MEET INFORMATION

2004 District IV 2A/3A Girls Swim/Dive Championships

Hosted by Pac-9 Teams. Coordinated by Yelm HS

Date	Meet Format	Warm-up	Competition Begins	Coaches Meeting Officials Meeting
Fri., Oct. 28^th	Swim Prelims (Individual Events only – No Relays)	3:00 PM	4:00 PM	3:15 PM
Sat., Oct. 29^th	Dive Prelims (8 dives)	10:00 AM	11:00 AM	9:45 AM
Sat., Oct. 29^th	Swim & Dive (3 dives) Finals	1:30 PM	2:30 PM	1:45 PM

Location
The Evergreen State College, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, Olympia WA

Parking fee - $1.25 per day. (Friday is the only day that the fee will be collected).

Directions
I-5 to exit 104 (Hwy 101). Follow Hwy 101 for approx. 3 miles and take The Evergreen State College exit. The exit merges onto Evergreen Parkway. Follow Evergreen Parkway for approximate 2 miles and use the main entrance to the campus. Turn left onto the campus and proceed to the gate to the pay the appropriate parking fees. Enter the parking lot “C” to the right. Follow the paved sidewalks down the building CRC. The pool is located on the south corner. Teams and spectators should use the pool level entrance for admittance.

Meet Manager
Ron Barnard. PO Box 476, Yelm WA 98597

360-458-6208 (wk), 360-701-8214 (cell) or Ron_Barnard@ycs.wednet.edu.

If your team has officials interested in working the meet, please contact Ron Barnard

Meet Referee Rene’ Bollaman

Dive Referee TBA

Teams
Aberdeen, Black Hills, Camas, Centralia, Columbia River, Elma, Hoquiam, Kelso, Mark Morris, North Thurston, RA Long, River Ridge, Rochester, Stevenson, Tenino, Timberline, Tumwater, Toutle Lake, Trout Lake, WF West, Yelm

Entries
All entries must be filled out on the enclosed master entry and faxed to Yelm HS 360-458-6198 by 3:00 PM on Friday, October 21^st -- OR -- they may be emailed via hy-tek or a typed list to Ron_Barnard@ycs.wednet.edu. All entries should include the SWIMMER’S NAME, GRADE LEVEL IN SCHOOL, EVENT and ENTRY TIME. The Tournament manager will try to fax a copy of each school’s entries by Tuesday, October 25^th for correct spelling. All entries are final. Please print clearly and review them carefully before submitting them.

Team Entries:
Any number of entries per team for each individual event are permitted if qualified by time.

Individual Entries:
“A competitor shall be permitted to enter a maximum of four events, no more than two of which may be individual events.” (Rule 3, Section 2, Art. 1)

Relay Entries:
One Relay per team is entered. Competition is at Finals. Up to eight names may be listed on your Relay Entry Form. This is your official entry and no changes will be permitted.

Dive Sheets:
Entries should be submitted on 2004-05 WIAA Dive Form for eleven dive competitions. Dive sheets will be turned in at Coaches meeting on Saturday morning.

Timing
Automatic Timing will be used. “To finish the race…..When automatic timing/judging equipment is used, the swimmer must contact the touch pad to finish the race.” (Rule 8, Section 1, Art. 7)

Scoring
A Finals Heat (8) and Consolation Heat (8) will compete at Finals. Scoring will follow National Federation Rule 7, Section 1, Article 3 for 16 places.

Awards
Individual: 1^st thru 4^th place, plaques; 5^th thru 6^th place, medals; 7^th thru 16^th ribbons
Relays: 1^st thru 4^th place, plaques; 5^th thru 6^th place, medals; 7^th thru 16^th ribbons
Pins Commemorative Pins will be provided for each District Qualifier
Allocation Top FOUR finishers advance to the state meet

Credentials & Entry
All athletes, coaches and team managers will be issued Commemorative Pins. Only those swimmers, coaches and managers that appear on the Master Entry Form will be given free access. Teams may list team members who are not qualified to compete on the master entry form as long as the individual is an official member on the team roster. Please put the word “non competitor” next to the athlete’s name. Again, only those names submitted on the Master Entry Form will gain free access to the meet.

