81st ANNUAL OHIO VALLEY CHAMPIONSHIPS

JUNE 11-13, 2009

 

SANCTION#:           KYLC03

SITE:                          LAKESIDE SWIM CLUB, 2010 TREVILIAN WAY, LOUISVILLE, KY 40205.

FACILITY:              

The famous “LAKE” contains a 50-meter course, with ten seven-foot wide lanes and a minimum eight-foot depth throughout.  The course is equipped with Competitor lane lines, custom designed starting blocks and Colorado timing system with scoreboard.

IMPORTANT NOTE:        

The Lakeside Swim Club absolutely prohibits glass, cans and alcoholic beverages on the property.  Also, a special entrance will be marked for swimmers and spectators at the club entrance.  Buses are not permitted to park in the yellow zone in front of the club.  We suggest that buses unload and then return to the team hotel.  Access to the front concession area, restrooms and membership area will be controlled. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

TYPE OF MEET:               

Senior and Age Group Time Standard Meet. Preliminary and Finals Meet for 13-14 and Senior Divisions, and Timed Finals Meet for 10-under and 11-12 groups. There will be Consolation heats for Senior and 13-14 events.

TIME STANDARDS:

This meet has the following qualifying time standards; 10-under & 11-12 National “A”, 13-14 National “AA” and 15-over National 15-16 “AAA”

SCORING:

Senior/13-14 - Individual: 24,21,20,19,18,17,16,15,14,13,11,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1       

Senior/13-14 - Relays:  48,42,40,38,36,34,32,30,28,26

Age Group 11-12 & 10 U Individual: 24,21,20,19,18,17,16,15,14,13

Age Group Relays 11-12 & 10 U: 48,42,40,38,36,34,32,30,28,26

 

AWARDS:                

Senior & 13-14:           No Awards

11-12 & 10 U:             Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, &3rd. Ribbons for 4th-10th in all events

Visiting Team:             1st-$350.00 Travel Fund Contribution

                                                2nd-$250 Travel Fund Contribution

                                                3rd-$150 Travel Fund Contribution

Please have swimmers pick up awards: None will be mailed.

ELIGIBILITY:

Swimmers must be USA Swimming registered athletes. Age of swimmer on June 11th, 2009 will determine the age for this meet.

COACHES MEETING:

There will be a coaches meeting 15 minutes before the start of the Thursday morning session

ENTRY LIMIT:      

This meet will be limited to 300 Non-Lakeside swimmers, 200 in the 13-14 and Senior Events, and 100 in the 10-under and 11-12 events.  Swimmers should only enter those events for which they have qualified. Senior and 13-14 swimmers may enter four (4), but compete in no more than three (3), individual events per day.  12 and under swimmers may enter and compete in no more than three (3) individual events per day

The following events may be limited in the following manner:

1500 Free                                3 Heats (fastest 30 swimmers)

800 Free                                  4 Heats (fastest 40 swimmers)

400 Free/400 I.M.                   6 Heats (fastest 60 swimmers)

No entry fee refund for swimmers not making the event.

PROOF OF TIME:               *If Meet Director deems necessary

Proof of Time for events 400 meters and longer shall be required for all swimmers not achieving the Standard Time.  Failure to prove the Swimmers ENTRY TIME shall result in the disqualification of the Swimmers next individual event, Prelims or Finals, in which he/she is scheduled to compete.  Inability to provide Proof will result in that swimmer being scratched, and proof of all that Entries of 400 meters and longer to be required.  Proof of time shall be meet results in which the swimmer achieved his/her ENTRY TIME.

SCRATCH & CHECK-IN PROCEDURES:       

All swimmers in the following events must check in with the Clerk of Course by the following deadlines.  Failure to check in for that event will result in the swimmer being scratched

#3-4                 Senior 400 I.M.                       7:30 am           Thursday

#19-20             Senior 1500 Free                     10:00 am         Thursday

#21-22             Senior 400 Free                       7:30 am           Friday

#23-24             13-14 400 Free                        7:30 am           Friday

#79-80             Senior 800 Free                       7:30 am           Saturday

 

  • For swimmers not making the entry limit in the above events, the event shall be considered a scratched.
  • All 13-14 and Senior relays must be checked in 30 minutes before the start of each morning session.
  • There is no check in for any other events. 
  • Swimmers who enter 4 events must scratch one event with the Clerk of Course by the following deadlines.

Session                                    Scratch Time                           Scratch Day

Thursday Prelims                    7:30 am                                   Thursday

Friday Prelims                         7:30 am                                   Friday

Saturday prelims                     2:30 pm                                   Friday

·         Swimmers who do not scratch their 4th event by the deadlines will have their highest numbered event scratched.

·         Swimmers who wish to scratch any event in the prelims are requested to notify the Clerk of Course by the appropriate deadline.

