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2012 Boys' District Swim Meet Info

01/24/2012, 11:11am (CST)
By Rick Smith

Saturday, February 4th, 2012 - 10:00am

IOWA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
BOYS’ DISTRICT SWIM MEET
 
Location: Marshalltown High School  (click for directions)
                  1602 South 2nd. Ave.
                   Marshalltown, IA
 
Date: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2012 
 
Teams:
 1. Cedar Falls               5. Waterloo, East
 2. Linn-Mar, Marion      6. Waterloo, West
 3. Marshalltown            7. Vinton-Shellsburg
 4. Ottumwa   
 
* REMINDER - NO ONE IS TO HAVE GLASS OF ANY KIND IN THE POOL OR
LOCKER ROOM AREAS. 
  
The following will be order of events for district swimming:
  1. 200-yard medley relay  
  2. 200-yard freestyle   
  3. 200-yard individual medley  
  4. 50-yard freestyle               
      *- 20 minute break -     
  5. 100-yard butterfly              
  6. 100-yard freestyle
  7. 500-yard freestyle
  8. 200-yard freestyle relay 
      *-15-minute break-
  9. 100-yard backstroke
10. 100-yard breaststroke
11. 400-yard freestyle relay
   
 * The only breaks taken during the meet are the 20 minute break following the 50-yard
freestyle and the 15-minute break immediately following the 200-yard freestyle relay. 
 
Saturday Schedule:
10:00am - District Officials Arrive
10:30am - District Coaches Meeting
10:30am -  Swimming Warm Ups
12:15pm - Pool Closed
12:30pm - Timed Finals
 
Locker Rooms: Locker rooms will be assigned upon arrival at the meet.
 
Awards:  Medals will be awarded to the 1st - 6th place finishers in each event. The District Team Champion will also receive a banner.
 
 
Contestants: All swimmers and managers must enter through the locker rooms. Street clothes are not allowed on deck and managers must have identification.
 
Warm up Schedule:
10:30 am - 11:00 am All lanes: continuous circle swim (feet first entry)
11:00 am - 11:20 am Circle swim: lanes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
                                       Turns: lanes 1, 7, 8 (Middle of pool to end walls)
11:20 am - 11:45 am Circle swim: lanes 4 & 5 (Continuous)                           
                                       Turns: lanes 2, 3 6, 7 (Shallow end only)
                                       Relay exchanges: lanes 2, 3, 6, 7
                                       Sprint lanes: 1 & 8 (Dive starts)
11:45 am - 12:15 pm Sprint lanes: lanes 1, 2 & 7, 8 (Possibly more) 
                                       Relay exchanges: lanes 3, 4, 5, 6
                                       Turns: lanes 3, 4, 5, 6 (Shallow end only)
                                       Relay exchanges: lanes 3, 4, 5, 6
                                       Turns: lanes 3, 4, 5, 6 (Shallow end only)
12:15 pm   CLEAR POOL
 
Entry Limit:  Each school is limited to three (3) entries in each individual event and one (1) team in each relay event.  No contestant shall compete in more than four (4) events, no more than two (2) of which may be individual events. 
 
Scoring:
   Place          1     2     3     4      5     6    7    8   9 10  11 12
   Individual  16  13   12   11   10    9    7    5   4   3    2    1 
   Relay         32  26    24  22   20  18  14  10  8   6    4    2
   
Rules: Please consult the NFHS Swimming, Diving, and Water Polo Rule Book and the current IHSAA Winter Manual.
 
Admission:
  General Admission- $6.00 for adults and students.
 
Concessions & Programs: There will be a concession stand available. Outside coolers and concessions are not permitted, except those brought with the swim team for team use.
 
T-Shirts: The Iowa High School Swim Coaches Association will be selling tshirts
at each district meet.  The cost is $15.
 
Towels & Valuables:  Swimmers should bring their own towels.  Lockers will be available, but each school must furnish their own padlocks!!  Swimmers should not bring valuable items with them unless they will be continuously supervised by a team manager or coach.  The host school is not responsible for lost items. 
 
Inclement Weather: If the meet is postponed or delayed due to inclement weather the decision will be made by 8:00 a.m. and communicated to each school.  The head coach’s home phone is very important for us to have in the event of inclement weather.  If you have a question about the weather, please feel free to contact one of the people listed below.
 
The State Swimming Meet will be held at the Community Y of Marshalltown on Saturday, February 11, 2012.  Competition begins at 12:30 pm.
 
The fastest twenty-four (24) individual swimmers and relay teams from district
competition will qualify for state competition.  There will be a maximum of twenty-four
(24) qualifiers to the State Meet in each event.  In the event of a tie for the 24th
position, please refer to the current IHSAA Winter Manual for the tie breaking system.
 
We look forward to hosting the Boys’ District Swimming Meet.  If you have any
questions, please refer to the enclosures, the current year IHSAA Winter Manual,
or contact:
 
Meet Manager:  Tim Bell                                      Computer Operator:  Linn McCarville
                               e-mail:  tbell@marshalltown.k12.ia.us                       e-mail:  3mmac@mchsi.com
                               (Home) (641) 752-3134                                                 (Cell):   (641) 328-4574
                               (Cell)     (641) 485-7742
 

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