The 2016 MTSU Blue Wave Raiders SCY Invitational

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Registration Schedule

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The MTSU Blue Wave Raiders SCY Invitational
Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Middle Tennessee State University

Sanctioned by Southeastern Dixie Zone LMSC for United States Masters Swimming, Inc. (“USMS”)

Location: The Middle Tennessee State University Campus Recreation Center Pool address is 1848 Blue Raider Drive. The Campus Recreation Building is located near the intersection of Rutherford Blvd. and MTSU Blvd. The Campus Recreation Center’s phone number is 615-898-5569. On weekends, university parking restrictions are not enforced. Visitors may park in any available space, except handicapped. There is a large lot adjacent to the MTSU Campus Recreation Center accessible from Rutherford Blvd. and MTSU Blvd., next to the softball fields.

Pool: 10 lanes, 25 yards, non-turbulent dividers. Pool depth is 5-13 ft. The length of the competition course without a bulkhead is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 107.2.1. Daktronics timing system. 8 lanes will be used for competition. Lanes 9 & 10 shall be reserved throughout the meet for continuous warm-up and cool-down. No smoking is permitted in the pool or elsewhere in the MTSU Campus Recreation Center. Some starting blocks are located in lanes with the depth of 5 ft. Swimmers not trained to start in shallow water will be required to sign a waiver.

Schedule & Seeding: Event 1, the 500 freestyle will begin Saturday, March 19, at 9:30 a.m., C.S.T. Warm-up begins at 8:00 a.m. Event 2 will begin no earlier than 10:30 a.m. C.S.T. The meet will probably conclude around 3:00 p.m. Each event will be seeded, men and women together, in timed finals with the slowest heats first. Swimmers’ with entries “no seed time” indicated, or stating “NO Time” (or “NT”), will be seeded in slower heats. The five heats of the 500 free will be pre-seeded as soon as the heats are filled.

Eligibility & USMS cards: A swimmer may enter up to five (5) individual events electronically for a $35 flat fee, which also includes as many 25’s as desired. All participants must be registered in 2016 with United States Masters Swimming, Inc., before the meet starts at 9:30 a.m. Register online for this meet where your 2016 USMS membership will be instantly verified. No need to mail us a copy of your USMS card if you register online for this meet. Please bring your USMS card with you on meet day. If you are entering this meet by paper, you must supply a copy of your 2016 USMS card with your meet entry and you must bring your card with you on meet day.

Age: The age reported on your entry form must reflect your actual age as registered with USMS.  A swimmer’s age on March 19, 2016, determines his/her age for the meet.

NOTE: Swimmers 18-24 years old competing in U.S.M.S meet may jeopardize their N.C.A.A. eligibility.

Relays: Relay teams may be Men, Women, or Mixed, but teams of all types will be seeded together in the same heats and then scored separately. Therefore, no swimmer may swim both a mixed-and a same-sex team in the same event. All relays will be deck entered. Official relay cards may be obtained at the meet from the Clerk of Course.
For seeding, cards for the 200 Medley relay should be turned into the computer desk by 9:30 a.m. Cards for the 200 Free relay should be turned in before the conclusion of event #13.

Sprint 25s: A separate Session 2 consisting of sprint 25s of each stroke will be conducted immediately after the conclusion of Session 1.  These are unofficial races conducted for fun.  You may enter as many 25s as you wish.  The 25s do not Count against the USMS limit of 5 entries per day.

Entry fee: $35.00 for up to five events. There is no charge for the 25s of Session 2 or relay entries.  Online meet entry is preferred. Online entry is paid by credit card to "ClubAssistant.com Events." Paper/mailed entries must be paid by check to “MTSU Masters Swim Club."
Late entries are $40.00. There are NO deck entries for this meet.

Where to mail/ contact us: Online entries close at midnight central time on March 16, 2016. Paper/mailed entries must be received (NOT Mail/ postmarked) by March 11, 2016. Mail entries to MTSU Masters Swim Club, MTSU P.O. Box 556, Murfreesboro, TN  37132, Telephone (615) 828-9206, mtsumastersswim@gmail.com  Additional copies of paper entry form and information sheet are also available from our website: http://bluewaveraiders.blogspot.com

Rules:  2016 USMS Rules and Southeastern LMSC Safety guidelines and warm-up procedures will govern.                                                            

DURING WARM-UP, SWIMMERS MUST ENTER THE POOL FEET FIRST IN A CAUTIOUS MANNER. 
Forward or backstroke starts will be permitted only from the blocks in designated one-way sprint lanes.  A swimmer may be removed from the meet by the referee if this rule (103.7) is broken.  Swimmers in non-sprint lanes will swim in a continuous circle swim, going up the right-hand side of the lane and back down the left-hand side.  No hand paddles will be permitted in the warm-up or warm-down lanes.

Two lanes will be reserved throughout the meet for continuous warm-up and warm-down.  In these lanes, there will be no standing on the bottom of the pool or leaning on the lane rope, while the meet is in progress.

Awards: A trophy will be awarded for the highest combined (men plus women) score. The Team trophy will be awarded to the highest-scoring club. Event ribbons will be awarded for individual swimmers in first through sixth places. Points are awarded 7-5-4-3-2-1 for individual events and 14-10-8-6-4-2 for relays.

Lodging: There are numerous hotels, motels, and restaurants along Interstate I-24 at exit 78.  Nearly all familiar chains are represented there.  For additional information or Recommendations, contact the meet director(s).

Inclement Weather: If Middle Tennessee State University is closed due to inclement weather, the meet will be rescheduled.

Order of Events:

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