Events Seeded on the Deck

Swimmers entered in an individual event that is seeded on the deck, in whole or in part, who have checked in for that event, must swim in the event unless they notify the clerk of course before the seeding for that event has begun, that they wish to scratch. Failure to scratch prior to seeding and not swimming the event will result in the swimmers being barred from the next individual event in which they are entered on that day or the next meet day, whichever is first. Events seeded on the deck shall be closed for seeding no earlier than thirty (30) minutes prior to the start of the event.

Scratching from Consolation Finals and Championship Finals

1. Any swimmer qualifying for a consolation final or final race in an individual event who fails to compete in said consolation final or final race shall be barred from further competition for the remainder of the meet. (Referee discretion exception for failure to compete)

2. In the event of withdrawal or barring of a swimmer from competition, the Referee shall fill the consolation final or final when possible with the next qualified swimmer(s). First and second alternates shall be announced along with the final qualifiers. These alternates shall not be penalized if unavailable to compete in the finals.

·         There are no refunds for scratch events

 

ENTRY FEES:

Individual Events- $4.50 each; deck entries-$9.00. Relays- $10.00 each; deck entries $15.00.

Kentucky LSC Surcharge-$1.50 per swimmer. Facility Surcharge:   $3.00 per swimmer

ENTRY DEADLINE:

Entries will not be accepted prior to 8:00 am April 27, 2009 or after May 14, 2009. Teams must have their entry in the Seahawk team office by 5:00pm on May 14th or it will not be accepted.  Only entries mailed with a check and the release form will be accepted, no hand deliveries will be accepted. Teams will be advised if they are entered in the meet by May 15th, 2009.

·         Additional swimmers will not be accepted.  Please make sure your entry is complete.  We will accept corrections to entry times until Monday, June 8th 5:00 pm EDT.

·          If you need more information, please call the Meet Director David Mercke (502) 893-8431

ELECTRONIC ENTRIES:

Entries must be submitted electronically (Hy-Tek or SDIF). Handwritten, telephone or fax entries will not be accepted. If the USSID for any swimmer is omitted that swimmer’s entries will not be accepted.

·         Note: If your team does not use Hy-Tek’s Team Manager or equivalent, then WinTM II Lite, downloadable free of charge from Hy-Tek’s web site, should be used to prepare your entries.

·         Teams may enter by email a commlink and zip file should be emailed to the Lakeside swim office at: deboor@lakesideseahawks.org Entries sent by email must be received by May 14th 5:00 p.m.

·         All entry times should be in Long Course Meters.

·         Make checks payable to Lakeside swim Team, and mail with the entry and release form to:

                        80th Ohio Valley Championships

                        C/O Entry Chairman

                        1928 Woodbourne Ave

                        Louisville, KY 40205

 

WARM UP & START TIMES:                 

THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY MORNING PRELIMS

Warm-ups: 7:00am      Meet:  8:00am                        

THURSDAY& FRIDAY  NIGHT  FINALS

Warm-ups: 5:30pm      Meet:   6:30pm

SATURDAY  NIGHT  FINALS

              Warm-ups  4:30pm         Meet    5:30pm

THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY TIMED FINALS

Warm-ups: Immediately after the morning session but no earlier than 12:30 pm.

WARM UP TIME ON WEDNESDAY:

Teams wishing to warm-up on Wednesday afternoon must contact the team office (502) 451-4333, to schedule pool time.  Entrance will not be permitted to any team or participant who does not make such arrangements. The 50-meter lanes will be available for warm up between 4:00 pm and 8:30 pm. 

TIMED FINAL EVENTS:

The 1500 Free will be swum at the end of Thursday morning session. The 800 Free will be swum on Saturday as the last event of the morning session.  Both events will be swum fastest to slowest, alternating women and men’s heats.

  • Each entrant in the 1500 & 800 Free will be required to furnish one timer and a counter for his/her heat and lane.
  • The fastest heat of 13-14/Senior relays will be swum in finals
  • All events in the afternoon sessions are timed finals.

DECK ENTRIES:

Deck entries will be accepted at the discretion of the Meet Referee.

CLERK OF COURSE:

This will be a pre-seeded meet.  Clerk of course will be open for check in and for swimmers to scratch from their events.  Failure to do so will count as an event swum.

COACHES CERTIFICATION:

It is required that coach’s display USA coaches certification at all times while on deck and for admission to the meet

SPECTATOR ADMISSION:

Three Day Pass           $18.00             Single Day Pass          $7.00               Single Day Finals Pass            $5.00

MEET            DIRECTOR:             David Mercke (502) 893-8431

PLEASE NOTE:

Within the spirit of competition there are infrequent occasions when the conduct of a competitor is questionable. It will be the responsibility of coaches, assistants, and/or team chaperones to monitor competitors’ activities during the conduct of the swim meet.  Instances involving the destruction of property, abuse of meet workers, theft, or any other behavior deemed by the Referee or Lakeside Swim Club personnel to be detrimental to the conduct of the swim meet may be grounds for dismissal from the meet.

