Fourth Annual Unity Championship Swim Meet

July 26-27, 2008

 

*** LAST CHANCE TO QUALIFY FOR ZONES ***

Sanctioned by Maryland Swimming, Inc.  Sanction # MD08-0020

Hosted By:

The Baltimore City Swim Club and Maryland Swimming, Inc.

Location:

The UMBC Natatorium
The University of Maryland - Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250

Schedule of Events:

Coaches Meeting

Sat. & Sun.,

July 26 and 27

Morning sessions

 

13 & Over

 

TBA

Warm-ups: 7:00 A.M.

Session Starts: 8:00 A.M.

Sat. & Sun.,

July 26 and 27

Afternoon sessions

12 & Under

Warm-ups: 12:00 NOON
Session Starts: 1:00 P.M.

 

 

The Meet Director reserves the right to adjust the start times based on the number of entries received.  Coaches will be notified of any change(s) to starting times.

 

Facilities:

·             UMBC has an outdoor eight-lane, 50-meter pool.  The eight lane 25-yard indoor pool will be available for continuous warm up and cool down, during the meet, after regular warm up periods are over.  The diving well is not to be used.  Please inform your swimmers.

·             The facility has fully automatic timing, scoreboard, horn start, and non-turbulent lane dividers.

Eligibility:

·             This meet is open to all USS registered swimmers.  The swimmer's age as of
July 26, 2008 shall apply for the entire meet.  Per Maryland Swimming rules, any club that enters an unregistered athlete will be fined $100.00 per unregistered athlete.

·             NT/No Time entries will be accepted.

Entries:

·             Entries can be submitted by email, on computer disk using Hy-tek software with a hard copy, Team Manager print out, and contact number or on entry forms available from the Meet Director.

·             Individual swimmers may swim a maximum of four (4) Individual Events, plus relays, per session.

·             All entries must be submitted with Long Course Times (converted times are acceptable).

·             Each Team must also submit a Team Summary Sheet.

·             Checks for Entry Fees should be made payable to The Baltimore City Swim Club and mailed (No signature required) with disk (or Entry Forms) to:

Brendan McElroy – Meet Director

1608 Hollins Street

Baltimore, MD 21223

Brendan.McElroy@starpower.net

443-253-3615

Email entries to: cckcc@starpower.net

 

·             Please note: Entries received without payment will not be accepted. E-mail entries will not be considered complete until the Meet Director has received payment for those entries.  To verify on-time receipt of your entries, please include a stamped self-addressed postcard or envelope.

Fees:

·             $4.75 for each Individual Event

·             $10.00 for each Relay Event

·             $2.00 per swimmer surcharge for paper (manual) entries.

 

·             $6.00 per individual deck entry, $15.00 per relay.  Deck entries will only be accepted up to 30 minutes before the start of each session and only if there is an empty lane available.  Scratches are appreciated.  Note:  Deck seeding will only be allowed for swimmers that are already entered in the meet.

Entry Deadline:

·             The Meet Director must receive all entries no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, 2008.

·             Maryland LSC teams whose entries are received by July 9th will have first priority.

·             Please submit early to avoid being closed out.

Rules:

·             Applicable USA Swimming Rules shall govern this competition.

·             Maryland Swimming rules shall also apply where appropriate.

·             USA Swimming/Maryland Swimming Safety Guidelines and warm-up procedures will be in effect for the entire meet. 

·             Spectators will only be permitted in designated areas of the pool deck unless they are registered with USS as an athlete or as a non-athlete and are working at the meet.  The only exception is for the timers and volunteers assisting with the conduct of the meet.  Coaches:  You will be permitted inside the roped off areas of the deck provided you do not interfere with those conducting the meet and you are wearing your coaching credentials.

Awards:

·             Individual Events:         1st Trophy, 2nd - 3rd Medals, 4th – 8th Ribbons

·             Relays:                              1st Medals, 2nd & 3rd Ribbons

·             Team Place Awards:  1st – 6th Team Trophies

·             High Point Awards:      Plaques and special surprise awards to top individual female and male swimmers with the highest point totals in each age group.

Scoring:

·             Individual Events:         9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

·             Relays:                              18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2

 

Team scores and individual high point scores will be posted at the end of each session.  The scoring for the 10 & Under category will be scored separately from
8 & Under and 9–10 age groups.

Results:

·             Meet Results will be available for download or printing from the Maryland Swimming Website www.mdswim.org within 48 hours after the meet.

·             Teams that submit their meet entries on computer disk can receive their disks back with Meet Results in Team Manager format.

·             If a team requires a paper copy of the Meet Results, this will be mailed within 2 weeks of the meet at a cost of $10.00.

Programs:

·             Programs will be made available at all sessions at a nominal cost.

