Princeton Invitational 2009

Hosted by

Princeton Tigers Aquatics Club

Meet Sanction #:

NJS#011709SC

Date of Meet:

Saturday January 17^th and Sunday January 18^th, 2009

Location:

Facility: DeNunzio Pool is located on Faculty Road off of Route 571 on the Princeton University campus, Princeton, NJ 08540.  It is an Olympic-sized 50 meter 8-lane pool.  Two 8-lane by 25 yard courses will be used.  There is ample seating for spectators.  No coolers or lawn chairs will be allowed.

Meet Director:

Marilynn Cino, marilynn.cino@comcast.net, 609.799-1332                                                     

Meet Referee:

John Pratt  prattwc@aol.com & John Cuilla cuilla.john@gmail.com

 Meet Marshall:

John Hundley, Bregent@comcast.net. 609.716-7772.

Entry Coordinator:

Marilynn Cino, marilynn.cino@comcast.net 

·         24 Huntington Drive, Princeton Jct., NJ  08550

• (609) 799-1332

• Best time to call after 8:00 p.m. and weekends.

Entry Deadline:

·         All entries will be accepted on a first come basis.

·         Team entries will not be considered as accepted unless the waiver and entry fees have been received.

·         Meet Entries will be taken until the meet fills. The host club must stay within the four hour per session rule.

·         Entry Deadline Date: Saturday January 3^rd 2009

·         Mail Entries to Tigers Aquatics Club  24 Huntington Drive, Princeton Jct., NJ  08550

·         If you are not e-mailing your entries, then overnight or express mail is recommended, but waive the signature.

·         It is not necessary to use overnight or express mail to send hard copy and check which are sent in support of an e-mailed entry.

Entries

In accordance with NJS policy, team entries may be submitted by E-mail to marilynn.cino@comcast.net . (Princeton Invitational in subject line) All entries must be Hy-Tek program entries either on a 3 1/2" diskette or as an attached file to an e-mail.

• The meet entry coordinator will respond to e-mails entries within 48 hours.  If you do not receive an e-mail response within 48 hours, assume that your email has not been received. It then becomes the sender’s responsibility to make sure that the host club's meet entry coordinator receives the e-mail.  If you do not receive an e-mail response, you must contact the entry coordinator by email or phone or mail in your entries.

• An entry summary with a signed NJ Swimming waiver and a check must accompany or follow each mailed entry.

• Incomplete entries will not be accepted.

• Deck entries will not be accepted. 

Meet Format

  Waiver:

The host club has the right to change the format of the meet with the approval of the sanctioning chairman and age group or senior chairman.  These changes would be made for a more efficient swim meet for the swimmers and the host club.  Reasons for these changes would be:

·         To allow more swimmers to swim.

·         To conform to facility capacity limits or for facility safety concerns.

·         To condense the meet into smaller time frame.

Internet Website Posting:

Meet information, Hy-Tek Event List (HYV.file), and meet results will be posted on New Jersey Swimming website.  (www.njswim.org) and at www.tigersaq.com

Pre-Meet Information posted on website.

·         Meet Information will be posted on the website.

·         Downloadable Hy-Tek Events list (HYV.file) will be posted on the website.

·         List Updated meet schedule.

·         List Warm-up Schedule and Team Warm-up Assignments.

·         List Timing assignments.

Post-Meet Information posted on website.

·         Downloadable Results (CL.2 file)

·         Downloadable Meet Back-up (Backup.zip File)

Meet Requirement

   Statement:

·         This meet qualifies as "one" of the three required short course meets to be eligible for the New Jersey SC Zone Championship Team or for New Jersey National Championship Reimbursement.

Coaches Eligibility:

All coaches “on the deck” must be a registered member of USA Swimming.

• Coaches must show coaching card for entrance to facility.

• Coaches must have coaching card visible at all times while on deck.

