Meet Information: Gold Championships

The Gold Championship Meet will be held on March 8th - 10th at Cleveland State University. You can sign up for Friday, Saturday, Sunday - one day, two days, or all three days. For this meet, all swimmers must have faster than an "A" time in any event in 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. 

There is only one session for this meet, all swimmers will swim in the morning. The morning session is prelims and then there will be a finals session in the evening for those who qualify.

The due date for entries is Sunday February 17th. 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 per day).

LESI Gold Championships

March 8-10, 2013

LOCATION:  CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY, Robert F. Busbey Natatorium, 2451 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH (downtown Cleveland – Euclid Avenue at East 24^th Street). 

STARTING TIMES:

Friday Night Warm-ups:

Athletes competing in this session: All Qualifiers   

General warm up will begin at 4:30 pm and last 45 minutes.

Competition starts at 5:20 p.m.

            Saturday and Sunday MORNING Warm Ups:

                        Athletes competing in this session: All Qualifiers.

                        Warm-ups will begin at 7:30 a.m. and last 45 minutes

                        Competition starting at 8:20 a.m..

            Saturday and Sunday Finals: 

Warm-ups for both Saturday and Sunday Finals will last 45 minutes.  The finalized warm up plan and estimated warm up time lines can be found at the LESI website www.lakeerieswimming.com on Wednesday, March 6, 2013.

ENTRY FEES: Individual events are $5.00 each; relays are $8.00 each and a $2.00 per swimmer LSC surcharge. 

ENTRY LIMITATIONS:   Swimmers may enter an unlimited number of events but may swim in no more than 3 individual events per day, including individual time trials and bonus events.  Swimmers must scratch down to no more than 3 events with no refunds being issued for scratches.  Swimmers may compete in no more than two (2) relays per day. 

QUALIFYING TIMES: Swimmers must have an A time in any event in order to swim that event.

BONUS EVENTS: Swimmers 12 & Under are eligible for bonus events. Two bonus events are permitted for every event for which a 12 and under swimmer qualifies and enters the meet, with no limit; however, the swimmer must have achieved a BB time in the event the swimmer wishes to swim as a bonus event.  Events in distances of 400 yards or longer are not eligible for bonus swims.  Swimmers entering bonus events should be entered at their actual time.  Please be certain to indicate that the event being entered is a bonus event. 

ELIGIBILITY:  Swimmers must be current athlete members of LESI and have met the time standard requirements. Swimmers who are too fast to swim an event at the Silver Qualifying Meet and age up between the start of Silver Qualifying Meet and the start of Gold Championships may enter that event in the new age group as a qualifier at Gold Champs. 

FASTER THAN: Lake Erie Swimming mandates the following: Swimmers should enter an event only if they have achieved the listed time standard for that event, or bonus event.  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.

Friday: All events are timed finals.

Saturday and Sunday Preliminary Competition: All age groups will compete together by gender in the preliminary competition for events designated as Open; however, the events will be scored separately and swum separately by age (10 and Under, 11-12, 13-14, and 15 and Over) at the finals competition.  All heats of Event 39 (Girls 13 and Over 500 Free) and Event 40 (Boys 13 and Over 500 Free), and  Event 67 (Girls 11 and Over 1000 Free) and Event 68 (Boys 11 and Over 1000 Free) will be swum, fastest to slowest, as timed finals during the preliminary competition session of the meet. The top ten qualifiers from each designated age group for the event in the preliminary competition will advance to finals.  There will be no consolation finals.

Saturday and Sunday Finals Competition: All preliminaries/finals events designated as Open events during preliminary competition will be swum separately and scored separately by age group (10 and Under, 11-12, 13-14, and 15 and Over) at finals.  All preliminaries/finals events designated as 12 and Under events during preliminary competition will be swum separately and scored separately by age group (10 and Under, 11-12) at finals.  All preliminaries/finals events designated as 11 and Over events during preliminary competition will be swum separately and scored separately by age group (11-12. 13-14, and 15 and Over) at finals.

