MEMPHIS THUNDER
“PICK YOUR POISON”
January 4-5, 2014
www.MemphisThunder.org
The meet will be conducted under the auspices of Southeastern Swimming, Inc. of USA Swimming. USA
Swimming technical rules and regulations will be followed with the exception of items specifically addressed in the
meet information.
Sanctioned by Southeastern Swimming, Inc.
SANCTION #: 14SEMTAC1-4
TIME TRIAL SANCTION #: 14SEMTAC1-4TT
HOSTED BY:
Memphis Thunder Aquatic Club
LOCATION:
St. Georges High School
Compton Aquatic Center
1880 Wolf River Boulevard
Collierville, TN 38017
FACILITIES:
8-lane, 50 meter or 20 lane, 25 yard competition pool with a 6 foot minimum depth, non-turbulent
lane lines and fully automatic Daktronic electronic timing system and scoreboard with
lane/time/place display. Warm-up/down lanes will be available. The competition course has not
been certified in accordance with 104.2.2c(4).
Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing
areas, rest rooms or locker rooms.
Except where venue facilities require otherwise, changing into or out of swimsuits other than in
locker rooms or other designated areas is not appropriate..
SPECTATORS: Seating for 350 is available on bleachers in pool area. Adjacent common area is available for
swimmers. NO SMOKING, OUTSIDE FOOD, OR COOLERS ALLOWED INSIDE THE
VENUE.
RULES:
Current USA Swimming rules will govern the conduct of the meet unless otherwise noted herein.
OFFICIALS:
Meet Director:
Kellye Stelling/Tricia Davis
Referee: Corey Franklin Corey.Franklin@ALPA.org
Administrative Official: Russ Brackens
ELIGIBILITY: All participants must be USA Swimming registered athletes. Entries will not be accepted without
2014 registration numbers. Coaches and officials must present evidence of certification as required
by Southeastern Swimming. A swimmer’s age on first day of the meet will determine his or her
age for the entire meet.
LIMITS:
Swimmers are limited to 5 individual events per day. The host team reserves the right to limit the
number of heats in deck-seeded events in order to run the meet in the allotted time. Host will
notify teams being turned away due to the meet entries being capped by phone, fax or e-mail.
DEADLINE:
Friday, December 20, 2013. Late entries will be accepted for available lanes only. No new heats
will be created.
Completed entries should be mailed to :
MTACmeetentries@gmail.com or
Kellye Stelling/Tricia Davis
15050 HWY 196
Eads, TN 38028
901-857-7117
STARTING TIMES:
MEET INFO:
Warm-up
8:00am
Competition
9:00am
Updates to meet information, as well as time lines, psych sheets, results for the meet, will be
posted at www.MemphisThunder.org .
MEET FORMAT: This is a timed finals meet. All events will be pre-seeded except for the 400IM, 500 Free,
1000 Free and 1650 Free, which will be deck-seeded. The 400IM, 500 Free, 1000 Free and 1650
Free will be swum fastest to slowest, alternating girls and boys. Swimmers must check in with the
Clerk of Course for all deck-seeded events. Check-in deadlines are 30 minutes prior to the start of
the session. If a swimmer is not checked in with the Clerk of Course, the swimmer is legally
scratched from the event. Only a swimmer or his/her coach may check-in for deck-seeded events.
The meet committee reserves the right to limit entries in the 400IM, 500 Free, 1000 Free and 1650
Free to the fastest 5 heats of men or women depending on the time. Host team reserves the right
to reconfigure the meet sessions prior to the start of the meet based on the time line generated from
meet entries to ensure the timely completion of a session and/or adequate rest between events for
athletes.
WARM UP:
Southeastern Swimming Meet Safety Guidelines and Warm Up Procedures will be in effect
at this meet. The Meet Director will post and announce the warm-up assignments prior to the
start of the meet warm-up. Swimmers attending the meet without a coach must report to the Meet
Director or Referee to be assigned a coach for warm-up prior to each session. “Any swimmer
entered in the meet, unaccompanied by a USA Swimming member coach, 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. It is the responsibility of the swimmer or the
swimmer’s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement.”
ENTRIES:
Teams utilizing the Team Unify platform will receive an invitation e-mail with the meet
information. Upon acceptance, the meet information will automatically sync onto your website.
Once entries are completed before the deadline, teams will TouchPad Sync entries. No import
files are needed. If your team did not receive the e-mail invitation and would like to attend,
please contact the Meet Entry Chair at MTACmeetentries@gmail.com . An e-mail will be
promptly forwarded to you.
Teams not using the Team Unify platform, please contact the Meet Entry Chair at
MTACmeetentries@gmail.com for a HyTek event file. Teams using HyTek for entries should
submit their entries via email. Entry forms must be completely filled out including the swimmers’
best times for long course. Corrupt, unreadable, or incorrectly formatted files must be resubmitted
within 24 hours of the entry deadline. Errors in entries submitted electronically are the
responsibility of the team entering.
