11th Annual
Lancaster Stingray Invitational
Hosted
By:
The Robert K. Fox Family Y Stingrays
www.lyststingrays.org
Location: Robert K Fox Family YMCA
465 West Sixth Avenue
Lancaster, OH 43130
740-654-0616
Entry Chairperson: Lori Parrish
c/o Robert K. Fox Family YMCA Attn: Aquatics Department
465 West Sixth Avenue Lancaster,
OH 43130
Phone: 740-215-3529
Email: lorip@fmchealth.org
Coaches: Please bring a first aid kit
(ice packs, bandages etc.) to deal with potential team injuries.
Facility: The
Wendel pool is an 8 lane, 25- yard pool, using non-turbulent lane lines. The
scoring will be done by computer. The
timing system used will be Colorado. Touch pads will be used and two button
times at the 25 finishes. Watch times
will be provided as back-ups. Lockers
rooms for changing will be provided, and each team will have an area for
“camping.” TV monitors and sound system
will be used throughout the Y to improve communication and monitor events.
Referee: James
DePietro
Officials: YMCA officials will be
needed and much appreciated. Any parents interested in officiating please
e-mail Jim DePietro at jdepietr@columbus.rr.com to indicate session
availability.
Entry Deadlines: Wednesday October 28, 2009. All entries must
be in by 6:00 p.m.
Entry Fees: $4.00
per individual event and $7.00 per relay.
Checks should be made payable to LYST.
Please submit one (1) check per team.
ALL FEES MUST BE PAID PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEET. Please pay at the
scorer’s table, or in advance by mailing to Lori Parrish c/o LYST.
Entries: Each
swimmer may enter four (4) individual
events, one (1) Medley and one (1)
Free Relay. Submit entries with
short course yard times. Please submit
entries via e-mail using HY-TEK. Events
for Team Manager available on our website www.lyststingrays.org
Deck entries will be accepted again this year. Lane assignments will be issued on a
first-come, first-serve basis. NO NEW HEATS WILL BE CREATED. Any additions made to your entries after November
2 will be considered a deck entry and will be charged as such. The cost will be $5.00 per individual event and
$8.00 per relay. Deck entries must be
received 30 minutes prior to the
start of the meet. Any related fees must
also be paid at this time.
Meet Procedure: This is a closed YMCA
Invitational. Swimmer’s age as of
December 1, 2009 will be used to determine age group swimming. The USA Swimming Handbook governs this meet
(with league modifications). All events
are timed finals.
Start Times: Saturday
500yd Warm-ups will begin @7:00 am
with the Official Start Time at 7:30am.
All 500yd and 1000yd swimmers must supply their own
timers. There will be positive check in at the scorer’s table for all
500 and 1000 swimmers. The heats for the
500 and 1000 will be swam fastest to slowest. General warm-ups will begin @
approx. 8:15am (after the 500’s) with the Official Start Time to be 1 hour
after warm-ups begin. Fly-over starts may be used at the discretion of the meet
referee based on number of entries.
Teams will be given notice ( via LYST website) at least one week ahead
of time if fly-over starts are to be used on Saturday.
Sunday
Warm-ups will begin @ 8:00am with
the Official Start time to be 9:00 am.
Warm-Ups: LANE
ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE GIVEN FOR WARM-UPS.
Bullpen: No
Bullpen will be offered on Saturday.
Bullpen
for 10& Under Swimmers on Sunday.
Coaches Packet: A coach’s packet will be available
each morning during warm-ups. As a
reminder per league rules only certified coaches will be provided heat
sheets. Two heat sheets will be provided
for each team.
Entry Errors: If an entry error is made by
LYST, the swimmer(s) will be entered into an open lane of the heat nearest
his/her time or in a new heat. The
entire event WILL NOT be reseeded.
Awards: All
swimmers in age groups 10 and under will receive a participation award
Custom Awards 1st
through 3rd place. Ribbons 4th through 8th
place.
Team Awards: Banners will be awarded to the 2nd
runner –up, first runner up and 1st Place team. (Host team not
eligible for team award.) Heat winner
ribbons for 10 and Under Events.
Scoring: Individual
Events: 9,7,6,5,4,3,2,1
Relay Events: 18,14,12,10,8,6,4,2
Results: Invitational
results will be posted on the LYST website at www.lyststingrays.org
and
league website at www.seowvswim.org
Concessions: Provided
by the LYST Swim Team Parents.
Hospitality Room: There
will be a hospitality room available for the coaches and officials only.
Vendor: Greenhouse
Aquatics
Overnight All
of the following hotels are located in Lancaster:
Accommodations: Amerihost
Inn 1721 River Valley Circle
(740)654-5111
Holiday Inn Express 1861 Riverway Dr. (740)654-4445
Hampton Inn 2041 Schorrway Dr. (740)654-2999
Relax Inn 1327 River Valley Blvd.
(740)687-4823
Hope to see you there!!!