THUNDERBOLT FALL OPEN
OCTOBER 23-25, 2015
HELD UNDER THE SANCTION OF U.S.A. SWIMMING, INC. Article 202.4
HELD UNDER SANCTION OF OREGON SWIMMING, INC.
SANCTION NO’s: 15-136 (12 & Under), 15-137 (11-14), 15-138 (Senior)
In granting this sanction, 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 this event.
MEET REFEREE: Liam McMahon
MEET DIRECTOR: Dawn Trainer
LOCATION: Tualatin Hills Park Recreation District Swim Center
15707 SW Walker Road Beaverton, OR 97006
(503) 645-7454
SPONSOR: Tualatin Hills Swim Club
PMB 152, 16055 SW Walker Rd.
Beaverton, OR USA 97006
(503) 629-5568 fax (503) 439-9328 website: www.thunderboltswimming.org
FACILITY: Indoor, 8-10 lane 25 yard competition pool. Starting blocks and turn end are in deep end ranging from 5-13 ft. deep. The competition course has not been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). Colorado Timing System. Parking available. Seating for 500 spectators. Snack bar will be open throughout the meet. The shallow end of pool (up to 10 lanes) will be available for warm-ups. Open pool deck areas available for swimmers, coaches and officials only. Free Wi-Fi throughout the facility.
*RV parking available for day use only at the north parking lot above soccer/baseball fields. For more information, please call THPRD Swim Center at (503) 645-7454.
RESTRICTIONS: Tobacco products, alcoholic beverages and glass containers are prohibited. Use of audio or visual recording device, including cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms. Except where venue facilities require otherwise, changing in or out of swimsuits other than in locker rooms or other designated areas is prohibited. Photography is not allowed behind the blocks during the start of a race or relay exchange. Shaving is not permitted anywhere in the facility. All swimmers entered in the competition must comply with current USA Swimming rules regarding swimwear. Only coaches, swimmers and working volunteers will be permitted on the pool deck.
RULES: Current USA Swimming, Inc. and Oregon Swimming, Inc. rules will govern this meet.
SAFETY CODE: Current Oregon Swimming Safety Guidelines and Warm-up Procedures will be in effect.
ELIGIBILITY: Swimmers must be currently registered with U.S.A. Swimming; NO ON-DECK USA Swimming REGISTRATION WILL BE PERMITTED. Swimmers must be within the listed age brackets as of 10/23/15. All swimmers must be supervised by a USA swimming certified coach at the meet.
NO COACH
PRESENT: For unattached swimmers, or swimmers whose coach is not attending the meet, it is the swimmer’s responsibility to arrange for a certified coach to be responsible for the swimmer. This must be done BEFORE the swimmer may enter the water for warm-ups or competition. Please see the Meet Director or the Meet Referee for assistance upon arrival at the meet.
ENTRY LIMIT: Swimmers may enter a maximum of nine (9) events for the weekend. Swimmers in sessions 2 and 5 may enter a maximum of 4 events per session. All other sessions are limited to 3 events per session. Swimmers may not participate in more than one session per day. The 500 free and 400IM may be limited to the fastest 4 heats for both girls and boys.
MEET LIMIT: It will be limited to maximum 3 hour timeline per session.
TIMES: THPRD Swim Center will open – Saturday 6:30am and Sunday 6:30am.
Please arrive no earlier than times listed.
Date / Warm-Ups / Timed FinalsFriday, Oct 23th / 11&O / 4:00 pm / 5:00 pm
Saturday, Oct 24th / 12&U
11-14
Senior / 7:00 am
11:00am
3:15 pm / 7:45 am
12:00 pm
4:15 pm
Sunday, Oct 25th / 12&U
11-14
Senior / 7:00 am
11:00am
3:15 pm / 7:45 am
12:00 pm
4:15 pm
Should there be a schedule change for warm-ups or timed finals, it will be posted on the website prior to meet.
CHECK-IN: All events will be pre-seeded except for the 500 free and 400IM. Positive check-in (to be done by the coaches) is due 30 minutes after the start of warm-ups at the Clerk of Course.
BULLPEN: There will be a bullpen for all 8-U swimmers. All other swimmers will report directly to their assigned lanes.
SENIOR EVENTS: Senior events are intended for swimmers ages 15 and over. 13/14 year olds with qualification of 15 year old OSI A times may enter the senior session. Any other swim ups will be pending approval of meet director.
ENTRIES: 1. Submit Short Course Yard times for seeding. Converted times will be allowed.
2. Ages and USA Swimming registration numbers must be included at time of registration.
3. HY-TEK Meet Management Software will be used. Please submit entries via email.
If you do not use HY-TEK, please contact the Meet Director.
