2023 MAKO MILE
MAKO AQUATICS
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Sanction Number: MN23W-12-136Y
Held under the sanction of USA Swimming.
Itis understood and agreed that USA Swimming shall be free and held harmlessfrom any liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries, including exposure to or infected with COVID-19 which may result in illness, personal injury, permanent disability, and/or death, to anyone during the conduct of the event.
It is further understood and agreed that Minnesota Swimming shall be free and held harmless from any liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries, including exposure or and infected with COVID-19 which may result in illness, personal injury, permanent disability, and/or death, to anyone during the conduct of the event.
An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. COVID-19 is an extremely contagious disease that can lead to severe illness and death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, senior citizens and individuals with underlying medical conditions are especially vulnerable.
USA Swimming, Inc., cannot prevent you (or your child(ren)) from becoming exposed to, contracting, or spreading COVID-19 while participating in the USA Swimming sanctioned events. It is not possible to prevent against the presence of the disease. Therefore, if you choose to participate in a USA Swimming sanctioned event, you may be exposing yourself to and/or increasing your risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19.
BY ATTENDING OR PARTICIPATING IN THIS COMPETITION, YOU VOLUNTARILY ASSUME ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO COVID-19 AND FOREVER RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS USA SWIMMING AND MINNESOTA SWIMMING, MAKO AQUATICS AND EACH OF THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM ANY LIABILITY OR CLAIMS INCLUDING FOR PERSONAL INJURIES, DEATH, DISEASE OR PROPERTY LOSSES, OR ANY OTHER LOSS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CLAIMS OF NEGLIGENCE AND GIVE UP ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE TO SEEK DAMAGES, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, FORESEEN OR UNFORESEEN, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
You acknowledge the contagious nature of COVID-19 and voluntarily assume the risk that your family, including child(ren), may be exposed to or infected by COVID-19 while on site at the pool or facility and thatsuch exposure or infection may result in the personal injury, illness, permanent disability, and death. You understand that the risk of becoming exposed to or infected by COVID-19 at the pool or facility may result from the actions, omissions, or negligence of myself and others, including, but not limited to, the MAKO AQUATICS and otherswim teams participating in the meet and pool management company’s employees, volunteers, and program participants and their families.
MAKO AQUATICS and participating teams will include the above information in meet announcements, heat sheets and posted around the pool facility. MAKO AQUATICS reserves the right to cancel this meet at anytime.
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Meet Director: JENNIFER RIDGE, J_RIDGE@COMCAST.NET 630-776-4775
Meet Officials Meet Referee: Gary Albrecht
Admin Official: Jennifer Ridge
Deck Referee: TBD
Starter: Parris Vitela
Stroke & Turn Officials: Jade Hildahl, Stan Silas, Antonio Acevedo
Inquiries: BOB YOUNG, RYOUNG1064@YAHOO.COM 630-885-8442 Emergency Phone: 630-776-4775
Meet Type: OPEN
TeamsInvited: MAKO AQUATICS, EDINA, WOLF, OTHER TEAMS TBD and USMS swimers(dual sanction) Teams will comply with the current state, local, health and USA Swimming
guidelines available on the meet date and should meet or exceed all requirements in
their facility during the meet.
Fees: SPLASH FEE (INCLUDING MNSI SPLASH FEE) $5.00/INDIVIDUAL ENTRY AND $20 facility fee
Time Schedule: Warm-up session will start at 8:00am, warm-up session will end at 8:30am and meet will start at 8:40am.
Awards, Prizes and Scoring:
No awards
Programs: Programs will be available via Meet Mobile and as a PDF on host and MNSI websites. Limited free hard copies will be available at the meet.
Amenities: Adequate Seating on Deck for swimmers and coaches and in the Stands for spectators.
FACILITY/LOCATION
Meet Location: Directions:
Hudson Middle School Pool 1300 Carmichael Rd Hudson, WI 54016
I-94 to Hudson; Take Exit #2, Carmichael Rd north, continue on Carmichael Rd 1.5 miles to Hudson Middle School located on your right. Use the 2nd driveway at the 4 way stop.
Facility: 8 lanes, 25 yard indoor pool with lanelines and backstroke pennants. Slanted Starting blocks are 28 inches above the water surface.
Water depth: The minimum water depth, measured in accordance with Article 103.2.3 is 13 ft at the start end and 3.5 ft at the turn end.
Course certification: The competition course has NOT been certified in accordance to 104.2.2C(4).
COVID-19
Procedures/Requirements:
The host team will abide by the COVID-19 Preparedness Plans for the facility the meet is taking place at, including entry/exit procedures into the facility and cleaning protocols.
Spectators ARE allowed at this event.
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Masks ARE NOT required at this event.
Meet may be live-streamed.
Changes to plans regarding spectators, masks, etc will be communicated to all teams
attending prior to the meet.
ENTRIES
Entries To: Bob Young, ryoung1064@yahoo.com
Form of Entries: email entries
Entry Start Date: Entries will be accepted beginning at 8pm on Monday, December 26, 2022
Entry Close Date: Entries will close at 10pm on Sunday, February 05, 2023. This is the final date that entries will be accepted for the meet.
Entry Limitations: Age of a swimmer is determined by their age on the first day of the meet. A swimmer may compete in a maximum of 1 individual events per day. Seed times must be in
yards.
