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2008 Swimming -
Youth Championships
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SPORT
SPECIFIC INFORMATION |
Date:
Saturday, June
14-15, 2008
Site:
Cobb Aquatic Center
at
Larry Bell Park
520 Fairground
Street, Marietta, GA
Venue Number:
(770) 528-8465
Host:
Cobb County Parks & Recreation
Time:
See the order of events
for complete check-in and starting times
Entry
Fee: 1) Register
Online and get a discount! OR
2) Via Paper Entry Form at $10.00 per athlete
(pool surcharge); $5.00 per individual event
and $5.00 per
athlete for relay events.
Entry
Deadline: Entries must
be received by June 6, 2008 before 5:00 p.m.
Mail
to: Georgia Games, PO Box 2043, Kennesaw, GA 30156
or
Hand
Deliver / UPS. Federal Express to: 3201 Frey Lake Road (Campus
Loop Road),
Kennesaw, GA 30144
Eligibility:
GRPA and recreational
swimmers statewide.
Contact: Georgia
Games at gagames@kennesaw.edu
Phone:
(770) 528-3580
Directions:
From
North- take I-75 South to exit 267-B, take US-41 ramp,
turn left onto Cobb
Pkwy NE, turn right onto Allgood Rd. NE, and turn left onto
Fairground St.
From
South- take I-75 North to exit 265, take the US-41 ramp,
turn left onto N. Marietta Pkwy NE, and turn right onto
Fairground St.
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ENTRY
FORMS & REGISTRATION INFORMATION |
NEW
ONLINE REGISTRATION - Click Here
For
Team Coordinators: IF you are going to register a large number
of kids, call us first to make the registration process simpler
for you. Basically any number of swimmers over 20
swimmers.
REGISTRATION
(Paper Format) - Entry form and waiver for Swimming - Youth.
*Page
is a .pdf file that requires a reader to view. To download a
free Adobe Acrobat reader, click here
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COMPETITION
INFORMATION & REGULATIONS |
Endorsed
By:
GHSA,
USOC, GRPA, AAU
Host:
Cobb
County Parks and Recreation
Facilities:
A
25-yard indoor pool with 10 competitive lanes for finals. There will be 10 lanes for warm-ups.
Outdoor patio and surrounding area available for tents.
Timing:
Electronic
in-deck timing system with 10 lane scoreboard. Back-up
button and stop watches will also be used.
Rules:
2008
United States Swimming Short Course Rules will govern the
conduct of the meet for preliminaries and finals, as well as the
GRPA Athletic Manual where applicable. (A participant
may be disqualified from an event for a second false start.)
Eligibility:
Open
to ALL GRPA and recreational swimmers statewide.
Entry
Level:
Each
entrant my enter four (4) swimming events and two (2) relay events.
Seeding:
Each
swimmer shall be seeded in their designated amount of heats
according to the USA Swimming Guidelines. Finals will be seeded in 10 lanes.
Awards:
Awards
will be given to the top three finishers in the Championship
Finals.
T-shirts:
All
registered swimmers receive a Georgia Games Championship
T-shirt.
Awards
Presentations:
At
the conclusion of events.
Heat
Sheets:
Heat
sheets will be on sale prior to (for Saturday's events only) and
the day of each event.
Disqualification
& Protests:
A
participant may be disqualified from an event for failure to
swim a stroke correctly, false start or unsportsmanlike
conduct. Any protests or clarification of decision must
come from the participants coach or agency representative
only. No parents shall be allowed to file a protest or
approach any official while the meet is in progress, subject to
the disqualification of the swimmer for the duration of the
meet. A written protest may be filed with the Meet
Director, who then has the authority to take it to the State
Athletic Committee, if deemed necessary, or make a ruling on the
spot.
Coaches
Meeting:
There
will be a Coaches meeting prior to each days events, time is to
be announced. Relay cards must be picked up for changes
prior to warm-ups...please be prompt with corrections
before the start of the meet. Relay changes can be made
before timed finals (i.e. - illness or someone not showing up for a
final) with director approval and must be made 30 minutes
prior to beginning of session. Any other changes will be
up to the meet director's discretion.
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