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2015 MTHSSA Middle School Swimming & Diving Championships Hosted by The Ensworth School & Nashville Aquatic Club Saturday, January 31, 2015 Hosted By:
The Ensworth School and Nashville Aquatic Club Location:
Tracy Caulkins Competition Pool Centennial Sportsplex
222 25TH Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37203 Facility:
Indoor 50 meter by 25 yard pool divided by two 4-foot wide bulkheads into two 25
yard pools. Competition pool 1 runs from 7 feet at starting end to 8 feet deep,
Competition pool 2 runs from 12 feet at starting end to 8 ½ feet deep. The competition
course has been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). The copy of such
certification is on file with USA Swimming. Separate warm down pool will be
available. Wireless live results will be available at www.swimnac.com. Except where venue facilities require otherwise, changing into or out of swimsuits
other than in locker rooms or other designated areas is not appropriate and is
prohibited. Officials:
Meet Director: Donna Hughes Email: [email protected]
615-­‐406-­‐4685 Meet Referee:
Tara Todd Email: [email protected]
615-­‐545-­‐0567 Admin Official: Kristy Oldham Email: [email protected] Diving Referee: Vanessa Rolfe Email: [email protected] Eligibility:
Participating schools/athletes must be members of MTHSSA in good standing.
Eligibility is restricted to students who are currently in their school grade (5th, 6th, 7th
or 8th grades) and have not repeated a grade in those years. Contact Polly Linden at
[email protected] (MTHSSA Treasurer) for specific details. Each swimmer may enter a maximum of 4 events, no more than 2 of which may be
individual events. Schools are not limited to the number of swimmers in any individual
event however a team is allowed only four (4) scoring entries in each individual event.
The top four finishers from each team after prelims shall be designated as official
entries for scoring. Each team is allowed one scoring “A” relay per relay event, but may
enter one additional non-scoring “B” relay. Swimming Format: This will be a Preliminary/Final Championship Meet for all individual events except 400
free relay and the 500 Freestyle which are timed finals. All events are pre-seeded. There will be Consolation (B) and Final (A) heats for all
prelim/final events. Consolation finalists will report to the starting blocks. Finalists (top
8 swimmers) are asked to report to the Ready Room located on the deck level, prepared
to swim, at least 10 minutes before the race is scheduled for a formal walkout to the
starting blocks. The 500 Freestyle is a timed final event. The top 8 seeded women and 8 top seeded men
will swim in the Finals session following Event 14. All other heats of the 500 Free will
compete during the Preliminary session at the conclusion of the 400 Free Relay,
swimming fastest to slowest. Meet management reserves the right to combine heats of
the 500 Free into one pool if necessary alternating women and men fastest to slowest.
Meet management reserves the right to limit the 500 Freestyle to the fastest six heats of
boys and the fastest six heats of girls. In this case, the coach will be notified and given
the option to choose another event or have the fee refunded. The 400 Freestyle Relay is a timed final event. The top 8 seeded women’s and top
8 seeded men’s “A” relays will swim in the Finals session. All other relays will be
swum during the Preliminary session following the order of events. Diving Format:
Schedule:
The diving area has a Model B Maxi-flex board with a Dura-firm short standard platform
mounted on a paddock stand. Water depth is 14 feet. Competition will follow national
federation meet guidelines which are one voluntary dive and five optional dives. The
voluntary group used for this meet will be the forward group. The voluntary will use its
assigned degree of difficulty or 1.8 (whichever is lower). The five optional dives will use
their assigned degree of difficulty and represent at least four of the five groups. All
divers will complete the full list of six dives. All divers will perform their voluntary as
their first dive. All diving forms are due one hour prior to the start of competition.
