Inaugural Club Tribe Masters Classic

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Registration Schedule

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Welcome to the Inaugural Club Tribe Masters Classic! Prep for Colonies Zones and bid farewell to Winter at the College of William & Mary’s sneaky-fast 8-lane pool.  Test your team’s sprinting prowess in the most thrilling relay of them all:  the 100 (4 x 25) Medley Relay.  Be a part of a new tradition of Masters Swimming on the Peninsula, graciously hosted by this historic institution’s stellar varsity swimming teams and staff.

Sponsored By:     Club Tribe Alumni (1693)
Sanctioned By:     LMSC for Va. for USMS, Inc. #126-S002
Meet Director:       Kyle Ahlgren (clubtribealumni@gmail.com)  
Meet Referee:        TBD

Location: College of William & Mary Student Recreation Center Pool. Address: 400 Brooks Street (at Compton Drive), Williamsburg, VA 23186. Telephone number: (757) 221-3310. This is an 8-lane, 25-yard indoor pool with a fully electronic timing system. 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.

Parking:  Ample parking is available in the William & Mary Hall parking lot, located at the corner of Brooks Street and Compton Drive.  Please adhere to all posted parking regulations on campus.

Eligibility: The standard Masters age groups will be used. All swimmers must be registered with US Masters Swimming and must include a copy of their LMSC card if using paper entry.

Awards: All four swimmers on the fastest overall relay teams in each of the Women’s, Men’s and Mixed 100 Medley Relay will receive pewter Jefferson cups commemorating victory.

Entry Fees: $8.00 per individual event plus a $15.00 facility fee.  Relays will be deck-entered and deck-seeded at no cost. Deck entries for individual events will be accepted at the discretion of the Meet Director at a cost of $10.00 per deck entry.  DECK ENTRIES WILL BE PERMITTED TO THE EXTENT THAT AN EVENT HAS AN OPEN LANE OR LANES.  DECK ENTRIES WILL CLOSE AT 4:00PM.

On-Line Entries:  On-line entries are strongly encouraged. The deadline for on-line entries is Tuesday, March 15, 2016. PLEASE NOTE:  Your credit card will be charged by "ClubAssistant.com Events" for this swim meet. 

Paper Entries:  In order to be seeded, paper entries must be received by Wednesday, March 9, 2016.  Entries received after the deadline will be accepted at the discretion of the Meet Director.  PAPER ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED.

Relay Entry Deadlines and Seed Times:  Relays will be deck-entered and deck-seeded.  Relay cards for the 200 Free Relay are due at 2:50 PM.  Relay cards for the 200 Medley Relay are due before the conclusion of the 100 Breaststroke.  Relay cards for the 100 Medley Relay are due before the conclusion of the 400 IM.  In the interest of fostering good competition, please seed your relays using your very best estimates of likely meet-day performances.   

1,000 Freestyle Entry Limit, Check-In and Wait List: The 1,000 Free will be limited to the first twelve (12) entries received, whether on-line or by paper entry.  THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO (2) SLOTS REMAINING.  Positive in-person check-in for the 1,000 Free is required by 2:45 PM on the day of the meet.  Swimmers who are unable to enter the 1,000 Free because the entry limit has been reached may place themselves on a first-come, first-served wait list upon arriving at the meet.  Swimmers granted entry in the 1,000 Free from the wait list must pay the $8.00 individual entry fee.  We will post the final 1,000 Free heat sheets at approximately 3:00 PM.  W&M VARSITY SWIMMERS WILL SERVE AS LAP COUNTERS.

Rules: Current USMS rules for Masters swimming will apply. No one will swim alone in a heat.  For individual events, Women and Men will swim separately if warranted by meet size, but will otherwise be combined.  For relays, Women, Men and Mixed relays will swim separately.  Age groups will be combined.  "NT" entries are discouraged, and will be seeded at the discretion of the Meet Director with reference to the swimmer’s previous times in the event, if available. Swimmers without recorded times in an event should make a reasonable guess. 

Warm-up/Warm-down Procedures: Swimmers must enter the pool feet-first in a cautious manner. Diving shall be permitted only from the blocks in the designated sprint lanes during warm-up. There will be continuous warm-up/warm-down lanes available during the entirety of the meet; ABSOLUTELY NO DIVING WILL BE PERMITTED IN THESE LANES ONCE THE MEET HAS BEGUN. Instructions given by the designated Safety Marshall shall be obeyed at all times.

Psych Sheets, Meet Results and Heat Sheets: Psych Sheets and Meet Results will be posted at www.vaswim.org and will be sent by e-mail to meet registrants on March 17.  Heat sheets will be provided to swimmers upon arrival, and will be posted at multiple locations on the pool deck.

Williamsburg Info and Lodging: Spring often visits Williamsburg early, and the Merchants Square Farmer’s Market will be in full swing.  There are myriad hotel, motel and B&B options in all price ranges a short distance from the pool.  Good resources for local lodging include:  www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/stay and www.bandbwilliamsburg.com/.

Saturday Evening Swimmers’ Social:  Swimmers, supporters and friends are encouraged to gather informally immediately following the conclusion of the meet for repast and revelry at the Green Leafe Café, 765 Scotland Street, Williamsburg, VA 23185.

Questions:  If you have questions, please feel free to contact Meet Director Kyle Ahlgren at (202) 957-3936 or clubtribealumni@gmail.com.

100 Medley Relay:  The 100 Medley Relay is NOT USMS-sanctioned and is therefore an unofficial race.  Results for that race will, however, be included in the meet results e-mailed to meet registrants.  Unattached swimmers and swimmers on smaller teams are free to coordinate and assemble 100 Medley Relays.

Note: Team must deck enter events 1-3, 14-16, 33-35.

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "CLUB TRIBE."