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Registration Schedule

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IMPORTANT NOTE: You need to be a 2011 member of USMS to enter this swim meet.  Go to www.usms.org/reg/ to join or renew your USMS membership.

Sanctioned by LMSC for NC for USMS, Inc. Sanction # 131-001

Meet Director:  Fritz Lehman meetdirector11@yahoo.com,  Raleigh Area Masters. 

Contact meetdirector11@yahoo.com for questions about meet registration.
Contact nsilvernail@nc.rr.com for questions about swim meet billing.

Meet Referee:  Tom Cox

REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY!  IT'S MORE EFFECTIVE AND EASIER!

Facility:  Triangle SportsPlex, 101 Meadowlands Drive, Hillsborough, NC  (919)644-0339.  The pool is six feet deep, with lanes configured to a 25 yard course.  Lanes will be available for warm up / cool down.  The pool length has been certified with USMS.   Directions can be found via www.trianglesportsplex.com/directions.htm.

Rules:  Swimmers must be registered with USMS for 2011.  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 paddles or kickboards are allowed.  All swimmers must sign the standard USMS waiver upon arriving at the meet.

Deadline:  Entries must be completed online by 11:59pm EST Sunday, March 27, 2011.  Online entries are required.  Late entries will be accepted online between 12:00am EST Monday, March 28, 2011 and 11:59pm EST Friday, April 1, 2011.  A late entry fee will apply.  Deck entries will be accepted from 7:00am to 8:30 am Saturday, April 2, 2011.  A deck entry fee will apply.  Heat sheets will be published based on all entries received by Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 11:59pm.

Fee:  $40.00 flat fee.  No charge for relays.  There will be no refunds unless the meet is cancelled, in which case $10.00 of the fee paid will be retained and $30.00 will be refunded.  The late entry fee is $50.00.  

Scoring & Awards:  Individual events will be scored 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1; relays doubled.  Award certificates will be available to each participant.  Awards will be given to individuals with the highest points in each age group, male and female.

Seeding:  All events will be seeded by gender and time except the following events which will be seeded by time only: 1650, 1000, 400 IM and 500 free.  In order to be seeded in the 400 IM and the 500 free, you must re-confirm at the pool that you will swim.  All events will be seeded from slow to fast except the 500 free, which will be seeded fast to slow.  “No Time” is not allowed.  The Meet Director reserves the right to combine genders in any other events.

Schedule:  April 2-3, 2011.  Saturday morning: Warm up at 8:00am; first heat of the 1650 starts at 8:30am.  Saturday afternoon: Warm up 11:30am; first heat of 100 Butterfly starts at 12:30pm.  Sunday morning: Warm up 8:00am; first heat of 50 Butterfly starts at 8:30am.

T-Shirt:  A commemorative T-shirt is available for $12.00 per shirt.

Schedule of Events
Saturday April 2, 2011
Warm up 8:00 am; Meet starts at 8:30am
W     M
1       1     1,650 yd Freestyle (Limited to first 24 entries)
2       2     1,000 yd Freestyle (Limited to first 40 entries)
Warm up 11:30 am; Event 3 starts at 12:30pm
3      4      100 yd Butterfly  
5      6       50 yd Breaststroke  
7      8       200 yd Medley Relay  
9      10    100 yd Backstroke  
11    11    400 yd IM **
Break
12    13    50 yd Freestyle  
14    15    200 yd Breaststroke  
16    17    200 yd Freestyle  
18    19    100 yd IM  
20    20    200 yd Mixed Medley Relay  

Sunday April 3, 2011
Warm up 8:00am; Meet starts at 8:30am
W     M
21    22    50 yd Butterfly  
23    24    200 yd IM  
25    26    50 yd Backstroke  
Break  
27    27    200 yd Mixed Free Relay  
28    29    100 yd Breaststroke  
30    31    200 yd Backstroke  
32    33    100 yd Freestyle  
34    35    200 yd Butterfly  
36    37    200 yd Free Relay  
38    38    500 yd Freestyle** (Seeded fast to slow)

** RECONFIRM AT THE POOL IF YOU WILL SWIM IN EITHER OR BOTH OF 400IM and 500 FREE


HOTELS:

Holiday Inn Express Hillsborough

202 Cardinal Drive, Hillsborough, NC‎

(919) 644-7997‎

Distance from Triangle Sportsplex: 1.5 mile

 

$82.99 (negotiated rate with TSP) – 2 Queens

Smoking & Nonsmoking

Continental breakfast included

Free Wifi in room.

 

Contact: Anjan 

Code: MST (for Masters Swimming - please reference when making reservation)

 

  

Microtel Inn & Suites

120 Old Dogwood Street

Hillsborough, NC 27278 US

919-245-3102

Distance to Triangle Sportsplex: 2.4 mi

1 Queen 39.99 + tax (neg. rate with TSP)

2 Queens 49.99 + tax (neg. with TSP)

Smoking & Nonsmoking

Continental Breakfast included

Free Wifi in room.

Contact: Kathy (day) or Tony (2^nd shift)

 

Code: Sportsplex (referencing Triangle Sportplex - please note when making reservation)

 

 

Comfort Inn (Medical Park – formally Hampton Inn)

1816 Hillandale Road

Durham, NC‎ 27705

(919) 471-6100‎

Distance to Triangle Sportsplex: 10 miles

 

$62.00 + tax

1 King or 2 Doubles

Smoking & Nonsmoking

Continental Breakfast included

Free Wifi in room.

 

Contact: Mandy / Front Desk 

(919) 730-5737

 

Code: Masters Swimming (please reference when making reservation)

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