Syntal Capital Partners Winter Invitational
Hosted by
January 12-14, 2018
Sanction # WT-0112-18
Meet Director: Scott and Sarah Miller Meet Referee:
Location: FMH Foundation Natatorium
3003 North A Street
Midland Texas, 79705
Facility: The meet will be conducted in 2- 10 lane, 25 yard indoor pools with non- turbulent lane lines. Colorado Electronic Timing, Colorado touch pads and Hy- Tek Meet Manager will be used. Sloped starting blocks and backstroke turn flags are in place. Designated warm-up lanes will be available throughout the meet. Average water depth at the start end and the turn end is 2 meters. The competition course has not been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C (4). Separate dressing rooms, showers and lavatories for men and women are available.
Eligibility: All swimmers must be currently registered with United States Swimming. Swimmers age as of January 12, 2018 will determine age for this meet. No entries will be accepted unless the entrant is a registered athlete member with USA Swimming, Inc. The complete USA Swimming registration number for each individual must be placed on the team entry form. Every club entered as a team in a West Texas Swimming sanctioned meet must be a member of USA Swimming, Inc.
Officials: Meet Rerefee: Email:
Help from visiting officials is always welcome. Visiting officials are asked to e-mail the Meet Referee with their certification level and availability so he/she can plan accordingly. All officials must attend a mandatory meeting beginning one hour before each session. The uniform for all preliminary sessions will be white polo shirt over khaki shorts/pants/skirt, as appropriate. Finals uniform will be navy blue polo shirt over khaki pants/skirt (NO shorts), as appropriate.
Rules: 2018 USA Swimming rules for competitive swimming will govern the meet. In accordance with safety regulations, the pool deck is strictly limited to swimmers, coaches, officials, and meet personnel only. Parents and other spectators must remain in the spectator area in the stands above the pool.
Drones: No drones may be operated in the facility.
Recording
Devices: Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms.
Deck
Changing: Except where venue facilities require otherwise, changing into or out of swimsuits other than in locker rooms or other designated areas is forbidden.
Racing
Start
Proficiency: Any swimmer entered in the meet must be certified by a USA Swimming member coach as being proficient in performing a racing start or must start each race from within the water. When unaccompanied by a member-coach, it is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer’s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement.
Qualifying
Time: There are qualifying times for the prelims/finals sessions of the meet. Swimmers must meet the qualifying time in each event entered. There will be an open, timed finals session on Friday night Saturday morning, running concurrently with the qualifying session for athletes with entries that are slower than the qualifying times.
Meet
Format: This is Prelim/Final meet with the Prelim events circle seeded slowest to fastest. Top twenty (20) swimmers in Prelims swim in finals. The 500 Free will only have 1 final heat per age group/gender. All of Friday’s events will be timed finals, swum fastest to slowest and alternating boys and girls.
On Friday and Saturday, swimmers are only allowed to compete in either the qualifying session or the open session, but not both.
The girls and boys 15 & Over 50 Free final will be conducted as a Shootout, with a single elimination bracket style final for the top ten (10) qualifiers from the morning prelims. This bracket is in place of the A final.
Swimmers who qualify for finals and do not scratch from finals and fail to appear for finals will be fined $25 (payable to COM) and will not be allowed to compete again until the fine is paid. It is the responsibility of the swimmers team to pay the fine(s) and recover the money from the swimmer. Failure to pay the fine will result in that team being banned from future meets until the fine is paid in full.
Meet
Operations The morning sessions will be running fly-over starts at the discretion of the meet referee.
Deck
Entries: No Deck Entries will be accepted.
Scoring: Qualifier portion of the meet: Scoring categories will be based on age and sex. Age group categories are as follow: 10 and Under, 11-12, 13-14, 15 and Over. Events over 400 will be swum together and scored separately by age group.
Open Session of the meet: Scoring categories will be based on age and sex. Age group categories are as follow: 6 and Under, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13 and Over.