Swimmer Eligibility:

·         All swimmers must be members of USA Swimming to enter and compete in this meet.  All swimmers must be listed on a team’s official entry form to be eligible to participate in this swim meet in any events including relays.  All transfer swimmer(s) must swim unattached for 120 days from their last attached competition.  Swimmers must us an UN- (New Team Alpha Code) as their team affiliation.  All Unattached swimmers must be listed on the team’s official waiver entry form.

·         There will not be qualifying times used for this meet.

·         There will be 10 & Under, 11-12, 13-14, 15-19 Events.

·         New Jersey Swimming only allows swimmers to enter and compete in 3 individual events per day and relays. 

·         Age for this meet is calculated as of January 17, 2009

Meet Format:

·         This meet will be run in accordance to current USA Swimming Rules.

·         This meet will be run using two pools

·         The pools will be called ‘Scoreboard and Diving’ pools.

·         This meet will be run as a time final meet.

·         This meet will be deck seeded with coaches checking in/scratching all swimmers.  When the seeding has been posted, swimmers will report to the blocks on their own.

Meet Schedule:

·         The DeNunzio pool will open at 6:45am.

·         This meet will have a morning session, a Mid-session, and an afternoon session.

·         Mid-session and Afternoon session starting times will be announced once entries are received and a time line is established.

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Warm-up

Start

AM

Session 1 & 2

#1 11-12 Girls Scoreboard pool

#2 13-14 Girls Dive pool

  7:00 a.m.

  8:05 a.m.

Mid-Day

Session 3 & 4

#3 10 & Under Girls,13-14Boys Scoreboard pool

#4 10-&Under Boys,11-12Boys Dive pool

12:00:00 PM

65 minutes*

PM

Session 5 & 6

#5 15 & Older Girls Scoreboard pool

#6 15 & Older Boys  Dive pool

05:00:00 PM

65 minutes*

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Warm-up

Start

AM

Session 7 & 8

#7 11-12 Girls Scoreboard pool

#8 13-14 Girls Dive pool

  7:00 a.m.

  8:05 a.m.

Mid-Day

Session 9 & 10

#9 10 & Under Girls,13-14Boys Scoreboard pool

#10 10-&Under Boys, 11-12Boys Dive pool

12:00:00 PM

65 minutes*

PM

Session 11 & 12

#11 15 & Older Girls  Scoreboard  pool

#12 15 & Older Boys Dive pool

05:00:00 PM

65 minutes*

Warm-up Procedures:

New Jersey Swimming Warm-up and Safety Guidelines:

·         All teams must be given a minimum of thirty minutes of warm-ups.

·         Warm-ups will be run under New Jersey Swimming Warm-up and Safety Guidelines.  Warm-ups will include general warm-up lanes, sprint lanes, and pace lanes.

·         Teams will be assigned lanes for warm-ups.  When more than two teams share a common lane for warm-ups, all teams must agree to warm-up procedures.  If clubs sharing a lane can’t agree on a warm-up procedure, that lane will be a general warm-up lane.  Warm-up information will be sent via email 72 hours prior to start of meet to each participating team plus be posted on www.tigerag.com with the update pre-meet information.

Entry Into Pool:

·         All swimmers must enter the pool from the starting end of the pool.

·         New Jersey Swimming officials will monitor warm-ups.

·         All general warm-up lanes will swim in a counterclockwise direction.

Warm-up Schedules.

·         The warm-up sessions will be two 30-minute warm-ups divided by teams.  There will be designated sprint lanes/pace lanes during the last 10 minutes.

Entry Times:

·         New Jersey Swimming does not allow ‘NT’ or ‘No Time’ to be used as an entry time.  All entry times must be in short course yards.

Check-In:

·         All check-in sheets must be turned into the scoring table 30 minutes before the start of each session.  Swimmers that are swimming will have a line through their name.  Swimmers that are being scratched will have their names circled with a “SCR” next to the circle.  Swimmers scratching a single event will have a line through his/her name and the event number circled with “SCR” next to the circle.

Starts:

·         Fly-over’/‘Over-the-top’ starts will be used at this meet.

500 Freestyle and

400 IM Events

·         The 500 Freestyle & 400IM events will be run slowest to fastest...

