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ATTENTION ALL SWIMMERS

THE 100 METER FREESTLY WILL BE SWAM THURSDAY, AUGUST 5TH AFTER THE RELAYS 200 METER ASSOCIATION MEDLEY RELAY

ALL ENTRIES WILL BE DECK ENTERED MONDAY - WEDNESDAY.

DECK ENTRIES WILL BE DUE BY THE END OF MORNING SESSION ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4TH.

HEAT SHEETS FOR THE 100 METER FREESTYLE WILL BE AVALIABLE ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 DURING WARM-UPS.

THE EVENT NUMBER AND QUALIFYING TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Girls									Boys
Event #	Qualifying Time	Event						Qualifying Time	Event #
129	1:32.99		10 & Under 100 Meter Freestyle			1:31.09		130
131	1:20.49		11-12 Under 100 Meter Freestyle			1:18.09		132
133	1:17.29		13-14 Under 100 Meter Freestyle			1:12.19		134
135	1:15.89		15-18 Under 100 Meter Freestyle			1:09.39		136

LOCATION: Cleveland State University, Woodling Gymnasium, 2451 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio

DATES: Sunday, August 1 Athlete Check-In Cleveland Convention Center

Sunday, August 1 Practice Cleveland State University
Monday, August 2-Thursday, August 5 Competition Cleveland State University

Wednesday, August 4 (7:30 pm) Celebration Ceremony Gund Arena

AGE DIVISIONS: Girls & Boys: 10 & Under 11-12

13-14 15-18

ENTRY DEADLINE: All entries must be received by Wednesday, July 14, 1999. Overnight delivery is strongly advised. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DEADLINE DATE OR YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE.

The Host Committee has spent many hours planning and preparing for this AAU Event. In order to make it a great success, we are asking for your cooperation. It is the responsibility of the coach, designated person of the team, or athlete to return all the necessary monies and completed forms by the deadline date. It is not the responsibility of the LOC or the AAU to make sure all are completed, ONLY TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ENTRY(S) BASED ON DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED.

We encourage all coaches that have the ability to send entries on a formatted HY-Tek disk in addition to the completed paper entry form.

ENTRY FEE: $26.00 per swimmer. No personal checks will be accepted. All entry fees must be in the form of either a cashier's check or money order and should be made payable to 1999 AAU Junior Olympic Games. Please do not send cash. No refunds.

ENTRY LIMIT: Three (3) individual events per day, exclusive of relays. Any individual may only swim eight (8) events during the entire meet, exclusive of relays. Relay swimmers can not swim both an association and mixed relay of the same event.

AAU MEMBERSHIP: All athletes and coaches must be members of their AAU Association and be able to present their 1999 AAU membership card at CHECK-IN.

COMPETITION FORMAT: This meet is pre-seeded WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RELAYS WHICH WILL BE DECK ENTERED. All relays and the 400 meter for the 11-12 age group and the 1500 meter for the 13-14 and 15-18 age group events are timed finals only.

RULES: This meet will be an approved competition conducted under United States Swimming (USS) rules.

QUALIFICATION: First, second, and third place finishers in AAU Association Swimming Championship Meets, in individual events, will qualify for this AAU National Championship. In addition, swimmers who meet or beat the U.S. Swimming long course "BB" time standards are eligible to compete. The time standard must have been met during a bona fide competition, whether it was AAU, USS, YMCA, Boys and Girls Club, Parks & Recreation, etc. No attempts against time are acceptable as a means of qualification. No yard times will be accepted. Yard times must be converted to long course times!

For all events over 200 meters an "A" minimum time standard is needed to qualify.

AWARDS: INDIVIDUAL: AAU Junior Olympic Games medals will be awarded to the TOP eight (8) finishers in each individual AGE GROUP EVENT. Ribbons will be awarded to athletes placing 9-16.

RELAYS: AAU Junior Olympic Games medals will be awarded to every team member on each of the TOP eight (8) places in all AGE GROUP RELAY EVENTS. Ribbons will be awarded to each relay team member placing 9-16.

The Association and Mixed Relay events are separate.

RELAYS: Determining criteria for Association vs. Mixed Relays:

ASSOCIATION: Only ONE (1) AAU Association is represented on the relay team regardless of team affiliation. More than one (1) relay team per Association is encouraged in each age group event.

MIXED RELAY : TWO (2) or more Associations are represented on the relay team regardless of team affiliation.

