Meet Information: New Year's Stretch Meet

The New Year's Stretch meet will be held on January 5th - 6th at Rocky River High School. You can sign up for Saturday only, Sunday only, or both days. 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 Saturday December 1st. 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 4 per day).

THE NEW YEAR’S STRETCH MEET

JANUARY 5 – 6, 2013

LOCATION: Rocky River High School, 20951 Detroit Rd.  Rocky River, OH 44116.  Located at the corner of Wagar and Detroit Rd.

STARTING TIMES:  Both Saturday and Sunday morning session warm-ups are from 7:30 – 8:30 a.m., with warm ups divided as follows:  9-10 year olds warm up from 7:30 – 8:00 and 8 & Under warm-ups from 8:00 – 8:30,  with competition starting at 8:35 a.m.

Afternoon session:   Estimated afternoon start times will be posted at www.lakeerieswimming.com  by January 2, 2013.

ENTRY FEES: Individual events $4.50; Relays: $8.00; plus a $2.00 per swimmer LESI surcharge and $3.00 team charge. 

ENTRY LIMITATIONS: Swimmers may enter up to 4 individual events/day, exclusive of relays.  SWIMMERS SHOULD PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO EVENT ORDER AND SPACE EVENTS ACCORDINGLY.

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 located in Wagar Gym @ $8.00 per individual event and $ 10.00 per relay. Refunds will be given to any deck entry swimmer that gets closed out of an event.   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 B qualifying time as of the entry deadline. 

SLOWER THAN: These meets have times investigated after the meet if a protest is filed. Swimmers may not compete in an event in which they are faster than the listed time standard as of the meet entry deadline.

SEEDING & CHECK IN: Individual events will be pre-seeded,  except for individual events 400 yards/meters or longer. These events will be seeded on the deck. All swimmers must check in at least 30 minutes prior to the start of their session for events seeded on the deck. Check-in sheets will be posted in the Clerk of Course. 

ADMISSION COST:  Cost per adult is $3.00: cost per Psych Sheet is $3.00 per day.  Parking is free.

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!