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2005 MICHIGAN SWIMMING 12 AND UNDER SHORT COURSE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Hosted by the Rockford Riptide Swim Team

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2005 MICHIGAN SWIMMING
12 AND UNDER SHORT COURSE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hosted by the Rockford Riptide Swim Team
March 11, 12, 13 (2005) Fri, Sat, Sunday

Sanction
:
This meet is sanctioned by Michigan Swimming, Inc., as a Championship
prelim/finals and timed finals (selected events) swimming meet on behalf of USA
Swimming, Sanction #MI0405041 and will also offer time trials pursuant to
Sanction #MI0405044 if time permits in the discretion of the Meet Referee and
Meet Director. All Michigan Swimming, Inc. rules, safety and warm up
procedures will govern the meet as if fully set forth in this meet announcement.
Location:
Rockford High School Community Pool
4100 Kroes Road
Rockford, MI 49341
Pool Phone: 616-863-6042
Friday Note:
Due to school in session on Friday, March 11
th
, there will be a limited amount
of on-site parking available. Riptide will provide a shuttle service from
Blythefield Hills Baptist Church, 6727 Kuttshill Drive., NE. A map with both
on-site and off-site parking is included in this meet announcement. Violators
of Friday parking will be ticketed and/or towed. Ample on-site parking will
be available for Saturday and Sunday sessions.

Directions:

From US-131
: Use the 10 Mile Road exit and travel East approximately 2.5 miles
to Fremont St. (the second traffic light over the Rogue River Bridge). Turn
Right/South on Fremont St. (after a short distance, Fremont Street becomes
Northland Drive) and go approximately 1.5 miles to a 4-way stop at Kroes St.
Turn Right/West on Kroes St. and you will see Rockford High School on the left
side of the Road.
From I-96
: Use the East Beltline exit and travel north approximately 9.25 miles.
(Note that the street changes its name several times along the way. East Beltline
becomes Northland Drive and then Wolverine Blvd.). Turn Left/West on Kroes;
after approximately 1 mile you will see Rockford High School on the left side of
the road.
Motels:
Arrangements have been made with motels in the area. Please see attached list of
preferred motels.
Facilities:
Rockford Community High School Pool is an 8 lane pool. Depth at start is 14 ft.
and 5.5 ft. at turn. A warm-up pool, adjacent to the competition pool, will be open
throughout the meet. Permanent starting blocks and non-turbulent lane markers
will be used. Colorado timing with an 8 lane display will be used. There is
balcony seating for spectators. Lockers are available (provide your own lock).
Public phones are available.
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* COOLERS, COATS AND FOLD-UP CHAIRS WILL NOT BE
ALLOWED IN THE SPECTATOR AREA. THE SPECTATOR AREA
WILL BE CLEARED AND CLOSED BETWEEN EACH SESSION. A
SUPERVISED COAT CHECK WILL BE AVAILABLE.

** All swimmers are asked to keep bags and gear in the cafeteria or
locker rooms during Friday finals, Saturday and Sunday preliminaries/finals.
There will be no food or drinks, other than water, allowed on deck. No fold-
up chairs will be allowed on deck.**
Times:

Friday Preliminaries
:

7:00 7:20 AM
General Meeting
7:30 8:50 AM
Warm Up
7:35 AM
Scratch Box closes for Friday Prelims and 500 Free
9:00 AM
Events Start

Friday Finals:

No Finals Check In Required.
4:30 5:20 PM
Warm Up
5:30 PM
Events Start

6:00 PM
Scratch Box closes for Sat Prelims
6:00 PM
Sat 200 Free Relay Check In (by Coaches only) or they will be
scratched
Saturday Prelims:

7:30- 8:50 AM
Warm Up
9:00 AM
Events Start

10:00 AM
Coaches must designate Sat 200 Free Relay Swimmers
Saturday Finals
:
No Finals Check In Required.
4:30 5:20 PM
Warm Up
5:30 PM
Events Start

6:00 PM
Scratch Box Closes for Sunday Prelims and 400 IM
6:00 PM
Sun 200 Med Relay Check In (by Coaches only) or they will
be scratched
Sunday Prelims:


7:30 8:50 AM
Warm Up
9:00 AM
Events Start

10:00 AM
Coaches must designate Sun 200 Medley Relay Swimmers
Sunday Finals
:
No Finals Check In Required / Note that this Session starts ½
hour earlier than Fri and Sat Finals Sessions

4:00 - 4:50 PM
Warm Up
5:00 PM
Events Start

New for
2005:
(1) The previous years MS State Championship rule referred to as the Automatic
Qualifying Rule has been rescinded. A swimmer now has to achieve an
actualQ1 qualifying time during the qualifying time period in one of three
courses (short course yards/short course meters/long course meters) in order to
enter the event. (See new Q1 qualifying times) In this Short Course Yards meet,
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SCM and LCM times are referred to as non-conforming times.
(2) Seeding individual events when using non-conforming times shall be as
follows:
a) All conforming SCY times will first be arranged in time order.
b) Following the conforming SCY times, non conforming LCM times shall be
arranged in time order followed by non conforming SCM meter times arranged in
time order.
c) After arranging the times as provided above, the event shall be seeded in normal
fashion and as stated in the Seeding paragraph below.
(3) All entry times must be designated as SCY, SCM or LCM. Any entry time
not having an accurate course designation will not be accepted.
Eligibility:

All swimmers registered with Michigan Swimming who have achieved an actual
short course yards, short course meters or long course meters time equal to or
faster than the qualifying standards (referred to as Q1 times) during the qualifying
period are eligible to enter an event.
Qualifying
Period:

The qualifying time must have been achieved on or since March 12,2004 (the
beginning of last years (2004) State of Michigan 12 and Under Short Course State
Meet.)
Age Group:
A swimmers age on March 11, 2005 will determine his/her eligibility for a
particular age group for the entire meet. You must swim your own age group.
Format:
(1)
All Michigan Swimming LSC individual events in the specified age groups are
offered in this three day meet. (2) All individual events are prelim final events
with two selected timed finals exceptions (500 Free and the 400 IM) with the
preliminaries swum in the morning and the finals at night. (3) All relays are timed
finals. The two fastest seeded heats of the relay events will be swum during the
finals sessions in the evening as stated in the schedule of events.
Finals Info: Individual Events: (1)
There will be two heats of individual and relay finals in
both the 10 and Under and 11/12 Divisions each heat comprised of a maximum
of eight (8) swimmers or eight (8) relays. These will be referred to as A, B
Finals or Finals and Consolation Finals. These will swim in a B-Consolation, A-
Finals order. (2) The top 8 seeded swimmers (one heat) after scratches (if any) of
the 10 and Under and 11/12 500 Free automatically qualify for Finals. Also, the
top 8 seeded swimmers (one heat) after scratches (if any) of the 11/12 400 IM
automatically qualify for Finals.
Relay Events
: The top two seeded heats of all relays will swim in the Finals in the
evening in a B-Consolation, A-Finals order. The remainder of the relays swim in
the prelims in the mornings.
Time
Conversions:
No time conversions are permitted. Times must be submitted in short course
yards, short course meters or long course meters.
Entry Limits
: A swimmer may enter any number of individual events in which the qualifying
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time standard has been met. However, a swimmer may swim no more than three
individual events per day. Also, a swimmer may swim no more than 6 individual
events for the entire three day meet. If a swimmer is entered in more than three
individual events per day, he/she must scratch out of the desired excess event(s) by
using a scratch card dropped in the scratch box by the stated time. Failure to
properly scratch excess events will result in an automatic scratch of all events that
exceed the event per day limit.
Entry Fees
Electronic:
$5.00 per individual event and $10 per relay. Please include a $3.00 Michigan
Swimming Athlete Surcharge for each swimmer entered.
Entry Fees
Paper Entry:
Michigan Swimming, Inc. rules regarding non-electronic entries apply. There is a
$1.00 additional charge per swimmer per individual event paid to the Host Club if
the entry is not submitted on Hy-Tek disk. There is a $1.00 additional charge per
relay if the entry is not submitted on Hy Tek disk.
Paper Entry:
All entries should be submitted on Hy-Tek disk. However, if the entry must be
submitted on paper you can use the spreadsheet of your choice. It must be logically
formatted and contain all pertinent entry information.
Entry
Procedures/
Deadline:

Entries may be submitted to the entry chairperson as soon as this meet
announcement is posted on the MS websit