·         In the 500 Freestyle, the swimmer must provide their own timer and person to count.

·         In the 400 IM, the swimmer must provide their own timer.

Relays:

·         Coaches must turn in relay cards prior to that relay swimming listing correct swimmers names and correct order...

·          

Scoring:

·         This meet will not be scored.

Awards:

·         Medals will be awarded for the top 3 relays in each relay event. 

·         Medals will be awarded for the top 3 swimmers in each individual event.

Entry Fees:

·         Individual Entry Fee:  $3.00

·         Relay Entry Fee:  $8.00

·         Make checks payable to:  Princeton Tigers Aquatics Club

·         Host club has the right to scratch teams/swimmers for lack of payment of entry fees.

Admissions and

 Programs:

·         Admission will be $7.00 per session. 

·         Cost of Program will be $10.00 for the entire meet.

Results:

·         All teams must request on the meet summary whether they want results mailed or e-mailed.

Host Club

 Responsibilities:

The host club responsibilities:

·         The host club will provide a single timer in each lane throughout the meet, except for the 500 Freestyles and 400 IM’s; swimmers will provide their own timers and lap counters.

·         The host club will have stopwatches available for any volunteer timer that needs one.

·         The host club will create a warm-up schedule that will be fair and equal to all teams.  This warm-up schedule will be e-mailed to all participating clubs no later than 72 hours before the meet.

·         The host club will create timing assignments that are fair and equitable with as many teams participating as possible. These timing assignments will be e-mailed to all participating clubs no later than 72 hours before the meet.

Participating Club

 Responsibilities:

Participating Clubs responsibilities:

·         Participating clubs must help with timing assignments.  Timing assignments will be e-mailed to participating clubs 72-hours prior to the meet.

·         Participating club parents must stay off the pool deck except for timing assignments.

·         Participating clubs should help with officiating whenever possible.  List the club contact for club officials on the meet summary.

Concessions:

Food Concession will be available next door to the pool in the Jadwin Gym.

Vendor:

Swim New Jersey a swimming vendor will be located next door in the Jadwin Gym.

Hotels:

Holiday Inn, 100 Independence Way, 1.609.520.1200,

Staybridge Suites, 4375 Route1, 1.609.951.0009

Residence Inn by Marriott, 4225 Route 1, 1.732.329.9600, Includes breakfast

Princeton Courtyard by Marriott, Route 1 and Mapleton Road, 1.609.716.9100;  includes breakfast

Directions:

Princeton University DeNunzio Pool is conveniently located approximately one mile west of Route 1 via Route 571 (Washington Avenue.) At the first light, Faculty Road make a right, the parking lot and the pool will be on your left.

