KYLSC 2015 OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIP MEET
SATURDAY - MAY 30, 2015
SANCTION – KYSCOW1501
HOSTED BY
LOCATION
MEET DIRECTOR
ENTRY CHAIR
MEET REFEREE
SAFETY MONITOR
TIMING SYSTEM
COMPETITION
COURSE
SAFETY CONDITIONS
SCHEDULE
Check-In Begins
Pre-Race Briefing #1
Competition Starts
Check-In Begins
Pre-Race Briefing #2
Competition Starts
Check-in Begins
Pre-Race Briefing #3
Competition Starts
Check-In Begins
Pre-Race Briefing #4
Competition Starts
This meet is held under the sanction of USA Swimming and Kentucky
Swimming, Inc.
E-town Dolphins
Freeman Lake Park – Elizabethtown, KY
Jim Bellware
(502) 624-1519 (work), (270) 307-0741 (Cell)
All questions should be directed to: [email protected]
Margaret Dugan, [email protected]
Gerald Brazeau, [email protected]
Chip Carrigan, (513) 404-6530, [email protected]
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AGE
DISTANCE
15 & Over
4 Kilometers
13-14
3 Kilometers
11-12
2 Kilometers
9-10
1 Kilometers
Individual Events - Swimmers will compete as individuals.
Relays - A relay consists of three (3) swimmers in the same age
group/same sex from the same club. The cumulative finishing times of the
three fastest swimmers in each age group/sex/club will make up the A
relay. The second fastest cumulative times will make up the B relay, etc.
The fastest cumulative time will be used to determine the winners and the
place. Teams may have an unlimited number of Relays, but only the Top 2
are eligible for Points & Awards.
1 Kilometer Course. One lap = 1 Kilometer. Multiple buoys shall be placed
to identify the course boundary.
If the swimming conditions are not deemed safe (too much bacteria,
debris, etc), the venue will be changed to the E’town Swim & Center. This
decision will be made by 9:00 PM on Friday, May 29 and will be posted to
the Kentucky Swimming website (www.kylsc.org.)
Saturday, May 30, 2015
15 & Over Age Group
9:00 am (Swimmers not checking in will be scratched)
9:30 am
10:00am
13-14 Age Group
9:00am (Swimmers not checking in will be scratched)
10:30 am
11:00am (Please note that this is an anticipated start time – due to
unforeseen conditions or events the Referee has the authority to start
races earlier that posted times)
11-12 Age Group
10:00 am (Swimmers not checking in will be scratched)
10:00 am
12:00 noon (Please note that this is an anticipated start time – due to
unforeseen conditions or events the Referee has the authority to start
races earlier that posted times)
10 & Under Age Group
10:00 am (Swimmers not checking in will be scratched)
12:20 pm
12:50 pm (Please note that this is an anticipated start time – due to
unforeseen conditions or events the Referee has the authority to start
races earlier that posted times)
Events will be swum in order. Events may be started prior to the completion of the previous event(s) at the discretion of
the Referee.
Swimmers must report to the check-in table appropriate for their age and
sex and report to the Meet Volunteer that they are present and prepared
to swim. At that time the swimmers will regard instructions for the
competition deemed necessary.
An area adjacent to the competition will be available for continuous warmWARM-UP PROCEDURE
up and warm-down during competition. Swimmers found in the water
outside of the designated area and not engaged in competition will be
scratched from the meet regardless of whether or not they have
completed their events
START/FINISH
An “in-water” start and an “in-water finish” will be used for each individual
event.
TIME LIMITS
Time Limits - swimmers must finish within 60 minutes of the first
swimmer in their event to be eligible for scoring and award.
ELIGIBILITY
Swimmer(s) must be registered with Kentucky Swimming to be accepted
into this meet. Age as of May 30, 2015 shall determine the swimmer’s
age for the Open Water Championships. Swimmers shall have the
National B time for the 200/400/500 freestyle distance for his or her age
group (see below). This cut shall have been achieved during any USA
Swimming sanctioned event since Sept. 1, 2014 through the Entry
Deadline. NT (No Time) Entries will not be accepted
SCORING
Individual events
20, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 9, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Relay events
40, 34, 32, 30, 28, 26, 24, 22, 18, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
Team competition
The combined points scored by attached members of the team shall
determine the team score.
