NY Sharks
2008-MR-December Invitational
December 5-6-7, 2008
Sanction The meet is sanctioned under USA Swimming and Metropolitan Swimming Inc.
Sanction # 081211
Hosted by New York Sharks
Location:
Felix Festa Middle School Clarkstown, NY
30 Parrott Road, West Nyack, NY 10994
Warm-ups: Metro warm –up procedures will be in effect for this meet. Pool will be used for general warm-ups with feet first entry only. The back pool will be open for warm up / cool down.
Meet marshals will be on deck to enforce warm-up procedures.
Facility: 8 lane 25-yard pool with non-turbulent lane dividers. Colorado timing system will be used. 8 lane Colorado timing scoreboard will be used.
Hy-Tek meet manager computer will be used to conduct the meet.
Format: All events are time finals. Entries are on a first come first served basis and also include Teams entering all sessions will have priority over teams not entering the entire meet. Then the meet will be cut to maintain the 4-hour time limit by time. All entries exceeding this limit will be returned.
Please include e-mail address. All entries must be received by November 21, 2008.
Swimmers with disabilities are encouraged to attend. Contact the meet director Robert Ficarelli at nysdecember5672008invite@yahoo.com if you need special consideration.
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE ON HY-TEK DISK AS PER METRO RULES !
Phone #, Email address and name of contact MUST be included in contact info.
All registered Metro teams and all teams from other LSC’s are invited.
Entry limit: Swimmers will be limited to 3 individual events per session.
Distance events (400 & 500 events) may be limited to 3 heats.
Metro LSC clubs will be given priority on a first come/first serve basis.
USA Swimming, Inc., Metropolitan Swimming, Inc., Felix Festa Middle School, New York Sharks
Swim Club and their agents or representatives shall be held free and harmless
from all liabilities or claims or damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone
during conduct of this event.
Scratches: Coaches will receive a list of swimmers by session. Swimmers must be scratched 30 minutes prior to the start of the session
Entry Fees: $3.00 (Three dollars) per individual event and $8.00 (Eight dollars) per relay. Relays limited to two heats per age group. Fastest 16 relay times will swim in the meet.
Entry fee payment must accompany entries. Make checks payable to New York Sharks
Mail Entries:
NY Sharks
60 Lackawanna Trail
Suffern, NY 10901
FED EX, UPS, AND EXPRESS MAIL MUST SIGN SIGNATURE WAIVER!
Email entries: nysdecember5672008invite@yahoo.com
NT’s will be accepted.
Entries MUST be sent on Hy-tek disk. Please include a printout. Include phone #, Email address and name of contact. Entry Files may be e-mailed, however, waiver and payment must be received by entry deadline for entries to be recognized.
NY Sharks reserve the right to enter their swimmers regardless of times. No deck entries will be allowed.
Admission: $5.00 per person and Programs $3.00 per person
Parking: Free parking on campus.
Spectators: Only swimmers, coaches and officials will be allowed on deck. Everyone else must remain in the spectator area.
The USA Swimming Code of Conduct is in effect for the duration of the meet.
REGULATIONS PROHIBIT SMOKING IN ANY BUILDING ON Felix Festa Middle School AND WITHIN 50 FEET OF ANY ENTRANCEWAYS.
NO FOOD IS ALLOWED ON DECK. LIQUID REFRESHMENTS MAY BE CONSUMED FROM PLASTIC BOTTLES.
NO GLASS OR JUICE BOXES ARE ALLOWED.
Concessions: the meet host will serve food and beverages.
Insurance: All swimmers must be currently registered with USA swimming. Unregistered or Improperly registered entries will be scratched as per Metro rules. It will be the responsibility of the athlete’s coach to correct registration issues.
Rules: Current USA Swimming rules will govern this meet.
Age: Age group will be determined by the swimmer’s age as of the first day of the meet.
Awards: Medals 1st-3rd place Metals and ribbons 4th-8th places in all age groups. Relays 1st-3rd place Metals.
Awards will be given only to a coach or team representative at the end of each session.
All awards for each team must be picked up.
No awards will be mailed, except in case of computer failure.
Any officials interested in helping out at the meet, please contact Tina Ficarelli at mommiefic@yahoo.com
Directions
From New Jersey
1. Take the Garden State Parkway or Rte 287 North.
2. Either highway joins the New York State Thruway (Route 87). Follow signs for New York State
Thruway South toward Tappan Zee Bridge.
