2015 South Carolina SCM Championships

---

Registration Schedule

---

---

Meet Location: Carolina Natatorium, Sol Blatt P.E. Center, 1300 Wheat Street, Columbia, SC 29205

Host: Columbia Masters

Sanction: Sanctioned by South Carolina LMSC for USMS, Inc. #555-S004

Meet Director: Barry Clark

Facility: The Carolina Natatorium pool is 50 meters in length and 25 yards wide. The pool features a movable bulkhead and will be set up for 10 lanes of 25 meter competition. The remaining 25 yard wide area of the pool will allow for continuous warm up and warm down during the event. The facility also features a state-of –the-art Colorado Timing System as well as a Full Color Video Display Board. For more information on the facility http://www.gamecocksonline.com/facilities/scar-facilities-swimdive.html

Rules: The meet will be conducted according to 2015 U.S.M.S. rules and this meet information.

Eligibility:This meet is open to all USMS registered swimmers. When registering online for this meet, your USMS membership will be verified instantly online. USMS One Event registrations are available for non USMS registered participants. Age determined as of the last day of 2015.

Fees: $40.00 per swimmer for data processing, electronic timing, and heat sheet.  Maximum of 10 individual events and relays. Deck entries will be accepted for available lanes only at $5.00 per event plus the $15.00 swimmer surcharge. Online meet entries are paid by Visa, MasterCard, or Discover. Your credit card statement will reflect a charge by "ClubAssistant.com Events".

Entries:  Online entries ONLY  at Club Assistant must be completed by midnight eastern time on November 28, 2015. A psych sheet will be posted at www.sportstiming.com on or before Monday, November 30th . Corrections will be accepted until 2:00 pm on Wednesday, December 2nd . IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR ERRORS WITH YOUR ENTRY. THE MEET WILL NOT BE RE-SEEDED AFTER November 30th. Participants are limited to a maximum of 5 individual events per day, 10 individual events total.

Time of the Meet:  Warm-up Saturday at 9:00 am, Meet starts at 9:30 am. There will be a 30 minute warm-up in the competition end of the pool at the conclusion of event 1 (1500M Free). Warm-up Sunday at 8:00 am, Meet starts at 9:00 am.

Awards: High point award for each age group (minimum of at least 5 events to qualify). Team awards to top 3 teams in and out of state. Scoring to 8 places.

Seeding: Heats will be seeded from slowest to fastest using submitted meter times. Ages and sexes will be combined for competition but separated for awards. No time (NT) entries will be seeded in the early heats. All events 400 meters and longer will be deck seeded fastest to slowest. Check-in for all events 400 and longer will close 30 minutes before the start of the event/meet. Swimmers not checked in will be scratched. The 1500 Free may be limited to the first 30 swimmers received. Others may be placed on a waiting list.

Directions: Mapquest Link 

Accommodations

The Inn at USC Wyndham Garden www.innatusc.com has a block of rooms available for $115.00 a night including a full hot
cooked to order breakfast, internet and parking. Call 803-779-7779 by November 27 for reservations and mention "SC Masters Swim Meet" to receive the special rate.

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