Hosted by
2015 Kansas City Blazers
POLAR BEAR SWIM MEET
January 9th,10th,11th, 2015
SANCTION NO. MV-15-08
SANCTION:
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Held under the sanction of Missouri Valley Swimming, Inc. on the behalf of USA Swimming, Inc.
sanction number MV-15-08.
LOCATION:
Platte County Community Center North Natatorium
3101 Running Horse Road
Platte City, MO 64079
816.858.0114
FACILITY:
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Eight (8) lane, 25-yard pool, non-turbulent racing lane lines. Horn start, with starting blocks. Pool
depth is 12 feet at the starting end, and 5 feet at the turn end. There will be a cool down/warm up
area available in a separate pool during the meet. The competition course has not been certified
in accordance with 104.2.2C(4).
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Colorado Timing System with 2 back-up buttons and times per lane and an 8 line scoreboard will
be used.
MEET DIRECTOR/ Meet Director:
ENTRY CHAIR:
Name Steve Winfrey
Email [email protected]
Entry Chair:
Name CJ Roberts
Email [email protected]
Phone Number 402-613-9497
ELIGIBILITY:
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All swimmers must be registered as 2015 athlete members of USA Swimming.
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Age of the swimmer on the first day of the meet determines age classification for the entire meet.
The Missouri Valley Registration Chair will verify registration of entrants prior to the meet. Clubs
who have entered unregistered swimmers must pay for their swimmers' registrations before they
may participate in the meet.
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ENTRIES:
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Entries must be sent via email in a Hy-Tek compatible file. Hard copies of all entries must
accompany fees and sent to the Entry Chair listed above.
ENTRY LIMIT:
Entry times must be in short course yard times only.
Session 1:
2 individual events
Sessions 2, 3, 4 and 5: 4 individual entries
Entries received that exceed these maximums will have the last
entry(s) of that session dropped. A swimmer may only swim one
session per day.
Entries are limited to 250 swimmers excluding entries from the host club and will be limited to
ensure that sessions will be conducted within the USA Swimming 4-hour planning rule. As a
result, it is possible that some entries received after the entry deadline may NOT be entered
in the meet. Swimmers will be entered based upon the date entries are received by the
Entries Chairman. A team’s entries may be split if the maximum number of entries has been
reached. The Entries Chairman will make the this determination. Teams will be notified as
soon as possible if their entry has been wholly or partially accepted.
ENTRY DEADLINE:
Entries must be received by the Entries Chair by December 29th, 2015 by 10:00pm. Since
this meet typically fills up early, meet entries submitted by the deadline will not be guaranteed
a spot in the meet. All entries must also include the coach’s name and the name and phone
number of the team’s entries chairperson.
LIMITED ENTRY EVENTS:
Entries are limited in all 500 (except the 11-12), 1000 Freestyle and 400 IM events. We will be
accepting up to 48 swimmers (24 fastest men entries and 24 fastest women entries) for each
of these events. Entries are limited in the 10 & Under and 11-12 100 IM, 200 IM and 200 Free
to the fastest 64 (32 fastest male entries and 32 fastest female entries).
Entries will be accepted based upon the fastest seed time. It may be possible to exceed the
male or female swimmer maximum only if there are less than the limited number of swimmers
entered by the opposite sex in that event. As a result, it may be necessary to combine male
and female swimmers in the same heats to allow for the most number of competitors to swim
these events. Events may be limited at the discretion of the meet referee.
The Open 1000 Free, the 13-14 500 Free, and Open 500 Free will be swum fast to slow
alternating girls and boys heats. The 12 & Under 500 Free will be swum fast to slow. Positive
check-in is required for these events, swimmers that fail to check in will be considered
to be scratched at the discretion of the meet referee.
DISABILITY
SWIMMERS:
FORMAT:
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Athletes with a disability are welcomed and shall provide advance notice of desired
accommodations to the Meet Director.