AWARDS
Individual Events
Relay Events
1st through 8th place - medals
1st through 3RD place - medals
Team Awards
1st through 3rd place - plaques
Bonus Awards
Individual Event Winner
Relay Event Winner
TYR Jacket
TYR Swim Backpack
Ceremony
The awards ceremony will be conducted at the conclusion of each Age
Group
KYLSC ENTRY FEES
$30.00 per individual event. Teams submitting entries for three or more
swimmers per event will be eligible for relay competition. Relay fees are
free per each group of three swimmers, per age group, per event, per
team.
Please make checks payable to E-town Dolphins.
If any team has unpaid fees at the start of competition, the entire team will be scratched
No deck entries accepted
DECK ENTRIES
ENTRY PROCEDURES
Entries and Fees must be received on or before May 26, 2015. Hard copy
& DEADLINE
entries must be received by Monday, May 25, 2015. We encourage HYTEK
entries. The HYTEK entries must be sent via Email to
[email protected], and a print out to the entry summary, waiver
and entry fees to the Meet director. Address listed below.
An Entry Report and Exception report (if any) back to entering
club/unattached swimmer by Wednesday, May 27 at 8:00 p.m. via e-mail.
The e-mailed Entry Report sent to you confirming your entry, along with
all subsequent Entry Reports notifying you of changed or updated entries,
CHECK-IN
shall be the official record of your entry. No other information will be
considered if there is an entry error or discrepancy.
DISABILITY ATHLETES
OUTREACH ATHLETES
RULES
RECORDING DEVICES
CHANGING AREAS
Adult Open Water Swim
/Clinic
PROGRAMS
FINAL RESULTS
REFRESHMENTS
PARKING
IMPORTANT REMINDER
Entering clubs/swimmers need to check all data BEFORE submitting.
Entering club with unattached swimmer also needs to check all entry
reports (and any exception reports) that the host returns. It is the
responsibility of the entering club/unattached swimmer to heed
deadlines and be responsible for the accuracy of entries.
We welcome registered athletes with cognitive or physical disabilities,
and the Referee will make reasonable accommodations to facilitate
participation. Please notify the Meet Director or the Meet Referee in
advance, to allow us to understand the nature of any accommodation
being requested.
We welcome Registered Outreach Athletes to participate, and KYLSC will
waive the entry fee and Kentucky Swimming Surcharges, provided the
athlete has been registered by the LSC as an Outreach Athlete.
The current USA Swimming open water rules will govern the Meet as
outlined in Part Seven of the USA Swimming Rules and Regulations
Handbook. USA Swimming Rules 202.3.2 - At a sanctioned competitive
event, USA Swimming athlete members must be under the supervision of
a USA Swimming member coach during warm-up, competition, and
warm-down. The Meet Director or Meet Referee shall assist the athlete in
making arrangements for such supervision.
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 locker rooms or changing facilities, or other
designated areas, is not appropriate and is strongly
discourages/prohibited. DECK CHANGING IS PROHIBITED.
In conjunction with the KYLSC Open Water Championship meet, there will
be an Open Water USAT-sanctioned swimming event. Please register at
http://www.etownopenwaterswim.com/
1km - $20; 2 km - $30; 4 km - $40
(ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR INSURANCE MAY APPLY DEPENDING ON
AFFILIATION WITH USAT.) A single day USAT license will be required for
purchase for $12, if not a USAT member. This is a practice swim event.
Times are not official under USAT rules.
Check-in at 6:45 AM
Clinic at 7:00 AM
Briefing at 7:30 AM
Start at 8:00 AM
Pending number of athletes participating, sequenced starts may be used.
All Swimmers shall be instructed to immediately vacate the water at 9:50
am, regardless of where they may be on the course.
Psych sheets will be available on-line at www.kylsc.org.
Final results and Hy-tek Team Manager Results file will be posted to
www.kylsc.org.
