2016 25th Annual Masters SCY Valentine’s Meet

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Registration Schedule

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2016 25th Annual Masters SCY Valentine’s Meet 
February 13 - 14, 2016
Hosted by City of Clearwater & Kennedy Law Racing 
Sanctioned by Florida LMSC for USMS, Inc # 146-S004

DATE & TIME: Saturday, February 13: warm-up 7 AM for 1000 free, start at 8 AM; warm-up at 10 AM for other events, start at 11 AMSunday, February 14: warm-up at 8 AM, meet begins at 9 AM.

FACILITY: The Long Center, 1501 N. Belcher Road, Clearwater, Florida. The Long Center is an indoor 50 meter x 25 yard pool.  This meet will be using 8 of the facility’s 20 short course yard lanes with Daktronics timing for competition and 10 lanes will be provided for warm-ups during the course of the meet. All events will be swum in numerical order slow to fast.

HOSPITALITY: Free refreshments ARE provided for all swimmers. Breaks will be taken as needed.

ELIGIBILITY: Current USMS rules govern. All athletes must be 18 years of age or older as of February 14, 2016, and beregistered with USMS, Inc. for 2016.  Non U.S. citizens should have a letter of introduction from their own swimming association.

ONLINE ENTRIES: Online registration for this meet is preferred for speed and accuracy.  www.clubassistant.com. Online meet registration must be completed by midnight Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 9, 2016.  Your 2016 membership to USMS will be verified at the start of online meet registration.  Links are available to renew or look up your membership.

PAPER/MAILED ENTRIES: Paper entries must be received by Friday, February 5. Each entry must be submitted on the entry form with your name, registered team, age, event description, event number, USMS registration number, and seed time. Please be sure that all information is filled out, the waiver signed, and a copy of your 2016 USMS registration card is attached.

ENTRY FEES: Entry fees are $4 per individual event, $5 per relay team, and a $35 meet surcharge which is non-refundable (includes a signature t-shirt).   Online meet entry charges meet fees to your credit card.  Your credit card statement will show a charge from “ClubAssistant.com Events.”  Paper/mailed entries, please make checks payable to City of Clearwater: Long Center Pool and mail to the address on the entry tab. Scratches will be accepted and allowable refunds made if Mark Roberson (727) 793-2320 ext 107 or mark.roberson@myclearwater.com , is notified prior to 4 PM on Tuesday, February 11. 

ENTRY LIMITS: Swimmers may enter a maximum of five individual events per day.  Events 1 and 2 are limited to the first 50 swimmers to enter. 

RELAYS: Relay teams may be deck entered at the meet both Saturday and Sunday. Only team members registered for the meet may participate in the relays. Age categories for relays are 18+, 25+, 35+, 45+, 55+, 65+, 75+, 85+. Relay cards are due 2 events prior to relay events.

SCORING & AWARDS:Individual High Point awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in all age groups (must swim five individual events to be eligible).  Team awards for combined men and women 1st,2nd and 3rd  local LMSC and visiting teams. Local teams will include workout groups of FACT; i.e., CLCM and CLCF, HLJ and HLJF.  Relay teams must be all one workout group to count for high point team awards. Scoring 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 for individuals, double points for relays.

ORDER OF EVENTS: *check-in required 30min. prior to event. Event 1/2 will be deck seeded, combined, first 50 entrants only, seeded slow to fast. Event 19/20 will be deck seeded. Events 23/24 will be deck seeded, and combined.

Hotel Loding information:

https://www.clubassistant.com/c/6AE07DC/file/Lodging.pdf

Meet Course: 25 Yards

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