Events

MIDDLE ATLANTIC SWIMMING
JUNIOR OLYMPIC AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS
March 11-15, 2015 GCIT Aquatics Center

Middle Atlantic Junior Olympic changes and announcements. The meet will be held at the Gloucester County Institute of Technology in accordance with the updated schedule.

Distance events will start on Wednesday afternoon. Preliminary events for older swimmers will be held Thursday with finals on Friday. Swimmers 10 & under will swim Timed Final events on Friday. Saturday and Sunday schedules will revert to the normal format. These changes are necessary due to the restrictions imposed by GCIT on the Friday schedule – Middle Atlantic will not be able to host any sessions of the JO meet while school is in session. The entire meet announcement, with the full schedule of events is posted on the MA web site HERE.

2015 Junior Olympic Qualifying Standards

The coaches will submit all JO entries through the online meet entry (OME) system.

OME will close at 2:00 PM EST March 5, 2015!

Please submit all entries and payment no later than Monday, March 2 by the conclusion of practice.

If you wish to attend, please review the meet information packet and qualifying standards. All times must have been achieved at a sanctioned, approved or observed meet. The following steps should be followed to complete the entry process:

1. Print the meet announcement pages that contain the event list
2. Write your swimmer's name on the print-out of the event list (do not forget to do this).
3. Circle the swimmer's desired events.
4. Include payment and event list in an envelope marked with the meet name.
5. Return to the collection folder at practice

Central Pennsylvania 9 & Under Mini Champs
Sunday, March 15, 2015
at the Cumberland Valley High School Natatorium
Mechanicsburg, PA

* * * The swimmers age will be determined as of December 1, 2014. * * *

Pre-Meet Psych Sheets.

Purpose: To provide 9 & under swimmers an opportunity to swim in a Championship type meet at the end of their season

Facilities: This meet will be run in an eight lane competitive pool with adjustable bulkhead, and fully automatic timing. Adjustable bulkhead allows for 25 yard course with a five lane 25 yard warm down area The starting end has a depth of 13 feet. The facility is equipped with Adolph Keiffer Wave Eater lane lines, Colorado Timing System, Aqua Grip electronic pads, and a ten-line readout scoreboard. Seating for up to 500 swimmers on deck and spectator balcony seating for up to 400. Free parking next to the building. The water depth at the turn end of the pool is 5 feet. There will be no “Seeding Area” to stage swimmers. Teams will be responsible to see their swimmers behind the blocks. The host team will have volunteers behind the blocks to double check swimmers are in the proper lanes.

Meet Time Line:
Doors Open: 7:15 a.m.
General Warm-up: 8-8:50am

Meet begins: 9:00 a.m.
Meet ends: 1:00 p.m.

Entries: Each swimmer may swim a maximum of four (4) individual events, and (2) two relays.

* * * The swimmers age will be determined as of December 1, 2014. * * *

Entry Fees: $5.00 per individual event

Preliminary Entry Deadline: Monday, February 16, 2015

The meet announcement provided by the host team is HERE.

This meet requires advance entry. Please make sure the following steps are followed:

1. Print page(s) that contain the list of meet events.
2. Write swimmer's name on the print-out of the event list. Do not forget to do this.
3. Circle swimmer's desired events.
4. Include payment and event list in an envelope marked with the meet name. CHECKS PAYABLE TO COLLEGIATE AQUATICS.
5. Return paper copies and payment to a coach or specified folder by the deadline indicated.