Event #

Event #

Event

1

Girls 11-12 200 Freestyle Relay

8

Girls 13-14 200 Freestyle Relay

2

Girls 11-12 200 IM

9

Girls 13-14 200 IM

3

Girls 11-12 100 Backstroke

10

Girls 13-14 100 Freestyle

4

Girls 11-12  50 Freestyle

11

Girls 13-14 200 Butterfly

5

Girls 11-12 100 Butterfly

12

Girls 13-14 100 Breaststroke

6

Girls 11-12 50 Breaststroke

13

Girls 13-14 200 Backstroke

7

Girls 11-12 100 Freestyle

14

Girls 13-14 500 Freestyle

Event #

Event #

Event

15

Girls 10 & Under 200 Freestyle Relay

29

Boys 10 & Under 200 Freestyle Relay

16

Boys 13-14 200 Freestyle Relay

30

Boys 11-12 200 Freestyle Relay

17

Girls 10 & Under 200 Freestyle

31

Boys 10 & Under 200 Freestyle

18

Boys 13-14 200 IM

32

Boys 11-12 200 IM

19

Girls 10 & Under 100 Backstroke

33

Boys 10 & Under 100 Backstroke

20

Boys 13-14 100 Freestyle

34

Boys 11-12  100 Backstroke

21

Girls 10 & Under 50 Freestyle

35

Boys 10 & Under 50 Freestyle

22

Boys 13-14 200 Butterfly

36

Boys 11-12 50 Freestyle

23

Girls 10 & Under 100 Butterfly

37

Boys 10 & Under 100 Butterfly

24

Boys 13-14 100 Breaststroke

38

Boys 11-12 100 Butterfly

25

Girls 10 & Under 50 Breaststroke

39

Boys 10 & Under 50 Breaststroke

26

Boys 13-14 200 Backstroke

40

Boys 11-12 50 Breaststroke

27

Girls 10 & Under 100 IM

41

Boys 10 & Under 100 IM

28

Boys 13-14 500 Freestyle

42

Boys 11-12 100 Freestyle

Event #

Event #

Event

43

Girls 15 & Over 200 Freestyle Relay

50

Boys 15 & Over 200 Freestyle Relay

44

Girls 15 & Over 200 IM

51

Boys 15 & Over 200 IM

45

Girls 15 & Over 100 Freestyle

52

Boys 15 & Over 100 Freestyle

46

Girls 15 & Over 200 Butterfly

53

Boys 15 & Over 200 Butterfly

47

Girls 15 & Over 100 Breaststroke

54

Boys 15 & Over 100 Breaststroke

48

Girls 15 & Over 200 Backstroke

55

Boys 15 & Over 200 Backstroke

49

Girls 15 & Over 500 Freestyle

56

Boys 15 & Over 500 Freestyle

Event #

Event #

Event

57

Girls 11-12 200 Medley Relay

64

Girls 13-14 200 Medley Relay

58

Girls 11-12 100 IM

65

Girls 13-14 200 Freestyle

59

Girls 11-12 50 Butterfly

66

Girls 13-14 100 Backstroke

60

Girls 11-12  200 Freestyle

67

Girls 13-14 50 Freestyle

61

Girls 11-12 50 Backstroke

68

Girls 13-14 200 Breaststroke

62

Girls 11-12 100 Breaststroke

69

Girls 13-14 100 Butterfly

63

Girls 11-12 500 Freestyle

70

Girls 13-14 400 IM

Event #

Event #

71

Boys 13-14 200 Medley Relay

84

Boys 11-12 200 Medley Relay

72

Girls 10 & Under 200 Medley Relay

85

Boys 10 & Under 200 Medley Relay

73

Boys 13-14 200 Freestyle

86

Boys 11-12 100 IM

74

Girls 10 & Under 200 IM

87

Boys 10 & Under 200 IM

75

Boys 13-14 100 Backstroke

88

Boys 11-12  50 Butterfly

76

Girls 10 & Under 50 Fly

89

Boys 10 & Under50 Fly

77

Boys 13-14 50 Freestyle

90

Boys 11-12 200 Freestyle

78

Girls 10 & Under 100 Freestyle

91

Boys 10 & Under 100 Freestyle

79

Boys 13-14 200 Breaststroke

92

Boys 11-12 50 Backstroke

80

Girls 10 & Under 50 Backstroke

93

Boys 10 & Under 50 Backstroke

81

Boys 13-14 100 Butterfly

94

Boys 11-12 100 Breaststroke

82

Girls 10 & Under 100 Breaststroke

95

Boys 10 & Under 100 Breaststroke

83

Boys 13-14 400 IM

96

Boys 11-12 500 Freestyle

Event #

Event #

Event

97

Girls 15 & Over 200 Medley Relay

104

Boys 15 & Over 200 Freestyle Relay

98

Girls 15 & Over 200 Freestyle

105

Boys 15 & Over 200 Freestyle

99

Girls 15 & Over 100 Backstroke

106

Boys15 & Over 100 Backstroke

100

Girls 15 & Over 50 Freestyle

107

Boys 15 & Over 50 Freestyle

101

Girls 15 & Over 200 Breaststroke

108

Boys 15 & Over 200 Breaststroke

102

Girls 15 & Over 100 Butterfly

109

Boys 15 & Over 100 Butterfly

103

Girls 15 & Over 400 IM

110

Boys 15 & Over 400 IM