Gator Chomp Invite - Club Assistant · Any other athlete may still participate in the Gator Chomp Invite; however, they will participate as an exhibition athlete, scoring no points

Gator Chomp Invite February 17th, 2018 | O’Connell Center Pool | Gainesville,

FL

Meet Information Packet

Entry Deadline: February 1st, 2017 @ 11:59pm

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2018 Collegiate Club Swimming Gator Chomp Invite | February 17th, 2018| O’Connell Center Pool | Gainesville, FL

Table of Contents Meet Administration…………………………………………………………………………………………..3 Site Information…………………………………………………………………………………………………4 Surrounding Area……………………………………………………………………………………………….5 Meet Schedule……………………………………………………………………………………………………6 Order of Events…………………………………………………………………………………………………7 Athlete Eligibility………………………………………………………………………………………………8 Event Procedures……………………………………………………………………………………………….8 Meet Entry Guidelines……………………………………………………………………………………….9 Nationals Qualifying Standards…………………………………………………………………………11 Post- Competition……………………………………………………………………………………………..12

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Meet Administration Facility Address and Map University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611

O’Connell Center Pool 250 Gale Lemerand Dr. Gainesville, FL 32611

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Meet Directors Matthew Rezabek FCSD Club President 727-771-3794 [email protected] Luke Morris FCSD Club Vice President 941-704-5144

Site Information Facility Specifications O’Connell Center Pool is an indoor 8-lane 50-meter pool split by a bulkhead into two 8-lane 25-yard pools. There is plenty of spectator seating. Parking/ Directions Parking is available in the lot directly next to the O’Connell center, which is north of the pool. Parking is lifted on the weekends. If this is not the case come February 17th, an email will be sent out to all participating teams regarding updated parking information. If you have any issues regarding parking, please contact a meet director. Directions to O’Connell Center from I-75 South Exit I-75 to Archer Rd. Upon exit, turn RIGHT onto Archer Rd. and follow until Gale Lemerand Dr. Turn left onto Gale Lemerand Dr. Follow past Stadium Rd. The O’Connell Center and its parking lot will be on your left. Directions to O’Connel Center from I-75 North

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Exit I-75 to Archer Rd. Upon exit, turn LEFT onto Archer Rd. and follow until Gale Lemerand Dr. Turn left onto Gale Lemerand Dr. Follow past Stadium Rd. The O’Connell Center and its parking lot will be on your left. Check-In Upon arrival at the O’Connell Center, please send ONE representative of your team to the diving boards. Each team must check in and pay for all associated fees no later than the beginning of the meet. Once we have received your payment, we will give your team heat sheets and your team can make themselves comfortable. There will be a presidents/coaches meeting at 9:45am. You can complete check-in there. Concessions There are no concessions sold on the pool deck of the O’Connell center. We recommend packing snacks. There are water fountains located outside of both locker rooms. FCSD will be holding a post-meet fundraiser at a local restaurant. We invite you to join us. Information regarding the location and time are TBD. Updates will be sent out via email. Merchandise There will be a T-shirt specific to this meet available for purchase on deck. An email will be sent out featuring the design. We ask that with your meet entry, you provide us an estimate number of athletes interested in purchasing the shirt as well as approximate sizes. This way, we can have enough readily available for everyone.

Surrounding Area Hotels

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There are several hotels in the Gainesville area. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Erin Potter at [email protected] Midtown

Midtown is conveniently a 5-minute walk from the O’Connell Center. Here you will find an array of food from restaurants like Swamp, Social, Tijuana Flats, Relish, Designer Greens, Grill Fresh, Tatu, and many others. You will also find a variety of nightlife at Grog, Fats, Rowdies, Tatu, Social, and Swamp. Downtown Downtown Gainesville is a popular attraction for both Gainesville natives and tourists. Located about 10 minutes from the O’Connell center, you can find quality food from places like OAK, V-Pizza, Dragonfly Sushi, and many others. You can also enjoy nightlife at Simons or Rockey’s Piano Bar. Food If nothing in Midtown or Downtown interests you, there is plenty of food located on campus and off of Archer Rd. Archer is home to many popular chain restaurants such as Outback, Chili’s, TGI Friday’s and Olive Garden. You can easily find a Chick-Fil-A, McDonalds, Panera Bread, Tropical Smoothie, Chipotle, and many more fast-food restaurants. Blaze Pizza is located on Archer Rd and there is a Starbucks on nearly every corner.

