GREEN YMCA BARRACUDA INVITATIONAL

 

 

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NEW! 13-14 Events changed to 13 & Over to accommodate older swimmers!!!

 

 

DATE

 

 

SUNDAY, January 13, 2008

 

 

LOCATION

 

 

Green Family YMCA

3800 Massillon Road, Uniontown, OH 44685

330-899-9622

 

 

POOL

 

25 Yard / 6 Lane Pool

 

 

SPECTATOR SPACE

 

 

There will be bleachers set in the pool area, however, seating is limited.  Please plan to sit in the gym or racquetball courts with your

swimmer(s) when they are not in an event.

 

SWIMMER

SPACE

 

Large Gym and Racquetball Courts available for swimmers and their families to use between events.  The Gym, Concession Area and Racquetball Courts are cold, please dress warmly.

 

 

POOL AND GYM RULES

 

 

Food is allowed in the concession area ONLY.

 

NO food or drinks are allowed in the gym or in the pool area.

 

SHOES must be worn at ALL TIMES.  Please remember to take towels to the pool area before your event in order to prevent slippery floors.

 

 

STARTING

TIMES

 

AM SESSION:

6 & under (boys and girls)

(Freestyle and Backstroke ONLY)

8 & under (boys and girls)

10 & under (boys and girls)

Warm-ups begin at 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM

Meet will start at 8:00 AM

There will be a Clerk of Course for 10 & under swimmers during the AM Session located in the Classroom across from the locker rooms.

 

PM SESSION:

13 & 14 (boys and girls)

11 & 12 (boys and girls)

Warm-ups will begin immediately after

AM Session, but no earlier than 2:00 PM

NO Clerk of course during PM Session.  Swimmers will receive their cards from the Event Coordinator in the gym.

 

 

ELIGIBILITY

 

Each swimmer must be a full member of the YMCA that they represent in accordance with the NEO Swim League and National Rules.

 

Ages are determined by the swimmer's age as of December 1, 2007

 

 

 

 

ENTRY FEES

 

PRE-SUBMITTED ENTRIES:

Individual Events: $3.00 per event

Relay Events:  $12.00 per Relay Team

 

DECK ENTRIES:

(Accepted only if there is room in current heat. 

NO new heats will be created with deck entries)

 

Individual Events: $5.00 per event

Relay Events:  $15.00 per Relay Team

 

Each swimmer may compete in up to

four (4) individual events and two (2) relay events.

 

Please make checks payable to

Green YMCA Swim Boosters or GYSB

 

Payment will be accepted on the day of meet.

Please pay Michele Gunn, GYSB Treasurer,

before the start of the AM Session in Concessions area.

 

Or mail payment to the following address:

Green YMCA Barracuda Invitational

c/o Michele Gunn / GYSB Treasurer

375 Watson Street

Akron, OH 44305

 

 

COACHES INFO

 

 

 

Coaches Packets will be available upon arrival in Concessions Area.

 

There will be a Coaches meeting prior to the AM Session for

Head Coaches and their Assistants ONLY in the Concessions Area.

 

 

 

CONDUCT

 

Coaches are responsible for the conduct and supervision of their swimmers.  Please check your swimmer area in the gym prior to leaving the meet.  All swimmers are required to wear shoes outside of the pool area and to take a towel with them to warm-ups and to their events,

in order to keep the gym floor from getting wet and slippery.

NO FOOD OR DRINK, EXCEPT FOR BOTTLE WATER WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE GYM AND RACQUETBALL COURTS.  ALL FOOD AND DRINK MUST BE CONSUMED IN THE CONCESSION AREA.

 

 

RULES

 

 

USA rules as stated in the NEO YMCA League rulebook.

 

 

 

DEADLINE

 

Team Manger entry files must be received by

Monday, January 7th, 2008.