Changes may be made up to 30 minutes before the diving competition. All divers must
be included on your Hy-Tek entry file. The diving warm-ups will begin immediately following the completion of the
swimming preliminaries. There will be an open warm up for 30 minutes, followed by
the competition. The boys and girls will compete at the same time, but be scored as
separate events. Preliminary Session: Saturday, January 31, 2015 Warm Up:
8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Meet Starts: 9:30 a.m. Finals Session: Saturday, January 31, 2015 Warm Up:
4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Meet Starts: 5:30 p.m. Diving Session: Saturday, January 31, 2015 Warm up:
There will be a 30 minute warm-up
immediately following the swim session. Start:
At the conclusion of warm ups Cost:
$ 4.00 per individual swimming event $10.00 per diver $10.00 per relay event $ 5.00 facility surcharge per athlete Coaches’ Meeting:
9:15 a.m. in the hospitality room. Entry:
Completed entry files for swimmers and divers are due by Noon on Tuesday, January
20, 2015. Entries must be created using HyTek Team Manager Software. Teams without
Hy-Tek Software should download the Team Manager Lite free from the Hy-Tek
website at www.hy-tekltd.com/downloads
No hand-written entries will be accepted. Relay entries, with times, should be included
in the original entry. Divers should be entered in event 9 or 10. All entry times shall be
in short course yards. Accurate USA Swimming ID numbers must be included with
original entries. (See Observed Status for more details). Submit entry file via e-mail to
Entry Chair. Hardcopy of completed Entry Recap, Team Liability Waiver form, & Entry Fees/ Surcharges should be mailed to the Entry Chair. This must be received by Friday,
January 23, 2015. Entry Chair:
Katie Nelson 945 Oak Valley Ln, Nashville, TN 37220 [email protected] Entry Corrections: Coaches are responsible for the accuracy of entries. Meet entry/team recap will
be posted on January 22, 2015 at noon. No changes, additions or deletions
will be allowed after the January 23, 2015, 4 p.m. deadline. Seeding:
All preliminary individual events will be circle seeded except the 500 Freestyle. Swimmers will need to provide their own counters for the 500 Freestyle, counting
boards will be provided by host facility. Relay sheets will be in the coaches’ packets and must be submitted to Clerk of Course no later than 9:15 a.m. The first and last names of competing swimmers listed
in order in which they will swim, must be identified for each relay the team has entered. Scoring & Awards: Points will be awarded for 1st - 16th place for individual events and relay events. Individual events score 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Relays score 40-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 Medals will be awarded for 1st - 8th place and ribbons 9th-16th place Team trophies will be presented to the top 3 teams in the girls' division, boys'
division and in the combined division. A team must consist of male and female
swimmers in order to qualify for the "combined" division. USA Swimming Observed Status:
This meet has been submitted to be approved for Observation of USA Swimming
technical rules. For only those currently registered USA-S athletes entered into the meet
database with accurate USA-S ID numbers, all times from legal USA-S swims will be
automatically loaded into the national times database. PLEASE do not “create” ID’s in
Team Unify or Team Manager for non-USA-S athletes. The USA-S athlete’s correct
USA Swimming ID#, registered full name with middle initial and date of birth must be
included with the entry. For those USA-S swimmers without USA-S ID’s or inaccurate
ID #’s, a written request must be submitted to SES. Leadoff splits for individual events
and relays must be specifically requested in writing. Requests must be made by
submission of the SES Individual Verification Request Form by the athlete or coach
within two weeks of the last day of the meet (February 15, 2014) and submitted to the
LSC NTV Chair. Email requests are not acceptable. Forms are available at
www.seswim.org. An LSC administrative fee of $5.00 per swimmer fee must be
submitted with the request, payable to Southeastern Swimming, Inc. If submitted past
the deadline, $10 per swimmer late fee applies. Competitors With Disabilities:
Coaches and/or athletes are responsible for notifying the meet referee of any
accommodation requests. Special Notes:
The meet director reserves the right to run the Preliminary session in one or two
courses with 8 lanes based upon number of entries. Diving will follow immediately
after the Preliminary swimming session. Finals will be run in a single pool with 8
lanes. The meet will be conducted under the rules of the 2013/2014 National Federation
rulebook as adopted by TISCA. Should there be any questions, meet officials will recognize coaches or their
designated representatives ONLY. Live Results and Final Results will be available on www.swimnac.com Safety:
In the interest of safety and accident prevention, coaches and swimmers are asked to
observe all posted pool and facility rules referred to in this meet information and to
conduct themselves in a safe and prudent manner. MTHSSA, Nashville Aquatic
Club and The Ensworth School are not responsible for any injury, damage or loss of
valuables during the meet. Estimated Meet Entry Timeline: 1/7/15
Meet Invitation and TM file posted at NAC website www.swimnac.com 1/20/15 (Noon)
Complete Entry File due via e-mail 1/22/15 (Noon)
Meet Entries by Team/Athlete will be posted online at www.swimnac.com 1/23/15 (4 p.m.)
