POTOMAC VALLEY AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS
27, 28 FEBRUARY & 01 MARCH 1998
SPONSORED BY CURL-BURKE SWIM CLUB

SANCTIONED BY UNITED STATES SWIMMING
THROUGH POTOMAC VALLEY SWIMMING

Santion #PV-20-98

MEET DIRECTOR: KATHE & BRUCE SHRIVER
(703) 360-0614
MEET LOCATION: WAKEFIELD PARK – MELISSA BELOTE POOL
8100 BRADDOCK ROAD
ANNANDALE, VA
(703) 321-7080
SCHEDULE: PRELIMINARY SESSIONS WARM-UP: 6:30 - 7:50 AM EVENTS: 8:00 AM
FINALS SESSIONS WARM-UP: 4:30 - 5:50 PM EVENTS: 6:00 PM
ELIGIBILITY: OPEN TO ALL REGISTERED POTOMAC VALLEY SWIMMING ATHLETES. A CONTESTANT MAY PARTICIPATE IN ONLY HIS OR HER OWN AGE GROUP. CONTESTANTS MUST HAVE EQUALED OR BETTERED THE APPLICABLE NO SLOWER THAN (NST) TIMES LISTED. A 9 OR 11 YEAR OLD MAY ENTER EITHER THE SINGLE AGE (9) (11) EVENT OR THE DOUBLE AGE (9-10, 11-12) EVENT IN ANY OF THEIR EVENTS. HOWEVER, A SWIMMER MAY ONLY SWIM ONE EVENT FOR A GIVEN DISTANCE AND STROKE.
RULES: CURRENT UNITED STATES SWIMMING RULES SHALL GOVERN THE MEET.
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS: ALL INDIVIDUAL EVENTS ARE TRIALS AND FINALS. 9 AND 9-10 EVENTS WILL HAVE A FINAL HEAT. 11 AND 11-12 EVENTS WILL HAVE A CONSOLATION AND A FINAL HEAT.

POSITIVE CHECK-IN FOR 500 FREE REQUIRED BY 9:00 A.M. OF THE SUNDAY SESSION. EVENTS 101 & 103 AND EVENTS 102 & 104 WILL BE COMBINED, SWUM FASTEST TO SLOWEST, BUT SCORED SEPARATELY. TOP 8 WILL SWIM IN THE FINAL SESSION. MEET DIRECTOR WILL NOTIFY THOSE ATHLETES WHO ARE SEEDED IN THE TOP 8 OR COACHES PRIOR TO DAY 1 FINALS.

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 "SHALL BE BARRED FROM FURTHER COMPETITION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MEET".
RELAYS: ALL RELAYS ARE TIMED FINALS AND WILL BE SWUM IN PRELIMINARY SESSIONS. THERE IS NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES PER CLUB, BUT ONLY TWO RELAY TEAMS PER CLUB PER RELAY EVENT MAY SCORE. THREE OF THE FOUR RELAY SWIMMERS MUST BE ENTERED IN AN INDIVIDUAL EVENT IN THE MEET.

A CONTESTANT MAY ENTER A MAXIMUM OF SIX (6) INDIVIDUAL EVENTS, BUT NO MORE THAN THREE (3) INDIVIDUAL EVENTS PER DAY.

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.
CREDENTIALS:ALL PVS/USS REGISTERED COACHES AND DECK OFFICIALS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR THEIR CURRENT USS MEMBERSHIP CREDENTIALS WHILE ON DECK. THE REFEREE, OR HIS DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE, MAY REQUEST ANYONE NOT DISPLAYING HIS/HER CREDENTIALS TO LEAVE THE DECK.
WARM-UP: HE 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.
AWARDS: MEDALS WILL BE AWARDED 1ST THROUGH 8TH PLACE FOR INDIVIDUAL EVENTS AND 1ST THROUGH 3RD PLACE FOR RELAY EVENTS. HIGH POINT AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED TO HIGHEST POINT ACHIEVER BOY AND GIRL IN INDIVIDUAL EVENTS IN EACH AGE GROUP. PLACEMENT IN DOUBLE AGE EVENTS FOR 9 AND 11 YEAR OLDS WILL NOT COUNT TOWARD HIGH POINT AWARDS.
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
SUPERVISION: COACHES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT OF THEIR SWIMMERS AND FOR CLEANING UP THEIR TEAM AREAS. THE REFEREE WILL CONDUCT A COACHES' MEETING PRIOR TO EACH SESSION.
OFFICIALS: OFFICIALS ASSIGNED TO THIS MEET SIGN IN AT THE RECORDING TABLE AT THE START OF THE WARM-UP. CERTIFIED OFFICIALS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED, SHOULD 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 IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ONE TIMER PER LANE.
ADMISSION: THERE IS NO ADMISSION CHARGE. THE MEET PROGRAM WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR $5.00, AND WILL INCLUDE A COUPON FOR 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.
FEES: FEES FOR INDIVIDUAL EVENTS ARE $3.50; RELAY EVENTS ARE $7.00. 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. NO LATE ENTRIES ARE PERMITTED FOR THIS MEET.

ALL RELAYS MUST BE SUBMITTED ON A PVS MASTER ENTRY SHEET. ALSO SUBMIT A PVS ENTRY CARD FOR EACH RELAY TEAM.

DEADLINE: THE MEET MANAGER MUST RECEIVE ALL ENTRIES FOR THIS MEET NO LATER THAN
5:00 P.M., TUESDAY, 17 FEBRUARY 1998.
CHECKS: MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: CURL-BURKE SWIM CLUB
SEND ENTRIES TO: KIT MATHEWS
2 NORTH PENDLETON COURT
FREDERICK, MD 21703
(301) 622-9121
REMINDER: Effective January 1, 1998, any team that enters more than 10 swimmers and does not use Hy-Tek, will incur a surcharge of $1.00 per swimmer.



