2019 Age Group Challenge Invitational

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Registration Schedule

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1. LOCATION and TIMES
Powel Crosley, Jr. YMCA
9601 Winton Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45231 (513) 521-7112

AFTERNOON SESSION – Held in the heated PCY 50-meter, 10-lane Outdoor Pool!
Open Events-results to be broken down by 10 & Under, 11-12, and 13 -18, 19 & over
Saturday Warm-ups: estimate 12:30 PM
Saturday Meet Starts: 50 minutes after the start of warm up
Sunday Warm-ups: estimate 11:30 AM
Sunday Meet Starts: 50 minutes after the start of warm up

All warm-up sessions will be monitored to ensure the safety of the swimmers. All Coaches must have Great Lakes Zone YMCA Safety Certification or USA Swimming Safety Certification in order to be on the deck.

2. PARKING
The Powel Crosley, Jr. YMCA is open to members and program participants during the meet. Parking will be very limited for the meet due to the regular Saturday programs conducted at the YMCA. All meet participants may be asked to park at the Northern Hills Christian Church, 9470 Winton Road. This is across the street from the YMCA.

3. ORDER OF EVENTS
All events are Timed Finals. See below:

4. FACILITIES
Ten-lane, 50-meter outdoor pool equipped with Paragon starting blocks and Competitor Swim Products Lane Lines. Lockers are available but swimmers must provide their own locks.
The Powel Crosley, Jr. YMCA is equipped with a heater for the 50-meter outdoor pool. The water will be 80 degrees, regardless of the air temperature. The indoor pool will not be available for meet competition.

5. ELIGIBILITY
A swimmer must be a member of the YMCA they represent for a minimum of 30 days prior to the start of the Meet.
We encourage masters swimmers to participate – The meet will be posted on club assistant for you to register.
As soon as the link is available we will post it.

6. ENTRIES
Swimmers may participate in 3 individual events per day. Teams are permitted to enter unlimited swimmers per event. Each swimmer is encouraged to swim a 50-meter race, a 100-meter race and a 200/400-meter race per day.
All entries must be submitted as “Long Course Meter” times. Swimmers will be seeded and heat sheets will be produced.
Entries should be submitted electronically. Please email the Entry File to huffkn@yahoo.com with a hard copy to the entry chair listed below.
Swimmers will swim their age as of June 1, 2019.
A swimmer must swim in his/her age group.

7. ENTRY DEADLINE
All entries must be received by 11:59 AM Monday, May 13, 2019. Entries (psych sheet) will be posted on the team web page www.pcytigersharks.com & www.swyswim.org on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. This may be used as confirmation of entries.
Please make checks payable to “PCY Tigershark Swimming Team”. All fees must be paid before the start of the meet. Teams will not be permitted to compete until all fees are paid in full. Checks should be mailed to the entry Chairperson.
Deck Entries will be allowed in empty lanes.

ENTRY CHAIRPERSON
Kyndra Tatum
3945 Lanes Mill Rd.
Oxford, OH 45056
513-593-1585
huffkn@yahoo.com

8. MEET RULES
Except for those stated in this document and outlined in the Southwest Ohio YMCA Swim Leagues Rules, the current (2019) USA Swimming Technical Rules will govern this meet.
The Meet referee does have the right to combine heats as the opportunity arises. Breaks between events may be inserted with the goal of providing swimmers at least 15 minutes between swims. Coaches can check with the Referee and/or Starter to find out when breaks have been set.

9. SCORING
HY-TEK Meet Manager software will be used to run the meet. There will be no scoring for this meet or awards.

10. HEAT SHEETS
Heat sheets will be available for purchase while supplies last. Coaches will be given complimentary copies. They will also be posted on Meet Mobile.

11. INFORMATION SOURCE
12. AWARDS- none

13. ENTRY FEES
Individual Events $4.00
Deck Entries $8.00

14. WARM-UP
We will assign warms ups for the meet, but anticipate one warm up session per day

15. TIME LIMIT
The meet must be over by before the start of the Senior Open Finals warm up, Refunds will be given for any events canceled due to this time constraint.

16. RESULTS
A complete Meet Manager Backup File and Team Manager Results File will be posted on the team webpage www.pcytigersharks.com & www.swyswim.org after the meet. Coaches may download them for their records. In addition, the official meet Final Results will be posted as a PDF file.

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