2014 Masters Annual Valentine’s Meet

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Registration Schedule

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Masters Annual Valentine’s Meet ~ February 15 - 16, 2014
Hosted by City of Clearwater & St Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission
Sanctioned by Florida LMSC for USMS, Inc # 144-S005

DATE & TIME:
Saturday, February 15: warm-up 7 AM for 1000 free, start at 8 AM; warm-up at 10 AM for other events, start at 11 AM
Sunday, February 16: 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 10 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.

Free refreshments for all swimmers. Breaks taken as needed.

ELIGIBILITY: Current USMS rules will govern. All athletes must be 18 years of age or older as of February 15, 2014, and be registered with USMS, Inc. for 2014. 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. Online meet registration must be completed by midnight Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. Your 2014 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 7.

ENTRY FEES: Entry fees are $2.50 per individual event, $10 per relay team, and a $20 surcharge which is non-refundable. Online meet entry charges meet fees to your credit card. Your credit card statement will show a charge from “ClubAssistant.com Events.”
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 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 before events 5 and 15 on Saturday and before events 27 and 33 on Sunday.

SCORING & AWARDS:
Age group awards for 1st-3rd place (must swim five individual events to be eligible). Team awards for mixed events 1st-3rd place. Scoring 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 for individuals, double points for relays. Team club awards will include individual chapters of the Florida Aquatics Combined Team, but not FACT. Individual entries must designate the chapter immediately preceding their USMS registered team (ex: CATF)
Relays of club teams must be either registered all one club or members of all one chapter and all registered FACT to count for team high point. FACT relays from different chapters may be swum together but will not count for High Point Team awards. Notify the meet director if you would like to swim with other FACT members from different chapters on a relay – we will try to coordinate your relay entries.

ORDER OF EVENTS: *check-in required 30min. prior to event for 1000 Free, 400 IM, 500 Free. Event 1/2 1000 Free will be deck seeded, combined, first 50 entrants only, seeded slow to fast. Event 23/24 400 IM will be deck seeded. Events 27/28 500 Free will be deck seeded, and combined.

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