Presents
THE FALL CLASSIC
NOVEMBER 8 & 9 2014
Hosted by: HEAT Swimming
Sanction: Held under the sanction of USA Swimming by Ozark Swimming #5706
Location: Pattonville High School
2497 Creve Coeur Mill Rd
St. Louis, MO 63043
Facility: The pool is 10 lanes, 25 yards, equipped with Kiefer-McNeill
Starting blocks, Kiefer-McNeill wave eater non-turbulent lane
Markers and Daktronics Timing System. This is a NO
SMOKING FACILITY
Warm-Up
Schedule:
Saturday & Sunday Morning Sessions
First Warm-Up 8:00-8:25 A.M.
Second Warm-Up 8:25-8:50 A.M
Meet Starts 9:00 A.M
Saturday & Sunday Afternoon Sessions
First Warm-Up 12:30-12:50 P.M.**
Second Warm-up 12:50-1:20 P.M
Meet Starts 1:30 P.M.
** Afternoon session warm-ups will begin immediately following morning session but no earlier than 12:30 P.M.
Eligibility: All swimmers must be athlete members of USA Swimming. “Applied for” will not be accepted. Swimmers entered in the meet who do not hold current membership will be dropped from the meet, and entry fees will NOT be refunded. If a swimmer swims and is not registered a $100 fine per athlete will be imposed. The age of the swimmer on November 8, 2014 determines his/her age for the entire meet. All coaches must be coach members of USA Swimming. Entries with “No Time” will be accepted.
Check In: The host team reserves the right to pre-seed Saturday and Sunday events if
the time line permits. If pre-seeding is not used, positive check-in sheets will be
distributed to coaches. Check-in will close 30 minutes before each session begins.
Swimmers not checked in will be scratched from the session. The host team reserves the
right to use a positive check in for the 500 Free and the 400 IM.
Warm Ups: Warm up sessions/lanes will be assigned. Warm up procedures will be defined by Ozark LSC safety regulations. The meet referee’s name will be announced prior to each session’s warm-ups. A swimmer attending a meet without a USA-S certified coach must report to the meet referee or meet director prior to warming up for each session in which he is swimming. The swimmer will then be assigned to a coach on deck for each session of the meet that he has entered. The host team reserves the right to extend warm-up periods for safety considerations. During warm-ups, lane assignments will be given to teams based on the entry size of the session and each team.
Conduct: Loud radios, roughhousing and ball playing in the bullpen area prohibited.
Entries: Swimmers may swim four individual events and one relay per day. Meet will be
limited to 250 swimmers per session, with entries on a first come, first served basis. If the
meet fills, team entries will be returned. Times should be entered in short
course yard times. “No time” entries accepted. Coaches must list full first and last name
on all relay cards. No deck entries will be accepted. No Telephone and/or fax entries will be accepted.
Entry Deadline: Entries will be accepted beginning October 6, 2014
Entries must be received by Friday October 30, 2014
Entry Fees: $4.50 per individual event
$8.00 per relay
$12.00 surcharge per swimmer
No Deck entries will be accepted. Fees must be received via mail before the entry deadline. Please make checks payable to “HEAT Swimming”
Entries should be submitted via email. We will respond with an email that we have received your entries; and that payment must be received by the entry deadline in order for the entry to be officially accepted.
E-Mail Entries To:
Mail Payment To: HEAT Swimming
784 Coalport Dr.
St. Louis, MO. 63141
For questions, regarding entries contact Sally Cole at (314)576-3028 or E-mail
Cell phones with video and video recording devices are prohibited in all locker rooms.
Results: Results will be posted on the Ozark Swimming website. Hard copies of results will not be mailed unless specifically requested by a team.
Awards: 1st through 8th Place Ribbons for 8 & Under, 9/10,
11/12, 13/14 and 15 & Over.
§ Senior 500 Free and 400 IM events will have separate awards and scoring for 13/14 and 15 & Over.
§ 200-yard events in the A.M. sessions will be swum as 12 & Under, but with separate awards for 10 & U and 11/12 yr. olds.
Scoring: Individual events: 7-5-4-3-2-1 Relays: 14-10-8-6-4-2
Results: Event results will be posted. Final results can be purchased for $5.00.
Officials: Meet Directors: Sally Cole (314) 576-3028
Meet Referee: Dan Dreisewerd (314 )615-8190
Safety Marshall: TJ Kuper (314)831-4065
Admin Official: Dave Stevens (314)576-3028
USA Swimming officials interested in officiating please contact: Dan Dreisewerd (314)615-8190
Rules: All 2014 technical and administrative USA Swimming Official Rules and Ozark Rules shall govern the meet.
