Age Group/Open

Sponsored by:  Dothan Dolphin Booster Club

Sanctioned by:   Southeastern Swimming, Inc., United States Swimming, Sanction # 42ED02

Date:   July 12-14, 2002

Location:  Alan J. Bohlert Indoor Pool, James. W. Grant Recreation Center, Westgate Memorial Park, Dothan, Alabama

Facilities:  25-yd. pool with 8 lanes and non-turbulent lane lines.  Pool depth ranges from 12 feet at the starting blocks to 3 1/2 feet at the shallow end. Indoor spectator seating for approximately 150 and outside patio seating with bleachers will be available.  The building gymnasium will be available for a rest area.  Bring shade, lawn chairs, etc. for seating outside.  There will be no food or drinks allowed in the pool or gymnasium area.

Starting Times:  Friday night
Warm-up:  4:45 p.m.
Competition:  6:00 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday
8 & under, 10 & under, 11-12 Boys:
Warm-up:  7:00 a.m.
Competition:  8:15 a.m.

11-12 Girls, 13-14 & Senior:
Warm-up:  Immediately following Morning Session, not before 11:00 a.m.
Competition will not start before 12:00 noon

Concessions:  The Booster Club will offer a nutritious concession stand.

Eligibility:  All swimmers must be 2002 USS registered athletes. USA Swimming numbers must appear on all entry forms.  Age as of Friday, July 12, 2002 will determine age group.

Meet Limitation:  The competition will be limited to the first 400 swimmers (200 swimmers per session).

Rules:   United States Swimming 2002 Rules will govern the competition.  Whistle starts and the no-recall procedure will be in effect.

Timing:   A Colorado System 5 Timing System, Colorado Aqua Grip touch pads, and an eight-lane scoreboard will be utilized.  Backup systems will be semi-automatic buttons and stopwatches.

Officials:  Meet directors: Lyn and Kathy Buntin, 334-691-2979
DDST Coach: Jinri Jiang, 334-793-0370 
                 
Awards:   All events will be swum as timed finals. Medals will be awarded for first through third place and ribbons will be awarded for fourth through eighth place in individual events.  Medals will be awarded for first place and ribbons awarded for second through eighth place in relay events.  High point team awards will be given to the top three visiting teams.  Individual high point and runner-up awards for each age group will be given.

Entries:   Entries will be limited to the first 200 swimmers per session. Please use best short course yard times.  Swimmers may enter 5 individual events and 1 relay per day. Entry forms, recap sheet and waiver must be legible, accurate and include swimmers' first and last name, age and USA Swimming registration number.   TEAMS USING HYTEK SOFTWARE ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT ENTRIES AS AN E-MAIL FILE AND ON DISK.  A hard copy of entries must be included for proofing.  Teams supplying disks will receive meet results at the conclusion of the meet.
Entry fees:  $2.00 per individual event
$6.00 per relay
$3.00 S.E.S. surcharge for each swimmer

Late fees:  $2.50 per individual event
$7.00 per relay

Make all checks payable to Dothan Dolphin Booster Club.

Entry Deadline:  Entries must be received by Tuesday, July 2, 2002.

Entries:   Mail to: Kathy Buntin
P. O. Box 412
Cottonwood, AL  36320
(334) 691-2979

FAX:  334-793-9015, ATTN: Lyn Buntin

E-mail:  [email protected]

Fed Ex address:  Lyn Buntin c/o Polyengineering, Inc.
   1935 Headland Avenue
     Dothan, AL  36303
 

Entries:   Late entries will be accepted at the discretion of the Meet Director or Clerk of Course up to 30 minutes prior to the start of each session.  Swimmers may not scratch an event in order to late enter another.  Late entries accepted will be placed in open lanes of existing heats.  No new heats will be formed and no heats will be reseeded.  A late entry fee will be charged as previously described and must be paid to the Clerk of Course at the time the swimmer or relay is accepted, unless teams have made other arrangements.

Seeding:  All events are timed finals and will be seeded according to USA Swimming rules.

Scoring:  Individual events:
Places:  1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Points:   9,7,6,5,4,3,2,1

Relays:
Places:   1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Points:   18,14,12,10,8,6,4,2

Warm-up 
Procedures:  Southeastern Swimming, Inc. meet safety guidelines and warm-up procedures will be in effect.

Special 
Accommodations: Swimmers requiring services and/or reasonable accommodations should complete and return the enclosed information form prior to the entry deadline.