PRELIMINARY SESSIONS

WARM-UP: 6:30 - 7:50 AM

EVENTS: 8:00 AM

FINALS SESSIONS

WARM-UP: 4:30 - 5:50 PM

EVENTS: 6:00 PM


FRIDAY PROGRAM

27 FEBRUARY 1998

GIRLS   BOYS
EVENT # NST TIME EVENTS NST TIMEEVENT #
1 3:31.89 9 200 YD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 3:29.99 2
3 2:58.19 9-10 200 YD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 3:04.49 4
5 2:47.59 11 200 YD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 2:53.39 6
7 2:37.29 11-12 200 YD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 2:35.29 8
9 46.49 9 50 YD BREASTSTROKE 48.99 10
11 42.79 9-10 50 YD BREASTSTROKE 43.09 12
13 40.79 11 50 YD BREASTSTROKE 41.19 14
15 37.69 11-12 50 YD BREASTSTROKE 36.89 16
17 1:22.49 9 100 YD FREESTYLE 1:22.29 18
19 1:12.89 9-10 100 YD FREESTYLE 1:10.69 20
21 1:07.89 11 100 YD FREESTYLE 1:08.29 22
23 1:02.79 11-12 100 YD FREESTYLE 1:02.09 24
25 40.99 9 50 YD BUTTERFLY 41.99 26
27 36.99 9-10 50 YD BUTTERFLY 38.49 28
29 32.49 11 50 YD BUTTERFLY 36.49 30
31 32.19 11-12 50 YD BUTTERFLY 32.39 32
33 @ - - - - 11-12 400 YD FREESTYLE RELAY - - - - @ 34

@ EVENTS ARE TIMED FINALS AND WILL BE SWUM DURING PRELIMINARIES.



SATURDAY PROGRAM

28 FEBRUARY 1998

GIRLS   BOYS
EVENT # NST TIME EVENTS NST TIMEEVENT #
35 @ - - - - 10&U 200 YD FREESTYLE RELAY - - - - @ 36
37 @ - - - - 11-12 200 YD FREESTYLE RELAY - - - - @ 38
39 3:04.29 9 200 YD FREESTYLE 3:05.29 40
41 2:42.79 9-10 200 YD FREESTYLE 2:42.99 42
43 2:30.09 11 200 YD FREESTYLE 2:33.79 44
45 2:15.89 11-12 200 YD FREESTYLE 2:15.69 46
47 1:40.39 9 100 YD BREASTSTROKE 1:50.69 48
49 1:34.09 9-10 100 YD BREASTSTROKE 1:30.69 50
51 1:23.99 11 100 YD BREASTSTROKE 1:28.49 52
53 1:21.79 11-12 100 YD BREASTSTROKE 1:20.99 54
55 42.49 9 50 YD BACKSTROKE 40.79 56
57 37.79 9-10 50 YD BACKSTROKE 38.19 58
59 34.89 11 50 YD BACKSTROKE 37.09 60
61 33.99 11-12 50 YD BACKSTROKE 33.29 62
63 1:34.19 9 100 YD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 1:34.19 64
651:22.69 9-10 100 YD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 1:20.99 66
67 1:16.19 11 100 YD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 1:18.79 68
69 1:12.89 11-12 100 YD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 1:11.79 70
71 @ - - - - 11-12 400 YD MEDLEY RELAY - - - - @ 72

@ EVENTS ARE TIMED FINALS AND WILL BE SWUM DURING PRELIMINARIES.



SUNDAY PROGRAM
01 MARCH 1998

GIRLS   BOYS
EVENT # NST TIME EVENTS NST TIMEEVENT #
73 @ - - - - 10&U 200 YD MEDLEY RELAY - - - - @ 74
75 @ - - - - 11-12 200 YD MEDLEY RELAY - - - - @ 76
77 1:28.49 9 100 YD BACKSTROKE 1:36.59 78
79 1:23.19 9-10 100 YD BACKSTROKE 1:23.99 80
81 1:17.29 11 100 YD BACKSTROKE 1:19.89 82
83 1:12.99 11-12 100 YD BACKSTROKE 1:12.09 84
85 35.79 9 50 YD FREESTYLE 35.69 86
87 31.99 9-10 50 YD FREESTYLE 31.99 88
89 30.09 11 50 YD FREESTYLE 30.09 90
91 28.69 11-12 50 YD FREESTYLE 27.79 92
93 1:49.49 9 100 YD BUTTERFLY 1:41.19 94
95 1:26.39 9-10 100 YD BUTTERFLY 1:35.99 96
97 1:22.59 11 100 YD BUTTERFLY 1:26.29 98
99 1:14.09 11-12 100 YD BUTTERFLY 1:14.69 100
101 & 6:36.99 11 500 YD FREESTYLE 6:28.99 & 102
103 & 6:09.29 11-12 500 YD FREESTYLE 6:05.99 & 104
@ EVENTS ARE TIMED FINALS AND WILL BE SWUM DURING PRELIMINARIES.

&     TIME FINAL EVENT - EVENTS 101 & 103 AND EVENTS 102 & 104 WILL BE COMBINED, SWUM FASTEST TO SLOWEST, BUT SCORED SEPARATELY. TOP 8 WILL SWIM IN THE FINAL SESSION. MEET DIRECTOR WILL NOTIFY THOSE ATHLETES WHO ARE SEEDED IN THE TOP 8, OR COACHES PRIOR TO DAY 1 FINALS. POSITIVE CHECK-IN REQUIRED BY 9:00 A.M. OF THE SUNDAY SESSION.
12/01/97