SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2017
PSSA LONG COURSE MEET
SCHEDULE INFORMATION
Doors open 9:50 am
Coaches’ meeting 10:00 am
Warm-up 10:10 am
Officials’ meeting 10:30 am
Competition begins 11:00 am
Timers’ meeting 10:30 am
DISCLAIMERS AND OTHER NOTES: PNS Approval #XXXX-XXXX
This meet will be held under approval of Pacific Northwest Swimming, Inc., (PNS), and USA Swimming, Inc.
In granting this approval, it is agreed and understood that PNS and USA Swimming shall be free from any liabilities or
claims for damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of the event.
This is a closed YMCA meet open to YMCA teams only. All swimmers must be full privilege members of their YMCA.
LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS: South Kitsap Community Pool, 425 Mitchell Avenue, Port Orchard
Directions from I-5: Take Hwy 16 west for about 24 miles to the Sedgwick Rd exit. Turn right at the stop
light onto Sedgwick Rd. Go about 3/4 mile to the next light at Bethel Rd. Take a left onto Bethel Rd.,
heading north until you reach a traffic circle. Take the first right off the circle and go under the
overpass. At the first light after the overpass turn left onto school property; a ball field will be on your
right after the turn. The pool is just past the ball field on the right at the base of the hill.
Directions from Seattle/Bremerton Ferry: Follow signs for WA-3 S/Shelton and WA-16E. Take the WA16E exit toward Port Orchard. Turn left onto Bay Street. Take the first right onto Mitchel Avenue.
The school will be on your left, and the pool is just past the ball field at the base of the hill.
Parking available at the pool and in the upper high school parking lot. Park in marked stalls only.
Vehicles parked in a non-marked area or in a fire zone may be ticketed and/or towed at the owner’s
expense by the Port Orchard Police Department.
Motels: Comfort Inn, downtown Port Orchard; Days Inn, Hwy 16 & Sedgwick Road
CONTACT INFORMATION
Meet Director: Marilyn Grindrod : [email protected]; cell 360-286-9090
Meet Referee: Chris Fako [email protected]
ENTRY INFORMATION:
Entries due: April 26, 2017 Late entries, will not be accepted. This is an observed meet with PNS of the
4 hour rule for 12/U swimmers
Entry limits: Each swimmer may enter up to four (3) individual events and two (2) relays.
Entry note: This is a long course (50M) meet. Seeding will be SCY.
Entry fee: The entry fee is $10.00 per swimmer, covering both individual and relay events. Check should
be made out to PSSA Mailed to PSSA treasurer: Marilyn Grindrod, 31661 Night Owl Ave NE,
Kingston WA, 98346.
Please review your meet entries carefully before submitting try to avoid back to back events. This meet
will be limited to 200 swimmers get entries in on or before the meet deadline April 26,2017.
AWARDS
Individual Events: Ribbons 1st – 6th places. Individual events will be awarded by age group and gender.
Events 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, and 19 will be awarded 8/U, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, and 15/O.
Events 1, 8, and 26 will be awarded 10/U, 11-12, 13-14, and 15/O.
Events 12, 14, and 18 will be awarded 11-12, 13-14, and 15/O.
Relay Events: Ribbons 1st – 3rd places
FACILITY:
Competition pool: 50 meter, 6-lane competitive pool; starting end 7.0 feet deep and turning end 12.0 feet
deep. The competition course has not been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). No separate
warm-up/cool-down facility available; breaks in competition may be offered by the Meet Referee.
Timing system: Semi- automatic timing: 2 buttons/2 watches per lane.
Results: will be posted as they become available.
Spectator seating: 350 spectator seats in bleacher area, plus limited deck space for personal chairs at
the diving board end of the pool. Please reserve the side of the pool opposite the locker room for
coaches and officials.
Concessions: Concessions will be for sale in the pool lobby.
Hospitality: Hospitality will be available for coaches and officials.
Heat sheets: $2.00 each – for sale in the Concessions area
SAFETY REMINDERS: For everyone’s safety, please respect the lifeguards and comply with their
requests.
1. Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest
rooms, locker rooms, or behind the starting blocks.
2. Changing in or out of swimsuits other than in locker rooms or other designated areas is prohibited.
3. The South Kitsap Community Pool is located on the campus of the South Kitsap High School. The
possession and/or use of any alcohol or tobacco products or of any firearm or other weapon on school
grounds is prohibited by law. Violators are subject to fines and arrest.
4. Glass containers are not allowed anywhere in the pool building, including lobbies and locker rooms.
5. No flash photography at any time in the pool area.
MEET RULES:
*Except as noted below, all individual events will be pre-seeded timed finals events, seeded and swum
slow-to fast and mixed girls and boys.
*Events 1, 8,12,14, and 18 are open only to swimmers age 9 &Over and include time standards*.
*Event 26, 400 Free, will be seeded and swum mixed girls and boys, fast to slow, requiring a positive
check-in before the start of Event #9 in order to swim.
o Qualifying time: 8:00.00 – enter with the swimmer’s best 500 yard freestyle time.
o Swimmers must provide their own timers.
*All relay teams must be single-gender. Relay events will be pre-seeded timed finals events, seeded and
swum in event number order.
*The Meet Referee reserves the right to combine events.
*All participating swimmers must be under the supervision of a YMCA coach and may not enter the water
at any time unless under said supervision. Coaches are responsible for their team’s swimmers
throughout the meet, including warm-ups and cool-downs.
*Any swimmer entered in the meet must be certified by their YMCA coach as being proficient in
performing a racing start or must start each race from within the water.
*Visiting teams will be asked to assist with timing.
*Coaches and teams are asked to clean up their area before leaving the meet.
ALL EVENTS WILL BE SEEDED WITH YARD TIMES
Event #
1
2/3
4/5
6/7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Age
9-21
10/U
12/U
21/U
9-21
Open
Open
Open
9-21
Open
9-21
PSSA MAY 6 LONG COURSE ORDER OF EVENTS
Event
Event #
Age
200 Free*
15
Open
200 Med Relay
16
Open
200 Med Relay
17
Open
200 Med Relay
18
9-21
200 IM*
19
Open
50 Free
20/21
10/U
50 Back
22/23
12/U
100 Back
24/25
21/U
200 Back *
100 Breaststroke
26
9-21
200 Breaststroke*
Event
50 Breaststroke
50 Fly
100 Fly
200 Fly*
100 Free
200 Free Relay
200 Free Relay
200 Free Relay
400 Free*