Meet Evaluations: Evaluations are encouraged.  Please forward to:

John Roy
SES General Chairman
921 Glamis Circle
Signal Mountain, TN  37377


**NOTE:  All participating swimmers and their families will receive free admission to a private swim time at Dothan's water park, "Water World," on Saturday night, July 12, from 7:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.  This is a special treat provided by the Dothan Dolphin Booster Club.  Hope to see you there!


ORDER OF EVENTS
FRIDAY NIGHT    Warm up:  4:45 p.m. Competition: 6:00 p.m.
IRLS          EVENT                 BOYS
1         10-U 200 YD IM              2
3                 11-12 200 IM           4
5              13-14 400 YD IM        6
7          SENIOR 400 IM              8
9       11-12 500 YD. FREE         10
11      13-14 1000 YD. FREE       12
13    SENIOR 1000 YD. FREE     14

              SATURDAY MORNING      Warm up:  7:00 a.m. Competition 8:15 a.m.       SUNDAY MORNING

GIRLS                 EVENT               BOYS                                             GIRLS             EVENT            BOYS
15                      8-U 100 IM           16                                                   79            8-U 50 FREE             80
17                    10-U 100 IM           18                                                   81            10-U 100 FREE          82
                        11-12 100 IM         19                                                                   11-12 100 FREE         83
20                    8-U 25 FREE          21                                                   84             8-U 25 BACK             85
22                   10-U 50 FREE         23                                                   86             10-U 50 BACK           87
                       11-12 50 FREE       24                                                                    11-12 50 BACK          88
25                    8-U 50 BACK         26                                                   89              8-U 50 BREAST        90
27                 10-U 100 BACK        28                                                   91            10-U 100 BREAST       92
                     11-12 100 BACK      29                                                                   11-12 100 BREAST     93
30                  8-U 25 BREAST      31                                                    94                 8-U 25 FLY           95
32                 10-U 50 BREAST     33                                                    96              10-U 50 FLY             97
                    11-12 50 BREAST     34                                                                     11-12 50 FLY            98
35                      8-U 50 FLY         36                                                   99               8-U 100 FREE          100
37                 10-U 100 FLY          38                                                  101              10-U 200 FREE         102
                    11-12 100 FLY         39                                                                     11-12 200 FREE        103
40            8-U 100 FREE RELAY   41                                                  104     8-U 100 MEDLEY RELAY  105
42          10-U 200 FREE RELAY   43                                                  106   10-U 200 MEDLEY RELAY  107
             11-12 200 FREE RELAY  44                                                         11-12 200 MEDLEY RELAY  108

              SATURDAY AFTERNOON                                                                    SUNDAY AFTERNOON
                                       Warm up:  Not before 12:00 noon      Competition:  Not before 1:00 p.m.


GIRLS               EVENT             BOYS                                                    GIRLS               EVENT               BOYS
45                   11-12 100 IM                                                                      109              11-12 100 FREE
46                   13-14 200 IM        47                                                           110             13-14 100 FREE        111
48                  SENIOR 200 IM     49                                                          112             SENIOR 100 FREE     113
50                  11-12 50 FREE                                                                     114              11-12 50 BACK
51                 13-14 50 FREE        52                                                           115           13-14 100 BACK          116
53               SENIOR 50 FREE      54                                                          117            SENIOR 100 BACK      118
55              11-12 100 BACK                                                                      119             11-12 100 BREAST
56               13-14 200 BACK        57                                                          120           13-14 200 BREAST       121
58              SENIOR 200 BACK     59                                                          122          SENIOR 200 BREAST    123
60             11-12 50 BREAST                                                                     124               11-12 50 FLY
61              13-14 100 BREAST    62                                                           125              13-14 100 FLY           126
63             SENIOR 100 BREAST 64                                                          127            SENIOR 100 FLY          128
65                 11-12 100 FLY                                                                      129              11-12 200 FREE
66              13-14 200 FLY           67                                                          130            13-14 200 FREE            131
68            SENIOR 200 FLY         69                                                          132          SENIOR 200 FREE          133
70          11-12 200 FREE RELAY                                                              134      11-12 200 MEDLEY RELAY
71        13-14 200 FREE RELAY    72                                                         135   13-14 200 MEDLEY RELAY     136
73     SENIOR 200 FREE RELAY   74                                                         137 SENIOR 200 MEDLEY RELAY   138
75           13-14 500 FREE            76  
77           SENIOR 500 FREE        78  
                                                                      