ALL teams should use the pool level entrance to the building. Teams attempting to enter through the lower level will be redirected to the pool level entrance. The only entrance available for entry to the pool will be the pool level entrance.

Entrance Fee:
Each day of the meet spectators will be charged $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for students w/ASB, children, and seniors. No two-day passes are available. All Spectators will be given wrist bands each day for re-entry into the meet. Fees collected are used to pay for running of the meet. This includes facility rental, official/management fees, awards and pins. The swimmers appreciate your support!

Concessions:
Operated by the Evergreen Swim Club

T-Shirts
T-Shirts will be on sale at the meet. Short Sleeve S-XL $12; Long Sleeve S-XL $18 2X available on pre-orders only. Proceeds benefit the athlete’s awards.

PRE-ORDERS: Teams may reserve (pre-order and pay upon pick-up) shirts for their team members. These orders must be faxed to 360-458-6198 or received by email to Ron_Barnard@ycs.wednet.edu no later than Monday, 12:00 PM on October 24^th. Reserved orders can be picked up as a batch at the sale table. Coaches, please collect the checks or cash for these orders and have one representative pick them up. Make Checks payable to: District IV. Proceeds benefit the athlete’s awards.

Guidelines for Meet Warm-up
Coaches, please review the meet warm-up guidelines (Rule 5 Section 4).
Warm-ups for both prelims and finals will follow these recommendations.
Meet management or officials may remove a swimmer, coach and/or team from the deck for violations.
During competition, warm down lane will be available for warm-up and cool down swimming only.

These guidelines are in effect for the duration of warm-up. Cycle your swimmers through the start lanes at any time

1. A designated supervisor shall be on deck during the entire warm-up period. (teams with a single coach should make arrangements with a team with more than one coach to supervise their swimmers while the head coach attends the coaches meeting).

2. Swimmers shall enter the water feet-first except for starts, which are limited to specified lanes.

3. Lanes 2 and 7 as one-way sprint lanes with racing starts permitted at the starting end of the pool. Lanes 1 and 8 designated as push-pace lanes. Lanes 3, 4, 5, 6 designated as circle swim lanes.

4. Place a cone marker or similar sign on starting platforms in lanes not specified as one-way sprint lanes.

5. Coaches should stand at the starting end of the pool and verbally start swimmers for sprint or pace work.

6. Swimmers are not permitted on the starting platform when a backstroker is executing a start in the same lane.

7. Swimmers shall not swim in the area where the diving warm-up is occurring.

SOP
District IV 2A/3A Swim Meet Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). A copy of the SOP is available upon request. To receive a copy, contact Ron Barnard, Meet AD, at 360-458-6208 or Ron_Barnard@ycs.wednet.edu

Team Assignments for Timers
This is a Pac9 League Hosted Meet. Each Pac9 team has been assigned a lane during prelims and finals and are required to provide timers. Volunteers are accepted from the south schools in any lane.

Chief Timer – Gary Morean
Lane 1 Black Hill / Tumwater
Lane 2 Aberdeen
Lane 3 Timberline
Lane 4 North Thurston
Lane 5 Hoquiam
Lane 6 CCRT (Centralia-WF West-Rochester-Tenino)
Lane 7 River Ridge
Lane 8 Yelm

Each team is responsible for cleaning their team areas of clothing, debris or other articles. Teams not properly clearing their team areas will be tar and feathered!

T-Shirt Pre-Order Form
Pre-order your team’s shirts to guarantee available sizes and styles!

Orders will be held at the sales table. A representative of the team should present the checks/cash for the entire team order.

Fax your pre-order to 360-458-6198 by noon on Monday, Oct. 24^th.

Team Name: _____________________________________

Contact: ____________________________ Phone: ________________

Name of person who should be contacted regarding this order

Short Sleeve - $12 each

Size	S	M	L	XL	2XL	3XL	Total
Qty
Total $ Due

Long Sleeve - $18 each

Size	S	M	L	XL	2XL	3XL	Total
Qty
Total $ Due

Front of Shirt Female swimming with racing stripes behind her. Long Sleeve shirts are Maroon and Short Sleeves are Sapphire.

Back of shirt will list participating schools and athlete’s names.

Checks payable to: District IV