3nd Annual Delaware Riptides
Orange Crush Invitational
January 24 - 25, 2015
Hosted by: Delaware Riptide YMCA
Location:
Delaware Community YMCA
1121 South Houk Rd
Delaware, Ohio 43015
(740) 203-3051
Meet Director:
Violet Green
614-975-4968
chadviolet@yahoo.com
Meet Referee:
Pam Birnbrich
602-370-3777
pbirnbrich@gmail.com
Entry Chairperson: Axel Birnbrich
602-463-0277
riptidescoach@ymcacolumbus.org
Facility:
Is an 8 lane, 25 yard pool using non-turbulent lane lines. Using Daktronics
timing system with touchpads with 8 lane scoreboard, using two button times for the 25
finishes. Watch times will be used for back-up. Full facility locker rooms and showers.
Each team will be provided an area in gym to set up "team camps", and bleacher seating
for 200 spectators will be provided; you may bring your own chairs, but there will be no
camping in certain areas on the pool deck.
There will be a 4 lane warm down pool available for the afternoon session only
-absolutely NO backstroke allowed
Officials:
YMCA officials will be needed and greatly appreciated. If any parents are interested
in officiating, please email Pam Birnbrich to indicate availability.
T-shirt:
There will be a T-shirt vendor on-site
Entry Deadline:
Friday, January 16, 2015 by 9:00pm.
Entry Fees:
Saturday events:
Sunday events:
$2.00 per event(no awards given)
$4.00 per individual event and $7.00 per relay.
Payment is due before start of the meet.
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YMCA of Central Ohio teams: Please submit payment via
an I.D.T. to DRY account #800-996-8738
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All other YMCA teams: Bring payment to YMCA on the day of
the meet.
Make checks payable to: Delaware YMCA
Entry Information: 10 & under swimmers: may enter THREE(3) individual events and 1 Relay.
11 & over swimmers: may enter up to FIVE(5) individual and 1 Relay, but
No more than 3 individual events per session
Submit entries with Short Course yard times. Please submit entries via email using
Hy-Tek Team Manager. Events for Team Manager available on our website at:
ymcacolumbus.org/delaware-swim-team or SEOWV website
Deck entries will be accepted and must be received at least 30 minutes prior to the start of
the meet by the Entry Chairperson at the computer table. NO new heats will be created
and entries will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. The cost will be $8.00 per
individual event and $10.00 per relay.
If an entry error is made by the Host team, any affected swimmer(s) will have first
priority and be entered into an open lane. The entire event will NOT be reseeded.
Meet Procedure:
This is a closed YMCA invitational. Swimmer's age as of December 1, 2014 will be
used to determine their age group. The USA Swimming handbook governs this
meet (with league modifications). All events are timed finals.
Fly-over starts may be used at the discretion of the meet Referee.
Start Times:
Session 1
Distance Session
Warm-up:
5:00 – 5:45pm
Meet starts: 5:45pm
Session 2
10 & under swimmers
Warm-ups:
7:30 - 8:30am
Meet starts: 8:35am
Teams will be assigned warm-up times and lanes
Session 3
11 & over swimmers
Warm-ups:
Will start 30 minutes at the conclusion of morning session,
but not before 1:00pm
Meet starts: 1 hour after start of warm-ups
Teams will be notified of afternoon start time after all entries are received and will
be assigned warm-up lanes.
Bullpen:
There will be a bullpen for the 10 & under events ONLY.
Coaches Packet:
A Coach's packet will be available before each session and may be picked up at the
Scorers table.
Awards:
Individual Awards:
Custom Ribbons 1st thru 8th "AA" swimmers
Ribbons 1st thru 8th "Regional" swimmers
Relay Awards
Ribbons 1st thru 8th
Age Group awarded to:
*6 & under, 7 - 8, 9 - 10, 11 - 12, 13 - 14, 15 & over
* 6 & under awards will be awarded as placed with Custom Ribbons
Team Awards:
1st and 2nd place Team Banner (host team not eligible)
Heat winner awards for 10 & under events only
Only coaches are permitted to pick up team/individual awards.
Awards will NOT be passed out sooner than 30 minutes after conclusion of the
day! Thanks for your patience.
Scoring:
Individual events:
9,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
Relay events:
18,14,12,10,8,6,4,2
Results:
Results will be posted on the Delaware YMCA website and the SEOWV League website.
During the meet, results will be posted in hallway from gym.
Concessions:
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner items will be available for sale in the Lobby.
Hospitality:
There will be a hospitality room available for coaches and officials only,
located behind starting blocks end of pool.
Vendor:
We will have swim wear and equipment available for sale in Lobby.
Nearby Hotels:
In Delaware area:
There are many hotels within 15 miles in the 270/Rte. 23 interchange or
I-71 and 36/37 interchange
Saturday Evening Session
11 & over
Warm-ups:
Meet starts:
5:00pm
5:45pm
Event #
101
102
103
104
105
Event Description
400 IM
200 Back
200 Breast
200 Butterfly
500 Free
If time line permits, we will take a 10 minute break in-between events
Sunday Morning Session
10 & under
Warm-ups:
Meet begins:
Event #
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
7:30am
8:30am
Event Description
9 - 10 200 Free
8 & under 100 Free
9 - 10 100 IM
8 & un 100 IM
9 - 10 50 Free
8 & un 25 Free
9 - 10 50 Fly
8 & un 25 Fly
9 - 10 100 Free
8 & un 50 Free
9 - 10 50 Back
8 & un 25 Back
9 - 10 50 Breast
8 & un 25 Breast
9 - 10 200 Free Relay
8 & un 100 Free Relay
All 9 – 10 events will be swum as one event, but scored separately by male/female
All 8 & under events will be swum as one age group, but scored separately:
6 & under, 7 – 8, Male/Female
Sunday Afternoon Session
11 & over swimmers
Warm-ups:
Meet Starts:
Mixed
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
30 minutes after conclusion of morning
session, but not before 1:00
1 hour after start of Warm-ups
Events Description
11 & 12 200 Free Relay
13 & over 200 Free Relay
11 - 12 100 IM
11 & over 50 Breast
11 & over 100 Fly
11 & over 50 Free
11 & over 100 Back
11 & over 100 Free
11 & over 200 IM
11 & over 50 Back
11 & over 100 Breast
11 & over 50 Fly
11 & over 200 Free
All 11 & over events will be swum as one age group, but scored separately by age groups:
11 - 12, 13 - 14, 15 & over, Male/Female