Sugar Creek Swim Club Solstice Splash

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Registration Schedule

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Host Club:
Sugar Creek Swim Club

Location
Crawfordsville Aquatic Center
Crawfordsville High School
1129 South SR 47
Crawfordsville, IN 47933-8201

Please Note:  If you use www.mapquest.com, please use this address to access accurate directions: 1129 S SR 47, Crawfordsville, IN 47933-8201
                             
Directions:        
The facility is located approximately 1/2 mile southwest of downtown Crawfordsville. 
If you are coming from the Indy area: Follow I-74 West to Exit 34, SR 231 South (Many hotels are near this exit.) *This road is re-named Washington Street as you drive through downtown Crawfordsville. Turn RIGHT on South Boulevard at the National Guard Armory. Bear LEFT onto Highway 47 (toward Waveland); Crawfordsville High School will be on your left in ½ mile. The Aquatic Center is located on the right hand side of the building.
If you are coming from the Lafayette area: Follow SR231 South. Then use the directions after the * from above.

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.

Eight lane, 50-meter pool for competition, with additional space for continual warm-up and warm-down. Pool depth ranges from 7 feet to 14 feet at the start end and is 3.5 feet deep at the turn end.  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 will be available. A swimmer camping area will be set up in the auxiliary gym adjacent to the pool.

Schedule:             
Friday PM
This session is for 10 & Under swimmers ONLY and will be swum in short course yards.
Warm-up begins at 5:00pm.  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 June 15, 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 4 individual events 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 for Saturday and Sunday events should be submitted in Long Course Meters. Friday evening events should be submitted in Short Course Yards.  No times (NT) and nonconforming times will be accepted, but will be seeded slowest.
                               
Deadline:              
Entries will be accepted starting at 8:00 am, May 21, 2018. Entry deadline will be at 5:00 pm, June 1, 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. In the event of a full meet, teams not accepted will be notified by 12:00 Noon, June 4, 2018 at the e-mail address or phone number of the person submitting the entry. 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.  SHOULD THE MEET FILL PAST A 4 HOUR TIMELINE ON SATURDAY OR SUNDAY, SCSC RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SPLIT EACH DAY IN TO 2 SESSIONS AS NEEDED. 

NO Positive Check-In:
This is a Pre-Seeded MEET.  If the meet becomes full, SCSC reserves the right to change to a Positive Sign in. Notification will be posted at www.scscswim.org.  

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.

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.

Volunteers:           
SCSC welcomes any officials who would like to work during the meet.  Officials who volunteer will be given complimentary food from the hospitality room in appreciation of their help.  Please indicate how many officials your team can provide during the meet with your entry.  Officials who are interested in volunteering should contact SCSC Officials’ Coordinator, Win Gerde at FlintwoodF@gmail.com.

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 (three-day pass)
Children under the age of 12 - Free of charge
           
WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING CREDIT CARDS AT ADMISSIONS AND CONCESSIONS!

Web Page:             
Information regarding this meet, including cut off times for limited events and which teams have been accepted will be posted on SCSC’s web site at www.scscswim.org.  Live Results via Meet Mobile will be utilized for this meet. Live results via our website will be posted at the completion of each session.

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