                                                                        
ATHLETES RELEASE

For and in consideration of the acceptance of our entry into the Water World Classic Swim Meet in Dothan, Alabama, I, the undersigned, hereby and herewith voluntarily waive any responsibility of the Department of Leisure Services; the City of Dothan and its employees; the Dothan Dolphin Booster Club, Inc., and its members; Westgate Recreation Center staff, and anyone connected with the Department of Leisure Services for the purpose of the Water World Classic Swim Meet; United States of America Swimming, its officers or any meet official; Southeastern Swimming, Inc., its officers or any meet official; for any injury or loss of property to myself or to members of my organization and from any and all claims, actions, suits, proceedings, damages and liabilities arising out of, connected with, or resulting from the participation in the Water World Classic.

I, and members of my organization, further agree to abide by the warm-up schedule written to govern the meet and to abide by all rules posted at Westgate Recreation Center.  I also affirm that all of the swimmers we are entering in this meet are members in good standing of United States of America Swimming.  I further affirm that all on-deck coaches of this team are members of United States Swimming and meet current United States of America Swimming safety training and membership requirements.

        ____________________________________
         Coach or Parent Representative

Team Name _____________________________  Mail Results to:_______________________
Team Address____________________________    ________________________
  ____________________________    ________________________
          ________________________
Team Abbreviation ____________ Phone_______________________ 
E-mail Address for Contact____________________________________

List all coaches attending this meet.  If no coach is attending, list the responsible parent representative(s) for the team.  Parent representatives must also be members of United States of America Swimming.

______________________________________  ____________________________________
Name     Title   Name     Title

ENTRY RECAP

8-U
10-U
11-12
13-14
Senior
Total #
Fee Total Fee
Individual Events      
$2.00
Relay Events      
$6.00
SES Surcharge      
$3.00
      
Total
Please make checks payable to DDST


                                            INFORMATION FORM FOR DISABLED SWIMMERS

NAME _______________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS ____________________________________________________________________________
AGE AND BIRTHDATE: (___) ___/___/____   PHONE (______) ______________________
EVENTS TO BE SWUM  _____/_____/_____/_____/_____/_____/_____/_____/_____/______
TYPES OF DISABILITY:
Blind ____ Mentally Retarded ______ Deaf ______ Physical _____
Other _________________________________________________________________________________
EXTENT OF DISABILITY: Be specific eg. totally or partially blind, totally or partially deaf, loss of
one of more limbs, multiple disabilities, etc.
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
The following person(s) will accompany the swimmer for any needed assistance:
______________________________________________________________________________________
Seizures? Yes____ No _____  Are you on medication? Yes _____ No _____
Name of Medication and amount ____________________________________________________________
PARENT'S OR GUARDIAN'S NAME_______________________________________________________
PARENT'S OR GUARDIAN'S SIGNATURE _________________________________________________
ATHLETE'S SIGNATURE ________________________________________________________________
***************************************************************************************
PHYSICIAN'S NAME (Please Print) _________________________________________________________
PHYSICIAN'S ADDRESS _________________________________________________________________
PHYSICIAN'S PHONE NUMBER (_____)_________________
I have examined the above Entrant and, in my opinion, there is no mental or physical reason why
he or she should not participate in United States Swimming competitions.
___________________________________     ___/___/___
Physician's Signature        Date


The following motels provide special sports rates for DDST swim meets.  Please be sure to specify participation in the DDST Water World Classic swim meet when making reservations.



Best Western Dothan Inn & Suites 
3285 Montgomery Highway  
1-800-528-1234    

Comfort Inn    
3593 Ross Clark Circle  
1-800-474-7298   

Courtyard Marriott
3040 Ross Clark Circle
334-671-3000

Days Inn    
2841 Ross Clark Circle, SW
334-793-2550

EconoLodge of Dothan  
2910 Ross Clark Circle  
334-673-8000    

Hampton Inn    
3071 Ross Clark Circle  
334-671-3700

Holiday Inn West   
3053 Ross Clark Circle  
334-794-6601

Holiday Inn South   
2195 Ross Clark Circle SE  
334-794-8711

Howard Johnson   
2244 Ross Clark Circle  
334-792-3339    

Ramada of Dothan   
3011 Ross Clark Circle SW  
334-792-0031

Shoney�s Inn    
1075 Ross Clark Circle  
334-793-2525    

Suburban Lodge
2880 Ross Clark Circle
334-673-9111

Travelodge    
2901 Ross Clark Circle 
334-793-5200
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