Any corrections due to meet Entry Chair 1/23/15
Hardcopy paperwork & payment due via mail or hand delivery 1/24/15 (EOD)
Psych Sheet, Meet Time Line, Warm-up Assignments will be posted online
at www.swimnac.com ORDER OF EVENTS 2015 MTHSSA Middle Tennessee Middle School Swimming & Diving Championships January 31, 2015 Girls Events 1## Event Description 200 Yard Medley Relay Boys Events 2## 3 200 Yard Freestyle 4 5 200 Yard Individual Medley 6 5 Minute Break (during finals session) 7 9* 50 Yard Freestyle 8 Diving 10* 100 Yard Butterfly 12 100 Yard Freestyle 14 500 Yard Freestyle 16**# 11 13 15**# 5 Minute Break (during finals session) 17## 200 Yard Freestyle Relay 18## 19 100 Yard Backstroke 20 21 100 Yard Breaststroke 22 23# 400 Yard Freestyle Relay 24# *Diving to start immediately following the swim session. **During the preliminary session, the 500 Free will be swum at the end of the morning session. There will be
a 5 minute break after the 400 Free relays and then the 500 Freestyle heats will begin. The 500 Free final heat
will be swum in its normal position (after the 100 Free) during the finals session. # Events 15 & 16 (500 Freestyle) and Events 23 & 24 (400 Freestyle Relay) will be timed final events. The
top 8 seeded girls and top 8 seeded boys in the 500 Freestyle, and top 8 seeded girls and top 8 seeded boys in
the 400 Free relays will be swum during the finals session. ## Only the top 8 finishing relay teams from events 1 & 2 (200 Medley Relay) and events 17 & 18 (200
Freestyle Relay) will return to compete in the finals session. The top 16 finishers from the preliminary session in all individual events will return to compete in the finals
session of the meet. The “A” final will include the top 8 preliminary finishers and the “B” consolation heat
will include places 9 to 16 from the preliminary heat.
2015 MTHSSA Middle School Swimming & Diving Championships Saturday, January 31, 2015 Please complete and return to ENTRY CHAIRPERSON along with hard copy of team entries & fees: School Name: _________________________________________________ Team Initials: _______________ School Address: ____________________________________________________________________________
Swim Coach: ______________________________________________________________________________
Coach Email: ____________________________________________
Coach Phone: ___________________ SCHOOL/TEAM ENTRY Number of athletes (facility surcharge) entered: _____________ x $ 5 = $ ___________________ Number of individual swimming events: _____________ x $ 4 = $ ____________________ Number of relay swimming events: _____________ x $ 10 = $ ___________________ Number of divers:_____________ x $10 = $ ___________________ Please make entry checks payable to Nashville Aquatic Club and include school name on check. _________ Yes, our team is registered with MTHSSA for the 2013---­‐2014 swim season. _________ No, our team is not yet registered with MTHSSA for the 2013---­‐2014 swim season Number of Swimmers: ______________ x $ 2 = $_______________ Please make checks payable to MTHSSA with school name on check & include a list of swimmer names. Please list any officials on your team that may be interested in working the meet: Officials Name: ___________________________________________ Phone Number: ____________________ Officials Name: ____________________________________________ Phone Number: __________________ WAIVER, ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND LIABILITY RELEASE I, hereby relinquish any and all claims that my organization and its members may have in case of injury or loss of
valuables traveling to, traveling from, or while in attendance at the 2015 MTHSSA Middle Tennessee Middle
School Swimming & Diving Championships. I also agree not to charge MTHSSA, Nashville Aquatic Club, The Ensworth School or any representative of these
organizations for any claims resulting from injury, or loss, or damage to valuables. School/Organization Official Signature _____________________________________________ Date __________
Coach’s Signature ______________________________________________________________ Date _________