2024 North Carolina SCY Championship

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Registration Schedule

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IMPORTANT NOTES: You need to be a 2024 member of USMS to enter this swim meet. Go to www.usms.org/reg/ to join or renew your USMS membership.  No USMS one day registration allowed. The order of events has change from past meets due to pool availability.  

Sanctioned by LMSC for NC for USMS, Inc. Sanction #134-S002
The meet will be observed for USA Swimming.  Please use the following link BEFORE the meet to have your swim recorded in the USA SWIMS database: https://forms.gle/9oKPGxFDhhUQmiMaA

Meet Director: Mark Rubacky
Contact meetdirector@swimram.org for questions about meet registration and billing.

Meet Referee: Thornton Burnette
REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY! IT'S MORE EFFECTIVE AND EASIER!

Facility: Triangle Aquatic Center, 275 Convention Drive, Cary, NC 27511, (919) 459-4045. This state-of-the-art, 72,000 square foot facility houses three pools. The competition pool ranges in depth from 7 to 12 feet, with 8 lanes configured as short-course. Additional lanes will be available for continuous warm up/warm down.  The length of the competition course is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 106.2.1, 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. Water temperature is maintained between 79-81 degrees. Two matrix scoreboards for results and competitor names are located above the pool. Backstroke ledges will be available for use during the meet. Spectator capacity within the facility is 1000 with room for additional seating of 600 on deck. Directions can be found via https://www.triangleaquatics.org/contact-us/directions/.

Timing System: The primary timing system will be automatic timing (Daktronics Timing System). Times can be submitted for records and USMS Top 10 consideration. Eligibility of times for USMS Top 10 and records will be contingent on verification of bulkhead placement.

Rules: Swimmers must be registered with USMS for 2024. USMS One Day Registration will not be allowed for this meet. USMS rules govern the meet. Swimmers are limited to 5 individual events per day. When warming up, you must enter the pool feet first except in sprint lanes. No equipment is allowed (paddles, fins, kickboards, etc).


COVID Safety Protocols: RAM reserves the right to alter COVID-19 protocols based on local, state, and national guidelines at the time of the event. Any updates will be posted on this page and emailed to registered swimmers prior to the event.

Age Determination: The eligibility of a participant shall be determined by the age as of the last day of the meet, with the exception of 18 year old swimmers who must be 18 on the first day of the meet.

Fees and Deadlines:

Fee	Amount	Deadline
Early Registration Fee	$40	2/7/24
Registration Fee	$45	2/25/24
Event Fee	$7 / event	2/25/24
Relay Event Fee	$5 / relay	3/3/24

Online entries are required. Heat sheets will be posted after each event closes positive check-in. Deck entries will NOT be accepted.

Scoring & Awards: Individual events will be scored 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1; relays doubled. Award certificates will be available. Awards will be given to individuals with the highest points in each age group, male and female.  There will be team awards for first through third place for NC workout groups and first through third place for teams from outside NC.

Seeding: All events will be seeded by gender and time except the following events which will be seeded by time only: 1650 and 1000 free. All events will be seeded from slow to fast. “No Time” is not allowed. The Meet Director reserves the right to combine genders in any other events. Positive Check in is required for 1650, 1000, 500 free, 400 IM.   You can check in online (Preferred) starting at 3:00 pm Thursday March 1st, 2024.

Event #	Event	Positive Check in Deadline
10 &11	500 Free	Sat. 12:00 noon
24	1000 Free	Sun. 8:00 AM
25	1650 Free	Sun. 8:00 AM
39 & 40	400 IM	Sun. 11:00 AM

Relays: On deck relay entries will be accepted until the deadline for each relay event. Deadlines for relays are below the meet director reserves the right to change these deadlines once the meet timeline is posted. Relays cost $5 per relay entry.

Event #	Event	Deadline
1	Mixed 200 Free Relay	Sat. 1:30 pm
6&7	Men/Women 200 Medley Relay	Sat. 1:30 pm
12	Mixed 200 Medley Relay	Sat. 1:30 pm
17&18	Men/Women 200 Free Relay	Sat. 2:30 PM
23	Mixed 800 Free Relay	Sat. 2:30 PM
26&27	Men/Women 400 Free Relay	Sun. 11:30 AM
32	Mixed 400 Medley Relay	Sun. 11:30 AM
37&38	Men/Women 400 Medley Relay	Sun. 11:30 AM
43	Mixed 400 Free Relay	Sun. 1:00 PM
48&49	Men/Women 800 Free Relay	Sun. 1:00 PM

Social: The North Carolina Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2024 will be inducted on Saturday, March 2 at the
Embassy Suites by Hilton Raleigh Durham Research Triangle located at 201 Harrison Oaks Boulevard, Cary, NC.
There will be a cocktail reception beginning at 6:45pm followed by dinner and inductions starting at 7:30pm.
Tables of 10 can be purchased for $2,000, which includes sponsorship of the event, and half tables which also
include sponsorship can be purchased for $1,000. Individual tickets are $100 each. Tables, half tables and
individual tickets can be purchased on the home page of the NC Swimming Hall of Fame website at
www.ncswimhalloffame.com.

Hotels: The following hotels are willing to provide discounted rates to our swimmers from out of town:

• SpringHill Suites Raleigh Cary
• Fairfield Inn & Suites Raleigh Cary
• Courtyard Raleigh Cary Crossroads

Book your corporate rate for NC Masters Swimming Championships


Events
1000 yd Freestyle – Limited to first 24 entries
1650 yd Freestyle – Limited to first 24 entries

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "RALEIGH AREA MASTERS."