MAKO WINTER INVITATIONAL

JANUARY 10-11, 2009

 

Sponsored by the Mason Makos Swim Team

 

Sanctioned by USA Swimming through Potomac Valley Swimming

Sanction # PVI-09-26

 

Meet Director:  Heather Coulson (703) 263-2274 (makoswimming@aol.com) 

 

Location:         GMU Aquatics & Fitness Center

4400 University Blvd                              

Fairfax, VA                   

703-993-3939    

  

Schedule:        Saturday, January 10 & Sunday, January 11

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

                        10 & Under Timed Finals       Warm-up: 1:00 to 1:30 PM          Events: 1:45 PM

 

One 25-yard course will be used during each. Warm-up / warm-down lanes will be available throughout the meet.

 

Eligibility:        Open to invited Potomac Valley Swimming teams.  Teams desiring invitations should contact the Meet Director at makoswimming@aol.com.  However, please note that while we want as many PVS teams to participate in this meet as possible, space is very limited. Swimmers shall compete at the age attained on Saturday, January 10, 2009. 

PVS and host clubs along with their Meet Directors are committed to the Inclusion Policy as adopted by the Board of Directors.  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. 

 

Swimmers may only participate in 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, December 8, 2008.  Once each session’s intended duration is met, entries will no longer be accepted.

 

                          Dive-over starts will be used at both11 & Over sessions.  Coaches are requested to review Guidance for Dive-Over Starts for Coaches.  Officials are requested to review Protocol for Dive-Over Starts.

 

                        No on-deck USA-S registrations will be permitted.

 

Awards:           Medals will be awarded for 1st through 8th place for individual events. 

Ribbons will be awarded for 9th through 16th place for individual events.

                       

Time Trials:     No time trials will be held at this 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:    NO FOOD OF ANY KIND IS ALLOWED ON THE POOL DECK.

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 2009 USA Swimming credentials.  Parents not working the meet as a deck official, timer, or other meet position are not permitted on deck.

Coaches are responsible for ensuring that their team areas are clean of any debris at the conclusion of each meet session. 

 

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 Tony Fitz (703- 437-7378); E-mail: tfitz@cox.net.  Please include your club affiliation, certifications held, and sessions you wish to work.
 

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.

 

Each participating club is requested to provide at least one official and 3 timers per session if entering 25 or more swimmers.

 

Seating:           Due to the limited pool deck space, only officials, USA swimming registered coaches and swimmers will be permitted on the pool deck.  No chairs are allowed on deck.

 

Parking:           Parking Lot “C” is the designated lot for all swim teams.  GMU parking services will ticket all vehicles parked in other non-designated lots.

  

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 Heather Coulson (makoswimming@aol.com).

·         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 available online.
 

Entry Deadline:           

 The entry deadline is 5:00 PM, TUESDAY, DeCEMBER 23, 2008.

 

Important:      The Meet Director will 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:

 

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:     Please enter with short course times.

 

Fees:                Fees for individual events are $5.00. There will be a one time surcharge of $2.00 per entered athlete, payable with the team’s entries for the meet.

 

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

Please make checks payable to “HLR, LLC”. 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:         

 

                        Heather Coulson

                        4870 Autumn Glory Way

                        Chantilly, VA  20151

                        (V) 703-263-2274

                        (E) makoswimming@aol.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009 MAKO WINTER INVITATIONAL

January 10-11, 2009 @ GMU Aquatics & Fitness Center

 

Saturday, January 10, 2009
11 & Over Timed Finals

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

Girls Event #

 

 

 

Boys Event #

1

 

11-12 100 Backstroke

 

2

3

 

13-14 100 Backstroke

 

4

5

 

15&Over 100 Backstroke

 

6

7

 

11-12 200 Freestyle

 

8

9

 

13-14 200 Freestyle

 

10

11

 

15&Over 200 Freestyle

 

12

13

 

11-12 50 Breaststroke

 

14

15

 

Open 200 Breaststroke

 

16

17

 

11-12 50 Freestyle

 

18

19

 

13-14 50 Freestyle

 

20

21

 

15&Over 50 Freestyle

 

22

23

 

11-12 50 Butterfly

 

24

25

 

Open 200 Butterfly

 

26

27

 

Open 400 Individual Medley

 

28

 

 
 

Saturday, January 10, 2009
10& Under Timed Finals

Warm-up: 1:00PM to 1:30 PM        Events: 1:45 PM

Girls Event #

 

 

 

Boys Event #

29

 

8&Under 100 Freestyle

 

30

31

 

9-10 200 Freestyle

 

32

33

 

8&Under 25 Backstroke

 

34

35

 

9-10 50 Backstroke

 

36

37

 

8&Under 50 Breaststroke

 

38

39

 

9-10 100 Breaststroke

 

40

41

 

8&Under 25 Freestyle

 

42

43

 

9-10 50 Freestyle

 

44

45

 

8&Under 50 Butterfly

 

46

47

 

9-10 100 Butterfly

 

48

 

 

 

 

2009 MAKO WINTER INVITATIONAL

January 10-11 @ GMU Aquatics & Fitness Center

 

Sunday, January 11, 2009
11 & Over Timed Finals

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

Girls Event #

 

 

 

Boys Event #

49

 

11-12 100 Butterfly

 

50

51

 

13-14 100 Butterfly

 

52

53

 

15&Over 100 Butterfly

 

54

55

 

11-12 200 Individual Medley

 

56

57

 

13-14 200 Individual Medley

 

58

59

 

15&Over 200 Individual Medley

 

60

61

 

11-12 50 Backstroke

 

62

63

 

Open 200 Backstroke

 

64

65

 

11-12 100 Freestyle

 

66

67

 

13-14 100 Freestyle

 

68

69

 

15&Over 100 Freestyle

 

70

71

 

11-12 100 Breaststroke

 

72

73

 

13-14 100 Breaststroke

 

74

75

 

15&Over 100 Breaststroke

 

76

77

 

Open 500 Freestyle

 

78

 

 

 

Sunday, January 11, 2009
10& Under Timed Finals

Warm-up: 1:00PM to 1:30 PM     Events: 1:45 PM

Girls Event #

 

 

 

Boys Event #

79

 

8&Under 100 Individual Medley

 

80

81

 

9-10 100 Individual Medley

 

82

83

 

8&Under 25 Butterfly

 

84

85

 

9-10 50 Butterfly

 

86

87

 

8&Under 50 Backstroke

 

88

89

 

9-10 100 Backstroke

 

90

91

 

8&Under 50 Freestyle

 

92

93

 

9-10 100 Freestyle

 

94

95

 

8&Under 25 Breaststroke

 

96

97

 

9-10 50 Breaststroke

 

98

99

 

9-10 200 Individual Medley

 

100