IN AN INDIVIDUAL EVENT IN THE MEET IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TIME TRIALS, ATHLETES ARE PERMITTED ONE TIME TRIAL PER TIME TRIAL SESSION PROVIDED THAT THIS PARTICIPATION DOES NOT CAUSE THEM TO EXCEED THE THREE EVENTS PER DAY LIMITATION. TIME TRIAL FEE IS $5.00 /ATTEMPT. THE ORDER OF TIME TRIAL EVENTS WILL BE THOSE EVENTS CONTESTED THAT DAY FOLLOWED BY THOSE EVENTS REMAINING TO BE CONTESTED, FOLLOWED BY THOSE EVENTS ALREADY CONTESTED. |
| OFFICIALS: | THE PVS OFFICIALS COMMITTEE SHALL ASSIGN OFFICIALS FOR THE MEET OFFICIALS INTERESTED IN WORKING SHOULD ADVISE THEIR CLUB OFFICIALS CHAIRMAN. OFFICIALS ASSIGNED SHOULD SIGN IN AT THE RECORDING TABLE AT THE BEGINNING OF WARM-UPS. CERTIFIED OFFICIALS NOT PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED MAY VOLUNTEER THEIR SERVICES TO THE REFEREE. |
| TIMERS: | PARTICIPATING CLUBS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TIMERS IN PROPORTION TO THEIR ENTRIES. THE MEET DIRECTOR WILL DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF TIMERS PER CLUB AND LANE ASSIGNMENTS. THE HOST CLUB(S) ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ONE TIMER PER LANE. |
| SUPERVISION: | COACHES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF THEIR SWIMMERS AND FAMILIES AND FOR CLEANING UP THEIR TEAM AREAS. *** PARENTS NOT WORKING THE MEET AS A DECK OFFICIAL, VOLUNTEER LANE TIMER, OR OTHER MEET POSITION ARE NOT PERMITTED ON DECK. ONLY ATHLETES, USS CERTIFIED COACHES, AND DECK OFFICIALS ARE PERMITTED ON THE POOL DECK. |
| COACHES AND DECK OFFICIALS ARE REQUIRED TO DISPLAY THEIR CURRENT USS CARD. | |
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| FEES: | FEES FOR INDIVIDUAL EVENTS ARE $4.00; RELAY EVENTS ARE $8.00. EACH CLUB IS REQUESTED TO REMIT ONE CHECK TO COVER THE ENTRY FEES FOR THE ENTIRE TEAM. PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH. MEET DIRECTORS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED NOT TO ACCEPT TELEPHONE ENTRIES. |
| ENTRIES: | COMPUTER DISK ENTRIES (HY-TEK) REQUIRE A MEET ENTRY REPORT BY SWIMMER AND A MEET ENTRY REPORT BY EVENT FROM TEAM MANAGER. ENTRIES MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED ON THE PVS MASTER ENTRY SHEET. ALSO SUBMIT A COMPLETED "ENTRY COVER SHEET". SIGNATURE AND PHONE NUMBER OF A CLUB OFFICIAL MUST BE INCLUDED WITH ENTRY FOR VALIDATION OF ENTRIES. ALL RELAYS MUST BE SUBMITTED ON PVS MASTER ENTRY SHEET. ALSO SUBMIT A PVS ENTRY CARD FOR EACH FOR EACH 800 AND 1500 ENTRY. ALL 800 AND 1500 ENTRIES MUST INCLUDE VERIFICATION (DATE & MEET) OF TIME ON ENTRY CARD. ENTRIES WITHOUT VERIFICATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ENTRIES IN THE 800 AND 1500 FREESTYLE EVENTS MAY NEED TO BE LIMITED BY TIME CONSTRAINTS. NO LATE ENTRIES ARE PERMITTED FOR SCORED MEETS. |
