SUMMER SPECTACULAR
HOSTED BY: GILLETTE GATORS SWIM TEAM
June 20th, 21st, and 22nd, 2014
SANCTION:
Held under sanction of Wyoming Swimming, Inc. and USA Swimming, Inc.
Sanction Number: 2014-48
LIABILITY:
In granting this sanction, it is understood and agreed that USA Swimming, Wyoming
Swimming Inc., Gillette Swim Team and the Campbell County Aquatic Center shall be
Free from responsibility or liability for injuries sustained by any individual, athlete, or
spectator while traveling to and from, or while participating in this meet. Also, the
above-mentioned are not responsible for any lost, stolen, or damaged property.
Team coaches are expected to serve as lifeguards for their swimmers - no lifeguards
provided.
Head Referee
Clint Beaver
915 Poplar Lane
Gillette, WY 82716
(307) 682-2443
Administrative Official
Carol Bowersox
822 Aspen Lane
Gillette, WY 82716
(307) 682-5097
Meet Director
Brian Brandon
203 West Laurel St.
Gillette, WY 82718
(307) 299-8628
brianbgatorswim@gmail.com
LOCATION:
Campbell County School Aquatic Center, 800 E. Warlow Drive, Gillette, WY 82716
POOL:
Indoor 50 meter pool with 10 lanes, non-turbulent racing lane markers and backstroke
flags. Colorado Automatic Timing System with back up button, manual back up timers
and 10 lane display electronic scoreboard. Lanes 3 – 10 will be used for competition.
Lane 1 will be for warm up and cool down and Lane 2 will be a buffer lane.
POOL
CERTIFICATION:
ENTRY
DEADLINE:
Pool measures at a minimum depth of 4 feet and a maximum depth of 13 feet,
measured for a distance of 3 feet 3 ½ inches (1 meter) to 16 feet 5 inches (5 meters)
from both end walls.
The competition course has been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). The copy of
such certification is on file with USA Swimming.
Entries, hard copies, and payment MUST be received by June 11, 2014
Mail Entries to:
Gillette Swim Team
ATTN: Brian Brandon
203 West Laurel St.
Gillette, WY 82718
Email Preferred:
brianbgatorswim@gmail.com
Late entries will be accepted only at the meet director’s discretion. If late entries are
accepted they will be charged at $5.00 per event. No additional heats will be created to
accommodate late entries
RULES:
Current USA Swimming and Wyoming Swimming rules will apply.
1. The Meet Referee will have the final authority for conduct of the meet.
2. All coaches, officials, and meet directors must have current USA cards on their
person, in plain view, at all times.
3. All events will be swum as Timed Finals.
4. Whistle starts will be used.
5. Feet first entry only in the warm up lane. The warm up lane is to be used only for
serious warm ups or cool downs. Entry into the warm up lane is from the scoreboard
end of the pool only.
6. Swimmers must provide their own timers and lap counters for the 1500 Freestyle
event.
7. The meet referee in concurrence with the meet director may combine events in
accordance with Section 102.7.2 of the USA Swimming Rules and Regulations
8. Any swimmer entered in the meet must be certified by a USA Swimming membercoach 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
requirement.
9. All participating teams will be asked to provide timers during the meet.
10. Only registered coaches, swimmers, officials, and adult supervisors with non-athlete
USA cards will be allowed on deck.
11. The use of audio or visual devices, including cell phones, is not permitted in
changing areas, restrooms, or locker rooms, on the deck, or behind the blocks in
accordance with USA Swimming.
12. Except where venue facilities require otherwise, changing into or out of swimsuits
other than in locker rooms or other designated areas is not appropriate and is
strongly discouraged.
ELIGIBILITY:
The meet is open to all swimmers currently registered with USA Swimming. No on deck
registration will be allowed. Clubs will be fined $100 by Wyoming swimming,
Inc. for any swimmer who does not meet current registration requirements.
FLY OVER STARTS:
We will be using “Fly Over” Starts.
POSITIVE CHECK-IN: There will be positive check-in for all each day for all competitors in any individual event
400 yards or longer. Seeding will take place after the positive check-in period.
AGE GROUPS:
Individual events will be swum as 12 & Under and Open, but will be scored by individual
age groups: 8 & Under, 9 – 10, 11 - 12, Open. Age as of June 20, 2014, determines the
age group.
SCORING:
Swimmers will earn points in individual events for their respective age groups.
Individual: 13, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
AWARDS:
Ribbons will be awarded 1st through 12th place for the 12 & Under Events
*Event awards will not be given for Open events.*
ENTRY FEES:
$3.50 per individual event. There is a $6.00 per swimmer WSI participation fee and a
$7.00 per swimmer pool surcharge. There will be no refunds. Payment must accompany
entries with check made payable to: Gillette Swim Team.
