RAC CHRISTMAS INVITATIONAL SWIM MEET
December 3-5, 2004

 

SPONSORED BY:   Razorback Aquatic Club

LOCATION:   Harvey & Bernice Jones Center for Families (Direction to Pool)
                     Corner of Emma St. & Route 265, Springdale, AR

STARTING TIMES:                                Warm-ups     Meet starts
       Friday, December 5                           4:30 p.m.      5:30 p.m.
       Saturday & Sunday, December 6-7
                Morning Sessions                      7:30 a.m.      8:45 a.m.
                Afternoon Sessions                       *                  *
       Saturday Evening, December 6                *                  *

       *Warm-ups will begin 10 minutes after the end of the morning session but not before 11:30 a.m. Split sessions will be used if necessary. Warm-ups will last for one hour unless split warm-ups are necessary, in which case they will be extended by 30 minutes. Teams will be notified if split sessions are required. Afternoon session starting time will be 15 minutes after the end of warm-ups but not before 12:45 p.m. Warm-ups for the Saturday evening session will begin immediately after the end of the afternoon session and will last for 20 minutes.        

ENTRY LIMITS:   Swimmers may enter a maximum of four (4) individual events plus one (1) relay per day.  The meet will be limited to the first 450 swimmers. If a team's entries exceed this limit, all of this team's entries will be accepted. Entries will be accepted in the order they are received. If the entry limit is exceeded, then teams will be rejected in reverse order of receipt. Teams not accepted will be notified by telephone; entry fees will be returned.

       Friday evening's events, except for the 10 & under 200 IM, are limited to the fastest 24 (3 heats) of each gender. Saturday evening’s 1000 free will be limited to the fastest 16 (2 heats) of each gender. Coaches will be contacted regarding entries which do not make a heat limited event.

ENTRY FEES:   $2.75 surcharge for each swimmer; $2.25 for each individual event entered; $5.00 for each relay team.

DECK ENTRIES:   Deck entries will be accepted by the Clerk of Course up to 30 minutes before the published starting time of each session.  Cost is $4.50 per individual event and $10.00 per relay -- cash or team check only, no personal checks. A swimmer who is not previously entered in the meet must also pay the $2.75 surcharge.

       Deck entries for each event will be placed in open lanes in existing heats in the order in which they are received by the Clerk of Course. New heats will not be created. There is no guarantee that a deck entry will get to swim the event and there will be no refund of entry fees. No event will be reseeded to accommodate a deck entry. A swimmer who scratches one event and enters another event to replace it will be charged deck entry fees.

1000 FREE:   The 1000 free will be limited to the fastest 16 (2 heats) of each gender. Heats will be swum fastest to slowest, alternating girls and boys. It will be deck seeded, with positive check-in before the start of Event 69 (11-12 200 free relay) in the afternoon session. Deck entries will close at the same time as for the Saturday afternoon session.  Any swimmer who has checked-in (and not scratched prior to the check-in deadline) and fails to swim shall be barred from his/her next individual event. Each swimmer will be required to provide one timer for their heat and, if desired, a lap counter.

SCORING:   Through 8th place for individual events and relays. Individual events: 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1; Relay events: 18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2.

AWARDS:   Ribbons will be given for first through eighth places in individual events and relays. High point awards will be given in each age group. Individual points will be earned only for events swum in that age group.  Team awards will be given to the top three teams based on total points scored.

RAC CHRISTMAS INVITATIONAL SWIM MEET
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

       Friday Evening Session, December 3, 2004
       Warm-ups 4:30 p.m.; Deck entries close 5:00 p.m.
       Session starts 5:30 p.m.

       GIRLS                               EVENT                                         BOYS
        1                               10 & under  200 IM                                2
        3                               *11 - 12  200 IM                                     4
        5                               *13 - 14  400 IM                                     6
        7                               *Senior  400 IM                                      8
        9                               *11 - 12  500 free                                   10
       11                              *13 - 14  500 free                                    12
       13                              *Senior  500 free                                     14
       *These events are limited to the top 24 of each gender.

       Saturday Morning Session, December 4, 2004
       Warm-ups 7:30 a.m.; Deck entries close 8:15 a.m.
       Session starts 8:45 a.m.

      GIRLS                                  EVENT                                       BOYS
       15                                8 & under  25 free                                16
       17                                10 & under  50 free                               18
       19                                8 & under  50 breast                             20
       21                                10 & under 100 breast                           22
       23                                8 & under  25 back                                24
       25                                10 & under  50 back                              26
       27                                 8 & under  50 fly                                  28
       29                                10 & under 100 fly                                 30
       31                                8 & under 100 IM                                  32
       33                                10 & under 100 IM                                 34
       35                                8 & under 100 free relay                         36
       37                                10 & under 200 free relay                       38

       Saturday Afternoon Session, December 4, 2004
       Warm-ups start 10 minutes after end of morning session but not before 11:30 a.m.
       Deck entries close 30 minutes before the announced starting time of the session.
       Session starts 15 minutes after the end of warm-ups but not before 12:45 p.m..

      GIRLS                                 EVENT                                      BOYS
       39                                11 - 12  200 free                                 40
       41                                13 - 14  200 free                                 42
       43                                Senior  200 free                                  44
       45                                11 - 12  50 breast                                46
       47                                13 - 14  100 breast                              48
       49                                Senior  100 breast                                50
       51                                11 - 12  50 free                                     52
       53                                13 - 14  50 free                                     54
       55                                Senior  50 free                                      56
       57                                11 - 12  100 back                                  58
       59                                13 - 14  200 back                                  60
       61                                Senior  200 back                                  62
       63                                11 - 12  50 fly                                       64
       65                                13 - 14  100 fly                                     66
       67                                Senior  100 fly                                      68
       69                                11 - 12  200 free relay                            70
       71                                13 - 14  200 free relay                            72
       73                                Senior  200 free relay                             74
     
       Saturday Evening Session, December 4, 2004
       Warm-ups begin immediately after end of afternoon session.
       Deck entries close at the same time as for the afternoon session.
       Positive check-in before the start of Event 69 in the afternoon session.
       Session starts immediately after the end of warm-ups.
       Each swimmer must provide one timer for their heat.

      GIRLS                                   EVENT                                    BOYS
       75                                *Senior 1000 free                                76
       *These events are limited to the top 16 of each gender.

       Sunday Morning Session, December 5, 2004
       Warm-ups 7:30 a.m.; Deck entries close 8:15 a.m.
       Session starts 8:45 a.m.

       GIRLS                                  EVENT                                      BOYS
       77                                8 & under  50 free                                78
       79                                10 & under  100 free                             80
       81                                8 & under  25 breast                             82
       83                                10 & under  50 breast                            84
       85                                8 & under  50 back                                86
       87                                10 & under  100 back                             88
       89                                8 & under  25 fly                                    90
       91                                10 & under  50 fly                                  92
       93                                8 & under  100 free                                94
       95                                10 & under  200 free                               96
       97                                8 & under  100 medley relay                   98
       99                                10 & under  200 medley relay                 100

       Sunday Afternoon Session, December 5, 2004
       Warm-ups start 10 minutes after end of morning session but not before 11:30 a.m.
       Deck entries close 30 minutes before the announced starting time of the session.
       Session starts 15 minutes after the end of warm-ups, but not before 12:45 p.m.

       GIRLS                                 EVENT                                            BOYS
       101                                11 - 12  100 IM                                       102
       103                                13 - 14  200 IM                                       104
       105                                Senior  200 IM                                        106
       107                                11 - 12  100 free                                      108
       109                                13 - 14  100 free                                      110
       111                                Senior  100 free                                       112
       113                                11 - 12  100 breast                                  114
       115                                13 - 14  200 breast                                  116
       117                                Senior  200 breast                                   118
       119                                11 - 12  50 back                                      120
       121                                13 - 14  100 back                                     122
       123                                Senior  100 back                                     124
       125                                11 - 12  100 fly                                        126
       127                                13 - 14  200 fly                                        128
       129                                Senior  200 fly                                          130
       131                                11 - 12  200 medley relay                          132
       133                                13 - 14  200 medley relay                          134
       135                                Senior  200 medley relay                           136  
 

 


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