“102.9 SWIMWEAR .1 Design
A. Swimsuits worn for all 12 & under age group defined competition shall not
cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor past the knee.
B. Swimsuits worn for competition must be non-transparent and conform to the
current concept of the appropriate.
C. The Referee shall have authority to bar offenders from the competition until
they comply with the rule.”
Any swimmer entered in the meet must be certified by a USA Swimming Member coach as being proficient in preforming a racing start or must start each race from within the water. When unaccompanied by a member-coach, it is responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer’s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this request.
Except where venue facilities require otherwise, changing into or out of swimsuits other than in the locker room or other designated areas is not appropriate and is prohibited by Ozark.
In granting this approval, it is understood and agreed that USA 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.
Concessions: Full concessions will be available during the meet. All coolers, food and beverages must be left in the concession or bullpen areas. NO FOOD AND BEVERAGES ARE PERMITTED IN THE POOL AREA.
Swim Vendor: B & B Aquatics has been invited to sell swim gear/apparel
Hospitality: A Hospitality area will be available for Officials and Coaches in the hall outside the pool.
Meet Format: All events will be timed finals. The first two events of each session will be pre-seeded. All other events will be deck-seeded once the check-in has closed. The host team reserves the right to pre-seed Saturday and Sunday events if the timeline permits. Awards for Open events will be separate for 12 & Under, 13/14 and 15 & Over age groups. The 500 Free and 400 IM will be swum fastest to slowest. The 500 Free and 400 IM will be swum slowest to fastest.
Sanction #5706 HEAT SWIMMING’s
Fall Classic
schedule of events
GIRLS EVENT # SATURDAY MORNING SESSION BOYS EVENT #
1 12 & U 200 Back 2
3 9/10 100 Free 4
5 11/12 100 Free 6
7 9/10 50 Breast 8
9 11/12 50 Breast 10
11 12 & U 200 IM 12
13 9/10 100 Fly 14
15 11/12 100 Fly 16
17 9/10 50 Back 18
19 11/12 50 Back 20
21 12 & U 200 Fly 22
23 9/10 200 Free Relay 24
25 11/12 200 Free Relay 26
SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSION
27 8 & U 100 Free 28
29 13/14 200 IM 30
31 15 & O 200 IM 32
33 8 & U 25 Fly 34
35 13/14 100 Fly 36
37 15 & O 100 Fly 38
39 8 & U 50 Back 40
41 13/14 200 Back 42
43 15 & O 200 Back 44
45 8 & U 25 Free 46
47 13/14 100 Free 48
49 15 & O 100 Free 50
51 8 & U 50 Breast 52
53 13/14 100 Breast 54
55 15 & O 100 Breast 56
57 8 & U 100 Free Relay 58
59 13/14 200 Free Relay 60
61 15 & O 200 Free Relay 62
63 ***Senior 500 Free 64
*** Swimmers in the 500 Free must provide their own counter.
Sanction #5706 HEAT SWIMMING’s
Fall Classic
schedule of events
GIRLS EVENT # SUNDAY MORNING SESSION BOYS EVENT #
65 12 & U 200 Free 66
67 9/10 100 Breast 68
69 11/12 100 Breast 70
71 9/10 50 Free 72
73 11/12 50 Free 74
75 12 & U 200 Breast 76
77 9/10 100 IM 78
79 11/12 100 IM 80
81 9/10 100 Back 82
83 11/12 100 Back 84
85 9/10 50 Fly 86
87 11/12 50 Fly 88
89 9/10 200 Medley Relay 90
91 11/12 200 Medley Relay 92
SUNDAY AFTERNOON SESSION
93 8 & U 100 IM 94
95 13/14 200 Free 96
97 15 & O 200 Free 98
99 8 & U 100 Fly 100
101 13/14 200 Fly 102
103 15 & O 200 Fly 104
105 8 & U 25 Back 106
107 13/14 100 Back 108
109 15 & O 100 Back 110
111 8 & U 25 Breast 112
113 13/14 200 Breast 114
115 15 & O 200 Breast 116
117 8 & U 50 Free 118
119 13/14 50 Free 120
121 15 & O 50 Free 122
123 8 & U 100 Medley Relay 124
125 13/14 200 Medley Relay 126
127 15 & O 200 Medley Relay 128
129 Senior 400 IM 130
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