4. Any swimmer entered in the meet must be certified by a USA Swimming member coach
as being proficient in performing racing starts 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.
5. When emailing entries, please zip files and include a word team meet entry report. Send
payment and master Entry Form to entry address.
E-mail to:
ENTRY FEES: $12.00 Surcharge
$3.00 Individual Event Fee
$7.00 Paper entry fee
Entry fees must accompany a meet entry report or master entry form and be received on or before October 19, 2015. Make checks payable to: TUALATIN HILLS SWIM CLUB or create a DWOLLA account and make an instant payment. www.dwolla.com (once you have an account, search for Tualatin Hills Swim Club)
ENTRY DEADLINE: Entries may be submitted starting Monday, September 21, 2015 Noon and must be received by 5:00 P.M. Friday, October 9, 2015. DO NOT LEAVE ENTRIES AT THE POOL. Late entries will be considered on a case by case basis at the discretion of the Meet Director. Please Note: This meet tends to fill earlier than the entry deadline.
ENTRY ADDRESS Dawn Trainer
Tualatin Hills Swim Club
PMB 152, 16055 SW Walker RD
Beaverton, OR USA 97006-4058
AWARDS: Individual: 1st-8th ribbons
Age groups will be 8-Under, 9-10, 11-12 for sessions 2 and 5(12 & U sessions only). High Point awards for boy and girl by age 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 & Over from sessions 1, 3, 4, 6, 7.
Scoring 11-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
** All awards must be picked up at the conclusion of the meet. They will not be mailed. **
MEETINGS: Official’s meeting will be held 45 minutes prior to the start of each session.
Coaches meeting may be held 15 minutes prior to the start of each session.
OFFICIALS: We always appreciate the help of Certified Officials from other clubs. If you will be attending this meet, please notify so that your name can be added to the schedule. An Official’s Hospitality Room will be provided.
TIMERS: Each team will be given lane timing assignments based on the number of swimmers. Please
designate a representative to report to the Head Timer 30 minutes prior to the start of the
meet.
Competitors in the 500 Freestyle are required to provide a person to count laps (if desired) for their swims.
*Notice: This meet may be covered by the media, including photographs, video, web casting and other forms of obtaining images of athletes participating in the meet. Entry into the meet is acknowledgement and consent to this fact.
FRIDAY, October 23, 201511 & Over Session-Session 1
WARM-UPS 4:00 PM TIMED FINALS 5:00 PM
Girls / ORDER OF EVENTS / Boys
EVENT / EVENT
1** / 11 & Over 200IM / 2**
3** / 11& Over 50 free / 4**
5** / 11& Over 100 back / 6**
** 12yr. old OSI A time qualification time for all 11&Over swimmers required for this session.
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SATURDAY, October 24, 2015 SATURDAY, October 24, 2015
12 & Under Session-Session 2 Senior Session-Session 4
WARM-UPS 7:00 AM TIMED FINALS 7:45 AM WARM-UPS 3:15 PM TIMED FINALS 4:15 PM
Girls / ORDER OF EVENTS / Boys / Women / ORDER OF EVENTS / MenEVENT / EVENT / EVENT / EVENT
7 / 12 & U 100 Free / 8 / 27 / 200 Fly / 28
9 / 12 U 50 Fly / 10 / 29 / 100 free / 30
11 / 12 & U 100 Back / 12 / 31 / 200 Breast / 32
13 / 12 U 50 Free / 14 / 33 / 500 Free* / 34
15 / 12 & U 100 Breast / 16
Girls / ORDER OF EVENTS / Boys
EVENT / EVENT
17 / 11-14 100 IM / 18
19 / 11-14 200 Fly / 20
21 / 11-14 100 Free / 22
23 / 11-14 200 Breast / 24
25 / 11-14 500 free* / 26
SUNDAY, October 25, 2015 SUNDAY, October 25, 2015
12 & Under Session-Session 5 Senior Session-Session 7
WARM-UPS 7:00 AM TIMED FINALS 7:45 AM
WARM-UPS 3:15 PM TIMED FINALS 4:15 PM
EVENT / EVENT
45 / 11-14 200 Free / 46
47 / 11-14 100 Breast / 48
49 / 11-14 200 Back / 50
51 / 11-14 100 Fly / 52
53 / 11-14 400 IM* / 54
2015 THUNDERBOLT FALL OPEN
October 23-25, 2015
Entry Deadline Friday, October 9, 2015 (5pm)
MASTER ENTRY FORM
Name of Club:Coach’s Name:
Phone:
Email:
Person to Contact for Meet Entry:
Phone:
Email:
Swimming Entries:
#Swimmers x $12.00 surcharge = _
#Events / x $3.00 event fee =Total =