2014 Cascade Age Group Challenge 2014 CASCADE AGE GROUP CHALLENGE December 12th to 14th, 2014 Talisman Centre 2225 Macleod Trail South, Calgary, AB, T2G 5B6 2x25 scm competition pools Sanction # The Cascade Swim Club is pleased to invite you to the 2014 CASCADE AGE GROUP (FOOD BANK) CHALLENGE to be held December 12th to 14th, 2014. ENTRY DEADLINE Friday November 28th, 2014. ADVISORY REFEREE Jackie Snodgrass – contact: [email protected] MEET MANAGER Andrea Nugent & the Cascade Meet Management Team FOOD BANK CHALLENGE To all attending clubs, swimmers, coaches, officials and volunteers: This year the Cascade Swim Club will be setting up a number of hampers to collect donations for the food bank for those that find themselves in need. Officials and swimmers will have the opportunity to accept raffle tickets in exchange for food item donations and we would hope that all those in attendance this year would support the effort of filling our food hampers. All food item donations will be going to the Calgary Food Bank and they are in particular need of items such as the following: soup cans, rice, canned fruit, diapers, canned fish, canned green vegetables, fruit juice, pasta sauce, canned tomatoes, peanut butter, canned meat & protein, pasta and baby formula. 42% of food bank clients are children and this year we are asking for your support in helping our donation drive. All team donations will be recognized during the meet for their contributions. ELIGIBILITY Swimmers may not be entered in any events for which they have a current Provincial “A” time with the exception of the 11&U boys and 10&U girls for which there are no de-qualifying time standards. Coaches are asked to use the Honour System when entering their athletes and respect the spirit of this rule that allows only “B” and under times for any given event, including relay legs (ie a swimmer with an “A” time in the 50m butterfly should not swim butterfly on the 4x50 medley relay). In the event that an “A” swimmer is entered into an event in which they are not eligible the Cascade Meet Management Group reserves the right to enter him/her as exhibition, including relays. 2014 Cascade Age Group Challenge AGE GROUPS Swimmer’s age will be determined as of the first day of the meet, December 12th, 2014. Females: 10 & under, 12&U, 13 &Over Males: 11 & under, 13&U, 14 & Over ENTRY PROCEDURE All entries are to be submitted using HyTek. The files are to be uploaded on line at www.swimmeet.ca on or before the entry deadline (Friday, November 28th, 2014). Time of receipt of uploaded entries will be considered as the date and time on the notification email sent to the meet manager through the SNC site. All times are to be entered Short Course. In addition, the following must reach the Meet Managers on or before Friday, November 28th, 2014: Cheque with entry fees made payable to Cascade Swim Club. An excel spreadsheet with your entries for alternate swims for distance events or events with limited numbers. Copy of your entries in either Word or PDF. If entries are sent by courier please ensure no signature is required upon delivery. Send all entries by Deadline to: Cascade Swim Club - Attention: Jasen Pratt 2225 Macleod Trail South Calgary, Alberta, T2G 5B6 (403)263-7946 [email protected] ENTRIES The maximum number of swimmers accepted for entry shall be approximately 700 swimmers. All efforts will be made to accommodate all entries while keeping reasonable session lengths in accordance with Swim AB recommendations. There is a maximum number of 8 individual swims for all swimmers (3 event max /day). Please enter all events with a time. NT’s will not be accepted. Please provide a list of Alternate swims for any swimmer entered into the 800 / 1500 in the event that the Meet Manager must limit entries based on times due to numbers of entrants. Clubs not providing this list with their entries by the Meet Entry Deadline may result in no alternate swims provided /allowed for those swimmers. Proof of Time must be entered for all 400, 800, 1500 free and 400 IM events. ENTRY FEES Individual: $50.00 flat fee per swimmer entered, regardless of events entered. Relays: $10.00 per relay Deck Entries are $15.00 for an individual event and $20.00 for a relay event. There will be no refunds for any scratched swimmers after the November 28, 2014 Scratch 2014 Cascade Age Group Challenge Deadline. DECK ENTRIES Deck entries will be accepted providing no extra heats are created. Deck Entries must be submitted no later than the Scratch Deadline of that session / 30 minutes prior to the session report start time of that session. All deck entries are exhibition swims and therefore will not be eligible for finals or scoring. Exhibition swims will be eligible for best time prize draws. All Deck Entries must be approved by the Meet Manager and paid in full upon approval. MEET RULES The current SwimAB/ SNC/FINA rules shall govern the meet, except where specifically modified in this meet package. SNC Warm up Procedures will be in effect. http://www.swimalberta.