MEET
Mallards LC Challenge
DATES
April. 15th + 16th + 17th
LOCATION
Markham PAN AM Centre
16 Main Street
Unionville, ON L3R 2E5
FACILITY
One ten-lane 50m pool!
There is plenty of spectator seating; there is limited parking with an overflow lot in the field adjacent to the pool. There will NOT be a snack bar in the lobby so you might want to pack lots of extra food and drinks! :)
SESSIONS
~Sessions 1~
13+Overs - Friday Afternoon - Preliminaries
Warm-ups @ 12:00-12:50pm / Starts @ 1:00pm / Finishes @ 4:30pm
~Sessions 2~
12&Unders - Friday Afternoon - Timed Finals
Warm-ups @ 4:45-5:25pm / Starts @ 5:30pm / Finishes @ 8:20pm
~Sessions 3~
13+Overs - Saturday Morning - Preliminaries/Double Ended
Warm-ups @ 7:40-8:20am / Starts @ 8:30am / Finishes @ 1:00pm
~Sessions 4~
12&Unders - Saturday Afternoon - Timed Finals
Warm-ups @ 1:15-1:55pm / Starts @ 2:00pm / Finishes @ 6:30pm
~Sessions 5~
13+Overs - Saturday Evening - Timed Finals
Warm-ups @ 6:45-7:25pm / Starts @ 7:30pm / Finishes @ 8:15pm
~Sessions 6~
13+Overs - Sunday Morning - Timed Finals/Double Ended
Warm-ups @ 7:40-8:20am / Starts @ 8:30am / Finishes @ 12:40pm
~Sessions 9~
12&Unders - Sunday Afternoon - Timed Finals
Warm-ups @ 2:15-2:55pm / Starts @ 3:00pm
MEET FEES
$10.00 per individual event
$12.00 for the 400m free & 400m IM
$16.00 for the 800m free & 1500m free
$16.00 per relay team ($4 per swimmer)
[$14.00 for deck entries 50s/100s/200s/400s]
[$18.00 for deck entries for the 800m/1500m races]
$20.00 coaching fee***overnight meet
Please submit meet fees by Wed., April 13th!
SCRATCH DEADLINE
Friday, March 25th!
OFFICIATING
The meet is in need of officials! Please help support your swimmers and our club by volunteering! Please contact Mr. Jeff Clemmensen or e-mail the Mallards Officials Chair directly at officialschair@mallardsswimming.com!
SPECIAL NOTES
~Please bring a lock to store your valuables in the locker rooom!
~All 13&Over 50m races are prelims/finals!
~One START RULE; one false start is a DQ! (Be still on the block!)
~No food, no street shoes & NO Parcheesi on deck. Tiddly Winks only.
~Swimmers, please bring a chair to sit on during the meet!
~Deck entries times will count as official times, however will be considered "exhibition" for scoring purposes and won't be eligible to win any awards!
~Swimmers, please pack WARM deck clothes to wear between swims!
~Events seeded slowest to fastest; distance events seeded fastest to slowest!
~Positive Check-In required for all 400m, 800m and 1500m events!
~High Point for 13s, 14s, 15&O age categories; team High Point winners also.
~Individual medals for 1st-3rd, 4th-10th will receive ribbons for 10&U, 11s, 12s, 13s, 14s, 15&O age categories.
~There will be a gymnastics competition happening at the facility on Saturday and Sunday; parking may be limited!
~Specific Changes Listed Below:
Session #3:
- Event #25 and #26… 50 Freestyle will run as first events from the EAST end.
- Event #27 (GIRLS 200 Backstroke)… Last 3 heats will start from the BOYS end after Event #28 (BOYS 200 Backstroke).
- Event #36 (BOYS 400 Freestyle)… Last heat will start from the GIRLS end after Event #35.Session #6:
- Event #57 (GIRLS 100 m Backstroke)… Last two heats will start from the BOYS end after Event #58 (BOYS 100 m Backstroke).
- All distance events (400, 800 and 1500 Freestyle) will run two swimmers per laneEvent #63 and #64, 800 Freestyle…
- Fastest Heat will swim during FINALS on Saturday
- Lap counters are available and will be used for all 800 Freestyle heats.Event #9, 1500 Freestyle…
- Coaches are welcome to provide a team member(s) to count laps for their swimmers. Please kindly inform Meet Manager, Stephen Chan if you wish to do so.
- Positive Check-In…
- Required for 400 IM, 400, 800 and 1500 Freestyle
- Failure to do so will result in swimmer(s) being eliminated from the race
- 13&O 50m FINAL events…
- All scratches must be made on Official Scratch cards and presented to the COC.
- Scratch Deadline is 30 min. following the posting of the preliminary event results for the event.
- Failure to scratch before the deadline or failure to participate in a final event will result in a $30 fine for each office.
- Failure to pay the penalty will exclude the swimmer from further participation in the meet.
- No reseeding of scratches received after the scratch deadline.
- Backstroke ledges…
- May be used during the 50 Backstroke FINAL event.
- Use of ledge is optional for swimmers