COMPLIMENTARY COACHES LUNCH: 

The Lakeside Swim Team Parents are hosting a lunch each day for the coaches in the trophy room on the second floor of the Eckard Building.  Stop by each day between 11:30 am and 2:00 pm to have lunch relax and get out of the sun.

OFFICIALS & TIMERS:

The Lakeside Seahawks welcome the assistance of any visiting parent who would like to serve as an official or timer.  Please visit our meet worker sign up web site at www.volmanager.com/LakeSd/VolMan(1).php.  


 

80th OHIO VALLEY CHAMPIONSHIPS ORDER OF EVENTS

 

THURSDAY MORNING SESSION

EV#     GIRLS                        EVENT DESCRIPTION       BOYS             EV#

1                                  Open 200 Medley Relay**                             2

3                                  Open 400 Ind. Medley                                   4

5                                  13-14 200 Free                                                6

7                                  Open 200 Free                                                            8

9                                  13-14 100 Breast                                             10

11                                Open 100 Breast                                             12

13                                13-14 100 Fly                                                  14

15                                Open 100 Fly                                                  16

17                                Open 200 free Relay**                                   18

19                                Open 1500 Free                                              20

**TIMED FINAL EVENTS, FASTEST HEAT WILL BE SWUM IN THE FINALS

THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION

21                                10-Under 50 Fly                                             22

23                                11-12 50 Fly                                                    24

25                                10-Under 50 Back                                          26

27                                11-12 50 Back                                                 28

29                                10-Under 50 Breast                                        30

31                                11-12 50 Breast                                               32

33                                10-Under 50 Free                                            34

35                                11-12 50 Free                                                  36

37                                10-Under 200 Free Relay                               38

39                                11-12 200 Free Relay                                      40

FRIDAY MORNING SESSION

41                                13-14 400 Free                                                42

43                                Open 400 Free                                                            44

45                                13-14 200 Breast                                             46

47                                Open 200 Breast                                             48

49                                13-14 50 Free                                                  50

51                                Open 50 Free                                                  52

53                                13-14 100 Back                                               54

55                                Open 100 Back                                               56

57                                13-14 400 Medley Relay**                            58

59                                Open 400 Medley Relay**                             60

FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION

61                                11-12 200 Free                                                62

63                                10-Under 200 Free                                          64

65                                11-12 100 Fly                                                  66

67                                10-Under 100 Fly                                           68

69                                11-12 100 Breast                                             70

71                                10-Under 100 Breast                                      72

73                                11-12 200 Medley Relay                                74

75                                10-Under 200 Medley Relay                          76

SATURDAY MORNING SESSION

77                                13-14 200 Back                                               78

79                                Open 200 Back                                               80

81                                13-14 100 Free                                                82

83                                Open 100 Free                                                            84

85                                13-14 200 I.M.                                                86

87                                Open 200 I.M.                                                            88

89                                13-14 200 Fly                                                  90

91                                Open 200 Fly                                                  92

93                                13-14 400 free relay**                                    94

95                                Open 400 free Relay**                                   96

97                                Open 800 Free*                                              98

*TIMED FINAL EVENT

**FASTEST HEAT WILL BE SWUM IN THE FINALS

SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSION

99                                11-12 100 Free                                                100

101                              10-Under 100 Free                                          102

103                              11-12 200 IM                                                  104

105                              10-Under 200 IM                                            106

107                              11-12 100 Back                                               108

109                              10-Under 100 Back                                        110

111                              11-12 400 Free                                                112


 

 

WAIVER & ENTRY SUMMARY SHEET

 

WAIVER: In consideration of the acceptance of this entry, I/we hereby, for

myself/ourselves, my/our heirs, administrators, assignees, and swimmers waive and

release and all claims against Seahawks, the lakeside Corporation and their staff, for

injuries and/or expense incurred by me/us at the meet or while on the road to and from

the meet.  I/WE are bonafide members of United States Swimming as a team, coach,

athlete, or administrator and are eligible to compete in all events I/we have entered.

 

SIGNATURE________________________________TITLE__________________

 

TEAM______________________________________CODE__________________

TEAM ADDRESS____________________________________________________

CITY____________________________________ZIPCODE__________________

PHONE__________________________________COACH____________________

RECAP OF ENTRIES:

 

___Individual events x $4.50/$9.00 each       =_______________________

 

___Relays x $10.00/$15.00 each                    =_______________________

 

___Swimmers x $1.50 KYLSC Fee               =________________________

 

___ Swimmers x $3.00 Facility Fee                =__________________________

 

TOTAL DUE                          $________________________

 

Make checks payable to Lakeside swim Team and mail entry & release form to:

 

                        80th Ohio Valley Championships

                        C/o Entry Chairman

                        1928 Woodbourne Ave

                        Louisville, KY 40205

 

 

 

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