Meet Information: Jim Scullion Age Group Showdown Meet

The Jim Scullion Age Group Showdown meet will be held on January 12th - 13th at Lakewood High School. You can sign up for Saturday only, Sunday only, or both days. For this meet, swimmers 10 years and older must have faster 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 11-12 girls and 13 & Over swimmers, and the afternoon session will be for 10 & Under swimmers and 11-12 boys.

The due date for entries is Saturday December 8th. Please send your entries to neonswimming@gmail.com.

Please  provide the name(s) of your swimmer(s) in the e-mail, which day(s) you would like to participate in, and how many events you would like them entered in (up to 3 on Saturday, up to 4 on Sunday).

2013 Jim Scullion Age Group Showdown

January 12^th & 13^th, 2013

LOCATION:  Lakewood High School Pool, 14100 Franklin Blvd., Lakewood, OH 44107

  

STARTING TIMES: Both Saturday and Sunday morning sessions: 11-12 girls warm-up will be 7:30 a.m.-8:00 a.m.: 13 & Over warm-up will be 8:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m., with competition starting at 8:35 a.m.  Afternoon warm-up will begin 15 minutes after the conclusion of the morning session. 10 & under warm-ups will be for the first half hour: 11-12 boys will warm-up the second half hour. Warm-ups for finals will last 45 minutes. Afternoon start times and estimated finals start times will be posted at Lakeerieswimming.com by Wednesday, January 9, 2013. 

ENTRY FEES: Individual events $5.00; Relays: $10.00; plus a $2.00 per swimmer LESI surcharge and $3.00 team charge.

ENTRY LIMITATIONS: Swimmers may enter up to 3 individual events, exclusive of relays on Saturday.  Swimmers may enter up to 4 individual events, exclusive of relays on Sunday.

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 at the deck entry table @ $9.00 per individual event and $15.00 per relay.  Deck entry swimmers new to the meet will be charged $2.00 LESI surcharge and must provide proof of USA Swimming registration. If a swimmer is closed out of an event, they will be given the option of a refund or to enter an alternate event.

ELIGIBILITY:  Swimmers must be current athlete members of USA Swimming and have met the time standard requirements. 

BONUS EVENTS: Twelve and under boys, and Ten and under girls are eligible for bonus events. The formula is as follows: Swimmers who have achieved fewer than the total individual event time standards for each day may supplement their entry with up to 2 bonus events for that day so that the total of individual events (time standards plus bonus swims) does not exceed the maximum allowed events for the day. (i.e. Saturday 1 qualified and 2 bonus, 2 qualified and 1 bonus. Sunday 1 qualified and 2 bonus, 2 qualified and 2 bonus, 3 qualified and 1 bonus). The 10 & under 500 freestyle is not an eligible bonus event. Swimmers must have a legal time in their bonus events and should enter bonus events at their actual time.  

QUALIFYING TIMES: Swimmers must be equal to or faster than the B time as of the entry deadline.Teams of swimmers who fail to achieve the qualifying time at the meet will receive a notice of those times that cannot be verified in the SWIMS database.  Teams shall submit proof of time or a fine of $10.00 for each swim listed in the notice.

SEEDING & CHECK IN: Individual events will be deck-seeded. All relay events will be seeded on the deck. All swimmers must check in at least 30 minutes prior to the start of their session. Check-in sheets will be posted on deck. There will be no clerk of course. Heat and lane assignments will be posted around the pool deck and spectator area. Swimmers are responsible for reporting to their starting block for each event. 

ADMISSION COST: $3.00 per person. Psych sheets: $3.00 each.

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.

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!