Food/Apparel:

·             A full range of food, drinks and swimming apparel will be on sale during all Saturday and Sunday sessions.

Meet Director:

Brendan McElroy – Meet Director

1608 Hollins Street

Baltimore, MD 21223

Brendan.McElroy@starpower.net

443-253-3615

(COACHES ONLY PLEASE)

 

Safety Director:

·             Benjamin Griffin

 

USA Swimming/Maryland Swimming Warm-up and Safety Guidelines will be in effect for the entire meet.

Meet Referee

John Ferrari at (410) 531-0232 or e-mail: jmf.heels@comcast.net.

Officials:

All USA Swimming certified officials willing to volunteer should contact

John Ferrari at (410) 531-0232.

Directions:

From the North:

·             Take the Baltimore Beltway (I-695 Outer Loop) West/South to Exit 12-C, Wilkens Avenue.

·             At the traffic light, turn Left onto Wilkens Avenue.

·             Turn Left again at the first traffic light onto Walker Avenue (~1 Mile).

·             Turn Right at the Stop Sign onto Hilltop Circle. 

·             The UMBC pool is ~˝ mile around the circle.

·             Turn Left onto Administration Drive.

·             The UMBC pool is on the right behind the UMBC Fieldhouse.

·             To reach additional parking continue past Administration Drive, and turn left onto Library Drive, then right into additional lots.

 

From the South:

·             Take I-95 North to 195 West

·             Take first Exit off 195 West, which will lead you onto the UMBC Campus via UMBC Boulevard.

·             Turn Right onto Hilltop Circle and then Left onto Administration Drive

·             The pool is on the right behind the UMBC Fieldhouse.

·             Parking Lot 10 is in front of the Fieldhouse.

Hotels

Airport area hotels are about a ten-minute drive to the UMBC campus.  Other hotels are about a 15-minute drive.  A few hotels are located in areas where walking to restaurants or shopping is convenient.

 

Airport Area

Best Western BW Airport.  410-796-3300.  6755 Dorsey Road.

BWI Marriott Hotel.  410-691-2967

Comfort Inn Airport.  410-789-9100.  6921 Baltimore-Annapolis Blvd.  Near Checkers and Bogies Hoagies restaurants.

Comfort Suites BWI Airport.  410-691-1000.  815 Elkridge Landing Road. 

Courtyard BW Airport.  410-859-8850.  1671 W. Nursery Road.  Short walk to multiplex movie theater with stadium seating.

Extended StayAmerica.  410-850-0400.  1500 Aero Drive.

Hampton Inn BWI Airport. 410-850-0600

Ramada Inn Airport.  7253 Parkway Drive.  132 rooms.  410-712-4300

 

Other nearby locations

Hampton Inn 8880 Columbia 100 Parkway (Columbia) 410-997-8555. Many food options nearby. Convenient to shopping and movie theaters.

Hilton Garden Inn 8241 Snowden River Parkway (Columbia) 410-750-3700. Many food options nearby. Convenient to shopping and movie theaters.

Marriott Residence Inn.  1160 Winterson Road.  410-691-0255

Courtyard by Marriott (Columbia).  8910 Stanford Blvd.  Near LoneStar Steakhouse, Hard Times Café, Noodle Corner.

Hampton Inn Governor Plaza Glen Burnie.  6617 Glen Burnie Ritchie Highway.  Behind Denny’s, near strip mall, Krispy Kreme Donuts, and Old Country Buffet.

Holiday Inn-Express (Hanover)  410-684-3388.  7481 Ridge Road.  Close to Denny’s, Outback SteakHouse, Roy Rogers, a deli and a Chinese restaurant.

Extended Stay (Columbia)  410-772-8800.  8870 Columbia 100 Parkway.

 

 

Session

Date

Events

Warm-ups Start

Events Start

1

Sat., July 26th

13-14 & Open

7:00 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

Women

Qualifying Time

Event

Qualifying Time

Men

1

NT

Open 200 Free

NT

2

3

NT

13-14 200 Free

NT

4

5

NT

Open 50 Breast

NT

6

7

NT

13-14 50 Breast

NT

8

9

NT

Open 100 Fly

NT

10

11

NT

13-14 100 Fly

NT

12

13

NT

Open 50 Back

NT

14

15

NT

13-14 50 Back

NT

16

17

NT

Open 100 Free

NT

18

19

NT

13-14 100 Free

NT

20

21

NT

Open 200 Free Relay

NT

22

23

NT

13-14 200 Free Relay

NT

24

Session

Date

Events

Warm-ups Start

Events Start

2

Sat., July 26th

10 & Under and 11-12

12:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

Women

Qualifying Time

Event

Qualifying Time

Men

25

NT

11-12 200 Free

NT

26

27

NT

10 & U 200 Free

NT

28

29

NT

11-12 50 Breast

NT

30

31

NT