TCAY TIDALWAVES PENTATHLON INVITATIONAL NOVEMBER 9, 2014 PRINCIPIA COLLEGE 100 MAYBECK PLACE

TCAY TIDALWAVES PENTATHLON INVITATIONAL
NOVEMBER 9, 2014
PRINCIPIA COLLEGE
100 MAYBECK PLACE
ELSAH, ILLINOIS 62021
USA Swimming Sanction # OZ5661
Facility: The meet will be held at Principia College, 1 Maybeck Place, Elsah, Illinois, 618-3742131. The facility features an eight-lane, 25-yard pool with non-turbulent lane lines, Paragon
starting blocks and Daktronics timing system. Warm up/Cool down will be available in two
lanes in the shallow end of the pool behind the bulkhead. Note: the warm up and cool down
area is NOT to be used for recreational swimming.
Spectator seating will be provided on the pool balcony. Please, no flash cameras are to be
used prior to and during the start of each race. Locker rooms will be available for changing. It
is requested that all spectators turn off their cell phones while on the pool deck as they can
interfere with the operation of the starting system.
Each team will be given a designated area in the gym for their team area. Lawn chairs and
coolers may be brought into the gym. Vendors will also be selling merchandise in the gym. No
smoking is permitted inside the building. Tidalwaves parents will provide a delicious array of
food and drinks for sale in the concession area.
PLEASE NOTE: There will NOT be an ATM on site for this one day event. It is encouraged that
swimmers and their families arrive to the meet with an adequate supply of cash in small
denominations.
Location: Travel onto IL RT 100 “The Great River Road.” Enter Elsah via Elsah Road and continue on
Elsah Road, turning right at the stop sign. This will be Beltrees Road; there will be a sign for Principia
College at this intersection. Travel 1.2 miles; the college’s campus entrance will be on the right. The
pool is located on the extreme left of the campus; look for the signs.
Approval: The meet will be a USA “Approved” meet. This is a closed YMCA meet.
Rules: YMCA rules will govern the meet. USA technical rules will apply. Use of audio or visual
recording devices, including cell phones, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms, or
locker rooms.
Meet Referee: John Lynch will serve as meet referee; 618-792-4222, johnlynchjr@gmail.com.
Entries and Deadline: Age of swimmer as of 12/01/14 will govern and determines the age
group for competition. Swimmers may compete in 4 individual events and if so, are eligible for
the pentathlon scoring. An open mixed boys (2) and girls (2) 200 free relay may also be
entered. Entry times must be in short-course yards only. Email entries to
tcaytidalwaves@yahoo.com by October 31, 2014. An event file will be accessible on our
website, tcaytidalwaves.com. It is the responsibility of the teams to check their entries for
error. Deck entries will be accepted in open lanes of existing heats only.
Note: The email information entry must include a team roster with each swimmer’s birth date
provided.
Team warm-up assignments and worker schedule will be posted on our website by Thursday,
November 6, 2014. Each team may enter an unlimited number of entries in each event.
USA SWIMMERS:
This will be a USA Swimming approved meet (held under the sanction of USA swimming, Ozark
Swimming sanction number 5661.)
Those teams that want their swimmers swims observed and times recorded in the USA
Swimming data base (SWIMS) must provide the name (first, middle, last), date of birth, and USA
Swimming athlete registration number with their Invitational entries on sheet provided. Please
do not build an ID in Team Manager if the swimmers are not registered with USA Swimming as
this will delay the process of getting times submitted into SWIMS.
Any swimmer entered in the meet must be certified by a USA Swimming Member coach as
being proficient in performing a racing start or must start each race from within the water.
When unaccompanied by a member-coach, it is the responsibility of the swimmer or the
swimmer’s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this request.
Fees: Individual events are $4.00 per event. Relays are $16.00 per team. There will be an
$8.00 per swimmer surcharge to defray pool rental fees. Deck entries will be $5.00 per event
and payment must be submitted as entry is made. Mail swimmers form and check to made
payable to “Tidalwaves Swim Team” to TCAY Tidalwaves, P.O Box 336, Tolle Lane, Godfrey, IL
62035 phone # (618)558-0518; email address: tcaytidalwaves@yahoo.com
NEW****
All Meet payments due from participating teams are due by
the start of the meet. If payment is not received by the
start of the meet, a 5% administration fee will be
charged.
Meet Schedule: Warm-up: The warm-up schedule will be set once all entries are received and will be
posted on our website Thursday, November 6, 2014
Warm-up I: 8:-00-8:25am
Warm-up II: 8:25-8:50am
Scratches and Deck entries done by 8:30, Officials meeting at 8:40am (Hospitality), Coaches Meeting
8:50am (Hospitality), Timers Meeting at 9:00am (Pool Deck), 1 st event called at 9am, Meet
commences at 9:15am with the singing of the National Anthem.
Workers: Meet referees: John Lynch (618) 972-4222; johnlynchjr@gmail.com. The meet will be USA
Approved and times will be submitted for entry in the USA Swimming SWIMS database. Certified
officials will be needed from all teams as well as timers. Timer assignments will be posted on our
website Thursday, November 6, 2104.