SEEDING & CHECK IN: This is a deck seeded meet. All swimmers must check in for all of their events 30 minutes prior to the start of the session.  FOR the 1650 FREE - AN OPTION OF CHECKING IN VIA E-MAIL IS AVAILABLE juliebare@windstream.net - CHECK IN MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOON ON FRIDAY AND SWIMMER MUST BRING CONFIRMATION OF CHECK-IN WITH THEM TO THE MEET. Heat and lane assignments will be posted. 

AWARDS:

Individual Events:  Medals 1-5, Ribbons 6-10

Relay Events:    Medals 1-3, Ribbons 4-10

Presentation Protocol will be posted on the LESI website www.lakeerieswimming.com on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, and will be posted on deck during the meet. First through Fifth place for Individual events, and First through Third place for relays will be distributed in an awards ceremony conducted pursuant to the presentation protocol.   

Spirit Award:  Awarded to team showing the greatest team spirit.

High Point:   All age groups (10 and Under, 11-12, 13-14, 15 and Over) will have individual high point and runner up awards. 

ADMISSION:  $2.00 for preliminaries and $1.00 for finals.  Psych sheets will be sold for $1.00 on Friday; $3.00 on Saturday; and $3.00 on Sunday. Heat sheets for finals will be sold for $1.00.  CSU also charges for parking, however meters are available and parking on Chester is free on Saturday and Sunday.

CAMERA ZONES: Meet Management shall designate and inform the public of “Camera Zones” at each swim meet where both still and video photography of a race or competitor may be taken. Meet Management shall also designate “No Camera Zones.” Under NO circumstances will Camera Zones include locker rooms, rest rooms, any dressing areas, or the area immediately behind the starting blocks at either end of the racing course(s) while they are in use for race starts during competition and warm-up. The area at the turn end of the pool is a “No Camera Zone” at the start of the 25 yard events.  Those failing to abide by this rule may be removed from the venue.

NOTE:  Only athletes entered in the meet, working coaches, officials, and working meet volunteers are allowed on deck.  All others must remain in the spectator area

WORK ASSIGNMENTS: This is a Lake Erie sponsored meet.  Every team is expected to provide workers for each session.

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!

Meet Information: Silver Qualifier

The Silver Qualifier Meet will be held on March 1st - 3rd at the University of Akron. You can sign up for Friday, Saturday, Sunday - one day, two days, or all three days. Events offered for each day are listed below in the meet information. For this meet, all swimmers must have faster than a "B" time in any event in 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 12 & Under girls and boys, and the afternoon session will be for 13 & Over girls and boys.

The due date for entries is Saturday February 9th. 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).

Lake Erie Silver Qualifier

March 1 – 3, 2013

NEW MEET FORMAT

LOCATION:  Ocasek Natatorium, University of Akron, 382 Carroll Street, Akron, OH

POOL:  The meet will be held in both pools of the Natatorium, which are 25 yards by 8 lanes.  There will NOT be continuous warm-up/warm-down during the competition.

STARTING TIMES: Friday night warm-up will begin at 4:45 p.m. and last for 45 minutes with the meet starting at 5:35 p.m.  Both Saturday and Sunday morning session warm-up will be from 7:40 – 8:25 a.m., with competition starting at 8:30 a.m.  Afternoon warm-up will begin 15 minutes after the conclusion of the morning session. The afternoon session competition will begin after a 45-minute warm-up period.  There will be 5 minutes between warm-up and the beginning of competition.  There will be a 10 minute warm up before the 500 free. Estimated afternoon warm-up times will be posted on the Lake Erie Swimming website by Thursday, February 28, 2013 at www.lakeerieswimming.com

ENTRY FEES: Individual events $4.50; Relays: $9.00; plus a $2.00 per swimmer LESI surcharge. There is also a $3.00 team charge.

ENTRY LIMITATIONS: Swimmers may enter 4 individual events/day exclusive of relays.  Swimmers may compete in no more than 12 individual events for the meet. 

QUALIFYING TIMES: Swimmers must be equal to or faster than a B cut in any event in order to swim that event. 

