2005 BLIZZARD INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

December 3 & 4, 2005

 

Sponsored by the Mason Makos Swim Team

 

Sanctioned by USA Swimming through Potomac Valley Swimming

Sanction # PVI-06-14

 

Meet Director:            Niels Moore (703) 263-2274  (niels@makoswimming.org) 

 

Location:            GMU Aquatics & Fitness Center  

4400 University Blvd                        

Fairfax, VA                    

703-993-3939    

  

Schedule:            Saturday, December 3  

                        11 & Over Prelims              Warm-up: 7:30 AM to 8:15 AM            Events: 8:30 AM

                        10 & Under Timed Finals       Warm-up: 12:15 PM to 12:45 PM            Events: 1:00 PM

                        11 & Over Finals                Warm-up: 5:00 PM to 5:45 PM            Events: 6:00 PM

 

                        Sunday, December 4      

                        11 & Over Prelims              Warm-up: 7:30 AM to 8:15 AM            Events: 8:30 AM

                        10 & Under Timed Finals       Warm-up: 12:15 PM to 12:45 PM            Events: 1:00 PM

                        11 & Over Finals                Warm-up: 5:00 PM to 5:45 PM            Events: 6:00 PM

 

Two 25-yard courses will be used during the 11 & Over Prelims session and the 10 & Under Timed Finals session.  One 25-yard course will be used for 11 & Over Finals.  Athletes should consider this when selecting events.  Warm-up / warm-down lanes will be available in a separate pool throughout the meet.

 

Eligibility:        Open to all registered Potomac Valley Swimming athletes from invited teams.  Teams desiring invitations should contact the Meet Director at niels@makoswimming.org.  However, please note that while we want as many PVS teams to participate in this meet as possible, space is very limited, as the meet establishes relatively short timelines for each session.

Swimmers shall compete at the age attained on Saturday, December 3, 2005. 

IMPORTANT: Swimmers who attain a new age group between December 3th and December 7th may compete as “exhibition” in any event where their time: (1) is faster than the Blizzard Invitational "No Faster Than" standard for their current age group; AND ALSO (2) is slower than the Tom Dolan Invitational “No Slower Than” standard for their new age group.  These exhibition swims will prevent swimmers from potentially being excluded from both the Blizzard and Dolan meets.

 

Athletes with disabilities are welcome to participate, and are asked to provide advance notice of desired accommodations to the Meet Director. The athlete (or the athlete’s coach) is also responsible for notifying the session referee of any disability prior to the competition.

 

Rules:              Current USA Swimming rules shall govern the meet. 

 

All individual events will be governed by “No Faster Than” (NFT) time standards.  These NFT time standards are equivalent to the individual event qualification time standards maintained at the Tom Dolan Invitational Meet (December 8-11, 2005).  A swimmer can only enter individual events in which his/her official USA Swimming time is not faster than the posted NFT time standard.

 

Swimmers may only participate is their own age group events.

 

Swimmers may enter a maximum of 6 individual events during the entire meet and no more than 3 individual events per day.

 

It may be necessary to limit entries in certain events due to time constraints.

 

                        Entries will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis beginning Monday, November 14, 2005.  Once each session’s intended duration is met, entries will no longer be accepted.

 

Individual Events:

 

All 10 & Under events are timed finals. 

All 11 & Over events are trials and finals except for relays which are timed finals.

All 11 & Over finals will include a "Consolation" final heat and a "Championship" final heat.  The "Championship" final heat swims first.

 

Positive check-in is required for all 200-yard events.

 

Relay Events:

 

Positive check-in is required for all relays.

 

All relays are pre-seeded and are swum slowest to fastest.

There is no limit on the number of relay entries per club. 

Swimmers cannot exceed the NFT cut time – as established by their individual 100 yard or meter time – for their specific leg of a relay.

 

Awards:           Medals will be awarded for 1st through 8th place for individual events and 1st through 3rd place for relay events.  Individual high point awards will be presented to the first place boy and girl in each age group.

           

Time Trials:            No time trials will be held at this meet.

