Valley YMCA Development Swim Meet
Friday, October 7th, 2016
Held under the sanction of USA Swimming and Inland Empire Swimming, Inc.
Sanction # 16-1311
In granting this sanction it is understood and agreed that USA Swimming and Inland Empire Swimming shall be free and held harmless from any liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of the event. Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone camera, is not allowed in changing areas, rest rooms, locker rooms or behind starting blocks. Deck Changing is prohibited: Changing into or out of swimsuits other than in the facility locker rooms, or other designated area designated by the host facility, is not appropriate, and is prohibited.
This meet is subject to a four hour time limit by IES rules
Host Club: Spokane Area Swimming – (SAS)
Location: Valley YMCA Pool at 2421 N Discovery Place Spokane Valley, WA
Facilities: The aquatic center has a competition pool (25 yards-6 lanes). Water depth and starting block height meet the 2013 USA Swimming regulations. The competition course has not been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C (4).
Schedule: 4:30-5:00 pm warm-up 5:10 to 8:30 competition
Meet Marshalls will be present during warm-ups.
Rules: Current USA Swimming rules will govern the meet. The rules and procedures of Inland Empire Swimming will also apply. The meet referee shall be the final authority for the conduct of the competition. Only swimmers, coaches, officials and meet workers are permitted in the deck area and must have proof of current USA Swimming membership. The deck area is considered to be a 3 foot area from the edge of the pool and the area behind the start platforms up to the timer chairs. Any swimmer entered in the meet must be certified by a USA Swimmer 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.
Eligibility: No entrant will be permitted to compete unless the entrant is a member of USA Swimming as provided in Article 302, at the time of meet entry. Athletes with a disability are welcome and are asked to provide advance notice of necessary accommodations.
Entries: Swimmers are limited to three events. Enter short course times. If the projected timeline extends past 8:30 PM, entries will be deleted for swimmers with faster than BB times in longer events. All teams will be notified by midnight October 5th of any pre-meet scratches.
Submitting entries: Please submit your entry file to Andy Law by email on or before October 4th. Deck entries at the discretion of the meet referee.
Entry fees: $15.00 Per swimmer (No entry fee per event)
Make checks payable to Spokane Area Swimming.
Officials:
Meet Director: Ken Sax
Referee & Starter: Liz Law & Chris Moon
Stroke & Turn: 1. Andy Law 2. Michelle St. Laurent
3. Jennifer Hughes 4. Lissa Donohue
AO: Andy Law (will S&T & enter times after meet is over)
Order of Events:
1. Mixed Open 200 Free
2. Mixed 8/under 25 Free
3. Mixed Open 100 Free
4. Mixed Open 200 Breast
5. Mixed 8/under 25 Breast
6. Mixed Open 50 Breast
7. Mixed Open 100 Breast
8. Mixed Open 200 Back
9. Mixed Open 100 IM
10. Mixed 8/under 25 Back
11. Mixed Open 50 Back
12. Mixed Open 100 Back
13. Mixed Open 200 Fly
14. Mixed 8/under 25 Fly
15. Mixed Open 50 Fly
16. Mixed Open 100 Fly
17. Mixed Open 50 Free
18. Mixed Open 200 IM