ENTRY LIMITS:
Each swimmer may enter up to five (5) individual events per day. Swimmers may not
exceed a maximum of eleven (11) individual events.
ENTRIES:
All entries should be submitted by email using Hy-Tek or compatible software. Hard
copies of meet entries MUST be submitted. In lieu of email, entries may be submitted
on a Master Sheet. Hard copies or Master Sheet will be the final authority on whether a
swimmer is entered in an event. A signed registration verification must accompany all
meet entries. Please include phone numbers and/or e-mail addresses of coaches or club
representatives in case any changes or questions arise during the meet entry process.
SEEDING:
Events will be pre-seeded in times submitted in long course meters. At the discretion of
the Meet Referee, events may be combined in a heat if there are too few entries in an
event. A “no time” entry will be randomly seeded into the slowest heats.
CLERK OF
COURSE:
There will be no Clerk of Course. Heat and lane assignments will appear in the
program. Swimmers are responsible for taking their positions behind the block.
TIME TRIALS:
There will be no time trials at this event.
SCRATCHES:
Scratches should be reported in writing at the coaches’ meeting prior to each session.
WARM UPS:
Wyoming Swimming, Inc. warm up procedures will be followed. Teams will be
assigned lanes and times for warm up. The first portion of each warm up session will
be for circle swimming only with feet first entry. The last ten minutes of each warm up
session will be for racing starts and one-way swimming only. A coach must supervise
all swimmers during warm up.
PHOTOGRPAHY:
Absolutely no cameras, cell phones, or other electronic devices with cameras shall be
permitted in the area behind the blocks or in the locker rooms. No flash photography
shall be permitted in the pool area during competition. No photographers will be
permitted on the bulk-head at any time during competition.
CONCESSIONS:
Concessions will be available.
TEAM STORE:
Team store will be available.
FINAL RESULTS:
Meet results will be e-mailed at the end of the meet. Meet results will also be available
on the WSI website at http://www.wyomingswimming.org. Upon any team’s request, hard
copy results will be mailed to the team address provided.
SAFETY:
USA Swimming has advised clubs to use safe warm up procedures in the conduct of
meets. No diving or jumping is allowed in the warm up lane. Absolutely no
glass containers or razors are allowed in the Aquatic Center. NO SMOKING
OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS ARE ALLOWED IN THE AQUATIC CENTER OR ON
AQUATIC CENTER GROUNDS.
Friday, June 20, 2014
Warm up begins at 4:30 p.m. Officials meeting at 5:00 p.m.
Coaches meeting at 5:20 pm. Meet begins at 5:30 p.m.
AGE/EVENT
Girls
Boys
2
4
5
Open 200 IM
1
3
5
12 & Under 200 IM
Open Mixed 1500 Free*
*The 1500 Free will be seeded fastest
to slowest. Swimmers must provide
their own timers and lap counters.
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Warm up begins at 8:00 a.m. Officials meeting at 8:30
a.m. Coaches meeting at 9:00 a.m. Meet begins at
9:10 a.m.
Warm up begins at 8:00 a.m. Officials meeting at
8:30 a.m. Coaches meeting at 9:00 a.m. Meet begins
at 9:10 a.m.
Girls
AGE/EVENT
Boys
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
Open 400 IM
12 & Under 100 Free
Open 100 Free
12 & Under 100 Fly
Open 200 Fly
12 & Under 50 Back
Open 100 Back
12 & Under 50 Breast
Open 100 Breast
12 & Under 200 Free
Open 200 Free
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
Girls
AGE / EVENT
Boys
29
Open 400 Free
30
31
12 & Under 50 Free
32
33
Open 50 Free
34
35
12 & Under 100 Back
36
37
Open 200 Back
38
39
12 & Under 50 Fly
40
41
Open 100 Fly
42
43
12 & Under 100 Breast
44
45
Open 200 Breast
46
USA REGISTRATION COMPLIANCE
IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN A WYOMING SWIMMING INCORPORATED SANCTIONED OR
APPROVED MEET THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT MUST BE SIGNED:
I attest that all swimmers entered in this meet are properly registered athlete members of USA Swimming. Inc.
Team: ________________________________
_____________________________________ _____________ ____________
Signature of Coach/Team Representative
Date
Phone
Important Note: The Wyoming Swimming Inc. Board of Directors shall impose a fine of $100 against a club
when a coach or club representative signs a document which indicates that an athlete is registered with USA
Swimming for a meet when that athlete is not a properly registered athlete member. Additionally, the WSI
Board of Directors shall require a club to pay an amount equal to the current athlete registration fee for each
athlete that competes in a USA Swimming sanctioned competition without being a properly registered athlete
member.