Loveland Heart of Winter Swim Meet

Loveland Heart of Winter

DATE:January 13-15, 2017

HOSTED BY:Loveland Swim Club

SANCTION:Held under the sanction of USA Swimming # 2071-008

In granting this sanction, it is understood and agreed that USA Swimming shall be free from any liabilities or claims or damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of the event.

LOCATION: Mountain View Aquatic Center

3560 Mountain Lion Drive

Loveland, CO 80537

(970)613-7880.

Directions: Take I-25 to Exit 257, Loveland exit. Proceed west on US-34 for 1.4 miles. Turn left (south) on Boyd Lake Drive and then right (west) on Mountain Lion Drive. Turn left into the Mountain View High School parking lot. The swimming facility is located at the south end of the parking lot.

FACILITIES: Indoor, 25 yard pool with eight deep water lanes. The water depth measured for a distance of 3 feet 3½ inches (1.0 meter) to 16 feet 5 inches (5.0 meters) is 5 feet at the turn end is 8 feet at the start end. Additional warm-up and warm-down lanes are available. The competition course has been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). The certification is on file with USA Swimming.

TIMING:Colorado Timing System with touch-pads and full matrix LED display.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all swimmers holding a 2017USA Swimming membership card. Any swimmer that appears on the Colorado Swimming (CSI) exceptions report without registration must come to the meet prepared to show their card, or they will be deck registered before they can enter the water. The deck registration fee will include a $25 surcharge plus the current registration fee. Age group will be determined by the swimmer’s age on January 13, 2017. All deck entries must present proof of current registration.

SCORING:Individual events: 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

AWARDS: Individual 12 & UnderRibbons - 1st through 16th place

Individual 10 & UnderRibbons - 1st through 16th place

Individual 8 & UnderRibbons - 1st through 16th place

Swimmers get awards after results for individual events are announced.

HIGH POINT:Top 5 Scoring swimmers in each age group. Points are tracked in the age group in which the event was swum. For example, a 10 year old swimming some events as a 10 & under and some events as a 12 & under score points in both age groups and these points are not added together.

ENTRY FEES:Make one check payable to Loveland Swim Club

•$4.75 for each individual event. ($.75 of each individual event goes to the CSI Support Fund)

•$8.00 per swimmer facility charge

ENTRIES:

•Swimmers may enter up to 4 Events per Day

•We will let teams know in advance if any positive check-in is needed.

•If positive check-in is required for any events, a swimmer must check in to be seeded. Failure to check in may result in not being allowed to swim if there are no empty lanes. Check-in and additional entries will close as announced during warm-up for that session. Swimmers will need to bring their own volunteer counter and timer for the distance events.

•12&U swimmers should earn BB time in short event prior to a 200 or longer Event.

•The distance events may be seeded alternating girls’ and boys’ heats, fastest to slowest. Events may be combined (scored separately) to reduce the number of heats. All 12&U sessions are planned to fit within four hours and all sessions may be limited for a reasonable meet length. Teams will be notified in advance of any changes.

ENTRY PROCEDURES:

  • Computer entries, prepared using Hy-Tek software. THIS IS THE ENTRY METHOD OF PREFERENCE. This should be emailed. Your team is responsible for the accuracy of the electronic entries. A team manager events file will be on the Loveland Swim Club web site, prior to the meet to assist teams with the entry process.
  • Hard copy of your Hy-Tek Data including entries listed by name and Hy-Tek Fees report. This is due with team check by the entry due date.
  • Any team entering must enter on HY-TEK or pay a $25 fee.
  • A psych sheet will be posted on the Loveland Swim Club web site to the meet to help correct any entry errors. Teams will be given time to send in corrections. A final psych sheet will be posted prior to the meet.

ENTRY DEADLINE:

Entries must be received by our entry chairman by Friday, December 23, 2016. Entries received after the entry deadline will be processed as deck entries. All mail will be prioritized by date and time received. Do not send entries that require a signature. Entries will be limited to allow a four hour session for the 12 & under swimmers. All entries received after entry deadline may be accepted at the discretion of the Meet Director or Meet Referee at $10.00 per event plus Pool Surcharge.

Mail/Deliver entries to:

Please do not send entries that require a signature

Loveland Entries

3 Gregg Drive

Loveland, CO 80538

MEET DIRECTORS: Jim

MEET REFEREE: Jay (970) 391-2646

SAFETY DIRECTOR: Maria

RULES:

  • Current USA Swimming Rules will govern the meet in conjunction with the following information from CSI.
  • The Meet Referee will have the final authority on all matters related to the meet.
  • Colorado Swimming, Inc. procedures for warm-up will be observed. Warm-up Assignments and updated session times will be posted at prior to the meet.
  • 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 may assist the swimmer in making arrangements for such supervision, but it is the swimmer’s responsibility to make such arrangements prior to the start of the meet.
  • The use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms, or locker rooms.
  • Deck changing is prohibited
  • 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.
  • No on deck photography from behind the starting platforms.
  • The pool deck is reserved for athletes, coaches, officials, and volunteers.
  • Positive sportsman-like conduct will be expected.
  • Coaches and parents will be responsible for the behavior and safety of their swimmers and their families.
  • Any damage to the pool property will be grounds for dismissal from the remainder of the meet and the offenders will be held liable.
  • Operation of a drone, or any other flying apparatus, is prohibited over the venue (pools, athlete/coach areas, spectator areas and open ceiling locker rooms) any time athletes, coaches, officials and/or spectators are present.

