2016 First Anniversary Weekend @ Bernie's Swim Meet

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Registration Schedule

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SANCTIONED BY: Southeastern Masters Swimming for U. S. Masters Swimming, Inc., Sanction No. 156-S013

HOSTED BY: Okaloosa Liquid Dragons Swim Team.

MEET DIRECTOR: Kathi Heapy – phone # 850-585- 6233, email: ecfitnessfoundation@cox.net

MAIL ENTRIES TO: Kathi Heapy, 503 Mary Esther Cutoff, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548. Phone # 850-243- 1233.

FAX ENTRIES TO: 850-243- 5786, attn.: Kathi Heapy

ENTRY FEE: $35 per swimmer – includes dinner party immediately following meet.
Make check payable to: Pam Braseth

ENTRY DEADLINE: Entry deadline is Tues., Dec. 6, 2016. Entries must be received, not postmarked, by the deadline. Late entries arriving by email and by fax after that date will be accepted at the discretion of the meet director, plus a $10.00 late entry fee, and only if such entries do not require additional heats. On-line entry is encouraged.

DECK ENTRIES: Deck entries will be allowed at the discretion of the Meet Director. We will try to accommodate deck entries but only if such entries do not require additional heats. Swimmers registering for the meet as deck entries will be asked to pay both the regular and the late entry fees. Deck entries made by swimmers registered in our meet simply to enhance their or their team’s chance to score points will not be accepted.

FACILITY: Bernie R. Lefebvre Aquatic Center,1127 Hospital Road, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548. 25 Yard indoor, 6 lane competition pool, 6’ deep tapering to 4’deep. 5 lanes will be used for competition and 1 lane will be designated for warm-up/warm- down.

RULES: 2016 USMS Rules and Southeastern LMSC Safety guidelines and warm-up procedures will govern. Safety guidelines specify feet-first entry during warm-ups except for designated sprint lanes.

ELIGIBILITY: All swimmers must be registered with United States Masters Swimming, Inc. Please enclose a photocopy of your year 2016 USMS registration with your entry materials. If not provided in advance, you will be asked to show a 2016 USMS registration card when you check in. Swimmers will be able to register with USMS at the meet.

ENTRIES: A swimmer may enter up to 5 individual events, exclusive of relays. Entry times will be assumed to be in yards unless otherwise indicated. NT entries will be seeded as slowest times. Please avoid using NT times whenever possible, and please use realistic entry times.

SEEDING: All events will be seeded slow to fast and without regard to age or gender. Results will be tabulated by gender and age group as defined by USMS.

SCHEDULE: Warm-up will begin at 10:00 a.m.; Competition will begin at 11:00 a.m..

HEAT SHEETS: Will be available at the meet at no charge.

SCORING: First 5 finishes in each event, by age and gender, will be scored as follows: Individual events 6,4,3,2,1; Relay events 12,8,6,4,2. For purposes of awards and scoring, the age of the youngest relay team member shall determine the age group in the following age categories: 18+, 25+, 35+,45+, 55+, 65+, 75+, 85+, etc.

RELAYS: Relays will be deck-entered using forms provided at the meet. Relay team members must be registered with the same club. Relay points will count towards team point totals but not towards individuals point totals.

AWARDS: High point awards will be given to top male and female swimmers in each age group based on points scored in individual events. There will also be a high point team award. Age groups for individual events are: 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90-94, etc. Your age is determined as of the day of the meet.

EMERGENCY PHONE CONTACT: The phone number at the pool office is 850-863- 7946. This number is for emergency purposes only during competition.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS: Cayo Grande Suites Hotel 214 Racetrack Road, Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32547 850-862- 7540

CONCESSIONS AND SEATING: There is no concession stand at the swimming pool. You are welcomed to bring in coolers. There are two sets of bleachers at the pool. There is a pro-shop on the property where swim supplies, snacks and drinks will be available for sale.

Directions to the Pool:
From I-10:
Exit 56 to Crestview and head South on FL Hwy 85,Slight right onto FL-123 South, Take FL Hwy 85 South ramp, turn right on to Gen Robert W. Bond Blvd, Slight right on to FL-189 (Lewis Turner Blvd) South, Turn left on to Hospital Road, Turn left at the gate to enter the Ron Crawford Recreation Center-the Bernie R. Lefebvre Aquatic Center entrance is on the east side of the building.
From US Hwy 98:
Turn on to Doolittle Blvd. in Mary Esther, FL (heading North, at the traffic circle, take the 2 nd exit (left) on to Hollywood Blvd, at the next traffic circle, take the first exit (right) on to Hill Ave. NW, continue onto Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, continue on to Green Acres Rd, at the stoplight, turn left on to Beal Pkwy NW/Lewis Turner Blvd, turn right on to Hospital Road, Turn left at the gate to enter the Ron Crawford Recreation Center-the Bernie R. Lefebvre Aquatic Center entrance is on the east side of the building.

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