The 9th Annual Steve Barden Memorial Masters Swim Meet

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Registration Schedule

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Date & Location:       Saturday September 6th : Asheville School and Biltmore Lake, Asheville, NC
sanction #134-S007
Saturday, Sept 6th Morning POOL Session @ Asheville School (Five event maximum)
Warm-Up: 8:00-8:50 am
Competition Begins: 9:00 am
                                   
Saturday, Sept 6th Afternoon All-Comers Practice @ Biltmore Lake (6 minutes from pool)
Check-in & casual warm ups begin 2:15 pm
Practice challenges begin: 3:00 pm *all training equipnment welcome at lake!

Facility Addresses:

Asheville School: 360 Asheville School Rd., Asheville, NC, 28806 Take I-40 West of Asheville to exit 44.  Turn left (north) onto Smokey Park Hwy (also Route 19/23).  Proceed 1 mile north past hotels and shopping centers.  Follow Asheville School signs to entrance drive on right.  Pool is in fitness center past academic buildings.

Biltmore Lake: 80 Lake Drive, Biltmore Lake, NC 28715                          
Take I-40 West of Asheville to exit 44. Turn right (south) onto Smokey Park Hwy, also 19/23. Proceed 1 ½  miles south and turn left on Sand Hill Road.  Turn Right into Biltmore Lake Subdivision.  The lake is straight ahead on the right.  No parking is available at the lakefront, all swimmers must park past the lake on-street.
                                   
Meet Director: Kitty and Joe Schmidt

Meet Referee: Joe Schmidt (USA Swimming Certified Referee)

Facility:  Asheville School competition pool, 360 Asheville School Rd, Asheville, NC, is a 25-yard x 6 lanes "certified pool" with USMS, with non-turbulent lane lines and electronic timing.  Five lanes will be used for competition and the sixth lane will be for continuous warm-up/warm-down. Water depth ranges from 4 feet at the shallow end to 12 feet at the deep end. Women’s and men’s locker rooms are available.

Enter ONLINE.  Entries close at 11:59pm on Sept 3, 2014. Online entries are paid by credit card to ClubAssistant.com Events.

Rules: Swimmers must be registered with U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS).  The 2014 USMS rules shall prevail.  Relay swimmers must swim at least one individual event to be eligible for relays.

Max entries for pool events: Five (5) individual.

Fees:

• Both Pool Events & Lake Practice $40 flat fee.
• Pool Events Only $35 flat fee.
• Lake Practice Only $20 flat fee.
• Fees are non-refundable.
• No fees for relays.
• Late and deck entries may be accepted at the discretion of the Meet Director upon payment of all applicable entry fees plus a $20 late fee.
• Online entries are paid by credit card to "ClubAssistant.com Events".

Afternoon All-Comers Practice @ Biltmore Lake (6 minutes from pool), followed by pot luck (your own food/drink) and/or BBQ (pre-order required during online entry, tickets available for $12 adults /$10 kids age 13 & under, paid for during on-line entry).

Vintage Meet T-Shirts are available in S, M, L, XL for $5 at meet.

Awards: Awards will be given for 1st-3rd place in each age group in each event.  Team awards will be recognized with a hand shake and offer of a local pint.

Scoring: Scoring will be 7-5-4-3-2-1 for individual events and 14-10-8-6-4-2 for relays.

Lodging:            

1.  Ramada-Asheville @ River Ridge     800 Fairview Rd., Asheville, N.C. 28803     phone 828-298-9141
www.ramadariverridge.com     (9 miles, 15 min. from swim sites)

2.  Renaissance Hotel, Downtown Asheville     31 Woodfin St, Asheville     phone 828-252-8211     
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/avlbr-renaissance-asheville-hotel/     This hotel is in downtown Asheville right next to The Thomas Wolfe House and across the street from the YMCA.

3.  Grove Park Inn     290 Macon St, Asheville     Phone: (828) 252-2711     www.groveparkinn.com     
This is a 4 Star Hotel in Asheville

4.  Crowne Plaza Resort     1 Resort Dr. Asheville, NC 28806     Phone: (828) 254-3211     www.crowneplaza.com

5.  Four Points by Sheraton, Downtown Asheville     22 Woodfin St.     Phone (828) 253-1851     
www.starwoodhotels.com     located next to I-240 and YMCA

6.  Aloft, Downtown Asheville     51 Biltmore Ave     Phone (828) 232-2838     http://www.aloftashevilledowntown.com/

7.  Hotel Indigo, Downtown Asheville     151 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801     828-239-0239 or 800-951-4667
http://www.ashevillehotellodgingdowntown.com/

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "ClubAssistant.com Events."