Entry
Fees: $4.50 per individual event
$9.00 per relay
$2.50 per swimmers surcharge
$9.00 per individual event late entry
$18.00 per relay event late entry
$5.00 per swimmer facility surcharge
Relays: All relays will be swum in prelims and are timed finals.
Positive
Check-in: Friday will be positive check in for all events in the qualifying session. The open session will not require a positive check in. Check in will close 30 minutes prior to the start of the session. Check in will be located at the clerk of course. Failure to check in will result in the athlete not being seeded for the session with no refund for entry fees.
Entry
Information: Swimmers are limited to Three (3) individual events and one (1) relay per day. There will only be four (4) heats (2 boys, 2 girls) of the 1650 on Friday night. Swimmers entering that are not in the top 20 of their event will be refunded their entry fees.
All Teams entries must be sent in Hy-Tek team manager format. Entries should be emailed to No manual entries will be accepted.
Entry
Deadline: Tuesday, January 2nd
Late entries will be accepted until Friday, January 5th but will be charged the late entry fees.
Make checks payable to: COM Aquatics.
Send Checks to:
COM Aquatics
Attn: Jenna Purkey
3003 North A Street
Midland, Texas 79705
Warm-up Prelims Finals
Schedule: Session Warm-up Meet Begins Warm-ups Meet Begins
Friday 5:00-5:45pm 6:00pm
Saturday8:00-8:45am 9:00am 4:30-5:15pm 5:30pm
Sunday 8:00-8:45am 9:00am 4:30-5:15pm 5:30pm
(Warm-up schedules could be changed depending on the number of swimmers entered in the meet. You will be notified of any changes)
Awards: Open Sessions: Heat Winner prizes will be given for every heat only.
Qualifier Portion of the Meet:
Individual Events: Medals will be given for 1st, 2nd, 3rd places. Ribbons will be given for fourth through eighth place.
Relays Events: Relays events will receive ribbons 1st-8th places.
High Point Award: Trophy will given to top 3 point scorers in each age division for the Qualifying session only.
Team trophies will be awarded to top three teams.
Liability &
Sanction: This meet is held under the Sanction of USA Swimming. U.S. Swimming, West Texas Swimming, Inc., City of Midland Aquatics and or its coaches and it’s officials shall be free from any and all liabilities or claims for damages or harm arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of the meet or while traveling to or from the meet. Damage to a facility, when proved, will cause the offending swimmer, if unattached, or the offending swimmer’s club, if attached, to be held accountable for repairs.
Cell phone
restrictions: The presence or use of cell phones, smart phones, or any other devices capable of producing audio recordings and/or photographic or video images in locker rooms, restrooms, or changing areas is strictly and specifically prohibited at all times. There are no exceptions to this policy. Violators are subject to disqualification from the meet, disbarment from the facility, and arrest.
