Meet Information: Heat Winter Breakout Meet

The Heat Winter Breakout meet will be held on December 9th at Cleveland State University. For this meet, swimmers 10 years and older must have slower than a "B" time in any event order to swim that event. Time standards are listed here (be sure to scroll to the second page for "Short Course Yards"). If you are unsure if your swimmer qualifies, please contact a NEON coach and they will be glad to help you. 

The morning session will be for 10 & Under swimmers, and the afternoon session will be for 11 & Over swimmers.

The due date for entries is Sunday November 11th. Please send your entries to neonswimming@gmail.com.

Please  provide the name(s) of your swimmer(s) in the e-mail and how many events you would like them entered in (up to 5).

HEAT WINTER BREAKOUT MEET

December 9, 2012

LOCATION: Robert F. Busbey Natatorium, Cleveland State University, 2451 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, 44115

STARTING TIMES:  Sunday morning session warm-up will begin at 7:30 a.m., and be split into two sessions, as follows:  7:30-8:00 a.m. girls warm-up, 8:00-8:30 a.m. boys warm-up, with competition starting at 8:35 a.m.   Afternoon warm-ups will begin 15 minutes after the conclusion of the morning session, with girls warming up for the first thirty minutes, and boys warming up for the last 30 minutes, for a total warm-up session of 60 minutes.  An estimated afternoon warm up time will be posted at Lakeerieswimming.com on Thursday, December 6, 2012 after 12:00 p.m. Please note that at the discretion of the Meet Safety Director, warm ups may be split by age group or team, or combined, so please plan to arrive at the beginning of the warm-up session in the event of a change.

**Each athlete competing in this meet must complete and submit to the host club with their team meet entries a signed CSU Waiver form, along with one Acknowledgement of Receipt of Waivers form per team.   Only those athletes with signed waivers will be seeded into the meet.  No refunds will be given for events missed due to unsigned waivers.

ENTRY FEES: Individual events $4.00; Relays: $8.00; plus a $2.00 per swimmer LESI surcharge and $3.00 team charge. 

ENTRY LIMITATIONS: Swimmers may enter up to 5 individual events, exclusive of relays.

DECK ENTRIES: Deck entries will be taken on a space available basis up to 35 minutes before the start of the session and seeded at NT. Deck entrants should sign up in the deck entry office @ $6.00 per individual event and $10.00 per relay. Deck entry swimmers new to the meet will be charged $2.00 LESI surcharge and must provide proof of USA Swimming registration.

QUALIFYING TIMES: Swimmers must be slower than the NAG 'B' time for an event in order to swim that event.  

SEEDING & CHECK IN: All events except the relays and the 500 free will be pre-seeded.  There will be clerk of course for the A.M. session only and only for individual events. Swimmers should report to the clerk of course when their event is called. The afternoon swimmers will be expected to report to the blocks on time for their heats/events.

ADMISSION COST: $4.00 for spectators, 65 & Over and children under 8 are free, $3.00 for heat sheets.  A concession stand will be open during the meet and swimwear and meet apparel will be available for sale.

NOTE:  Only athletes entered in the meet, working coaches, officials, and meet workers are allowed on deck.  Other non-participants are expected to remain in the spectator area.  There will be volunteer guides to assist you and your swimmers with where to go, and to escort younger swimmers to the pool deck.

If you have any questions, please ask! You can leave a comment on here or ask a coach before or after practice. Also, you can e-mail Coach Eric - aquaman429@cox.net, or Coach Kara - ms.kdennis@gmail.com.

Go NEON!