Meet Schedule The pool will open for warm ups at 9:30am and the meet will start promptly at 10:30am. There will be a presidents/coaches meeting at 9:45am. Swimming Warm Up Start Meet Start Est. Meet End 9:30am 10:30am 2:00pm

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Order of Events Women Event Men

1 4x50 Medley Relay 2

3 50 Backstroke 4

5 200 Individual Medley 6

7 50 Freestyle 8

9 100 Butterfly 10

11 50 Breaststroke 12

13 100 Freestyle 14

10 minute Break

15 500 Freestyle 16


19 4x50 Freestyle relay 20

21 100 Backstroke 22

23 50 Butterfly 24

25 100 Breaststroke 26

10 minute Break

27 200 28


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*for events 27-30, we will be doing timed trials for those athletes interested in making their nationals cuts. We are offering 200 freestyle, 200 butterfly, 200 backstroke, 200 breastroke, and 400 individual medley. The 200 events may be combined based on the number of swimmers entered. For events 27-30 there is no opportunity to score points.

Athlete Eligibility An athlete is allowed to participate in the meet and score points if they meet all of the following criteria:

1. The athlete is a member in good standing of a club affiliated with a university or college

2. The athlete is enrolled as a full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate student or is a full-time co-op student in the current term.

3. The athlete is not receiving any athletic scholarship in the current academic year.

Any other athlete may still participate in the Gator Chomp Invite; however, they will participate as an exhibition athlete, scoring no points for any team.

Event Procedures Rules and Regulations The 2018 Gator Chomp Invite will follow USA Swimming Rules and Regulations. See www.usaswimming.org Scoring

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Scoring will be based on a 10-place basis. All events will be swim as timed finals. Relays will be scored on a doubled scale. The scoring breakdown is below: Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Individual 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Relays 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2

Awards Results will be calculated as soon as possible and will be announced on deck following the meet.

Meet Entry Guidelines Individual Events An athlete may participate in a maximum of 4 individual events. Relay Events A team may enter up to 3 relay teams for each relay (i.e. A team, B team, and C team). All 3 relay teams will have the capability to score points. There is no maximum for how many relays an individual swimmer may enter. Entry Fees $15 per athlete, up to 50 athletes (for a maximum total of $750 per team). Teams may enter more than 50 athletes, but they will not be charged for athletes being entered past 50 members. Payments will be accepted via cash or check.

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2018 Collegiate Club Swimming Gator Chomp Invite | February 17th, 2018|

O’Connell Center Pool | Gainesville, FL If there are any questions or concerns regarding entry fees, please contact Chris Fowler at [email protected] Entry Deadlines All entries must be submitted by February 1, 2017 at 11:59pm and they must be final. Any teams that submit their entries after the deadline will receive a $5 penalty per athlete. Entry Procedures All entries must be submitted in Hy-Tek Format by email to [email protected] If there is an issue submitting entries using the Hy-Tek format, or you’re unsure how to do so, please contact [email protected]

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Nationals Qualifying Standards

These are the 2018 Collegiate Club Swimming Nationals time standards for the 2018 National Championship Meet. For more information please refer to http://swimclub.gtorg.gatech.edu/769-2

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Post-Competition Social There will be a social on Saturday night. More information regarding this will be given during the presidents/coaches meeting prior to the start of the meet. *FCSD would like to give special thanks to the NSU swim club for providing us with the inspiration behind this meet packet.

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Gator Chomp Invite - Club Assistant · Any other athlete may still participate in the Gator Chomp Invite; however, they will participate as an exhibition athlete, scoring no points