Swim Meet

Entry Opens:
Monday, February 11, 2008, 9 a.m.

Entry Closes:
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 - 5 p.m.

Competition Begins:
Monday, February 25, 2008
@ Ratner Aquatics Center

Entry Fee:
NON- Refundable Fee of $30 per team payable at the Intramural Sports Office located in Gerald Ratner Center, Rm 139.

EVENT CHOICES AVAILABLE

Particpants may only register for three (3) individual events and one (1) relay

Events	Events	Divisions
1	200 yd Medley Relay (Back, Breast, Fly, Freestyle)	Men, Women
2	200 yard Freestyle	Men, Women
3	50 yard Freestyle	Men, Women
4	100 yard Individual Medley	Men, Women
5	200 yard Freestyle Relay	Men, Women
6	50 yard Butterfly	Men, Women
7	100 yard Freestyle	Men, Women
8	50 yard Backstroke	Men, Women
9	50 yard Breaststroke	Men, Women
10	Undergraduate Residence - Men	Men, Women

Online registration only secures your spot for twenty-four hours from time of submission. Payment of the $30.00 deposit is required before the deadline of the timed submission. Payment can be made at the IM Office - Ratner Athletic Center, Room 139, 9:00am-5:00pm, M-F. PLEASE DO NOT PUT MONEY UNDER THE DOOR!

ELIGIBILITY
University of Chicago students are eligible to participate in Intramural activities. Refer to the 2007-2008 Office of Intramural, Recreation and Sport Clubs Guidelines for further clarification on eligibility. All students must complete an Assumption of Risk Agreement and Release form.

REGISTRATION

1. On-Line Registration: http://athletics.uchicago.edu - Intramural/Sport Clubs Select desired sport - Complete entry form, select league, division, team name, manager and officials information, team roster with ID numbers, then submit. NOTE: Online registration only secures your spot for twenty-four hours from date and time of electronic submission. .
   
2. Intramural Sports Office - Ratner Athletic Center, Rm 139 Entry Form- Pick up an Official Entry Form. Complete entry form with name of the sport, league choices(s), division classification, name of your team, team manager's name, e-mail, phone number.
   Select Team Officials- Teams will be required to list two names, ID #, and email address for each team members that will be designated to officiate. These individuals WILL be paid and required to officiate games each week, as necessary.
   Team Roster- List all players names, ID #'s, and e-mail of all the members of your team. Players may be added on site or on line. The minimum names accepted to validate your team entry form is seven. Teams will not be placed within a league without entry form and roster with Student IDs to the Office of Intramural, Recreation, Sport Clubs in the Gerald Ratner Center, Room 139. Attend Mandatory Manager and Officials Meeting- The team manager or alternate must attend the mandatory manager's meetings to acquire rules and schedules.

ENTRY FEE AND FORM
Refundable* Forfeit Deposit of $30 cash per team payable at the University of Chicago Intramural Sports Office, Room 139 in the Gerald Ratner Center. Participants will not be placed within a league if the entry form and fees have not been paid to the Office of Intramural Sports in the Ratner Center, Rm 139. *Refundable if team has no forfeits or failure of official to fulfill assigned duties, $15.00/forfeit. Two forfeits and teams are dropped from the league. Teams may register on line at http://athletics.uchicago.edu/campus/index.htm. Teams will have twenty four (24) hours from the time of on-line registration to pay the entry fee. Failure to pay will remove the team from the desired league. Teams will at this time select available leagues upon receipt of payment.

TEAM ROSTER/EVENT ENTRY
Team managers must submit a completed team roster of all members and identification numbers with their team entry fee prior to the entry deadline. Individuals may be added to the roster in the Office of IM Sports, Ratner Center 139 or at the scheduled game site at any time during the regular season. In single and double elimination tournaments, players may not be added in the tournament (see Eligibility, section D).

COMPETITION FORMAT
The following divisions will be offered: Men, Women. All events will be in race order listed above. The following divisions will be offered: Team and Individual competitions.

RACE HEAT SHEETS SCHEDULES
The race heat sheets will be determined at the scratch meeting 12:30pm on the pool deck.

GOVERNING RULES
All race events shall be governed by IM rules adapted from IHSA, unless otherwise noted in rulebooks available at the Intramural Office, Rm 139 Ratner Center.

1) All participants must check-in prior to racing.
2) All participants will be swimming against the clock.
3) Particpants may only register for three (3) individual events and one (1) relay.
4) Teams may register as many participants per event, but scoring will only register the top two (2) finishers for team. (1) one team for relays.

5) Participants may enter as an individual or as a team member.
6) Changes are allowed at the scratch meeting only. No-shows are not to be replaced on the day of the event. No-shows will be scratched. Only alternates listed on the heat sheet are allowed to substitute on a relay team. If no alternate is listed and the team is short a runner, the team will be scratched.

ALCOHOL AND SPORTSMANSHIP POLICY
No alcohol is to be consumed before or during participation, or brought onto the fields. The Office of Recreation believes that participation in recreational sports is a positive healthy experience that provides enjoyment to participants and alcohol use can hinder good sportsmanship. To foster health benefits and maximize enjoyment for participants and student staff, consuming alcoholic beverages before participation is a violation of recreation policy. Individuals, teams or spectators who violate this policy will not be eligible to participate and could face additional sanctions. All participants and spectators are expected and required to conduct themselves as sportsmanlike individuals and to treat others, as you would like to be treated.

AWARDS
Intramural Championship T-Shirts will be awarded to the winners of each division.