Meets: The Jack Thompson Fall Classic
Dates: OCTOBER 16-18, 2009
Sanction No.: KYSC1005
Site: Mary T. Meagher Aquatic Center located at the corner of Reservoir and Zorn Avenues, Louisville.
Warm-up and Starting Times: (Note: these are provisional times and may be adjusted once entries are complete. Please check the Dolphins Home Page just before the meet for updates. This page will not be updated.
FRIDAY EVENING SESSIONS (13-14 & Senior) Warm-ups: 4:30 p.m. Meet starts: 5:30 p.m.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING SESSIONS (9-10, 11-12) Warm-ups: 7:00 a.m. Meet starts: 8:00 a.m.
SATURDAY MID-DAY SESSION (8-under) Warm-ups: Will begin 30 min after a.m. session, but not before 11:30 a.m.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSION (13-14 & Senior) Warm-ups: 2:00 p.m. Meet starts 3:00 p.m.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON SESSION (13-14 & Senior) Warm-ups: Start 30 min after a.m. session, but not before 11:30 a.m.
Pool: The facilities consist of an 11 – lane, 25-yard indoor pool ranging in depth from 5 to 12 feet. Ten lanes will be used for competition. The competition course has 8-foot wide lanes marked by continuous lane lines and Paragon starting blocks.
Format: Pre-seeded, timed finals meet for 8-under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14 and Senior swimmers. The 11-12 500 Free, 13-14 400 IM, 500 Free and the Senior 400 IM, 500 yd Freestyle will be deck seeded. These events will be limited to a minimum of three (3) heats per event. At the discretion of the Administrative Referee, additional heats in all or one age goup may be added to offset a lack of entries in another age group or if time permits. Evnts 3-4 Senior 1000 yd Free is limited to a maximum of four heats per event (40 swimmers per event). The 1000 Free will be seeded fastest to slowest. The first two (2) heats of Events 3-4 will swim followed by Events 5-6, 13&Over 50 Breast, followed
by the final two (2) heats of Events 3-4. All Friday evening events, except the 1000 Free will be swum as combined heats and scored according to age group.
Awards: Ribbons for 1st through 10th place for all 8-u, 9-10 & 11-12 individual events. High point awards for each age group. Please make sure swimmers pick up their awards. None will be mailed. At the conclusion of each session there will be a special award for the highest ranked swim, based on the Hy-Tek Age Group Power Points.
Eligibility: All swimmers must be current USA-registered athletes. The age of the swimmer on October 16, 2009 will determine the age group for this meet.
Entry Limitation: 13-14 and Senior swimmers may compete in five individual events per day. 8-Under, 9-10, 11-12 swimmers will be limited to four individual events per day. Entries will be limited to the first 350 non-Lakeside swimmers.
Entry Fees: $4.50 Commlink entry; $5.00 written entry per individual event; $1.50 per swimmer KYLSC Surcharge; $2.50 per swimmer Facility Fee
Check-in Procedure: Swimmers are required to check in with the Clerk of Course for events 400 yards and longer, 30 minutes before the beginning of the session in which the event is to be swum. No other events need to be checked in.
Deck Entries: Deck entries will be accepted at the discretion of the Administrative Referee. Only events with open lanes will be filled. NO heats will be added. Deck entries will cost $8.00 per event.
Scratch Procedure: Report scratches to the Clerk of Course. There will be a penalty for no-shows, but the event will count as an event swum. Swimmers may not scratch on deck to Deck enter into another event.
Officials: The Lakeside Swim Team welcomes the assistance of any visiting parent who would like to serve as an official or timer. Please contact the Meet Director.
Meet Director: David Mercke (502) 893-8431