DISABILITIES: Swimmers with disabilities are welcome and should complete the information form for Disabled
Swimmers and return it with the entries.
AWARDS:
High point awards will be given in each age group/gender/track. You may ONLY choose one (1)
track in which to compete for High Point. You may enter other events outside that track, but you
will only receive points toward High point for those events that are in the track that you choose.
For example, if you choose the Backstroke track, and you are 11, you will get points for the 25
Back, 50 Back, and 100 Back. Other events that you swim will NOT count toward your point
total, but you may swim five (5) events per day.
There will be 6(six) tracks per age group/gender. You must declare with the Clerk of Course
before the meet starts in which, if any, track that you are competing. The track options are as
follows:
10&U
Backstroke
25, 50, 100
11-12
Backstroke
25, 50, 100
Breaststroke
25, 50, 100
Breaststroke
25, 50, 100
Butterfly
25, 50, 100
Butterfly
25, 50, 100
Freestyle
25, 50, 100
Freestyle
25, 50, 100
IM
100, 200
IM
100, 200
Distance
200, 500
Distance
200, 500
13-14
Backstroke
50, 100, 200
15&Over
Backstroke
50, 100, 200
Breaststroke
50, 100, 200
Breaststroke
50, 100, 200
Butterfly
50, 100, 200
Butterfly
50, 100, 200
Freestyle
50, 100, 200
Freestyle
50, 100, 200
IM
100, 200, 400
IM
100, 200, 400
Distance
500, 1000, 1650
Distance
500, 1000, 1650
Ribbons will be awarded for first through eighth place in all individual events. There is no team
scoring.
FEES:
$5.00 per individual event
$3.00 per swimmer SES surcharge, $5.00 per swimmer non-SES surcharge
$7.00 per swimmer Facility surcharge
Late fees: $6.00 per individual event
Please make checks payable to:
SCORING:
COACHES’
MEETING:
Memphis Thunder Aquatic Club. All entry fees are non-refundable.
FINA power points will be given for each individual swim.
A coaches’ meeting will be held near the Clerk of Course on Saturday between warm-ups and
the start of the meet. No swimmers will be allowed in the pool during this time.
MEET
EVALUATIONS:
Please send any comments, suggestions, or evaluations concerning the meet to:
Matt Weber
Southeastern Swimming Chair
P.O. Box 1102
Huntsville, AL 35807
Order of Events
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Warm-up 8:00
Meet Start 9:00
Female
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
35
37
39
41
43
45
47
49
51
53
55
57
59
61
63
65
67
69
71
73
75
Events
15&Over 400 IM
13-14 400 IM
11-12 200 IM
10&U 200 IM
15&Over 200 Back
13-14 200 Back
11-12 100 Back
10&U 100 Back
15&Over 100 Fly
13-14 100 Fly
11-12 50 Fly
10&U 50 Fly
15&Over 200 Free
13-14 200 Free
11-12 100 Free
10&U 100 Free
15&Over 100 Breast
13-14 100 Breast
11-12 50 Breast
10&U 50 Breast
15&Over 100 IM
13-14 100 IM
11-12 100 IM
10&U 100 IM
15&Over 50 Fly
13-14 50 Fly
11-12 25 Fly
10&U 25 Fly
15&Over 50 Free
13-14 50 Free
11-12 50 Free
10&U 50 Free
15&Over 50 Breast
13-14 50 Breast
11-12 25 Breast
10&U 25 Breast
15&Over 1000 Free
13-14 1000 Free
Male
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
44
46
48
50
52
54
56
58
60
62
64
66
68
70
72
74
76
Order of Events
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Warm-up 8:00
Meet Start 9:00
Female
77
79
81
83
85
87
89
91
93
95
97
99
101
103
105
107
109
111
113
115
117
119
121
123
125
127
129
131
133
135
Events
15&Over 500 Free
13-14 500 Free
11-12 500 Free
10&U 500 Free
15&Over 200 IM
13-14 200 IM
11-12 25 Free
10&U 25 Free
15&Over 100 Back
13-14 100 Back
11-12 50 Back
10&U 50 Back
15&Over 200 Fly
13-14 200 Fly
11-12 100 Fly
10&U 100 Fly
15&Over 100 Free
13-14 100 Free
11-12 200 Free
10&U 200 Free
15&Over 200 Breast
13-14 200 Breast
11-12 100 Breast
10&U 100 Breast
15&Over 50 Back
13-14 50 Back
11-12 25 Back
10&U 25 Back
15&Over 1650 Free
13-14 1650 Free
Male
78
80
82
84
86
88
90
92
94
96
98
100
102
104
106
108
110
112
114
116
118
120
122
124
126
128
130
132
134
136