The MTSU Blue Wave Raiders Fall SCY Invitational
Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Middle Tennessee State University
Sanctioned by Southeastern Dixie Zone LMSC for United States Masters Swimming, Inc. (“USMS”), Sanction # 151-006
Location: The Middle Tennessee State University Campus Recreation Center Pool address is 1848 Blue Raider Drive, Murfreesboro, TN. 37132 . The Campus Recreation Building is located near the intersection of Rutherford Blvd. and MTSU Blvd. The Campus Recreation Center’s phone number is 615-898-2104. 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. MTSU is a smoke-free Campus. No smoking is permitted on the MTSU Campus.
Pool: 10 lanes, 25 yards, non-turbulent dividers. A Daktronics Timing System with 8 lanes, (3-10) will be used for competition. Lanes 10 & 12 shall be reserved throughout the meet for continuous warm-up and cool-down. Starting blocks are located in lanes with a depth of 5 ft. to a depth of 13 ft. Swimmers not trained to dive into shallow water are requested to swim in a lane with a 9 ft. depth. Please check the appropriate blank when you sign the swim meet entry form and waiver.
Schedule
& Seeding: Event 1, the 500 freestyle will begin Saturday, October 22nd 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 no seed time may indicate by writing “NO Time” (or “NT”), in the (Time) blank. These entries 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: Each entrant may swim in a maximum of five (5) individual events and two relays.
YOU MUST ACCOMPANY THE MEET ENTRY FORM WITH A COPY OF YOUR 2011 U.S.M.S CARD, IF AVAILABLE, OR ELSE PRODUCE IT FOR THE CLERK OF COURSE PRIOR TO THE MEET. You can register and/or obtain a copy of your card instantly on-line at the USMS website, www.usms.org/reg/. If we cannot verify your membership prior to the meet, the clerk of course will require you to submit a duplicate USMS form and fee. This form and fee will be returned to you after the meet if it proves to be unneeded. USMS registration forms will be available at the meet. All participants must be registered with United States Masters Swimming, Inc., before the meet starts at 9:30 a.m. Each swimmer is responsible for his/her USMS card and will be required to display it upon request by officials. The name and membership number on your meet entry form and relay cards should match the name and number listed on your USMS card.
Age The age reported on your entry form must reflect your actual age as registered with
USMS. A swimmer’s age on October 22, 2011, 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.
500
Freestyle The 500 freestyle will be limited to five heats. Lanes in the 500 free will be assigned to the first 30 entries received. After the first 30, entrants in the 500 will be assigned to a waiting list in the order in which their entries are received. The waiting list will be used on the morning of the meet to fill empty lanes due to scratches and no-shows. If you are entering the 500 free, we encourage you to indicate an optional sixth event on the entry form in case you are shut out of the 500 free. If you do, please flag which event is your optional one.
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.
Entry fee: $25.00 for up to five events. Checks (payable to “MTSU Masters Swim Club) are
preferred. Late entries are $30.00. There are NO deck entries for this meet.
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Where to
Mail/
Contact us: Mail entries to Pam Footit, 2918 Runnymeade Dr., Murfreesboro, TN 37127,
Telephone (615) 898-2255, pfootit@mtsu.edu. Entries must be received (NOT postmarked) by
October 14, 2011. Additional copies of this entry form and information sheet are also available
from our website: http://www.mtsu.edu/~mtms
Warm-up &
Warm-
Down: 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.
Computer Online meet registration URL address:
Entries: www.clubassistant.com/.../meet_information.cfm
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 and relays 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.
Whistle
Starts: This meet will employ whistle starts, as required by USMS rules. The referee will
blow whistle signals that you will be expected to know. They are as follows:
Signal
Backstrokers
All Others
Several short whistles
Stand ready at edge of pool
Stand ready behind the blocks
One long whistle
Enter water, feet first
Step up on the starting block
Second long whistle
Return to starting blocks and be ready for start.
After the whistle signals, the starter will take over with vocal commands.
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 If Middle Tennessee State University is closed due to inclement weather, the meet will be rescheduled.
Order of
Events: We suggest that you use this area to copy, for your own reference, the seed times from
your entry form.
Event in Yards
Seed Time
Seed Time
1. 500 Freestyle
9. 200 I.M
2. 200 Medley Relay
10. 100 Freestyle
3. 50 Butterfly
11. 200 Breaststroke
4. 200 Backstroke
12. 50 Backstroke
5. 100 Breaststroke
13. 200 Butterfly
6. 50 Freestyle
14. 50 Breaststroke
7. 100 Backstroke
15. 200 Freestyle
8. 100 Butterfly
16. 100 I.M.
FIVE-MINUTE BREAK
17. 200 Freestyle Relay
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The MTSU Blue Wave Raiders SCY Invitational
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Sanctioned by Southeastern LMSC for United States Masters Swimming, Inc., Sanction #
Entry Form -- Please print:
Name______________________________________________ Sex______ Club/Team___________________
As shown on your USMS card
Address______________________________________City/ST/ZIP____________________________________
Birth Date ___________Phone _________________E-mail ___________________________________________
Please circle best time to call: day evening any time
NOTE: Entries including a correct, legiblee-mail address will be acknowledged by e-mail. Last-minute information and free meet resultswill also be posted by e-mail.
**500 free entrants: Please flag your optional sixth event in some fashion**
Event no.
Event
(Select a maximum of 5)
Seed Time
1.
500 yd.
Freestyle (see meet info)
BREAK/WARMUP
2.
200 yd
Medley Relay
Deck Entered
3.
50 yd.
Butterfly
4.
200 yd.
Backstroke
5.
100 yd.
Breaststroke
6.
50 yd.
Freestyle
7.
100 yd.
Backstroke
8.
100 yd.
Butterfly
30 minutes
BREAK
9.
200 yd.
Individual Medley
10.
100 yd.
Freestyle
11.
200 yd.
Breaststroke
12.
50 yd.
Backstroke
13.
200 yd.
Butterfly
14.
50 yd.
Breaststroke
15.
200 yd.
Freestyle
16.
100 yd.
Individual Medley
17.
200 yd.
Freestyle Relay
Deck Entered
1. Liability Waiver
(Please read and sign)
I, the undersigned participant, intending to be legally bound, hereby certify that I am physically fit and have not been otherwise informed by a physician. I acknowledge that I am aware of all the risks inherent in Masters Swimming (training and competition), including possible permanent disability or death and agree to assume all of those risks. AS A CONDITION OF MY PARTICIPATION IN THE MASTERS SWIMMING PROGRAM OR ANY ACTIVITIES INCIDENT THERETO, I HEREBY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO CLAIMS
FOR LOSS OR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ALL CLAIMS FOR LOSS OR DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE, ACTIVE OR PASSIVE, OF THE FOLLOWING: UNITED STATES MASTERS SWIMMING, INC., THE LOCAL MASTERS SWIMMING COMMITTEES, THE CLUBS, HOST FACILITIES, MEET SPONSORS, MEET COMMITTEES, OR ANY INDIVIDUALS OFFICIATING AT THE MEETS OR SUPERVISING SUCH ACTIVITIES. In addition, I agree to abide by and be governed by the rules
of USMS.
Date:_________________ Signature: ________________________________________________________________
2. Water Depth Request
I ______________________________ am requesting an entry depth for my start of over (5) feet.
**IMPORTANT: PLEASE ATTACH A COPY OF YOUR 2011 USMS MEMBERSHIP CARD
Our online registration is open NOW!! Visit:
www.clubassistant.com/.../meet_information.cfm