Concessions will be provided
Parking is free with over 1,000 spaces available
OPEN WATER EVENTS
BOYS EVENT #
1
3
5
7
1R
3R
5R
7R
AGE
15 & Over
13-14
11-12
10 & Under
15 & Over
13-14
11-12
10 & Under
DISTANCE
4 Kilometer
3 Kilometer
2 Kilometer
1 Kilometer
12 Kilometer
9 Kilometer
6 Kilometer
3 Kilometer
TYPE
Individual
Individual
Individual
Individual
Relay
Relay
Relay
Relay
GIRLS EVENT #
2
4
6
8
2R
4R
6R
8R
TIME STANDARDS
GIRLS
National B Cut
SCM
LCM
SCY
3:41.19
3:48.49
3:20.19
6:23.89
6:23.89
7:09.29
6:00.39
6:07.39
6:51.79
5:51.19
6:00.39
6:41.29
EVENT
10 & Under
200 Free
11 & 12
400 / 500 Free
13 & 14
400 / 500 Free
15 & Over
400 / 500 Free
Source: 2013 – 2016 USA Swimming National Age Group Motivational Times
BOYS
National B Cut
SCY
LCM
SCM
3:09.09
3:34.79
3:28.89
7:02.99
6:15.49
6:10.19
6:29.49
5:53.19
5:40.89
6:14.69
5:36.99
5:27.89
ENTRY SUMMARY and WAIVER
Please fill out the information requested below and submit with your payment.
Make checks payable to Elizabethtown Dolphins. Thank you.
Send to:
Jim Bellware - Meet Director
636 Foxfire Road
Elizabethtown, KY 42071
[email protected]
NAME OF CLUB: _______
Number of individual entries:
CODE:
X
$30.00
TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED:
=
________
________
Club Official Submitting Entry
NAME
ADDRESS
CITY - STATE - ZIP
HEAD COACH EMAIL ADDRESS
PHONE
CLUB OFFICIAL EMAIL
COACH
COACH
COACH
Release and Hold Harmless Agreement
In consideration of being permitted to participate in this swim meet, and for other good and valuable consideration, the undersigned,
for himself, his successors and assigns, hereby releases and forever discharges Elizabethtown Dolphins, Kentucky Swimming Inc., and
its Board of Directors, USA Swimming, Elizabethtown Department of Parks and Recreation and each of their respective officers,
agents, employees, members, successors, and any other persons in any way connected with this meet, form any and all liabilities,
claims, demands, actions, or causes of action of whatever kind of character arising out of or in connection with said event. Further,
the undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless Elizabethtown Dolphins and Kentucky Swimming Inc, USA Swimming,
Elizabethtown Department of Parks and Recreation and the officers, trustees, agents, employees, and members of the foregoing and
all other persons in any way and claims arising out of or in connection with any injury, including death, or alleged injury of damage
to property sustained or alleged to have sustained in connection with or to have arisen out of said event.
Signature of Club Official/Coach____________________________________________
Date
*You may have one designated spokesperson for your team to talk to the referee or Clerk-of-Course. The coach
would be the logical person.
Please list the name of your spokesperson:
Did you include?
Entries in Writing
Check for entries
This completed form
USA SWIMMING MEMBERSHIP MEET ENTRY FORM
Meet Name:
Location:
Date:
Kentucky LSC Open Water Championship
Freeman Lake Park, Elizabethtown, KY
May 30, 2015
PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM WITH YOUR ENTRY FORMS
The undersigned team representative certifies by his/her signature that all athletes participating for or entered by the
team in this sanctioned swim meet are currently member athletes of USA Swimming, Inc. The undersigned further
certifies that any person appearing on deck in this meet in the capacity of coach is currently a coach member of USA
Swimming, Inc.
TEAM: ____________________________________________
DATE: ___________________________
PRINTED NAME: ________________________________________________________________________
SIGNATURE: ___________________________________________________________________________
No entrant will permitted to compete unless the entrant is a member as provided in Article 302
Held under the sanction of USA Swimming