 

PVS Positive Check-in Policy:

 

For those events requiring positive check-in, athletes (or coaches for relay events) shall designate their intention to swim the event on the forms provided at the scratch table. Athletes who have not checked-in prior to the specified time will be scratched from the event. Athletes who have checked-in, have been seeded, and fail to swim the event will be barred from their next scheduled individual event, unless excused by the Referee.

 

PVS "Scratch" Policy:

If you do not wish to swim in the Final, you may "Scratch" from the event by following the proper procedure:

 

§         The coach/swimmer must fill out and sign a PVS Finals Scratch Slip within 30 minutes of the announcement of qualifiers for "A" finals or "B" finals, if scheduled.

§         The coach/swimmer may declare an intent to "scratch." The coach/swimmer must fill out and sign a PVS Finals Scratch Slip within 30 minutes of the announcement of qualifiers, marking the appropriate space for "intent." This intent to scratch must be confirmed on the PVS Finals Scratch Slip within 30 minutes after the conclusion of the swimmer’s last preliminary event of the day or he/she will be automatically scratched.

§         If a swimmer fails to properly scratch from an event and does not appear for the Final event, he/she "shall be barred from further competition for the remainder of the meet", unless excused by the Referee.

 

Scoring:           Team scores will not be posted, however, individual scores (through 16th place) will be maintained and posted, with individual high-point awards presented at the conclusion of the meet.

 

Warm-Up:        The prescribed Potomac Valley Swimming warm-up procedures and safety policies will be followed.  The meet director may determine the structure of the warm-up, including times and lane assignments.

 

Supervision:    Coaches are responsible for the conduct of their swimmers and families, as well as maintaining clean team areas.  Only athletes, USA Swimming certified coaches, and deck officials are permitted on the pool deck.  Coaches & deck officials are required to display their valid 2005 USA Swimming credentials.  Parents not working the meet as a deck official, timer, or other meet position are not permitted on deck.

 

Admission:       There is no admission charge. Meet programs will be made available for a nominal charge.

 

Officials:          All certified officials wishing to volunteer to work this meet should contact Dick Griffith (V: 703-620-8880 after 7:00 PM; E-mail: fcgfdg@msn.com) no later than Tuesday, November 22. nd. Please include your club affiliation, certifications held, and sessions you wish to work. Those officials who learn of their availability subsequent to November 23rd are encouraged to contact Dick Griffith as soon as possible.

Certified officials who have not previously volunteered should contact the referee upon arrival to make their services available. A comprehensive officials briefing will precede each session during warm-up.

 

Seating:           Due to the limited pool deck space, only officials, USA swimming registered coaches and swimmers will be permitted on the pool deck.

  

Penalties:        Any club or individual that enters an unregistered athlete, falsifies an entry in any way, or permits an unregistered swimmer to represent them, will be fined by PVS the sum of $100.00 and no further entries will be accepted from that club until the said fine has been paid.

 

Entries:            Teams should provide entries as follows:

 

1.       Email (preferred): 

·         Send e-mail to Niels Moore (niels@makoswimming.org).

·         Include with your commlink file one report by name and one by event.  Create these reports in HyTek Team Manager and save as Word for Windows files. 

·         In the body of your email, provide entry numbers (girls, boys, totals). 

·         Include contact information (e-mail, phone, officials contact).

 

2.       Mail:

·         HyTek computer disk entries are required.

·         Include with your commlink file one report by name and one by event.  Create these reports in HyTek Team Manager and save as Word for Windows files. 

·         Entries may also be submitted on a PVS Master Entry Sheet. 

·         All entries must included a completed PVS Entry Cover Sheet. 

·         Events and time standards (.hyy files) for use in Team Manager ARE NOW AVAILABLE online. ( 2:15pm November 11)
 

Entry Deadline:           

 

The entry deadline is 5:00 PM, Tuesday, November 22, 2005.

Important: The above date is the deadline for clubs to submit their entries to the Meet Director. Therefore, clubs usually set an earlier deadline to receive entries from their swimmers. Check with your club for this information.

