Sugar Creek Swim Club Pumpkin Paddle Invitational

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Registration Schedule

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Host Club:
Sugar Creek Swim Club

Location
Crawfordsville Aquatic Center
Crawfordsville High School
1 W Athenian
Crawfordsville, IN 47933-8201

Facilities:             
The competition course has been certified in accordance with USA Swimming rule 104.2.2C(4).  The competition course has been certified according to USMS regulations.  The length of the competition course without a bulkhead is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 107.2.1.

Competition will be conducted in an 8-10 lane 25-yard course, based upon meet entries. Pool depth ranges from 7 feet to 14 feet. Up to 5 25-yard lanes plus 5 20-yard lanes will be available for continuous warm-up/warm-down. Colorado automatic timing system with touch pads at start and turn ends, backup buttons, and 8-lane scoreboard.  Balcony seating for 500 spectators overlooks the pool.

Concessions:
A concession stand will be open during the meet. Circle City Swimwear will provide swimwear and equipment sales.

Schedule:             
Friday PM
Warm-up begins at 4:45pm.  Meet starts at 6:00pm.

Saturday and Sunday
Morning session: Warm-up begins at 8:00 am. Meet starts at 9:00 am.

Eligibility:             
Swimmers must be registered with USA Swimming or USMS to be accepted into this meet.  Age as of November 2, 2018 will determine USA swimmer’s age for the entire meet.  Indiana Swimming does not process on-site registrations. 

Entry Limits:         
Each swimmer may compete in up to 5 individual events and 1 relay each day of the meet. 

Entry Fees:            
$4.00 per individual event.  An additional $2.00 Indiana Swimming surcharge will be collected per athlete.  Fees must accompany all entries. Deck entries, if accepted, will be double the regular fee. SCSC reserves the right to limit entries in an event in order to maintain a reasonable timeline.  Any entries cut from an event will be refunded.  Please make all checks payable to Sugar Creek Swim Club. 

Entry Format:        
Masters swimmers register online via Club Assistant. Times should be submitted in Short Course Yards.
                               
Deadline:              
Entries will be accepted starting at 8:00 am, October 1, 2018. Entries must be received prior to 8:00pm on Friday, October 19, 2018. If necessary, we will limit the number of teams accepted to ensure four-hour competition sessions. We recommend submitting your entry within the first 48 hours. SCSC will extend the deadline if the meet is not full. If the meet is over-entered, SCSC has the sole discretion in determining which entries to accept.  Criteria we will use in making this decision include but are not limited to: balance of age groups and gender in entry, level of competition, geographic diversity, time-line of the meet. 

Positive Check-In:
A positive sign-in procedure will be used for all sessions. Swimmers must sign-in no later than 45 minutes prior to the start of each session. Any swimmer not signed-in 45 minutes prior to the start of the session will be scratched from that session. Once a swimmer has been scratched, they will be allowed to swim only if the event has an empty lane(s) available in the first heat. Additional heats will not be added.

Clerk of Course:                    
Eight and under swimmers must report to the Clerk of the Course to learn their lane assignments and line up to swim the event. For all other events, there will be no Clerk of the Course.  Seeded heat sheets will be posted on deck immediately before the start of each session.  It is the swimmer’s responsibility to appear at the correct starting block ready to swim in time for the start of his/her heat.

Seeded heat sheets, with scratched swimmers removed, will be posted in the Aquatic Center, hallway and Auxiliary Gym, and given to the coaches of each team prior to the start of each session. They may also be available for sale at the concession stand.

Rules:                   
Current USA Swimming and Indiana Swimming rules will govern this meet.

At a sanctioned competitive event, USA Swimming athlete members must be under the supervision of a USA Swimming member coach during warm-up, competition, and warm-down.  The Meet Director or Meet Referee shall assist the athlete in making arrangements for such supervision, but it is the swimmer’s responsibility to make such arrangements prior to the start of the meet. 

Any swimmer entered in the meet, must be certified by a USA Swimming member coach as being proficient in performing a racing start or must start each race from within the water. When unaccompanied by a member-coach, it is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer’s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement.

In swimming competitions, the competitor must wear only one swimsuit in one or two pieces as provided in USA Swimming rule 201.20.1.  All swimsuits shall be made from textile materials.  For men, the swimsuit shall not extent above the navel nor below the knees, and for women, shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor extend below the knee.
Coaches and Officials MUST display their current USA Swimming credential or Deck Pass to gain deck access. The meet referee and/or meet director reserves the right to ask for credentials or Deck Pass and/or deny deck access if coach/official does not comply or card is no longer valid/current.

Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, restrooms or locker rooms. 
                             
Deck changes are prohibited.

Operation of a drone, or any other flying apparatus, is prohibited over the venue (pools, athlete/coach areas, spectator areas and open-ceiling locker rooms) any time athletes, coaches, officials and/or spectators are present.  Exceptions may be granted with prior written approval by the Program Operations Vice Chair.

Awards:                
Awards will be given to 14 & Under swimmers ONLY.  Ribbons will be awarded to 1st through 16th places in individual events.  15 & Over swimmers will still score points that will be counted towards the team totals.
                            
Trophies will be awarded to the top 3 visiting teams.

Scoring:                
Individual scoring:  20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points.  For Friday evening events, scoring will be apportioned by the following age groups: 8 & under, 9-10.  For Saturday and Sunday events, scoring will be apportioned by the following age groups: 8 & Under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15 & Over.

Officials:           
SCSC welcomes any officials who would like to work during the meet. Please indicate how many officials your team can provide during the meet with your entry or have individuals contact the entry chair with their availability.

Spectators:            
Per USA Swimming Rules and insurance regulations only athletes, registered coaches, certified officials volunteering to officiate and meet volunteers are allowed on the pool deck. Balcony seating for 500 spectators, parents and family members overlooks the pool. Due to limited seating SCSC requests that coolers, folding chairs and other large items not be taken into the balcony. These can be set up in the auxiliary gymnasium area.

Spectator Admission Fees:  
Adults - $5 per day, $12 entire meet
Children under the age of 12 - Free of charge

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "GRINSWIM."