2016 East Zone 13-15 Championships
February 13-14, 2016 Hamden CT
SPONSORED BY               New Canaan YMCA Aquianas
SANCTIONED BY             United States Synchronized Swimming
RULES TO GOVERN         United States Synchronized Swimming 2016 Official Rules
                                            East Zone Synchronized Swimming Handbook
 
MEET MANAGERS            
                        Krista Bessinger                                 Carol Valles
                        [email protected]  [email protected]
                        (203)966-4528 ext.131                      78 East Middle Patent Rd
                        564 South Avenue                             Bedford NY,10506                
                        New Canaan CT, 6540

FACILITY        Hamden High School
                         2040 Dixwell Ave.
                         Hamden, CT 06514
 
POOL SPECS 
  • Length: 25 yards
  • Width: 6 lanes
  • Depth: 11 feet w/gradual slope shallow to 4 feet
  • Entry: Deep end
  • spectator seating in balcony on      left
 
SOUND SYSTEM   
  • Yamaha Stagepas 440i portable PA system
  • Tascam CD-200 CD Player
  • Aquasonic AC339 Underwater Speaker
 
PARKING 
When you enter the parking lot of the Hamden High School, drive along the right side of the building. Parking is available there (follow signs to enter building and make your way to the pool).  Parking is also available along the back side of the school. Please note that if a ball game is scheduled, DO NOT park along the fence in back of the field (see posted signs). The road along the back of the building is a ONE WAY coming from the right side (Chili's Restaurant side). There are multiple events taking place at the High School, additional parking is available in the Hamden Plaza.        
 
TEAM BANNERS      Hand in banners at registration
 
SPECTATOR              Keep coolers and swim bags out of spectator viewing area
                                    Coolers may be stored at your team table                
AIRPORT                   Bradley Int’l Airport, Windsor Locks, CT
HOST HOTEL
            Clarion Hotel & Suites                                   
            2260 Whitney Ave.                                         
            Hamden, CT 06518                                         
            203-288-3831                                                              
            $109/night + tax                                              
            Group Name: Hamden Heronettes                  
 
LOCKER ROOMS               Assigned by Team – look for signs
Please use locker rooms for changing & showering only
Keep swim bags at your team table
 
ELIGIBILITY 
  1. Must be a registered USSS athlete.
  2. Open to ALL athletes between the ages of 13-15
 
EVENTS     
  • Solo
  • Duet
  • Team
  • Combo
  • Figures
 
FIGURES 
      Compulsory Figures are listed below.  Remaining figures will be announced 18‐72 hours prior to the competition.
  • 423 Ariana                                              DD 2.2
  • 301e Barracuda Spinning 360º           DD 2.2
 
AWARDS                Medals will be given for places 1-3, Ribbons 4-12 in each event
ENTRY FORMS                   
ENTRY FEES                       
  • Entry Fee:       $ 10 per person per event
  • Sponsor Fee:   $ 15 per person
  • MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO NCA  
 
E-MAIL ALL ENTRY FORMS      TO  Krista Bessinger [email protected]
 
E-MAIL ENTRY FORM A             TO  Pete McGeoch [email protected]
 
E-MAIL ENTRY FORM E             TO  Kim Kohut [email protected]

MAIL ENTRY FEE CHECKS         TO  Carol Valles  78 East Middle Patent Road, Bedford NY, 10506 

ENTRY DEADLINE             January 29th by 12am 2016
Verified e-mail entries will be accepted
(Please ask for read receipt)
Checks should be mailed by the entry deadline
No entries shall be accepted after the entry deadline
 
OFFICIALS : Officials should wear white tops with black bottoms. Hospitality for Officials and Judges in designated area.
PROGRAM :
  • Will be available for purchase at the meet.
  • Anyone who wishes to have a photo in the program needs to send a JPEG file to Geraldine Tobias [email protected] Deadline is February 1st, 2016.
 
CONCESSIONS : A variety of food will be available for purchase throughout the meet. Merchandise will also be available.
 
CLOTHING CONCESSION
    Various synchro items & clothing will be available throughout from Gulbenkian swim, Inc, Esynchro and USSS. Including the Meet Shirt.

DIGITAL MUSIC                 Email digital music to Krista Bessinger by January 29th, 2016 [email protected]
DIGITAL MUSIC SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
  1. Digital music files (ACC, MP3) are to be submitted for routines for this competition.
  2. Files received before the deadline will be transferred from emails to a computer, and then imported to iTunes or a compatible program and each file tested to ensure it plays.  You will not be contacted if your music is submitted on time and if the music is correct.  You will only be contacted if your music is missing or will not play.
  3. Playlists will be created for each separate routine competition to be played through the sound system.
  4. We recommend submitting 160 Kbit/s AAC or higher quality audio for best sound results. 128 Kbit/s MP3s are NOT recommended, if sending MP3 files, please ensure they are at least 192 Kbit/sec.
  5. A minimum one second leader (silence) before the music starts added to all files is recommended.
  6. Contact Krista if you have any questions.
  7. A CD player will be provided as back up for play through the sound system.
  8. Use the following naming conventions (see bolded below) when saving files. Routines names should be “space” separated
 
Duet OSU Smith
Duet = Routine event
OSU = Club Abbreviation/ Three Letter Code **
Smith = Last name of the first alphabetical member of the routine
   ** email Jennifer Hawkins - [email protected]
                        if you do not know your code

Optional- If you know how to modify the Artist/Album/Track Title tags of your files, please use the following conventions.
Artist = “Name of the meet”
Album = “Routine Event” (Solo, Duet, etc.)
Album Artist = “Three Letter Code ** ”
Title = “Last name of the first alphabetical member of the routine”
 ** email Jennifer Hawkins - [email protected]
                        if you do not know your code
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Based on meet entries, the Meet Host, in consultation with the Tech and Scoring Chair, may adjust the schedule, including changing the day of scheduled events. We will adjust the schedule as soon as we get the entries counted and will notify you.
Saturday, February 13th 2016
7:00 am           Doors Open
7:00 – 7:30     Registration
7:30 – 7:45     Coaches and Officials Meeting at the Sound Table
7:45 – 8:00     Lap Swim
8:00 - 8:30      Figure Warm up (Coaches—divide team in half for 2x15 minute warm ups)
8:30- 10:45     Figure Competition
Events will move up if and when possible.
Lunch Break 10:45 – 11:15
11:15 – 11:30             Duet Warm-ups 1st half
11:30–1:00                 Duet Competition
1:00 – 1:15                 Duet Warm-ups
1:15 – 2:45                 Duet Competition 2nd half
2:45 – 3:00                 Solo Warm-ups
3:00 – 4:30                 Solo Competition
4:30 – 4:45                 Team Lap Swim
4:45 – 5:00                 Team Spacing
5:00- 5:15                   Team Spacing
5:15 – 5:30                 Team Spacing
5:30-5:45                    Team Spacing
5:45-07:15                  Team Competition
 
Sunday, February 14th, 2016
7:30am                        Doors Open
7:45 - 8:00                  Public draw
8:00 –8:15                  Lap Swim for solo and duet finalists
8:15 - 8:30                  Duet Warm-ups
8:30 - 8:45                  Solo Warm-ups
8:45 – 9:45                 Duet Finals
09:45 –10:45             Solo Finals
10:45 – 11:00                         Lap Swim
11:00 – 11:30                         Team Spacing
11:30am–12:30pm     Team Finals
12:30 –1:00                Combo Spacing
1:00-2:00                    Combo Finals
 
AWARDS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING