THE NEW HARVEST FESTIVAL
November 22, 23, & 24, 2013
Sanctioned by Maryland Swimming, Inc.
Sanction #MD13/14-010
Hosted By:
Arena Club Aquatics
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Magnolia Middle School
299 Fort Hoyle Road
Joppa, Maryland 21085
Magnolia Middle School has an indoor 6 lane 25 yard pool.
The facility has fully automatic timing, scoreboard, horn start, non-turbulent
lane dividers and a separate spectator seating area.
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The minimum water depth, measured in accordance with article 103.2.3, is
10’10” at the start end and 3’6” at the turn end.
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A seeding area with a Clerk-of-Course will be used during the meet for the
10 & Under events and staged in the gymnasium.
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The gymnasium will be available for teams to sit during the meet.
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The competition course has not been certified with USA Swimming
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This meet is open to all USA Swimming registered swimmers. Swimmer’s
age as of November 22, 2013 will apply for the entire meet. No entrant will
be permitted to compete unless that entrant is a member of USA Swimming
as provided in Article 302 of the USA Swimming Rules and Regulations.
The swimmer's age as of November 22, 2013 shall apply for the entire meet.
 Swimmers are limited to a maximum of Three Individual Events per session.
 All entries must be submitted in Short Course Yard Times.
 Time standards for the meet are 2013-2016 USA Swimming ‘B’ SCY Times
and faster. Converted times are not acceptable.
 All Individual and Relay Entries must be submitted by email with
accompanying Meet Manager file and printouts.
 Open to all USA registered swimmers from the following MD LSC teams
ONLY: ACA, BAAC, CGA, CAST, FSC, FCY, GTAC, HUSH, HCY, JCC,
MAS, SPRC
 Checks for Entry Fees should be made payable to the ACA FUND and
mailed with Entry Forms to:
Sam Lapan
135 Dumbarton Road
Apartment B.
Baltimore, MD 21212
acaswimming@gmail.com
 Please note: Entries received without payment will not be accepted. The
Meet director reserves the right to limit entries or cancel events to stay
within the time constraints of the meet.
 $6.50 for each Individual Event
 $16.00 for each relay
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$7.50 for each deck entry of an individual event
Deck entries allowed only for athletes already entered in the meet at the
discretion of the meet director.
Entry
Deadline:
Rules:
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The Meet Director must receive all entries no later than 6:00 p.m. on
Friday, November 8, 2013.
Please submit early to avoid being closed out.
 Applicable USS Rules shall govern this competition.
 Maryland Swimming rules shall also apply where appropriate.
 USS/Maryland Swimming Safety Guidelines and warm-up procedures will
be in effect for the entire meet.
 No one will be permitted in the competition area unless they are registered
with USS as an athlete or as a non-athlete working at the meet.
 The only exception is for the Timers and Administrative Staff assisting with
the conduct of the meet.
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Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone camera, is
not allowed in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms. (USA
Swimming, Article 305.3)
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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 membercoach, it is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer’s legal
guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement
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The practice of Deck Changing is prohibited. Swimmers must use the locker
rooms to change into and out of their swimsuits. Swimmers participating in
deck changing would be in violation of the USA Swimming Code of
Conduct/Sportsmanship policy and could be subject to removal from further
competition in the meet.
There will be positive check-in for all Friday events by 4:30 PM. All Friday
session swimmers must provide their own timers. Swimmers in the 500
Free shall provide their own counter.
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Awards:
Results:
Heat Sheets:
Concessions:
Meet
Directors:
Safety
Director:
Meet Referee:
Admin
Referee:
Officials:
No-recall Procedure: The no-recall rule will be in effect.
 Rosette ribbons will be awarded for places 1-3 for each event.
 Ribbons will be awarded for places 4-6 for each event
 Relay ribbons will be awarded for places 1-3
 Awards are only for swimmers 14 and younger.
 Meet Results will be available for download or printing from the Maryland
Swimming Website (http://www.mdswim.org) shortly after the meet.
 Teams will also be emailed with the results file.
Heat Sheets will be made available at all sessions at a nominal cost.
A limited snack bar will be available during the meet. A Coaches/Officials
hospitality room will also be provided.
Larry Dukes : Ldukes@johncarroll.org
Sam Lapan: acaswimming@gmail.com
Steve James
USS/Maryland Swimming Warm-up and Safety Guidelines will be in effect for
the entire meet.
Mary Cae Tillie
John Hughes
All USA Swimming certified officials willing to volunteer should contact Mary
Cae Tillie via e-mail: jtillie@mac.com.