 

Important:            Meet Directors are requested to acknowledge receipt by return email within 24 hours. 
                        Teams submitting entries that do NOT receive an acknowledgement should contact the
Meet Director by other means to confirm receipt.

The above date is the deadline for teams to submit their entries to the Meet Director.  Therefore, teams usually set an earlier deadline to receive entries from their swimmers. 
                        Check with your team for this information.

 

Other Registration Details:

 

Late/deck entries may be permitted at the Meet Director’s discretion.

 

Entries directly from individual team members will not be accepted.

 

Entries by phone or fax entries will not be accepted.

 

Entries that are incomplete, submitted on incorrect forms, or lacking the phone number of a responsible team official will not be accepted.

 

Entry Times:     Only short course times are applicable in determining NFT qualification.

 

Fees:                Fees for individual events are $5.00; relays $10.00.

 

Checks:            Each participating team is requested to remit one check to cover the entry fee for the entire team. 

Please make checks payable to the “Mason Makos”.  Please do not send cash.

Entry fees are due with each team’s entries.  Unpaid fees will be reported to the PVS Administration Office at the conclusion of the meet.  No further entries will be accepted from teams for future meets until entry fees are paid in full.

 

Send Entries To:           

 

                        Niels Moore

                        4870 Autumn Glory Way

                        Chantilly, VA  20151

                        (V) 703-263-2274

                        (E) niels@makoswimming.org

 

 

2005 BLIZZARD INVITATIONAL MEET

December 3 - 4, 2005 @ GMU Aquatics & Fitness Center

 

 

Saturday, December 3, 2005
11 & Over Preliminaries

Warm-up 7:30 AM to 8:15 AM  /  Events 8:30 AM

Girls Event #

No faster
 than SCY

No faster
than LCM

 

No faster
 than SCY

No faster
than LCM

Boys Event #

1

1:13.50

1:25.90

11-12 100 Backstroke

1:13.60

1:25.60

2

3

1:07.20

1:17.10

13-14 100 Backstroke

1:05.00

1:12.60

4

5

1:03.40

1:13.60

15&Over 100 Backstroke

57.80

1:07.60

6

7

2:18.30

2:39.50

11-12 200 Freestyle

2:18.80

2:37.20

8

9

2:06.50

2:20.00

13-14 200 Freestyle

2:02.00

2:19.20

10

11

1:59.80

2:17.10

15&Over 200 Freestyle

1:49.60

2:07.00

12

13

37.80

43.10

11-12 50 Breaststroke

38.00

43.40

14

15

2:44.90

3:06.90

13-14 200 Breaststroke

2:39.30

2:54.80

16

17

2:37.80

3:02.00

15&Over 200 Breaststroke

2:24.00

2:47.10

18

19

1:03.60

1:12.20

11-12 100 Freestyle

1:03.60

1:12.20

20

21

58.60

1:06.10

13-14 100 Freestyle

56.30

1:03.90

22

23

55.70

1:03.00

15&Over 100 Freestyle

50.80

58.00

24

25

32.50

36.50

11-12 50 Butterfly

32.60

36.50

26

27

2:28.60

2:42.50

13-14 200 Butterfly

2:25.00

2:34.80

28

29

2:22.80

2:38.50

15&Over 200 Butterfly

2:11.00

2:27.30

30

31

 

 

11-12 200 Freestyle Relay

 

 

32

33

 

 

13-14 200 Freestyle Relay

 

 

34

35

 

 

15&Over 200 Freestyle Relay

 

 

36

 

Note:    Positive check-in is required for all 11&over 200-yard events.

