Dixie Zone LCM Champs - Shut Up & Swim - Roy Dessloch Invitational 2015

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Registration Schedule

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Meet Location: Westside Aquatic Complex, 2700 West Blue Ridge Drive (S.C. Highway 253), Greenville, SC.

Host: Westside Aquatic Masters Team and Greenville County Parks, Recreation & Tourism

Sanction: Sanctioned by South Carolina LMSC for USMS, Inc. Sanction Number: 555-S002

Meet Director: Karen Alexander, 864-506-2016, pixabugg@bellsouth.net.

Facility: Westside Aquatic Complex is an indoor/outdoor climate controlled facility with an eight lane 50 meter pool and adjacent 5 lane, 25 yard warm-up/warm-down pool. Both pools are bottom striped, wall targeted and equipped with. non-turbulent lane lines. Competition course has a fully automatic Colorado Timing System with backup and an 8-line scoreboard. Bleacher seating for up to 1,000 spectators along with ample deck space and bleacher seating for swimmers. Ample parking is available.

Rules: The meet will be conducted according to 2015 U.S.M.S. rules and this meet information. The length of the competition course is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 107.2.1, 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. The pool will be measured as required by USMS.

Eligibility: This meet is open to all USMS swimmers registered for 2015. Age determined as of the last day of 2015. One–event (SINGLE MEET) registration is available for athletes not registered with USMS.

Fees:
$20.00 surcharge per swimmer for data processing, electronic timing, pool fee and heat sheet.
$3.00 per individual event
$6.00 per relay (entered and paid for on deck).
Deck entries will be accepted for available lanes only at $6.00 per event plus the $20.00 swimmer surcharge. 
One-event (single meet) registration is $20.00.

Time Trails: Time Trails may be held at the end of competition on Saturday and Sunday at $7.00 per event.
Time Trials will be subject to the limit of event rules and held at the discretion of the Meet Referee.

Online entry: Online registration for this meet is preferred for speed and accuracy.

Entry limit: Swimmers are allowed a maximum of five individual events per day. Late entries will be seeded into empty lanes when available.

Entry Deadline: Monday, July 20, 11:59 pm EST.

Psych sheet: Available by Wednesday, July 22.

Time of the Meet: Friday: Warm-ups 12:30 pm, Meet starts at 1:30 pm; Saturday: Warm-ups 10:00 am, Meet starts at 11:00 am; Sunday: Warm-ups 8:00 am, Meet starts at 9:00 am.

Meet format: Swimmers in the 400 Free, 800 Free and 1500 Free will need to provide their own counter if they desire one. Meet management reserves the right to adjust warm-up and meet start times. Participants will be notified of any changes in the timeline via e-mail and they also will be posted on the website.

Awards: Custom ribbons 1st- 3rd and ribbons 4th-8th for each event. High point award for each age group (must swim a minimum of five events to qualify). Team awards to top 3 teams overall. Scoring to 8 places.

Seeding: Heats will be seeded from slowest to fastest using submitted long course meters times. Ages and sexes will be combined for competition but separated for awards. No time (NT) entries will be seeded in the early heats. All events 400 meters and longer will be deck seeded fastest to slowest. Check-in for the 1500 Free on Friday will close at 1:00 pm. Check-in for the 400 IM and 400 Free will close 30 minutes before the start of the event. Swimmers not checked in will be scratched. Check-in for the 800 Free on Sunday will close at 11:00 am.

Swim Meet T-Shirt: Available by PRE-ORDER. Name of each participant will be listed on the back. Cost is $15.00 each. See image/logo above right.

Host Hotel: Drury Inn & Suites, 10 Carolina Point Parkway, Greenville SC 29607 864-288-4401.
Online reservations Code for special rate: Team Greenville ~ 2015 Masters. Cut off is July 3, 2015. You can also call to make reservations at 1-800-DRURYINN.

Saturday Social: Join us Saturday evening for fun, food and music at the DRURY INN & SUITES in the Ballroom, 10 Carolina Point Parkway, Greenville SC 29607. It’s a PASTA buffet with salad, dessert (vegetarian option available) and a CASH BAR to help quench your thirst! Please confirm attendance during meet entry process - $15.00 per person.

Hospitality: Hospitality for coaches and officials will be available in the Hospitality Room.

Concessions: Westside staff will offer a full concession stand.

Officials: Individuals wishing to officiate at this meet should contact Meet Referee, Jim Keogh, jakeogh@att.net.
Officials will meet beginning one hour prior to the start of competition in Hospitality.

Warm-up Procedures: Pull-buoys kick boards, fins, and hand paddles are not allowed in the competition pool or warm-up pool. Swimmers must enter the pool feet first in a cautious and controlled manner. Diving shall be permitted only in designated lanes and at designated times.

Directions: From Interstate 385 go North into Greenville. Go through town past the Bi-Lo Center and then the Greenville County Library on your right. Take S.C. 183 towards Pickens. At S.C. 253 turn left on to Blue Ridge Drive. Westside Park & Aquatic Complex is about one mile on the right.
From Interstate 85 take exit 44 (White Horse Road, U.S. 25 By-Pass). Go north on 25 for approximately five miles. Turn right on S.C. Route 253. Westside Park & Aquatic Complex is about three quarters of a mile on the left
If coming down Interstate 26 through Asheville, exit on to U.S. Highway 25 towards Greenville. After Travelers Rest, take U.S. 25 By-Pass (to Atlanta). Pass Furman University. Turn left on S.C. Route 253.

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