Greetings Parents! Is everyone excited to attend our first meet at McMaster of the year? HAC is VERY special to us, they're our dearest friends :) Best wishes to our swimmers 'in the hunt' for those qualifiers! -GCAC Coaching Staff-
MEET
2016 Steeltown Invitational
Hosted by the Hamilton Aquatic Club
DATE
Fri., Dec. 9th to Sun., Dec. 11th
LOCATION
McMaster University
Ivor Wynne Centre
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, ON L8M 1E2
905.525.9140 ext 24612
FACILITY
One 50m 6-lane pool with a scoreboard, divided into two 25m tanks! The shallow end will be available for warm-up/warm-down during the meet!
There
is ample spectator seating but parking fees are applicable. The
viewing area is warm so parents might want to wear light clothing and pack
extra water!
SESSIONS
-FRIDAY AFTERNOON-
Warm-ups @ 5:00-5:55pm / Starts @ 6:00pm
-SATURDAY MORNING-
Warm-ups @ 9:00-9:55am / Starts @ 10:00am / Finishes @ 2:30pm
-SUNDAY MORNING-
Warm-ups @ 8:30-9:25pm / Starts @ 9:30am / Finishes @ 2:00pm
MEET FEES
$10.00 coaching fee
$7.00 swimmer splash fee
$10.00 per individual events
$12 per 800m/1500m free, 400m IM
Please remit fees by Wed., Dec. 7th
SCRATCH DEADLINE
Friday, December 18th
AWARDS
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS: ribbons for 1st-6th places;
HIGH POINT TROPHY: for each age + gender classification
(10 & Unders, 11s, 12s, 13s, 14s, 15 & Overs)
IRONMAN PRIZE: $25 cash prize for combined scoring for the following events=400m IM + 800m free + 50m back + 100m breast
SPECIAL NOTES
~ONE START rule, one false start is a DQ!
~Please bring a lock to store your valuables in the locker room!
~Distance event heats will be swum fastest to slowest!
~Food is not permitted on the pool deck, please eat in the hallway!
~No Furbies on deck under any circumstance; they've been banished since 1999 by the Beanie Babies. Build-A-Bears are welcome.
