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Meet Directors |
Dave Kraft dmkraft77@aol.com Dave Greene DGreene@rockvillemd.gov Christa Krukiel ckrukiel@msn.com |
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Location |
Saturday& Sunday, November 3-4 South Germantown Recreational Park 18000 Central Park Circle Boyds, Maryland 20841 |
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Dates and Times |
Saturday, Nov. 3 13 and 14 year-olds: Warm-ups 7:00 AM, Meet Starts 8:00 AM 9,10,11,and 12 year-olds: Warm-ups 11:00 AM, Meet Starts 12:00 PM All-Ages “Relay Finals”: Warm-ups 5:00 PM, Meet Starts 6:00 PM
Sunday, Nov. 4 13 and 14 year-olds: Warm-ups 7:00 AM, Meet Starts 8:00 AM 9,10,11,and 12 year-olds, plus All-Ages Crescendo Relay: Warm-ups immediately following the 13-14 distance events, no earlier than 12:00 PM, Meet Starts one hour after warm-ups begin, no earlier than 1:00 PM |
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Meet Purpose |
To allow the top Age Group programs in the United States to compete in an actual Age Group Championship meet, in addition to the Virtual Club Championship. |
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Eligibility |
Open to registered 14 and Under United States Swimming athletes from invited teams: CGBD, CUBU, NOVA, RMSC. Swimmers will compete at the age attained on the first day of the meet. |
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Rules |
Current United States Swimming rules will govern this meet.
Up to four (4) swimmers per club per individual event (except 11&12yo 500 free, and 13&14 1000/1650 free – only 2 swimmers per club per event).
Two (2) relay teams per club per event for events 65 to 76. One relay per club per event for the Crescendo relays (events 133 and 134).
Note: Since the Crescendo 700 Yard Free Relay is not an event recognized by the USA Swimming database, the 50 lead-off split will only be recognized if a separate request to load the time is made.
All events are timed finals, and will be swum slowest to fastest. |
| Inclusion Policy for Swimmers with a Disability | PVS and host clubs along with their Meet Directors are committed to the Inclusion Policy as adopted by the BOD. Athletes with a disability are welcomed 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. |
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Seeding |
All entries should be in short course yards (SCY) format. Converted times are acceptable. |
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Scoring |
Individual event scoring will be calculated by Power Points (the same values as those used in the Virtual Club Championships), not by place. A maximum of two swimmers per club per event will be scored. 1st – 800 points, 2nd – 700 points, 3rd - 650 points, 4th – 600 points, 5th – 550 points, 6th - 500 points, 7th - 450 points, 8th - 400 points. |
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Special Awards |
Awards will be presented immediately following Session 5. A banner will be presented to the 1st place team. Plaques will be presented to the individual male and female with the outstanding performance of the meet (based on Power Points). |
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Warm-up |
The prescribed Potomac Valley warm-up procedures and safety policies will be followed. It may be necessary to assign lanes for warm-up. Information regarding assigned warm-ups will be available the week prior to the meet in the form of an e-mail to each participating club. |
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Timers |
Clubs will be responsible for providing their fair share of timers, and will be assigned lanes by the meet manager. |
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Officials |
Certified officials who wish to work at this meet should contact Bill Maneely, at swim323@lycos.com. |
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Supervision |
Coaches are responsible for the conduct of their swimmers, both at the meet and in the warm-up/warm-down area. Inappropriate behavior will result in suspension from the meet and from the Germantown Indoor Swim Center. |
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Admission |
There will be no admission charge. An all-session program will be available for $5.00 |
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Fees |
Fees are $5.00 per individual event, and $10.00 per relay event |
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Warning |
Any club that enters an unregistered athlete, falsifies an entry in any way, or permits an unregistered coach to represent them, will be fined the sum of $100.00, and no further entries will be accepted from the club until that fine is paid. |
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Entry Procedures |
Computer disk entries require a meet entry report by SWIMMER and a report by EVENT from Team Manager. Also submit a completed “Entry Cover Sheet.” Send completed entries, including the name and phone number of a club representative to:
Christa Krukiel 20548 Strath Haven Drive Montgomery Village, MD 20886 301-468-4276 work, 240-683-9626 home
E-mail entries preferred. E-mail procedures: In the subject heading, write “NAG Team Challenge - ****” (with club initials in place of ****). Include the entry file from Team Manager, as well as reports by SWIMMER and by EVENT (preferably as a Word for Windows document). Include total number of swimmers and total number of events, along with contact information (name, phone number, e-mail) of a club representative in the body of the e-mail. E-mail the entry to ckrukiel@msn.com
Send check, including “Entry Cover Sheet” to Christa Krukiel at the address below. Make checks payable to MCRD (Montgomery County Recreation Dept.). Each club is requested to remit one check to cover the entry fees of the entire team. Please do not send cash. Entry fees are due with entries.
Meet Directors are requested to acknowledge receipt by return e-mail within 24 hours. Clubs submitting entries that do NOT receive an acknowledgement should contact the Meet Director by other than e-mail to confirm receipt.
Send check for meet entry fee to: Christa Krukiel 20548 Strath Haven Drive Montgomery Village, MD 20886
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Entry Deadline |
Entries are due by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, October 24, 2007.
NOTE: 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. |
Swimmers may compete in up to 4 individual events, and as many relays as are offered in their age group.