COACHES / OFFICIALS:

Only currently certified registered coaches, working officials, and volunteers will be allowed on deck. All coaches and uniformed officials MUST display their USA Swimming cards when on deck.

PROGRAMS:$5.00 each. Coach’s copies are complementary. Final results will be posted as a Hy-Tek file on the Loveland Swim Club web site,

CONCESSIONS: A healthy selection of food and drink will be available at the concession stand. Colorado Swimming, Inc. does not support, recommend, endorse or take responsibility for the sale or marketing of any dietary supplements. It is the swimmers responsibility to know the contents of any food or drink he/she ingests. For more specific information on supplements please refer to the drug information on the USA Swimming website at

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Priority on entry for teams will be given to teams that enter a full complement of sessions. Teams that entered the meet last year will be given preference on entry acceptance for the current year

SESSION NUMBER / DAY / WARM UP TIME / START TIME
1 / FRIDAY EVENING / 5:00 PM / 6:05 PM
2 / SATURDAY AM / 7:00 AM / 8:35 AM
3 / SATURDAY PM / 12:30 PM / 1:35 PM
4 / SUNDAY AM / 7:00 AM / 8:35 AM
5 / SUNDAY PM / 12:30 PM / 1:35 PM

***WARM UP TIMES AND START TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON TIMELINES AND ENTRY NUMBERS***

Loveland Heart of Winter Swim Meet

FRIDAY / START TIME: / 5:00 PM
GIRLS / SESSION 1 / BOYS
1 / 13 & OVER 500 FREE* / 2
3 / 11-12 500 FREE / 4
* SCORED 13-14, 15 & OVER
SAT AM / START TIME: / 8:35 AM
GIRLS / SESSION 2 / BOYS
5 / OPEN 200 FREE / 6
7 / 13-14 200 FREE / 8
9 / OPEN 100 BREAST / 10
11 / 13-14 100 BREAST / 12
13 / OPEN 100 BACK / 14
15 / 13-14 100 BACK / 16
17 / OPEN 200 FLY / 18
19 / 13-14 200 FLY / 20
21 / OPEN 50 FREE / 22
23 / 13-14 50 FREE / 24
25 / OPEN 400 IM* / 26
SCORED 13-14, 15 & OVER
SAT PM / START TIME / 1:35 PM
GIRLS / SESSION 3 / BOYS
27 / 12 & U 100 FREE / 28
29 / 10 & U 100 FREE / 30
31 / 8 & U 25 FREE / 32
33 / 12 & U 50 BREAST / 34
35 / 10 & U 50 BREAST / 36
37 / 8 & U 50 BREAST / 38
39 / 11-12 200 BREAST / 40
41 / 10 & U 100 FLY / 42
43 / 12 & U 100 FLY / 44
45 / 8 & U 25 FLY / 46
47 / 12 & U 50 BACK / 48
49 / 10 & U 50 BACK / 50
51 / 8 & U 50 BACK / 52
53 / 11-12 200 BACK / 54
55 / 10 & U 200 IM / 56
57 / 11-12 200 IM / 58
SUN AM / START TIME / 8:35 AM
GIRLS / SESSION 4 / BOYS
59 / OPEN 200 IM / 60
61 / 13-14 200 IM / 62
63 / OPEN 100 FLY / 64
65 / 13-14 100 FLY / 66
67 / OPEN 200 BACK / 68
69 / 13-14 200 BACK / 70
71 / OPEN 200 BREAST / 72
73 / 13-14 200 BREAST / 74
75 / OPEN 100 FREE / 76
77 / 13-14 100 FREE / 78
79 / OPEN 1000 FREE* / 80
*SCORED 13-14, 15 & OVER
SUN PM / START TIME / 1:35 PM
GIRLS / SESSION 5 / BOYS
81 / 12 & U 100 BACK / 82
83 / 10 & U 100 BACK / 84
85 / 8 & U 25 BACK / 86
87 / 11-12 200 FLY / 88
89 / 10 & U 50 FLY / 90
91 / 12 & U 50 FLY / 92
93 / 8& U 50 FLY / 94
95 / 12 & U 100 BREAST / 96
97 / 10 & U 100 BREAST / 98
99 / 8 & U 25 BREAST / 100
101 / 12 & U 50 FREE / 102
103 / 10 & U 50 FREE / 104
105 / 8 & U 50 FREE / 106
107 / 12 & U 100 IM / 108
109 / 10 & U 100 IM / 110
111 / 8 & U 100 IM / 112
113 / 11-12 200 FREE / 114
115 / 10 & U 200 FREE / 116