AMENDED SEPTEMBER 5, 2007 TO
PROVIDE PETITION PROCEDURE FOR ENTERING DISTANCE EVENTS
and to
 
INDICATE THAT ENTRIES IN 1000 YD FREESTYLE MAY BE LIMITED DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS

PVS OCTOBER OPEN MEET
October 19-21, 2007

Sanctioned by USA Swimming
Through Potomac Valley Swimming

Sanction # PVS-08-09

Hosted for Potomac Valley Swimming By:

Potomac Marlins
Curl-Burke Swim Club Occoquan Swimming

Meet Directors:

 

Potomac Marlins

Curl-Burke Swimming Occoquan Swimming
Bill Marlin
571-334-0987
coach_bill@verizon.net

Brian Pawlowicz
703-771-7001
cubumeets@yahoo.com

Eric Nowak
703-393-9069
oncefitz@aol.com

Club Officials Chairman: Lee District
Peter Nichols
703-255-3779
royall@gwu.edu
Fairland Aquatics Center #1
Art Davis
703- 625-9288
emerand@comcast.net
Fairland Aquatics Center #2
Suey Nordberg
703-580-6586
suey.mom@verizon.net

Meet Locations:

Lee District
6601 Telegraph Road
Alexandria, VA 22313
703-922-9840

Fairland Aquatics Center #1
13820 Old Gunpowder Road
Laurel, MD 20707
301- 362-6060

Fairland Aquatics Center #2
13820 Old Gunpowder Road
Laurel, MD 20707
301- 362-6060



Schedule:

Session

Warm-up

Events Start

Friday Events

5:00 - 5:40 pm

5:50 pm

13 & Over -- Men and Women
Saturday & Sunday

7:00 am - 8:00 am

8:10 am

9 - 12 year old -- Men and Women
Saturday & Sunday

12:20 pm - 1:20 pm

1:30 pm

Note: Meet Director will determine if session start times or check-in times will need to be adjusted based on number of entries received.


Eligibility:

Open to all Potomac Valley Swimming registered athletes.

Meet Directors reserve the right to limit entries in events 7 & 8 (1000 yd Freestyle) should demand for these events exceed pool rental time.  Entries will be processed in the order in which they are received.

Inclusion Policy for Swimmers with a Disability:

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.

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 and no further entries will be accepted from that club until the said fine has been paid.

Entry fees are due with meet entry. Unpaid fees will be reported to the PVS Administrative Office at the conclusion of the meet.

Rules:

Current USA Swimming rules shall govern the meet. All events are timed finals. A contestant may enter no more than FIVE events per day or ELEVEN events during the meet.
SEED TIMES ARE SHORT COURSE YARDS.  In the event that short course yards times are unavailable, coaches' times are preferred over no times for all events except events 7 and 8 (see below).

Minimum provable time to enter the 1000 yard freestyle is 15:00.00.  Athletes wishing to enter the 1000 Freestyle who do not have a provable 1000Y/800M free time under 15:00.00, must have a provable 400M/500Y time of 7:20.00 or faster.  These athletes will be entered into the 1000Y freestyle with their 400M/500Y time and will be seeded after all 1000Y/800M times have been seeded.  Please mark swimmers entering with 500Y/400M times as "exhibition".  Swimmers with 400M or 800M times will be converted to 500Y and 1000Y times, respectively, for seeding.  Swimmers with 1650Y or 1500M times (but not 1000Y or 800M times) should enter with their 1000Y or 800M intermediate times and indicate meet where it was swum so the time can be verified.  All swimmers will be eligible for awards.

Coaches who have swimmers who they believe can complete the events 7 & 8 (1000 yd Freestyle) faster than 15:00.00, but who have not satisfy the entry rule, may petition the PVS Distance Coordinator, Bill Marlin, for an exception.  The petition should provide specific evidence why they believe the swimmer can complete the event within 15:00.00.  All petitions must be submitted prior to the entry deadline.

Events 5-6, 9-12 year old 500 Freestyle, will be swum fast to slow alternating women and men. It will then be followed by Events 7-8, 13&over 1000 Freestyle, which will also be swum fast to slow alternating women and men. 