Awards and Scoring: Swimmers who choose to compete in all four individual events will be
eligible for Pentathlon scoring; this scoring will be a compilation of times for all 4 events. If a
swimmer misses an event, has a false start or receives a DQ in any of the five events, the
swimmer will receive their completed times for that stroke plus a two minute time penalty (for
pentathlon scoring purposes.) This penalty applies to each DQ during the entire meet.
Swimmers must swim all four events in their age group if they wish to be eligible to compete in
the IM race at the conclusion of the meet. The top 8 scoring swimmers at the conclusion of the
Freestyle events will compete in the IM. The IM time will be added to their overall score.
(There will be no fee for the IM event.)
1. Pentathlon Awards: Trophies will be awarded to the top 3 fastest total times with
medals going to swimmers in places four through eight for boys and girls in each age
group.
2. Individual awards: Individual ribbons will be awarded for places one through eight for
each event. Ribbons will be awarded for the top three relay finishes.
3. Heat Awards: Heat awards will be given to swimmers upon completion of their races.
4. Door Prizes: Door prizes will be awarded to swimmers throughout the meet.
Concessions: Full concession will be available; a hospitality room will be available for coaches
and officials.
Heat Sheets: Will be available for sale in the lobby area of the facility.
Vendors: B&B Aquatics will be on site and will offer swim suits, goggles, caps, etc. for sale.
Bullpen: There must be parental supervision of each team in the bull pen AT ALL TIMES.
Swimmers must stay out of the weight room and hot tub and may not use the track,
gymnastics, or other equipment in the Principia Field House.
Swimmer’s Conduct: It is expected that all swimmers and spectators alike will exhibit
courteous, sportsmanlike conduct at all times. Running, ball throwing, horseplay and vandalism
will not be permitted in any area of the facility. Boom box radios and the like will not be
permitted in the team area.
Date Recap: TM File posted on website: 10/9
Entry Deadline: 10/31
Warm-up and timer schedule posted on website: 11/6
For more information about this meet, contact:
Nancy Miller, Head Coach
icoach1@aol.com
618-462-4444
Kurt Kaufmann, Entry Chair
tcaytidalwaves@yahoo.com 618-558-0518
Stacey Noble Loveland, Meet Director
leapkid@charter.net
618-334-6931
Kim Conley, Meet Director
trycer@yaoo.com
314-608-8918
Amy Pohlman, Meet Director
amyjpohlman@yahoo.com
618-741-2078
Email: tcaytidalwaves@yahoo.com
Website: www.tcaytidalwaves.com
TCAY PENTATHLON EVENTS
November 9, 2014
Meet Starts at 9:15am
Girls
Event#
1
3
5
7
9
11
Event
6 & under 25 butterfly
8 & under 25 butterfly
9-10 50 butterfly
11-12 50 butterfly
13-14 100 butterfly
15-21 100 butterfly
Boys
Event#
2
4
6
8
10
12
13
15
17
6 & under 25 backstroke
8 & under 25 backstroke
9-10 50 backstroke
14
16
18
19
21
23
11-12 50 backstroke
13-14 100 backstroke
15-21 100 backstroke
20
22
24
25
27
29
31
33
35
6 & under 25 breaststroke
8 & under 25 breaststroke
9-10 50 breaststroke
11-12 50 breaststroke
13-14 100 breaststroke
15-21 100 breaststroke
26
28
30
32
34
36
37
39
41
43
45
47
61
49
51
53
55
57
59
6 & under 25 freestyle
8 & under 25 freestyle
9-10 50 freestyle
11-12 50 freestyle
13-14 100 freestyle
15-21 100 freestyle
Open 200 Free Relay
6 & under 100 IM
8 & under 100 IM
9-10 100 IM
11-12 200 IM
13-14 200 IM
15-21 200 IM
38
40
42
44
46
48
62
50
52
54
56
58
60
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TCAY TIDALWAVES PENTATHLON INVITATIONAL
NOVEMBER 9, 2014
PRINCIPIA COLLEGE
100 MAYBECK PLACE ELSAH, ILLINOIS 62021
Complete this form and mail with your check made payable to “Tri City Area Tidalwaves” to:
TCAY Tidalwaves, P.O. Box 336, 400 Tolle Lane, Godfrey, IL 62035. Please note this form along
with your team fee check must be received no later than October 31,, 2014.
Summary of Fees
# of individual entries _______________x $4.00=
# of Relay Entries
_______________x $16.00=
$ _____________________________
$ _____________________________
# of Swimmers
_______________x$ 8.00=
TOTAL
$ _____________________________
$ ______________________________
NEW****All participating teams fees MUST be received PRIOR to the beginning of
the meet. Payments not received prior to meet will be assessed a 5%
administration fee.
Name of Team: ___________________________________ Code: ______________________
Head Coach: _____________________________________ Phone: ______________________
Email: _______________________
Coaches Attending the Meet: _____________________________________________________
In consideration of this entry and its acceptance, I intend to be legally bound, hereby consign,
waive and release any and all rights and claims for damages which may occur against Principia
College and TCAY Tidalwaves, their representatives, employees, volunteers, or successors for
any and all injuries suffered by me or any contestants or spectators or representatives in said
meet, as a representative of my club and/or association.
______________________________________
Executive Director or Head Coach
________________________________
Date