 

All other entries must be received by

Monday, December 31ST, 2007

 

Entries can be submitted by email to Coach Ty Shackelford at

tshac@sbcglobal.net

 

Mail all disk or paper entries to:

Green YMCA Barracuda Invitational

c/o Ty Shackelford / Barracuda Head Coach

731 Redwood Avenue

Canal Fulton, OH 44614

 

 

QUESTIONS

 

 

Valerie Schwartz / GYSB President

vtschwartz@sbcglobal.net

330-899-9660 (home)

704-699-8441 (cell)

 

Ty Shackelford / Barracuda Head Coach

tshac@sbglobal.net

330-285-1303 (cell)

 

 

AWARDS

 

MEDAL AWARDS

1st - 3rd place in all individual and relay events

 

RIBBON AWARDS

Heat winners and 4th - 12th in all individual and relay events

 

TROPHY AWARDS

1st, 2nd and 3rd place Team Trophies

(Scoring 1 - 16 places)

 

 

CONCESSION

 

A full concession stand will be available during both AM and PM sessions.  It will be located in the Multi-purpose room across from the gym.

All food MUST be consumed in the Concession Area. 

Specialty items like caps, goggles, suits, swimmer buttons, car bumper stickers and t-shirts will be available for purchase as well.

 

ADMISSION

$3.00 for Admission for all spectators

$5.00 for Heat Sheets either AM or PM

To place a swimmer ad in heat sheet click here for an order form.

Swimmer ads are due by December 31, 2007, please pay

for ads by deadline to Treasurer address above.

 

 

AM SESSION ORDER OF EVENTS

EVENT #

GIRLS

AGE

GROUP

EVENT

AGE GROUP

EVENT #

BOYS

1

10 & Under

200 FREESTYLE

10 & Under

2

3

10 & Under

200 MEDLEY RELAY

10 & Under

4

5

8 & Under

100 MEDLEY RELAY

8 & Under

6

7

10 & Under

50 FREESTYLE

10 & Under

8

9

8 & Under

25 FREESTYLE

8 & Under

10

11

    6 & Under

25 FREESTYLE

6 & Under

12

13

10 & Under

100 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

10 & Under

14

15

10 & Under

50 BUTTERFLY

10 & Under

16

17

8 & Under

25 BUTTERFLY

8 & Under

18

19

10 & Under

100 FREESTYLE

10 & Under

20

21

8 & Under

50 FREESTYLE

8 & Under

22

23

10 & Under

50 BACKSTROKE

10 & Under

24

25

8 & Under

25 BACKSTROKE

8 & Under

26

27

6 & Under

25 BACKSTROKE

6 & Under

28

29

10 & Under

50 BREASTSTROKE

10 & Under

30

31

8 & Under

25 BREASTSTROKE

8 & Under

32

33

10 & Under

200 FREESTYLE RELAY

10 & Under

34

35

8 & Under

100 FREESTYLE RELAY

8 & Under

36

 

AFTERNOON SESSION ORDER OF EVENTS

EVENT #

GIRLS

AGE

GROUP

EVENT

AGE GROUP

EVENT #

BOYS

37

13 & Over

200 FREESTYLE

13 & Over

38

39

11 - 12

200 FREESTYLE

11 - 12

40

41

13 & Over

200 MEDLEY RELAY

13 & Over

42

43

11 - 12

200 MEDLEY RELAY

11 - 12

44

45

13 & Over

200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

13 & Over

46

47

11 - 12

100 INDIVDUAL MEDLEY

11 - 12

48

49

13 & Over

50 FREESTYLE

13 & Over

50

51

11 - 12

50 FREESTYLE

11 - 12

52

53

13 & Over

100 BUTTERFLY

13 & Over

54

55

11 - 12

50 BUTTERFLY

11 - 12

56

57

13 & Over

100 FREESTYLE

13 & Over

58

59

11 - 12

100 FREESTYLE

11 - 12

60

61

13 & Over

100 BACKSTROKE

13 & Over

62

63

11 - 12

50 BACKSTROKE

11 - 12

64

65

13 & Over

100 BREASTSTROKE

13 & Over

66

67

11 - 12

50 BREASTSTROKE

11 - 12

68

69

13 & Over

200 FREESTYLE RELAY

13 & Over

70

71

11 - 12

200 FREESTYLE RELAY

11 - 12

72

73

13 & Over

500 FREESTYLE

13 & Over

74