 

 

Saturday, December 3, 2005
10& Under Timed Finals

Warm-up 12:15 PM to 12:45 PM  /  Events 1:00 PM

Girls Event #

No faster
 than LCY

No faster
than LCM

 

No faster
 than SCY

No faster
than LCM

Boys Event #

37

1:14.60

1:24.20

8&Under 100 Freestyle

1:14.00

1:23.60

38

39

2:46.00

3:15.00

9-10 200 Freestyle

2:43.00

3:11.00

40

41

 

 

8&Under 25 Backstroke

 

 

42

43

39.00

44.90

9-10 50 Backstroke

38.80

44.80

44

45

43.40

50.70

8&Under 50 Breaststroke

43.40

50.50

46

47

1:35.50

1:53.70

9-10 100 Breaststroke

1:36.40

1:54.00

48

49

 

 

8&Under 25 Freestyle

 

 

50

51

33.00

37.20

9-10 50 Freestyle

33.00

37.10

52

53

38.00

43.70

8&Under 50 Butterfly

38.60

43.90

54

55

1:35.00

1:47.20

9-10 100 Butterfly

1:36.00

1:47.20

56

57

 

 

8&Under 100 Freestyle Relay

 

 

58

59

 

 

9-10 100 Freestyle Relay

 

 

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, December 4, 2005
11 & Over Preliminaries

Warm-up 7:30 AM to 8:15 AM  /  Events 8:30 AM

Girls Event #

No faster
 than LCY

No faster
than LCM

 

No faster
 than SCY

No faster
than LCM

Boys Event #

61

1:15.00

1:24.50

11-12 100 Butterfly

1:15.00

1:25.20

62

63

1:07.00

1:14.40

13-14 100 Butterfly

1:05.00

1:12.00

64

65

1:03.00

1:13.00

15&Over 100 Butterfly

57.40

1:06.00

66

67

2:36.20

3:01.00

11-12 200 Individual Medley

2:37.60

3:01.60

68

69

2:23.80

2:40.10

13-14 200 Individual Medley

2:17.70

2:37.90

70

71

2:15.80

2:36.00

15&Over 200 Individual Medley

2:05.00

2:24.00

72

73

34.00

38.50

11-12 50 Backstroke

34.00

38.50

74

75

2:25.00

2:45.00

13-14 200 Backstroke

2:22.10

2:36.40

76

77

2:16.00

2:40.00

15&Over 200 Backstroke

2:05.60

2:26.60

78

79

28.80

33.50

11-12 50 Freestyle

29.00

32.80

80

81

27.20

31.00

13-14 50 Freestyle

25.90

29.40

82

83

25.80

30.00

15&Over 50 Freestyle

23.30

27.50

84

85

1:22.80

1:34.70

11-12 100 Breaststroke

1:22.40

1:34.70

86

87

1:16.60

1:23.00

13-14 100 Breaststroke

1:12.50

1:20.40

88

89

1:12.40

1:22.00

15&Over 100 Breaststroke

1:06.00

1:17.20

90

91

 

 

11-12 200 Medley Relay

 

 

92

93

 

 

13-14 200 Medley Relay

 

 

94

95

 

 

15&Over 200 Medley Relay

 

 

96

 

Note:    Positive check-in is required for all 11&over 200-yard events.

 

 

Sunday, December 4, 2005
10& Under Timed Finals

Warm-up 12:15 PM to 12:45 PM  /  Events 1:00 PM

Girls Event #

No faster
 than LCY

No faster
than LCM

 

No faster
 than SCY

No faster
than LCM

Boys Event #

97

1:22.80

 

8&Under 100 Individual Medley

 

1:24.00

98

99

1:22.80

 

9-10 100 Individual Medley

 

1:24.00

100

101

 

 

8&Under 25 Butterfly

 

 

102

103

38.00

43.70

9-10 50 Butterfly

38.60

43.90

104

105

39.00

44.90

8&Under 50 Backstroke

38.80

44.80

106

107

1:26.60

1:39.20

9-10 100 Backstroke

1:27.00

1:39.60

108

109

33.00

37.20

8&Under 50 Freestyle

33.00

37.10

110

111

1:14.60

1:24.20

9-10 100 Freestyle

1:14.00

1:23.60

112

113

 

 

8&Under 25 Breaststroke

 

 

114

115

43.40

50.70

9-10 50 Breaststroke

43.40

50.50

116

117

 

 

8&Under 100 Medley Relay

 

 

118

119

 

 

9-10 100 Medley Relay

 

 

120