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The athlete (or the athlete's coach) is also responsible for notifying the session referee of any
disability prior to the competition.
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The meet will be a “timed finals” meet with “Open” and “Age Group”. There will be no relay
events.
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WARM-UP/WARM- •
There will be 2 warm-up periods per session to be assigned after entries are received.
UP PROCEDURES: Friday PM
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Warm Up: 3:00-4:20PM (Each warm-up periods will be 40 minutes)
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Meet Starts: 4:30PM
Saturday and Sunday AM
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Warm Up: 7:00-8:00AM (Each warm-up periods will be 30 minutes)
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Meet Starts: 8:15AM
Saturday and Sunday PM
FEES:
AWARDS:
SEEDING:
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Warm Up: Not Before 12:30PM (or at the conclusion of the first session. Each warm-up period will
be 40 minutes.)
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Meet Starts: Not Before 1:30PM
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Warm-up assignments will be posted around the pool for ALL Sessions. Swimmers may not dive
into the pool during general warm-up. Swimmers must enter the pool by stepping in feet first, or
sitting and sliding in, in a safe and cautious manner.
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Entering in any other manner may result in the disqualification from one or more of the swimmer’s
events for that session at the discretion of the Meet Referee. Swimmers may dive during a
designated sprint warm up.
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Individual events: $4.50
Deck Entries: $9.00 and will be accepted only if there are open lanes. Swimmers who scratch
and add events are subject to late entry fees and will be placed only in available open lanes. No
new heats will be created. Please do not send individual checks for each swimmer.
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Checks should be made payable to: Kansas City Blazers EAST
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Payment must be received by January 9th, 2015 for all entries.
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Deck (late) entries will be accepted only if there are open lanes in existing heats. No new heats
will be added.
Mail payment to:
CJ Roberts-KCBE
PO BOX 7177
Lee’s Summit, MO 64064
Ribbons for 1 through 8 place finishes for 10-U, 11-12, 13-14 and Open events will be awarded.
All awards must be picked up by the swimmer or coach by the end of the meet.
No awards will be mailed.
Events will not be scored for teams.
A mystery heat will be offered for each event.
The meet will be pre-seeded based upon entry times. All events will be seeded SLOWEST
HEAT TO FASTEST HEAT, except for the deck seeded events (500 and 1000).
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RULES:
OFFICIALS:
TIMERS:
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MVS Safety Guidelines and Warm-up procedures will be in effect. The Meet Announcer will be
available during the warm-up sessions to assist with announcing procedures and conduct of the
warm-up period.
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All athletes must be 2015 registered athlete members of USA Swimming. All registrations will be
verified by the MVS Registration Chair prior to the meet.
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Current (2015) USA Swimming membership is required for coaches and working officials to be on
deck. Coaches must be current with all safety certifications and background check requirements.
At the request of the Meet Referee or special designee, coaches and officials must present their
USA Swimming credentials. Persons without a valid 2015 USAS Coach Membership will not be
allowed access to the deck area and will not be allowed to participate in any coaching capacity.
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Any swimmer entered in the meet unaccompanied by a USA Swimming member coach must be
certified by a USA Swimming member coach as being proficient in performing a racing start or
must start each race from the water. It is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer’s legal
guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement.
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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.
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Coaches meetings may be held 15 minutes prior to the start of each preliminary session and/or
other times as requested by the Meet Referee.
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To assure coaches and officials adequate visibility of the swimming venue, all spectators,
including athletes, are requested to remain four (4) feet or more from the edge of the pool.
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Swimmers are to use the crash area and not the bleachers during the meet. The bleachers are to
be used for spectator viewing during the meet when your swimmers are swimming.
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The meet will be paced at the discretion of the Meet Referee. At the request of the swimmer’s
coach and at the discretion of the Meet Referee, at least 15 minutes will occur between swims for
the same individual.
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Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing
areas, rest rooms, locker rooms, or behind the blocks.