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/2014%20Swimming%20Canada%20Compet ition%20Warm-Up%20Safety%20Procedures.pdf SwimAB Scratch Rules in effect http://www.swimalberta.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/Swim%20Alberta%20Scratch%20Rule.pdf MEET FORMAT & AGE GROUP CHALLENGE MEET RULES No individual events will go straight to finals. Prelims will be swum senior seeded by time and divided by gender. There will only be “A” finals for all age categories. Meet Management reserves the right to double lane (400, 800, 1500 free), limit entries, reschedule slower heats and change start times. 400M FREESTYLE (Proof of time MUST be provided.) This event will be limited and teams should use their best discretion and not enter swimmers who might be better served swimming this event at their own home pool in a time trial situation. 800/1500M FREESTYLE (Timed Final & Proof of time MUST be provided). POSITIVE CHECK-IN: by 8:30 am Friday, December 13, 2014 at the Clerk of Course. The top 8 swimmers in the following categories will be guaranteed a swim: Girls 12&U, 13 & O Boys 13&U, 14 & O All other entries are not guaranteed a swim. Please send alternate swims for all swimmers entered in the 800/1500 events. Prelims will be swum fastest to slowest. RELAYS (Timed Final) The maximum number of teams/entries is four (4) per Club per age and gender including mixed. Entries are due to the Clerk of Course 60 minutes prior to the posted start time of the first relay event of that session. Published session reports posted at the CofC table will be the reference for the start times. The Honour System will be in effect. “A” swimmers may not swim any portion of a relay in which 2014 Cascade Age Group Challenge they have a current “A” time for that leg/portion. SCRATCH DEADLINES 800 Free / 1500 Free 8:30AM Friday, December 13th CofC* 400 Free 5:30PM Friday, December 13th CofC 400 IM 5:30PM Saturday, December 14th CofC If at all possible we would like as many of these scratches in to our Meet Manager via email the night before at [email protected]. All deadlines and rules will be posted at Clerk of Course and provided in Coaches Packages prior to the start of the competition. AWARDS & PRIZES For all individual events and relays, presentations will be done for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place with medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd and ribbons will be awarded for 4th to 8th place in individual events. There will be draws for prizes for swimmers achieving best times. All prizes must be picked up by the conclusion of the Competition. There will be a best time prize table on hand for swimmers who achieve one or more best times throughout the weekend. Also, swimmers bringing a food bank donation will receive a prize raffle ticket for each item they bring which can then be used at the best time prize table. TEAM SPIRIT AWARD – “A SEASON OF CHEER!” There will be a prize awarded for the best cheer/team spirit during or before Finals warm ups throughout the Meet for both Large and Small teams. Meet Management will determine the numbers for these categories. Please plan to participate and bring your best cheer and team spirit and to support those in need this Holiday Season – extra team spirit points given for team donations to the food bank! OFFICIALS Visiting clubs are encouraged to volunteer to officiate. Please provide names of officials and direct all enquiries to [email protected] regarding officiating / volunteering. Calgary and area clubs sending swimmers to the meet will be expected to send Officials equalling the number of swimmers attending. Officials will have a chance to enter a draw for volunteer raffle prizes. Extra raffle tickets will be given to volunteers for any Calgary Food Bank items donated in the Officials Room. Please consider supporting those in need. 2014 Cascade Age Group Challenge EVENT ORDER Friday Saturday Sunday Warm-ups Start 7:30AM Warm-ups Start 7:30AM Warm-ups Start 7:30AM Heats Start 8:30AM 200 Back 100 Breast 200 Free 50 Back 800 / 1500 Free Heats Start 8:30AM 100 Fly 200 IM 50 Free 400 Free Heats Start 8:30AM 100 Free 50 Breast 100 Back 50 Fly Warm-ups Start 4:30PM Warm-ups Start 4:30PM Warm-ups Start 4:30PM Finals Start 5:30PM 4x50 FR 200 Back 100 Breast 200 Free 50 Free 4 x 50 MR Mixed Finals Start 5:30PM 4x50 MR 100 Fly 200 IM 50 Free 400 Free 4 x 50 FR Mixed Finals Start 5:30PM 100 Free 50 Breast 100 Back 50 Fly 400 IM 400 IM Please check the Cascade Website for session report updates, psych sheets and updated technical bulletins or meet changes. WWW.CASCADESWIMMING.COM We will gladly accept all Food Bank Donations form participants, spectators and volunteers and will have a number of food hampers laid out during the meet to collect donations.
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