Directions:
From South: From Baltimore Beltway, North on I-95 to Exit # 74, Joppatowne/Fallston
(Rt. 152). Bear right onto Mountain Road (Rt. 152 South- before light). Continue on Mountain
Road (through 3 lights at US Route 7, US Route 40 & Hansen Rd.) Continue to fourth traffic light
and turn right onto Trimble Rd. Pass school on left and turn left on Fort Hoyle Road. Magnolia
Middle School is 1/4 mile on left.
From North: South on I-95 to Exit 74. Turn left onto Mountain Road (Rt. 152 South).
Then follow directions above from Mountain Road.
Arena Club Aquatics
The New Harvest Festival
NOVEMBER 22, 23, 24, 2013
LIST OF EVENTS
SESSION 1: FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 22, 2013
WARM-UPS: 4:00 PM MEET STARTS: 5:00 PM
WOMEN
EVENT
MEN
1
11-12 400 IM
2
3
9-10 200 IM
4
5
13-14 400 IM
6
7
11-12 200 IM
8
9
OPEN 400 IM
10
11
11-12 500 FREE
12
13
13-14 500 FREE
14
15
OPEN 500 FREE
16
Swimmers must provide their own counters and timers for Friday evening events.
There will be positive check-in for all Friday events by 4:30PM.
SESSION 2: SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 23, 2013
WARM-UPS: 6:30 AM MEET STARTS: 8:00 AM
WOMEN
EVENT
MEN
17
9-10 200 FREE
18
19
11-12 200 FREE
20
21
9-10 50 BACK
22
23
11-12 50 BACK
24
25
9-10 100 FLY
26
27
11-12 100 FLY
28
29
9-10 50 BREAST
30
31
11-12 50 BREAST
32
33
9-10 100 IM
34
35
11-12 100 IM
36
37
9-10 200 FR RELAY
38
39
11-12 200 FR RELAY
40
SESSION 3: SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 23, 2013
WARM-UPS: 12:15 PM MEET STARTS: 1:30 PM
WOMEN
EVENT
MEN
41
13-14 200 FR RELAY
42
43
OPEN 200 FR RELAY
44
45
13-14 100 BACK
46
47
OPEN 100 BACK
48
49
13-14 200 FLY
50
51
OPEN 200 FLY
52
53
13-14 100 BREAST
54
55
OPEN 100 BREAST
56
57
13-14 100 FREE
58
59
OPEN 100 FREE
60
61
13-14 200 IM
62
63
OPEN 200 IM
64
65
OPEN 400 FR RELAY
66
SESSION 4: SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 24, 2013
WARM-UPS: 6:30 AM MEET STARTS: 8:00 AM
WOMEN
EVENT
MEN
67
9-10 100 BACK
68
69
11-12 100 BACK
70
71
9-10 50 FREE
72
73
11-12 50 FREE
74
75
9-10 50 FLY
76
77
11-12 50 FLY
78
79
9-10 100 BREAST
80
81
11-12 100 BREAST
82
83
9-10 100 FREE
84
85
11-12 100 FREE
86
87
9-10 200 MED RELAY
88
89
11-12 200 MED RELAY
90
SESSION 5: SUNDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 24, 2013
WARM-UPS: 12:15 PM MEET STARTS: 1:30 PM
WOMEN
EVENT
MEN
91
13-14 200 MED RELAY
92
93
OPEN 200 MED RELAY
94
95
13-14 200 BACK
96
97
OPEN 200 BACK
98
99
13-14 50 FREE
100
101
OPEN 50 FREE
102
103
13-14 200 BREAST
104
105
OPEN 200 BREAST
106
107
13-14 100 FLY
108
109
OPEN 100 FLY
110
111
13-14 200 FREE
112
113
OPEN 200 FREE
114
115
OPEN 400 MED RELAY
116
THE NEW HARVEST FESTIVAL
November 22, 23, & 24, 2013
Entry Summary
TEAM:___________________________________ TEAM CODE:____________
Coach:______________________________ Phone #:_____________________
Address:_______________________________ City:______________________
State:_______________ Zip Code:______________________
Contact Person:__________________________ Phone #:__________________
E-MAIL:__________________________________________________________
Total Individual Entries: _____________ X $6.50 = $______________________
Relay Entries:____________________ X $16.00 = $______________________
Total Amount Enclosed: $____________________________________________
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO ACA FUND
Mail to:
Sam Lapan
135 Dumbarton Road, Apt B
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
acaswimming@gmail.com
Entries Close 6:00 PM November 8, 2013