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.  Failure to resolve time verification issues within one week of receipt of notice shall result in debit to the team’s account in the amount of the fine.

Exception:  A swimmer who ages up from February 25 through March 1, 2013 (after Bronze Champs and before Silver Champs) may enter an event at Silver Champs in which the swimmer had achieved the required time standard for Silver Champs in his/her former age group.  Please make a note of this to the entry chairperson.

SEEDING & CHECK IN:  All events will be seeded on the deck. Swimmers should check in for all of their day’s events prior to the start of warm-up. Check in sheets will be posted on the pool deck.  Heat and lane assignments will be posted in various locations around the facility.  It is the responsibility of each swimmer to report to the blocks on time for his/her event.  There will be NO CLERK OF COURSE. 

ADMISSION COST: $4.00 per Person:           $3.00 for Psych Sheets

Parking Pass can be downloaded at:  www.zipsrec.uakron.edu

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.            THIS WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED!

CAMERA ZONES:  Meet Management shall designate and inform the public of “Camera Zones” at each swim meet where both still and video photography of a race or competition may be taken.  Meet Management shall also designate “No Camera Zones.”  Under NO circumstances will Camera Zones include locker rooms, restrooms, and dressing areas, or the area immediately behind the starting blocks at either end of the racing course(s) while they are in use for race starts during competition and warm-up.  Those failing to abide by this rule may be removed from the venue.

Friday Night Event Listing:

Girls #	Cutoff Time Equal to Or faster than       Slower than	Age Group/Stroke	Cutoff Time Equal to Or faster than   Slower than	Boys #
1	Time standards below	12 & Under 500 Free	Time standards below	2
5	3:02.49             2:36.39	11-12   200 IM	3:00.99          2:33.79	6
7	3:02.39             2:36.39	11-12   200 Fly	2:58.09          2:32.69	8
9	2:59.49             2:33.79	11-12   200 Back	2:55.29          2:30.29	10
3	Time standards below	11 & Ov   400 IM*	Time standards below	4
11	Time standards below	11 & Ov 1650 Free*	Time standards below	12

                                               400 IM                         1650                                        500

10 & Un Girls:                                                                                                    8:30.49 – 6:48.39

10 & Un Boys                                                                                                     8:22.79 – 6:42.29

11 – 12 Girls:               6:28.59 – 5:33.09        25:01.49 – 21:26.99                   7:09.29 – 6:07.99

11 – 12 Boys:              6:20.09 – 5:25.79        24:43.79 – 21:11.79                   7:02.99  - 6:02.59

13 – 14 Girls:               6:08.49 – 5:15.89        23:34.19 – 20:12.19

13 – 14 Boys:              5:44.99 – 4:55.69        22:28.29 – 19:15.69

15 & Ov Girls:             5:58.49 – 5:07.29        23:06.29 – 19:48.19

15 & Ov Boys:             5:31.39 – 4:43.99        21:46.69 – 18:39.99

Saturday Morning Event Listing:

Girls #	Cutoff Time Equal to Or faster than       Slower than	Age Group/Stroke	Cutoff Time Equal to Or faster than   Slower than	Boys #
15	1:5549                     1:25.29	10 & Under 100 Fly	1:54.09                 1:24.79	16
19	1:45.09                    1:21.79	10 & Under 100 Back	1:41.39                 1:20.09	20
23	53.59                        41.99	10 & Under   50 Breast	53.19                   41.89	24
27	39.49                        31.89	10 & Under   50 Free	38.49                   31.39	28
31	3:20.19                     2:36.39	10 & Under 200 Free	3:09.09                 2:31.29	32
35	1:43.39                     1:21.39	10 & Under 100 IM	1:40.39                 1:20.39	36
39		10 & Under 200 Medley            Relay		40
13	2:41.19                      2:18.19	11-12 200 Free	2:37.19                  2:14.79	14
17	1:26.29                      1:12.69	11-12 100 Back	1:24.09                  1:10.79	18
21	43.69                         37.49	11-12   50 Breast	43.79                     36.89	22
25	34.09                         29.39	11-12   50 Free	33.09                      28.39	26
29	1:26.29                      1:12.49	11-12 100 Fly	1:24.49                  1:10.59	30
33	3:25.79                      2:56.39	11-12 200 Breast	3:17.69                  2:49.39	34
37		11-12 200 Medley Relay		38