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It is understood and agreed that USA Swimming shall be free from any liabilities or claims for
damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of the event.
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Attending stroke and turn judges from any LSC should come prepared to volunteer their services.
Teams attending the meet should contact the Meet Director with the names of MVS stroke and
turn judges who are available through their team.
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There will be an officials meeting one hour prior to the start of each session. All officials working
the session must be present at this meeting.
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Officials must display a 2014 USA Swimming membership card while acting in any official
capacity on the deck of the pool.
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Meet Referee: Marvin Faulwell ([email protected])
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Certified stroke and turn judges are encouraged to participate in judging the meet. Interested
officials should contact the Meet Director to make arrangements.
Administrative Official: Graham Morris
Each participating club may be requested to provide back-up timers during the various sessions
of the meet. Swimmers competing in distance events (500 and 1000 freestyles) are required to
provide 2 back-up timers and a person to count laps for their swims.
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GENERAL:
FACILITY
RULES:
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Meet programs will be for sale at the meet.
Food and drink will be available in the concession area.
A crash area will be provided in the gym area. NO SWIMMERS IN THE STANDS PLEASE.
Swim Quik will be selling the latest fashions in swimwear and aquatic accessories.
Results will be posted on the Blazers and the Missouri Valley website and may include the
swimmers name, age, times, and USA Swimming number.
See Platt City YMCA, located at the pool.
ORDER OF EVENTS
KCB Polar Bear
Warm-Ups: 3:00PM
Women
1
3
5
7
9
11
Warm-Ups: 7:00AM
Women
13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29
31
33
Friday Evening
Session 1
Event
10 and Under 100 IM
11-12 100 IM
Open 400 IM
10 and Under 200 Free
11-12 200 Free
13-14 500 Free
Saturday Morning
Session 2
11-12 100 Back
10 and Under 100 Back
11-12 50 Breast
10 and Under 50 Breast
11-12 200 IM
10 and Under 200 IM
11-12 50 Free
10 and Under 50 Free
11-12 100 Fly
10 and Under 100 Fly
12 and Under 500 Free
All events will be seeded slowest to
fastest. The 500 Free shall be swum
fast to slow alternating girls and boys
heats.
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Meet Start: 4:15PM
Men
2
4
6
8
10
12
Meet Start: 8:15AM
Men
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
Warm-Ups: Not Before 12:30PM
Women
35
37
39
41
43
45
47
49
51
53
55
Saturday Afternoon
Session 3
Event
Meet Start: Not Before 1:30PM
Men
Open 50 Free
36
13-14 50 Free
38
Open 200 Back
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13-14 200 Back
42
Open 200 Free
44
13-14 200 Free
46
Open 100 Fly
48
13-14 100 Fly
50
Open 200 Breast
52
13-14 200 Breast
54
Open 500 Free
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All events will be seeded fastest to slowest. The 500 Free shall be swum fast to slow alternating girls and boys heats.
Warm-Ups: 7:00AM
Women
57
59
61
63
65
67
69
71
Warm-Ups: Not Before 12:30PM
Women
75
77
79
81
83
85
87
89
91
93
95
Sunday Morning
Session 4
Event
10 and Under 100 Breast
11-12 100 Breast
10 and Under 50 Fly
11-12 50 Fly
10 and Under 100 Free
11-12 100 Free
10 and Under 50 Back
11-12 50 Back
12 and Under 500 Free
Sunday Afternoon
Session 5
Event
13-14 200 IM
Open 200 IM
13-14 100 Free
Open 100 Free
13-14 100 Breast
Open 100 Breast
13-14 200 Fly
Open 200 Fly
13-14 100 Back
Open 100 Back
Open 1000 Free
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Meet Start: 8:15AM
Men
58
60
62
64
66
68
70
72
74
Meet Start: Not Before 1:30PM
Men
76
78
80
82
84
86
88
90
92
94
96