| ENTRY TIMES: | SHORT COURSE ENTRY TIMES MUST BE DESIGNATED WITH A CAPITAL LETTER "Y". THESE NON-CONFORMING TIMES WILL BE SEEDED AFTER LONG COURSE ENTRY TIMES., ENTRIES NOT SUBMITTED ON THE REQUIRED FORMS, ARE NOT COMPLETE OR ARE NOT LEGIBLE, WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AND WILL BE RETURNED. THE MEET DIRECTOR WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IF THERE IS NO TIME TO PROPERLY RESUBMIT THE ENTRY. |
| DEADLINE: | THE MEET DIRECTOR MUST RECEIVE ALL ENTRIES FOR THIS MEET NO LATER THAN: 5:00 P.M., TUESDAY, 7 JULY 1998. |
| CHECKS: | MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: POTOMAC VALLEY SWIMMING |
| SEND ENTRIES TO: | STEVE ERCOLANO 15250 EAGLE TAVERN WAY CENTREVILLE, VA 20120 (703) 818-9659 |
| FRIDAY: 17 JULY 1998 | ||||||
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| WOMEN EVENT # | QUALIFYING TIME | QUALIFYING TIME | MEN EVENT # | |||
| SCY | LCM | EVENT | SCY | LCM | ||
| 1 | 1:12.99 | 1:24.19 | 100 M BREASTSTROKE | 1:04.79 | 1:15.59 | 2 |
| 3 | 2:00.99 | 2:17.99 | 200 M FREESTYLE | 1:49.99 | 2:05.99 | 4 |
| 5 | 1:03.29 | 1:12.99 | 100 M BUTTERFLY | 56.99 | 1:06.19 | 6 |
| 7 | 2:16.29 | 2:36.59 | 200 M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY | 2:04.49 | 2:23.49 | 8 |
| 9 $ | 10:54.99 | 9:57.59 | 800 M FREESTYLE | 10:12.99 | 9:17.49 | $ 10 |
| 11 & | 8:28.19 | 9:39.89 | 800 M FREESTYLE RELAY | 7:41.89 | 8:49.19 | & 12 |
| SATURDAY: 18 JULY 1998 | ||||||
| WOMEN EVENT # | QUALIFYING TIME | QUALIFYING TIME | MEN EVENT # | |||
| SCY | LCM | EVENT | SCY | LCM | ||
| 13 | 4:49.99 | 5:32.09 | 400 M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY | 4:26.09 | 5:04.19 | 14 |
| 15 | 25.69 | 29.69 | 50 M FREESTYLE | 23.29 | 26.99 | 16 |
| 17 | 2:36.99 | 3:00.99 | 200 M BREASTSTROKE | 2:22.79 | 2:45.99 | 18 |
| 19 | 1:03.49 | 1:13.79 | 100 M BACKSTROKE | 58.59 | 1:07.29 | 20 |
| 21 | 5:23.99 | 4:50.99 | 400 M FREESTYLE | 4:58.99 | 4:30.99 | 22 |
| 23 @ | 1:47.89 | 2:04.89 | 200 M FREESTYLE RELAY | 1:37.89 | 1:53.19 | @ 24 |
| 25 % | 5:09.89 | 4:28.89 | 400 M MEDLEY RELAY | 4:02.89 | 4:26.89 | % 26 |
| SUNDAY: 19 JULY 1998 | ||||||
| WOMEN EVENT # | QUALIFYING TIME | QUALIFYING TIME | MEN EVENT # | |||
| SCY | LCM | EVENT | SCY | LCM | ||
| 27 | 2:16.99 | 2:35.99 | 200 M BACKSTROKE | 2:06.79 | 2:25.49 | 28 |
| 29 | 55.99 | 103.99 | 100 M FREESTYLE | 50.19 | 57.99 | 30 |
| 31 | 2:20.99 | 2:39.09 | 200 M BUTTERFLY | 2:09.79 | 2:26.29 | 32 |
| 33 | 2:14.19 | 2:34.89 | 200 M MEDLEY RELAY | 2:01.89 | 2:13.19 | 34 |
| 35 $ | 18:55.99 | 19:39.29 | 1500 M FREESTYLE | 17:55.99 | 18:34.29 | $ 36 |
| 37 % | 3:55.19 | 4:28.89 | 400 M FREESTYLE RELAY | 3:30.89 | 4:03.89 | % 38 |
| CHECK-IN DEADLINES: | ||||||
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| 800 FREE | FRIDAY | 9:00 AM | 400 MEDLEY RELAY | SATURDAY | 6:00 PM | |
| 800 FREE RELAY | FRIDAY | 9:00 AM | 1500 FREE | SATURDAY | 6:00 PM | |
| 400 I.M. | SATURDAY | 7:00 AM | 400 FREE RELAY | SUNDAY | 6:00 PM | |
| 400 FREE | SATURDAY | 9:00 AM | ||||