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MEET DIRECTOR: | NANCY WINNINGS
Phone (703) 318-6764
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| MEET LOCATION: | George Mason University
4400 University Blvd
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 993-3939
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SCHELDULE: |
THURS DISTANCE: WARM-UP: 4:00 PM -4:50 PM EVENTS: 5:00 PM
FRI-SUN PRELIMS: WARM-UP: 6:30 AM - 7:45 AM EVENTS: 8:00 AM
FRI-SUN FINALS: WARM-UP: 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM EVENTS: 6:00 PM
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ADMISSION: | THERE IS NO ADMISSION CHARGE. PROGRAMS FOR EACH SESSION WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR $6.00. 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 $3.00.
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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.
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ELIGIBILITY: | OPEN TO POTOMAC VALLEY REGISTERED ATHLETES AND INVITED USA SWIMMING ATHLETES. CONTESTANTS MUST HAVE EQUALED OR BETTERED THE APPLICABLE CUT-OFF TIMES LISTED. ENTRY TIMES AND USA SWIMMING MEMBERSHIPS ARE SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION.
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BONUS EVENT | ANY ATHLETE WHO IS ENTERED INTO AT LEAST ONE INDIVIDUAL EVENT, MAY ALSO ENTER ONE BONUS EVENT PROVIDED THEIR ENTRY TIME WOULD SATISFY THE QT FOR THE PVS JUNIOR Short Course CHAMPIONSHIP AND DOING SO WOULD NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM EVENTS PER SESSION/MEET LIMITS..
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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.
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RULES: | CURRENT USA 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.
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POSITIVE CHECK-IN | POSITIVE CHECK-IN IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EVENTS 400 METERS AND OVER. THESE EVENTS WILL BE SEEDED ON THE DECK.
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.
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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."
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| FINALS | FINALS IN THE EVENING WILL BE SWUM FASTEST TO SLOWEST -- I. E., THE FINAL A HEAT WILL BE BEFORE THE FINAL B (CONSOLATION) HEAT AND THE FINAL B HEAT WILL BE SWUM BEFORE THE FINAL C (BONUS) HEAT.
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| SEEDING OF DISTANCE EVENTS | THE FASTEST HEAT OF THE WOMEN'S 800 AND MEN'S 1500 WILL SWIM AS THE FIRST EVENTS IN SUNDAY'S FINALS. . ALL OTHER HEATS OF THESE EVENTS WILL BE SWUM FASTEST TO SLOWEST, ALTERNATING WOMEN AND MEN, IN SUNDAY'S PRELIMINARY SESSIONS AFTER THE RELAY EVENTS.
THE WOMEN'S 1500 FREE AND MEN'S 800 FREE WILL BE SWUM ON THURSDAY, FAST TO SLOW ALTERNATING WOMEN AND MEN.
ENTRIES IN THE 800 AND 1500 FREESTYLE EVENTS MAY NEED TO BE LIMITED BY TIME CONSTRAINTS.
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| INDIVIDUAL EVENTS: | A CONTESTANT MAY ENTER A MAXIMUM OF SIX (6) INDIVIDUAL EVENTS, BUT NO MORE THAN THREE (3) INDIVIDUAL EVENTS PER DAY.
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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 AND MEDLEY RELAYS (EVENTS 21-22 AND 33-34) WILL NOT BE SCORED.
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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.
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| 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
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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.
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OFFICIALS: | USA SWIMMING APPROVAL OF THE MEET FOR NATIONAL CERTIFICATION OF OFFICIALS IS BEING SOUGHT. THE PVS OFFICIALS COMMITTEE WILL MAKE THE INITIAL ASSIGNMENTS. OFFICIALS ASSIGNED TO THIS MEET SIGN IN AT THE RECORDING TABLE AT THE START OF EACH WARM-UP SESSION. CERTIFIED OFFICIALS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED SHOULD VOLUNTEER THEIR SERVICES TO THE REFEREE. THOSE OFFICIALS WORKING A MINIMUM OF THREE (3) COMPLETE SESSIONS WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR NATIONAL CERTIFICATION. A COMPREHENSIVE OFFICIALS' BRIEFING WILL PRECEDE EACH SESSION DURING WARM-UP.
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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.
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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, USA SWIMMING CERTIFIED COACHES, AND DECK OFFICIALS ARE PERMITTED ON THE POOL DECK.
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| CREDENTIALS |
COACHES AND DECK OFFICIALS ARE REQUIRED TO DISPLAY THEIR CURRENT USA SWIMMING CARD.
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FEES: | FEES FOR INDIVIDUAL EVENTS ARE $4.50; RELAY EVENTS ARE $9.00. 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.
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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.
ALL 800 AND 1500 ENTRIES MUST INCLUDE VERIFICATION (DATE & MEET) OF ENTRY TIME. 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.
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| E-MAIL ENTRIES |
CLUB ENTRIES WILL ALSO BE ACCEPTED BY EMAIL PROVIDED THE TRANSMISSION TIME IS PRIOR TO ENTRY DEADLINE. 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. INDIVIDUAL OR UNATTACHED ENTRIES WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED BY DELIVERY TO THE ADDRESS LISTED BELOW AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY EMAIL. CLUBS SUBMITTING BY EMAIL MAY SUBMIT ENTRIES TO kwmathews@earthlink.net,  IN THE SUBJECT HEADING TYPE, "1999 PVS LC CHAMPIONSHIP - ****" WITH THE CLUB'S INITIALS SUBSTITUTED IN PLACE OF THE ASTERISKS.
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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.
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DEADLINE: | THE MEET DIRECTOR MUST RECEIVE ALL ENTRIES FOR THIS MEET NO LATER THAN:
5:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, 7 JULY 1999.
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CHECKS: | MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: POTOMAC VALLEY SWIMMING
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SEND ENTRIES TO: | Kit Mathews
2 North Pendleton Drive
Frederick, MD 21703
(301) 662-9121
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