3. Exit the NY State Thruway at exit 13N (Palisades Parkway North).
4. Exit the Palisades Parkway at Exit 10.
5. Follow to the end of the ramp and make a right at the light onto Germonds Road.
6. Take Germonds to next light and cross over Route 304.
7. Go straight on Germonds Road.
8. Head straight onto Parrott Road.
9. Entrance to building will be on your left.
Alternate from New Jersey:
Take the Palisades Parkway North from Fort Lee (instead of the GSP or Route 287). Then follow from
#4 above.
From New York City
• Take the George Washington Bridge to the Palisades Parkway North. Then follow from # 4
above.
From Westchester County Vicinity
• Take the Tappan Zee Bridge. Follow the New York State Thruway North (Route 87) to exit 13N
Palisades Parkway North. Then follow from #4 above.
From North of Rockland County
• Take the New York State Thruway South (Route 87) to exit 13N Palisades Parkway North. Then
follow from # 4 above.
Alternate from North of Rockland County:
Take the Palisades Parkway South from the Bear Mountain vicinity to exit 10.
Then follow from #4 above
NY Sharks
2008-MR-december Invitational
December 5-6-7, 2008
CHANGES ARE IN RED HIGHLIGHT
GIRLS BOYS GIRLS BOYS
EVENTS EVENTS EVENTS EVENTS
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FRIDAY SESSION 1
5:00 PM Warm-up 5:45 PM Start
1 11-12 200 Free 2
3 13-14 200 Free 4
5 10-U 200 Free 6
7 Open 200 Free 8
9 11-12 200 IM 10
11 13-14 500 Free 12
13 Open 500 Free 14
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SATURDAY AM SESSION 2 SATURDAY PM SESSION 4
7AM Warm-up 8AM Start 2:15PM WARM UP, 3:15 START
15 11-12 100 Breast 16 23 Open 200 Back 24
43 8-Under 50 Breast 44
17 9-10 50 Breast 18 45 Open 100 Breast 46
19 11-12 50 Free 20 47 13-14 100 Breast 48
21 9-10 50 Free 22 49 8-Under 50 Free 50
51 Open 50 Free 52
25 11-12 100 Fly 26 53 13-14 50 Free 54
27 9-10 50 Fly 28 55 8-Under 50 Fly 56
29 11-12 50 Back 30 57 Open 200 IM 58
31 9-10 100 Back 32 59 13-14 200 IM 60
33 11-12 100 IM 34 61 8-Under 100 Med Rly 62
35 9-10 200 Med Rly 36 63 Open 200 Med Rly 64
37 11-12 200 Med Rly 38 65 13-14 200 Med Rly 66
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SATURDAY MID AFTERNOON SESSION 3
12:30PM WARM UP, 1:00PM START
(Warn up may begin at 12:00 in warm up pool)
39 13-14 400 IM 40
41 Open 400 IM 42
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SUNDAY AM SESSION 5 SUNDAY PM SESSION 7
7AM Warm-up 8AM Start 2:15PM WARM UP, 3:15 START
93 8-Under 100 Free 94
69 11-12 50 Breast 70 95 Open 100 Free 96
71 9-10 100 Breast 72 97 13-14 100 Free 98
73 11-12 100 Free 74 99 8-Under 50 Back 100
75 9-10 100 Free 76 101 Open 100 Back 102
77 11-12 100 Back 78 103 13-14 100 Back 104
79 9-10 50 Back 80 105 8-Under 100 IM 106
107 Open 100 Fly 108
83 9-10 100 Fly 84 109 13-14 100 Fly 110
85 11-12 50 Fly 86 111 8-Under 100 Free Rly 112
87 9-10 100 IM 88 113 Open 200 Free Rly 114
89 11-12 200 Free Rly90 115 13-14 200 Free Rly 116
91 9-10 200 Free Rly 92
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SUNDAY MID AFTERNOON SESSION 6
12:30PM WARM UP, 1:00PM START
(Warn up may begin at 12:00 in warm up pool)
67 Open 200 Breast 68
81 Open 200 Fly 82
NOTES: There will be NO DIVING during warm-ups. All lanes will be circular
swimming until 1/2 hour before start, then lanes 2, 3, 4, 5 will be one-way sprint
lanes.