2010 Michigan Swimming Western Junior Olympics

Hosted By: The Spartan Swim Club

March 5, 2010 – March 7, 2010 Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Q1 TIMES ACHIEVED AT THIS MEET QUALIFY FOR THE STATE MEETS

Location:        Holt High School Pool, 5885 W. Holt Rd., Holt, Michigan 48842.  Visit http://www.mapquest.com  for a map and directions.

Exit I-96 at Martin Luther King.  Go South to Bishop Road and turn left on Bishop.  At the dead end, turn right on Grovenburg Road.  Turn left on Holt Road.  The school is on the right side of Holt Road.  The pool is on the east end of the school.

Exit I-127 at Holt Road.  The school is on the left side of Holt Road.  The pool is on the east end of the school.

Times:             Friday PM                  Warm up 5:00                        Meet Start 6:00

                        Saturday AM              Warm up 7:30                        Meet Start 8:30

                        Saturday PM              Warm up 12:30          Meet Start 1:30

                        Sunday AM                 Warm up 7:30                        Meet Start 8:30

                        Sunday PM                 Warm up 12:30          Meet Start 1:30

Meet Format: This Junior Olympics meet is the middle level meet (above Districts Meets and below State Meets) of the Michigan Swimming, Inc Championship Meets.  Thus, it is a “Faster than/Slower than” a stated time standard swim meet. All individual events are timed finals.  There is a Friday evening session in addition to an AM and PM session on Saturday and Sunday.  The age groups are 10 and Under, 11-12 and 13-18.   11/12 Girls swim in the morning sessions; 11/12 boys swim in the afternoon sessions.

Eligibility:       All swimmers must be currently registered with Michigan Swimming. A swimmer's age on the first day of the meet (March 5, 2010) will determine his/her eligibility for a particular age group for the entire meet.

TimeStandards:      To enter a particular event the swimmer’s fastest time achieved between January 1, 2009 and March 5, 2010 must fall between “Q2” (JO minimum qualifying) and the “Q1” (State qualifying) time standards (a “Faster than/Slower than” situation).  A swimmer may only compete in events in which they do not have a Q1 State Championship qualifying time prior to the JO Meet. Any swimmer who has achieved a SCM or LCM Q1 time cut which will allow the swimmer to enter an event in the 2010 short course State Meet is ineligible to enter or compete in the same event in the JO meet. This includes any 8 & under swimmer who has achieved the 10 & under Q1 standard and any 13-18 swimmer who has made the Q1 standards for their age group.

If a swimmer achieves a Q1 time in a particular event after his/her entry has been sent to the JO Entry Chair but before March 5, 2010, the swimmer must withdraw from the event unless the “Age Up” exception below applies. Should a swimmer be required to withdraw, they will be refunded the event fee.

Age Up

Exception:       All swimmers who “age up” after the first day of JOs (on or after March 5, 2010) and before their respective state meets and who don’t have a Q1 time in their new (State Meet) age group may enter a particular event in their current age group at JO’s at a seed time at or faster than their current age group’s Q1 time standard.  All of these entries must be entered as Exhibition swims. This additional entry option is intended to allow all swimmers an opportunity to qualify for the State Meets in their actual State Meet age group. Swimmers who enter an event at JO’s under this section are not, however, eligible for awards at JO’s in that event.  Please alert the entry chair to all “Age Up” entries by enclosing a statement to that effect in your email or US mail entry.

Achieved

Times:                         Q1 times achieved at JO’s qualify for the State Meets so long as the entry is received by the State Meet hosts by the entry cut off dates as stated in the State Meet announcements. 

Individual

Entry

Limits:            A swimmer may enter a maximum of 1 individual event Friday, 3 individual events Saturday, and 3 individual events Sunday.  Once entered in the meet, a swimmer may not substitute one event for another.

New for

2010:                           If a 13-18 year old swimmer has achieved the Q2 time for the 1000 yd freestyle and does not have a state time (Q1) in the 1650 yd freestyle they may choose to enter the 1650 yd freestyle at the Q2 cutoff time. 

Age Groups:   There is a 13-18 Age Group in this meet (not 13/14 and 15-18). Make sure you check your Q2 qualifying times carefully in the Time Standards portion of this meet announcement.  Use the time standards corresponding to your actual age on March 5, 2010. 

Entry Fees     $5.00 per individual event, $3 per relay event and a $1.00 surcharge.

Refunds:          Once a team or individual entry has been received and processed by the entry chair there are no refunds in full or in part, except as specified in the Time Standards paragraph.

 Team

Check In:        Check In will be available as of 30 minutes before start of warm up. CHECK IN IS REQUIRED NO LATER THAN 15 MINUTES AFTER THE START OF WARMUP FOR EACH SESSION. CHECK IN MUST COMPLY WITH THE MICHIGAN SWIMMING APPROVED CHECK IN RULES.  Failing to swim an event after check in will disqualify a swimmer from his or her next event. Check in will be located in the Commons past the pool entrance.

Marshaling:    All events will be self-marshaled.  Heat sheets will be posted in conspicuous places on deck and distributed to coaches as soon as possible.  All swimmers will be expected to find their heat and lane independently. Heat cards will not be used.

Time Trials:    Time Trials will be offered at the discretion of the meet director and meet referee if time permits.  The cost is $7 per event.  Only 1 Time Trial will be allowed per swimmer per day provided they do not exceed the 3 events per day limitation.

Deck Entries:  No deck entries are allowed at the JO’s.

Seeding:          All events are timed finals and will be seeded slowest to fastest other than the 500 and 1650 freestyles, which will be seeded fastest to slowest. The 13-18 500 Free and 1650 Free will be swum alternating genders (women-men).  Genders may be combined to reduce the number of heats.

Admissions:    Fri. Eve.  $4 (includes heat sheet)

                        Sat & Sun: $4 per person. (12 & under free)

                        Sat & Sun Programs: $4 per day

Scoring/

Awards/

Photos:            Custom Michigan Swimming Medals will be awarded for 1st through 8th place.  Custom Ribbons will be awarded 9^th through 16^th place for all individual events and will be available for pick up during the meet. Relays will be awarded custom Michigan swimming Medals for 1^st – 3^rd place and custom ribbons for 4^th-8^th place.  No awards will be mailed. No individual or team scoring will be kept. 

Concessions:   Food and beverages will be available in the Holt High School Commons area. No food or beverage will be allowed on the deck of the pool, in the locker rooms or in the spectator areas. A hospitality area will be available for coaches and officials.           

Lost and

Found:             Articles may be turned in/picked up at the pool office. Articles not picked up by the end of the meet will be retained in the home of the Concessions Manager for at least 14 days (any longer period shall be in the sole discretion of the Meet Director).

Deck

Personnel:       Only swimmers, registered coaches and meet officials/workers are allowed on the deck. Coaches and officials must display their registration cards at all times. Coaches must be current in all certifications through the final date of the meet.

Facility Items:            (A)       No smoking is allowed in the building or on the grounds of Holt High School.

                                    (B)       Pursuant to applicable Michigan law, no glass will be allowed on the deck of the pool or in the locker rooms.

                                    (C)       No bare feet allowed outside of the pool area. Swimmers need to have shoes to go into the hallway to awards or concessions.

                                    (D)       An Emergency Action Plan has been submitted by the Host Club to the Safety Marshall and the Program Operations Chair of Michigan Swimming prior to sanction of this meet and is available for review and inspection at the pool office.

Vendors:         Action Accents, www.actionaccents.com, JBL Medal Engravers

Photographer:  Youth Sports Action Photography, www.youthsportsactionphotography.com

T-Shirts:          A limited number of custom meet shirts will be available at the meet. A preorder form is attached and is due on  February 19, 2010.  Late orders will be accepted only if shirts are still available. 

FRIDAY EVENING
Warm-up 5:00 Check In Closes 5:15 Start 6:00

** If a swimmer has the 1000 yd freestyle Q2 time they can enter the 1650 at the Q2 cutoff Time.

SATURDAY MORNING

                        Warm-up 7:30 Check In Closes 7:45 Start 8:30

SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Warm-up 12:30p.m. Check In Closes 12:45 Start 1:30p.m.

* Must be slower than Q1 (state qualifying) time for their age group