ELIGIBILITY / ATHLETES
Eligibility: Swimmers age 11 and over. NT not accepted. Please do your best estimate of times
Racing start
Certification:
USA Swimming
Membership:
Swimmers without
A Coach Present:
MEET ADMINISTRATION, CONDUCT
Any swimmer entered in the meet must be certified by a USA Swimming member coach as being proficient in performing a racing start or must start each race from within the water. When unaccompanied by a member-coach, it is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer’s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement.
No swimmer will be permitted to compete unless the swimmer is a member as Provided in Article 302 of USA Swimming Rules. All coaches must be current members as provided in Article 302 of USA Swimming Rules. Any club or individual entering a non-USA Swimming registered swimmer will be subject to a $100 fine per event per swimmer.
USA Swimming athlete members must be under the supervision of a USA Swimming member coach during warm-up, competition and warm-down. The Meet Director or Meet Referee shall assist the athlete in making arrangements for such supervision.
Coach’s Meeting: Will take place on a regular basis at the discretion of the referee.
Deck Access- Coach & Official check-in:
Due to USA Swimming insurance, only athletes, working coaches or officials, authorized meet volunteers and facility personnel are allowed on deck. All others must remain off the pool deck unless timing for an event in which swimmers must provide their own timer.
❖ Coaches must check in at the table located in the vestible area at door 14M The required check in sheets will be available and we will cross reference with the app and the current printed spreadsheets with names and qualifications. The non-athlete membership and required certification expiration dates must be valid for the duration of the meet.
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❖ Working officials must check-in with the Referee (or designee) at the table
located in the vestible area at door 14M. The required check in sheets will be
available and we will cross reference with the app and the current printed
spreadsheets with names and qualifications. The non-athlete membership and
required certification expiration dates must be valid for the duration of the
meet.
All working coaches or officials, and any other person required by sanction to be
members of USA Swimming shall visibly display the valid membership credential for
the meet at all times.
The Referee and/or Meet Director(s) (or their designees) reserve the right to ask a
working coach or official for proof of their active membership during the meet, and/or
deny deck access if a working coach or official does not comply or any membership
requirement is no longer valid.
Warm-up: Current MNSI and USA Swimming Rules will govern all aspects of the warm-ups. If warmup procedures have been modified to accommodate the size of the meet, the
procedures MUST be prominently posted in the pool area.
Swimmers and coaches are expected to be acquainted with all rules and regulations;
the NO Diving and Slip-In Entry rules will be strictly enforced.
Violation of MNSI Meet Warm-up Policy (Policy #250) will result in the offending
swimmer being barred from his/her next individual event in the meet.
Rules and
Regulations:
Changes to the Meet Information:
All information, rules and regulations including time standards, schedules, order of events, meet operations, and requirements will be in accordance with Minnesota Swimming Inc. policies, rules and regulations and USA Swimming Rules and Regulations current edition, and take precedence over any errors or omissions on this form.
All applicable adults participating in or associated with this meet, acknowledge that they are subject to the provisions of the USA Swimming Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (“MAAPP”), and that they understand that compliance with the MAAPP policy is a condition of participation in the conduct of this competition.
Any changes to the meet information will be discussed, reviewed and voted on at the coaches meeting held each morning before the beginning of the first session of the day. Changes must be approved by a 100% vote of coaches in attendance at the appointed meeting.
Prohibited: ✓ Deck changing: Deck changes are prohibited.
✓ Use of audio or visual recording devices including a cell phone, is not permitted
in changing areas, rest rooms, locker rooms nor behind the blocks at either the
start of the race or as swimmers exit the pool.
✓ Operations of a drone or any other flying apparatus is prohibited over the venue
(pools, athlete/coach areas, spectator areas and open ceiling locker rooms) any
time athletes, coaches, officials and/or spectators are present.
Distance Events: Heats for distance events may be combined across gender at the Meet Referee’s discretion. Minnesota Scratch rules will be in effect. The meet will be run fast to slow
with genders combined. All swimmers/teams are responsible for providing a counter
and may be responsible for providing a timer.
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Time Trials: Time trials will NOT be offered at this meet.
Open Lane Swims: The MNSI “Open Lane Swim” procedure will not be available at this meet.
Time Standards: No Senior time standards will be used for this meet. ORDER OF EVENTS
1 Mixed Open 1650
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USMS Masters swimmers
All swimmers entered in USMS sanctioned events as USMS members or Masters swimming members of a World Aquatics Member Federation shall provide proof of current membership acceptable to the LMSC. Membership card
The length of the competition course is in compliance with 103.18.5-103.18.7 as of 1 December 2022. Email entry should be submitted to Bob Young, ryoung1064@yaho.com by Sunday February 05, 2023.
Limited deck entries are available. Liability Waiver signature and proof of membership and payment must be submitted and signed by 8:00 February 12, checks or cash only.
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Meet Calculation Form
2023 Mako Mile
MAKO AQUATICS
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
Sanction Number: MN23W-12-136Y
Entering Club’s Name: Club Code
Coach: Phone #
Entries Person: Phone #
Entry Data Costs:
Total Splashes x $ 5.00 = $ # of boys # of girls
Total # swimmers x $ 20.00 (Facility fee) = $
Total Due = $
Make checks payable to: MAKO Aquatics All fees are due at the meet.
E-Mail results to: Name
Email Address
The undersigned team representative certifies by his/her signature that all athletes participating in this meet are currently registered athlete members of USA Swimming, Inc. The undersigned further certifies that any person appearing on deck in this meet in the capacity of coach is currently a coach member of USA Swimming, Inc.
Who should we contact if there is a problem with your entry file?
Name
Phone: Day Night
Email Address:
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