Specialty Meet with Distance

Harvard University Blodgett Pool 

65 N Harvard St Boston, MA 02163 

May 12-14, 2023  

Held under the sanction of USA Swimming/New England: NE23-0512CRA_____

Final date of entry: April28, 2023 

Payment deadline: May 1, 2023

The competition course has been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). [The copy of such  certification is on file with USA Swimming.

No events will swim with more than one swimmer per lane.

No events will swim with more than one swimmer per lane. 

50 Meter events will start at block end and automatic timing will be used. There are pads and buttons  at the far end finish.

● Age is determined by the age of the swimmer on the first day of the meet. 

● Any swimmer entered in the meet must be certified by a USA Swimming member-coach as  being proficient in performing a racing start or must start each race from within the water  without the use of the backstroke ledge. When unaccompanied by a member-coach, it is the  responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer’s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this  requirement. 

● If a swimmer who is not properly registered with USA Swimming competes in a sanctioned  competition, the host LSC will impose a fine of up to $100.00 per event against the individual,  member coach, or a member club submitting the entry. 

● Deck registrations will NOT be accepted. 

● Qualifying Times for any events 200 meters and longer will require entry times faster than  or equal to the BB cut for the swimmers own age group. The host club reserves the right to  waive the requirements to effectively staff the meet.

● The athlete (or the athlete's coach) is also responsible for notifying the session referee of any  disability prior to the competition.

POLICY

(Refer to Competition Manual/ Rule and Regs amendments page 4 for full policy.)

● Mail completed signed entry cover page and waiver, and payment to the entry chairperson:   Technique Swim Academy 

 PO Box 26 

 Belmont MA 02478 

● Any team that fails to send payment, cover page and waiver form, by the entry due date may be  scratched from the meet and may be assessed a $100 fine at the discretion of the Entry  Chairperson. If no payment is received after 30 days, the fine is doubled. This fine is payable to  CRA. Late payment of entry fees may result in future exclusion from meets hosted by our club. 

● IMPORTANT: If payment is sent via Express Mail/FedEx/Airborne/UPS/etc., please ensure that  a signature is NOT required for delivery. 

● Entries will be acknowledged within 48 hours of the first date of entry if they are accepted into  the meet. Your entry is considered received only if you receive an acknowledgement.

● All entry times must be entered in the specified meet course. (Coach’s times may be used instead  of NT’s) except events that have cut protocol. Swimmers may enter a maximum of 6 individual  event per day.  

● ENTRY TIME UPDATES: Entry times may be updated until the Monday prior to the first day  of the meet. No new entries will be accepted after the entry deadline. Entry time updates should be sent via email to the entry chair. Entry time updates must be sent as Hy-Tek format CL2 files  with updated times. (New entries will be automatically excluded.) 

● No deck entries will be accepted.

PROTOCOL

● Teams may be asked to cut each athlete to no more than two fewer events per day than the  maximum allowed.  

● Entries may be cut by time or to a specific number of heats for specified events.  ● Distance events will be cut by time. 

● If deck scratches allow a reasonable timeline, the swimmers can be reinstated into those  previously entered events.  

Clubs will be notified of cuts no later than Monday before the meet. If deck scratches allow a  reasonable timeline, swimmers may be reinstated into those previously entered events. 

● Distance events (events 400 yards and over). $10.00  

● Time Trials $10.00 for IE, $40 for relays 

● Swimmer Participation Fee is $25.00 per swimmer.  

● NES Travel Fee: $1.00 per swimmer (to be included in the check and the host team will send to  NE Swimming) 

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MOBILE

● MEET MOBILE: Meet Mobile will be functional for this meet, (dependent upon satisfactory  internet access) All users should be aware that Meet Mobile publishes unverified raw data that  may not always be accurate.

See “Safety” for Warm-up safety guidelines.

SPLITS

● Operation of a DRONE, or any other flying apparatus, is prohibited over the venue (pools,  athlete/coach areas, spectator areas and open ceiling locker rooms) any time athletes, coaches,  officials and/or spectators are present without written USA Swimming approval. 

● Use of audio or visual recording devices, including cell phones, is not permitted in changing  areas, rest rooms or locker rooms. In addition, photography behind the blocks is not permitted. ● PHOTOGRAPHY: As per New England Swimming policy, professional photographers  contracted by the CRA / USC, or press photographers who have been approved in advance by  the Meet Director, are allowed on deck. Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell  phone, is not permitted behind the starting blocks, including in any spectator area behind the  starting blocks, nor in any other marked NO CAMERA ZONE, including on deck. All NO  CAMERA ZONES will be clearly designated. Email the Meet Director with questions and  requests. 

● VIDEO STREAMING: All video streaming must be approved in advance by the Meet Director.  Any such video stream must conform to all current Safe Sport policies defined by USA  Swimming, New England Swimming, and the Meet Host. No video stream may originate from  behind the starting blocks or from any other area marked as a NO CAMERA ZONE. ● Deck Changing is PROHIBITED. 

● An athlete suspected of sustaining a concussion or exhibiting signs of a concussion, will  immediately be removed from competition and shall not return to competition that day. The  athlete may return to competition on a subsequent day, but only with a release authorization  signed by a licensed healthcare provider. 

● According to New England Swimming Best Practices, all athletes should shower before entering  the pool. 

In accordance with New England Swimming Policy, only those coaches who have current, valid  USA Swimming credentials will be permitted to act in a coaching capacity at this meet. Coaches  with expired or non-current credentials will be required to leave the deck area.

● No glass containers are permitted within the facility. 

● Swimmers must be under the supervision of a coach. If a swimmer arrives at the meet  without a coach, the swimmer should notify the referee before he/she warms up. The referee  will assign the swimmer to a registered coach for warm-ups. 

● Lifeguards, AED device, etc. available to athletes participating in the meet. 

WARM UP SAFETY: 

● Diving will be prohibited during warm-ups except in specifically announced one-way sprint  lanes. There will be no diving in the warm-up and warm-down areas at any time ● For all sessions with 12 & Under events, swimmers must utilize a “sit and slide”/“three point” entry to enter the pool for warm-ups, by first sitting on the deck, and then sliding,  feet-first, into the pool. If the session includes both 12 & Under events and 13 & Over/Senior  events, two warm-up sessions must be utilized, or the “sit and slide”/“three-point” entry will  be required for all swimmers.” 

● A warm-up area for use during competition is provided at the facility: During competition,  when entering the warm-up/warm-down area, a “sit and

• In extraordinary cases, due to bulkheads and other pool designs, it may be determined that it  is unsafe or impossible for swimmers to perform the required sit and slide entry. In such  extremely rare cases, the sit and slide rule may be modified. Exceptions to the sit and slide  rule shall only be made when performing the sit and slide entry poses risk of injury to  swimmers and/or risk damaging or ripping of swimsuits. An exception to the sit and slide  rule shall only be made when the Safety Monitor, Meet Director, and Meet Referee have  evaluated the risks and unanimously determined that the use of the sit and slide entry poses  such great risk as to be unsafe. In these cases, the Safety Monitor, Meet Director, and Meet  Referee must determine and agree upon an alternative safety plan to ensure swimmer safety.

All applicable adults participating in or associated with this meet acknowledge that they are subject  to the provisions of the USA Swimming Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy ("MAAPP 2.0"),  and that they understand that compliance with the MAAPP 2.0 policy is a condition of participation  in the conduct of this competition. 

USA Swimming and NE Swimming encourage all to report any witnessed or suspected forms of  abuse/safe sport violations to the NE Swimming Safe Sport Chair, Susan Pascale-Frechette:  [email protected] (401-965-0813), or through the USA-S online reportable form.

FACILITY  

PROTOCOL

ACCESS

Take the Massachusetts Turnpike east to Exit 18 (Allston/Cambridge). After paying toll, bear left at  fork towards Allston/Brighton. Turn right at second set of lights onto N. Harvard Street. Proceed  approximately one mile and enter the athletics complex at Gate 8 on the left hand side.  

From the North: 

Take I-93 south to I-90 west (Massachusetts Turnpike). Take I-90 west to Exit 20 (Allston/  Cambridge). After paying toll, bear left at fork towards Allston/Brighton. Turn right at second set of  lights onto N. Harvard Street. Proceed approximately one mile and enter the athletics complex at  Gate 8 on the left-hand side. 

Take I-95 north to I-93 north. Follow I-93 north signs to I-90 west (Massachusetts Turnpike). Take I 90 west to Exit 20 (Allston/Cambridge). After paying toll, bear left at fork towards Allston/Brighton.  Turn right at second set of lights onto N. Harvard Street. Proceed approximately one mile and enter  the athletics complex at Gate 8 on the left-hand side.  

Alternative from the Southwest/Northwest: 

Take Route 128 (I-95) to Massachusetts Turn- pike I-90. Take Mass. Pike I-90 east to exit 18  (Allston/Cambridge). After paying toll, bear left at fork towards Allston/Brighton. Turn right at  second set of lights onto N. Harvard Street. Proceed approximately one mile and enter the athletics  complex at Gate 8 on the left-hand side.  

Parking: 

Please drive in Gate 8 and park in a legal spot. There could be a $10 charge. If the Athletics lot is  full, please use the Harvard Business School lot located across from Gate 8 on Gordon Road. Walk  to Blodgett Pool located at the corner of N. Harvard St and Soldier’s Field Road. Spectator entrance  is located upstairs and the athlete entrance is located at ground level.

Harvard Square Hotel: 

110 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA 02138 

Phone: (617) 864-5200 

Others: 

DoubleTree Hotel  

400 Soldiers Field Rd, Boston, MA 02134 

Phone: (617) 783-0090 

Courtyard by Marriott on Memorial Drive 

777 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02139 

Phone: (617) 492-7777 

Hyatt on Memorial Drive 

575 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02139 

Phone: (617) 492-1234

INFO

CONTACT NAME: 

CONTACT EMAIL CONTACT CELL PHONE: 

LIST UNATTACHED SWIMMERS: 

Distance events (400+) @ $10.00 ________= $________ 

Swimmer Participation Fee: # athletes____ @ $ _25.00 = $ _______ 

NE Travel Surcharge: # athletes ___ @ $1.00 each = $_______  

TOTAL DUE: $_________

Send to: Technique Swim Academy 

 PO Box 26 

 Belmont MA 02478 

Payment deadline: May 1, 2023

Any swimmer whose entry is accepted will, for him/herself, his/her theirs, executors and  administrations, waive and release any and all rights and claims for damages he/she may have  against United States Swimming, New England Swimming Inc, Harvard University, CRA and USC  for any and all injuries suffered by him/her at said meet, including Covid 19. In submitting this  entry, the undersigned team certifies that all athletes in the entry are registered with USA Swimming  and understands that the team may be fined $100 for each swimmer in the entry that is not registered  with USA Swimming. 

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Signature of Authorized Team Official Date