10^th Annual

LONG COURSE

DATE: July 9, 10, and 11 2004

SANCTION: Sanctioned by United States Swimming, Inc.

and Illinois Swimming, Inc.

MEET DIRECTOR MEET REFEREE ENTRY CHAIRPERSON

Tammy Rupp Drew Schnack Debbie Rhoades

2720 Rupp Lane 1221 Circuit Court 1651 Jersey

Quincy, IL 62301 Quincy, IL 62305 Quincy, IL 62301

(217) 224-2107 (217)-222-4895 (217) 223-7540

LOCATION: Sheridan Swim Club

4000 South 24^th Street

Quincy, IL 62301

(217) 224-1051

POOL: Ten (10) lanes, fifty (50) meters, starting blocks at both ends of the pool (pool depth ranges from 4’ – 6’), non-turbulent lane markers and Colorado Automatic Timing System 5. Separate six (6) lanes, twenty-five (25) meter x 25 yard T-shaped outdoor pool available for family and friends to use during the course of the meet in addition to a separate six-lane 25-yard indoor pool available at all times during the meet for competitors only for warm-up and cool downs.

MEET SCHEDULE:

Friday afternoon, July 9^th: Warm-ups: 1:00 pm

Meet starts: 2:00 pm

Saturday/Sunday mornings, July 10^th and 11^th: Warm-ups: 7:00 am

Meet starts: 8:00 am

Saturday and Sunday afternoons, July 10^th and 11^th: Warm-ups begin one half hour after the morning session but no later than noon; First event of the afternoon will start one hour after the start of warm-ups.

CHECK-IN: All swimmers must check in with the Clerk of the Course

45 MINUTES prior to the start of each session.

All unaccompanied swimmers must report to the meet referee prior to warming up for the first session in which they are swimming. The meet referee or his/her designee shall instruct the swimmer in the safety rules and assign them to warm-up lanes.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all currently registered USA swimmers and invited guests through a reciprocal invitation to foreign athletes from United States Swimming. “Applied for” will not be accepted. Swimmer’s age on Friday, July 9^th, 2004 determines age for the meet.

Illinois swimming applications may be obtained from:

Illinois Swimming, Inc.

P.O. Box 877

Aurora, IL 60507

(630) 844-0476

Or on the web at: www.sheridanswimteam.com

ENTRIES: Swimmers may swim in four (4) events plus relays each day.

PLEASE ENTER ALL TIME IN LONG COURSE METERS

Meet will be limited to 375 swimmers per session with entries on a first come, first served basis. No team entry will be split.

Entries submitted on Hy-Tek disk are preferred and should also include a hard copy of your Team Manger entry report.

If you overnight your entries, please do not require a signature for receipt. This simply delays matters and requires the entry person to go to the Post Office and sign for documents.

ENTRY DATE & DEADLINE: Entries will not be accepted before June 2, 2004 and

must be completed by Wednesday, June 30th, 2004.

FEES: $2.50 per individual event

$7.00 per relay

$1.00 per swimmer I.S.I. surcharge

Make all checks payable to Sheridan Swim Team

NOTE: The first event of each session may be pre-seeded.

Limited Events: 400 Free

400 I.M.

200 I.M.

1500 Free

The 1500 will be swum fastest to slowest alternating women’s and men’s heats with 13 & 14 and Seniors combined for swimming but scored separately.

Swimmers who competed in last year’s Senior National Championships will swim free (no entry fees).

Volunteer officials would be greatly appreciated.

AWARDS

Trophies will be awarded to the top 3 teams in the meet. Additionally, a big screen 27” television will be awarded to the coach from the winning team.

High Point Awards will be given in all age groups in addition to custom event awards in 12 and under divisions.

College Coaches and recruiters will be specially invited to this meet. They will be given free psych sheets, access to the hospitality room, shaded deck space and access to all swimmers subject to NCAA rules and regulations. If you have a potential school or coach you would like invited, send information to Drew Schnack 1221 Circuit Court, Quincy, IL 62301 or e-mail drewsch@adams.net.

If there is an interest, a spaghetti dinner will be held on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. The cost will be $10 per person. Please let us know if you are interested!!!