Saturday Afternoon Event Listing:

Girls #	Cutoff Time Equal to Or faster than       Slower than	Age Group/Stroke	Cutoff Time Equal to Or faster than   Slower than	Boys #
43	1:17.69                      1:06.59	13-14 100 Fly	1:12.19                  1:01.89	44
47	3:13.99                      2:46.29	13-14 200 Breast	3:00.49                  2:34.69	48
51	1:18.29                      1:07.09	13-14 100 Back	1:13.59                  1:03.09	52
55	1:11.39                      1:01.19	13-14 100 Free	1:06.29                     56.89	56
59	2:53.19                      2:28.49	13-14 200 IM	2:41.89                  2:18.79	60
61		13 & Ov 200 Medley Relay		62
41	1:16.19                      1:05.29	15 & Ov 100  Fly	1:08.79                    58.99	42
45	3:09.99                      2:42.79	15 & Ov 200  Breast	2:52.79                 2:28.09	46
49	1:16.29                      1:05.39	15 & Ov 100 Back	1:09.69                    59.79	50
53	1:09.99                         59.99	15 & Ov 100  Free	1:03.29                    54.19	54
57	2:48.89                      2:24.79	15 & Ov 200 IM	2:34.29                 2:12.29	58
63	Time Standards Below	13 & Ov 500 Free	Time Standards Below	64

Sunday Morning Event Listing:

Girls #	Cutoff Time Equal to Or faster than       Slower than	Age Group/Stroke	Cutoff Time Equal to Or faster than   Slower than	Boys #
65	3:40.39                      2:54.19	10 & Under 200 IM	3:38.89                  2:53.69	66
69	1:30.69                      1:11.39	10 & Under 100 Free	1:28.49                  1:10.19	70
73	48.59                         37.99	10 & Under  50 Back	48.59                     37.79	74
77	1:58.79                      1:32.39	10 & Under 100 Breast	1:53.69                  1:30.19	78
81	47.99                         36.69	10 & Under   50 Fly	46.69                     36.19	82
85		10 & Under 200 Free           Relay		86
67	1:25.29                     1:13.09	11-12 100 IM	1:23.19                  1:11.09	68
71	1:13.59                     1:03.09	11-12 100 Free	1:12.19                  1:01.89	72
75	38.79                        33.29	11-12   50 Back	38.99                     33.09	76
79	1:35.79                     1:21.69	11-12 100 Breast	1:33.59                  1:19.29	80
83	37.29                        31.89	11-12   50 Fly	37.69                     31.69	84
87		11-12 200 Free Relay		88

Sunday Afternoon Event Listing:

Girls #	Cutoff Time Equal to Or faster than       Slower than	Age Group/Stroke	Cutoff Time Equal to Or faster than   Slower than	Boys #
91	2:48.39                      2:24.29	13-14 200 Back	2:38.39                  2:15.79	92
95	1:29.39                      1:16.59	13-14 100 Breast	1:22.59                  1:10.79	96
99	2:52.39                      2:27.79	13-14 200 Fly	2:40.39                  2:17.49	100
103	2:33.89                      2:11.99	13-14 200 Free	2:24.49                  2:03.89	104
107	32.89                         28.19	13-14   50 Free	30.39                     25.99	108
109		13 & Ov 200 Free Relay		110
89	2:44.79                     2:21.19	15 & Ov 200 Back	2:31.59                  2:09.89	90
93	1:28.29                     1:15.69	15 & Ov 100 Breast	1:19.19                  1:07.89	94
97	2:46.89                     2:22.99	15 & Ov 200 Fly	2:33.29                  2:11.39	98
101	2:30.79                     2:09.29	15 & Ov 200 Free	2:18.29                  1:58.59	102
105	32.29                        27.69	15 & Ov   50 Free	28.99                     24.79	106

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!