PRACTICE: Cleveland State University will be open for practice from 12:00 noon - 9:00 pm on Sunday, August 1^st.

CHECK-IN: Pre-Registration: It is extremely important that all entries be received in Cleveland no later than Wednesday, July 14^, 1999. ENTRY FORM (S) RECEIVED BEYOND THAT DATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! Of course, we want as many athletes as possible to participate, so please get all entry forms in on time. Again, guaranteed overnight delivery will become mandatory if it is the only way to ensure compliance with the deadline date.

On-Site Check In: Check-in for all athletes, coaches, clubs and teams participating will be held at The Cleveland Convention Center located at 500 Lakeside Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. Upon arrival at The Cleveland Convention Center, please follow posted signs to the Check-in Area. For check-in hours, mapping, and specific directions from locations throughout Greater Cleveland, please consult your Athletes', Coaches' and Parents' Handbook.

Directions to the Cleveland Convention Center:

From the South: Take either I-77 or I-71 North into downtown Cleveland. Exit at the East 9^th Street exit. Follow East 9^th Street North to St. Clair Avenue. Turn left onto St. Clair. The Cleveland Convention Center will be on the right side after the East 6^th Street traffic light.

From the East: Take I-90 West to downtown Cleveland. Exit at the East 9^th Street exit. Turn left (South) at the light. Then two lights to St. Clair Avenue and make a right. The Cleveland Convention center will be on your right after one light.

From the West: Take I-90 East into downtown Cleveland. Exit at the East 9^th Street Exit. Follow East 9^th Street North to St. Clair Avenue. Turn left onto St. Clair. The Cleveland Convention Center will be on the right side after the East 6^th Street traffic light.

ENTRY TIME VERIFICATION: The meet director reserves the right to request entry time verification and reject entries whose qualifying times cannot be substantiated.

SCRATCH MEETINGS: Will be held each morning at 8:15 for each morning session. No swimmer may scratch an event to enter another.

DECK ENTRIES: INDIVIDUAL: NO Deck entries will be accepted

RELAYS: All relays will be deck entered before 10:00 am, to the announcer's table the day of the event. EXCEPTION: Thursday's 200 Meter Relays will be due at 8:30 am Thursday. Relay entry forms may be obtained at poolside. All relay entry forms must be presented to the meet director or at the scratch meeting.

FINALS QUALIFIERS: Will have thirty (30) minutes after results are announced to scratch. If you do not scratch from the finals and do not swim, you will be disqualified from the meet. Make sure you check with the meet referee to see where the scratch table will be stationed.

CELEBRATION CEREMONY: The Celebration Ceremony will be held at Gund Arena on Wednesday, August 4 at 7:30 p.m. To facilitate your arrival at the event, the Local Organizing Committee is setting up a hassle free transportation system that will make scheduled pick-ups at convenient locations throughout The Cleveland area and deliver you right to the arena doors. At the conclusion of the Celebration Ceremony, you will board the shuttles and be returned to your parking location. In order to arrive at the arena in time for the festivities, please plan to use the transportation system by utilizing the parking lots located close to your hotel. (A detailed map and parking directions will be provided at athlete check-in at the Cleveland Convention Center). Enjoy the spectacular show without the hassle of restrictive parking. We look forward to seeing you at this year's Celebration Ceremony!

HOUSING: All requests for housing will be handled by LCI Travel. Simply call our toll free number at 1-888-524-8785. A list of hotels and areas in which they are located can be found in the Athletes', Coaches', and Parents' Handbook, review this information and then call the reservations number. Be sure to have the following information ready:

· the sport you will be competing in
· the number of people in your party
· the number of rooms you need
· your arrival and departure dates
· your credit card number

IMPORTANT: Please note all hotels will send a confirmation with their individual cancellation policies. Each hotel may differ. If you have not received a confirmation within 30 days of making your reservation, please contact LCI Travel.

Dormitory housing will also be available at Cleveland State University and Baldwin Wallace College. Ask the operator for details

INFORMATION:

AAU NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAIR:	AAU NATIONAL STAFF:
Todd Proa	Jessica Ruppel
501 Clearview Dr	AAU National Headquarters
Port Charlotte, FL 33953	c/o Walt Disney World Resort
Sarasota, FL 34238	P.O. Box 10,000
(941) 743-8066 (H)	Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
	(407) 828-4397 (O)
	jessica@aausports.org
	Web site: www.aausports.org