Dive-over starts may be used at this meet at the discretion of the Meet Manager and/or Meet Referee. Coaches are requested to review Guidance for Dive-Over Starts for Coaches.  Officials are requested to review Protocol for Dive-Over Starts.   A determination whether to do so will be made shortly after entries for this meet have been processed.

Positive Check In:

All events 200 Yards or longer will be deck seeded. The Meet Director will determine if positive check-in will be required for any events of 100 Yards or shorter. Athletes who check in to a deck-seeded event, have been seeded, and fail to swim the event will be barred from their next scheduled individual event, unless excused by the Referee before the event takes place.

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.

Officials: Each participating club is requested to provide at least one table worker or official (referee, starter or stroke and turn judge) per session if entering 25 or more splashes. Certified officials wishing to volunteer to work this meet should contact the appropriate club officials chairman shown above prior to October 14.  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:

Participating clubs are required to provide timers in proportion to their entries. A timer is required for each 25 entries.  The number of timers required will be adjusted when club is providing other officials. Acceptance of the club entry is based upon compliance with the above. Host clubs are required to provide one timer per lane.

Supervision:

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

Admission Programs:

There is no admission charge. Programs for each session will be available for $2.00 each. (Friday evening session will be $1.00) Working officials and coaches receive a free program.

Awards:

Ribbons will be provided to top 8 swimmers in 9-10, 11-12 and 9-12 year old events.

Fees:

Fees for individual events are $3.50.

Meet Entry Procedures:

General Instructions:

  • Entries should be submitted using Hy-Tek Team Manager via e-mail.  Events for this meet can be downloaded at 09mm101907 .  Include in the e-mail subject heading "2007 PVS October Open - ****" with the club's initials substituted in place of the asterisks.  Also include training site if your club submits multiple entries and number of timers being committed.
  • Two Team Manager meet entry reports (saved in Word) must also be sent:  (1) by swimmer and (2) by event.
  • In body of e-mail give total number of splashes (men, women, total entry) and contact information (name, phone, e-mail address)
  • 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.
  • Each club is requested to remit one check via USPS to cover the entry fees for the entire team. Please put the club name on the entry check (if not a club check) and note the number of entries. Please do not send cash. Meet directors have been instructed not to accept telephone or fax entries.
    • Entries not submitted on the required forms, not complete, not legible or not in the required electronic format, 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.
    • Individual or unattached entries will only be accepted by manual entry sent to the address listed below.
Manual Entries:
  • Manual entries must 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.
  • There will be a $1.00 surcharge per athlete for manual entries of 10 or more.

Late/Deck Entries:

Late (deck) entries are $10.00 per individual event and must be submitted no later than 45 minutes prior to the first event of each session. Swimmers will first be entered into open lanes in existing heats on a first come, first served basis. In the event of a significantly over subscribed session, the Meet Director reserves the right to not accept deck entries.

Deadline:

The Meet Director must receive all entries for this meet no later than

5:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 9, 2007

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.

Make Checks Payable To:

Potomac Valley Swimming
 
 

Send Entries To:

(Lee District)
Bill Marlin
3212 Allness Lane
Herndon, VA 20171
571-334-0987
coach_bill@verizon.net

(Fairland #1)
Brian Pawlowicz
813 Melody Court, SE
Leesburg, VA 20175
703-771-7001
cubumeets@yahoo.com

(Fairland #2)
Eric Nowak
8902 Bond Court
Manassas, VA  20110
703-393-9069
oncefitz@aol.com

 

Reminder:

Entry fees are due with each club's meet entry. Unpaid fees will be reported to the PVS Administrative Office at the conclusion of the meet. No further entries will be accepted from clubs for future meets until all entry fees are paid in full by the club to the meet director.

Locations

To divide entries as equally as practical, teams have been assigned as follows:
NOTE: Assignments of clubs to pool sites will be reviewed after entries are received. If necessary to achieve reasonable balance, clubs may be reassigned.

Lee District Fairland #1 Fairland #2
AAC BWST ANSC ASA DCPR ERSC
FBST GAEL BTSC CODS FAST FGAC
GMU HACC CUBU MSSC FISH HOYA
JCCW MACH PGKS   JFD OCCS
MAKO PM     PEAK RMSC
RIPS SDS
(VSC swimmers only)
    SDS (Non-VSC) TESC
SNOW YORK     TIBU UMD
           
           

Events
Friday, October 19

Warm-up 5:00 – 5:40 pm     Events 5:50 pm

Swimmers must provide own timer for Friday night session for 500 and 1000 Free.

Women Event #

Events

Men Event #

1 %

13 & Over 200 yd Backstroke

2 %

3 #

9-12 200 yd Backstroke

4 #

5 &

9-12 500 yd Freestyle

6 &

7 $ @

Open 1,000 yd Freestyle

8 $ @

% - Check in time 13 & O 200 Backstroke – 5:20 pm
# - Check in time 9-12 200 Backstroke - 5:40 pm
& - Check-in time 9-12 500 Freestyle - 5:40 pm
(swum fast to slow alternating women and men)

$ - Check in time 1000 Freestyle 6:00 pm
(swum fast to slow alternating women and men)
 @ -   Please review Distance Entry Rules before submitting entries
 

Events
Saturday, October 20

13 & Over Swimmers

Warm-up 7:00 – 8:00 am     Events 8:10 am

Women Event #

Events

Men Event #

9

13 & Over 50 yd Breaststroke

10

11 %

13 & Over 200 yd Freestyle

12 %

13

13 & Over 50 yd Back

14

15 #

Open 400 yd Individual Medley

16 #

17

13 & Over 100 yd Butterfly

18 

19 &

13 & Over 200 yd Breaststroke

20 &

21

13 & Over 100 yd Freestyle

22

% - Check in time 200 Freestyle - 7:40 am
# - Check in time 400 Individual Medley -- 7:40 am
& - Check in time 200 Breaststroke – 8:10am

Sunday, October 21

13 & Over Swimmers

Warm-up 7:00 – 8:00 am     Events 8:10 am

Women Event #

Events

Men Event #

49 %

13 & Over 200 yd Individual Medley

50 %

51

13 & Over 50 yd Freestyle

52

53 #

13 & Over 200 yd Butterfly

54 #

55

13 & Over 100 yd Breaststroke

56

57 $

13 & Over 500 yd Freestyle

58 $

59

13 & Over 50 yd Butterfly

60

61

13 & Over 100 yd Backstroke

62

% - Check in time 200 Individual Medley -- 7:40 am
# - Check in time 200 Butterfly – 8:10am
$ - Check in time 500 Freestyle -- 9:00am

 





Events
Saturday, October 20

9-12 Year Old Swimmers

Warm-up 12:20 – 1:20 pm     Events 1:30 pm

Women Event #

Events

Men Event #

23 %

9-12 200 yd Breaststroke

24 %

25

9-10 100 yd Backstroke

26

27

11-12 100 yd Backstroke

28 

29 #

9-10 200 yd Freestyle

30 #

31 #

11-12 200 yd Freestyle

32 #

33

9-10 50 yd Breaststroke

34

35

11-12 50 yd Breaststroke

36

37

9-10 100 yd Butterfly

38

39

11-12 100 yd Butterfly

40 

41

9-10 50 yd Freestyle

42

43

11-12 50 yd Freestyle

44

45

9-10 100 yd Individual Medley

46

47

11-12 100 yd Individual Medley

48

% - Check in time 200 Breaststroke -- 1:00 pm
# - Check in time 200 Freestyle – 2:00 pm

Sunday, October 21– Events

9-12 Year Old Swimmers

Warm-up 12:20 pm – 1:20 pm     Events 1:30 pm

Women Event #

Events

Men Event #

63 %

9-12 200 yd Butterfly

64  %

65

9-10 100 yd Breaststroke

66

67

11-12 100 yd Breaststroke

68

69 

9-10 50 yd Backstroke

70

71

11-12 50 yd Backstroke

72

73 #

9-10 200 yd Individual Medley

74 #

75 #

11-12 200 yd Individual Medley

76 #

77

9-10 50 yd Butterfly

78

79

11-12 50 yd Butterfly

80

81

9-10 100 yd Freestyle

82

83

11-12 100 yd Freestyle

84

% - Check-in time 200 Butterfly -- 1:00 pm
# - Check in time 200 Individual Medley -- 2:00 pm