Kentucky family feels at home during Sheridan swim meet

To The Herald-Whig: I have once again had the pleasurable experience of attending a Sheridan Swim Club Firecracker Invitational swim meet in Quincy. I would like to say thank you to all of the Sheridan Swim Club officials and parents for organizing, planning and conducting one of the greatest swim meets in Mid-America. They provide one of the greatest competitive athletic events for our youth that these young people will ever know. What a positive experience and memory our children will have of these wonderful summer days in Quincy. But, even more, I would like to compliment the businesses, the community and the news media of Quincy for the great support and friendship that you all display in making all of the swimming parents, friends, and relatives welcome in your

community. My family, swim team, and their families were here three years ago for the swim meet and we have never forgotten how friendly the people of Quincy were, so we had to come back for this year’s meet. I assure you, we’ll be planning many return trips in the future years. Thanks to everyone in Quincy for a great weekend of competitive swimming and a happy experience for my family. We appreciate your friendship. The Blues Festival in Washington Park Friday evening was an added benefit for our weekend enjoyment. We love, you Quincy! Ken and Lucas Carpenter Paducah, Kentucky

FRIDAY July 9^th, 2004

Warm-ups: 1:00 p.m.

Meet starts: 2:00 p.m.

Girls Event #	Age Group	Event	Boys Event #
1	Senior	200 Individual Medley (Top 90)	2
3	13 – 14	200 Individual Medley	4
5	11 – 12	200 Individual Medley	6
7	10 & Under	200 Individual Medley	8
9	Senior	50 Free	10
11	13 – 14	50 Free	12
13	11 – 12	50 Free	14
15	10 & Under	50 Free	16
17	Senior	400 Free (Top 30)	18
19	13 – 14	400 Free (Top 30)	20
21	Senior	400 Medley Relay	22
23	13 – 14	400 Medley Relay	24

SATURDAY A.M. JULY 10^th, 2004

Warm-ups: 7:00 a.m.

Meet starts: 8:00 a.m.

25	10 & Under	200 Free	26
27	11 – 12	200 Free	28
29	10 & Under	50 Back	30
31	11 – 12	50 Back	32
33	10 & Under	100 Breast	34
35	11 – 12	100 Breast	36
37	10 & Under	100 Fly	38
39	11 – 12	100 Fly	40
41	10 & Under	200 Free Relay	42
43	11 – 12	400 Free Relay	44

SATURDAY P.M. JULY 10^th, 2004

Warm-ups: One half hour following the morning session. No later than noon.

Meet starts: One (1) hour after start of warm-up session.

Girls Event #	Age Group	Event	Boys Event #
45	13 – 14	400 I.M. (Top 30)	46
47	Senior	400 I.M. (Top 30)	48
49	13 – 14	100 Free	50
51	Senior	100 Free	52
53	13 – 14	200 Breast	54
55	Senior	200 Breast	56
57	13 – 14	100 Back	58
59	Senior	100 Back	60
61	13 – 14	200 Fly	62
63	Senior	200 Fly	64
65	13 – 14	400 Free Relay	66
67	Senior	400 Free Relay	68

SUNDAY A.M. JULY 11^th, 2004

Warm-ups: 7:00 a.m.

Meet starts: 8:00 a.m.

69	11 – 12	100 Free	70
71	10 & Under	100 Free	72
73	11 – 12	50 Fly	74
75	10 & Under	50 Fly	76
77	11 – 12	100 Back	78
79	10 & Under	100 Back	80
81	11 – 12	50 Breast	82
83	10 & Under	50 Breast	84
85	11 – 12	400 Free (Top 30)	86
87	10 & Under	200 Medley Relay	88
89	11 – 12	400 Medley Relay	90

SUNDAY P.M. JULY 11^th, 2004

Warm-ups: One half hour following the morning session. No later than noon.

Meet starts: One (1) hour after start of warm-up session.

Girls Event #	Age Group	Event	Boys Event #
91	Open	800 Free Relay	92
		10 Minute Break
93	13 – 14	200 Free	94
95	Senior	200 Free	96
97	13 – 14	100 Fly	98
99	Senior	100 Fly	100
101	13 – 14	100 Breast	102
103	Senior	100 Breast	104
105	13 – 14	200 Back	106
107	Senior	200 Back	108
109	13 – 14	1500 Free (Top 30 combined)	110
111	Senior	1500 Free (Top 30 combined)	112

TITAN FIRECRACKER CLASSIC

July 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 2004

USA SANCTION NUMBER

COMPLETE THIS AND MAIL IT WITH ENTRY FORMS AND YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO:

Sheridan Swim Club E-mail: drhoades@ksni.net

c/o Debbie Rhoades

1651 Jersey

Quincy, IL 62301

Summary of Fees

		Girls : Boys
10 & Under	No. of entries:	_____ : _____	@ $2.50 each =	$
11 – 12	No. of entries:	_____ : _____	@ $2.50 each =	$
13 – 14	No. of entries:	_____ : _____	@ $2.50 each =	$
Senior	No. of entries:	_____ : _____	@ $2.50 each =	$
Relays	No. of entries:	_____ : _____	@ $7.00 each =	$
ISI Surcharge	No. of swimmers:	_____ : _____	@ $1.00 each =	$

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