Questions: Please contact Jenna Purkey (432) 684-7755 ext. 140
GIRLS / Friday – Qualifying Session / BOYS1 / 13-14 6:45.59
15-18 6:34.29 / 13 & Over 400 IM / 13-14 6:19.49
15-18 6:04.49 / 2
3 / 11-12 3:20.69
10&U 4:02.79 / 12 & Under 200 IM / 11-12 3:19.09
10&U 4:00.79 / 4
5 / 13-14 25:55.89
15-18 25:04.89 / 13 & Over 1650 Free / 13-14 24:42.59
15-18 23:57.09 / 6
GIRLS / Friday PM Open Session
Entries Slower than Qualifying Time Only / BOYS
101 / 8 and Under 25 Back / 102
103 / Open 50 Back / 104
105 / Open 100 Free / 106
107 / 8 and Under 25 Free / 108
109 / Open 50 Free / 110
111 / Open 100 Back / 112
113 / Open 100 IM / 114
GIRLS / Saturday – Qualifying Session / BOYS
7 / 10 & Under 200 Free Relay / 8
9 / 11-12 200 Free Relay / 10
11 / 13-14 200 Free Relay / 12
13 / 18 & Under 200 Free Relay / 14
15 / 11-12 40.99
10&U 52.79 / 12 & Under
50 Fly / 11-12 41.49
10&U 51.39 / 16
17 / 11-12 3:20.59
13-14 3:09.59
15-18 3:03.49 / 11 & Over
200 Fly / 11-12 3:15.89
13-14 2:56.39
15-18 2:48.59 / 18
19 / 10&U 43.39
11-12 37.49
13-14 36.19
15-18 35.49 / Open 50 Free / 10&U 42.29
11-12 36.39
13-14 33.39
15-18 30.09 / 20
21 / 10&U 3:40.19
11-12 2:57.29
13-14 2:49.29
15-18 2:45.89 / Open 200 Free / 10&U 3:28.09
11-12 2:52.89
13-14 2:38.89
15-18 2:32.09 / 22
23 / 10&U 1:55.69
11-12 1:34.89
13-14 1:26.09
15-18 1:23.89 / Open 100 Back / 10&U 1:51.49
11-12 1:32.49
13-14 1:20.89
15-18 1:16.69 / 24
25 / 11-12 48.09
10&U 58.99 / 12 & Under
50 Breast / 11-12 48.19
10&U 58.49 / 26
27 / 11-12 3:46.39
13-14 3:33.39
15-18 3:28.99 / 11 & Over
200 Breast / 11-12 3:37.49
13-14 3:18.49
15-18 3:10.09 / 28
GIRLS / Saturday AM Timed Final Session-
Entries Slower than Qualifying Time Only / BOYS
115 / Open 200 IM / 116
117 / 8 and Under 25 Breast / 118
119 / Open 50 Breast / 120
121 / Open 100 Fly / 122
123 / 8 and Under 25 Fly / 124
125 / Open 50 Fly / 126
127 / Open 100 Breast / 128
129 / Open 200 Free / 130
GIRLS / Sunday – Qualifying Session / BOYS
29 / 11-12 7:52.19
13-14 7:32.99
15-18 7:21.39 / 11 & Over 500 Free / 11-12 7:45.29
13-14 7:08.39
15-18 6:52.19 / 30
31 / 10 & Under 200 Medley Relay / 32
33 / 11-12 200 Medley Relay / 34
35 / 13-14 200 Medley Relay / 36
37 / 18 & Under 200 Medley Relay / 38
39 / 11-12 1:33.79
10&U 1:53.69 / 12 & Under 100 IM / 11-12 1:31.49
10&U 1:50.39 / 40
41 / 13-14 3:10.49
15-18 3:05.79 / 13 & Over
200 IM / 13-14 2:58.09
15-18 2:49.69 / 42
43 / 10&U 2:06.99
11-12 1:34.89
13-14 1:25.49
15-18 1:23.79 / Open 100 Fly / 10&U 2:05.49
11-12 1:32.89
13-14 1:19.39
15-18 1:15.69 / 44
45 / 11-12 42.69
10&U 53:49 / 12 & Under 50 Back / 11-12 42.89
10&U 53.49 / 46
47 / 11-12 3:17.39
13-14 3:05.19
15-18 3:01.29 / 11 & Over 200 Back / 11-12 3:12.79
13-14 2:54.19
15-18 2:46.69 / 48
49 / 10&U 2:10.69
11-12 1:45.39
13-14 1:38.29
15-18 1:37.09 / Open 100 Breast / 10&U 2:05.09
11-12 1:42.89
13-14 1:30.49
15-18 1:27.09 / 50
51 / 10&U 1:39.79
11-12 1:20.99
13-14 1:18.49
15-18 1:16.99 / Open 100 Free / 10&U 1:37.29
11-12 1:19.39
13-14 1:12.89
15-18 1:09.59 / 52