2017 Dixie Zone and North Carolina SCY Championship

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Registration Schedule

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IMPORTANT NOTE: You need to be a 2017 member of USMS to enter this swim meet. Go to www.usms.org/reg/ to join or renew your USMS membership.  No USMS one day registration allowed.

Sanctioned by LMSC for NC for USMS, Inc. Sanction #137-S003

Meet Director: Mark Rubacky

Contact meetdirector@swimram.org for questions about meet registration and billing.

Meet Referee: Thorton Burnette

REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY! IT'S MORE EFFECTIVE AND EASIER!

Facility: Triangle Aquatic Center, 275 Convention Drive, Cary, NC 27511, (919) 459-4045. This state-of-the-art, 72,000 square foot facility houses three pools. The competition pool ranges in depth from 7 to 12 feet, with 6-8 lanes configured as short-course. The length of the competition course is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 106.2.1, but as a bulkhead course, is subject to length confirmation. Eligibility of times for USMS Top 10 and records will be contingent on verification of bulkhead placement. Water temperature is maintained between 79-81 degrees. Two matrix scoreboards for results and competitor names are located above the pool. Spectator capacity within the facility is 1000 with room for additional seating of 600 on deck. Directions can be found via http://www.triangleaquatics.org/about-tac/56-2/.

Rules: Swimmers must be registered with USMS for 2017. USMS One Day Registration will not be allowed for this meet. USMS rules govern the meet. Swimmers are limited to 5 individual events per day. When warming up, you must enter the pool feet first except in sprint lanes. No paddles or kickboards are allowed. All swimmers must sign the standard USMS waiver upon arriving at the meet.

Fee: $45 early bird registration accepted until 11:59 pm EST 2/28/2017.  After 2/28, $55 flat fee.  No charge for relays.  There will be no refund unless the meet is cancelled, in which case $10 of the fee paid will be retained, and the remainder will be refunded.  The late entry fee is $65.

Deadline: Early Bird Entries must be completed online by 11:59pm EST Tuesday, February 28th, 2017.  Regular Entries must be completed online by 11:59pm EST Wednesday,April 5th, 2017.  Online entries are required. Deck entries will be accepted from 7:00am to 8:00 am Saturday, April 8th, 2017 for the 1000 and 1650 if they are not full from online entries. Deck entries will be accepted Saturday April 8th, 2017 from 7:00am to 12:00 noon for the remainder of the meet and between 7:00am and 8:00am Sunday, April 9th, 2074 for Sunday events. A deck entry fee will apply. Heat sheets will be published based on all entries received by Wednesday, April 5th, 2017 at 11:59pm.

Scoring & Awards: Individual events will be scored 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1; relays doubled. Award certificates will be available to each participant. Awards will be given to individuals with the highest points in each age group, male and female.  There will be team awards for first through third place for NC workout groups and first through thrid place for teams from outside NC.

Seeding: All events will be seeded by gender and time except the following events which will be seeded by time only: 1650, 1000, 400 IM and 500 free. In order to be seeded in the 1650, 1000, 400 IM and the 500 free, you must re-confirm at the pool that you will swim. All events will be seeded from slow to fast except the 500 free, which will be seeded fast to slow. “No Time” is not allowed. The Meet Director reserves the right to combine genders in any other events.

Relays: Online relay entries will be accepted until the deadline for individual events. Relay entries will also be accepted at the meet by filling out relay cards and turning them in to the meet director. Deadlines for relay entries will be announced by the meet director at the meet but should be done as soon as possible when arriving at the meet

Schedule: April 8th-9th, 2017. Saturday morning: Warm up at 8:00am; first heat of the 1650 starts at 8:30am. Saturday afternoon: Warm up not before 11:30am; first heat of Women's 400 Free Relay starts not before 12:30pm. Sunday morning: Warm up 8:00am; first heat of the Women's 400 Medley Relay starts at 8:30am.

Socials: There are two social events at this meet.  A social will be held 30 minutes immediately following the conclusion of Saturday's events at the pool.  A nice catered dinner will be served.  Tickets are available for $25, and a limited number will be available the day of the meet, so be sure to sign up when registering for the meet.  A pizza social will be after the 200 free relay on Sunday (during the 500 free) and will be free for all meet participants.

T-Shirt: A commemorative T-shirt is available for $15.00 per shirt.

Hotels: Hotels near the Triangle Aquatic Center can be found here: http://www.triangleaquatics.org//events/preferred-hotels/.

Schedule of Events

Saturday April 8th, 2017

Warm up 8:00 am; Meet starts at 8:30am
W  M
 1   1     1,650 yd Freestyle (Limited to first 24 entries, seeded slow to fast, 8 lanes)
 2   2     1,000 yd Freestyle (Limited to first 40 entries, seeded slow to fast, 8 lanes)

Warm up not before 11:30 am; Event 3 starts not before 12:30pm
 3   4     400 yd Free Relay
 5   6     100 yd Butterfly
 7   8     50 yd Breaststroke
 9  10    200 yd Medley Relay
11 12    100 yd Backstroke
13 13    400 yd IM **
14 14    800 Mixed Free Relay
Break
15 16    50 yd Freestyle
17 18    200 yd Breaststroke
19 20    200 yd Freestyle
21 22    100 yd IM
23 23    200 yd Mixed Medley Relay

Sunday April 9th, 2017
Warm up 8:00am; Meet starts at 8:30am
W M
24 25     400 yd Medley Relay
26 27     50 yd Butterfly
28 29     200 yd IM
30 31     50 yd Backstroke
Break
32 32     200 yd Mixed Free Relay
33 34     100 yd Breaststroke
35 36     200 yd Backstroke
37 38     100 yd Freestyle
39 40     200 yd Butterfly
41 42     200 yd Free Relay
43 43     500 yd Freestyle** (Seeded fast to slow)

** RECONFIRM AT THE POOL IF YOU WILL SWIM IN EITHER OR BOTH OF 400IM and 500 FREE

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "RALEIGH AREA MASTERS."